Re: any way to show hidden files on mac lion

2012-05-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
you can show hidden files on a Mac in a Finder Window by pressing Command, Shift, full stop (or period) whatever you refer to it as. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macint

Re: any way to show hidden files on mac lion

2012-05-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online > stores. > > On May 30, 2012, at 4:06 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > >> you can show hidden files on a Mac in a Finder Window by pressing Command, >> Shift, full stop (or period) whatever you refer to it as. >

Re: showing hidden files/folders in Lion

2012-05-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Ricardo, The other day, an Apple senior tech advisor showed me how to show hidden files on my iMac. command, shift, period, that worked just ffine, it is a one time command, you have to repeat each folder you wish it work in, and, if you close the finder, you have to repeat it again in that f

Re: any way to show hidden files on mac lion

2012-05-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
files as > well. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" > > To: > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:06 PM > Subject: Re: any way to show hidden files on mac lion > > > you can show hidden files on a Mac in a Fin

iTunes Music Sync

2012-06-01 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, Hoping someone might have come across this before an have an answer… I have just over 500 albums in my iTunes library, in the past, and I cannot remember when the problem began to occur, but, I used to be able to happily navigate the four tables within the Music tab of my iOS device wit

Re: iTunes Music Sync

2012-06-02 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
s, or Albums". > I hope and trust you get it all sorted quickly. > Stan ZA > amista...@gmail.com > > > > > On 01 Jun 2012, at 9:46 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Hoping someone might have come across this before an have

Re: MBP vs MBA VS...

2012-06-13 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
This has not been answered so I'll give it a bash. There is more to consider here than just processor, all the MBA's have an SSD, solid state drive, and as such, notably out perform their native MBP units which are fitted with traditional SATA drives. Of course it is possible to up spec an MBP

Re: good old good old question, MBP or MBA

2012-06-17 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Joanne, As I write to you, I'm using a brand new iMac, 3.4Ghz i7 quad core processor, 16Gb RAM, enhanced graphics card, 256Gb SSD and 2Tb SATA drive. This is as loaded as you can make an iMac, it cannot be speced any higher. In contrast, I have an 11in MBA for use when at the office or out and

Re: question about iPhone training

2012-06-21 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Since we are on the plug of trainers and teachers, TalkNav offers a comprehensive training service for all iOS and OSx devices / computers. For those thinking of making the switch, we can offer this service over the telephone, VOIP/Skype, face to face and or group tuition subject to numbers and

iMessage with a Mac

2012-07-25 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
OK, so I have Mountain Lion, all good so far, how does one configure it to use my iCloud address for iMessage, I see nothing about it within System Preferences? cheers. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero de

Re: iMessage with a Mac

2012-07-25 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
2012, at 2:00 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> OK, so I have Mountain Lion, all good so far, how does one configure it to >> use my iCloud address for iMessage, I see nothing about it within System >> Preferences? >> >> cheers. >> >&

Re: iMessage with a Mac

2012-07-25 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
gt; On Jul 25, 2012, at 3:00 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> OK, so I have Mountain Lion, all good so far, how does one configure it to >> use my iCloud address for iMessage, I see nothing about it within System >> Preferences? >> >> cheers. &

Re: iMessage with a Mac

2012-07-25 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
right arrow. Arrow down, I think that Preferences is > the second option down. > > HTH, > Donna > On Jul 25, 2012, at 2:07 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> Donna, >> >> But, where is this in the first place? :) thanks. >> >> >

iMessage & Immoticons

2012-07-25 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Have tried to use immoticons in an iMessage from my Mac to an iPhone user, they got the text but the immoticon appeared as a series of odd characters like 8) and %) etc. In my message history HTML area I also see the same thing, not the immoticon I used. Anyone else had this happen, or work! th

Re: Voiceover on Login Screen in ML?

2012-07-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Ricardo, Also me too, on my 27in iMac and my Mini and Air, I get no issues, both Voice Over starting without issue and also with no mention of additional windows. I previously had Lion on all three machines and have only performed a straight upgrade, not a clean install. Regards, Neil Barnfa

Re: dictation success!

2012-07-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Can I just ask, are we saying with ML you can ask it what day etc it is, if so, in what manner…? I thought ML only had dictation available in it at this time? Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as wel

Re: dictation success!

2012-07-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
sorry, where do you enable that bit though, I mean I can dictate no issue, but, how does one ask what day it is etc? Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android

Re: dictation success!

2012-07-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
> tabs you want and configure things as necessary. I recommend going to the > commands tab, then the table of command sets, and turning on everything. > On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> sorry, where do you enable that bit though, I mean I ca

Re: dictation success!

2012-07-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
is > listen when key is pressed, the other is listen when keyword is spoken. > HTH, > Donna > On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> I have found it thank you, my question now is why is it not working! >> >> I have enabled it

Re: dictation success!

2012-07-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Colin > And that feature has been around for a long time It is on my iMac Still on > snowy kitty which I got 2009 and it was there then! > Colin > > On 31 Jul 2012, at 16:59, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > >> Donna, >> >> I've not gone with the F10 idea

Re: dictation success!

2012-07-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
uot; doesn't work. I had better luck > using Victoria, which is the name of the voice I'm using. So, not sure why > computer doesn't seem to work, but you might try a different keyword. > Cheers, > Donna > On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >

ML Safari and tables

2012-08-07 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, Since installing ML and the latest Safari build, my business internet banking has failed to work correctly. I'm not sure if this is the bank and the way its site is built, or the new latest Safari build. Basically, in SL and Lion, I used to be able to configure payments by setting the

Re: ML Safari and tables

2012-08-07 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
ween form elements. Maybe you had this on before and it got > turned off in the upgrade. > > CB > > On 8/7/12 9:25 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Since installing ML and the latest Safari build, my business internet >> banking has faile

iMessages & Deletion

2012-08-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, Sent to both ViPhone and Macvissionaries list… Using iMessages now on my iPad, iPhone and all three Mac's, hitting an issue though that is quickly going to drive me insane. If I start an iMessage conversation on my iPhone, it beautifully appears on all my other machines and devices, lo

Re: ML Safari and tables

2012-08-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
just the arrow keys get through the table! But remember to > unlock! *smile* > Colin > > On 7 Aug 2012, at 14:42, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > >> that might make sense if the issue was only when using the tab key. >> >> but, I also cannot navigate into th

Re: ML Safari and tables

2012-08-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
ore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Aug 7, 2012, at 9:25 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Since installing ML and the latest Safari build, my business internet >> banking has failed to work correctly.

Re: iMessages & Deletion

2012-08-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
pple ID) then I'll say it's cool. > > Kawal. > On 11 Aug 2012, at 11:21, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Sent to both ViPhone and Macvissionaries list… >> >> Using iMessages now on my iPad, iPhone and all three Mac'

OT: Canada (Looking for someone who lives near to)

2014-03-01 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Dear All, Clearly off topic, please forgive! If you happen to live anywhere near to the below stated areas in Canada I'm looking to find a person with local knowledge who can offer some advice etc for an upcoming trip. If you are able to advise or offer any help please drop me a line to: serv.

Re: Backup Strategies

2014-09-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I like these, however, you've missed cloud solutions such as Carbonite, who I especially like. They are fully automated, need no baby sitting, and, are both off site and continuous. Carbonite also allows for versioning, so if like me, once upon a time you saved over the top of hours worth of wo

Re: Backup Strategies

2014-09-12 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
gt; Sent from my IPhone > > > On Sep 11, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> I like these, however, you've missed cloud solutions such as Carbonite, who >> I especially like. They are fully automated, need no baby sitting, and, are >&g

VO with Zooms

2012-02-21 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Dear All, I have a friend who is running SL on a MAcBook Air, he is trying to use both Voice Over and Zooms at the same time, primarily using Zooms, with Voice Over for support. We are having trouble configuring Voice Over so that it does not impact Zooms functionality and performance… but, ap

Re: VO with Zooms

2012-02-22 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
gt; On Feb 21, 2012, at 4:54 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> I have a friend who is running SL on a MAcBook Air, he is trying to use both >> Voice Over and Zooms at the same time, primarily using Zooms, with Voice >> Over for support. >>

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-21 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
No, the DroBo dash board is not accessible, from both an accessibility and cost point, the NetGear ReadyNAS appliances are both accessible, using an HTML based interface, but also far cheaper and just as reliable in my experience. They also take advantage of a sort of expandable flexible RAID so

Sonos Controllers

2012-03-21 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Dear All, Please forgive the cross list posting, for those who do not know what Sonos is, please disregard and delete... No need for a follow up, what is it message... If you wish to know more about it read at: www.sonos.com For quite some time now I have been in contact with senior folk at Son

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-22 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
ut the Net Gear products, but I assume they allow you to hotswap drives as well? On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > No, the DroBo dash board is not accessible, from both an accessibility and > cost point, the NetGear ReadyNAS appliances are both accessible, u

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-22 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
de you choose the Netgear. THe WD's interface is really tricky just because of the fact it refreshes at odd times and things just behave in a really curious way. :) THanks, On Mar 22, 2012, at 5:20 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > Scott, > > Absolutely, it was not my intent

Re: Mac Book Air & cooling fan?

2012-03-22 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
My Air runs cool 99% of the time, the only time it heats up is if I am downloading and installing a huge Apple update, or if I am adding a lot of huge files, such as copying a large video file etc. but, even then the fans only come on for as long as that process lasts. I stream high def video o

Re: Using your air in public.

2012-03-22 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Vivianna, Personally I have an Air, the 11in model, as well as an iPad and iPhone. I take my Air with me anywhere where I am heading on business, I do use it on the train and take no specific measures to stop it being stolen, other than of course not leaving it unattended. I do not, and would n

Re: Using your air in public.

2012-03-22 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Vivianna, Can I ask you what makes you want to use your laptop in such a public location? you do not see that many folk doing such things, unless they are in a small group of people all doing it.. say a small group of office workers etc. but, I've seen very few individuals on their own doing it

Re: Using your air in public.

2012-03-23 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
an awful lot, but... the tangible keyboard for one makes a notable difference. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com URL

Re: iPad, iPhone, Mac for the blind

2012-03-26 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
one thing that I can note that is not seeming to be mentioned is the fact that there ar certain Apps which are not available on iPhone / iPod Touch, yet, that are found on the iPad. The iPad from my prespective is purely for consumption, and I use it for news papers, which 4 of which are not fo

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I do not know for sure, but, since Apple send anonymous user data back to themselves from the OSx, assuming you've not said no to this, they probably have the diagnostics and reporting side of things let them know if your Mac or iOS device has Voice Over enabled or not... This would just make se

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
nd if that is included. I had forgotten about the diagnostic data which I also turned on for all devices. On Mar 31, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > I do not know for sure, but, since Apple send anonymous user data back to > themselves from the OSx, assuming you'v

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Chris, Its anonymously collected, so would breach no privacy laws, none that I know of... I honestly and firmly believe that they would collect this data. Why on Earth wouldn't they? Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory

Re: No Carbonite on the Mac

2012-04-03 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I use Carbonite on my Mac, have done since owning a Mac, circa October 2010. I have it on all three of my Mac's. The icon for it at the top of the screen near to the clock is, as others have said, inaccessible. However, it is easily accessed through the System Preferences menus. Given you setu

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-03 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
ementioned reason. So my opinion is not without some basis. CB On 4/2/12 2:57 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > Chris, > > Its anonymously collected, so would breach no privacy laws, none that I know > of... > > I honestly and firmly believe that they would collect this da

Re: Please help.

2012-04-22 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Ricardo, I don't think that this option came into being until Lion, this person has Snow Leopard, which didn't offer that feature. I'm not actually ssure what to do if you have forgoten your password. but, I imagine the only place to look would be System Preferences and Users accounts etc. R

Announcing The Open Eyes Foundation

2012-05-02 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Please do not reply to this communication through the mailing list that you have received it on. All enquiries to be directed to the official web-site. Permission to post this message to this list has been sort from its respective moderator / owner. For immediate publication: May 1st 2012, Buck

Announcing The Open Eyes Foundation

2012-05-02 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Please do not reply to this communication through the mailing list that you have received it on. All enquiries to be directed to the official web-site. Permission to post this message to this list has been sort from its respective moderator / owner. For immediate publication: May 1st 2012, Buck

Where Adaptation meets Accessibility

2012-05-09 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Dear All, About a year or so ago now, I wrote the below short paper covering the topic of Accessibility verse Adaptation. Given the discussion recently on a few mailing lists I'm subscribed to about making various Apps accessible, I thought this might provoke a few individuals into considering

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-05-10 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
of all things Apple :) > > CB > > On 4/3/12 12:10 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: >> Chris, >> >> Its anonymous, Apple are not probing your computer, they are probing a >> computer. There is in law, a difference. >> >> Your example of what yo

Screen Reader Usage Surey

2012-05-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Dear All, A very valuable survey into our user community and our current screen reading habits can be found at the link below. I think given that this sort of thing can go towards improving things for all of us, that we should actively participate where possible in this. visited link http://

Re: Carbonite

2012-05-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I have used it with both VO and JAWS, it works fine with both. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather www.neilbarnfather.com TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.c

Re: Screen Reader Usage Surey

2012-05-12 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
www.talknav.com URL: - www.talknav.com e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 On 11 May 2012, at 21:26, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hello Neil. This has been posted before and I filled it in! Regards, Kawal. On 11 May 2012, at 17:03, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > D

Re: Carbonite

2012-05-14 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
that area was not accessible by Voice Over. Thanks, Keith On May 11, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > I have used it with both VO and JAWS, it works fine with both. > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administra

Re: OS X Server with iTunes library accessible from everywhere

2013-04-02 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
also Ricardo, Match is only for music, not video content etc. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessible phone

Can Apple TV Pull Content From a NAS

2013-05-26 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, Does anyone know, can an Apple TV pull content from a NAS on a local network? Either by providing the Apple TV in some manner the IP address, folder share and user credentials of the share so that it can scan the folder, or, by enabling iTunes Server which is a feature of my NAS. iTune

Re: question about time readout for Macbook battery

2013-06-03 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Alex, Can I just ask, as I may have missed this. My MacBook Air already gives me this data. I perform a VO MM and arrow to the battery level, there if my Air is charging I here that it is on mains power and x many hours/minutes until full, likewise, if I am operating on battery power I here Ba

Re: question about time readout for Macbook battery

2013-06-03 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
a keyword for "until full" or "remaining". > Ideally, I'd like to support simple if statements in templates, but I don't > know if that will be done anytime soon, if at all. Still, I'll work on it. > On Jun 3, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav &

Re: Screen Brightness and VoiceOver

2013-06-17 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
certainly do not have the issue on any of the Mac's I've owned or the ones I do own now. I use the F1 / F2 keys though to change the brightness. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Ap

Re: battery packs

2013-06-23 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I spent a lot of time looking at these, whilst I didn't want to under purchase, in that I wanted at least 1 full charge+ out of the battery pack, I did not want to be hulking some hefty block about with me. I found that most of the battery packs that are out there are either single or below ful

Re: battery packs

2013-06-24 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
it use > a separate wall charger? > On Jun 23, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> I spent a lot of time looking at these, whilst I didn't want to under >> purchase, in that I wanted at least 1 full charge+ out of the battery pack, >> I

Re: battery packs

2013-06-24 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Jean, The Anker 5600 Astro Mobile that I bought is apx 0.8 x 1.4 x 4 inches give or take and weighs no more than the iPhone itself, I'd guess less. I bought from Amazon in the UK, which lists Anker Direct as the seller fulfilled by Amazon. The recommended list price is £50 but it costs just £20

Re: Quick Nav problems with Mountain Lion

2012-12-20 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Brian, I use Quick nav extensively myself, I have had no such issues at all with ML and Quick Nav. The only thing I have noticed is that Quick Nav seems to auto disable when you enter certain edit fields on web-sites. But, not all of them. which is a little confusing. Certainly though it beha

Re: Quick Nav problems with Mountain Lion

2012-12-21 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
on my two Macs with Mac OS X 10.8.2. Quick Nav doesn't > disable itself in a text edit field on a Mac. Were you really talking about > VO on your Mac? > > Am 20.12.2012 um 12:43 schrieb Neil Barnfather - TalkNav : > >> Brian, >> >> I use Quick nav extensiv

Re: Drobo Accessability

2012-12-24 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
It is, or was not, accessible last time I tried it mid this year. I bought a NetGear Ultra NAS four bay model, very well made device, takes anything from 1 to 4 drives and is in my view as good as the DroBo. It has the same beyond RAID technology although NetGear call their version X-RAID. You

Re: Drobo Accessability

2012-12-26 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
couldn't find. > > Regards, > Paul. > On Dec 24, 2012, at 3:42 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> It is, or was not, accessible last time I tried it mid this year. >> >> I bought a NetGear Ultra NAS four bay model, very well made device, takes

Re: Drobo Accessability

2012-12-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
>>> serious problems with its operation. >>> >>> You say you have the Netgear ultra nas. I could only find something called >>> ready nas. Is that what you're talking about? There are a number of models, >>> some with 512 MB of internal memo

Re: Quick Nav problems with Mountain Lion

2012-12-29 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
uld be > consistent. > > All and all, I like how Quick Nav works for me in Mountain Lion and am not > really aware of bugs with it. > > On Dec 21, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> yes, Quick Nav has physically disabled when I have entered cert

OT Milton Keynes UK

2013-01-05 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
All, If anyone themselves is aged between 3 - 20 years, is the parent of a child in this age range, or knows of anyone in this age range, living in Milton Keynes, or Buckinghamshire UK, I would be very grateful if you'd please contact me off list at: serv...@talknav.com I'm trying to locate s

Re: Mac Air Users Question

2013-01-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Personally, if you do not need the screen size, the 11in Air is more than fine. I use a 27in iMac fully specced up 2012 model, and an 11in Air 2012 model, upped the processor but not the RAM. Voice OVer works just fine on both and I'm very happy with both configurations. Regards, Neil Barnfa

Re: Mac Air Users Question

2013-01-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I'm not sure why folk keep talking about smaller keys on the Air, The iMac blue tooth keyboard and the 11in and 13in Air have identical sized keys. The only caveat is the Function row of keys, which on an 11in Air are slightly reduced in height. otherwise, the actual keys, numeric and alpha are

Re: Mac Air Users Question

2013-01-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I'm very happy with what I >> have. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 11 Jan 2013, at 10:12 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >> wrote: >> >>> I'm not sure why folk keep talking about smaller keys on the Air, The iMac >>> blue tooth keybo

Re: Mac Air Users Question

2013-01-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
one of the two ports on the machine. >>>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:44 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't know why people would be concerned about the Mac Book Air, after >>>>> all, it's as small as a net book. If I were to buy

Re: Question about dropbox iOS app.

2013-01-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Chris, Do you mean 25Gb of messages rather than 25Mb, as 25Mb should be about 35 - 50 pictures taken on an iPhone, perhaps even less. gigabytes is a totally different story. On the note as to how to move them over, do you have a computer, PC or MAc, as you can sync them all over to it, and the

Re: Question about dropbox iOS app.

2013-01-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Alex, Your method only works for up to 1000 photos or the last month worth of taken photos. Photo Stream is only used for up to one months pictures and at that, only 1000 as a maximum. So Chris would only be able to sync the last 31 days worth of taken photos, and up to no more than 1000. Mo

Re: Question about dropbox iOS app.

2013-01-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Photo Stream on the Mac can be found by launching either iPhoto or Aperture, which ever you use. Within its preferences you can enable Photo Stream. Personally I use iPhoto, but have Aperture in case we need to adjust a photo in a far more professional manner. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talk

Re: IOS 6.1 is available

2013-01-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
No battery drain on the 5 iOS devices here... Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS re

Re: Where would I find Carbonite on my Mac?

2013-02-05 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
it is also found in the System Prefs at the end in the Other section. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessib

Re: Carbinite, was: Re: Where are emails stored?

2013-02-26 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Chris, I use it, and think that it is very good… Nicely backing up in the background, silently standing by to save the day should that day arrive. I think its very cost effective peace of mind. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, C

Re: Carbinite, was: Re: Where are emails stored?

2013-02-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
r of CLG Productions > http://www.clgproductions.com > E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com > Phone: 803-760-7136 > Toll-Free: 1-888-405-3185 > Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays. > - Original Message - > From: Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >

Re: Carbinite, was: Re: Where are emails stored?

2013-02-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
, at 5:54 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> I use it, and think that it is very good… Nicely backing up in the >> background, silently standing by to save the day should that day arrive. >> >> I think its very cost effective pe

Re: MAC Air opinions?

2013-03-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Phil, You can upgrade the 11in to an i7, just for ref. What you have outlined is more than enough to use Safari and iWork applications. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS,

Re: Itunes Wifi Sync

2013-03-08 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
mine works fine, we have 5 iOS devices and all 5 appear without issue and sync using WiFi. this is with the latest iTunes for Mac OSx build. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iO

Re: Carbinite, was: Re: Where are emails stored?

2013-03-15 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
lan over Carbonite. > On Feb 27, 2013, at 10:06 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> I use it fully and without issue, no longer on Windows, but, without issue >> on Mac. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Neil Barnfather >>

Re: keyboard backlight

2013-03-28 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
no, F1 and F2 adjust the screen brightness, F5 and F6 adjust the back lite on the keyboard. sadly, the key board back lite measurement increment is not read as a percentage as the screen back light is… thus, you have no way of knowing when the back lite is off fully or up fully. Regards,

iTunes (Server, Home Sharing & AirPlay)

2013-03-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, Hoping that someone has some experience to share with me here, I'm looking for both an explanation as well as best practice advice. I have my iTunes Library stored on a NAS, not just the iTunes Media folder, but, the entire library itself. This has the advantage that I can run iTunes on

Re: Cloud backup

2013-08-24 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Yes, I use Carbonite, works a treat. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enq

Re: Cloud backup

2013-08-26 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
er! > > On Aug 24, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> Yes, I use Carbonite, works a treat. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Neil Barnfather >> >> Talks List Administrator >> Twitter @neilbarnfather &

Linked In

2013-09-03 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has had better success than I with Linked In in terms of group messages and being a member of a group… I hate the current iOS app for Linked In, much of their accessibility has been screwed up and has been for the past few revisions of the app, they seem to ign

Apple App Store & Refunds for inaccessible Apps

2013-09-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
The below should prove a concern to all Apple accessibility feature users, and I would urge as many of you who can do so, to please write to Apple yourselves to express your concern along the same lines where possible… (accessibil...@apple.com). For years now Apple has led the way in accessibil

Re: Apple App Store & Refunds for inaccessible Apps

2013-09-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
y Mac and Iphone user! > > On Sep 11, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> The below should prove a concern to all Apple accessibility feature users, >> and I would urge as many of you who can do so, to please write to Apple >> yourselves

Re: Apple App Store & Refunds for inaccessible Apps

2013-09-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
accessibility during the app submission/review process. I, too, urge >> everyone to do the same. Don't forget to call them as well, since it might >> work better if you talk to a human, or even ask for a manager to get your >> point across if the rep does not seem to get what you mea

Re: iOS 7, the worse update for norwegians using VoiceOver

2013-09-20 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
There is a similar issue with the UK British male voice, it now sounds a little wobbly, that's the best way I can explain it, even now the high quality voice is down the sound is less solid and refined than it used to be. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfat

Re: portable battery

2013-09-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I have an Anker battery, it is very good and I've had no issue with reliability. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all yo

Re: For 5S users

2013-10-15 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Kawal, Some handy pointers on the finger print reader: Firstly, I strongly recommend you add several fingers to use with the sensor, ones of course that you would typically use to actually press the unlock key are good choices. When you teach the device your finger print remember these two han

Mail in Mavericks

2013-10-25 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, Two quick questions; Has anyone noticed that the sound played when you press “send” is no longer as audible as it used to be, I’ve looked in Sound Settings within System Preferences and sound effects are set to 100%, yet the audible volume of the aeroplane taking off is notably quieter

Re: Mail in Mavericks

2013-10-25 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
ac and Iphone 5 user! > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 5:30 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Two quick questions; >> >> Has anyone noticed that the sound played when you press “send” is no longer >> as audible as it used to be, I

Mac Calender (Openning Events)

2013-10-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, I used to be able to use the Command O command to open events in the Calendar, be that to edit them, add to them etc, and also the Command Delete to delete them etc. Now though none of this is working since my upgrade to Mavericks, has anyone got any specific on how to use Calendar now

PDF Docs, Quick Look and Mavericks

2013-11-06 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Hi All, Using Mavericks and Mail, I used to be able to bring up the Quick Look window when documents were attached to mail messages and generally have very little trouble accessing them. Now I am never able to access them when using the Quick Look option in the File Menu. Anyone any idea at a

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