Re: Anyone else disappointed with the "big" apple event

.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Rising with the Phoenix www.the-phoenix.net Sent from my Mac Book Air rich Ring richr...@gmail.com -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.

Re: interesting observation with safari 9

I can definitely confirm this, in fact, the first time it happened to me, it really blew my mind! > On Oct 2, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > Interestingly, it does on some sites still, but not others, going to wait a > little while before upgrading to el capitan I

Re: iPhone 6S?

Man, Mary, I couldn’t agree with you more! Their speakers are a weak link! > On Sep 14, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Aside from a breakthrough and battery technology, which has already been > mentioned and is not under apples control I don't guess, there is one

Re: question regarding Night Owl

Press Command L. > On Sep 14, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Laura Bratton wrote: > > Hi All, > I use the Night Owl app for Twitter. How do I click on a link that someone > has posted in their twitter post? When I am in the table going through all of > the most recent post and

Re: a new macvisionaries list

I am aware of who the individual who seems to like to get peoples feelings stirred up is, and since I know where my delete key is, I have no problem with this individual. This individual comes and goes, and unless excluded, he’ll be back! However, my delete key is a constant, not a variable,

Re: They did it! They did it!

This is great news! It’s not that pages isn’t a fine app, but work places for whatever reason generally use Microsoft products and, if this progress is meaningful, and thus far, it appears to be, it could lead to more Macs in the work place. My four sighted friends who are Mac users all use

Re: Two questions

your toolbar visible? David Griffith On 23 Oct 2014, at 23:16, Rich Ring richr...@gmail.com mailto:richr...@gmail.com wrote: I have two unrelated questions. First, since installing Yosemite, I can no longer see my downloads window while using Safari to download files. Previously, I

Two questions

I have two unrelated questions. First, since installing Yosemite, I can no longer see my downloads window while using Safari to download files. Previously, I was able to do this by pressing command option l. Is this function no longer available, or, is there a new command? My second question

Re: yosemite and spotlight search

I don’t believe that anyone should be slammed because something isn’t working for them, however, I just did 3 spotlight searches, and each time what I looked for was located. I don’t know why this is not working for other people, I can only document my personal experiences. I am not noticing

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

If you-ask me, it was a huge yawn. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Oct 16, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, Did anybody else here get the impression that the Apple

Re: Apple presentation seemed to offer nothing

But, sadly, you still need a monitor, and don't tell me there's an adapter you can buy that will solve the problem, back in 2009 I purchased 3 different adapters that were supposed to solve the monitor problem, none of them worked. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The

Re: Focus 40 Blue and Maverix

I can use my Focus 40 blue via bluetooth within Mavericks, without any problems. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jun 16, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote: Our state wishes

Reset Password

Hello: I would like to use the reset password function that is available in terminal when using the recovery partition. I first restart my Mac book while holding down command r. After giving the system some time, I start Voice Over with command f5, and hear the lovely Fred voice. I go to the

Re: Renaming and some other questions

You probably have figured this out by now, but the move command works like this. Highlight the file or folder you need to move, then go to the place you want to move it to and press command option v. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac

Re: Stability of the Mac

Just to show you how stable the Mack is, the last time I restarted my Mack was two weeks ago, I do find that I have to unload VoiceOver sometimes, but not often! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Apr

Re: Victor Stream software for Mac?

And, APH is working on software for the Bookport Plus that will run on the Mac. - Original Message - From: Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:07 AM Subject: Re: Victor Stream software for Mac? The victor itself doesn't

RE: Using new Mac Mini without a display connectedn

If you do not have a display connected, one thing you will notice is that Safari becomes almost unuseable. Another symptom is that you won't be able to play DVDS. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Gibbs

RE: OS 10.65 is available for download

The download didn't take all that long, but my Macbook told me it needed to restart and then sat there for nearly 15 minutes before finally restarting. I have also noticed that in Safari WiFi seems to be broken. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: no more custom ring tone creation in ITunes 10

This is because, Apple wants you to buy all of your ring tones. - Original Message - From: Colin M velocity.focu...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Cc: Colin M velocity.focu...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 1:06 PM Subject: Re: no more custom ring tone

Re: routers

Can you use an Airport with both Mac and Windows machines? I have both Macs and Windows machines here, and it would be useless if it only supported Macs. - Original Message - From: Darcy Burnard dhsda...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Re: MS Word's lack of access with VO

Many of us have to use Windows and Windows screen readers at work. It is not as if one can march into the bosses office and say, We need to switch to the Mac, because Apple's philosophy concerning universal access is the way to go! No, unfortunately, this is not the way things work. I do not

iTune questions, sort of

Hello: I am download the PBS series on the Civil war on my Mac Book. My question is, when I sink my iPhone, is there a way to put only one of the 9 episodes on my phone? And, now for my second question. I'm curious as to whether or not anyone has heard of software that can extract the audio

Re: Radio Streams in iTunes - was iTunes question Putting a Mac to Sleep at a Certain Time of Day?

at a Certain Time of Day? Rich, When you locate the genre, did you use VO-\ to expand the list? You may have to wait a few seconds to allow the list to update. On Aug 22, 2010, at 2:55 PM, Rich Ring wrote: Hello: I am trying to stream a radio station with iTunes. I selected radio streaming

iPhone as a trackpad with the Mac?

Hello: Is anyone using an application that allows the iPhone to function as a trackpad for the Mac? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

Interesting problem with used Mac book

My fiance purchased a used Mac Book. It is currently running Mac Os 10.5..8. Our idea was to install Snow Leopard, after erasing the hard drive. When we boot from the Snow Leopard CDD, we are informed that we can't install Snow Leopard on this machine and are offered the opportunity to

Re: Interesting problem with used Mac book

on more than one machine, but I don't remember how many. Sorry I don't have more details, but hopefully this will get you started. Take care. Bob Hill On Aug 13, 2010, at 7:43 AM, Rich Ring wrote: My fiance purchased a used Mac Book. It is currently running Mac Os 10.5..8. Our idea

Re: Voiceover training manuals

The reason the paid version of MS Word doesn't work with Voiceover is that Microsoft didn't abide by accessibility guidelines when creating the software. Shame on them. - Original Message - From: cathyk cjkudl...@gmail.com To: MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: [bcab] End of Freedom?

I am not going to say anything good about Freedom, but you all act as if this information is a done deal, where is the documentation that confirms it? Rumors do not equal truth, so just where is this information coming from? I'm not saying it isn't true, but I have to say that all that you

Re: Audible.com Experience

elsewhere Julie -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich Ring Sent: 11 May 2010 13:28 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Audible.com Experience Does the Mac limit where you can play the files

Audible.com Experience

Hello all: I recently bought an Audible book using the Mac. Imagine my surprise when I clicked the purchase button, the book immediately started downloading. I thought, this is excellent. However, when the four parts of the title had finished downloading, and I managed to copy them to a

Re: Audible.com Experience

] On Behalf Of Rich Ring Sent: 11 May 2010 13:15 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Audible.com Experience Hello all: I recently bought an Audible book using the Mac. Imagine my surprise when I clicked the purchase button, the book immediately started downloading. I thought

Re: Apple to go with AMD next?

And if they go with AMD, I bet they still charge the same price for their computers. :-) - Original Message - From: Rob Lambert To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 2:58 AM Subject: Apple to go with AMD next? Here's the link:

Re: Using OS10 and Windows: was, New User

I have been visiting worksites in Oregon and Iowa since 2000. I have only encountered one that uses the Mac thus far. This is not a reflection on the Mac, but there are some issues that will slow down a transition from Windows to the Mac. In major corporations, there is an extremely

Re: what I think

Thank you so much. NFB actually published an article in the October Moniter written by a Mac user, Steve Sawczyn, which indirectly presented a more favorable point of view, then in the December Monitor, they did in fact admit that they had made a number of mistakes. But, bashers will never

Re: Used an iPad today

I have to admit, I find browsing with the Mac to be a different experience from doing it with Windows, but I'm learning it, and I can do what I want now. What is weird is that I have downloaded a few applications, and I never even knew they were downloaded. Granted, they were small, but I was

Re: iPad Question

How much does it cost? And, why would it be better than, say a Mac Book? - Original Message - From: olivia norman To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 1:21 AM Subject: Re: iPad Question I love my iPad. I have the 32 gig WiFi model, thought

Re: Used an iPad today

I think it is over priced as well. I can buy a netbook with far greater storage capacity for far less, and even if I buy System Access, I'll have a lower price, and I am not limited to the Software big brother Apple wants me to have. - Original Message - From: Robert Carter

Re: considering an iPad but have questions

I am an ATT subscriber, but I must say they have the worst service there is. I was at a friend's home last evening, and his Verizon phone worked just fine, I had zero bars. ATT is fine if you live in a city and never have to travel to any rural areas, but if you do, they are the pits, and they

Stuck after a find

Hello All, Here is a stupid question, but I hope there is an answer. While on the web, I did a find (vo f) to look for a particular link on a page. The find brought me to the link, but then I'm stuck. No matter what Vo command I issue, I'm stuck on the particular text string/element I

Re: How easy would it be for a computer beginner to learn to use voiceover?

I think it would be a lot easier for someone to learn the Mac who had never learned Windows first. A person who has had a Windows experience for some 15 years like myself has to shed a lot of baggage and preconceived notions that a beginner who has never been exposed to the Windows environment

Re: nls book readers

Iowa was a pilot state, I've had one since June of 2009. there were 8 such states in the US. - Original Message - From: clarence griffin goldfin...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:41 AM Subject: Re: nls book readers I want to know how you

Re: nls book readers

NLS doesn't allow books to be read on any personal computer, be they Mac or PC. There are players available, these are small portable expensive devices that will allow you to play music, books from RFBD, and books from Audible as well as Bookshare.org. And, of course, books from NLS. They

Re: nls book readers

NLS does not allow their books to be read using a computer no matter what kind it is, I don't explaine it, I just report it. They are very concerned about copyright violations, and they don't want people to use their material who are not eligible to do so. - Original Message -

Re: safari busy, busy, busy

I don't seem to be experiencing this on my new Mac Book. It's not a pro, couldn't quite afford one of those, but it only has two gigs of ram. It is possible that because I am such a new Mac user, I am not really putting a lot of pressure on things as I don't usually have a lot of programs

Re: safari busy, busy, busy

But I think ZI'd have to have a Mac Book Pro in order to have 8 gigs of ram. Half the reason I wanted to get into the Mac world was that OSX is supposed to use memory more efficiently. - Original Message - From: Bryan Smart bryansm...@bryansmart.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: safari busy, busy, busy

, busy, busy Hi rich, I have found that the problem for me is intermittent, and often occurrs when I have a very busy page and pull an items chooser. On 2010-03-14, at 5:58 PM, Rich Ring wrote: I don't seem to be experiencing this on my new Mac Book. It's not a pro, couldn't quite afford one

Re: safari busy, busy, busy

heck is the unlv web campus page as it updates a lot. On Mar 14, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: Hi rich, I have found that the problem for me is intermittent, and often occurrs when I have a very busy page and pull an items chooser. On 2010-03-14, at 5:58 PM, Rich Ring wrote: I don't

Apple keyboard commands

Greetings all: Is there a comprehensive list of Mac keyboard commands floating around somewhere? I'm speaking of commands that are not necessarily VO commands but keyboard commands, like command c or command s? I know I could learn this much faster if I had access to such a list. Any help

Re: Apple keyboard commands

Thanks, I'm gonna check both of these suggestions out. - Original Message - From: James Nash james.austin1...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:45 AM Subject: Re: Apple keyboard commands Hi Rich, On 13 Mar 2010, at 13:53, Rich Ring

Re: NLS Books

) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Mar 10, 2010, at 10:32 PM, Rich Ring wrote: I know that many people on this list are not from the United States, and I also know that many others on this list consider NLS books to be getto books, nonetheless, I ask my question. I need to teach someone how

Re: NLS Books

the thumb drive. HTH On Mar 10, 2010, at 10:32 PM, Rich Ring wrote: I know that many people on this list are not from the United States, and I also know that many others on this list consider NLS books to be getto books, nonetheless, I ask my question. I need to teach someone how to download

NLS Books

I know that many people on this list are not from the United States, and I also know that many others on this list consider NLS books to be getto books, nonetheless, I ask my question. I need to teach someone how to download NLS books and unzip them to a thumb drive or a blank cartridge so

Re: Apple Job Opening - Accessibility Software Quality Engineer

They will probably some sighted person who reads Braille with their eyes! - Original Message - From: Buddy Brannan bu...@brannan.name To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Apple Job Opening - Accessibility Software Quality Engineer Yes

Re: -- RE: dvi to video adapter?

Thanks David. People simply have to stop telling people this. - Original Message - From: David McLean david.mcl...@cox.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 4:11 PM Subject: -- RE: dvi to video adapter? Not true!!! Please folks stop propagating this

Re: Weird menu behaviors and airport express

Ok, I know I could go to the Apple web site and find this out, but just what, in plain English is Airport Express? - Original Message - From: Lauren vivalalau...@gmail.com To: MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:24 AM Subject: Weird menu

Re: Do you need to use a screen and a mouse with the new Mac Minnies?

You will need to use a screen. - Original Message - From: james.austin1...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 3:38 PM Subject: Do you need to use a screen and a mouse with the new Mac Minnies? Hi list, I am just reading about the new Mac

Re: questions about NVDA

Would you please turn off your receipt function? It is quite annoying. - Original Message - From: Joe Plummer joeplum...@tds.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:33 PM Subject: RE: questions about NVDA Hi, might want to use satogo on the Windows

Moving a word at a time in Text Edit

We are using a Mac Book Pro running Leopard. I was under the impression that in a text edit document one could move a word at a time by using bo left arrow, or vo right arrow. However, this doesn't seem to work. Is this the incorrect command? Remember, this machine is running Leopard not

Re: mac mini

You have to have a monitor, it's that simple. - Original Message - From: Rick Harmon rharmon...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: Re: mac mini I'm a new mac mini owner and just purchased the november version of the mini. I

Re: mac mini

Is that the adapter that came with your Mac? Mine sure as hell doesn't work. - Original Message - From: Rick Harmon rharmon...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:37 PM Subject: Re: mac mini Yes it does work correctly with the mini DVI to VGA

Re: -- Re: mac mini

And mine which was purchased during the last weekend in August won't work either. - Original Message - From: David McLean david.mcl...@cox.net To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:44 PM Subject: -- Re: mac mini Apparently then there must have been a

Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

the frustration my Mac mini would cause me I would've bought an iMac. Sometimes it doesn't pay to try and save a little money. Chris On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:32 -0600 Rich Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: I guess that's what I'll do. Wish I had never wasted my money on this computer, I should have held

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

!!! On Nov 28, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Rich Ring wrote: That adapter simply does not work! Please do not advise individuals that it does, because it is not correct. When I attached it to my Mac Mini, the machine refused to even boot! We need to quash this adapter thing now! I wasted money

Re: no mac for blind people in Belgium

But, they can still purchase one, can they not? - Original Message - From: anouk radix anou...@home.nl To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: no mac for blind people in Belgium Hello, A friend of mine told me this morning htat in Belgium

Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

, Rich Ring wrote: Hello: I have finally gotten around to purchasing the mini to dvi adapter that many folks told me would solve the problems I am having with my Mac Mini's poor performance on the web, and its inability to play DVDS. I have been very busy because of a change in my job

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- Re: -- Mac Mini problem

monitors for their minis. On Nov 28, 2009, at 6:44 PM, Rich Ring wrote: Hi: I did indeed receive your message, but it seemed to indicate that I would have to wire the adapter myself. I don't think I could do this. Trouble with getting a monitor is that none of the ones I've seen

Re: Spreadsheet software was Powerpoint on the Mac

Isn't iWorks Apple software? Are they not aware of Voiceover? And, if not, why not? - Original Message - From: Brett Campbell blindinnova...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 9:57 PM Subject: Re: Spreadsheet software was Powerpoint on the

Re: no mac for blind people in Belgium

I beg to differ. The state agency I work for has in fact purchased several Macs for individuals who requested them. - Original Message - From: Jake j.schm...@gmail.com To: MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:28 PM Subject: Re: no mac for

Re: no mac for blind people in Belgium

The reasons that state and Federal agencies are not purchasing as many Macs as they are Windows machines with screen readers are not simple. Nor are they a product of some black helicopter United Nations sponsored left wing conspiracy. I love how individuals bandy about the word socialism,

Mac Mini problem

Hello: I have finally gotten around to purchasing the mini to dvi adapter that many folks told me would solve the problems I am having with my Mac Mini's poor performance on the web, and its inability to play DVDS. I have been very busy because of a change in my job description, so I've kind

Re: -- Mac Mini problem

: -- Mac Mini problem Well I had exactly the same problem last week. My only recommendation is to buy a cheap monitor just for the mini which is what I did. Of course you can also do what I did and buy yourself an early Christmas present (an imac). On Nov 24, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Rich Ring wrote

Re: -- Mac Mini problem

, Rich Ring wrote: Anybody want to buy a very slightly used Mac Mini? I only bought it on August 29 of this year, It's the best of the two models, at this point, I have had enough of the thing. - Original Message - From: David McLean david.mcl...@cox.net To: macvisionaries

Re: iPhone like KNFB?

The camera on the iPhone is not powerful enough to do O/CR. - Original Message - From: Ryan Dour To: MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 3:49 PM Subject: iPhone like KNFB? Hello, What apps could be added to an iPhone at this point to provide similar

Re: iPhone honored by NFB

platform a shot. With all the work apple has done, and continues to do in terms of out of the box accessibility, this is quite unfair. Cameron. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich Ring Sent: Thursday, October

Latest article on using the Mac from the Braille Monitor

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Re: Playing a DVD

Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 2009-10-02, at 9:44 AM, Rich Ring wrote: Hello: I received a DVD for my birthday. All I want to do is play it. How does one accomplish this seemingly simple task on the Mac? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Playing a DVD

Hello: I received a DVD for my birthday. All I want to do is play it. How does one accomplish this seemingly simple task on the Mac? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post

Re: iPhone honored by NFB

to repairing damaged credibility. On 2009-09-30, at 7:14 PM, Rich Ring wrote: I believe that what you're seeing here is that they're trying to make up for the grave error they made with the Mac without in fact quite admitting they were wrong. You have to read between the lines a bit

Re: iPhone honored by NFB

I believe that what you're seeing here is that they're trying to make up for the grave error they made with the Mac without in fact quite admitting they were wrong. You have to read between the lines a bit, but this is what I firmly believe. - Original Message - From: ben

Re: help details

You might consider learning how to type as well. - Original Message - From: David Geiger mrdigital...@gmail.com To: MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:26 PM Subject: help details ok well first off i can not figure out how to the the

Re: sluggish composng of mail

I have the same problem in Mail. - Original Message - From: Christina blindmaclo...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:41 PM Subject: sluggish composng of mail Hello list, I've been experiencing sluggish typing while typing an e-mail.

EFI Mac Mini Firmware update

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Re: EFI Mac Mini Firmware update

makes a beep that's louder and longer than I imagined, but it might be a different procedure on a mini. If you're really lucky, you might be spared the beep. Have at it, and give us a shout if anything irks you. Scott On 9/9/09, Rich Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know what

Re: My MacBook Pro Has Arrived

Indeed it did. However, sluggish performance with Safari is the case whether this adapter is attached or not. On Sep 8, 2009, at 3:39 PM, dannyboy wrote: Did not an adaptor for the mini come with it? On Sep 8, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Rich Ring wrote: You made the right choice. I tried

Re: My MacBook Pro Has Arrived

. That's why you have to order the connector model that is appropriate for your machine. If your connector doesn't fit, it may be that you ordered it for the wrong model Mac Mini. See if you can exchange it at your local Apple Store. Cheers, Esther Rich Ring wrote: You made the right choice

data decter

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Re: Using Gmail with VoiceOver [was: Letting Apple Accessibility know when they've done a good job]

Accessibility know when they've done a good job] On 04/09/2009 21:50, Rich Ring wrote: However, with my inability to send and receive email [snip] I am thus far not overjoyed with this machine at all. [snip] I don't have a clue as to how to solve my Gmail problem, and therefore I

Re: Web Pages Loading Slowly

this to the monitor port will make the computer think it's connected to a monitor, even if no tv is connected. Of course, this issue only happens with the mini, since the other macs have screens built in. On Sep 4, 2009, at 12:17 PM, Rich Ring wrote: Are you saying I have to purchase

Re: male in snowleopard and gmail

I am experiencing the same problem, I set up a gmail account under SL and the settings are correct, but it will not send or receive. Also, on a completely different subject, I purchased a Mac Mini last Saturday so that I could learn to use and appreciate the Mac. Web pages download so slowly

Re: Web Pages Loading Slowly

Are you saying I have to purchase a monitor which I can't see in order to use this machine successfully? That's not what I would consider an accessible function. - Original Message - From: Mac Cougar cougar1...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 03,

Re: Letting Apple Accessibility know when they've done a good job

I happen to be a member of the NFB. However, when I read that horrible article that was one of several factors that made me decide to get a Mac and attempt to learn it. I knew the article was incredibly flawed, and I wanted to experience the Mac since so many people whose opinions I respect

Re: male in snowleopard and gmail

worry. Best wishes, Simon On 4 Sep 2009, at 18:35, Rich Ring wrote: I am experiencing the same problem, I set up a gmail account under SL and the settings are correct, but it will not send or receive. Also, on a completely different subject, I purchased a Mac Mini last Saturday so that I

Re: Letting Apple Accessibility know when they've done a good job

to connect to my home network automatically?On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:58 PM, dannyboy wrote: You may only need the adaptor that came with your mac mini, and not a monitor itself. On Sep 4, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Rich Ring wrote: I happen to be a member of the NFB. However, when I read that horrible

Re: Web Pages Loading Slowly

I am experiencing the same issue. My cheapy Windows netbook loads pages faster than my brand new Mac Mini. Something has to be wrong. I must have something set incorrectly. Help, please? I also have another question. I have been told that the Mac behaves better if you connect a mouse. As

Rodent Inquiry

Hello: I am hearing conflicting reports about this, so I thought I'd submit it to the experts. Will my Mac Mini behave better if I attach a mouse? And if so, can I use a cheap USB mouse that I have collecting dust around here? Apple store wanted to sell me a $50 mouse, no way

Re: time zone ozone

before I figured that out and i did it by mistake. IE mine was set to Pacific time when I bought it and i typed in New York and sure enough my mini was set to eastern time. On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:26:52 -0500 Rich Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: Hell friends: I cannot seem to set my time zone

Re: As unreliable as Windows

, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Rich Ring wrote: Well, one thing about the Mac is about as reliable as Windows. I am currently doing a clean install of SL on my brand new Mac Mini. About twenty minutes ago, I was advised that the install was 19.8 per cent complete, and that the time remaining was 29

Strange Voiceover thing

Please forgive and excuse me. I am so new at this, I will continue to ask dumb questions. I bought a Mac Mini yesterday. I performed a clean install of Snow Leopard. I have set my wireless network up. I have successfully changed my finder preferences so that my hard drive is shown in the

Re: I've Entered MacLand

Good luck to you. I may be purchasing one today. - Original Message - From: Les Kriegler krieg...@nycap.rr.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 12:16 AM Subject: I've Entered MacLand I've purchased our first Apple System since 1985 when we bought an

Just got a Mac Mini

Hello all you helpful wonderful veteran Mac users! Just got back from the Apple store with a Mac Mini. I've been told by many that if I fire it up I will hear a spoken message telling me how to get Voiceover running. Is this true? Second, we have SL, and we will need to install it. My thought

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