Re: Why can't someone just answer my Ical question without confusing me with a pod cast?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
Ray, you are correct. My anger is the fact that I'm being called lazy and I can't bother to lower myself to answer the question. So, could I have handled that better perhaps so; however, I do not regret what I said. So, I have nothing further to say on the issue. On May 5, 2012, at 4:29 PM, Ra

Re: How do I save a voice memo sent from my wife's iPhone?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
Actually that would likely work. You can save the attachment by going to the menu, VO-m or control-f2 and choose file. You will find the option for saving the attachment there. YOu can also find this in the header area of the message. Once you save the file to the drive you can import it into iT

Re: defining single key for vo keys?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
e a numpad, I often forget > I set up a commander for it though. > > On 5/5/12, Scott Howell wrote: >> And if you are looking for a way to navigate without having to hold those >> keys down you always have quick nav, trackpad commander, and numpad >> commander assumi

Re: Why can't someone just answer my Ical question without confusing me with a pod cast?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
gt; answers to simple questions. > > If I wanted a pod cast, I would've looked one up. > > Excuse me for bothering those of you that are just too good to answer my > simple question. > > Again, I'll just not say anything and again, if I can't get answers to s

Re: opening or closing a series of apps at once?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
You could compile so it can run as an app, but remember you must ensure you not only spell the app correctly, but ensure you capitalize the name as shown in the Finder, (e.g. Mail has a cap m). On May 5, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > I'm unfamiliar with the steps involved i

Re: Trying to reinstall operating system, not sure if I did it right

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
That is interesting Daniel because I have no such issues with Lion at all. I always have VO speaking at the login prompt. On May 5, 2012, at 3:46 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: > Hi, > > I highly doubt you needed to reinstall for that. That's a known issue in > Lion, where Voiceover will not speak at

Re: Trying to reinstall operating system, not sure if I did it right

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
Surely it could not have taken you five hours to install Lion. That is impossible. Maybe to install Lion, set everything up, and install all of your apps, but even then something just doesn't add up. On May 5, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Kliphton wrote: > That depends on how long it took. I've done it

Re: How do I save a voice memo sent from my wife's iPhone?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
Would you not want to just add it to iTune? Is there any particular reason you would want to save it in the voice memo app? Btw, I am not aware of a way to do this. Your best bet is to add it to iTunes and make a handy playlist called something like "Sounds of Frogs" or "My Bride's Audible Trea

Re: Why can't someone just answer my Ical question without confusing me with a pod cast?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
Have you tried reading the help files? THey contain a lot of information and there is also Google. You really expect someone to produce a step-by-step tutorial on iCal just for you? No offense, but it seems to me that you have not researched the questions very thoroughly on your own and just wa

Re: defining single key for vo keys?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
And if you are looking for a way to navigate without having to hold those keys down you always have quick nav, trackpad commander, and numpad commander assuming you have a numberpad on your keyboard. On May 5, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > I know of no way to do this. However, you c

Re: adobi flash player installer pop up, how do I do this?

2012-05-05 Thread Scott Howell
And you could always encourage them to explore making the switch to html5 which would allow even more folks access. Then people using devices such as the iPhone and iPad could listen. On May 5, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > If your Church uses Flash, then it wouldn't work if

Re: Deleting voices

2012-05-03 Thread Scott Howell
Actually, it would. If you downloaded a lot of them. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:31 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Deleting voices

Re: Deleting voices

2012-05-03 Thread Scott Howell
Of course realize that deleting these voices has no impact on performance and would not give you back any significant amount of space generally. On May 3, 2012, at 6:11 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: > Hi, > > Yes, there is a way you can remove the voices. I’m going to paste in > instructions. > Us

Re: Priorities

2012-04-30 Thread Scott Howell
Lawal, I know that is not your intent. You are right that the questions have been discussed here in the past and my point is to get Jenny thinking about the things that she is saying and understand they really do not fit into the context of accessibility of the Mac. Although the only context is

Re: Priorities

2012-04-30 Thread Scott Howell
;>>>>>>>>> lew >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 28 Apr 2012, at 13:39, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Christine, >>>>>>>>>&g

Re: mail weirdness

2012-04-29 Thread Scott Howell
G-mail imap is not like normal imap and I suspect Google would prefer to hold on to all those messages because of all the information they contain. :) I certainly would like to know how all those messages in the Gmail deleted messages folder on the Gmail site could be trashed all at once. I wond

Re: blindmicemegamall movie vault and illegal file-sharing allegation

2012-04-28 Thread Scott Howell
I am sure commenting on this only adds fuel to the fire, but I did want to point out that as I recall the person that is responsible for this movie vault thing also runs a legit company. I would find it difficult to believe that he has not checked into this because no one would want to put their

Re: Returning to where I was in Safari

2012-04-27 Thread Scott Howell
Funny, I have never had a screen reader return me to a site exactly where I left off and certainly not under windows. So, you have the option to set a web spot via vo-keys-command-right bracket or better yet a sweet spot using the same procedure; however you press the right bracket key twice. Th

Re: OT: Any Web Designers Out Here?

2012-04-27 Thread Scott Howell
rols, because ImageButton objects are focusable by default (so you > don’t have to include the android:focusable="true" attribute). > > The good news is that, in most cases, implementing accessibility isn’t > about radically restructuring your application, but rather w

Re: OT: Any Web Designers Out Here?

2012-04-26 Thread Scott Howell
Eric I could not agree more. I found a site that I would love to be in a position to tell the devs what they need to do or direct them to a resource that would help them make their site more accessible. I think the site is built in html5 and java script. However, not being familiar with html5 I

Re: New epub Reader

2012-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
The Bookle app only reads unprotected books in the epub format. If those books are unprotected (non-DRM) epub formatted books then I guess it should. On Apr 23, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > Will this read Nook or Kindle books? > On Apr 23, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Steve Holmes wrote:

Re: Question about sites using Ajax

2012-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
e next story because things ticked. Usually there is a pause > button which stops the ticking, but not always. > > CB > > On 4/21/12 8:22 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> All, >> >> Has anyone encountered problems accessing sites using ajax? I cannot think >> of

Re: Question about sites using Ajax

2012-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
Larry Skutchan wrote: > Have you tried mathjax.org > > On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Keith Watson wrote: > >> Sorry, all the sites I frequent use Comet. >> >> On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:22 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> All, >>> >>> Has an

Re: WIFI Printers?

2012-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
When looking for a printer I would try to find one that allows for administration via a web interface. I have an HP color LaserJet CM2320. I am not sure this model is still available and it is not a cheap printer. However, the good thing is I do not print a lot and being that laser printers use

Re: Little Snitch

2012-04-22 Thread Scott Howell
ntacting the developers? > > On 2012-04-21, at 7:04 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Has anyone used Little Snitch and if so under Lion? I downloaded the trial, >> but I was not able to access the setup screen in the configuration program. >> The window appears to be blank which

Re: New epub Reader

2012-04-22 Thread Scott Howell
Yes it is accessible. On Apr 22, 2012, at 5:11 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > Sorry for digging up such an old message but I never saw any replies. Has > anyone tried this bookel app for the mac? I hesitate to spend ten bucks to > gamble on accessibility. > > On Feb 7, 2012, at 9:08 AM, Robert Car

Re: Please help.

2012-04-22 Thread Scott Howell
Neil, If she has admin rights I still think you have to put in the old password to change it. Funny how you forget these things. :) If that is not the case then she may not have admin rights and then she is pretty much in a jam. On Apr 22, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > R

Re: Please help.

2012-04-22 Thread Scott Howell
You should have received a disk and you have a problem regardless. If you ever need to recover the machine you are pretty much screwed because you do not have an install disk. Where did you get the machine and did it specifically state that you would not receive a disk? On Apr 22, 2012, at 9:08

Re: Question about sites using Ajax

2012-04-22 Thread Scott Howell
Well a response to that would be inappropriate for the list, so we'll be talking about your filthy sites at a later date. :) On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Keith Watson wrote: > Sorry, all the sites I frequent use Comet. > > On Apr 21, 2012, at 8:22 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > &

Question about sites using Ajax

2012-04-21 Thread Scott Howell
All, Has anyone encountered problems accessing sites using ajax? I cannot think of a site immediately that heavily uses ajax. If you know of one I can try VO out with, please let me know. This is a slightly urgent request. Thanks, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Little Snitch

2012-04-21 Thread Scott Howell
Has anyone used Little Snitch and if so under Lion? I downloaded the trial, but I was not able to access the setup screen in the configuration program. The window appears to be blank which makes me wonder if there is some prompt that VO is not seeing. ANd since I know someone will ask what Littl

Re: OS X Mountain Lion

2012-04-20 Thread Scott Howell
> They’re wrong in the sense that it’s not a public beta. However, anyone can > register to become a mac developer, therefore granting them access to the dev > previews. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: OS X Mountain Lion

2012-04-20 Thread Scott Howell
You are so wrong you have no idea. There is no public beta and you do sign a nondisclosure agreement when you are a beta tester either invited or pay to be a part of the developer program. Get your facts straight before posting such piffle. Clearly you have no clue what an NDA is about. On Apr

Re: OS X Mountain Lion

2012-04-20 Thread Scott Howell
I cannot believe anyone would have the gall to admit that they engaged in illegal download of software. I cannot just hit delete and ignore this because it is people like this individual who can hurt the future of beta programs. Not to mention it is pretty stupid to download something from a sit

Re: checking to see if something's broken in iTunes?

2012-04-19 Thread Scott Howell
This option works for me. On Apr 19, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > Has anyone tried importing music into their iTunes library from their Mac > lately? It used to be that you could press Command-O, expand the music > folder, and see everything that was on your Mac. that

Re: speakers

2012-04-19 Thread Scott Howell
That would not be true surround sound. You have to have audio hardware to send the sound to separate channels to create the "surround sound" effect. On Apr 19, 2012, at 12:57 AM, Pam Mathers wrote: > Hi. Right now I have an audio cable hooked up to the headphone jack of the > computer and the

Re: drag and drop

2012-04-18 Thread Scott Howell
You also always have the option of using command-x to cut an item and command-option-v to move the file to the current location. 1. locate file 2. command-x to cut 3. move to new location 4. command-option-v to move the file to the new location. On Apr 18, 2012, at 3:16 PM, Rahul Bajaj wrote: >

Re: picking a calendar in ical (lion)

2012-04-15 Thread Scott Howell
Frank, If you only want to see the contents of that specific calendar, you will first need to uncheck all of the other calendars. Because as you may have figured out, even when selecting that calendar in the calendar table, the calendar shows all events from all calendars. So, uncheck those cal

Re: Mac to PC network -- is it possible?

2012-04-14 Thread Scott Howell
I would not consider a Linksys router for any reason. In fact if you were to invest in an Apple router you will get a device that is by far superior in security than Linksys routers. Linksys use to make some good stuff, but just not the case any longer. ALthough if you insist on buying a Linksys

Re: Mail Problems, using Lion.

2012-04-14 Thread Scott Howell
Veronica, Having no idea who your mail provider is or anything along those lines I have a question or two. First do you have to use pop? I have not used pop in a very long time so I cannot comment on whether there is any issues with Apple mail and pop servers. Is the pop server using standard p

Re: Any cheaper way to get a new charger that works with my somewhat older Macbook?

2012-04-12 Thread Scott Howell
You might look at http://www.macsales.com which is Other WOrld Computing (OWC) I believe they have some chargers for under $30 USD, but check since I'm only going from memory and that is never a good thing. :) On Apr 12, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Brent Harding wrote: > I found the 60 watt on there for

Re: Finder Busy Finder Busy with Empty USB Drives!

2012-04-12 Thread Scott Howell
Bill, Command-w closes the window. I am not sure that it would be fair to say APple is not interested in fixing the issue. There is a good chance that they are working the issue on their end and has not said anything or they simply do not have sufficient information to determine the underlying

Re: Tips for reading PDF documents on the Mac

2012-04-12 Thread Scott Howell
Kirsten, I think the problem is simply poorly formatted tables. VO is not designed to try and reconstruct a table. I am not sure exactly how all this works, but WIndow-Eyes for example can look at a website that has tables and even when poorly constructed, (generally missing header tags), those

Re: something to make it easier for you

2012-04-11 Thread Scott Howell
Yuma, Thanks for sharing the script. I have been slowly working on learning APple scripting along with lots of other stuff. :) I am amazed at how much can be done with scripting. On Apr 11, 2012, at 12:40 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Just wanted to drop you guys a little scr

Re: Itines downloaded album and can't find it

2012-04-08 Thread Scott Howell
I think she is just frustrated. I have been using itunes in both SL and Lion with great success. I am not sure I fully understand the problem, but when frustrated it is best to put these things aside until you are in a better frame of mind. Retiring a dog is never an easy thing, so put iTunes as

Re: Libre and Open office

2012-04-08 Thread Scott Howell
I think it is also worth pointing out that Apple is still working on the next release of the iWOrks suite and will no doubt address some of the accessibility issues that do exist. Overall I would say the entire suite is reasonably accessible and of course accessible is a little subjective as wel

Fujitsu SCANSNAP S1100

2012-04-07 Thread Scott Howell
Has anyone used this scanner and can report on the accessibility of the included software? THanks, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

Chat client that works with Office 2007

2012-04-05 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, Our organization is still mainly windows-bound and a number of my coworkers use Microsoft Messenger (I think that is what it is called) some instant chat client that is bundled with the Office 2007 suite. I wanted to find something that would work on the Mac platform. The clowns at our I

Re: Braille displays

2012-04-05 Thread Scott Howell
; >> Teresa >> >> "Slow down; you'll get there faster." >> >> On Apr 4, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> I have the Refreshabraille and really like it. I would not mind having >>> something like 40, but you cannot

Re: Braille displays

2012-04-04 Thread Scott Howell
I have the Refreshabraille and really like it. I would not mind having something like 40, but you cannot beat the 18 cells for travel and at $1,700 it is a good deal. The build quality is certainly there and I gather there are some displays for less, but may not be worth consideration. On Apr 4

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-03 Thread Scott Howell
I've been using ABBYY FineReader Express and find it meets most all of my needs. On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi all! > Has anybody used Abby fine reader express for the mac? I just downloaded a > trial version and it was much better than a few years ago. It worked with my

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
ilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > > > On 31 Mar

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
ke Mac visionaries helped a lot. >> >> Thanks for letting me voice my opinion. >> >> >> On Mar 30, 2012, at 8:25 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> THe greatest challenge in my opinion for someone who has used WIndows and a >>> WIndows

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
l in a > questionnaire stating it's use, etc and if so include the option for disabled > users including blind users. this way, each purchased system, or operating > system or application supplied by apple logs details of blind users, so it > gives apple a greater area of support to p

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
ed system, or operating > system or application supplied by apple logs details of blind users, so it > gives apple a greater area of support to push for changes in voiceover and > app support. > > just a thought on this. > > lew > > On 31 Mar 2012, at 10:53, Scott How

Re: Replying to only one person on list with a Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
Correct, but one minor change to the steps. 1. open message. 2. VO-left arrow to access the headers. 3. Interact with headers via VO-shift-down arrow. 4. Use VO-arrow keys to find the sender's address. Note that you have to be on the sender's address and you may find it necessary to use VO-shift-

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
Ricardo, True and we also must remember that Apple is not able to track each time a blind/visually impaired user purchases a Mac because they aren't ordering it from a company that sells products to that community. YOu are buying your Mac from the Apple store etc. So, although APple has a prett

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-30 Thread Scott Howell
THe greatest challenge in my opinion for someone who has used WIndows and a WIndows-based screen reader such as WIndow-EYes or JAWS is the effort in unlearning everything you previously learned. Like it or not and I'm not interested in creating a flamewar here, but reality is how you interact wi

Re: Replying to only one person on list with a Mac

2012-03-29 Thread Scott Howell
If you are replying to someone on the list then that is where your message will go. In order to reply directly to someone you will need to put their address in the "To:" field. On Mar 29, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Jenny Perdue Keller wrote: > I have tried to reply to only 1 person in a list but it repl

Re: Lion or snow leperd

2012-03-29 Thread Scott Howell
Nancy, personally I do not regret upgrading to Lion and at some point you will regret not keeping up with the JOneses. :) There are many reasons to consider upgrading and if you were to wait until Mountain Lion you would be fine. On Mar 28, 2012, at 11:41 PM, Nancy Wyman wrote: > Hi everyone,

Re: iPad, iPhone, Mac for the blind

2012-03-27 Thread Scott Howell
Oyen wrote: > ok, I concede the point. I still have the opine n that their equipment is at > least 30% over priced. > > -eric > > On Mar 26, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Eric, >> >> Honestly I hear you, but I just do not agree. T

Re: iPad, iPhone, Mac for the blind

2012-03-26 Thread Scott Howell
s the scale I am talking about here. > giving away 25 million mac minis wouldn't even put a dent in that and I am > not asking them to give them away, just give us a little hand up to owning > some real tools. > > -eric > > > On Mar 26, 2012, at 2:38 AM, Scott How

Re: iPad, iPhone, Mac for the blind

2012-03-26 Thread Scott Howell
Eric, I don't know you or your financial situation beyond what you have said. However, I do understand how it can be difficult to "make ends" meet and how hard it is to save up and purchase something you want, but it is possible. There is no reason for APple to offer any product at a reduced pr

Re: iPad, iPhone, Mac for the blind

2012-03-24 Thread Scott Howell
Lew, You are limited to the USB devices you can attach. However, the most significant difference is the interface of apps. There are certainly situations where having the larger real estate can make a difference and conversely less real estate can be advantageous . The whole issue will come do

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-22 Thread Scott Howell
> 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: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > Phone: - +44 844 999

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-21 Thread Scott Howell
essibility specialist. For all your > accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > On 20 Mar 2012, at 22:35, Scott Howell wrote: > >> All, >> &g

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-21 Thread Scott Howell
ing about > this problem. I havent been able to update a Drobo FS in months because of > this > > Doug > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2012-03-20, at 8:05 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> All, >> >> I was talking with someone today about nas devices

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-20 Thread Scott Howell
Well for grins I went ahead and downloaded the Drobo dashboard and it is not accessible and probably because it is java-based. On Mar 20, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > All, > > I was talking with someone today about nas devices and some issues I have > been having. He m

Re: Western Digital My BOok Live Duo and ssh

2012-03-20 Thread Scott Howell
Well an update on the WD ssh issue. I was able to get in via root, but apparently individual users cannot gain access to the device. On Mar 20, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > So, > > Needless to say the WD web interface is not very well done and in fact has > irritate

Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-20 Thread Scott Howell
All, I was talking with someone today about nas devices and some issues I have been having. He mentioned the Drobo which I know is pretty expensive and he was explaining that you access the Drobo via a dashboard app that also requires you to install java. I asked if he had ever thought to see i

Western Digital My BOok Live Duo and ssh

2012-03-20 Thread Scott Howell
So, Needless to say the WD web interface is not very well done and in fact has irritated me in many ways. So, I had initially setup the device and was able to access it via ssh. However, recently I am no longer able to access the WD via ssh and I continue to get a "Permission denied" message. S

Re: a Problem or bug with the I phone 4S

2012-03-18 Thread Scott Howell
Kawal, I have not experienced this particular issue myself. I would certainly send a note to accessibil...@apple.com, so they can capture the issue in the event others report such. On Mar 17, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hello All. > > It's quite late here so I hope my message is

Re: CalcMadeEasy

2012-03-16 Thread Scott Howell
is the "Copy Link" option in the popup does not copy the link to the clipboard. H, this seems to be a bug indeed. On Mar 16, 2012, at 7:01 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > CalcMadeEasy was mentioned a while back on the list and I found it to be a > very nice calculator for $2.9

CalcMadeEasy

2012-03-16 Thread Scott Howell
CalcMadeEasy was mentioned a while back on the list and I found it to be a very nice calculator for $2.99 USD because of the features it offers. You can get more on this app at tell application "Finder" if not (disk "TimeMachine" exists) then mount volume "afp://username:password@192.168.1.10/Tim

Re: Netflix forIPhone

2012-03-15 Thread Scott Howell
is the typical corperate answer. We messed > up, and we will fix it soon with no date for a fix. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 15, 2012, at 2:53 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> I cannot think of when Netflix acknowledged they broke the app in the past, >>

Re: Netflix forIPhone

2012-03-15 Thread Scott Howell
I cannot think of when Netflix acknowledged they broke the app in the past, so I'm not so sure this is "typical." On Mar 14, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Jamie Tachiyama wrote: > The typical answer. Hopefully they fix it soon. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 1

Re: Netflix forIPhone

2012-03-14 Thread Scott Howell
Netflix is aware they broke the app and apparently a fix is in the works. On Mar 14, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Jamie Tachiyama wrote: > Hi All,I am new to the group. I recently purchased the Iphone 4s. So far I > have had great success getting everything set up. However, I noticed that > after I upd

Re: Airport Utility to set up AE?

2012-03-13 Thread Scott Howell
Best to use a wired connection for the initial setup On Mar 13, 2012, at 2:47 PM, Traci wrote: > Hey all, > > Is it safe & secure to use airport utility to set up my new airport extreme? > I thought it was usually better to set things up with a wired connection. > > Of course, on my macbook a

Re: Should I choose Airport Extreme?

2012-03-11 Thread Scott Howell
with the Airport Extreme? > > Lastly. we have a windows laptop that will be using the wireless. Does the > airport extreme work seamlessly with windows as well? > > Thanks again, :) > Traci > Sent by Macbook Air Mail > > On Mar 10, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >

Re: Disregard Disk Partition Help Message

2012-03-11 Thread Scott Howell
Glad you got that sorted. I was not sure what you wanted to do, but sounds like you got a handle on things. On Mar 11, 2012, at 12:01 AM, Emilio Hernandez wrote: > Hello guys, > > Please disregard the last message I posted asking about disk partitioning. I > figured out the steps from a post I

Re: External Drive Partition Help

2012-03-11 Thread Scott Howell
What partitioning scheme are you trying to achieve? On Mar 10, 2012, at 11:37 PM, Emilio Hernandez wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have a question about partitioning an external hard drive. > I have looked at some documentation describing how to use disk utility with > voiceover, but it has not

Re: Should I choose Airport Extreme?

2012-03-10 Thread Scott Howell
There are more reasons to go with an AirPort router over any other model. There are security reasons among many more. I cannot recommend Linksys routers as they are not nearly as secure as Apple routers. I'm sure many will not agree, but you go with an APple router and you will not regret the ex

Re: Antivirus for mac

2012-03-10 Thread Scott Howell
wrote: > haven't used clam AV but will check it out. There are some voiceover hickups > in sophos but I use it as a trusted product from back in the day when sophos > was corporate antivirus. > > cheers > > lew > > On 10 Mar 2012, at 01:40, Scott Howell wrote: >

Re: IOS 5.1

2012-03-10 Thread Scott Howell
I finally encountered this. I cannot reliably reproduce the issue, but I have seen it. Not sure exactly what conditions if any need to exist for the problem to occur either. The one thing I have always experienced and never quite understood is why you get a phone call and if you unlock the scree

Re: Antivirus for mac

2012-03-09 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Lew, Just curious if you have used the ClamAV product and how you feel this compares to the Sophos product. THanks, On Mar 9, 2012, at 6:55 AM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > yep, there's some good free antivirus software I recommend. sophos antivirus > for mac. it's constantly updated and very

Re: IOS 5.1

2012-03-09 Thread Scott Howell
I have not seen this bug. On Mar 9, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > Hey guys. I've noticed another bug in IOS 5.1. Whenever I get a push > notification or a text message, when the screen is locked, VO doesn't read me > the notification at times. Wonder why this is the case. > > Shawn

Re: ITunes crashing all the time now

2012-03-09 Thread Scott Howell
Ray you are making a blanket statement here. I upgraded to iTunes 10.6 and I am not experiencing any problems at all. So, I doubt Apple did anything. I suspect there is another issue specific to you. On Mar 9, 2012, at 1:36 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I sware, Apple has really gone and screwed up

Quickenn 2007

2012-03-08 Thread Scott Howell
All, I was wondering if anyone had tried the new Quickenn 2007 for Lion and if so was it accessible? I happen across an article and I thought at one time someone had tried Quickenn and found it to be somewhat accessible. Of course I may be recalling incorrectly. Thanks -- You received this me

Re: IOS 5.1

2012-03-08 Thread Scott Howell
I'm not sure this is a bug. In fact I rather like the fact it will speak the time. So, how is this a bug? On Mar 8, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone see this bug where if you get a notification, you don't respond > to it or whatever, it stays unlocked for a few secon

Re: mi fi question:hello all,

2012-03-08 Thread Scott Howell
You may not see the benefit for you; however, you have to consider the types of applications you would be using. This surely is not the only example, but I for one find reading Mail on the iPad to be a much better experience because of the real estate. I find reading articles with apps such as F

Re: IOS 5.1

2012-03-08 Thread Scott Howell
Ricardo, I have not been able to reproduce this problem of unlocking and quickly touching something to make it launch. Very curious for sure. On Mar 8, 2012, at 5:22 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Yup. > > There is 1 little bug I've noticed. After unlocking the phone, if you > quickly press any

Re: i love applescript

2012-03-06 Thread Scott Howell
Hey Yuma, I recently got a book (can't recall the exact title), but I've been studying APpleScript and I just started digging into this. I can just imagine the possibilities it offers. So, can't wait to learn all I can. On Mar 5, 2012, at 11:27 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi list, > > I

Re: using crossover

2012-03-06 Thread Scott Howell
As far as I know it is not accessible. You would be better off going with VMWare's Fusion and stay away from Parallels. On Mar 6, 2012, at 1:03 AM, julieledingham wrote: > hi, > > does anyone use Crossover with the mac? is it accessible? work are about to > buy me a mac and I want to be able

Re: Question on adding columns in Numbers

2012-03-03 Thread Scott Howell
Thank you Gigi and Anne for the info. Gigi I will follow your instructions. I had done something similar, but the math wasn't working out, so likely something I was doing wrong. On Mar 3, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Gigi, > > To go to the end of a Numbers document, press VO-

Question on adding columns in Numbers

2012-03-03 Thread Scott Howell
Hi all, FOr those of you who are familiar with Numbers I have a question. I am trying to create a spreadsheet that would let me create three or four columns with text headers such as paint, flooring etc. Then I want to have the ability to put a dollar amount in each column and have the individu

Re: A little spellcheck before pressing send please?

2012-03-02 Thread Scott Howell
Kawal, I'm not looking to start a pissing contest here, but can you definitively state that you know every person reviews his/her messages prior to sending it? I really doubt that. You obviously take time to review your messages and I will not argue that point with you because I am not sitting

Re: A little spellcheck before pressing send please?

2012-03-02 Thread Scott Howell
Not to beat the topic to death, but knowing I'm not an English major and not great at spelling, I make every effort to send messages that sound as though I took the time to prepare them. Of course some of this comes from my professional world where we are expected to prepare messages that reflec

Re: Apple TV

2012-03-01 Thread Scott Howell
Hey Jason, Very good and nice to see another Marylander on the list. On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:35 PM, jason lefevers wrote: > Hi , first I would like to intraduce myself , My name is jason LeFevers I > live in Baltimore MD USA. I have been blind for about 9 years now, I lost my > sight in a car ac

Re: if interaction went away

2012-03-01 Thread Scott Howell
I don't think you have to worry about radical changes. On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote: > Hi > The trouble with what the old screen readers do in Windows when implemented > on Mac is that there are quite a few apps that don't understand the standard > methods of keyboard navigat

Re: scientific calculator after some use

2012-03-01 Thread Scott Howell
Yuma, WHich app is this one? On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:58 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Thanks for that one. Will be checking it in detail later this week. > > I found another one with a note taking part where you can paste past > calculations or parts of it and plug it back into

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