Re: -- Question on Autostarting a VM under Fusion

2010-05-01 Thread Scott Howell
, 2010, at 6:31 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Nic, Just curious, but does the table say something like the name of the VM and this is s a dimmed table? There is some sort of tracking issue and I've changed all the possible settings. I did however use the simulated mouse keys, but even when

Re: -- Question on Autostarting a VM under Fusion

2010-04-30 Thread Scott Howell
it does not always follow. Hope this helps. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Thanks, but what I

Re: Happy fifth birthday VoiceOver

2010-04-30 Thread Scott Howell
I remember my first iBook and all the subsequent machines. In fact my employer is going to let me trade in my older Macbook and crappy Dell PC for a Macbook Pro running Fusion since I have to still use windows for some applications used in our organization. Sure makes me happy. On Apr 29, 2010,

Re: -- Question on Autostarting a VM under Fusion

2010-04-30 Thread Scott Howell
Twitter On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Thanks, but what I was trying to find out is this and it's to help a friend. He installed windows as a VM and whenever he launches Fusion, windows starts automatically and this is not the behavior he wants. He just wants Fusion

Re: -- Question on Autostarting a VM under Fusion

2010-04-30 Thread Scott Howell
, at 12:57 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Nic, Just curious, do you have to have the OS shut down or can it be suspended? I performed the steps, but what seems to happen is I get the sound like a menu has appeared and then the VM launches. Hmmm, this is not the behavior I experienced in the past

Question on Autostarting a VM under Fusion

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, how can I change the behavior of a VM under fusion. If I wanted let's say Linux or whatever OS to start when I launch Fusion, where do I find this setting? I used to know, but I sure can't find it. ANy help appreciated. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: -- Question on Autostarting a VM under Fusion

2010-04-29 Thread Scott Howell
, 2010, at 8:25 PM, David McLean wrote: I've found the easiest way is to go to the Vmware image and just open it. Fusion will start automatically. Not sure if this answers your question or not. On Apr 29, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Folks, how can I change the behavior of a VM under

What torrent is used

2010-04-28 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, what Torrent are folks using on the Mac and this is for Snow Leopard. -- 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 this group, send email to

Re: What torrent is used

2010-04-28 Thread Scott Howell
Thanks, I shared that info with a friend of mine. I'll have him track it down. thanks On Apr 28, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: I'm using utorrent, don't need a lot of features and I get the goodies. On 2010-04-28, at 6:24 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Folks, what Torrent are folks using

Re: test driving an iphone?

2010-04-24 Thread Scott Howell
You will want to go read a little and familiarize yourself with the gestures. The URL is http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html and you can have VoiceOver turned on by going to settings, general, accessibility, and then VOiceOver. To make it easier for them to turn it on/off,

Re: want a serial number

2010-04-24 Thread Scott Howell
You know Will sure has a pair of big ones now doesn't he? First he admits to downloading and using an illegal copy of the iPhone 4.0 beta software and now he openly admits that he will pirate software because he can't get what he wants. Gee, I think I gave him a route to take with respect to

Re: unison sorted

2010-04-24 Thread Scott Howell
So, did you find it by contacting them or liberate it illegally? On Apr 24, 2010, at 4:58 AM, william lomas wrote: hi i sorted unison found a serial number william lomas follow me on twitter: billbow_baggins -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: A time machine question

2010-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
And you can also use command-f8 to reach the status bar. This status bar is actually the one that shows the clock, Time Machine status, and so forth. Command-f2 will take you to the application menu bar and this again is an OS command and finally command-f3 will take you to the Dock. On Apr

Re: A time machine question

2010-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
Control-F2 for the Apple menu, and Control-F8 for the Status menu. There's also Control-F3 to go to the Dock. Cheers, Anne On Apr 23, 2010, at 11:50 AM, Scott Howell wrote: And you can also use command-f8 to reach the status bar. This status bar is actually the one that shows

Re: unison

2010-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
Because they broke it. I have been told they will correct this, but no timeframe was given. I only purchased this for one purpose and chances are I won't see the fix in time to need the damned thing. However, send them a note and nicely explain the issues. I sent them some detailed reports

Re: A time machine question

2010-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
On Apr 23, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Anne, that is what I said, but Apple menu, yes should probably said that instead of application menu. Command-f2 will take you to the Apple menu, but this also accesses the app menu, does that make sense? :) On Apr 23, 2010, at 7:02 AM, Anne

Re: voiceover question

2010-04-23 Thread Scott Howell
It means hold down control-option and press f1 twice in quick succession. On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Josh wrote: Hi I'm reading the voiceover guide on my netbook. when it says, press vo f1 f1, does this mean: hold down control option press f1 twice quickly? or does it mean to hold

Re: the apple user?

2010-04-22 Thread Scott Howell
Olivia, That is really incredible your using Numbers for a statistics course. I am very impressed and I really need to find more time to work with Numbers and Pages myself. I wish I had more hours in a day, but I am going to try working with Keynote to modify an existing powerpoint file

Re: the apple user?

2010-04-22 Thread Scott Howell
finished creating my portion of a powerpoint presentation for a group project using it. If you'd like some pointers with numbers, email me and I can try to help. :) Olivia Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower Steve Jobs On Apr 22, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Scott Howell wrote

Re: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Scott Howell
Apple would only go with AMD for two reasons that I can possibly imagine: 1. To introduce lower cost Macs. 2. To offer something designed to their specifications that Intel cannot or will not provide. Any speculation at this time is just that and only Apple (some at Apple) know what the purpose

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-17 Thread Scott Howell
Joe, That is incorrect. Apple products use better components than most your entry-level PCs. There is a reason why the entry-level PC starts at around $200 and goes up from there. First there are more PCs being produced, more manufacturers, and less expensive components, which are just a

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-16 Thread Scott Howell
Jessica, I disagree with your comments. People need to stop thinking of the Mini as a portable computer. Apple did not design it to be such. The Mini still has a place in the offerings from Apple. The iPad is not a replacement for a computer and to think it is will result in a disappointing

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-16 Thread Scott Howell
ALthough the idea of having an audible indicator would be nice, I wonder: 1. How many people actually use that feature. 2. Based on one, if the ROI would make it worth the cost of development and implementation. Me personally, I doubt it and I would not want such a feature if it added to the

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-16 Thread Scott Howell
And you cannot compare an entry-level PC with an entry-level Mac. Macs are going to always be more expensive on average and they can and will continue to command the price charged. They share perhaps some similar technologies and so forth, but at the same time there are a number of differences

Re: IPhone 4, and IAds

2010-04-09 Thread Scott Howell
Well I think those who complain about advertising are going to have to accept the fact it's here and not going away. In fact marketing technology just keeps getting better. As long as the adds do not interfere with what I'm doing,, advertise away. Hell, I've learned to ignore the stupid

Re: originator of the my mac mini thread

2010-04-06 Thread Scott Howell
Yeah, I am considering a Mini at some point as a media center as well. I first have to rip every DVD we own to a central storage location to make this really work. Yeah, all the DVDs go into storage and I gain space and instant access to all the movies. So, when we're all bored and want to

Re: Used an iPad today

2010-04-06 Thread Scott Howell
And do you have evidence that Apple will rape you at the App Counter? I think offering the iWork suite for the iPad at $10 per app is a very fair price. I am not sure what developers will charge for their apps exactly, but I gather the prices will not be substantially different than what is

Re: Itunes and Equalizer Problem

2010-04-05 Thread Scott Howell
, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Please report this to Apple at accessibil...@apple.com as well. They are aware of the problem, but more reports will be helpful. tnx, On Apr 3, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Dan Roy wrote: I am having the same problem with Itunes crashing when accessing

Re: Itunes and Equalizer Problem

2010-04-04 Thread Scott Howell
Please report this to Apple at accessibil...@apple.com as well. They are aware of the problem, but more reports will be helpful. tnx, On Apr 3, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Dan Roy wrote: I am having the same problem with Itunes crashing when accessing the equalizer. I did already try telling VO to

Re: ITunes crashing on me when accessing equalizer

2010-04-03 Thread Scott Howell
Ray, Instead of deleting anything, go into VoiceOver utility, choose navigation, locate the popup button, which will say something like ignores VoiceOver cursor-mouse cursor or follows VOiceOver cursor-mouse cursor. Make sure it is set to ignores VoiceOver cursor-mouse cursor and that should

Re: My Mac Mini

2010-04-03 Thread Scott Howell
Bryan, I'm not looking to turn this into a pissing contest because in general I find your posts and such of value and informative. You however are really down on the Mini and for no good reason. Your a power user, so the Mini simply is not for you, but in no way does that mean the Mini is

Re: My Mac Mini

2010-04-03 Thread Scott Howell
@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 5:55 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: My Mac Mini Bryan, I'm not looking to turn this into a pissing contest because in general I find your posts

Re: My Mac Mini

2010-04-02 Thread Scott Howell
Bryan, Very well stated, but I would disagree with you regarding the processor. The processor may not be as fast as the other Macs available, but it sure is not a bad processor either. However, I agree with all of your other points and why people would ever want to drag a Mini and all the

Re: My Mac Mini

2010-04-02 Thread Scott Howell
Bryan, I really think your selling the Mini entirely to short. Honestly, I know people who have purchased Minis and have found them to be very satisfactory. I really think it depends on what you want from the machine. For the stuff your doing, it is obvious a Mini would not meet your needs.

Re: My Mac Mini

2010-04-02 Thread Scott Howell
Actually you can get a Mini with a 2.53Ghz processor and 4Gb of DDR 3 ram. So, they are comparable to a Macbook. On Apr 2, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Dan Roy wrote: Brian, the mini uses a 2.26GHZ processor and, while that isn't as much as the 3.06GHZ that the IMac uses,it's certainly close. Yes, the

Re: Latest iTunes

2010-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
Josh, That is a very good question and I will be trying to find some time over the next few days to tinker and see what might be causing the problem. THis is the first time I have had any problems with an update of iTUnes. I had no problems with the search box and so far no problems updating

Re: Itunes

2010-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
The same experience I have encountered. Please anyone who is having this issue, contact accessibil...@apple.com and let them know. tnx, On Mar 31, 2010, at 3:36 PM, graham wrote: Hi, Having just installed the latest version of Itunes unfortunately without seeing the previous messages

Re: Itunes

2010-03-31 Thread Scott Howell
WOe Howard, slow down. There are some who have had issues and those who have not. So, understand if there is a problem, it is quite possible it did not rear its ugly head during testing. So, drop accessibil...@apple.com a note and also iTunes support. COnsidering the severity of the issue, they

Re: Downloading MP3, thank you

2010-03-30 Thread Scott Howell
One final suggestion. You can always use VO-command-f5 to bring the mouse focus to that link, hold control and then click the physical mouse. That will bring up the context menu. On Mar 30, 2010, at 6:33 AM, M BROWN wrote: Thank all those who responded to my query about downloading MP3 files.

Re: some sound weirdness in 10.6.3

2010-03-30 Thread Scott Howell
I have not noticed any difference in the sound. That is interesting and I'll keep an ear out and see if anything is different or I'm finally loosing my hearing. :) On Mar 30, 2010, at 5:28 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: I've been at this for a day now, and there are some minor performance

Latest iTunes

2010-03-30 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, Has anyone had any issues with he latest iTunes? I installed the latest version and have found that it constantly crashes when attempting to access the songs table while VO is running. I tried repairing disk permissions with no success. I have not found where iTunes hides the user

Re: Latest iTunes

2010-03-30 Thread Scott Howell
Hmmm, well as long as I only use my radio stations playlist, I seem to be ok. I'm afraid of trying to do any searches at this point since iTunes will likely just crash. Seems to only be an issue when VO is running. I suspect just copying a prior version over will not work very well. I so far

Re: Reinstalling Snow Leopard

2010-03-29 Thread Scott Howell
Yes, you may want to try and determine how your settings are the problem instead of just blowing things away. That is something you reserve as a last resort. When people say things are not working well does not really describe what is going on. HOw are these features no longer working? It

Re: new mac user

2010-03-29 Thread Scott Howell
Chad, You can use iTunes to listen to internet radio. This is an option in the sources list of iTunes and once you are in the Songs table, you can use VO-\ to expand or collapse the list of offerings. On Mar 29, 2010, at 1:13 PM, chad baker wrote: Hi i'm a new mac user got a couple questions.

Re: new mac user with questions

2010-03-29 Thread Scott Howell
Chad, Cannot help with the XM stuff, I don't know anything about that plugin. You should just be able to press enter on it and if there is something you need to click on, perhaps you can find out what that is and route the mouse pointer to it or use vo-shift-spacebar. As far as saving the mp3

Re: IPhone accessibility

2010-03-28 Thread Scott Howell
No one can possibly know without having inside information, whether or not APple will have a new version out in the next few months. There is a lot of speculation, but Apple tends to keep things so quiet, that no one knows for sure. On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:50 AM, James Nash wrote: Hi Ricardo

Re: Scripting with VO

2010-03-28 Thread Scott Howell
I'm not a scripting expert, but honestly, no you do not need it at all. In fact there is only one script I use and that is to get the current time. Sure I can get it easily from the menu, but what the heck, it's there. The scripting abilities are valuable in terms of expanding VO's

Re: Scripting with VO

2010-03-28 Thread Scott Howell
to script. I am using a script that is not that accessible with voice over. is there a way I can modify that script to make ti work better? Take care. On Mar 28, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Scott Howell wrote: I'm not a scripting expert, but honestly, no you do not need it at all. In fact there is only

Re: ABBYY FineReader Express for the Mac [was Re: Abbey Fin Reader}

2010-03-26 Thread Scott Howell
John, Last night I had clicked on that Trial link and I don't believe I mentioned that in my first message. However, I could never get it to work. However, this morning and now that I'm mostly functioning after my first cup of coffee, I was able to get to the page where I put in my info to

Re: ABBYY FineReader Express for the Mac [was Re: Abbey Fin Reader}

2010-03-25 Thread Scott Howell
Has anyone had luck downloading the trial version? I must be missing the proper link because I have not found the proper link to start the download. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, On Mar 23, 2010, at 5:56 PM, Esther wrote: Hi James, ABBYY FineReader Express for the Mac is OCR

Re: ABBYY FineReader Express for the Mac [was Re: Abbey Fin Reader}

2010-03-25 Thread Scott Howell
. You might find the web shop for U.S. by some other links, but by posting a message to the developer, I got a direct link that works for me to access the web store in Europe. Hope this helps, John André On 26. mars 2010, at 01.36, Scott Howell wrote: Has anyone had luck downloading

Re: new mac

2010-03-23 Thread Scott Howell
Yeah, exactly and maybe he forgot which list he was on. :) I am thinking that the current state of the economy has also driven agencies to consider the Mac more so than they have in the past. On Mar 23, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi, Um, this is Macvisionaries...? I'm

Re: purchasing an iMac

2010-03-21 Thread Scott Howell
Cody, the new iMacs are fine and perform just as well as the previous model. My wife has my iMac, which is the 20-inch model and it is about a year and change. THe changes in the machines are not significant, so I do not think you will have any problems. Apple did have some issues with the

Re: still having difficulties with dates

2010-03-19 Thread Scott Howell
accessibil...@apple.com is the address where you can send any and all issues related to VoiceOver or any accessibility features of Apple products. On Mar 18, 2010, at 10:23 PM, mani wrote: I think this is inconsistent with the general VO behavior and should be reported as a bug to Apple. What

Re: Question about new apple bluetooth keyboard

2010-03-14 Thread Scott Howell
No, they do not. On Mar 14, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hello, I just wanted to know if the new apple bluetooth keyboard (the one that uses 2 batteries) have a number pad. TIA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: screenshot

2010-03-13 Thread Scott Howell
Yes, command-shift-3 that is the number 3. hth, On Mar 13, 2010, at 3:05 AM, william lomas wrote: hi on a mac how can i please take a screenshot of a page that i need to send that by email -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: screenshot

2010-03-13 Thread Scott Howell
To the Desktop, should have mentioned that. On Mar 13, 2010, at 6:34 AM, william lomas wrote: where do they go? On 13 Mar 2010, at 11:25, Scott Howell wrote: Yes, command-shift-3 that is the number 3. hth, On Mar 13, 2010, at 3:05 AM, william lomas wrote: hi on a mac how

Re: screenshot

2010-03-13 Thread Scott Howell
Funny, command-i while in Safari did not do anything for me. Do you have to select the page first with command-a? The command-shift-3 takes a snapshot or picture of the screen regardless of what application you are in. This is helpful if you are trying to provide someone an exact representation

Re: in reply to, screenshot

2010-03-13 Thread Scott Howell
I mean no offense, but why would I want to go out to some site to hear what you could have just typed in. It is also a bit much to be getting messages telling me someone received my message via some service that read it to them. This is really unnecessary because it has no value added to the

Re: safari busy, busy, busy

2010-03-13 Thread Scott Howell
Four gigs is more than sufficient and any additional benefits from installing more ram will not justify the expense of the ram. I have four gigs and I run a lot of stuff at once with no noticeable hit on performance. On Mar 13, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: Happens to me a lot

Re: ipod touch and voice over

2010-03-06 Thread Scott Howell
Simon, When you connect it to your computer, you will find a number of options in setting it up and one of those is the accessibility features. You can also with sighted assistance configure the setting from the iPod by going to settings, general, accessibility, and then VOiceOver. Hopefully

Re: ipod touch and voice over

2010-03-06 Thread Scott Howell
Profile My Twitter On Mar 6, 2010, at 12:05 PM, Scott Howell wrote: Simon, When you connect it to your computer, you will find a number of options in setting it up and one of those is the accessibility features. You can also with sighted assistance configure the setting from the iPod

Re: the draft folder is beeing fluky in mail

2010-03-05 Thread Scott Howell
Hey Slau, Thanks, I now remember I had read about this and looking over my settings, I had done this and indeed the problem went away. There is something odd about the imap implementation of Gmail, but at least this issue can be resolved. On Mar 5, 2010, at 12:06 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: Hi

Re: the draft folder is beeing fluky in mail

2010-03-04 Thread Scott Howell
Sarah, If you are using Gmail, that is not surprising. I have also seen this on occasion and although I do not have an answer based on verifiable fact, I would have to say it has something to do with Gmail's implementation of imap and how APple Mail reacts to the implementation. It is

Re: an introduction and a few questions

2010-03-03 Thread Scott Howell
I'm not sure Sarah what you mean when you want to do this faster, but if there are a large number of messages, you can use command-a to select them all and command-c to copy. THen you can arrow through the list of mailboxes and once you have interacted with the mailbox, command-v will paste

Re: iTuens issue help please

2010-02-24 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Rhonda, Unfortunately, there is an unknown area where you apparently could choose the correct entry. Apple is aware of this problem and I hope they will address it soon. If you would like to add your comments to Apple regarding this issue, please do so at accessibil...@apple.com. You can

Re: Anyone know if I can purchase a old copy of Leopard

2010-02-24 Thread Scott Howell
You can't be serious. You mean copies of Leopard are selling for more than $100? Tell me that just can't be true. On Feb 24, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: I've been hunting for the same thing for an old g4 tower I wanted to update. Seems like all the discount places that had it are

Re: DPS plugin for itunes

2010-02-16 Thread Scott Howell
I gave this a quick try and I do not feel it is worth $30. This of course is just my opinion, but of course only the individual can determine the value. It does a good job, but I think you can achieve similar results if you mess around with the EQ settings in iTunes. On Feb 16, 2010, at

Re: DPS plugin for itunes

2010-02-16 Thread Scott Howell
I actually use headphones pretty much exclusively, but I agree that connecting your Mac to a really good system will provide the best results when listening to music. On Feb 16, 2010, at 4:39 PM, Daniel Rowe wrote: I'd personally hook up my mac to a decent hi-fi. Just my opinion. Dannie

Re: Blog post: First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard

2010-02-12 Thread Scott Howell
Ah, let me assure you I take nothing personally because as I have said, whatever works for you is all that matters. My point to you is simply that the functionality does exist and you may have more keys to work with. We both agree nothing is perfect and to be honest I think there is one other

Re: Blog post: First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard

2010-02-12 Thread Scott Howell
I would also point out that if you use the Web Spot feature, it is quite accurate indeed. I have a sweet spot set for a number of locations on the banking website I use and it surely is the greatest thing for making navigation of a site efficient. I have it setup so as soon as the page loads,

Re: Is there enough VO support in I Work to justify the cost

2010-02-12 Thread Scott Howell
And I would point out that any concerns should be directed to Apple. THe more folks have to say about these issues, the more likely they get addressed sooner than later. I have been sending feedback to accessibil...@apple.com and via support as well. On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Barry Hadder

Re: Blog post: First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard

2010-02-11 Thread Scott Howell
So Linda, what is the difference between holding down a couple extra keys? I have to use Window-Eyes at work since I have to use windows and WE offers the same command set. The only difference is pressing h and h with three other keys that can easily be done with one hand. Not sure how you

Re: Blog post: First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard

2010-02-11 Thread Scott Howell
Mary, What I was pointing out is that jumping from heading to heading may not be as simple as just pressing h, but the functionality still exists, even if you have to hold some additional keys down. In the end you use what works best for you. YOu say browsing using IE on windows is more

Re: iTunes lost all my stuff

2010-02-08 Thread Scott Howell
thing doesn't happen. I wish I had known, or just quit it. Sounds like fixing it will be hard. Scott Howell wrote: All you have to do is simply quit iTUnes in most cases and just restart it. I find where the issue shows itself is when you accidentally hold the option key down while

Re: scripts

2010-02-07 Thread Scott Howell
WIll is this a question or a statement? If a question, is she pressing (default right option) t and waiting a few seconds? Initially it does take a couple of seconds for the OS to process/run the script. For clarity, she should not press the VO-keys, just the option key and the letter t. On

Re: scripts

2010-02-07 Thread Scott Howell
. On 7 Feb 2010, at 10:47, Scott Howell wrote: WIll is this a question or a statement? If a question, is she pressing (default right option) t and waiting a few seconds? Initially it does take a couple of seconds for the OS to process/run the script. For clarity, she should not press

Re: iTunes lost all my stuff

2010-02-07 Thread Scott Howell
All you have to do is simply quit iTUnes in most cases and just restart it. I find where the issue shows itself is when you accidentally hold the option key down while iTunes is loading. This allows you to select an alternate iTunes library. WHenever iTunes comes up and asks me for a library, I

Re: a couple of Safari questions--bookmarks top sites and tool bars

2010-02-03 Thread Scott Howell
Amber, First the Top sites is a fancy name for the most recently visited sites. The more sites you visit, the more likely they will fall off the list. Second to access a bookmark, I interact with the url in the table and use VO-shift-m to bring up the contextual menu. THen you can select the

Re: Some of Voice Over's settings do not seem to be recognised in Pages 09

2010-02-03 Thread Scott Howell
That is correct and that issue has been reported and likely being worked. So, hopefully in the next update. On Feb 3, 2010, at 6:57 PM, James Nash wrote: Hi list, Has anyone noticed that in Pages 09 the little sound that you can use to indicate a misspelled word does not appear to work?

Re: A call to action!

2010-02-01 Thread Scott Howell
Jes, this is why I laugh at the laws, which are already on the books. As amazing as it seems, the laws contain provisions to protect authors and publishers of content and the laws that provide access to this content for those with disabilities also contain provisions to protect said

Re: new unison version accessibility with voiceover

2010-01-28 Thread Scott Howell
Anouk, Please send them a note as well. I think they need to hear this since I don't know if they realize how many visually impaired users are/would use Unison. I certainly have brought this to their attention, but more voices would not hurt. THanks, On Jan 28, 2010, at 1:16 AM, anouk radix

Re: new unison version accessibility with voiceover

2010-01-28 Thread Scott Howell
version or can I if I wish to buy it? On 28 Jan 2010, at 09:20, Scott Howell wrote: Anouk, Please send them a note as well. I think they need to hear this since I don't know if they realize how many visually impaired users are/would use Unison. I certainly have brought

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-23 Thread Scott Howell
What I would like to do is be able to run Software UPdate remotely, so I don't have to run to each machine on the network. I am the only administrator for the machines and I know my wife and son would never remember to install the updates. So, if anyone has any idea how I could do this, that

Re: Download the all-new Unison 2, and discover all Usenet has to offer.

2010-01-23 Thread Scott Howell
Unfortunately, it seems this version is not very accessible. I would be curious what others find. I was told they were planning some additional fixes to make this more VO compatible, but no word on when. Now admittedly I looked at the current version for a few minutes last night and there

Re: remote control of a mac

2010-01-23 Thread Scott Howell
Yes, this is one way perhaps, but rather expensive. Thanks, but think I'll just run from machine to machine or find another way. :) On Jan 23, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: Hi, I know this won't fit the easy way, but:

Re: Connecting HP All-in-One

2010-01-18 Thread Scott Howell
AM, Scott Howell wrote: Larry, I don't know which model you have, but I just launched the image capture program in Applications/Utilities to perform a scan. I have the HP Deskjet Pro L7650. On Jan 17, 2010, at 11:11 AM, Larry Wanger wrote: Hi, Somewhat VO related, somewhat off topic

Re: Ical alarms and invitees with address book

2010-01-16 Thread Scott Howell
Yuma, I'll dig into this and let you know how it works. On Jan 15, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: I create an event in Ical, the within the event details, i go to alarm. There will be a popup from which you have a list of choices. When you choose e-mail, a dialog comes up

Re: Terminal interaction

2010-01-15 Thread Scott Howell
I tried this, but could not even get connected, it just timed out. On Jan 14, 2010, at 8:21 PM, Mike wrote: Hi all: I'm running Snow Leopard and I'm trying to use my terminal to access a Amateur Radio Service called a DX cluster using telnet. 1ST, I open terminal, type telnet, then open

Re: Ical alarms and invitees with address book

2010-01-15 Thread Scott Howell
This is interesting, I'll check into it on my end and see what I come up with as well. I use iCal regularly, but not to setup appointments from within my address book. So, how are you doing this and I'll try to replicate the steps here and see what the results yield. On Jan 15, 2010, at 6:54

Re: using fdisk

2010-01-12 Thread Scott Howell
accessible with Voice Over. TC James On 11 Jan 2010, at 02:01, Scott Howell wrote: Folks, Have any of you used fdisk from the Terminal in order to set the boot flag on a file system, which is contained on a USB flash drive/Thumb drive? I want to creat a bootable usb stick that I can load

Re: using fdisk

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
a bootable usb stick that I can load a small Linux distro on. I haven't, but I will look into it for you if you like. In theory, there should be no problem using fdisk as the Terminal is pretty accessible with Voice Over. TC James On 11 Jan 2010, at 02:01, Scott Howell wrote: Folks

Re: using fdisk

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
, which is my fault for letting my knowledge get rusty. Can you please clarify what you mean? THanks, On Jan 4, 2001, at 1:41 PM, sandi sørensen wrote: try getting a hold of it from /dev/ On Jan 11, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Scott Howell wrote: James, I perhaps should be more clear

Re: using fdisk

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
contact with it from the dev folder. Therefore i said as i did. try eventually before you mess with it too see how huge it is with fdisk. /sandi On Jan 11, 2010, at 7:29 AM, Scott Howell wrote: Sandi, Sorry, I'm not clear on what you are saying here. The device, /dev/disk1 does

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
this myself, and have no idea whether it's doable for Snow Leopard. Cheers, Esther On Jan 11, 2010, at 06:57, Scott Howell wrote: Hi Sandi, Thanks for the clarification. If I unmount the drive, it no longer can be referenced by the device node in /dev, which is interesting

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
a Leopard Startup Flash Drive: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20080422095414936 Note that I haven't tried this myself, and have no idea whether it's doable for Snow Leopard. Cheers, Esther On Jan 11, 2010, at 06:57, Scott Howell wrote: Hi Sandi, Thanks

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
machines. CB Scott Howell wrote: Hi Esther, THanks for the reference, but there is part of the problem, I'm trying to setup a Linux box and actually for some reason I'm having a hell of a time making it happen under Fusion. So, the idea was to setup a bootable flash disk I could use

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
no idea whether it's doable for Snow Leopard. Cheers, Esther On Jan 11, 2010, at 06:57, Scott Howell wrote: Hi Sandi, Thanks for the clarification. If I unmount the drive, it no longer can be referenced by the device node in /dev, which is interesting. It is as though once

Re: Bootable flash drives [was Re: using fdisk]

2010-01-11 Thread Scott Howell
for a distro that is specifically designed for Power PC Macs. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 3:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re

using fdisk

2010-01-10 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, Have any of you used fdisk from the Terminal in order to set the boot flag on a file system, which is contained on a USB flash drive/Thumb drive? I want to creat a bootable usb stick that I can load a small Linux distro on. tnx,-- You received this message because you are

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