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ote: > > Oh, I guess I read it too fast, so glad of the clarification and I will take > your advice on this one. Thanks, > Marie > > > From: Phil Halton <> > Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM > To: <>macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:

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e From: Phil Halton <> Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM To: <>macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: New Mac User Actually Marie, I was referring not to the QuickStart tutorial, but to the getting started guide. That’s

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Marie" wrote: Oh, I guess I read it too fast, so glad of the clarification and I will take your advice on this one. Thanks, Marie     From: Phil Halton Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User   Actually Marie, I was

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Oh, I guess I read it too fast, so glad of the clarification and I will take your advice on this one. Thanks, Marie From: Phil Halton Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2019 7:05 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User Actually Marie, I was referring not to the QuickStart

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. > > Warmly, > Hem. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Phil Halton > Sent: 01 September 2019 05:55 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Mac User > > Marie, don’t forget to plow through the getting started guide. Yo

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gt; > Warmly, > Hem. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Phil Halton > Sent: 01 September 2019 05:55 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Mac User > > Marie, don’t forget to plow through the getting started guide. You c

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Hi Marie, I find David Woodbridge audio tutorials extremely good. I have immensely benefited from them. Warmly, Hem. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Phil Halton Sent: 01 September 2019 05:55 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User

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job of explaining some things than the quick start. But I definitely will finish it. Marie From: Phil Halton Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 5:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User Marie, don’t forget to plow through the getting started guide. You can find

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er on the Mac. > I have lots to learn for sure. > Marie > > > From: Petrus Tuerlings > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 1:13 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: New Mac User > > Hi Marie and others, > Welcome to the list Marie, what are the pod

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Thanks, but you’ve returned the favour a few times,, I would never have worked out that quick nav tip the other day. Take care, Petrus > On 1/09/2019, at 8:44 AM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Well, Petrus. For being a new user, you’ve already provided me with some > valuable help, and I

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Well, Petrus. For being a new user, you’ve already provided me with some valuable help, and I appreciate the 6-month lead you have in experience. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

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to learn for sure. Marie From: Petrus Tuerlings Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 1:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac User Hi Marie and others, Welcome to the list Marie, what are the podcasts you’ve listened to so far? I may have herd some of them already but you never

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ng the IPhone since 2011 and > even do a bit of teaching in it’s use for newly vision impaired individuals. > I believe I have the mindset to learn the Mac. > Looking forward to the group interaction. > Marie > > From: Dave Carlson <> > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:50 A

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impaired individuals. I believe I have the mindset to learn the Mac. Looking forward to the group interaction. Marie From: Dave Carlson Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:50 AM To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: New Mac User Marie, You heard from John already. I recommend you

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individuals. I believe I have the mindset to learn the Mac. Looking forward to the group interaction. Marie From: Dave Carlson Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 7:50 AM To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: New Mac User Marie, You heard from John already. I recommend you visit his web site

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Marie, You heard from John already. I recommend you visit his web site at macfortheblind.com and look at his audio tutorials. Many are cost-based, but there are about a half dozen basic tutorials that are free, and are very well done. I learned a lot from John’s

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If you give the Mac an honest and complete try, you will find it a pleasure to use. I am an “old dog” who learned new tricks in 2005 to switch over, and though I will never say it was an easy transition, an open mind and persistence paid off. I’d be happy to assist in any way. Take Care

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isionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Maurice Mines > Sent: 29 November 2018 12:25 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: new mac user > > Good evening, word can produce high-quality documents. If you need a natively > done Microsoft Word document it would be advis

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t; -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Maurice Mines > Sent: 29 November 2018 12:25 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: new mac user > > Good evening, word can produce high-quality documents. If you need a nati

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Thanks Maurice. That's reassuring. Warmly, Hema. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Maurice Mines Sent: 29 November 2018 12:25 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new mac user Good evening, word can produce high-quality documents. If you

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Good evening, word can produce high-quality documents. If you need a natively done Microsoft Word document it would be advisable and cost-effective for you to use office 365. It is completely compatible with the Mac I use it personally, and I’ve had no problems. Although pages does right in

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. -Original Message- From: 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries Sent: 29 November 2018 00:06 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new mac user Pages can open and save Word documents, but if it is not compatible enough with Word documents, Word in Office 365 is also accessible, although

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Pages can open and save Word documents, but if it is not compatible enough with Word documents, Word in Office 365 is also accessible, although not as accessible as Pages is, for me at least Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 28, 2018, at 12:28 PM, Hemachandran Karaha wrote: > > Dear all, > > I

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Subject: Re: new mac user If the person is a braille user, he or she may wish to get some braille resources. I believe that Mark Taylor said that one could get this from the APH (can't remember if that's the right initials from the American Light House for the blind) or one can get this from

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If the person is a braille user, he or she may wish to get some braille resources. I believe that Mark Taylor said that one could get this from the APH (can't remember if that's the right initials from the American Light House for the blind) or one can get this from the Royal National

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In addition to the very good suggestions you have received, there is a book, written by Janet Ingber, and published by National Braille Press, called Mac Basics For The Beginning User. I think that when somebody is in the very beginning of learning how to do something, they need to have some

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It depends if the Gentleman lives in the UK Andrew. He did not specify. > On 8 May 2017, at 08:07, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hello, > > Can you use Safari browser on your new mac? If you can, there are lots of > good web pages and websites that will help you learn. There's

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Hello, Can you use Safari browser on your new mac? If you can, there are lots of good web pages and websites that will help you learn. There's Apple's own accessibility section. I'm pasting below a link to VoiceOver on the mac section of Apple's website. If you click on it by first

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Hello there welcome to the world of the mac. First you probably would want to go through the voiceover quick start to do that press control option command function f 8 to open it then use you're left and right arrows to move forward and back through the quick start guide. The quick start will

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To switch voices press control option command left arrow and right arrow and use the up and arrows to to make ajustments. On Feb 26, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Zoe Fiogkos fiog...@rogers.com wrote: Hi everyone, so I finally took the big dive and got my new iMac and of course coming from the world of

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soon. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of isaac Sent: February-26-14 9:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new mac user please help To switch voices press control option command left arrow and right arrow and use

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Hello Zoe, To get rid of the conflict between new keyboard layout and Spotlight search, open System Preferences and go to the Keyboard pane. Select Shortcuts tab, 3 of 4, then navigate right to the Shortcuts categories table and interact with it. Navigate down to Spotlight. Stop interacting

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you're better off learning the ones you need as you complete your daily tasks on the Mac. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Zoe Fiogkos Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new mac user

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Dear Zoe, Welcome to the group. I, too, am a Greek speaker and I, too, chose to switch to Mac because of the many language Apple offers. I've learnt Greek, and in fact, I'm still continuing my classes with a tutor in Cyprus. Now to your questions. Isaac has already told you how to switch

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Fiogkos Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new mac user please help I will try this option and let you all know how it works. Also you mentioned the quickstart voiceover tutorial and yes I did this and it has helped a little

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: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:38 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new mac user please help I will try this option and let you all know how it works. Also you mentioned the quickstart voiceover tutorial and yes I did this and it has helped a little. Of course I have a lot

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1. VO should turn on when you first turn on your Mac. IF, by some strange chance it does not, press Cmd+F5. Know where your command key is? It’s the one directly next to the space bar at either side. Your Option key is the one directly next to the command key. How to ensure Voice Over

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To add what Ray has said. Once you’ve setup your Mac the way you like it. It maybe a good idea to check the checkbox found in system preferences, Users and Groups, now your in a table. Arrow down to Login options group and here is where you’ll find the check box which is called, “use Voiceover

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Command-f5 will turn Voiceover on and off, and once it is on it will remain on until you turn it off, even after a restart. On a standard Apple keyboard, the command key is immediately to the left or right of the spacebar. You may need to press function with that keystroke, which is the bottom

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Yeah I'll probably use Xcode. How do I get a hold of that? On 01/16/2014 12:07, Alex Hall wrote: Command-f5 will turn Voiceover on and off, and once it is on it will remain on until you turn it off, even after a restart. On a standard Apple keyboard, the command key is immediately to the

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Open the App Store, find the toolbar, interact with it, and find the search box. Type xcode and press enter, and it should be the first, if not the only, result. On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Scott B. sb356...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah I'll probably use Xcode. How do I get a hold of that? On

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Also don’t forget the Voiceover Help menu. press the VO keys and h, and to get commands press VO and h twice quickly. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:38 PM,

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First, the mac is completely different from windows; some things work better, some things do not. You cannot come to the mac expecting it to be just like windows, or you will be disappointed and frustrated. That said, you do not need to press the vo keys as often as certain podcasts lead you

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I like the NUM pad commander. It really cuts down on keystrokes. I use the DAS Multi media keyboard for Mac and love it Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse any spelling errors. On 26/02/2013, at 11:09 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: First, the mac is completely

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Hello, I see you are using an iPhone. So you can also use the gestures to which you are familiar, providing you have a magic trackpad. Gena On 26/02/2013 16:39, dr.abdull...@gmail.com wrote: Hello I don't want keep pressing vo Kees every time I need to be like free windows Sent from my

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True, if you have a Macbook with the right trackpad (anything made within the last three or four years will). If you have a desktop, you will need the Magic Trackpad ($70 from Apple). Some gestures are not the same, however, and the Mac includes many gestures that the iPhone does not. Have a

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I've not had much luck selecting text in Safari, but try using shift with up and down arrows. To select text in a document, just add shift to any navigation command. For instance, to select the next word, use shift-option-right; to select to the end of the document, use cmd-shift-down. On Feb

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Hi Katie, To select text in Text Edit, make sure quick Nav is off. Then interact with the text, and press vo+enter to start your selection. Use normal nnavigation commands to get the text you wish. Wehn finished with the selection, press vo+enter to end. In Safari, try shift+down arrow to

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Okay. Here's a tip. Drop Box will not present itself as a download; Rather, you will notice a button on the page that says install that you press. this will start everything for you. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name:

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hello ray thats the problem all i get when i go to dropbox is my folders so how do i get out of them to find the install link thanks Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com On 6 Oct 2012, at 12:43, Ray Foret Jr rfore...@att.net wrote: Okay. Here's a tip. Drop Box will not present itself as a

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Do you have an account, if so, that's where you press first. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray On Oct 6, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com wrote: hello ray thats the problem all i get when i go to

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yes i signed in ok but all that comes up as far as i can tell is the normal dropbox folders so do i have to do something else and thanks for the help Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com On 6 Oct 2012, at 13:09, Ray Foret Jr rfore...@att.net wrote: Do you have an account, if so, that's where you

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Yes, click on the account link. That's where you'll find it. It's just a matter of looking more carefully at the page. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray On Oct 6, 2012, at 12:12 PM, Wayne Coles wayne...@gmail.com

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What if you have a MVP and it stays asleep when it is not being used? Do I have to do disk maintance by hand? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:34 PM, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@shaw.ca wrote: Hi, There is no need to defrag a Mac. The Mac does its own optimizing in the middle of the

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Hi, It can be done by hand but it is unnecessary. According to this Apple article, the maintenance operations are done when the computer wakes from sleep or is turned back on. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2319 Later... On 2011-10-19, at 3:46 AM, Gigi wrote: What if you have a MVP and it

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Hi: Pages works great! You do not need to defray your mac. No registry keys! On Oct 18, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, In fact my friend Rita wishes to join the list. I am including her address in the to field hoping a mod can subscribe her. I wrote privately about this a

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Hi there, it seems my friend Rita means refreshing her mac, something she says she does often when it starts to run slowly? How often do you personally refresh your drive? She says she has been using the disc utility since 2006 for this purpose. thoughts? Karen On Tue, 18 Oct 2011, Sarai

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I refresh Safari. I've run first aid under disk utility to see if there are errors. I've also gone to the processes to see if something is stuck running, like a print job. I've only been a Mac user for 18 months,so maybe I'm just not understanding her question? On Oct 18, 2011, at 7:45 PM,

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Dear Karen, I have not done this myself in all the years I have had a Mac except back in the 90's with Disk First Aid. I did open disk Utility and went to Disk Utility Help. Under Disk Repair it tells how to repair the disk. If it is the disk that is also being used as the start up

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Hi, There is no need to defrag a Mac. The Mac does its own optimizing in the middle of the night, on the weekend and another one once a moth. Just don't turn off the computer and it will do everything by itself. It doesn't hurt to go into Disk Utility and do a Repair Disk Permissions once

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hi Tim, everyone. thanks for the wisdom. Rita was seeking the way to reach disc utility and run I imagine first aid. I feel she got the terms confused. I will share again the wisdom bout pages. good download link for the program. ahem, now! Karen who wonders if they still make now or later

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and as i understand comand 1 is imige view and command 2 is what you want list view as i've been told for that to work successfully. - Original Message - From: carolyn Haas chaas0...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 12:37 PM Subject: Re: New Mac

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Hi: The function keys at the top of the keyboard are set by default to control things like brightness and volume. When using voiceover, the function keys are often employed to perform software related tasks. Therefore, it is recommended that VO users change the setting to have them do

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Thanks Carolyn. That worked like a charm. K -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of carolyn Haas Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 9:38 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New Mac user -- question about

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To configure the function keys, open system preferences, and choose keyboard. Check the option to use the function keys for normal software functions, then they will work as expected. On Mar 20, 2011, at 8:24 PM, Kimberly wrote: Hi Everyone, I just got my Mac today and I have about a

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try growl its what I use for adium, Skype and even Xchat IRC. -Eric On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:42 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: Hi All, I'm a new Mac user who was convinced to jump in thanks to Mike's excellent podcasts on BlindCoolTech. I have considerable Windows and Linux experience already, but

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thanks I will do that. _ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of brandt Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 11:18 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new mac user You'd export the favourites from IE as HTML, then import

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Hi new mac user: You'll be able to import those pretty easily. Depending on your mail, You can save the file as a CSV (meaning comma separated values), and import it. Most likely there's a way to do this with favorites. But, I haven't attempted it. Think you'll love the Mac. Carolyn H On Dec

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To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Cc: Carolyn Haas Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 1:47 AM Subject: Re: new mac user Hi new mac user: You'll be able to import those pretty easily. Depending on your mail, You can save the file as a CSV (meaning comma separated values), and import

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Hi. I don't know about the DS50, but I have a DM520 and it works beautifully, at least using it as a standard drive. I don't know about the software that comes with it, I just use Finder, the program for navigating files, the Mac version of Windows Explorer. On Dec 30, 2010, at 11:04 PM,

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Hi Ray, Do you have the installation instructions for abby fine reader? Do you need vuescan for it? Can you use it for any scanner or do you need to purchase a particular scanner? Thanks, Gary On Jul 13, 2010, at 4:00 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Forget Omnipage on the Mac. Nuence tells me it

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Forget Omnipage on the Mac. Nuence tells me it isn't accessible. Iris is better, but, has a fifty page per session limit. Abby Fine reader is by far better and has no page limit. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! E-Mail: rforetjr at comcast dot net Skype Name: barefootedray On

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Quite right Heather. They can get rather touchy can't they? Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! E-Mail: rforetjr at comcast dot net Skype Name: barefootedray On Jul 13, 2010, at 12:51 PM, sister Heather Albright wrote: Hello Ray, thanks for the info! I will endeavor to purchase the

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Hi Celena, If you want to place things in higher priority in Utorrent, select the ones you want. Press control option shift M to bring up the context menu. Arrow down to high priority and press enter. You can use the same procedure to choose files not to download. Utorrent doesn't put any value

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Hi, the instructions for selecting noncontiguous files would help. I will definitley give all the things you suggested a try and i will let you know if i run in to anymore issues with utorrent. Thanks a bunch! Selena erik burggraaf wrote: Hi Celena, If you want to place things in higher

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In order to save files press control option shift M to get a context menu. The menu lets you save the linked files to your computer. I am not sure about your question about radio stations. HTH Olivia On Mar 29, 2010, at 1:13 PM, chad baker wrote: Hi i'm a new mac user got a couple questions.

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Hi, Logic, and Logic Express are not accessible at this time. On Mar 29, 2010, at 1:13 PM, chad baker wrote: Hi i'm a new mac user got a couple questions. First how do i save files on sites like blind cool tech and is logic 9 express 9 accessible i just got it. Also i'm looking for a

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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.

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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

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Hi, Rhonda Would you be able to outline exactly where this issue occurs? If I remember correctly, the default behavior of Voiceover is to speak every character that you type. I used VO-V to set the verbosity preferences to what I believe is the default, and tried it out. Hitting

Re: New Mac User having Problems with French Voiceover

i use italian and they go well. rk Il giorno 04/set/2009, alle ore 23.08, claire amoroso ha scritto: Hi Everyone, I have recently obtained a French Mac running Leopard 10.5 given to me by a friend and I have downloaded the trial version of the French voices from the Acapela Webiste. But