Re: New to Mac

2013-12-07 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Hope Congratulations on such a nice Christmas present. There are two types of keystrokes you will want. One type is Macintosh keyboard commands. the other type is VoiceOver commands. I have two files, one for each type. do you want them? It only took me about two weeks to change from the

Re: New to Mac

2013-12-07 Thread Hope Paulos
I would love the files. Thank you so much for the offer. Hope Paulos On Dec 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Eugenia Firth gigifi...@me.com wrote: Hi Hope Congratulations on such a nice Christmas present. There are two types of keystrokes you will want. One type is Macintosh keyboard commands.

Re: New to Mac

2013-12-07 Thread Scott Rumery
Hi Hope This is Scott from the All In Access podcast which by the way you haven’t made your debut on yet. I have a document with all of the VoiceOver keystrokes I will put this in my public DropBox folder for anyone who might want it. If when you get your new Mac you find that you are having

Re: New to Mac

2013-12-07 Thread Scott Rumery
I definitely agree with your comment about the similarities and when I teach someone that is having trouble getting comfortable on the Mac I will always make comparisons to Windows because this is what they know. Have a great day, Scott On Dec 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Eugenia Firth

Re: New to Mac

2013-12-07 Thread Hope Paulos
I am going to be speaking with the president of Fedora on Monday. Thank you very much for the document! Smiles Hope Paulos On Dec 7, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Scott Rumery blindfait...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Hope This is Scott from the All In Access podcast which by the way you haven’t made your

Re: New to Mac

2013-12-07 Thread Ray Foret Jr
The Voice OVer information at: www.apple.com/accessibility.com should be a good place to get started. Also, when you get your new Mac, and voice Over is turned on, if you press cmd+H twice, you’ll be brought right in to the list of all the Voice OVer commands. Sent from my Mac, the only

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-09 Thread Garth Humphreys
Can it at least be setup to work as IMAP I do not want to have to use the account as POP Sent from my iPhone On 09/09/2011, at 3:16 PM, james Walton jmwalto...@gmail.com wrote: agreed because when you set it up the server is m.hotmail.com -- You received this message because you are

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-09 Thread james Walton
no live can not be setup as imap i wish it could -- 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 group, send email to

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-09 Thread Rachel magario
Garth, When you go to mail boxes does it show there as one of the options or not? If it does, it could be you just have your gmail inbox chosen, so it will only show your gmail messages. You have to choose the higher level inbox to show messages from both. But, if it does not show, then they are

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-09 Thread Rachel magario
Garf and all, I forgot the exchange miner detail. Sorry. :) But apparently there is a solution. I am not sure how accessible it is with voiceover. But worth a shot, for you courageous early adopters. It is called fluentfactory http://fluentfactory.com/mboxmail-for-mac/ I have given up checking

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-09 Thread Rachel magario
promise, I'll stop sending email soon! I forgot to say this solution is not a mail client, just a background tool that runs in the background to help you use the mail client you want and still access your hotmail without having to use pop. Hope it helps. Rachel. On Sep 9, 2011, at 1:05 AM, james

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-09 Thread Garth Humphreys
Hi Rachael Thanks for the info. I will have a look into this soon. Well maybe when I get a bit more confident using my Mac. I keep my Live account for important messes as the push works so well on the iPhone. I know that using a Liveaccount for important mail is probably the opposite to

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-09 Thread Rachel magario
command shift d send messages on mail! Yes, I am known for talking to much! :) Trying to be careful not to overload my new friends on this list! haha On Sep 9, 2011, at 5:12 AM, Garth Humphreys wrote: Hi Rachael Thanks for the info. I will have a look into this soon. Well maybe when I get

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-08 Thread james Walton
please explain to me how you got it to work as exchange! when i tried it it did not work for me. i had to do it as pop on my iPhone it works well as exchange though -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-08 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don't think you can use a windows live or hotmail account as exchange in Mac mail. Only mobile devices. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Sep 8, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Garth Humphreys wrote: Hi All I have a new Mac Book Air 11Inch.

Re: New User Mac Mail Question

2011-09-08 Thread james Walton
agreed because when you set it up the server is m.hotmail.com -- 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 group, send email to

Re: new to mac gaming need help

2011-01-20 Thread Jude DaShiell
It would help if you saved the getgames.sh script from this message. It'll be between the two cut here lines. What it does is to use rsync to download the whole ifarchive game set and keep it up to date when run again. It makes an ifarchive folder tree in your user directory and under the

Re: new to mac gaming need help

2011-01-19 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Ed: Welcome. You may want to check out maccessibility.net, and I think another possibility is applevis.com HTH Carolyn H On Jan 19, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Ed Worrell wrote: Hello my name is Ed, I got a macbook pro not to long ago. I was wondering if you guys could help me find some good

RE: New to mac

2010-05-03 Thread Simon Fogarty
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, 2 May 2010 9:29 p.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Nic I think the one thing we need to enforce here is do not bring your windows and windows-based screen reading concepts to the Mac. If you try to think

Re: New to mac

2010-05-03 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, 2 May 2010 9:29 p.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Nic I think the one thing we need to enforce here is do not bring your windows and windows-based screen reading concepts to the Mac. If you try

Re: New to mac

2010-05-03 Thread marie Howarth
with few keystrokes? Thanks Edward -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Hi

Re: New to mac

2010-05-03 Thread marie Howarth
. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, 2 May 2010 9:29 p.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Nic I think the one thing we need to enforce here is do not bring your

Re: New to mac

2010-05-03 Thread carlene knight
- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John J Herzog Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 9:13 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Edward, For a great demo of voiceover and the mac's web browser, head over

Re: New to mac

2010-05-02 Thread marie Howarth
Hey Olivia, Webspots are awesome. You set one on a page using vo-cmd-shift-right bracket. You can remove a webspot by using vo-cmd-shift-left bracket at any area on a webpage. For example, if a page doesn't have a lot of navigation, and i need to jump to an area quickly, I'll set up a webspot

Re: New to mac

2010-05-02 Thread marie Howarth
keystrokes? Thanks Edward -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Hi, There are good

Re: New to mac

2010-05-02 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Hi, There are good alternatives to MS Office. MS Office is not fully accessible yet, but it is said

Re: New to mac

2010-05-02 Thread Scott Howell
Nic, I was agreeing and responding to what you were saying as well as presenting my own point of view. This is how your name got associated with the message. Btw, my point of course was not to call out the advantages or disadvantages of one screen reader over another or OS. My point simply to

RE: New to mac

2010-05-02 Thread Kerie doyle
highly enough, I'm learning more and more all the time, and have no -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: 02 May 2010 12:49 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Nic, I

Re: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, There are good alternatives to MS Office. MS Office is not fully accessible yet, but it is said that it will be written in Cocoa, most likely making it accessible. The Mac has a basic Text Editor called Text Edit, which is a lot better than Wordpad and Notepad on Windows. You have suites

RE: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread Edward
@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Hi, There are good alternatives to MS Office. MS Office is not fully accessible yet, but it is said

Re: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Hi, There are good alternatives to MS Office. MS Office is not fully accessible yet, but it is said that it will be written in Cocoa, most likely making it accessible. The Mac has

Re: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread John J Herzog
...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: New to mac Hi, There are good alternatives to MS Office. MS Office is not fully accessible yet, but it is said that it will be written in Cocoa, most likely making

Re: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread olivia norman
I've never understood web spots and how they work. Can someone point me in the right direction here? Thanks, Olivia On May 1, 2010, at 8:45 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi, There are good alternatives to MS Office. MS Office is not fully accessible yet, but it is said that it will be

RE: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread Edward
Subject: Re: New to mac Edward, For a great demo of voiceover and the mac's web browser, head over to the blind cool tech web site. Then, search for the words mac demo. I don't want to spoil it, but one of the really cool things about no buffers is that you get to see information change on the page

Re: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread Kaare Dehard
it is good indeed, however, it may take some getting used to. Intuitive yeppers, but it took me a bit of time to get through the learning curve. It was worth it, but ya got to hang in there while you get used to the different ways of navigation. On 2010-05-01, at 8:45 PM, Nicolai Svendsen

Re: New to mac

2010-05-01 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I've been using a Mack for about a month and a half now. It didn't take me very long to get used to, but it is way different than Windows. From what I've seen, there's nothing bad about the Mack, I love it. Courtney On 01/05/2010, at 9:36 in the Afternoon, Kaare Dehard wrote: it is good

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
it is only tryalble it seems as of yet, via a full purchase with no trial On 3 Aug 2009, at 21:33, Simon Cavendish wrote: Dear Esther, This is very interesting. Do you know whether Abbyy supports automatic page orientation and multi-page scanning? Does it support two page scanning as in

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
what is the prom code again please if one can use paypal with that site to get the discount i'll buy the product On 3 Aug 2009, at 22:51, Esther wrote: Hi Simon, I know that ABBYY Fine Reader on the Fujitsu ScanSnap supports very fast dual sided multi-page scans and automatic page

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread Simon Cavendish
The prom code is: SMBTM With the VAT on top, it's about $95. BW, Simon On 4 Aug 2009, at 07:27, william lomas wrote: what is the prom code again please if one can use paypal with that site to get the discount i'll buy the product On 3 Aug 2009, at 22:51, Esther wrote: Hi Simon, I

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
can we use UK cards simon on the site? On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:10, Simon Cavendish wrote: The prom code is: SMBTM With the VAT on top, it's about $95. BW, Simon On 4 Aug 2009, at 07:27, william lomas wrote: what is the prom code again please if one can use paypal with that site to get

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread Simon Cavendish
Yes, you can use either Visa or Paypal. BW, SimonНщг сфт гыу мшыф щк зфнщфдю On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:47, william lomas wrote: can we use UK cards simon on the site? On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:10, Simon Cavendish wrote: The prom code is: SMBTM With the VAT on top, it's about $95. BW, Simon On

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread william lomas
have you purchased it yet? On 4 Aug 2009, at 15:49, Simon Cavendish wrote: Yes, you can use either Visa or Paypal. BW, SimonНщг сфт гыу мшыф щк зфнщфдю On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:47, william lomas wrote: can we use UK cards simon on the site? On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:10, Simon Cavendish wrote:

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-04 Thread Simon Cavendish
Attention: it would appear that ABBYY finereader express does not support older scanners for which there are no intel compatible Mac drivers. I have a Canoscan 1200U and it is not supported by ABBYY FineReader Express. Best wishes Simon On 4 Aug 2009, at 18:30, william lomas wrote:

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread william lomas
but was it tested with the end user of voice over or just in general On 2 Aug 2009, at 22:56, Koumanova Rostislava wrote: yes it is true. i wish we could try it. rk Il giorno 02/ago/09, alle ore 23:32, christos hux ha scritto: There is now a new ocr

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread william lomas
can not international people take advantage of the discount? why do these deas never extend outside the US? lol On 3 Aug 2009, at 01:03, Esther wrote: Hi Jonathan, Rossy, Chris, and Others, I found an announcement of a coupon code discount of 20 per cent off the price of ABBYY Fine

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread Esther
Hi Will, I don't know that international people can't take advantage of the discount. All I reported on was the existence of a 20 per cent discount coupon, and the savings this would translate into for U.S. buyers -- since that's the only price that I can view. Esther william lomas

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread william lomas
has anyone tried the program yet i.e. bought it and used it? very keen to get it as i need an OCR for my mac really but want others to try it On 3 Aug 2009, at 18:38, Esther wrote: Hi Will, I don't know that international people can't take advantage of the discount. All I reported on

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread James Dietz
Hey Jon, You might have better luck working with your outdated copy by using the mouse. Route the mouse to the VO cursor (I think the command is vo+cmd+f5 - have a look in the menu by pressing vo+f7) and clicking (vo+shift+space). That's how I got the old bookshare app working, as well as some

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread Simon Cavendish
Dear Esther, This is very interesting. Do you know whether Abbyy supports automatic page orientation and multi-page scanning? Does it support two page scanning as in an open book on a flat-bed scanner? Does it append pages to the end of the document by default, or does one have to move

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread Esther
Hi Simon, I know that ABBYY Fine Reader on the Fujitsu ScanSnap supports very fast dual sided multi-page scans and automatic page orientation and two-page scanning, but since that is the version of the app that is bundled with the manufacturer's product (which is not flatbed, but page

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-03 Thread Simon Cavendish
With regard to Abbyy fine reader express for mac, Esther's kind gesture of forwarding the discount code does work for customers outside the USA. With best wishes Simon On 2 Aug 2009, at 23:06, Esther wrote: Hi Chris, Thanks for this notification. I've been tracking the developments of

Re: new ocr mac application

2009-08-02 Thread Esther
Hi Chris, Thanks for this notification. I've been tracking the developments of ABBYY OCR for the Mac because they do a particularly good job with OCR in a multilingual environment. They used to have a Mac version of their OCR software quite a long time ago. For about two years they