Re: Demonstrating the iPhone to a larger audience

2012-01-13 Thread Michael Busboom
: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2012-01-13, at 7:28 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Dear listers, In two months, I will be visiting my family in the U.S. While there, I will be doing a demonstration of access technology for blind people. While it won't

Re: Demonstrating the iPhone to a larger audience

2012-01-13 Thread Michael Busboom
this month. Do your audience have iPhones? Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Jan 13, 2012, at 6:28 AM, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at wrote: Dear listers, In two months, I will be visiting my family in the U.S. While there, I will be doing a demonstration of access technology

Creating a distribution or Group mailing list in Address Book?

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I am managing the translation of a book from German into English, and I will need to regularly send mail to the translators and editors who are involved in the project. I want to give the distribution list a name and then insert (either manually or from my contacts in my

Re: Creating a distribution or Group mailing list in Address Book?

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Busboom
for the group to be recognised. In mail when you type the group name into the address area mail will then populate the address field with all the individual email addresses from the group. Hope tha helpsPOPULATE 18 Jan 2012, at 09:30, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I am

Re: Using Remote Dictate app with the Mac

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Vic, I am very sorry that I cannot help you in any way, but I did want to ask you a question. If I understood you correctly, you are using a speech recognition app on your iPhone and routing the output of your program to your Mac. Is this correct and if so, is this difficult to do?

Re: Bluetooth Keyboard for iPhone 4?

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Busboom
at the Freedom I-Connex and the Apple bluetooth keyboard, but have yet to make up my mind. Since the keyboard you are looking at is make for the I-phone, I assume that it has all of the necessary keys that are needed for the i-devices? Johnny On Dec 15, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Michael Busboom wrote

Re: Creating a distribution or Group mailing list in Address Book?

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Busboom
for then to catch up lwith each other on re-opening. You can, of course, add a new contact manually. Lots of interaction needed but you can get to the necessary email field where you could petepaste in the address. On 18 Jan 2012, at 11:07, Michael Busboom wrote: Thanks for your input, David

A really neat App

2012-01-18 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, If you go to the Vision Australia website, you can learn about a really nice app called Money Reader. I bought it and tested it using three different currencies. It worked flawlessly, though I couldn't get it to announce the currency and denomination as quickly as the

Some questions about Google Goggles

2012-01-20 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi, Does anyone know how well Google Goggles works for those of us (most of the people on this list, I assume) who have a visual impairment? I frequently run into situations when I don't have sighted assistance, and it would be great to be able to have Google Goggles tell me what is in the can

How do I turn Blank Expanded into something meaningful

2012-01-21 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi there, Ever since upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion, I have had an annoying problem with Apple Mail. While scrolling through the mailboxes on my Mac, VO always says Blank Expanded when I arrow over a new section of mailboxes on my Mac. How can I get VO to once again announce the actual

Re: How do I turn Blank Expanded into something meaningful

2012-01-25 Thread Michael Busboom
the mailboxes and folders in my mailbox table. I'm using IMAP as well. Is your verbosity set to low? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jan 21, 2012, at 3:08 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi there, Ever since upgrading from Snow

Re: How do I turn Blank Expanded into something meaningful - Problem Solved

2012-01-25 Thread Michael Busboom
table. I'm using IMAP as well. Is your verbosity set to low? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jan 21, 2012, at 3:08 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi there, Ever since upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion, I have had

Re: Effectively navigating through edit fields on iPhone with Bluetooth keyboards

2012-01-28 Thread Michael Busboom
F9 Next song F10 Mute sound F11 Decrease volume F12 Increase volume On 10 Jan 2012, at 20:21, Michael Busboom wrote: I have recently acquired a Bluetooth keyboard with a tiny docking station to use with my iPhone 4 running IOS5. While it is easy enough to enter text into an edit

Accessible Program for masking your IP

2012-01-30 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I am looking for a low-cost solution for masking my Mac's IP address. For quite some time, I used Hot Spot Shield, but this is no longer an option, because PowerPC Applications are no longer supported. Can anyone suggest an accessible alternative? My thanks in advance, Mike -- You

Context Menu on the iPhone?

2012-02-11 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello, I am looking for the equivalent of a context menu for iPhone apps. Somehow it is probably activated by tapping once and then holding but I could be wrong. I am also wondering how to do a select all in an edit field. The other day, I used Siri for text dictation and could have really

Color Identifier for the iPhone 4S

2012-02-18 Thread Michael Busboom
Greetings, Since acquiring my iPhone 4S a little over a week ago, I have been downloading Apps with abandon and thoroughly enjoying the experience of using them. Recently, I discovered an App called Color Detector. It is a self-voicing App, so you don't even need VoiceOver. However, the

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Mike, Do you know if this App works at all in Europe? Since I still am an expatriate American and get to the States occasionally, I'll probably buy it, but knowing that it worked in Europe as well would make it even more interesting. Kindest regards, Mike P.S. Your podcasts on the Mac

Junk Mail shortcut?

2010-01-16 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello listers, I am trying to find a way in the Mac Mail program to quickly relegate messages in my in box to my junk mail folder. Is there a shortcut key for accomplishing this? I would be surprised if there weren't. I am using the latest version of Snow Leopard. Thanks in advance, Mike

Re: Junk Mail shortcut?

2010-01-16 Thread Michael Busboom
! Take care, Jim On Jan 16, 2010, at 7:03 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello listers, I am trying to find a way in the Mac Mail program to quickly relegate messages in my in box to my junk mail folder. Is there a shortcut key for accomplishing this? I would be surprised if there weren't

Re: Magic jack with mac and vo

2010-01-21 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Dan, Since I live outside the States, the place where I grew up, I immediately jumped on the opportunity to avail myself of the very inexpensive phone rates that Magic Jack offers. During a visit to my parents in Illinois, I bought the unit from a Radio Shack store and have never

ConvenienceWare Multilingual Voices

2010-01-21 Thread Michael Busboom
Greetings to all of you, Since I need to work in German a lot of the time, I purchased the ConvenienceWare German voices for my Mac. However, I haven't installed them yet. They are residing in my Downloads directory. I purchased the ConvenienceWare voices at a time prior to the release of

Re: ConvenienceWare Multilingual Voices

2010-01-21 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Yuma, So should I install the old software and let it tell me that I need to upgrade? Will the old software prompt me to upgrade? I don't want to damage my Snow Leopard installation by installing software that is older. Actually, I am not that experienced with installing new software

What does Data Detector Present mean?

2010-01-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi folks, Well, the subject lines says it all. Frequently, while in Mail, my Mac will say Data Detector Present, and I am wondering what this means. Thanks in advance for the enlightenment. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: What does Data Detector Present mean?

2010-01-22 Thread Michael Busboom
event in iCal etc etc. In short terms, a piece of data you can do something with by clicking it's content. HOpe this helps, John André On 22. jan. 2010, at 11.41, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi folks, Well, the subject lines says it all. Frequently, while in Mail, my Mac will say Data

VMWare Fusion 3, getting it right

2010-01-23 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi everybody, I just purchased the upgrade to VMWare Fusion 3 and have installed it. Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly what I did in the earlier version to optimize things. I was able to get most things right because of Mike's podcast. I would like to have a full screen in the XP

Duelling IMAPs?

2010-02-21 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, At present, I regularly use two different computers for checking my mail. One of these is my PC running Windows 7, using Thunderbird and the other is my Mac where I Have Snow Leopard installed. I use the mail client that is a part of SL. Right now, whenever I check mail on

Re: Duelling IMAPs?

2010-02-21 Thread Michael Busboom
consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 2010-02-21, at 10:02 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, At present, I regularly use two different computers for checking my mail. One of these is my PC running Windows 7, using Thunderbird and the other is my Mac where I

Re: Duelling IMAPs?

2010-02-21 Thread Michael Busboom
] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 10:03 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Duelling IMAPs? Hello everyone, At present, I regularly use two different computers for checking my mail. One of these is my PC running Windows 7, using Thunderbird and the other is my Mac

MS Office for Mac

2010-02-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Does anyone know when MS Office for the Mac will be released, and how accessible it might be with Voice Over? Because of some of the editing work I do professionally, I still need to use Word running under Windows. It is very accessible with Window-Eyes and I enjoy using it.

Re: Duelling IMAPs?

2010-02-22 Thread Michael Busboom
-Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 10:03 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Duelling IMAPs? Hello everyone, At present, I regularly use two different

Transferring Spam with one keystroke?

2010-02-25 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I need to apologize in advance for asking this question, because I asked it three months ago and accidentally deleted the responses I got. I have a large folder on my Mac where I keep messages that might come in handy at a later date. I don't know how it happened, but the

Re: Transferring Spam with one keystroke?

2010-02-25 Thread Michael Busboom
as junk by pressing Command-Shift-j, and if you've configured the Junkmail setting in Mail Preferences to do so, the message will go immediately into the Junkmail mailbox. Cheers, Anne On Feb 25, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I need to apologize in advance

Best Word Processor for Turabian

2010-03-04 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, In one month, I will begin graduate studies at an American university that requires research papers to be written using the Turabian style for doing footnotes, bibliographic citations, etc. Although I have Office 2007 running under Windows 7, I'd like to use a Word Processor on

Re: Best Word Processor for Turabian

2010-03-05 Thread Michael Busboom
something else in a particular package.) HTH Cheers, Esther James Nash wrote: Hi Michael On 4 Mar 2010, at 19:44, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, In one month, I will begin graduate studies at an American university that requires research papers to be written using

Backing up Nokia E61 data to Mac

2010-03-31 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, In all likelihood, I will be purchasing a new phone soon, and I wanted to back up all of the contacts on my old phone to my Mac and then transfer them back to my new phone, once I have purchased it. My current phone is a Nokia E61. The jury is still out on what my next

GoogleTalk and Voice Over

2011-05-29 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, There is apparently an app out there called Google Talk that is similar to Skype in terms of allowing people to communicate via online computer-to-computer voice chat. If this is true, does anyone know if it is accessible with the Mac and Voice Over? Many thanks, Mike --

Re: GoogleTalk and Voice Over

2011-06-03 Thread Michael Busboom
me to authorize his contact request? Thank you very much, Mike On 29,May,2011, at 6:02 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Hi Mike: I have Googletalk going through Adium. I also believe you can set it up to work with iChat. On May 29, 2011, at 10:59 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone

Re: GoogleTalk and Voice Over

2011-06-07 Thread Michael Busboom
considering a voice chat app. Eric On 6/3/11, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at wrote: Hello Sarai, Thank you for commenting on my post. I have downloaded Adium and have tried to add a friend who uses GoogleTalk to my contacts. Whenever both of us are online, we try to make communication through

Windows opening automatically in Sidebar

2011-06-15 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I have a problem that is causing some annoyance. Whenever I go to the Sidebar in Finder and start arrowing through choices there, windows open automatically. This is very annoying, and I am at a loss as to how to solve it. I went into the Finder preferences and the

Re: Windows opening automatically in Sidebar

2011-06-16 Thread Michael Busboom
iDisk. HTH. Geoff On Jun 15, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, I have a problem that is causing some annoyance. Whenever I go to the Sidebar in Finder and start arrowing through choices there, windows open automatically. This is very annoying, and I am

Re: Windows opening automatically in Sidebar

2011-06-16 Thread Michael Busboom
. Later... On 2011-06-16, at 6:03 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Geoff, I'm one step ahead of you; iDisks never were enabled. Any other thoughts? Best regards, Mike enabled. On 15,Jun,2011, at 9:56 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: Hello Michael, If you're not subscribed to MobileMe

Generating Touchtones on the Mac

2011-07-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Greetings, one and all, Up until recently, I used a service on Skype that would allow me to call a university switchboard, and enter the person's extension via the numbers on my Mac keyboard. As I typed the extension, I was able to hear the touchtones that were generated as I entered each

Re: Generating Touchtones on the Mac

2011-07-06 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi Mark, This idea sort of worked, but only sort of: 1. Pressing Command-2 indeed permitted me to generate touchtones, but no matter how quickly I pressed and released a key, the tones were sustained and in almost every instance, the tones beeped twice. 2. Sometimes, although I know which

Re: audio recording software

2011-07-11 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Ricardo, I recently paid for Garage Band but haven't even opened the package yet. Are you sure that you didn't pay anything for the software? If you didn't, why was I charged? :) I always enjoy your contributions and wish you all the best. Mike On 8,Jul,2011, at 5:20 PM, Ricardo

Voice Over Manual for Lion?

2011-07-24 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I went to the Apple accessibility page and looked for the VO manual for Lion, but I came up empty. I won't be able to install Lion for another week or so, but I had hoped to be able to read the manual in advance. Would someone be willing to send it to me off-list if it comes

Voice Over and Arabic?

2009-09-12 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, The subject sort of says it all. I am wondering if Snow Leopard comes in Arabic and if there is Voice Over support for the Arabic language. I am guessing that the TTS would have to be purchased through a third party. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. My best to

RE: Voice Over and Arabic?

2009-09-12 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. Actually, I do own a Mac, but I don't speak Arabic. I am also afraid that I know very little about what is available for that language. Is there an Arabic version of Snow Leopard? Once the language has been tested and commercially available, could the Mac be configured to automatically

Voice Over for Snow Leopard

2009-09-23 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi everyone, Does anybody know if the Voice Over manual for Snow Leopard is available in either HTML or vanilla ASCII? Come to think of it, how does one listen to the Voice Over manual from within the utility? I didn't find it when clicking on the Help option. Thanks in advance for any

RE: Voice Over for Snow Leopard

2009-09-23 Thread Michael Busboom
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice Over for Snow Leopard Michael Busboom wrote: Does anybody know if the Voice Over manual for Snow Leopard is available in either HTML or vanilla ASCII? Come to think of it, how does one listen to the Voice Over manual from within the utility? I

RE: Voice Over for Snow Leopard

2009-09-24 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Esther and others, I just received a copy of the manual in RTF, courtesy of the Apple Accessibility team. I should have asked them in the first place--Smile. Kindest regards, Mike -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com]

Skype and VO-Shift M

2009-09-24 Thread Michael Busboom
So is this a bug, or what has changed in Snow Leopard? Normally, when going through my contact list on Skype, I do a VO-Shift M on the contact with whom I wish to communicate. This then gives me several options. I can either call that contact, send them a text message, etc. Now, when I

RE: Latest article on using the Mac from the Braille Monitor

2009-10-05 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Esther, Although I read the Braille Monitor article, I learned something new by reading your posting anyway. You wrote: You can alternatively go to the table of contents for the latest Braille Monitor at: http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0909/bm0909tc.htm Then use

Basic Web Authoring Tool for the Mac

2009-10-05 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I am looking for a web authoring tool that would be good for a beginner or web author with intermediate skills. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, Mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

RE: How to use Help and Google Searching to learn about your Mac [was Re: Latest article on using the Mac from the Braille Monitor]

2009-10-07 Thread Michael Busboom
that often enough to warrant assigning a system shortcut. That's a great way to learn about new features you didn't even know you wanted. That's the way I found out about Command-Shift-Y in mail to add the sender of the current mail message to my address book. Cheers, Esther. Michael Busboom

Take Control

2009-10-23 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, Several months ago, I seem to remember someone mentioning books that dealt with Mac OS issues. These books could apparently be downloaded as PDF documents and read in Preview, if memory serves me correctly. They may have been part of a Take Control series of publications.

RE: attention Lioncourt

2009-10-26 Thread Michael Busboom
Keep on keepin' on, Josh, and thanks for the fabulous work you do! Mike -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Josh de Lioncourt Sent: Monday, 26 October, 2009 18:40 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: attention Lioncourt

2009-10-27 Thread Michael Busboom
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: attention Lioncourt Do we really want Josh to get tangled up in blue? On Oct 26, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Keep on keepin' on, Josh, and thanks for the fabulous work you do! Mike -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: twitter clients and bible program for mac questions

2009-10-29 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. If you are looking for a Bible program for the Mac, you may find what yu are looking for at: www.icanworkthisthing.com I believe the program is called Macsword. Hth, Mike -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Interesting VoiceOver behavior in 10.6.2

2009-11-17 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello Nic, Your news is very discouraging to me since I just did the software update to the latest version. Had I read your note a little earlier, I would have waited and skipped the update. I am giving a demonstration of the Mac at a university lecture tomorrow, so I guess I'll just have to

Accessibility of Hotspot Shield

2011-01-17 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, I recently ran across a program that I really like, and some of you, especially if you are outside the U.S. and want to listen to US content on the Web may like it, too. The program is called Hotspot Shield, and it makes your IP invisible to computers around you. This is a

Re: Accessibility of Hotspot Shield

2011-01-17 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello, and thank you very much! This is what I had suspected. Is there any other way to get to the items I need, even if it is a hassle? Kind regards, Mike On 17,Jan,2011, at 3:27 PM, Massimo wrote: In data Lunedì 17 Gennaio 2011 15.04.42, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at ha scritto

Re: Accessibility of Hotspot Shield

2011-01-17 Thread Michael Busboom
Lunedì 17 Gennaio 2011 15.04.42, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at ha scritto: While I was able to install the Windows version, I encountered several problems with the Mac iteration. For what I know, the problems you are having may be the result of a VO bug. The commands to enable and disable

Re: Accessibility of Hotspot Shield

2011-01-17 Thread Michael Busboom
this app also be used for our american cousins to access BBC iPlayer from their side of the pond too? On 17 Jan 2011, at 14:58, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello, and thank you very much! This is what I had suspected. Is there any other way to get to the items I need, even if it is a hassle

Re: Accessibility of Hotspot Shield

2011-01-17 Thread Michael Busboom
downloaded HSS and i can for the life of me not find it on that row either which escapes me why. /Krister 17 jan 2011 kl. 15.58 skrev Michael Busboom: Hello, and thank you very much! This is what I had suspected. Is there any other way to get to the items I need, even if it is a hassle

Re: onyx update

2011-01-21 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. Briefly, what is Onyx? Is it a set of utilities for the Mac running under SL, or is it something else? What does it cost? Thanks, Mike On 21,Jan,2011, at 5:46 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: For those that want to update onyx but cannot due to the error that it cannot access the website

Re: Accessing full status bar with voiceover?

2011-01-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Dane, are you sure about that command? I hit the VO-M command twice to get to the system status menu, but entering Ctrl-F8 didn't accomplish anything. I have this program called Hot Spot Shield that hangs out in the System Status area, and it is, thus far, inaccessible to me. Too bad, because

Humanware OCR Product for the Mac?

2011-01-22 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. Several months ago, when Humanware's European marketing manager visited me here in Vienna, he told me that the company would soon be introducing an OCR product that would work with the Mac. The user would purchase a tripod/camera that would connect to the Mac through the USB port and

Re: Accessing full status bar with voiceover?

2011-01-22 Thread Michael Busboom
, this happens to be my main topic in my first episode of, Apple to the core. lol. You can listen here http://goo.gl/8FoSJ Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan 22, 2011, at 11:40 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Dane

Re: Humanware OCR Product for the Mac?

2011-01-23 Thread Michael Busboom
at eburggraaf, 1-888-255-5194 http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2011-01-22, at 11:52 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. Several months ago, when Humanware's European marketing manager visited me here in Vienna, he told me that the company would soon be introducing an OCR product that would work

Re: Accessing full status bar with voiceover?

2011-01-24 Thread Michael Busboom
Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Jan 22, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Ricardo, Are you saying that you discuss how to find hidden items like Hot Spot Shield items in the system Status menu

Saving files in nested folders

2011-01-26 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi everyone, I've been using the Mac for almost two years now, and for the most part, I have loved the experience. There are other times, however, when I feel discouraged about ongoing inadequacies on my part that just shouldn't be. Here is an example where I could use some help. I always

Re: Saving files in nested folders

2011-01-26 Thread Michael Busboom
that still works. When closing a window with changes that you do not want to save ... Clicking command-D will click on the Don't Save button. Have a great morning. Jon On Jan 26, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi everyone, I've been using the Mac for almost two years now

Current version of Pages

2011-01-26 Thread Michael Busboom
Although I believe that I have the most recent version of Pages, I am not sure. My version of Pages is 4.05 (852). Since I didn't come across a button in the About section, I am assuming that I'm okay. Is this correct, or am I misinformed? Thanks, Mike -- You received this message

Re: Current version of Pages

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Busboom
, but hopefully sooner than later. Scott On Jan 26, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Although I believe that I have the most recent version of Pages, I am not sure. My version of Pages is 4.05 (852). Since I didn't come across a button in the About section, I am assuming

Re: Saving files in nested folders

2011-01-27 Thread Michael Busboom
closing a window with changes that you do not want to save ... Clicking command-D will click on the Don't Save button. Have a great morning. Jon On Jan 26, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi everyone, I've been using the Mac for almost two years now, and for the most part

Recording Skype calls on the fly with Audio Hijack

2011-02-03 Thread Michael Busboom
Greetings! Here in my office, an increasing amount of communication goes on via Skype. There are instances when we discuss complicated subjects and if I were able to record conversations easily and then summarize them in writing afterwards, my life would be a lot easier. I have the most

Re: Recording Skype calls on the fly with Audio Hijack

2011-02-03 Thread Michael Busboom
, at 12:29 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Greetings! Here in my office, an increasing amount of communication goes on via Skype. There are instances when we discuss complicated subjects and if I were able to record conversations easily and then summarize them in writing afterwards, my life

Re: Recording Skype calls on the fly with Audio Hijack

2011-02-04 Thread Michael Busboom
this made sense. If not, let me know and I'll be glad to help you out further. Darcy On 2011-02-03, at 8:29 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Greetings! Here in my office, an increasing amount of communication goes on via Skype. There are instances when we discuss complicated subjects and if I

Send/Receipt requests in Mail

2011-02-14 Thread Michael Busboom
Greetings to all of you, Here at work, there have been several misunderstandings about mail that was allegedly sent to me, but was ignored by me. For my own protection, I need to be able to know when people read my mail, and I also need to be able to generate receipt requests. this is

Re: Send/Receipt requests in Mail

2011-02-14 Thread Michael Busboom
, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Mike, There is no way, in Apple Mail, for you to know when someone has read your message. The facility simply isn't there. Cheers, Anne On 14 Feb 2011, at 10:25, Michael Busboom wrote: Greetings to all of you, Here at work, there have been several

Re: Send/Receipt requests in Mail

2011-02-15 Thread Michael Busboom
be happy to help more with this, if you can provide more information. Jim On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:25:10AM +0100, Michael Busboom wrote: Greetings to all of you, Here at work, there have been several misunderstandings about mail that was allegedly sent to me, but was ignored by me

Re: Send/Receipt requests in Mail

2011-02-15 Thread Michael Busboom
that would be) I'd be happy to help more with this, if you can provide more information. Jim On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:25:10AM +0100, Michael Busboom wrote: Greetings to all of you, Here at work, there have been several misunderstandings about mail that was allegedly sent to me

Re: Send/Receipt requests in Mail

2011-02-16 Thread Michael Busboom
. Jim On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:25:10AM +0100, Michael Busboom wrote: Greetings to all of you, Here at work, there have been several misunderstandings about mail that was allegedly sent to me, but was ignored by me. For my own protection, I need to be able to know when people read my

Transferring files from BrailleNote Apex to Mac

2011-02-20 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello. I have a lot of work-related files on my BrailleNote Apex and want to transfer them to my office computer, which is a Mac Book Pro. I know that in Windows, you have to use some special program, but I am wondering if there isn't an easier way on the Mac. I'd like to transfer three

Re: Transferring files from BrailleNote Apex to Mac

2011-02-26 Thread Michael Busboom
, Marlaina Lieberg 1guide...@gmail.com wrote: You can also convert them to .doc files, save them to an sd or usb drive, then just plug that into your mac and there you go. On Feb 20, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello. I have a lot of work-related files on my BrailleNote Apex and want

Two questions about Audio Hijack

2011-02-27 Thread Michael Busboom
Hello everyone, A very kind person on this list helped me create a macro that automatically starts Audio Hijack and selects Skype to hijack. Though the macro still works perfectly, and I use it almost every day, two things have started to occur that I don't understand. 1. In the component

Re: Transferring files from BrailleNote Apex to Mac

2011-02-28 Thread Michael Busboom
of a braille keyboard? On 2/26/11, Michael Busboom m...@busboom.at wrote: My sincerest thanks to all who have so kindly given me some advice. I will need to find some of the equivalents for the Apex. For instance, Dots 2 3 and five for the BN must certainly have an equivalent for the Apex. At any rate

Re: Two questions about Audio Hijack

2011-02-28 Thread Michael Busboom
try to interact with it? Darcy On 2011-02-27, at 3:51 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello everyone, A very kind person on this list helped me create a macro that automatically starts Audio Hijack and selects Skype to hijack. Though the macro still works perfectly, and I use it almost

Any hidden Gotchas when installing more RAM in a MacBook?

2011-03-01 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I was just at a MacShop the other day and bought more RAM (DDR3 variety) for my MacBook which I purchased two years ago. I currently have 2 GB of memory and will soon have 4 GB. I am wondering If I need to make any changes to Snow Leopard prior or after installing the new RAM. Will my

Re: Any hidden Gotchas when installing more RAM in a MacBook?

2011-03-01 Thread Michael Busboom
and give it more memory. Scott On Mar 1, 2011, at 6:26 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi. I was just at a MacShop the other day and bought more RAM (DDR3 variety) for my MacBook which I purchased two years ago. I currently have 2 GB of memory and will soon have 4 GB. I am

Re: Two questions about Audio Hijack

2011-03-01 Thread Michael Busboom
. MSN and AIM: marri...@gmail.com website: http://music.marrie.org Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 On Feb 28, 2011, at 1:34 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hello Darcy, When I try to interact with the toolbar, VO just beeps at me. Can I delete

VMWare Fusion and Talking Communities Software

2011-03-07 Thread Michael Busboom
Greetings to all, I recently assisted the European Blind Union by liaising with Talking Communities regarding the purchase of a server. As many of you may know, the Talking Communities software for Windows works fine. Their software for the Mac is still being developed, though a version is

Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-14 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi everyone, I am using Snow Leopard V 10.6.6 on a Mac Book with 4 GB/RAM. For reasons I do not understand, I occasionally lose Voice Over, especially when I am using Mail. Though the problem is not limited to Mail, Voice Over just seems to unload itself, and the only thing I can do is

Re: Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-14 Thread Michael Busboom
, press escape and VoiceOver will restart. I hope this problem gets fixed soon. It must be unique to the MacBooks as I cannot produce the problem on my iMac. Robert Carter On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi everyone, I am using Snow Leopard V 10.6.6 on a Mac

Re: Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-14 Thread Michael Busboom
this a priority,. perhaps if more of us would do so, it would garner enough attention that apple Inc. would have to do something about this problem. -Eric On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Robert, although the problem is annoying, this approach you described might at least

Re: Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-14 Thread Michael Busboom
entering information into Forms on the web. Most frustrating, to say the least. Mark On Mar 14, 2011, at 8:38 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi everyone, I am using Snow Leopard V 10.6.6 on a Mac Book with 4 GB/RAM. For reasons I do not understand, I occasionally lose Voice Over, especially

Re: Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-14 Thread Michael Busboom
dies when entering information into Forms on the web. Most frustrating, to say the least. Mark On Mar 14, 2011, at 8:38 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi everyone, I am using Snow Leopard V 10.6.6 on a Mac Book with 4 GB/RAM. For reasons I do not understand, I occasionally lose Voice Over

Re: Hot Spots podcast

2011-03-15 Thread Michael Busboom
I, for one, eagerly look forward to your podcast. Bring it on! Best regards, Mike On 15,Mar,2011, at 9:39 AM, Jes Smith wrote: Hi all, There is a little known, but very useful feature in VoiceOver on the Mac called hotspots. Want to know what they are, and how you use them? My podcast

Will Dragon Dictate work with VO (multilingual Issues)

2011-03-15 Thread Michael Busboom
If you read the following message that I posted to a different list several days ago, then please accept my apologies in advance. Having heard nothing from the other list, I have decided to widen my search for information. Hello everyone, I am finding it increasingly difficult to write and

Re: Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-15 Thread Michael Busboom
this a priority,. perhaps if more of us would do so, it would garner enough attention that apple Inc. would have to do something about this problem. -Eric On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Robert, although the problem is annoying, this approach you described might at least

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