Hi Anouk, Yeah, I will. I've been meaning to, but just hadn't gotten around to it. Donna On Oct 22, 2009, at 10:21 AM, a radix wrote:
> > Hi Donna and Tony, could you please email apple accessibility about > this? I > did so already but I am afraid maybe I did not explain myself that > well and > there is always strength in numbers... > Greetings, Anouk, > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Goodin" <goodi...@msu.edu> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:16 PM > Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac > > >> >> Hi Anouk, >> >> I have noticed this same behavior. >> Best, >> Donna >> On Oct 22, 2009, at 3:03 AM, a radix wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Nicolai, >>> I will try and explain the thum bkey issues I am having. >>> Thumbkey 1 and 5 should go to the next line to the right (if that >>> makes >>> sense) and do this endlessley but at least the 5th one does not, >>> after a few >>> lines it just stops and i cant read on and I have to press the right >>> arrow >>> on the keyboard once for it to be able to continue. >>> I think thumbkey 2 and 4 should go one line down (one complete line, >>> my >>> braille display is only 40 keys) but I dont think it does this, at >>> least not >>> when i read documents in pages. >>> Btw, where do you broadcast? >>> Greetings, Anouk, >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Nicolai Svendsen" <chojiro1...@gmail.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:05 AM >>> Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Hi again folks, >>>> >>>> Yes, broadcasts can certainly be done. Nicecast from Rogue Amoeba >>>> http://rogueamoeba.com >>>> works extremely well. The only issue seems to be the effects scroll >>>> area, but I hope they'll be working on that. Otherwise, it works >>>> ridiculously well, in fact, and I have nothing to complain about. >>>> >>>> I'm not exactly sure about your Thumbkey thing. I don't get it. If >>>> you >>>> can elaborate? Maybe I'm being dense here. :). >>>> >>>> As for VLC, I've never actually tried it out, and I personally love >>>> using Safari for web browsing. For me, everything is much faster. >>>> >>>> Also, which braille display are you using? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Nic >>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>>> AIM: cincinster >>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>> Facebook Profile >>>> My Twitter >>>> >>>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Tony Bernedal wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi again. >>>>> Wow. Echomac, never heard of it but when I google it I found >>>>> http://echomac.sourceforge.net/ >>>>> I'll try it when I'm back home from work. >>>>> Anouk, I had a fire dtv reciever and used it with dvb viewer on >>>>> windows and Eye tv have driver for it so I gave it a try but it >>>>> doesn't work as I want at the moment. >>>>> I have readiris on the disk and I'm going to try it out and see >>>>> how it >>>>> works with swedish language and so on. >>>>> I have heard of some broadcast tools for mac but at the moment I >>>>> haven't looked in to it. I don't broadcast at the moment so it >>>>> doesn't >>>>> have so high priority. I still have my studio pc sitting under the >>>>> desk so I can use stationplaylist and all the broadcast stuff if I >>>>> want to. >>>>> Regards Tony >>>>> >>>>> 2009/10/21, a radix <anou...@home.nl>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey Tony, Nice to hear from you! (the world is a small place) >>>>>> Funny >>>>>> we >>>>>> started our mac journey at the seem time. I am curious, can you >>>>>> broadcast on >>>>>> the mac? I guess otsjuke wont work and obiously shoutcast wont >>>>>> either. I was >>>>>> thinking of running windows with vmware but now I am just >>>>>> thinking >>>>>> to ask my >>>>>> brother to help me install windows 7 via bootcamp instead. Has >>>>>> anyone got >>>>>> experience with installing windows via bootcamp as dual boot? >>>>>> Is it >>>>>> diffucult? I presume the drivers for windows 7 for the macbook >>>>>> pro >>>>>> will be >>>>>> available from apple? I still want to try vuescan an dreadiris, >>>>>> in >>>>>> fact i >>>>>> have the programs on my computer bu tI want to wait till hp >>>>>> releases the >>>>>> drivers for my scanner that are native to sl, also I hope by that >>>>>> time abbyy >>>>>> will have released a demo of finereader for the mac that is >>>>>> native >>>>>> to sl. I >>>>>> am just concerned that either adf wont work, scanning iwll be >>>>>> very >>>>>> slow or >>>>>> dutch character recognition wont be as good as omnipage. >>>>>> I am surprised that you also have the thumbkey problem, i thought >>>>>> it was >>>>>> something stupid on my part, corrupt install whatever. I guess we >>>>>> will both >>>>>> have to mail apple accessibility about this. >>>>>> So, you are using a tv tuner with your mac? This is the next >>>>>> thing >>>>>> i want to >>>>>> taccle since now I have an analog tv standing on my desk and it >>>>>> is >>>>>> taking up >>>>>> space that I could use otherwise. I did have digital tv in the >>>>>> past >>>>>> bu tI >>>>>> had a lot of trouble with it and in the end just went back to >>>>>> analog. There >>>>>> are not that many tuners for the mac I think (analog or >>>>>> otherwise) >>>>>> and I >>>>>> guess even less that are available in Europe. Which do you use? I >>>>>> guess as >>>>>> long as I get one with a remote things will be ok (if it indeed >>>>>> can >>>>>> find the >>>>>> channels). >>>>>> I too LOVE the sleep features of the mac, i never turn mine off, >>>>>> just close >>>>>> the lid and thats it. >>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Tony Bernedal" <t...@bernedal.net> >>>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:16 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Anouk. >>>>>>> I have also used my mac for around 3 months now, and like you I >>>>>>> still >>>>>>> use windows for a couple of things. I trying to get the scanning >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> ocr to work on the mac but for now windows and omnipage have >>>>>>> to do >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> jobb. I had a license for windows xp lying on the shelf from a >>>>>>> no >>>>>>> longer working laptop and I installed xp with vmware as a >>>>>>> virtual >>>>>>> machine and doing my scanning there and it works good but the >>>>>>> virtual >>>>>>> machine is very slow. I also use windows for Echolink, wich is a >>>>>>> ham-radio software wich don't exist on the mac. Also the >>>>>>> software to >>>>>>> setup and program my hamradio stations is only windows programs. >>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>> very happy mac user now and after some updates to snow leopard >>>>>>> my >>>>>>> problems with it is gone. >>>>>>> I hope the issue with the thumbkey on your display can be >>>>>>> solved. I >>>>>>> have same issue with alva satelite. >>>>>>> I also have a battle with EyeTV software wich for some odd >>>>>>> reason >>>>>>> doesn't find my tv channels on the cable network. And it is also >>>>>>> very >>>>>>> tricky to use with VO. I use VLC for webradio and movies and it >>>>>>> works >>>>>>> great (vlc version 1.x doesn't work under windows and linux at >>>>>>> all >>>>>>> with screenreader, only on mac, great!). >>>>>>> And I also like the speed, starting my windows pc here at works >>>>>>> take >>>>>>> forever and the mac is at the desktop in almost 0 time. And, the >>>>>>> sleep >>>>>>> works well too. >>>>>>> So I'm happy with my mac system. >>>>>>> Good luck with your mac! >>>>>>> Regards Tony >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2009/10/21, a radix <anou...@home.nl>: >>>>>>>> Hello, I have been using my mac for about 2 months now >>>>>>>> especially >>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>> school >>>>>>>> although at home I still often use my pc and I will explain >>>>>>>> below >>>>>>>> why. In >>>>>>>> general my experiences with the mac have been very positive >>>>>>>> especially >>>>>>>> after >>>>>>>> installing snow leopard. I can use skype and msn just as well >>>>>>>> as >>>>>>>> on my >>>>>>>> pc. >>>>>>>> And after I dumped itunes and started using vlc instead >>>>>>>> watching >>>>>>>> movies >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> listening to music became a breeze. I recently bought apples >>>>>>>> office suite >>>>>>>> because I prefer that over using textedit or the free text >>>>>>>> editors/office >>>>>>>> suits that are available. I am also intending to go and use >>>>>>>> garage band >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> the future if I can get that working with my yamaha keyboard. I >>>>>>>> like the >>>>>>>> built-in speakers and sound quality alhtough listening through >>>>>>>> its sound >>>>>>>> output with my own in ear monitors is nothing special. I still >>>>>>>> find using >>>>>>>> the internet on the mac a bit mor ework then i did while >>>>>>>> using my >>>>>>>> pc and >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> goes a bit slower also when reading docucments i notice that I >>>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>>> endlessly use the right thumb key on my braille display to >>>>>>>> continue >>>>>>>> reading, >>>>>>>> eventually i have to press the right arrow on my normal >>>>>>>> keyboard >>>>>>>> if I >>>>>>>> want >>>>>>>> to read onm. This does become irritating after a while if you >>>>>>>> need to >>>>>>>> read >>>>>>>> long documents. >>>>>>>> At home I still mostly use my windows pc although i now have >>>>>>>> gotten mail >>>>>>>> working on the mac as well because 1. I use omnipage pro 16 >>>>>>>> under >>>>>>>> windows >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> scan my books for school, while I know that there are some >>>>>>>> scanning >>>>>>>> solutions for the mac that i will probbably try once the hp >>>>>>>> drivers for >>>>>>>> sl >>>>>>>> have been released I just dont know if they will be as good and >>>>>>>> easy as >>>>>>>> using omnipage pro 16 and am a bit hesistant to try it >>>>>>>> because of >>>>>>>> that (I >>>>>>>> really really hope that a full version of finereader will >>>>>>>> eventually be >>>>>>>> released for the mac since I have heard it can rival omnipage >>>>>>>> pro). >>>>>>>> Secondly there is filesharing, i will be brief. Ftp does work >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> the mac >>>>>>>> with transmit which I rather like although I have not >>>>>>>> registered >>>>>>>> it yet, >>>>>>>> questions i asked its support team went unanswered. Usenet also >>>>>>>> works but >>>>>>>> udner windows I preferred to use other programs which are not >>>>>>>> available >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> the mac. >>>>>>>> The third point is playing games which I do a lot on the pec >>>>>>>> especially >>>>>>>> interactive fiction and muds. There is an interpreter for >>>>>>>> interactive >>>>>>>> fiction called zoom which I tried and although I can open games >>>>>>>> with it >>>>>>>> saved games were a problem for me since I could not open a >>>>>>>> saved >>>>>>>> game >>>>>>>> file >>>>>>>> (made in frotz). >>>>>>>> For muds the situation on the mac is not so good, I play them >>>>>>>> all >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> time >>>>>>>> on windows but there is only one mudclient that I know of which >>>>>>>> works >>>>>>>> under >>>>>>>> sl and which is still being developed, jamochamud which works >>>>>>>> under java. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It >>>>>>>> is not too accessible at the moment but the programmer has >>>>>>>> promised to >>>>>>>> look >>>>>>>> at it, still it does not offer all the features even then >>>>>>>> that I >>>>>>>> am used >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> on a windows client. >>>>>>>> As soon as windows 7 becomes officially available I am planning >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> install >>>>>>>> it on my mac (probbably via bootcamp) so that I at least can >>>>>>>> use >>>>>>>> my mac >>>>>>>> all >>>>>>>> the time even if I need to use windows, hopefully for the >>>>>>>> scanning and >>>>>>>> downloading tasks I will in the future be able to use the mac >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> I have >>>>>>>> hopes for muds as well but for now at least my mac is mostly >>>>>>>> used >>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>> school >>>>>>>> and in the library. >>>>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >>> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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