Re: How to set up Microsoft Exchange email in IPhone?
Some of the fields in the setup are not labeled and I get confused on what I'm supposed to enter in what field. I need to know the order of the fields. Thanks. Jes On Feb 14, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Jes, > > What is it you neeed to know. > > The exchange setup / ms mail account setup is very easy on an iphone. So > long of course if you have the details for your exchange server. > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jess > Sent: Sunday, 14 February 2010 10:08 a.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: How to set up Microsoft Exchange email in IPhone? > > Can someone guide me on how to set up an email account that uses Exchange on > the IPhone? My college email uses this, and their website is just not > efficient. I'd rather be able to send email straight from the IPhone's mail > program, or better yet, the mail app from the Mac instead of having to go > through the website. > Thanks > Jes > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: TextExpander app on sale for $1.99
Hi Mike, I'm cc'ing this to the Macvisionaries list, since your question involves the desktop version of TextExpander as well as definitions that can sync through its iPhone/iPod counterpart TextExpander Touch app. The predefined snippets for the desktop version of TextExpander for the Mac are described on this page: http://smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/snippets.html However, as they describe, although you can download the .zip files from that web page, the easy way to add them is to use the TextExpander preferences pane. Just launch the TextExpander preferences pane (either VO-M , arrow down, and press "s y" to go to "System Preferences" and use Shift-Tab to navigate to TextExpander and VO-Space to open, or, you can just use Spotlight to type in the first letters of "TextExpander" and arrow down to the "TextExpander.prefPane" and press return). On the "Snippets" tab navigate to the table of Snippets, then VO-Down arrow to the "Menu Button" and press it (VO-Space). The last menu option will be "Add Predefined Group". Right arrow to the submenu and select the group you want to add (e.g, "HTML Code Snippets"). Close the TextExpander preferences pane with Command-W when you're done. Another option you might want to take a look at is their "Internet Productivity Snippets" which contain snippets for URL shortening services. (Some of these more recent options aren't listed on the web page links, but are available through the menu button of the preference pane, so it's easier to add predefined groups through the menu button.) There's also a SmileOnMyMac blog, where they've posted hints about using TextExpander with DropBox and other such items. Just select the link to their blog on any of their product web pages to read up on these entries. You can also add predefined snippets through the "Add" button in the bottom left corner on your page of Snippets groups on the iPhone app. However, I can't imagine creating most of my web pages by typing new entries from scratch on the iPhone! It would be slick if they incorporated TextExpander with apps for blogging like the free WordPress app. For general purposes of typing with TextExpander snippets on my iPod Touch, I like the SimpleNote app, and I now use the free Notational Velocity program for desktop autosyncing of SimpleNote notes on the Mac in preference over the JustNotes beta. (VoiceOver navigation feels very stable with NV.) I don't know what happens on the iPhone when a call comes in when you're typing into an app, but I think the fact that you can easily save and sync to the web site version of SimpleNote means that it's easy to save your work. Then you can use cut and paste to move content to other apps. HTH Cheers, Esther Babcock, Michael A. wrote: good day; this message written at 11:33 PMAKDT Smile, how i love text expander. I am curious, is there a place one can download snibbits from? E.G. you said something about computer code, and html, can one access these on the desktop? mike On Feb 14, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Robert, Mike, and Others, Yes, as Mike says, TextExpander for the Mac is VoiceOver friendly. (And oddly enough, although I was away when this post came in, the next post from someone on the mac-access list was a recommendation for the desktop app, along with an account of excellent customer support to a query in the form of an AppleScript that he's started using with TextExpander.) I should correct him that he got a 20% discount in connection with this year's MacWorld event by using the link at his posted site to make his purchase ($23.96 instead of $29.95): http://smileonmymac.com/mw2010/ This offer is good through February 28, 2010. Here's some more background. I'll cc this post to the macvisionaries list, since it concerns the TextExpander desktop software for the Mac, which can work in tandem with the TextExpander Touch app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Like the TextExpander Touch app, the original (Mac only) TextExpander software lets you define shortcut "snippets" that expand to phrases like Mike's signature line. Since you can access and create snippets by bringing up the TextExpander preferences pane, you get the features that show up when the icon is accessed from the status menu bar (which can be a potential problem for VoiceOver for some apps). Snow Leopard on the Mac allows you to define keyboard shortcuts that expand into larger phrases, but they only work in a subset of applications while TextExpander's snippets are system wide. (To be fair, these are probably the applications you are most likely to use).The TextExpander snippets are more sophisticated: you can use their sample snippets to expand to the current date or time in a format of your choosing. If you are a web page designer you can used the pre-defined samples to expand HTML elements aroun
Re: How to set up Microsoft Exchange email in IPhone?
I think the field labels are to the right or left of the field itself. Matt Roberts Sent from my iPhone using VoiceOver On Feb 15, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Jess wrote: Some of the fields in the setup are not labeled and I get confused on what I'm supposed to enter in what field. I need to know the order of the fields. Thanks. Jes On Feb 14, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Jes, What is it you neeed to know. The exchange setup / ms mail account setup is very easy on an iphone. So long of course if you have the details for your exchange server. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jess Sent: Sunday, 14 February 2010 10:08 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: How to set up Microsoft Exchange email in IPhone? Can someone guide me on how to set up an email account that uses Exchange on the IPhone? My college email uses this, and their website is just not efficient. I'd rather be able to send email straight from the IPhone's mail program, or better yet, the mail app from the Mac instead of having to go through the website. Thanks Jes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: web/sweet spots (wasBlog post: First Glance at Firefox Accessibility on OS X Snow Leopard)
Thanks, Ricardo. I'm definitely going to have to play around with this. Best, Donna On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:34 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi Donna, > > It's control option command shift right bracket twice. > > hth > On Feb 13, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Ah! OK, got it. So how do you set a sweet spot? >> Thanks, >> Donna >> On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:51 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi Donna, >>> >>> A sweet spot is a position on a web page you have designated voiceover to >>> be on as soon as you go to the site. web spots are just key positions on a >>> page that you have set or Voiceover has set automatically. Btw. VO >>> command right bracket takes you forward through your manually set web >>> spots, and VO command left bracket will navigate backwards. VO command N >>> will cycle you through the auto webspots set by Voiceover. >>> >>> hth >>> On Feb 12, 2010, at 9:03 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> Hi all, This may be a dumb question, but is there a difference between web spots and sweet spots? TIA, Donna On Feb 12, 2010, at 6:00 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > I would also point out that if you use the Web Spot feature, it is quite > accurate indeed. I have a sweet spot set for a number of locations on the > banking website I use and it surely is the greatest thing for making > navigation of a site efficient. I have it setup so as soon as the page > loads, I'm on the location to enter my login info. Once I'm logged in, I > am immediately on the list of accounts and on the balance information. If > folks have not really explored the possibilities of Web/sweet spots, do > yourself a favor and give them a try, they are very useful. > On Feb 11, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> If I may, I would like to point out that all navigation through elements >> on a web page can be done with one hand and you don't need to remember a >> lot of keys. When in dom. mode, press the left and right arrows at the >> same time to enter quick nav mode. Now, press the left-up or right-up >> to cycle through the navigation items in the roter. Then, navigate >> through the chosen element with the up or down keys. >> >> As far as returning to the prior place in a web page, I have not found >> it to be non existent. There are many times that it works, although, I >> would like to see it work more consistently. I haven't found any screen >> reader do it very well. >> >> I would also like to say that I never found any of the vo key strokes to >> be difficult and I never understood why some people seemed to have such >> a hang-up with them. There are some circumstances where one might need >> to perform a task with only one hand, and I think that it was some what >> of a legitimate concern earlier on. As I pointed out however, that >> issue has been addressed with quick nav. >> >> >> On Feb 11, 2010, at 6:23 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >>> Hi Scott, >>> I'm not Linda, but I had to respond to your note to her re the >>> differences between moving around on a page among elements with Window >>> Eyes or Jaws and Voice Over. You said that you didn't see much >>> difference between pressing h by itself or pressing 3 additional keys >>> in addition to h to move among headers. And you say this is easily done >>> with one hand? You must have amazing hands. I can no way do that. I've >>> been touch typing for decades. It gets even more interesting when you >>> add the shift into the mix to go up the page in reverse order. Doable? >>> yes? As easy as pressing one key? Not by a long shot. Are there other >>> benefits, such as not having to go in and out of forms mode? for sure. >>> The added functionality for VO on the web in Snow Leopard is one of the >>> main reasons I decided to try a Mac. I really appreciate the numpad >>> commander, although learning it was not as intuitive as learning >>> mnemonics on the regular keyboard. In no way is the rotor as efficient >>> for me as having that array of single letter keystrokes that let me >>> move among various web elements at will. Another thing I hope can be >>> implemented in the future is a means of letting focus return to where >>> it was when you return back to a previously visited page. That's a big >>> time saver with the Windows screen readers, although it doesn't always >>> work. Its nonexistent with vo. I like the fact that pages seem to load >>> faster with Safari than they do with IE and a screen reader. Over all, >>> for me, the Windows experience is still more efficient. But there are >>> pluses with the Mac, and I'm hoping it will keep improving. Group mode >>> is something I have tried and dropped. I just
RE: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP
My MBP was purchased in September of last year, and the update says that it isn't for this Mac. I have noticed some occasional glitches with the audio on my MBP, though they aren't major. Very rarely, VoiceOver will chop off a tiny bit of the speech when it first starts speaking. Haven't figured out why. Also, if I haven't pressed a key for a while (more than a minute), there will be a lag of about a second or more, after a keypress, before VoiceOver starts speaking. I think that this problem, though, is related to the energy saver features for the sound device. It is supposed to shut down if not used for a while in order to save power. I seem to remember seeing a way to turn that off, but I don't know how much power/time it would cost me to turn that off. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete Nalda Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 4:17 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP the macbook pro wasn't listed there, also it seems to only mention 10.5.8 and seems to elude that sound problems are non-existant in Snow Leopard. Am I missing something?? I hope this fixes things, although, I've not experienced much slowness here with my mbp. On Feb 12, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > Hi, > > A number of us have been complaining about various slowness problems. This > may be the fix: > http://accesstechnews.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/apple-offers-fix-for-audio-related-mac-pro-performance-issue/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. > > cdh > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) Pete Nalda http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP
When I read an article about the sound glitches, I had thought it was for the mac pro line not the mbp line... On 2010-02-15, at 12:38 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: > My MBP was purchased in September of last year, and the update says that it > isn't for this Mac. > > I have noticed some occasional glitches with the audio on my MBP, though they > aren't major. Very rarely, VoiceOver will chop off a tiny bit of the speech > when it first starts speaking. Haven't figured out why. > > Also, if I haven't pressed a key for a while (more than a minute), there will > be a lag of about a second or more, after a keypress, before VoiceOver starts > speaking. I think that this problem, though, is related to the energy saver > features for the sound device. It is supposed to shut down if not used for a > while in order to save power. I seem to remember seeing a way to turn that > off, but I don't know how much power/time it would cost me to turn that off. > > Bryan > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete Nalda > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 4:17 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP > > the macbook pro wasn't listed there, also it seems to only mention 10.5.8 and > seems to elude that sound problems are non-existant in Snow Leopard. Am I > missing something?? I hope this fixes things, although, I've not experienced > much slowness here with my mbp. > > On Feb 12, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> A number of us have been complaining about various slowness problems. This >> may be the fix: >> http://accesstechnews.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/apple-offers-fix-for-audio-related-mac-pro-performance-issue/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. >> >> cdh >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) > Pete Nalda > http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
RE: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP
If you really mean that the VMs run slowly, then you haven't given them enough memory. It doesn't matter what you've heard about what is possible, XP won't run right in a VM with less than 512MB, and it needs 1GB if you want it to run as well as possible. For Windows 7, 1.5GB is the minimum for good performance, and 2GB is recommended. The sound in VMware will lag. VMware uses a buffer to prevent glitches in the audio. This means that you have increased latency between when you press a key (such as a screen reader key), and when you hear the speech. The lag isn't long, but you certainly can notice it. You can reduce the buffer. First, power off the VM (must be shut down, and suspended doesn't count). Find the virtual machine (the blah.vmware) file, press vo-shift-m, and select show package contents. In there, find the blah.vmx file. Press vo-shift-m again, and select open with, other. On this screen, select TextEdit. You need to add the following line at the bottom of the file. pciSound.playBuffer = "25" Restart your VM, and most all of the latency will be gone. However, you might hear an occasional pop or crackle in the audio. Too bad, that is the tradeoff. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Fogarty Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 5:35 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP I haven't noticed problems with MBP audio speeds but I have noticed problems related to speed of vm fusion on my MBP and on a couple of I macs I use. I find vm fusion is really slow even with 2 gig of ram and a dual core processor running. Anyone got a fix for this? Or has anyone got any idea of whether or not parapllels 5 will work with jaws on a vm, or even virtual box as a vm host / client. I need to sort this out for work as need vm's of xp and windows 7 running asap. Cheers Simon f -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader Sent: Saturday, 13 February 2010 4:12 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com; macvoiceo...@freelists.org Subject: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP Hi, A number of us have been complaining about various slowness problems. This may be the fix: http://accesstechnews.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/apple-offers-fix-for-audio-re lated-mac-pro-performance-issue/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. cdh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
RE: possible voiceover possibilities for office for mac 2011???
I really like Exchange. Looking forward to Outlook for Mac. Mac Mail's fake Exchange support, through connecting to Exchange's Imap service, is lame. Looking forward to really being able to do stuff like edit my mail rules and junk mail settings. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.J. Zufelt Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 8:30 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: possible voiceover possibilities for office for mac 2011??? Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Confirmed During MacWorld [Office For Mac Details Emerge, Availability Set For Later This Year] Posted at: http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/02/12/microsoft-office-for-mac-2011-confirmed-during-macworld-office-for-mac-details-emerge-availability-set-for-later-this-year/ Posted February 12th 2010 by Alex under Computers At this year's MacWorld Expo in San Francisco the folks from Microsoft have announced that Office 2011 for Mac will be released sometime later this year. Seen as the first Apple -based suites to bring a fully Mac-tailored version of Outlook (using Apple 's Cocoa API) and web-based co-authoring, the new Office for Mac 2011 will include myriad tweaks to how users share and interact with documents. Office for Mac 2011 "You've told us that working together across platforms is a priority to you and that's why we are making Office for Mac 2011 the best, most compatible productivity suite on the Mac," says Eric Wilfrid, MacBU General Manager at Microsoft. More detailed features for the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 include: list of 5 items * Entourage goes, here comes Outlook - hated Entourage or the web-based version of Outlook, now you're finally getting Outlook for Mac * .PTS support - allows users to back up and open their emails outside their mail client and brings permission settings for the first time * Co-authoring - allows you and your co-workers to edit Word, PowerPoint or Excel files at the same time, regardless of time, geography or platform * Office Web Apps - lighter versions of the desktop counterparts, you'll be able to get your work done as long as you have a machine connected to the Internet * The "Ribbon" UI - new user interface with an unique Mac-like feel, a perfect mix between the Office 2008 Elements Gallery, the classic Mac menu and Standard Toolbar Everett Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2010-02-12, at 8:20 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote: I've heard the new MS Office has been rewritten for Cocoa and should be accessible but information from MS can be true and false at the same time. On Feb 11, 2010, at 11:02 PM, Scott Ballard-RidleyScott Ridley wrote: hi all I have just read on the mac world website that microsoft has announced the launch of office for mac 2011. Could this be the answer to our prayers by finally being accessible to voiceover users? Does anyone have the inside line on this? Keep your fingers crossed. Scott -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvis
Re: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP
It is for Mac Pro, I wrote the wrong thing. On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: > When I read an article about the sound glitches, I had thought it was for the > mac pro line not the mbp line... > On 2010-02-15, at 12:38 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> My MBP was purchased in September of last year, and the update says that it >> isn't for this Mac. >> >> I have noticed some occasional glitches with the audio on my MBP, though >> they aren't major. Very rarely, VoiceOver will chop off a tiny bit of the >> speech when it first starts speaking. Haven't figured out why. >> >> Also, if I haven't pressed a key for a while (more than a minute), there >> will be a lag of about a second or more, after a keypress, before VoiceOver >> starts speaking. I think that this problem, though, is related to the energy >> saver features for the sound device. It is supposed to shut down if not used >> for a while in order to save power. I seem to remember seeing a way to turn >> that off, but I don't know how much power/time it would cost me to turn that >> off. >> >> Bryan >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete Nalda >> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 4:17 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Fix for Sound Related Slowness on MBP >> >> the macbook pro wasn't listed there, also it seems to only mention 10.5.8 >> and seems to elude that sound problems are non-existant in Snow Leopard. Am >> I missing something?? I hope this fixes things, although, I've not >> experienced much slowness here with my mbp. >> >> On Feb 12, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A number of us have been complaining about various slowness problems. This >>> may be the fix: >>> http://accesstechnews.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/apple-offers-fix-for-audio-related-mac-pro-performance-issue/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. >>> >>> cdh >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates) >> Pete Nalda >> http://www.myspace.com/musikonalda >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: TextExpander app on sale for $1.99
Hi Mike, I think you're asking about Tweetie 2 accessibility with TextExpander, but it's more likely that you'll find list member who are using Twittelator Pro. Twittelator Pro added support for TextExpander last month. (Twittelator Pro seems to have the intention of adding absolutely everything it can to its features ). I'm not using Twittelator Pro, since quite a lot of its supported features seem geared to iPhone only usage, and I have an iPod Touch. I thought that Tweetie 2 was inaccessible until I listened to Justin Romack's description in the Screenless Switchers podcast that discussed/ evaluated the performance of about 9 different Twitter clients and Boxcar at the end of October. I think this is the last podcast they did. Anyway, Justin's demo of Tweetie 2 is about an hour into the program, after the discussion of Echofon. I'm probably not a good person to ask about Twitter clients. If you're interested in Tweetie 2, listen to his demo of how to use it in that podcast. There are fairly detailed explanations and demonstrations, and you can follow along. The only error I found in his program account was the URL address he gave to the Help for Tweetie, where he announced a slash instead of a hyphen between "tweetie" and "iphone"; the correct URL address is: http://help.atebits.com/tweetie-iphone/ You can read this and see what you think. You need to use the pass- thru gesture for some of the features, so listen to the podcast. HTH. Cheers, Esther Babcock, Michael A. wrote: hi ester; And one more question, what do you know about accessibility in regards to the supported twitter app for text expander (the name escapes me right now, to early, not enough coffee) thanks mike On Feb 15, 2010, at 4:33 AM, Esther wrote: Hi Mike, I'm cc'ing this to the Macvisionaries list, since your question involves the desktop version of TextExpander as well as definitions that can sync through its iPhone/iPod counterpart TextExpander Touch app. The predefined snippets for the desktop version of TextExpander for the Mac are described on this page: http://smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/snippets.html However, as they describe, although you can download the .zip files from that web page, the easy way to add them is to use the TextExpander preferences pane. Just launch the TextExpander preferences pane (either VO-M , arrow down, and press "s y" to go to "System Preferences" and use Shift-Tab to navigate to TextExpander and VO-Space to open, or, you can just use Spotlight to type in the first letters of "TextExpander" and arrow down to the "TextExpander.prefPane" and press return). On the "Snippets" tab navigate to the table of Snippets, then VO-Down arrow to the "Menu Button" and press it (VO-Space). The last menu option will be "Add Predefined Group". Right arrow to the submenu and select the group you want to add (e.g, "HTML Code Snippets"). Close the TextExpander preferences pane with Command-W when you're done. Another option you might want to take a look at is their "Internet Productivity Snippets" which contain snippets for URL shortening services. (Some of these more recent options aren't listed on the web page links, but are available through the menu button of the preference pane, so it's easier to add predefined groups through the menu button.) There's also a SmileOnMyMac blog, where they've posted hints about using TextExpander with DropBox and other such items. Just select the link to their blog on any of their product web pages to read up on these entries. You can also add predefined snippets through the "Add" button in the bottom left corner on your page of Snippets groups on the iPhone app. However, I can't imagine creating most of my web pages by typing new entries from scratch on the iPhone! It would be slick if they incorporated TextExpander with apps for blogging like the free WordPress app. For general purposes of typing with TextExpander snippets on my iPod Touch, I like the SimpleNote app, and I now use the free Notational Velocity program for desktop autosyncing of SimpleNote notes on the Mac in preference over the JustNotes beta. (VoiceOver navigation feels very stable with NV.) I don't know what happens on the iPhone when a call comes in when you're typing into an app, but I think the fact that you can easily save and sync to the web site version of SimpleNote means that it's easy to save your work. Then you can use cut and paste to move content to other apps. HTH Cheers, Esther Babcock, Michael A. wrote: good day; this message written at 11:33 PMAKDT Smile, how i love text expander. I am curious, is there a place one can download snibbits from? E.G. you said something about computer code, and html, can one access these on the desktop? mike On Feb 14, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Robert, Mike, and Others, Yes, as Mike say
files with .sit extension
What application do I need to get that will open a file with a .sit prefix? I downloaded a free program called Macjanitor but it is a dmg with this added suffix, and my Mac mini wants to open this with text edit, clearly not the appropriate app for this task. Mary -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Ipod Touch with wireless
Hi: I hope this isn't too off topic, but I wondered if anybody else is having trouble with their IPod Touch regarding wireless? I used to be able to use my Touch for hours wirelessly, but now it stops every 20 minutes or so. It's done it on Pandora with a subscription, AOL Radio and IBlink Radio. My husband's IPhone has no issues, and neither do our computers on the rare occasion we use it for them. Sometimes it asks me to choose a network, and sometimes it doesn't. seems as though the problem is better when I turn VO off. I've listened to Pandora for about 45 minutes with VO off. Does anybody else have this issue? Do I need to get my IPod looked at? Thanks. Any suggestions as to how to fix this problem or advice would be greatly appreciated. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: files with .sit extension
Hi Mary, The .sit files are an old Mac format called Stuffit files. I'm a bit puzzled as to why the disk image file comes with this extension, but you can open these files with "The Unarchiver": http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html This will handle nearly all the file extension types that are not already handled by default on the Mac, including Stuffit files. For some reason, a few files that open perfectly well when you use the terminal in command line do not automatically open through the GUI (like Bookshare downloads). "The Unarchiver" will take care of those files, too. HTH. By the way, I think you asked about the freeware OnyX maintenance software a few days ago. This is an excellent alternative to Cocktail. Cheers, Esther On Feb 15, 2010, Mary Otten wrote: What application do I need to get that will open a file with a .sit prefix? I downloaded a free program called Macjanitor but it is a dmg with this added suffix, and my Mac mini wants to open this with text edit, clearly not the appropriate app for this task. Mary -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: dvd player refusing to play dvd's?
HI: I've got a Mini that has a problem with some CD.'s too, particularly ones that have been burned without using ITunes. I don't know if they are in a strange format or what. My drive makes a horrible noise and then the action you describe. It's hard to get the disk out. It might spit it out if I left it long enough. My husband's Mini does it too with the same CD.'s. On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Jessi and Goldina wrote: > hey guys > the cd/dvd drive on my macbook has been doing some weird things lately. it'll > play most cds and dvd's, but it's iffy on my glee road to sectionals box set. > there are four dvd's in the set, the first 13 episodes of the show. sometimes > they'll work, but most of the time they just spin and stop and spin and stop > and finally the dvd player spits them out. they're not mounted to the finder > and the mac doesn't seem to have any recognission that they're inserted > except for the spinning and stopping before spitting out. > > I've tried cleaning the dvd's and it doesn't make a difference. does anyone > know why it might be doing this? I hope there's nothing wrong with the drive! > but I don't think so, cuz it works with other cd's! and sometimes with the > glee ones too, just not all the time! it seems to have a mind of its own > about when it wants to work! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > carlene knight http://carleneknight.blogspot.com ckni...@knight-toolworks.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: dvd player refusing to play dvd's?
I experienced the same symptoms with my Mini last week. I took it to the Apple Store and they determined the optical drive was bad and replaced it. Brett C. On Feb 15, 2010, at 7:46 PM, carlene knight wrote: > HI: > > I've got a Mini that has a problem with some CD.'s too, particularly ones > that have been burned without using ITunes. I don't know if they are in a > strange format or what. My drive makes a horrible noise and then the action > you describe. It's hard to get the disk out. It might spit it out if I left > it long enough. My husband's Mini does it too with the same CD.'s. > > On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Jessi and Goldina wrote: > >> hey guys >> the cd/dvd drive on my macbook has been doing some weird things lately. >> it'll play most cds and dvd's, but it's iffy on my glee road to sectionals >> box set. there are four dvd's in the set, the first 13 episodes of the show. >> sometimes they'll work, but most of the time they just spin and stop and >> spin and stop and finally the dvd player spits them out. they're not mounted >> to the finder and the mac doesn't seem to have any recognission that they're >> inserted except for the spinning and stopping before spitting out. >> >> I've tried cleaning the dvd's and it doesn't make a difference. does anyone >> know why it might be doing this? I hope there's nothing wrong with the >> drive! but I don't think so, cuz it works with other cd's! and sometimes >> with the glee ones too, just not all the time! it seems to have a mind of >> its own about when it wants to work! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > carlene knight > http://carleneknight.blogspot.com > ckni...@knight-toolworks.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: certain submit buttons and Voiceover
Sorry about that, been thinking about 10.6.3 but, it isn't available yet. So, yes, I meant to say 10.6.2. On Feb 14, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > Hello. Do you mean 10.6.3 or 10.6.2? As soon as I read your message, I ran > software update to see if I could upgrade to 10.6.3 and there was no such > update available. The only update listed was some kind of Ilife support > update. I'm just asking because I want to make sure Software Update is > working properly. > Thanks. > > On Feb 14, 2010, at 9:58 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > >> There was a sign button at the end of the petition, I had no problem finding >> it whatsoever. >> >> I am using Snow leopard ver 10.6.3 and Safari 4.04 with Voiceover. It's >> possible that your friend is using an earlier version, and, of course, I >> can't be sure the button would show up in an earlier version, however, it >> looked pretty standard to me. >> >> >> On Feb 14, 2010, at 9:21 AM, Carin Headrick wrote: >> >>> Hello. I have been lurking for a while. I am interested in how well >>> Voiceover is faring in comparison to JAWS and stuff. >>> >>> I did have a question. I have a friend who uses Voiceover and is trying to >>> sign the petition located at http://www.talknav.com/protest >>> >>> She says the submit button does not show up, or it's there but it doesn't >>> work. I was going to let the folks know who are running the petition, but I >>> wondered if I could get any more details as to why the submit button does >>> not show up. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Carin >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > Ryan Mann > email: rmann0...@gmail.com > phone:386-383-5175 > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: files with .sit extension
Thanks, Esther, for your response to my .sit file extension query. The program is a simple maintenance utility called macjanitor that is suppose to enable you to run the scheduled maintenance task for the unix that that is the guts of os10 as I understand it. If you leave your Mac off at night, these scripts don't get run, and this little program is suppose to let you run them. And for whatever reason, it does have that .sit extension. Mary -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: dvd player refusing to play dvd's?
weird. these are store bought though. and sometimes they work, sometimes not. On 2010-02-15, at 6:46 PM, carlene knight wrote: > HI: > > I've got a Mini that has a problem with some CD.'s too, particularly ones > that have been burned without using ITunes. I don't know if they are in a > strange format or what. My drive makes a horrible noise and then the action > you describe. It's hard to get the disk out. It might spit it out if I left > it long enough. My husband's Mini does it too with the same CD.'s. > > On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:27 PM, Jessi and Goldina wrote: > >> hey guys >> the cd/dvd drive on my macbook has been doing some weird things lately. >> it'll play most cds and dvd's, but it's iffy on my glee road to sectionals >> box set. there are four dvd's in the set, the first 13 episodes of the show. >> sometimes they'll work, but most of the time they just spin and stop and >> spin and stop and finally the dvd player spits them out. they're not mounted >> to the finder and the mac doesn't seem to have any recognission that they're >> inserted except for the spinning and stopping before spitting out. >> >> I've tried cleaning the dvd's and it doesn't make a difference. does anyone >> know why it might be doing this? I hope there's nothing wrong with the >> drive! but I don't think so, cuz it works with other cd's! and sometimes >> with the glee ones too, just not all the time! it seems to have a mind of >> its own about when it wants to work! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > carlene knight > http://carleneknight.blogspot.com > ckni...@knight-toolworks.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
How do I compile as 32-bit instead of 64-bit in Snow Leopard?
I use a Python library called Skype4Py that appears to work only
in 32-bit environments, probably because Skype for Mac is a 32-bit
application. This worked fine on Leopard, but when I upgraded to
Snow Leopard, the stock Python installation became a 64-bit one
apparently. I could still run my utility using a 32-bit Python
port, but then my ports started going to pieces because I didn't
rebuild them all, as one is supposed to do. I then rebuilt them
all, and my Python became a 64-bit version there as well.
So now I can't run my utility at all, because Skype4Py causes a
Segmentation Violation pretty quick.
So the question: How do I deliberately build a 32-bit version of
Python on here? I see no variant for it in the Python MacPort, unless
"universal" does that.
In case it helps, I know Skype4Py uses Carbon for its Skype API
connection. I should have the right Carbon (I installed it from
the Snow Leopard CD), though I forget the version number at the
moment.
Thanks much for any help.
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