Re: MBA Help
Have you tried checking the box to use f1 f2 etc in system preferences under keyboard? On 05/12/2013 04:20, AZ wrote: Hi. I got my macbook air today. I hav found it a very tough learning curve. I can't get control option f8 to bring up the voice over utility no matter how many times I try,, a sighted person has also tried and it does not work. Sometimes you have to add the "FN-key" to this combination, just keep it in your mind. AZ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Help From The Community
as stated earlier if the programme works well I probably would purchase it. Blessings! maria and Joe chapman Email, iMessage & fb: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl On 5 Dec 2013, at 2:57 pm, Scott Rumery wrote: > Lets remember that just because you can’t justify this type of program, that > doesn’t mean that there aren’t others out there that would like to have such > a solution. These are the types of people that I am looking for. I do however > very much appreciate all of your comments on this because it does give me > some ideas about what the potential market for such an application might be. > > Have A Great Evening, > Scott Rumery > On Dec 4, 2013, at 10:37 PM, Joanne Chua wrote: > >> Again, i can easily read free unprotected ebooks using ibooks, or, if i'm >> really desperet i can always use pages to read txt file, etc. And, i can >> always use one of the braille displays to read daisy books, unprotected >> epub, pdf, and bookshare without needing to turn on the computer at all. >> Anyway, i would have spend 95% of the time reading books using ipad or other >> mobile devices than reading on the computer. So, again, unless the developer >> can justify in some way, e.g. able to read BRF file, or like another Scott >> said, the ability to use with Braille Displays etc, i still can't justify it >> right now. >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 05/12/2013, at 8:46 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >> >>> Project Gutenberg has about 42,000 books for free. They are archiving all >>> the books which went out of copyright: >>> >>> http://www.gutenberg.org >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 12/3/13 4:53 PM, Scott Rumery wrote: Not true. There are thousands of free ePub books available on the Internet if you are willing to just look for them, and those of us who self publish our own writings usually create drm free eBooks that can be read with such a program. I am not saying that Q-Read for the Mac will be the only solution for this type of thing but as of right now I don’t of any other programs that do this that are completely accessible. Scott On Dec 3, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman wrote: > Hi. > > from what I’m reading you would still need ibooks to read an ibook and > still would be unable to read kindle books on the mac. Bookshare would be > it’s only advantage and maybe pdf? > > Warm regards and blessings > Maria, Joe and FurBabies > Email: iMessage:bubbygirl1...@gmail.com > > > > On 3 Dec 2013, at 2:34 pm, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: > >> I have a few points here. >> >> First, my message was not an attack on Q or his software. I used qwitter >> and while it was around it was useful. It had a lot of issues and rather >> than rewrite it, it was abandoned for better horizons. Whether or not >> you agree with this is sort of irrelivant as it happens all the time. If >> it was freeware, then by all means the author can do what he or she >> wants and that's done over and over again. If it was hope, I feel like >> the author at least has some small obligation to the end-users. >> >> My points were that I do dismiss it, but not out of hand. I don't >> believe it is fair to require $1200 in licensing fees from users before >> you decide whether or not you'll make something. If I buy a piece of >> software, I buy it based on the software itself. Having not tried it, I >> will not pledge any money toward the future of something that may not >> even be released or that I may not even like. >> On 12/2/2013 10:12 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>> It's a book/file reader. It handles epub, daisy, pdf, and other >>> formats, and can save your place automatically when you close a book. >>> It has other features as well, but I'm not a user of the program so >>> can't enumerate them. >>> >>> Yes, Qwitter was quite a big deal, but as I recall there were problems >>> beyond users asking questions. Hope has not been updated, but honestly, >>> it works well and is not lacking any features I can find, so does it >>> really need an update? I'm not saying I would commit to buying Q-Read >>> for Mac, since I know I would not use it enough (I read mostly on my >>> iPhone) but look into this more before dismissing it out of hand. Yes, >>> iBooks is now on the Mac, but can anyone really call using it a good >>> reading experience? >>> On Dec 2, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Teresa Cochran >>> wrote: >>> I think I’d have to have a lot more information before I decide to commit. For example, what books does it access. which formats. What are its advantages over other readers? It sounds like a good thing in principle, but what is it in practice? Teresa "We're m
Hi and to any Mac users who sing!
Hi! OK I'm hoping that someone out there who might take do some singing could tell me if there is a VO friendly App for the Mac that helps you with getting the Key that your voice is and help with changing key? TIA Colin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Hi and to any Mac users who sing!
I do, but have not found a program. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2013, at 9:25 AM, "Red.Falcon" > wrote: > > Hi! > OK I'm hoping that someone out there who might take do some singing could > tell me if there is a VO friendly App for the Mac that helps you with getting > the Key that your voice is and help with changing key? > TIA Colin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Installing Windows 7 on an MBA using the DVD drive from a Macbook Pro
That's complicated… Why not just use Remote Disk? Enable the feature under Sharing in your System Preferences. Put the disk into the drive, give it a minute, and then find "remote disk" on the sidebar of your MBA's Finder. Both machines need to be on the same wifi network, but it should work. I installed Windows on Fusion this way, using an old Mac Mini as the drive and loading it onto my Air. You can even download a utility to do this on a Windows machine if you need to. On Dec 4, 2013, at 11:39 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: > hi, you can do just like i have done with my mba and the mac pro, but > it is a little complicated. > On the other hand if you do as i tell you too, you ought too be un > and run in a few hours. > First of all you gotta make an image outta your dvddrive, we will use > your mac with a dvddrive for this. Open a terminal under utilities. > and here is where it gets a little complex. > type "mount" it will look a little like this > > sandras-MacBook-Air:MacOS sandra$ mount > /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled) > devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse) > map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse) > map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse) > sandras-MacBook-Air:MacOS sandra$ > okay, since i don't have a cd-rom drive on the mba it is not being > shown, but if you can lay the dvd in your mac, and type mount i can > tell you which drive too use. > Anyways, after you have found the right drive you will type something like > this > dd if=dev/dvd/path/ of=/place/for/the/new.iso > your drive will start up, and run for a few minutes, after that is > outta the way, you have your brand new image where you placed it , lay > it on an usb or something like that. > If you are using vmware you should be fine from here. If that aint > working out just write again > :) > > > best > > /Sandi > > > On 12/4/13, Blake Sinnett wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I think I remember hearing you could do this too, but the process of setting >> >> it up wasn't possible without eye balls so I didn't investigate it much >> more. There is also a way to install from a USB flash drive on newer Macs. I >> >> know that an USB DVD drive works, as I have to use this method since the DVD >> >> drive on my Mac mini has issues. >> >> Blake >> >> >> -- >> From: "Kimberly thurman" >> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:53 PM >> To: >> Subject: Installing Windows 7 on an MBA using the DVD drive from a Macbook >> Pro >> >>> Is this possible? I don’t have a portable external DVD drive. Seems as >>> though I recall hearing it is possible somewhere. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help! >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Virtual Machine/ Bootcamp advice
I'm on Windows 7, but it will run anything so long as you have the installation. Yes, you can set up Fusion independently, but the Windows setup will still not talk so you will need help with that part of things. On Dec 4, 2013, at 7:34 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > What version of Windows are you running with the virtual machine? > > Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates > Louie P (Pete) Nalda > MySpace.com/musikonalda > Facebook.com/lpnalda > Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda > Twitter: @lpnalda > >> On Dec 4, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman >> wrote: >> >> HI. I am running a vm quite successfully on a mac mini. Granted I have 8 >> gigs of ram but as far as I know, if you’re not using the vm then your >> memory stays with the mac os. I have a usb cd rom drive so I used that to >> install windows from a cd. I think sighted assistance is needed to install >> bootcamp but vmware is accessible without sighted assistance. I like vmware >> personally because it means I don’t have to reboot the mac to go in to >> windows. some people have said that windows runs better under bootcamp >> however personally I’m not experiencing any problems. I used narrator to >> find my nvda installation and pressed enter once windows was up and running. >> >> I hope this helps >> Maria and Joe Chapman >> bubbygirl1...@gmail.com >> >> >> >>> On 30 Nov 2013, at 11:01 pm, Lee Jones wrote: >>> >>> Dear List,I am new to the macworld. >>> How easy is it to set up a windows virtual machine using fusion. How do you >>> get windows installed. Load the CD? When you first install windows how do >>> you interact with it without a screen reader in order to get jaws or nvda >>> installed? Is linux easier in this regard because orca comes with the os? >>> What are the pros and cons of using fusion vs bootcamp? I have a 4 GB >>> macbook air on the way and am trying to research before it arrives. I have >>> heardpeople talking about giving 1gb ram to windows does this mean all the >>> time when the machine is on even if you are not using windows? Does a vm >>> degrade OSx performance? >>> >>> Many Thanks, Lee >>> >>> >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries.
RE: MBA Help
Dear List, thanks for the helpI have made some slight progress. setting my function keys to software control,and setting the tab key to all controls, although I haven't seen as much benefit as I thought I would from the latter. My main problem now is I can't install an enhanced voice. When I first activated voice over it seemed to be using an enhanced voice, and then when I registered my apple ID it went back to compact, and this was before I had been anywhere near the voice over utility. I have listened to the podcast on applevis about installing an enhanced voice,but I can't get it to work. It is probably something silly that I am not doing. I have been able to play the enhanced quality voice for Karen twice, and then moved to the right both times, the first time it said OK default dimmed,and the second time it said Ok default implying that it could be activated,but then control option space just results in"closing dialog" and does not launch software update as per the podcast. Can some kind soul give me a list of every keypress after loading the vo utility to downloding the voice,baring in mind that I have been in there and it seems to remember where I was. When you select to change the default voice does that mean you can only download one voice because only one can be the default? Would it not be better to be able to download the voices you want, and then select the default from those? At a tangent how do you wake a macbook from sleep? Many Thanks and apologies for Rambling Lee - From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce Sent: 04 December 2013 22:44 To: AppleVis List Subject: Re: MBA Help Hello, I’m a new Mac user but feel it’s worth it. What is happening here is that there are 2 levels of function keys. By default they are hardware controls i.e. volume and brightness. So by pressing Function key + VO + F8 will get you there. The Function is next to the VO keys. Thus you just need to hold the bottom left-hand 3 keys and then press F8 and let go. HTH Gena On 4 Dec 2013, at 21:55, Lee Jones wrote: > Dear List,I got my macbook air today. I hav found it a very tough learning > curve. I can't get control option f8 to bring up the voice over utility no > matter how many times I try,, a sighted person has also tried and it does not > work. Does the focus have to be somewhere special to make this work?How do > you turn off the macbook do you use the on off button or is there a way in > OSX itself, a shut down button? Can Someone explain very simply the > difference between the functions of control option and the arrow keys, > control option command and the arrow keys,control option shift and the arrow > keys because maybe I'm thick but I don't get it! > is it possible to download voices without using the voice over utility? I am > suddenly not hating freedom scientific quite so much. > > Many Thanks, Lee -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Olivares > Sent: 04 December 2013 15:18 > To: “Mac Visionaries“ > Subject: Re: Option Key Not Working > > Nope it doesn't matter if keyboard commander is on or off. > > On Dec 4, 2013, at 3:59 AM, "Red.Falcon" > wrote: > >> Hi! >> OK just a couple of ideas! >> 1, do you have both option keys set to use with keyboard commander! >> 2, Just try switching off keyboard commander with VO+shift+k and see if the >> option key things like € • and others! >> I've found if you need to use those items it is best to toggle on or off >> keyboard commander when needed! >> HTH Colin >> >> On 4 Dec 2013, at 07:25, Brandon Olivares wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> My option key works technically, as if I press ctrl-option-space it works >>> just fine. >>> >>> However, if I try to navigate by word with option left or right arrow, it >>> doesn't work. The cursor just doesn't move and voiceover doesn't say >>> anything. I can use command arrow to navigate, or just the arrow keys >>> themselves, but not using option. >>> >>> i also can't use it to enter special characters, like accents and such. >>> >>> But it does work when I use it for keyboard commander to open certain >>> applications. So it seems very selective about when it works or not. I >>> don't understand why this is happening. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Brandon >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message b
prismo 2
has anybody tried Prismo 2 for mac yet? I was doodling around in the mac app store and saw it and read about it and it sounds really good. it’s only $49.99 now.. But that’s still a bit much for me to just spend it to find out it’s not useable.. thanks, Cait -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: VMWare questions
Hi. If you check the box to ignore Mac commands, how do you then leave VM and return to Mac OS? Thanks. Bill -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:44 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VMWare questions Hi alex, I'm going to take a crack at some of your questions. For your problem with vo taking over, and also for some of the key strokes not being recognized, you can either turn off vo while in the virtual machine or go into the vm prefs and then find the tab called keyboard, I think. In there, there is a check box which tells the vm to ignore all mac osx commands. For myself, once I checked that little box, the guest operating system acted better! The volume issue is probably windows volume and you can either turn up your mac or go into control panel and turn up the volume in the other OS. hth, Caitlyn On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I finally got VMWare Fusion running! I guess I complained enough, because they called me back within an hour, had me set up a remote access program, and did everything for me. I'm still not overly impressed with their support, but at least they fixed this. > > Now, though, I have some questions. This is on a Macbook Air with 4gb of ram (total, not for the vm only). I will set up Windows on my Mini soon, but want to iron everything out on the Macbook first since my Mini is my primary machine. > > 1. According to Fusion's preferences, ctrl-cmd should toggle keyboard/mouse control between Windows and Mac, but that does not always seem to be the case. Voiceover usually grabs keystrokes, almost randomly at times, and the caps lock modifier does not work at all. In addition, keyboard commander keystrokes are grabbed, so windows-b executes my battery script instead of jumping to the Task Bar. This, of course, means I cannot reliably control Windows, and cannot access the NVDA menus. > > 2. The default behavior for closing Fusion is to suspend open VMs. Is that okay, or is it recommended that I shut them down instead? > > 3. Windows seems quiet relative to OS10. Is there a way to turn it up? It may well be Windows' volume, I haven't managed to check yet (see #1). > > Thank you in advance, and I am sure I will have more questions as time goes on. As I said, I really want to nail down any possible problems before trying this out on my main machine. However, I am demoing Windows to a client tomorrow, using the Macbook, so it would be nice to have better control over Windows before then. (Yeah, I put this one off, but in my defense I never expected so much trouble with VMWare). > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: VMWare questions
Well, that’s the kicker.. Sometimes I can command tab back into mavericks and sometimes it doesn’t work. I’m having a devil of a time with my vmware right now.. nothing is working since I had to redo things. neither my xp machine nor my win 7 one are functional for any real use yet, unfortunately. Sorry.. was just saying what had worked in the past. Cait On Dec 5, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Bill Holton wrote: > Hi. > If you check the box to ignore Mac commands, how do you then leave VM and > return to Mac OS? Thanks. > > Bill > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:44 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: VMWare questions > > Hi alex, > I'm going to take a crack at some of your questions. > > For your problem with vo taking over, and also for some of the key strokes > not being recognized, you can either turn off vo while in the virtual > machine or go into the vm prefs and then find the tab called keyboard, I > think. In there, there is a check box which tells the vm to ignore all mac > osx commands. For myself, once I checked that little box, the guest > operating system acted better! > > The volume issue is probably windows volume and you can either turn up your > mac or go into control panel and turn up the volume in the other OS. > > hth, > Caitlyn > > On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I finally got VMWare Fusion running! I guess I complained enough, because > they called me back within an hour, had me set up a remote access program, > and did everything for me. I'm still not overly impressed with their > support, but at least they fixed this. >> >> Now, though, I have some questions. This is on a Macbook Air with 4gb of > ram (total, not for the vm only). I will set up Windows on my Mini soon, but > want to iron everything out on the Macbook first since my Mini is my primary > machine. >> >> 1. According to Fusion's preferences, ctrl-cmd should toggle > keyboard/mouse control between Windows and Mac, but that does not always > seem to be the case. Voiceover usually grabs keystrokes, almost randomly at > times, and the caps lock modifier does not work at all. In addition, > keyboard commander keystrokes are grabbed, so windows-b executes my battery > script instead of jumping to the Task Bar. This, of course, means I cannot > reliably control Windows, and cannot access the NVDA menus. >> >> 2. The default behavior for closing Fusion is to suspend open VMs. Is that > okay, or is it recommended that I shut them down instead? >> >> 3. Windows seems quiet relative to OS10. Is there a way to turn it up? It > may well be Windows' volume, I haven't managed to check yet (see #1). >> >> Thank you in advance, and I am sure I will have more questions as time > goes on. As I said, I really want to nail down any possible problems before > trying this out on my main machine. However, I am demoing Windows to a > client tomorrow, using the Macbook, so it would be nice to have better > control over Windows before then. (Yeah, I put this one off, but in my > defense I never expected so much trouble with VMWare). >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@
Re: Installing Windows 7 on an MBA using the DVD drive from a Macbook Pro
This sounds awesome! So what can I do with Remote Disc? I only have one Mac a Macbook Pro but I do have a Pc here. Any ideas greatly appreciated. Thanks! On 05/12/2013 15:11, Alex Hall wrote: That's complicated… Why not just use Remote Disk? Enable the feature under Sharing in your System Preferences. Put the disk into the drive, give it a minute, and then find "remote disk" on the sidebar of your MBA's Finder. Both machines need to be on the same wifi network, but it should work. I installed Windows on Fusion this way, using an old Mac Mini as the drive and loading it onto my Air. You can even download a utility to do this on a Windows machine if you need to. On Dec 4, 2013, at 11:39 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: hi, you can do just like i have done with my mba and the mac pro, but it is a little complicated. On the other hand if you do as i tell you too, you ought too be un and run in a few hours. First of all you gotta make an image outta your dvddrive, we will use your mac with a dvddrive for this. Open a terminal under utilities. and here is where it gets a little complex. type "mount" it will look a little like this sandras-MacBook-Air:MacOS sandra$ mount /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled) devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse) map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse) map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse) sandras-MacBook-Air:MacOS sandra$ okay, since i don't have a cd-rom drive on the mba it is not being shown, but if you can lay the dvd in your mac, and type mount i can tell you which drive too use. Anyways, after you have found the right drive you will type something like this dd if=dev/dvd/path/ of=/place/for/the/new.iso your drive will start up, and run for a few minutes, after that is outta the way, you have your brand new image where you placed it , lay it on an usb or something like that. If you are using vmware you should be fine from here. If that aint working out just write again :) best /Sandi On 12/4/13, Blake Sinnett wrote: Hello, I think I remember hearing you could do this too, but the process of setting it up wasn't possible without eye balls so I didn't investigate it much more. There is also a way to install from a USB flash drive on newer Macs. I know that an USB DVD drive works, as I have to use this method since the DVD drive on my Mac mini has issues. Blake -- From: "Kimberly thurman" Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:53 PM To: Subject: Installing Windows 7 on an MBA using the DVD drive from a Macbook Pro Is this possible? I don’t have a portable external DVD drive. Seems as though I recall hearing it is possible somewhere. Thanks in advance for any help! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
reading braille files
Hello list, Is there a way to read braille files other than textedit? I’m always leery about making inadvertent changes to a file. Another issue with reading braille files is having dots 7 and 8 raised on every cell. As a workaround, I turned off “use dots 7 and 8 for cursor”. I actually assign this command to 1-4-space. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Getting Started with True Crypt
Hi all, I’m a newbie to True Crypt and I have a couple Mac questions with it. 1. In the security set up, where I move the mouse around for greater security, how do I accomplish this on the Mac w/VoiceOver? 2. Can I mount my volume when True Crypt isn’t running? Say for example my volume was y:/Safe Spot, could I hit command-shift-G and go to that folder? Any further tips are welcome. Thanks, Traci -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: VMWare questions
wow! I'm never upgrading to mavericks! On Dec 5, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: > Well, that’s the kicker.. Sometimes I can command tab back into mavericks and > sometimes it doesn’t work. > > I’m having a devil of a time with my vmware right now.. nothing is working > since I had to redo things. neither my xp machine nor my win 7 one are > functional for any real use yet, unfortunately. > Sorry.. was just saying what had worked in the past. > Cait > > On Dec 5, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Bill Holton wrote: > >> Hi. >> If you check the box to ignore Mac commands, how do you then leave VM and >> return to Mac OS? Thanks. >> >> Bill >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness >> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:44 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: VMWare questions >> >> Hi alex, >> I'm going to take a crack at some of your questions. >> >> For your problem with vo taking over, and also for some of the key strokes >> not being recognized, you can either turn off vo while in the virtual >> machine or go into the vm prefs and then find the tab called keyboard, I >> think. In there, there is a check box which tells the vm to ignore all mac >> osx commands. For myself, once I checked that little box, the guest >> operating system acted better! >> >> The volume issue is probably windows volume and you can either turn up your >> mac or go into control panel and turn up the volume in the other OS. >> >> hth, >> Caitlyn >> >> On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I finally got VMWare Fusion running! I guess I complained enough, because >> they called me back within an hour, had me set up a remote access program, >> and did everything for me. I'm still not overly impressed with their >> support, but at least they fixed this. >>> >>> Now, though, I have some questions. This is on a Macbook Air with 4gb of >> ram (total, not for the vm only). I will set up Windows on my Mini soon, but >> want to iron everything out on the Macbook first since my Mini is my primary >> machine. >>> >>> 1. According to Fusion's preferences, ctrl-cmd should toggle >> keyboard/mouse control between Windows and Mac, but that does not always >> seem to be the case. Voiceover usually grabs keystrokes, almost randomly at >> times, and the caps lock modifier does not work at all. In addition, >> keyboard commander keystrokes are grabbed, so windows-b executes my battery >> script instead of jumping to the Task Bar. This, of course, means I cannot >> reliably control Windows, and cannot access the NVDA menus. >>> >>> 2. The default behavior for closing Fusion is to suspend open VMs. Is that >> okay, or is it recommended that I shut them down instead? >>> >>> 3. Windows seems quiet relative to OS10. Is there a way to turn it up? It >> may well be Windows' volume, I haven't managed to check yet (see #1). >>> >>> Thank you in advance, and I am sure I will have more questions as time >> goes on. As I said, I really want to nail down any possible problems before >> trying this out on my main machine. However, I am demoing Windows to a >> client tomorrow, using the Macbook, so it would be nice to have better >> control over Windows before then. (Yeah, I put this one off, but in my >> defense I never expected so much trouble with VMWare). >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to th
Re: prismo 2
Hi. I have tried prizmo 2, in fact I bought it rather cheap, so I have a copy and I am keeping an eye on it. We have not reached the point where it is the best OCR choise. I will send a mail more about OCR today, because finereader has released a pro version for mac. Best regards Annie. Den 05 Dec 2013 kl. 16:46 skrev Caitlyn and Maggie : > has anybody tried Prismo 2 for mac yet? > I was doodling around in the mac app store and saw it and read about it and > it sounds really good. it’s only $49.99 now.. But that’s still a bit much > for me to just spend it to find out it’s not useable.. > thanks, > Cait > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
finereader pro for mac.
Hi. Today abbyy has released a pro version of finereader for mac. You can buy it on app store, and the finereader express has been removed as it looks to me. Is it a free upgrade or? I do not have an express version, but I will probably buy the new pro version. Best regards Annie. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
which premium english voices do you recommend is the best for hearing in pared users?
Hi all, 1st off, I relies that this is going to be a subjective question but am looking for opinions/recommendations on which you think is the best english premium voices in Mavericks and ios7 for hearing in pared users. Currently, I am trying out the voices that one gets with the iOS devices and know that there are more to choose from in Mavericks but the idea is that I want to get comfortable with a particular voice and then I can take across iOS and osx a like and even on that other OS that I won’t mention here but you get the idea. The voices are: British english - Daniel US English - Samantha South Aferickan english - Tessa Irish english - Moria and finally Australia english - Karen So far, I am going between Daniel and Tessa I like the sound of Karen but her voice is a bit strong and hard to get use to. As for Samantha’s voice, don’t even get me started on her accent its too strong for me and most of the time I find that her voice goes in one ear and out the other if you know what I mean. I have tried to use her but can’t cope with her. lol I look forward to hearing what you all have to say. Seriously, I would value all of your opinions and if you have any good advice to give to someone trying out new voices then I would be interested to hear it because at the moment I feel like I’m just trying one and then switching to another and back again. If anyone has a sort of process that would recommend in how to try and adapt to a new TTS voice then I would be grateful if you would share it to this list in order that I and others can hopefully learn from it. Thank you Daniel - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
mail is broken
Hello, I upgraded to Mavericks, and I ran the mail upgrade that fixed some known issues with Google. I cannot rely on mail for my baby use if it continues to behave the way it is. I am not getting messages to download properly. Before, they were downloading up to September 5, 2012. Then I got some messages from three or four days ago. Now I have only one or two messages in my inbox. If anyone has any suggestions, I will be monitoring this list from my iPhone account. Thanks, Antonio -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: mail is broken
Hello! I am happy to report, just about 20 minutes after my original message, that I have resolved my issue. Of course, this was after hours of wondering what was wrong, but everything is fine after I removed and added back the offending Google account. Thanks, Antonio On Dec 5, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. wrote: > Hello, > > I upgraded to Mavericks, and I ran the mail upgrade that fixed some known > issues with Google. > > I cannot rely on mail for my baby use if it continues to behave the way it is. > > I am not getting messages to download properly. Before, they were downloading > up to September 5, 2012. > > Then I got some messages from three or four days ago. > > Now I have only one or two messages in my inbox. > > If anyone has any suggestions, I will be monitoring this list from my iPhone > account. > > Thanks, > > Antonio -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Help From The Community
no, by all means i'm not representing the blind community or anyone. and, from all of my message, i recall i use "i" on the message, not "we". So, is my personal point of view, to pay for what i think is worth the money. I'm not one that install hundrets of programs available just because they are available, or just because they purposely build for the blind while, there are some perfect main sstream program out there that work perfectly well. Also, again, i use "I" in my message, not "We". it doesn't worry me what you think of what its worth, but, at this stage, "i" simply can't justify the need of QRead for Mac. Sent from my iPad On 05/12/2013, at 11:28 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman wrote: > as stated earlier if the programme works well I probably would purchase it. > Blessings! > maria and Joe chapman > Email, iMessage & fb: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com > twitter: bubbygirl > > > > On 5 Dec 2013, at 2:57 pm, Scott Rumery wrote: > >> Lets remember that just because you can’t justify this type of program, that >> doesn’t mean that there aren’t others out there that would like to have such >> a solution. These are the types of people that I am looking for. I do >> however very much appreciate all of your comments on this because it does >> give me some ideas about what the potential market for such an application >> might be. >> >> Have A Great Evening, >> Scott Rumery >> On Dec 4, 2013, at 10:37 PM, Joanne Chua wrote: >> >>> Again, i can easily read free unprotected ebooks using ibooks, or, if i'm >>> really desperet i can always use pages to read txt file, etc. And, i can >>> always use one of the braille displays to read daisy books, unprotected >>> epub, pdf, and bookshare without needing to turn on the computer at all. >>> Anyway, i would have spend 95% of the time reading books using ipad or >>> other mobile devices than reading on the computer. So, again, unless the >>> developer can justify in some way, e.g. able to read BRF file, or like >>> another Scott said, the ability to use with Braille Displays etc, i still >>> can't justify it right now. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 05/12/2013, at 8:46 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>> Project Gutenberg has about 42,000 books for free. They are archiving all the books which went out of copyright: http://www.gutenberg.org CB On 12/3/13 4:53 PM, Scott Rumery wrote: > Not true. There are thousands of free ePub books available on the > Internet if you are willing to just look for them, and those of us who > self publish our own writings usually create drm free eBooks that can be > read with such a program. > > I am not saying that Q-Read for the Mac will be the only solution for > this type of thing but as of right now I don’t of any other programs that > do this that are completely accessible. > > Scott > On Dec 3, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman > wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> from what I’m reading you would still need ibooks to read an ibook and >> still would be unable to read kindle books on the mac. Bookshare would >> be it’s only advantage and maybe pdf? >> >> Warm regards and blessings >> Maria, Joe and FurBabies >> Email: iMessage:bubbygirl1...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On 3 Dec 2013, at 2:34 pm, Littlefield, Tyler >> wrote: >> >>> I have a few points here. >>> >>> First, my message was not an attack on Q or his software. I used >>> qwitter and while it was around it was useful. It had a lot of issues >>> and rather than rewrite it, it was abandoned for better horizons. >>> Whether or not you agree with this is sort of irrelivant as it happens >>> all the time. If it was freeware, then by all means the author can do >>> what he or she wants and that's done over and over again. If it was >>> hope, I feel like the author at least has some small obligation to the >>> end-users. >>> >>> My points were that I do dismiss it, but not out of hand. I don't >>> believe it is fair to require $1200 in licensing fees from users before >>> you decide whether or not you'll make something. If I buy a piece of >>> software, I buy it based on the software itself. Having not tried it, I >>> will not pledge any money toward the future of something that may not >>> even be released or that I may not even like. >>> On 12/2/2013 10:12 PM, Alex Hall wrote: It's a book/file reader. It handles epub, daisy, pdf, and other formats, and can save your place automatically when you close a book. It has other features as well, but I'm not a user of the program so can't enumerate them. Yes, Qwitter was quite a big deal, but as I recall there were problems beyond users asking questions. Hope has not been updated, but h
Re: which premium english voices do you recommend is the best for hearing in pared users?
Have you considered the Acapela voices? I suspect you will find them to your liking, as I do. Just now, though, I’m using Alex and that one suits me fine. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:13 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi all, 1st off, I relies that this is going to be a subjective question but > am looking for opinions/recommendations on which you think is the best > english premium voices in Mavericks and ios7 for hearing in pared users. > > Currently, I am trying out the voices that one gets with the iOS devices and > know that there are more to choose from in Mavericks but the idea is that I > want to get comfortable with a particular voice and then I can take across > iOS and osx a like and even on that other OS that I won’t mention here but > you get the idea. > > The voices are: > British english - Daniel > US English - Samantha > South Aferickan english - Tessa > Irish english - Moria > and finally > Australia english - Karen > > So far, I am going between > Daniel and Tessa I like the sound of Karen but her voice is a bit strong and > hard to get use to. As for Samantha’s voice, don’t even get me started on her > accent its too strong for me and most of the time I find that her voice goes > in one ear and out the other if you know what I mean. I have tried to use her > but can’t cope with her. lol > > I look forward to hearing what you all have to say. Seriously, I would value > all of your opinions and if you have any good advice to give to someone > trying out new voices then I would be interested to hear it because at the > moment I feel like I’m just trying one and then switching to another and back > again. If anyone has a sort of process that would recommend in how to try and > adapt to a new TTS voice then I would be grateful if you would share it to > this list in order that I and others can hopefully learn from it. > > Thank you > > Daniel - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
OF topic, direct download dropbox link
Hello all: First, sorry for the of topic, but I urgently need a way to make a direct download link for a dropbox file. Just to click and start downloading. I have a student who needs it because he is struggling with Safari yet. Can anybody give me an example on how to create it? Thanks! Best Daniela Rubio T iphone: +34662328507 Daniela Rubio T Distinguished Educator iPhone: +34662328507 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Installing Windows 7 on an MBA using the DVD drive from a Macbook Pro
You can use it like a local disk drive for everything except music or, possibly, DVDs with movies on them. For some reason, Apple disallows using remote Disk to play, transfer, or otherwise manage music on CDs. I don't know for sure, but they may apply the same limitations to movies as well. Still, you can burn, copy, and perform other tasks; I mostly use this for installations on the rare occasion something is on a CD. On Dec 5, 2013, at 11:18 AM, Chris H wrote: > This sounds awesome! So what can I do with Remote Disc? I only have one Mac a > Macbook Pro but I do have a Pc here. Any ideas greatly appreciated. Thanks! > > On 05/12/2013 15:11, Alex Hall wrote: >> That's complicated… Why not just use Remote Disk? Enable the feature under >> Sharing in your System Preferences. Put the disk into the drive, give it a >> minute, and then find "remote disk" on the sidebar of your MBA's Finder. >> Both machines need to be on the same wifi network, but it should work. I >> installed Windows on Fusion this way, using an old Mac Mini as the drive and >> loading it onto my Air. You can even download a utility to do this on a >> Windows machine if you need to. >> On Dec 4, 2013, at 11:39 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse wrote: >> >>> hi, you can do just like i have done with my mba and the mac pro, but >>> it is a little complicated. >>> On the other hand if you do as i tell you too, you ought too be un >>> and run in a few hours. >>> First of all you gotta make an image outta your dvddrive, we will use >>> your mac with a dvddrive for this. Open a terminal under utilities. >>> and here is where it gets a little complex. >>> type "mount" it will look a little like this >>> >>> sandras-MacBook-Air:MacOS sandra$ mount >>> /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled) >>> devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse) >>> map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse) >>> map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse) >>> sandras-MacBook-Air:MacOS sandra$ >>> okay, since i don't have a cd-rom drive on the mba it is not being >>> shown, but if you can lay the dvd in your mac, and type mount i can >>> tell you which drive too use. >>> Anyways, after you have found the right drive you will type something like >>> this >>> dd if=dev/dvd/path/ of=/place/for/the/new.iso >>> your drive will start up, and run for a few minutes, after that is >>> outta the way, you have your brand new image where you placed it , lay >>> it on an usb or something like that. >>> If you are using vmware you should be fine from here. If that aint >>> working out just write again >>> :) >>> >>> >>> best >>> >>> /Sandi >>> >>> >>> On 12/4/13, Blake Sinnett wrote: Hello, I think I remember hearing you could do this too, but the process of setting it up wasn't possible without eye balls so I didn't investigate it much more. There is also a way to install from a USB flash drive on newer Macs. I know that an USB DVD drive works, as I have to use this method since the DVD drive on my Mac mini has issues. Blake -- From: "Kimberly thurman" Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:53 PM To: Subject: Installing Windows 7 on an MBA using the DVD drive from a Macbook Pro > Is this possible? I don’t have a portable external DVD drive. Seems as > though I recall hearing it is possible somewhere. > > Thanks in advance for any help! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com
Re: reading braille files
Hi there This doesn't solve the problem about making inadvertent changes, but believe it or not, you can actually put a braille file in numbers. This has a great effect which I like. It takes out the carriage returns at the Inn of the lines. It puts little dots for spaces in the places. Like paragraph indentions, but I find this to be pretty minor. You can make a transformation in text edit to take out the capitalization so that you don't have the dots seven and eight up. To do that you select all the text go to the edit menu and go down to transformations and choose make lowercase. This does not mess up a BRF file in so far as taking out all capitalization because.6 is the capitals of course. I think there is a way, and I haven't looked at it lately, that you can tell TextEdit not to edit a file. Of course, you can make a copy of a file before you start reading with it, so if you do happen to make changes you can just copy the file back to your computer. That might be a good backup just in case. Sincerely, Gigi Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2013, at 12:53 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > > Hello list, > Is there a way to read braille files other than textedit? I’m always leery > about making inadvertent changes to a file. > > Another issue with reading braille files is having dots 7 and 8 raised on > every cell. As a workaround, I turned off “use dots 7 and 8 for cursor”. I > actually assign this command to 1-4-space. > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: reading braille files
Hi again I think I missed said. I said you could make a BRF file readable in numbers I think, I meant to say notes. It works great and notes. Regards, GG Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2013, at 12:53 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > > Hello list, > Is there a way to read braille files other than textedit? I’m always leery > about making inadvertent changes to a file. > > Another issue with reading braille files is having dots 7 and 8 raised on > every cell. As a workaround, I turned off “use dots 7 and 8 for cursor”. I > actually assign this command to 1-4-space. > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: MBA Help
Hi Lee, It appears that Software Update no longer pops up when downloading voices. If you press VO-space (VO means ctrl-optio) on the Default Voice pop-up then arrow down through the list, after Customize, VO will read more voices and will say “So and so Downloading” if a voice is being downloaded at that time. I believe that it only downloads one voice at a time and will continue downloading voices even when the VO Utility is not open. Once the voice has completed downloading, you are able to choose it as your default. When you choose Customize and navigate through the table of additional voices, you can press VO-space to check as many voices as you wish to add to your system. Once you’ve got all the voices checked that you want, stop interacting with the table and navigate to the OK button then press it. As I mentioned above, you can use that process to determine which voices are downloading and, eventually, they should all be added to your system. Regarding how to wake your MBA, just open the lid and it awakens. You’ll likely need to press return or tap once on the trackpad to bring focus to the authentication window where you can enter your password. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 5, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Lee Jones wrote: > Dear List, thanks for the helpI have made some slight progress. setting my > function keys to software control,and setting the tab key to all controls, > although I haven't seen as much benefit as I thought I would from the latter. > My main problem now is I can't install an enhanced voice. When I first > activated voice over it seemed to be using an enhanced voice, and then when I > registered my apple ID it went back to compact, and this was before I had > been anywhere near the voice over utility. I have listened to the podcast on > applevis about installing an enhanced voice,but I can't get it to work. It > is probably something silly that I am not doing. I have been able to play > the enhanced quality voice for Karen twice, and then moved to the right both > times, the first time it said OK default dimmed,and the second time it said > Ok default implying that it could be activated,but then control option space > just results in"closing dialog" and does not launch software update as per > the podcast. Can some kind soul give me a list of every keypress after > loading the vo utility to downloding the voice,baring in mind that I have > been in there and it seems to remember where I was. When you select to > change the default voice does that mean you can only download one voice > because only one can be the default? Would it not be better to be able to > download the voices you want, and then select the default from those? At a > tangent how do you wake a macbook from sleep? > > Many Thanks and apologies for Rambling Lee > - > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce > Sent: 04 December 2013 22:44 > To: AppleVis List > Subject: Re: MBA Help > > Hello, > > I’m a new Mac user but feel it’s worth it. What is happening here is that > there are 2 levels of function keys. By default they are hardware controls > i.e. volume and brightness. So by pressing Function key + VO + F8 will get > you there. The Function is next to the VO keys. Thus you just need to hold > the bottom left-hand 3 keys and then press F8 and let go. > > HTH > > Gena > > > On 4 Dec 2013, at 21:55, Lee Jones wrote: > >> Dear List,I got my macbook air today. I hav found it a very tough learning >> curve. I can't get control option f8 to bring up the voice over utility no >> matter how many times I try,, a sighted person has also tried and it does >> not work. Does the focus have to be somewhere special to make this work?How >> do you turn off the macbook do you use the on off button or is there a way >> in OSX itself, a shut down button? Can Someone explain very simply the >> difference between the functions of control option and the arrow keys, >> control option command and the arrow keys,control option shift and the arrow >> keys because maybe I'm thick but I don't get it! >> is it possible to download voices without using the voice over utility? I >> am suddenly not hating freedom scientific quite so much. >> >> Many Thanks, Lee -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Olivares >> Sent: 04 December 2013 15:18 >> To: “Mac Visionaries“ >> Subject: Re: Option Key Not Working >> >> Nope it doesn't matter if keyboard commander is on or off. >> >> On Dec 4, 2013, at 3:59 AM, "Red.Falcon" >> wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> OK just a couple of ideas! >>> 1, do you have both option keys set to use with keyboard commander! >>> 2, Just try switching off keyboard commander with VO+shift+k and see if the >>> option key things like € • and others! >>> I've foun
Re: VMWare questions
No, you don’t understand! things were working fine for me under mavericks with fusion for a little while. After a while, though, it seemed like I had to reinstall the OS because I was having problems, but I didn’t do a clean install the first time because the apple person I talked to while back said that wasn’t necessary. So, I redid my OS and then I had to reinstall fusion. After I did that, my copy of xp wasn’t acting right. IE flakes out and crashes, for example. I have tried win 7 ultimate in hopes that it would be better but I’m having problems with that, too. I can’t get it to recognize my super drive so I can install window eyes. I might have to double check and make sure vm tools are installed, though-that just came to me. Windows is basically a big pita for me. I really wish I didn’t need it and am actively looking for ways to just trash it altogether if i can. Just me, though. I hope you get your problem figured out. Fusion is very useable, once you get it configured. it just might take you a while. Good luck! Cait On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > wow! I'm never upgrading to mavericks! > > On Dec 5, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie > wrote: > >> Well, that’s the kicker.. Sometimes I can command tab back into mavericks >> and sometimes it doesn’t work. >> >> I’m having a devil of a time with my vmware right now.. nothing is working >> since I had to redo things. neither my xp machine nor my win 7 one are >> functional for any real use yet, unfortunately. >> Sorry.. was just saying what had worked in the past. >> Cait >> >> On Dec 5, 2013, at 10:49 AM, Bill Holton wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> If you check the box to ignore Mac commands, how do you then leave VM and >>> return to Mac OS? Thanks. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:44 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: VMWare questions >>> >>> Hi alex, >>> I'm going to take a crack at some of your questions. >>> >>> For your problem with vo taking over, and also for some of the key strokes >>> not being recognized, you can either turn off vo while in the virtual >>> machine or go into the vm prefs and then find the tab called keyboard, I >>> think. In there, there is a check box which tells the vm to ignore all mac >>> osx commands. For myself, once I checked that little box, the guest >>> operating system acted better! >>> >>> The volume issue is probably windows volume and you can either turn up your >>> mac or go into control panel and turn up the volume in the other OS. >>> >>> hth, >>> Caitlyn >>> >>> On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>> Hi all, I finally got VMWare Fusion running! I guess I complained enough, because >>> they called me back within an hour, had me set up a remote access program, >>> and did everything for me. I'm still not overly impressed with their >>> support, but at least they fixed this. Now, though, I have some questions. This is on a Macbook Air with 4gb of >>> ram (total, not for the vm only). I will set up Windows on my Mini soon, but >>> want to iron everything out on the Macbook first since my Mini is my primary >>> machine. 1. According to Fusion's preferences, ctrl-cmd should toggle >>> keyboard/mouse control between Windows and Mac, but that does not always >>> seem to be the case. Voiceover usually grabs keystrokes, almost randomly at >>> times, and the caps lock modifier does not work at all. In addition, >>> keyboard commander keystrokes are grabbed, so windows-b executes my battery >>> script instead of jumping to the Task Bar. This, of course, means I cannot >>> reliably control Windows, and cannot access the NVDA menus. 2. The default behavior for closing Fusion is to suspend open VMs. Is that >>> okay, or is it recommended that I shut them down instead? 3. Windows seems quiet relative to OS10. Is there a way to turn it up? It >>> may well be Windows' volume, I haven't managed to check yet (see #1). Thank you in advance, and I am sure I will have more questions as time >>> goes on. As I said, I really want to nail down any possible problems before >>> trying this out on my main machine. However, I am demoing Windows to a >>> client tomorrow, using the Macbook, so it would be nice to have better >>> control over Windows before then. (Yeah, I put this one off, but in my >>> defense I never expected so much trouble with VMWare). Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
Re: which premium english voices do you recommend is the best for hearing in pared users?
I like Daniel and Tessa as well. I have some high-frequency hearing loss, and Karen is pleasant, but too soft for me to hear accurately what she says. I’d really prefer more baritone voices, or even a voice similar to siri’s male one. Having said that, I do mostly use Samantha on IOS and Alex in Mavericks. I wish there was some way to make him available on IoS. Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan On Dec 5, 2013, at 12:13 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi all, 1st off, I relies that this is going to be a subjective question but > am looking for opinions/recommendations on which you think is the best > english premium voices in Mavericks and ios7 for hearing in pared users. > > Currently, I am trying out the voices that one gets with the iOS devices and > know that there are more to choose from in Mavericks but the idea is that I > want to get comfortable with a particular voice and then I can take across > iOS and osx a like and even on that other OS that I won’t mention here but > you get the idea. > > The voices are: > British english - Daniel > US English - Samantha > South Aferickan english - Tessa > Irish english - Moria > and finally > Australia english - Karen > > So far, I am going between > Daniel and Tessa I like the sound of Karen but her voice is a bit strong and > hard to get use to. As for Samantha’s voice, don’t even get me started on her > accent its too strong for me and most of the time I find that her voice goes > in one ear and out the other if you know what I mean. I have tried to use her > but can’t cope with her. lol > > I look forward to hearing what you all have to say. Seriously, I would value > all of your opinions and if you have any good advice to give to someone > trying out new voices then I would be interested to hear it because at the > moment I feel like I’m just trying one and then switching to another and back > again. If anyone has a sort of process that would recommend in how to try and > adapt to a new TTS voice then I would be grateful if you would share it to > this list in order that I and others can hopefully learn from it. > > Thank you > > Daniel - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: OF topic, direct download dropbox link
Put the file in your dropbox/public folder. Go to it and find the file. Once you interact with it, go into the contextual menu and find the option that says “copy public link”. You can then paste this link from your clipboard anywhere you want. htH, teresa "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."--Groucho Marx On Dec 5, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Daniela Rubio wrote: > Hello all: > First, sorry for the of topic, but I urgently need a way to make a direct > download link for a dropbox file. Just to click and start downloading. I have > a student who needs it because he is struggling with Safari yet. > Can anybody give me an example on how to create it? > Thanks! > Best > > Daniela Rubio T > iphone: +34662328507 > > > > Daniela Rubio T > Distinguished Educator > iPhone: +34662328507 > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: reading braille files
If you choose to use text-edit, you can use the “prevent editing” option in the format menu. HtH, teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Dec 5, 2013, at 10:53 AM, Chris Moore wrote: > Hello list, > Is there a way to read braille files other than textedit? I’m always leery > about making inadvertent changes to a file. > > Another issue with reading braille files is having dots 7 and 8 raised on > every cell. As a workaround, I turned off “use dots 7 and 8 for cursor”. I > actually assign this command to 1-4-space. > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
adjusting text attributes
Hi Mac Friends, I accidentily messed up some kind of setting. Voice Over now tells me what color and size text is in E-mails and other text attributes. Please tell me how I may adjust this. Thank you so very much, Rhonda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: adjusting text attributes
Press VO V and then v o right arrow once. Then v o up arrow until you hear “do nothing”. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Dec 5, 2013, at 5:52 PM, Rhonda Hornbacher wrote: > Hi Mac Friends, > > I accidentily messed up some kind of setting. Voice Over now tells me what > color and size text is in E-mails and other text attributes. > > Please tell me how I may adjust this. > > Thank you so very much, > Rhonda > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: finereader pro for mac.
Hi again. Ok I took the chance and bought the new finereader for mac. In my opinion it is an amazing peace of software. Best regards Annie. Den 05 Dec 2013 kl. 20:46 skrev Annie Skov Nielsen : > Hi. > > Today abbyy has released a pro version of finereader for mac. You can buy it > on app store, and the finereader express has been removed as it looks to me. > Is it a free upgrade or? I do not have an express version, but I will > probably buy the new pro version. > > Best regards Annie. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: MBA Help
Dear Tim thanks for the info. I activated the OK default button for Karen and when software update didn’t come upI went back to the voice list. Abovecompact Daniel was downloading Karen dimmed,I waited for a while but in the end the downloading Karen option disappeared all together. When you say you can download multiple voices using the default voice pop up and ok default button is this not mislabelled because they can’t all be defaults? Best Wishes, Lee From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn Sent: 05 December 2013 22:43 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: MBA Help Hi Lee, It appears that Software Update no longer pops up when downloading voices. If you press VO-space (VO means ctrl-optio) on the Default Voice pop-up then arrow down through the list, after Customize, VO will read more voices and will say “So and so Downloading” if a voice is being downloaded at that time. I believe that it only downloads one voice at a time and will continue downloading voices even when the VO Utility is not open. Once the voice has completed downloading, you are able to choose it as your default. When you choose Customize and navigate through the table of additional voices, you can press VO-space to check as many voices as you wish to add to your system. Once you’ve got all the voices checked that you want, stop interacting with the table and navigate to the OK button then press it. As I mentioned above, you can use that process to determine which voices are downloading and, eventually, they should all be added to your system. Regarding how to wake your MBA, just open the lid and it awakens. You’ll likely need to press return or tap once on the trackpad to bring focus to the authentication window where you can enter your password. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 5, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Lee Jones wrote: Dear List, thanks for the helpI have made some slight progress. setting my function keys to software control,and setting the tab key to all controls, although I haven't seen as much benefit as I thought I would from the latter. My main problem now is I can't install an enhanced voice. When I first activated voice over it seemed to be using an enhanced voice, and then when I registered my apple ID it went back to compact, and this was before I had been anywhere near the voice over utility. I have listened to the podcast on applevis about installing an enhanced voice,but I can't get it to work. It is probably something silly that I am not doing. I have been able to play the enhanced quality voice for Karen twice, and then moved to the right both times, the first time it said OK default dimmed,and the second time it said Ok default implying that it could be activated,but then control option space just results in"closing dialog" and does not launch software update as per the podcast. Can some kind soul give me a list of every keypress after loading the vo utility to downloding the voice,baring in mind that I have been in there and it seems to remember where I was. When you select to change the default voice does that mean you can only download one voice because only one can be the default? Would it not be better to be able to download the voices you want, and then select the default from those? At a tangent how do you wake a macbook from sleep? Many Thanks and apologies for Rambling Lee - From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce Sent: 04 December 2013 22:44 To: AppleVis List Subject: Re: MBA Help Hello, I’m a new Mac user but feel it’s worth it. What is happening here is that there are 2 levels of function keys. By default they are hardware controls i.e. volume and brightness. So by pressing Function key + VO + F8 will get you there. The Function is next to the VO keys. Thus you just need to hold the bottom left-hand 3 keys and then press F8 and let go. HTH Gena On 4 Dec 2013, at 21:55, Lee Jones wrote: Dear List,I got my macbook air today. I hav found it a very tough learning curve. I can't get control option f8 to bring up the voice over utility no matter how many times I try,, a sighted person has also tried and it does not work. Does the focus have to be somewhere special to make this work?How do you turn off the macbook do you use the on off button or is there a way in OSX itself, a shut down button? Can Someone explain very simply the difference between the functions of control option and the arrow keys, control option command and the arrow keys,control option shift and the arrow keys because maybe I'm thick but I don't get it! is it possible to download voices without using the voice over utility? I am suddenly not hating freedom scientific quite so much. Many Thanks, Lee -Original Message- From: macvisi
Re: adjusting text attributes
Hi! You can also just hit VO+T to toggle them on and off! Colin On 5 Dec 2013, at 23:57, Richard Ring wrote: > Press VO V and then v o right arrow once. Then v o up arrow until you hear > “do nothing”. > > > You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding > Sent from my Mac Book Pro > richr...@gmail.com > > On Dec 5, 2013, at 5:52 PM, Rhonda Hornbacher > wrote: > >> Hi Mac Friends, >> >> I accidentily messed up some kind of setting. Voice Over now tells me what >> color and size text is in E-mails and other text attributes. >> >> Please tell me how I may adjust this. >> >> Thank you so very much, >> Rhonda >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: finereader pro for mac.
This is very exciting about fine reader your Pro. The Windows version has always have excellent reviews. How is it with voiceover? Is there somewhere a list of directly supported scanners? Mary Sent from my iPhone On Dec 5, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi again. > > Ok I took the chance and bought the new finereader for mac. In my opinion it > is an amazing peace of software. > > Best regards Annie. > Den 05 Dec 2013 kl. 20:46 skrev Annie Skov Nielsen > : > >> Hi. >> >> Today abbyy has released a pro version of finereader for mac. You can buy it >> on app store, and the finereader express has been removed as it looks to me. >> Is it a free upgrade or? I do not have an express version, but I will >> probably buy the new pro version. >> >> Best regards Annie. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Brailliant BI 40 For Sale
Hi Everyone, I am selling my Brailliant BI 40. I’m asking $2,000 for it. It is in excellent condition! It comes with a leather case from Executive Products, and a USB cable. It is under warranty until July. It can connect by either Bluetooth or via USB. Battery life is up to 20 hours when using Bluetooth! It can be charged with any standard USB charger, as well as by connecting it to your computer! It also works beautifully with iOS devices, Macs, and PC’s! If you’re interested, or have questions, please contact me off list at: mailto:desiandca...@q.com Thank you so much for your consideration! Remember, this is not a topic for list discussion. The only reason I’m posting this here is that I know I can reach a lot of blind folks who use iOS devices, and Macs, or who know other people that do. Desi Noller, Phoenix, Arizona -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: finereader pro for mac.
I have the express for mac version and it is section 508 compliant, as is the pro version (according the the website). If the pro version is as accessible as the express version then I assume it is probably highly accessible. Also, there is a $20 discount for upgrading from the express version, and all ICA scanners are supported. the list of supported scanners is exhaustive. This came out just in time for me as I was considering VueScan as a adjunct to the express version. Ann, could you give us all a more detailed report on the accessibility / usability of the pro version? On Dec 5, 2013, at 7:18 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi again. > > Ok I took the chance and bought the new finereader for mac. In my opinion it > is an amazing peace of software. > > Best regards Annie. > Den 05 Dec 2013 kl. 20:46 skrev Annie Skov Nielsen > : > >> Hi. >> >> Today abbyy has released a pro version of finereader for mac. You can buy it >> on app store, and the finereader express has been removed as it looks to me. >> Is it a free upgrade or? I do not have an express version, but I will >> probably buy the new pro version. >> >> Best regards Annie. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Renaming a table in the new Numbers using Mavericks
Hi all, I used to use the Inspector to change the names of tables in Numbers but am no longer able to do so with Mavericks and the new version of Numbers. I see many of the old features from the inspector in the format area, including a checkbox that is called “Table Name,” but don’t see any way to change the table name. When I hit Cmd+Option+I to open the inspector, Voiceover says “Show Inspector” but my cursor isn’t put into the inspector window and I’m not sure how to get to it. Does anyone have any tips? Thanks, Greg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: MBA Help
Hi, Oops, sorry, maybe I said things in a confusing manner. 1. In the Speech pane of VO Utility, in the Voices tab, activate the Default Voice pop-up. 2. Choose the Customize option. 3. Interact (VO-shift-down arrow) with the table of voices. 4. Navigate through the list pressing VO-space to check the voices you wish to download. If the voice is already available to you, it will already say “So and so, Checked”. 5. After you have all the voices you wish checked, stop interacting with the table (VO-shift-up arrow) then navigate right to the OK button. 6. If you go back to the Default Voice pop-up, activate it, then arrow through or VO-up or VO-down arrow through. The one that is presently downloading should say “Downloading” and the ones that are in the Queue will say “Waiting” after announcing the name. 7. Just leave your computer open and they will download. They might take quite a while as the voices seem to come from a slower server. As a matter of interest, I started some downloading at work this afternoon, did some other things, closed my MBP and came home. I checked on them while writing this message and they seem to have finished downloading. I now have them all in my list of available voices from the Default Voices pop-up. You may also like to note that there is a quick method of changing the voice on the fly. Press VO-cmd-left or right arrow. As you go left or right, you’ll hear “Intonation, Rate, Pitch, Volume and Voice” from which you can hold the same keys down then use the up and down arrows to change things. Later… Side-note: I noticed that when I chose a few of these new voices, they played for the demo but did not actually work properly for other tasks. I’ll have to dig a little deeper to see what’s going on. Maybe it had something to do with stopping and starting of the download process, or maybe I just need to restart my beast. 5. Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 5, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Lee Jones wrote: > Dear Tim thanks for the info. I activated the OK default button for Karen > and when software update didn’t come upI went back to the voice list. > Abovecompact Daniel was downloading Karen dimmed,I waited for a while but in > the end the downloading Karen option disappeared all together. When you say > you can download multiple voices using the default voice pop up and ok > default button is this not mislabelled because they can’t all be defaults? > > Best Wishes, Lee > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Kilburn > Sent: 05 December 2013 22:43 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: MBA Help > > Hi Lee, > > It appears that Software Update no longer pops up when downloading voices. > If you press VO-space (VO means ctrl-optio) on the Default Voice pop-up then > arrow down through the list, after Customize, VO will read more voices and > will say “So and so Downloading” if a voice is being downloaded at that time. > I believe that it only downloads one voice at a time and will continue > downloading voices even when the VO Utility is not open. Once the voice has > completed downloading, you are able to choose it as your default. > > When you choose Customize and navigate through the table of additional > voices, you can press VO-space to check as many voices as you wish to add to > your system. Once you’ve got all the voices checked that you want, stop > interacting with the table and navigate to the OK button then press it. As I > mentioned above, you can use that process to determine which voices are > downloading and, eventually, they should all be added to your system. > > Regarding how to wake your MBA, just open the lid and it awakens. You’ll > likely need to press return or tap once on the trackpad to bring focus to the > authentication window where you can enter your password. > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Dec 5, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Lee Jones wrote: > > > Dear List, thanks for the helpI have made some slight progress. setting my > function keys to software control,and setting the tab key to all controls, > although I haven't seen as much benefit as I thought I would from the latter. > My main problem now is I can't install an enhanced voice. When I first > activated voice over it seemed to be using an enhanced voice, and then when I > registered my apple ID it went back to compact, and this was before I had > been anywhere near the voice over utility. I have listened to the podcast on > applevis about installing an enhanced voice,but I can't get it to work. It > is probably something silly that I am not doing. I have been able to play > the enhanced quality voice for Karen twice, and then moved to the right both > times, the first time it said OK default dimmed,and the second time it said > Ok default implying that it could be activated,but then control option space >
Re: Renaming a table in the new Numbers using Mavericks
Hi, To change the name of the Sheet, interact with the Sheet Navigator then press VO-shift-m on the current sheet title. Choose Rename from the Contextual menu. With respect to the Inspector, as you’ve determined, it is primarily within the Formatter area. The Inspector is somewhat different within the new version so hiding and showing the Inspector doesn’t perform in the same manner as in iWork 09. HTH. Later… Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 5, 2013, at 7:16 PM, Greg Aikens wrote: > Hi all, > I used to use the Inspector to change the names of tables in Numbers but am > no longer able to do so with Mavericks and the new version of Numbers. I see > many of the old features from the inspector in the format area, including a > checkbox that is called “Table Name,” but don’t see any way to change the > table name. When I hit Cmd+Option+I to open the inspector, Voiceover says > “Show Inspector” but my cursor isn’t put into the inspector window and I’m > not sure how to get to it. > > Does anyone have any tips? > > Thanks, > Greg > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: finereader pro for mac.
Thanks, Annie, this is very useful information. I will get it too. Andrew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Renaming a table in the new Numbers using Mavericks
That's a useful tip about renaming sheets. Thanks! How Does one rename different tables within the same sheet? Cheers, Nic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Popup Menus in Numbers
Hi, I'm using the new Numbers on Mavericks. I've formatted some cells as popup menus. These work beautifully as popup menus on my iPad. However, I can't get the popup menus to work on my Mac. On the Mac, I can only edit the cells much like ordinary text cells. Does anyone know how to make the popup menu appear on the Mac? Cheers, Nic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
