Re: An IPhone question

2009-07-09 Thread Simon Cavendish
Hello James, In a hurry, I paste underneath a summary of Voiceover gestures put together by Bill - a member of the VIPhone list. It might help. See below my signature. Best wishes, Simon When VoiceOver is turned on, the standard touchscreen gestures have different results. These and addition

Re: MacBook Pro or MacBook

2009-07-09 Thread James & Nash
Hi Pete, Thank you, but as I am not able to se the screen, what would be the advantage of the Pro using the video card? Thanks James - Original Message - From: "peter Apgar " To: Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:58 PM Subject: RE: MacBook Pro or MacBook > > The pro will have the a

Re: Introduction from Jonathan Cohn

2009-07-09 Thread James Mannion
Hi, I can comment on one of your questions. You are not the only one to have trouble with the find function in safari and I too at first thought that it was limited to what is visible on the current screen which is extremely limiting. Through experimenting I found that on some pages it is, such

An IPhone question

2009-07-09 Thread James Mannion
Hello everyone, I would post this on the VIPhones list, but I ahve not yet been approved as a member and I see there is discussion of it here as well. I just purchased one yesterday and am very hopeful for it to be able to become my primary device as a phone and portable internet access device wi

Re: smart mailbox question

2009-07-09 Thread Tom Frank
The easiest way to move items to a mailbox is to create a rule. Just remember that you can enter more than one criteria per rule. For example, I have a MacVisionary rule that moves everything from this list serve into a MacVisionary mailbox. The first criteria is: Subject contains MacVisio

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, Genny, I have the BT Apple one without numpad, but there is also stand alone numpads that may come in bt versions. For USB hubs, I have a bus powered four-port hub that is about three inches by three inches if that. Cost: Apple BT keyboard: CAD $80; BT numpad: CAD $70-150; USB hub: CAD

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread patrickneazer
Hello Keith and all: Go for it (wink). I do have to tease you a little though ... my Apple journey got started over at the Apple store near I-65. So, if the guys in Green Hills cause you to stand on line again ... just hop over to the other store in town ... they will help you out and take a

Re: mac more sensative to lightning?

2009-07-09 Thread Marshall Scott
Hi, How do you know it was lightening? What was the other problem you were working on? Maybe the Mac was in the process of dying and the lightening had nothing to do with the Mac dying. Marsh On Jul 9, 2009, at 10:02 PM, Mike Reiser wrote: > > Nothing else that was in the serge protector w

Re: mac more sensative to lightning?

2009-07-09 Thread Mike Reiser
Nothing else that was in the serge protector was effected. The internet is connected through a netowrk drop on the wall. My speakers are also plugged into the serge protector. The keyboard isn't and it's usb, and also the monitor adapter isn't. What's wierd is it stopped working after the

Re: mac more sensative to lightning?

2009-07-09 Thread Scott Howell
Mike, that is rather unfortunate I must say. I have all my machines plugged into ups here in the house and had no problems yet. I don't believe they are more sensitive, but I am curious if anything else plugged into that circuit suffered any damage. There could be other factors, but the on

mac more sensative to lightning?

2009-07-09 Thread Mike Reiser
Hello all, My mac yesterday got fried by lightning as I was using it durring a storm plugged into a serge protector. It all seemed to work fine until Apple had me reset the pram to help resolve another problem and then it would not boot. Now it won't even turn on. This is the second mac min

Re: Introduction from Jonathan Cohn

2009-07-09 Thread Barry Hadder
Well Howdy! I don't know what jump mode is. Could you expand on that? Just curious. >From what I can tell, the VO fin in Safari only looks at what is on the current screen. I've been using the items list (VO-i) for that purpose very successfully. - Original Message - From: "Jonath

Re: It's now fixed was Re: Macbook Pro Crisis

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny Kennedy
Alex, Yay! Very happy you were able to get the CD out. That's good news also glad your library isn't as insane as I had thought : smile : Sometimes walking away and cooling off and regrouping is the best thing to do. Best Wishes Jenny On 7/9/09, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > > Hi, > > It is $40 a CD f

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny Kennedy
Oh goodness. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to cause confusion. No. I thought I had read someplace on this list that soneone had thought num pad commander was getting scrapped. It isn't. Thank goodness because that's what I use now that I have a wireless keyboard connected to the macbook... This lea

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny Kennedy
Josh, I think you sold me on the iPhone. :-) I had this t-mobile dash? I think? Huge pain in the neck. I did not like it at all the phone was bulkey as it was like holding a square of tile up to your head. Wasn't all that impressed with mobilespeak and didn't see putting down so much money for a

RE: MacBook Pro or MacBook

2009-07-09 Thread peter Apgar
The pro will have the ability to use the video card in ways the mb won't in the soon to be released snow leopard. This information came from a sales rep when I purchased the I phone. Pete -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] O

Introduction from Jonathan Cohn

2009-07-09 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello fellow Macintosh Users, I live in Northern Virginia, and have been using Macintoshes since the late 1980's. I have RP and have not needed full time voice until after Tiger came out. My current Macintosh is a e-Mac 17" running the latest Leopard and Safari. My goals over the next fe

Re: MacBook Pro or MacBook

2009-07-09 Thread James & Nash
Thanks Brett, I think i will probably opt for the Pro after more research and talking to a few other people too. Take care James - Original Message - From: "Brett Campbell" To: Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:51 PM Subject: Re: MacBook Pro or MacBook > > The pro is thinner, has a

Re: MacBook Pro or MacBook

2009-07-09 Thread Brett Campbell
The pro is thinner, has a SD card slot and a multi touch pad that will come in handy with some of the new features of VoiceOver in Snowleopard. Brett On Jul 9, 2009, at 4:31 AM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > This might sound like a silly question, but which is heavier, the > MacB

Re: iphone mailng listRe: Working with MobileMe web mail and setting up aliases [was

2009-07-09 Thread Simon Cavendish
Dear Rostislava, Please e-mail the moderator of the VIPhone list directly. Her name is Cara Quinn and her e-mail address is: caraqu...@caraquinn.com With best wishes Simon On 9 Jul 2009, at 19:43, Koumanova Rostislava wrote: > > hi, > can somebody help , i can not subscribe to the iphone mai

iphone mailng listRe: Working with MobileMe web mail and setting up aliases [was

2009-07-09 Thread Koumanova Rostislava
hi, can somebody help , i can not subscribe to the iphone mailing list. thank you. rk Il giorno 09/lug/09, alle ore 11:31, Simon Cavendish ha scritto: > > Dear Esther, > > Thank you for such an excellent set of steps to help me set up aliases > in MobileMe. It was well worth waiting for. > > Wit

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I will try to get my Iphone in the beginning of August, since i'm going on vacation and when i get back the Iphone will have been released here in Sweden. I can't wait until the 10th of August. /Krister 9 jul 2009 kl. 09.58 skrev Jenny Kennedy: > > nods. Yah I can very well understand that.

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread James & Nash
Ah ok i understand now tahnk you James - Original Message - From: "Alex Jurgensen" To: Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 4:28 PM Subject: Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard > > HI, > > No. The older Macbooks used to have a built-in Numpad overlay. The > external numpads and esktop keyboard n

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
The VoiceOver volume is separate from the phone's volume. It can be turned up very loud, but there is a trick to it. You need to turn up the volume while VO is speaking. Unless you are calling a lot of numbers that are not in your contacts, I've found that I rarely use the keypad, but that

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread Alex Jurgensen
HI, No. The older Macbooks used to have a built-in Numpad overlay. The external numpads and esktop keyboard number pads still work in Leopard. Regards, Alex, On 9-Jul-09, at 7:06 AM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi Alex, are you saying that if I were to buy an ordinary MacBook > and i > attac

Re: MacBook Pro or MacBook

2009-07-09 Thread James & Nash
Thanks Alex - Original Message - From: "Alex Jurgensen" To: Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:21 PM Subject: Re: MacBook Pro or MacBook > > Hi, > > MBP, A.K.A. the pro is lighter. > > Regards, > Alex, > > > On 9-Jul-09, at 3:31 AM, James & Nash wrote: > >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> This mig

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread James & Nash
Hi Alex, are you saying that if I were to buy an ordinary MacBook and i attached a desktop keyboard to it, I would be unable to use the numpad commander. Is this also the case for MacBook Pro? Thanks James - Original Message - From: "Alex Jurgensen" To: Sent: Thursday, July 09, 200

It's now fixed was Re: Macbook Pro Crisis

2009-07-09 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, It is $40 a CD for a 5 disk set because the other four would have useless without #1. But Anywho, It is out. shaking the MBP seems to have done it after all, putting it down and walking away from it was one of the best things to do at the moment. Yay, Alex, On 8-Jul-09, at 11:57 PM,

Re: MacBook Pro or MacBook

2009-07-09 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, MBP, A.K.A. the pro is lighter. Regards, Alex, On 9-Jul-09, at 3:31 AM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > This might sound like a silly question, but which is heavier, the > MacBook or > the MacBook Pro? I am still unsure which to opt for. I mean the > price is a > litle more e

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread Alex Jurgensen
HI, They scrapped the number pad on the Macbooks,, but as far as anythingelse, I have not heard anyting. Regards, Alex, On 9-Jul-09, at 2:39 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Jenny, what gave you the idea they would scrap the Numpad Commander. > There is nothing that indicates there was any such

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread kaare dehard
I read something on apples website about the touch pad access, and numpad commander was still available making three options for navigation. On 9-Jul-09, at 5:39 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Jenny, what gave you the idea they would scrap the Numpad Commander. > There is nothing that indicates

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread kaare dehard
I'm really not. talks on the nokia 6682 seems a bit slugish at times and will crash once in a while. Having spent the money though I will try to get at least 2 years out of it since I'm really a cheap little troll. On 9-Jul-09, at 4:56 AM, James & Nash wrote: > > Just out of curiosity. Are

MacBook Pro or MacBook

2009-07-09 Thread James & Nash
Hi everyone, This might sound like a silly question, but which is heavier, the MacBook or the MacBook Pro? I am still unsure which to opt for. I mean the price is a litle more expensive than the macBook but I had a few probems with my 1st generation MacBook. What do you people think of either

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread Scott Howell
Jenny, what gave you the idea they would scrap the Numpad Commander. There is nothing that indicates there was any such plan. Did you read this somewhere or did someone tell you this? On Jul 9, 2009, at 3:54 AM, Jenny Kennedy wrote: > > Okay hi. If I remember correctly the num pad commander

Re: Working with MobileMe web mail and setting up aliases [was Re: Setting aliases in mobileme]

2009-07-09 Thread Simon Cavendish
Dear Esther, Thank you for such an excellent set of steps to help me set up aliases in MobileMe. It was well worth waiting for. With best and warmest wishes Simon On 9 Jul 2009, at 05:17, Esther wrote: > > Hello Simon, > > Simon Cavendish wrote: > >> >> Has anyone successfully set aliases in

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread James & Nash
Just out of curiosity. Are you satisfied with your current cell phone? I haven't sen and IPhone £GS myself yet, although I have sen one of the older models. Theya re certainly very light but personally I'm more than happy with my Noia 6210 as I am can type very quickly. I think that would be m

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread larry
would you clarify the trick in handeling volume? I am attempting to raise the vo volume while on a call so I can hear the keys to perform touchtone requirements. You may have information I have missed. thanks much larry - Original Message - From: "Alex Jurgensen" To: "MacVisionaries"

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny Kennedy
nods. Yah I can very well understand that. I just wish I knew what if any other service providers were going to have iPhone. Like I said I'm with T-mobile now, contract up in February and not sure what I'm going to do from there. Sooner or later I will wind up getting either the iPhone or iPod Tou

Re: Voice Over in Snow Leopard

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny Kennedy
Okay hi. If I remember correctly the num pad commander was going to be in SL. I thought I read in this thred that it was getting scrapped. But I don't think it is. I know we have to wait 'til September. But that doesn't make it easy. I think we shoould have demos of the accessibility features just

Re: Crossposted. My first look at the iPhone 3gs. Thoughts and obsurvations.

2009-07-09 Thread william lomas
Hi yes the ipod touch is in general, the IPhone, minus the phone but I don't want 2 devices On 9 Jul 2009, at 07:42, Jenny Kennedy wrote: > > Kevin, > I like your report. Sounds like the iPhone sounds pretty good. I > wonder if iPhone is going to be let out to other cell providers? > Currentl