Hello,
I assume that Jonathan is suggesting you go into System Preferences.
1. VO-Shift M to navigate to the Apple Menu bar, where "VO" means hold down the
Control and Option keys together with any other keys listed as part of the
instructions).
2. Press "s y" quickly or Arrow down to get to
Now, I'm sorry to say i don't know. I didn't put any spaces in mine.
After reading some of the other post, it sounds like it may already
have a password. Wish I could be of more help. Good luck, Max
On Aug 13, 2009, at 11:40 PM, Dr.Khalid wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I tried to enter a username and
Yes, I believe it can have a space in it.
On Aug 14, 2009, at 12:40 AM, Dr.Khalid wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I tried to enter a username and password, but this didn't work. I
> still get the message that says either wrong username or password.
>
> Can the username have a spacebar? I.e a person first +
Hi!
How can I check the account pain and change the password from there ? BTW,
I'm still new to the world of Mac and VoiceOver -- however, I'm enjoying
this new world so much ..
Best
Khalid
- Original Message -
From: Jonathan C. Cohn
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Th
Hello!
I tried to enter a username and password, but this didn't work. I still get
the message that says either wrong username or password.
Can the username have a spacebar? I.e a person first + last name?
Best
Khalid
- Original Message -
From: Maxwell Ivey Jr.
To: macvisionaries
Apple has provided the interface to make it accessible, but,
nfortunately, Adobe has stated that they do not think it's worth the
resources to make flash accessible on the mac, hopefully that will
change as more and more people are getting macs
On Aug 13, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Jessi and Goldina
Hello; If you have never entered a password, then you get to pick one
now. Just enter the name and password you want and they wil become
your user anme and password from now on. Hope that helps, Max
On Aug 13, 2009, at 10:52 PM, Dr.Khalid wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> I'm trying to update my friend
Hi,
You can reinstall the Mac OS without sighted assistance.
HTH,
Jeffrey
On Aug 13, 2009, at 3:26 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have got a new macbook pro for a week ago. I do not know what has
> happened to it, but I can not start it now. It worked fine, but
> suddenly I could
Ah, the problem of the automatic login. You could boot with the
Leopard disk and reset his password, but that will probably lock him
out of all his keychains. Check the accounts pane, and see if you can
change his password there.
Also, it is well advised for security reasons, to not use t
Hi All!
I'm trying to update my friend MacBook Pro from v 105.5 to 10.5.8. I
pressed VO-M, then I chose the software update. It says there are 9
updates. I tried several times to install the updates, or some of the
updates, but each time the updater ask me for a username and password. I
asked
Hello,
Some time ago I came across a reference to an Apple Document called "My Mac
Cheat Sheet". The Apple Knowledge Base article contains a link to a PDF
document where you can record specifications about your Mac, such as the serial
number, amount of memory, hard drive space, along with in
I've experienced the same issue. Here's what you should do:
When your navigating your stuff and you get to a folder that contains a
subfolder or item you want to choose, rather than just using the arrow keys,
press VO-space bar and then use the VO plus arrow keys to navigate. It works
every tim
Hello,
Some time ago I came across a reference to an Apple Document called "My Mac
Cheat Sheet". The Apple Knowledge Base article contains a link to a PDF
document where you can record specifications about your Mac, such as the serial
number, amount of memory, hard drive space, along with inf
I agree. I'm getting annoyed with the lack of flash. I once emailed
apple and asked about the inaccessability of live journal voice posts,
which use flash, and they told me to contact adobe.
On 13-Aug-09, at 1:11 PM, Marie Howarth wrote:
>
> OK, I am no expert on these matters so I am coming
Hi,
Thanks. I will give command option plus the arrows a try.
Robert CarterOn Aug 13, 2009, at 6:55 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
>
> Hi Robert,
>
> Hold down command-option and hit either left or right arrows to skip
> backward or forward respectively. The same commands should work on
> any aud
Hi Robert,
Hold down command-option and hit either left or right arrows to skip
backward or forward respectively. The same commands should work on
any audio content iTunes will open excluding radio streams.
hth
Scott
On 8/14/09, Robert Carter wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am finally getting around to
Hi again.
Now it works again. I am not quite sure, how I got it to work, but
suddenly the mac starts up again.
Best regards Annie.
2009/8/13, Annie Skov Nielsen :
> Hi again.
>
> I can boot up at the dvd, but I can not get voiceover started. I am in
> doubt about what I can do next. Are there s
Hi,
I am finally getting around to listening to podcasts in iTunes on the
Mac. Is there a way to fastforward and rewind through a podcast? I
don't see any reference to such commands.
Thanks,
Robert Carter
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You received this message becau
Hi Folks,
This is off topic, but I recall that someone on this list, one of the
Chris' I believe, is or was doing some mediation or legal support work.
If this is still the case, do you mind writing me off list? I may require
your services.
Thanks,
Karen
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I boght it seperate as I could not aford it at the time I blought my
mac.
Matthew
matthew dyer
ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com
Live journal: mtdyer2009
MSN: ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com
Twitter: mdyer1
facebook: mdyer
On Aug 13, 2009, at 3:58 PM, Marie Howarth wrote:
>
> my apple care is
Hi again.
I can boot up at the dvd, but I can not get voiceover started. I am in
doubt about what I can do next. Are there something else I could try.
Best regards Annie.
2009/8/13, Daniel Crone :
>
> The voice over should start from the c d.
> After putting the disk in, shut down, then power o
Hello,
The AppleCare support page is at:
http://www.apple.com/support/applecare/overview/
You can use item chooser menu (VO-I) to look for "Register" then read
down through the information and navigate to the links for "Register a
new agreement" or "Check registration status". VO-Space to a
I was just on their site to try and see how we contact them, seems
that whoever we contact is offline, unless I am missing the point
exactly.
On Aug 13, 2009, at 9:27 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> Agreed. The Apple accessibility APIs are documented and have been
> around for some time. The ball
Agreed. The Apple accessibility APIs are documented and have been around
for some time. The ball is in Adobe's court to implement them in their
plugin. There was a bug opened on this back in April 2008 but to vote
you have to get past a captcha, so the issue was self defeating.
http://bugs.adob
Thank you. i am now off to email them.
On Aug 13, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Daniel Crone wrote:
>
> It is Adobe we should contact.
> On Aug 13, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Marie Howarth wrote:
>
>>
>> OK, I am no expert on these matters so I am coming to the list to ask
>> the questions. Who are we to contact abo
It is Adobe we should contact.
On Aug 13, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Marie Howarth wrote:
>
> OK, I am no expert on these matters so I am coming to the list to ask
> the questions. Who are we to contact about the lack of accessibility
> with flash content? Apple or Adobe? I really am getting tired of not
OK, I am no expert on these matters so I am coming to the list to ask
the questions. Who are we to contact about the lack of accessibility
with flash content? Apple or Adobe? I really am getting tired of not
being able to use flash content and it is actually slightly better on
the other OS
The voice over should start from the c d.
After putting the disk in, shut down, then power on, while holding the
c key.
The c d should start. Then run v o.
On Aug 13, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have got a new macbook pro for a week ago. I do not know what has
Just put the c d in, and use finder. With it, you can read the
documents that might shed some light on what it is.
On Aug 13, 2009, at 2:07 PM, matthew T dyer wrote:
>
> Good afternoon everyone.
>
> I just received my applecare protection plan aloong with a cd. First
> what is obn this cd? S
my apple care is automatic. when I bought my mac I bought apple care,
got the cd but every time I've dealt with teem, it shows up i have
apple care with them. maybe it's a country thing.
On Aug 13, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Esther wrote:
>
> Hi Chris and Matthew,
>
> I think the CD is a copy of the
Hi Chris and Matthew,
I think the CD is a copy of the TechTool Deluxe diagnostic programs
for troubleshooting your Mac. I've never had to use this myself for
hardware problems. One you are registered fro AppleCare you can
always download the latest copy of these programs from the web.
Ma
Hi, when you put in the install dvd, wait til it stops spinning, then
press command f5. If you have a laptop like the macbook or macbook
pro, you'll need to press fn command f5.
You will be on the language selection screen, and off you go.
Best,
erik burggraaf
A+ sertified technician and u
Hello,
You can certainly install the OS without sighted assistance.
Give this a try.
With the unit running, put in the CD and shut down the machine.
Boot the machine again while holding down the c key till you hear the
chime. After quite a while, the DVD will stop spinning. You can now
start V
Hello,
However, the tech tool is run from a bootable DVD and is not
accessible as far as I know. it's made by a third party developer.
You should be able to do it over the phone. Just get your serial
number from about this mac under the Apple menu, or in System
Profiles. You will also need s
Hi all.
I have got a new macbook pro for a week ago. I do not know what has
happened to it, but I can not start it now. It worked fine, but
suddenly I could not shut it down, at last I shut it down the hard
way. Now I can not start it up again. I have tried to start up the
voiceover but I will no
Hi all.
I have got a new macbook pro for a week ago. I do not know what has
happened to it, but I can not start it now. It worked fine, but
suddenly I could not shut it down, at last I shut it down the hard
way. Now I can not start it up again. I have tried to start up the
voiceover but I will no
Hmm. At one time they used to give out an older version of TechTool.
Guess you could just pop it in your drive and poke around.
CB
matthew T dyer wrote:
> Good afternoon everyone.
>
> I just received my applecare protection plan aloong with a cd. First
> what is obn this cd? Second as a bli
Good afternoon everyone.
I just received my applecare protection plan aloong with a cd. First
what is obn this cd? Second as a blind person, how do I regester
this. I do not have sited people to help me do this. Is there a way
to do this over the phone or what do I do? Thanks.
Matthe
Hello Will:
Yes. More of the buttons are labeled without the need to use vo + H.
Phone information such as new voicemail and the phone number are
spoken in the table.
Good improvements ... I would get it today (smile)
On Aug 13, 2009, at 1:27 PM, william lomas wrote:
> any improvements acces
any improvements accesswise?
On 13 Aug 2009, at 18:20, patrickneazer wrote:
> Hello Louie and all:
>
> I received the same email. I do not quite know why when you did the
> update you were told you were up to date with skype 2.7.
>
> 2.8.0.659 is running here.
> On Aug 13, 2009, at 1:04 PM, lou
Hello Louie and all:
I received the same email. I do not quite know why when you did the
update you were told you were up to date with skype 2.7.
2.8.0.659 is running here.
On Aug 13, 2009, at 1:04 PM, louie wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I got a e-mail from skype saying that there was a update to versi
Hi all,
I got a e-mail from skype saying that there was a update to version
2.8. I ran skype and did a manual update. Skype told me that I was up
to date with version 2.7??. What is up with this?
Thanks for any info.
louie
louiem...@wavecable.com
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So this is survey based or is Apple somehow able to gather usage
statistics. I'm assuming the former since the latter would have
interesting legal issues about snooping around to identify users with
disabilities. Glad to see a 3% market share. I guess I was leaning
towards monetary kinds of rew
Hello Chris and all:
Yes, I am a fan of more carrots and less stick if possible. Sticks are
easy to make though I do not know anyone who enjoys being hit by one
no matter how worthy or just the cause (grin).
The best way to accomplish what is desired is to reward apple for
their innovation
One "reward" Apple can measure for taking on universal design
principles will be reflected in the portion of the population of
Macintosh users who had, not too long ago, been shut out from the
Apple product line.
In an annual report that I read in detail every February when it comes
out, A
Hi
My stream shows it self like a external drive in windows, mac os x and
ubuntu just fine. Haven't tried windows with fusion under os x. I have
firmware 3.0 of the stream. I can copy files to and from the stream
just fine on all thre os-versions. The only thing I can see is that it
take a very lo
There are two protocols for getting mail into the mail app. One will
synchronize and the other will not.
To use GMail with mail in a syncing format look at the below tidbits
article. The tidbits-talk discussion list also had a debate about some
of the settings. that were discussed in that
It would also be nice, albeit unmeasurable, that Apple would be rewarded
for implementing universal design. I could then point to it as an
example of what happens when a company does things right. I have lots of
examples of when companies do things wrong (Target, PriceLine, Ramada
and recently
Hi all,
Well having seen the IPhone 3gS, I do like it. Within ten minutes of
using it i was typing in portrait mode so am ipressed with how fast i
picked it up.
However, my n82 is working flawlessly so will use it until it dies a
natural death so to speak as I feel if I were to buy
My process when reading a lot of e-mail. is to turn cursor tracking
off, and then have the Keyboard focus on the table of messages and the
VO cursor will drop to the headers of the message each time you
delete. If you then use Keyboard navigator 8 it will read the
message. If you want to
Hello Chris the Other,
I agree with your thoughts on universal design. Six or seven years
ago we found that a lot of rehab counselors were downloading daily
content from audible.com and listening on a PAC Mate as they went from
client to client in their cars. this, I suppose, was a bit of
This is supposed to be why devices have generic USB descriptions - you
might not be able to use all of the really cool features but the
basics are in place. If you attach a Stream to a "virgin" Windows
machine and decline all of the drivers it tries to install, you will
still see it in Wi
Hi Ester, Thanks for yourhelp. I automatically thought it owuld be an
email address as I do know someone who has an address ending mac.om and they
send emails from that.
>From Wendy.
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