Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-23 Thread hank smith
how do you control your sattle lite box from your tuner? - Original Message - From: "Søren Jensen" To: Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 5:59 AM Subject: Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac? The EyeTV software or the remote control which comes with the tv tuner. Best regards: Søren J

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-23 Thread Dr.Khalid
Thanks for the instruction . I was able to choose English from the list of languages, then I pressed continue. I then searched for utility which I couldn't find . So I pressed VO-M , but all the options were dimmed . I couldn't choose the system preference.. I then pressed continue, and I got t

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-23 Thread Esther
Hi, Daniel answered your question that the "c" key was the letter "c". There are various keys that you can hold down while the Mac is booting that determine the boot mode. Most of these stand for modes that are easy to remember. "C" stands for Boot from inserted CD or DVD; the Shift key stan

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-23 Thread Esther
Hi, Daniel answered your question that the "c" key was the letter "c". There are various keys that you can hold down while the Mac is booting that determine the boot mode. Most of these stand for modes that are easy to remember. "C" stands for Boot from inserted CD or DVD; the Shift key sta

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
Well, you're doing the best thing you can to learn it, and that is to use it. If you're used to windows, it can be a bit different, but as you use it more, it will become second nature. Voice over is a great screen reader, and again, apple went the extra mile. They could have just done som

Sony Audio Book Standard? Sorry I wasn't following the thread

2009-08-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Do correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't there some discussion on this list a few days back about some Sony Audio Book Standard and how it differs from the DAISY standard? Can someone perhaps post a summary of this discussion? Have someone who could be interested in this. Thanks ***

Re: Battery Status

2009-08-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
This is the way I do it, hold down the control key and press F8, the status menu will now have focus with the vo-left and right keys, navigate till you hear "battery" and then arrow down, you'll then hear the battery status, you can choose either remaining time or a percentage of remaining

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
The c key is the letter c. On Aug 23, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Dr.Khalid wrote: > Hi! > > You wrote: > "insert the original install DVD and restart holding down the "C" > key. " > What is the "C" key? is it the control or the command key? > > I'm not sure how to reset the password. I have the install

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Dr.Khalid
What about sending contacts via Bluetooth? Can I send a contact from my nokia phone to the iPhone and vice versa ? - Original Message - From: May and Wynter To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:32 AM Subject: Re: iphone vs pac mate It's actua

Re: Updating Mac 10.5 (password)

2009-08-23 Thread Dr.Khalid
Hi! You wrote: "insert the original install DVD and restart holding down the "C" key. " What is the "C" key? is it the control or the command key? I'm not sure how to reset the password. I have the installer DVD with me, but I'm not sure how to precede. Any help is appreciated .. TIA Khalid

Battery Status

2009-08-23 Thread Dr.Khalid
Hi All! Could someone tell me how I can check the battery status in a MacBook Pro? Is there a key stroke that announce the battery status ? Cheers Khalid --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisiona

Re: checking voice mail with skype

2009-08-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hmm, interesting. I usually let the voicemail play and let it hang up automatically and then I use the delete key to remove it from the History table before using command-w to close the history table assuming I have no more voicemail to listen to, missed calls to return or whatever . On

Re: Creating a smart playlist in iTunes - I don't get it

2009-08-23 Thread rayna424
Nice, got my 4 playlist ;) I think my main issue with all this is not knowing what all the rules mean, what all the options mean, you know? Plus, I wasn't just making the rules, stopping interaction, and hitting enter. I thought I had to figure out all these things...so now I think I can play with

Re: Help with a stupid thing

2009-08-23 Thread Rich Ring
Thanks, I guess. I'll change the name to John. - Original Message - From: "John Panarese" To: Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Help with a stupid thing Well, if you mean the VoiceOver announcement when the system starts and to change the, "Joe" to, "Rich" *g

Re: checking voice mail with skype

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
Got it, thanks. After leaving a message, I used command w. That was to hang up from leaving voice mail. Was that right? On Aug 23, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Okay, go into Skype and hold down the command key and press the > number 4 on your keyboard number row of keys, this bring

Re: Help with a stupid thing

2009-08-23 Thread Rich Ring
Thanks. I am going to make the message pleasant. - Original Message - From: "Daniel Crone" To: Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 8:02 PM Subject: Re: Help with a stupid thing Go to voice over utility, v o f 8. There, you will find the welcome message. On Aug 23, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Rich Ri

Re: checking voice mail with skype

2009-08-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay, go into Skype and hold down the command key and press the number 4 on your keyboard number row of keys, this brings up the Skype History menu. Using the vo-left and vo-right arrows, navigate till you come to the table, this shows the history of Skype up to the present unless you've d

cut and paste

2009-08-23 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, The Pathfinder discussion made me think of this question. Does anyone know whether Snow Leopard will allow cut and paste of files and of things like items in playlists? I sure hope so. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because yo

checking voice mail with skype

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. It's Danny. I just got voicemail with skype. How do I check to see if I have voicemail with Skype? How do I listen to voicemail? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post

Re: Path finder: A nice replacement to Finder

2009-08-23 Thread Yvonne Thomson
Wow, add this to my "go back and check if an app is inaccessible" list. I had a look at this a while back and couldn't see a thing. I'll have to go give it another try now, at some point when I've got free time, that is. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received thi

Re: Help with a stupid thing

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
Go to voice over utility, v o f 8. There, you will find the welcome message. On Aug 23, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > > Hello all: > I am a Mac beginner, to say the least. My employer has purchased a > Mac Book > Pro which I and another co-workker are learning to use. I found a > pla

Re: Help with a stupid thing

2009-08-23 Thread Dan
Hello, FN VO keys F8 will take you to the VO utility. In the first table, or probably just press tab once and you will see the message you put there. You can either make another one, or just delete what's there. For example, I always depopulate that field. Then close the utility. HTH. Dan O

Re: Help with a stupid thing

2009-08-23 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Go to the voicover utility. On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:19 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > > Hello all: > I am a Mac beginner, to say the least. My employer has purchased a > Mac Book > Pro which I and another co-workker are learning to use. I found a > place > where you could change the message you hear

Re: Help with a stupid thing

2009-08-23 Thread John Panarese
Well, if you mean the VoiceOver announcement when the system starts and to change the, "Joe" to, "Rich" *grin* in VoiceOver Utility, it would be under the General tab, I believe. At least, if I am understanding what you want to do. Take Care John Panarese On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:19

Help with a stupid thing

2009-08-23 Thread Rich Ring
Hello all: I am a Mac beginner, to say the least. My employer has purchased a Mac Book Pro which I and another co-workker are learning to use. I found a place where you could change the message you hear when the machine comes up. I changed it and now I need to change it back. I wanted to me

Re: Path finder: A nice replacement to Finder

2009-08-23 Thread VaShaun Jones
Do you find that it says busy allot? THat is what it's doing for me. Other than that it seems like a powerful app. On Aug 23, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Søren Jensen wrote: > > Hi all. > > I've just found a very nice application called Path Finder, which is a > replacement for the original Finder on the

RE: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Dan Tevelde
I haven't poasted yet since I haven't used any apple products. I subscribed because I had heard about the IPhone from another list and I wanted to find out more information. I was blown away when I saw one in a store. I liked the fact I could get to menu items right away without having to memor

Thanks, Sơren!

2009-08-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Thank you so much Soren. That did the trick! I thought it looked like some kind of startup issue, but had no idea how to get to those options. Thanks for the instructions. Best, Donna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: flip 4 mac

2009-08-23 Thread Jesse Bollinger
Daniel Crone wrote: > Hello. I went to telestream, and got a trial version of flip. > Hope it is not going to quit after so many days. > I will now check your link. > On Aug 23, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Esther wrote: > > >> Hi Daniel, >> >> Daniel Crone wrote: >> >> >>> Hello. According to the

Re: sorry gang, still stuck on the DMG problem

2009-08-23 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
That I'm not too sure of. On Aug 23, 2009, at 4:32 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Thanks, Chantel. As it stands right now, I deleted Skype and have not > restored it yet. So, I'm getting this message even though skype is > not > supposed to even exist on my Mac. Does that change anything? > Tha

Re: sorry gang, still stuck on the DMG problem

2009-08-23 Thread James & Nash
Hi Donna, Command E only works on the desktop when the DMG file is mounted - remember I said it was like an external HD? When it is in the Downloads folder, if it is not on the Desktop, it is just as if it were a zip file and should be easily deletable. However, if it is on the Desktop as well

Re: sorry gang, still stuck on the DMG problem

2009-08-23 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. Sounds like your Skype is trying to start up when you log into your user account. Try the following: 1: Open system preferences 2: Open the account settings 3: find your account in the table 4: stop interacting and switch to the login items tab 5: Interact with the table, find skype and sto

RE: sorry gang, still stuck on the DMG problem

2009-08-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Chantel. As it stands right now, I deleted Skype and have not restored it yet. So, I'm getting this message even though skype is not supposed to even exist on my Mac. Does that change anything? Thanks, Donna > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto

Re: Simple editing in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Gene Richburg
Hi yeah I gota say that I don't understand how you select something either I read that quick start guide on icanwork this thing.com but it gets kind of complecated trying to get the program to select something. I have tried setting the markers but that doesn't work and when I try to either ext

Re: sorry gang, still stuck on the DMG problem

2009-08-23 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Well, first of all, you need to make sure that skype is sett to not log yoou in when you log into mac os ten. Then, you need to redownload the dmg file. On Aug 23, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hello all, > > Well, after more fussing, my problems persist. When I start up my > Mac,

Path finder: A nice replacement to Finder

2009-08-23 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi all. I've just found a very nice application called Path Finder, which is a replacement for the original Finder on the mac. The application have a lot of nice features, and it seems to be fully accessible. You can move or cut files with this application, it can compress files into a lo

sorry gang, still stuck on the DMG problem

2009-08-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Hello all, Well, after more fussing, my problems persist. When I start up my Mac, I see the message "Core Services UI Agent, Skype was downloaded from the intewrnet, do you want to Open?" I press cancel to try and keep it from opening. I have tried everything! I have now deleted Skype

Re: Simple editing in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi Krister. I forgot to say that I don't find this extremely annoying because you can always press e to check what it sounds like if you delete the selected audio. What an awesome feature. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/

Re: Blind Ecto users, adding categories and tags to a post, how?

2009-08-23 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
Hello; ecto used to confuse the heck out of me too. I had a devil of a time setting it up. I tried the demo of mars edit loved it so much i switched. Much easier than ecto for me. good luck, Max On Aug 23, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > Hi there. > I have put up a wordpress

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Marie, The delay drives me crazy as well. I asked Shane Jackson if there was anything I could do about it, and he said no. If anyone finds a solution, I sure would love to know about it. Best, Anna On Aug 23, 2009, at 12:37 PM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > thanks Anna, > is there any way o

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-23 Thread James & Nash
I agree with you.The quality of the InfoVox voices is fantastic, but people may not have the funds immediately to hand. I was fortunate enough to buy them a few years ago but if you are a first time Mac buyer, you may not have budgeted for such a things. Take care James - Original Message

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Scott, By way of comparison, on my Windows Mobile Samsung Epix, I could go 3 days between charges, 2 with really heavy use. It's true that YMMV depending on usage, but the difference between my Epix and my iphone is striking. Donna On Aug 23, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > Well

Blind Ecto users, adding categories and tags to a post, how?

2009-08-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. I have put up a wordpress blog and am using, or planning to use both Marsedit and Ecto for posting to it. When i try to add new categories in Ecto i get sorta confused, because there seems to be one edit box and two check boxes, one labeled categories and one labeled tags. Ok, i

Another aydiem question.

2009-08-23 Thread matthew Dyer
Good afternoon everyone. I have yet another aydiem question this time it is about have incoming message read while in the conversation window. As it stands rite now I can only get the message to only read if the vo fokes is not in the window. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks. Matthe

Re: Simple editing in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
23 aug 2009 kl. 19.06 skrev Søren Jensen: > I just wish it was possible to > move the markers or selection while the audio is playing so you could > hear the changes you made. Exactly my centiments too. It would be much easier to precition edit if you could hear what you were doing while doin

Re: flip 4 mac

2009-08-23 Thread Esther
Hi Daniel, The link I gave is the one we have used for downloading the free app. As part of taking over the development once Microsoft stopped supporting the (free) Windows Media Player for the Mac, Telestream agreed to continue to maintain a free version for Mac users, and the link I ga

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Esther
Hi Dane, You wrote: > Some things I particularly like about VLC, its audio and video > quality are better than Itunes and Quicktime, they both use the same > decoders I believe. Actually, VLC does not use the same MP3 encoders as iTunes and QuickTime, which is why you detect a difference

Re: flip 4 mac

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. I went to telestream, and got a trial version of flip. Hope it is not going to quit after so many days. I will now check your link. On Aug 23, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Esther wrote: > > Hi Daniel, > > Daniel Crone wrote: > >> >> Hello. According to the telestream page, flip 4 mac is a product

Re: Creating a smart playlist in iTunes - I don't get it

2009-08-23 Thread Esther
Hi Randi, You wrote: > > I thought it > would be fun to create a playlist with all number 4 tracks...just to > see what comes up, what gets combined. I don't necessarily want the > same genre or artist, ya know? So I still can't see how to do this. To make a smart playlist with all number 4 trac

Re: Creating a smart playlist in iTunes - I don't get it

2009-08-23 Thread rayna424
Hi ladies, Ok, this is helpful. But, my dad had seaid something about creating a playlist with all songs beginning with "T" or the like. I thought it would be fun to create a playlist with all number 4 tracks...just to see what comes up, what gets combined. I don't necessarily want the same genre

Re: Checking Download speed in iTunes

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
yes go to the downloads playlist and in the table that you will find, it shows the download progress On 23 Aug 2009, at 18:58, Robert Carter wrote: > > Hi, > > When downloading podcasts in iTunes is there a way to use VoiceOver to > check the speed of the download? > > Thanks, > > Robert Carte

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
I've been a user of VLC ever since I got my Ibook in 2006 and I'm still discovering, a whole heap of new features were recently added too! I've not managed to find time to try even one. James & Nash wrote: > Didn't know you could get VLC to do that cool. When i get my new > Macbook Pro I'll

Checking Download speed in iTunes

2009-08-23 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, When downloading podcasts in iTunes is there a way to use VoiceOver to check the speed of the download? Thanks, Robert Carter --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post t

Telestream Flip4Mac WMV - Overview

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
Here is the link to the page I was reading, and flip 4 mac seems to be a 30 dollar program now. What do you all think? http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
You just saved me a lot of time. Thank you for trying that program. On Aug 23, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Søren Jensen wrote: > Well, forget all about Windows media player for Mac. It's totally > inaccessible. > If you wanna try it, you can get it from the following link: > http://www.microsoft.com/wi

Re: flip 4 mac

2009-08-23 Thread Esther
Hi Daniel, Daniel Crone wrote: > > Hello. According to the telestream page, flip 4 mac is a product one > has to buy. Anyone else run in to this? There are both paid and free versions of Flip4Mac. Try this link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx You'll r

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Marie Howarth
thanks Anna, is there any way of not hearing the microphone high jacking though during recording, the feedback of half a second echo drives me crazy :) On Aug 23, 2009, at 5:21 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi Marie, > > If you want to record from only one input, such as a Skype call, a >

flip 4 mac

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. According to the telestream page, flip 4 mac is a product one has to buy. Anyone else run in to this? Got the link from going to o s 10 software, then to flip 4 mac. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Søren Jensen
Well, forget all about Windows media player for Mac. It's totally inaccessible. If you wanna try it, you can get it from the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/mac/mp9/default.aspx Enjoy and have fun with an application which doesn't seems to be a Mac- applicati

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread James & Nash
Didn't know you could get VLC to do that cool. When i get my new Macbook Pro I'll certainly give hat a shot. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:54 PM Subject: Re: Media players on Mac OS X Some thin

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Søren Jensen
Talking about Windows Media, that reminds me of a beta version of Windows media player for Mac. Yep it's true. I saw it a few weeks ago, but I had forgot all about it. I'll see how accessible it is just after I've send this mail and then let you know if it's accessible or useable. Best rega

Re: Simple editing in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. Anna: Thanks so much for explaining. I've spent a lot of time with this application today, and I really like it. I might write a review of the application when I've got more used to it. It's highly recommended to check the checkbox in the general preferences, so the program plays the se

Re: Creating a smart playlist in iTunes - I don't get it

2009-08-23 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, Sorry, I thought Fandi's quesiton came through the Portable Players list, not the Mac list. Sorry for the Windows directions, randi. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries

Re: Creating a smart playlist in iTunes - I don't get it

2009-08-23 Thread Esther
Hi, rayna424 wrote: > I don't > understand this smart playlist thing. I click create playlist and it > asks me for all these guidlines, but no matter what I pick, it says > something like, this will never work, haha. I'd love to just be able > to click a button and have an interesting playlist cr

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
No, its a third party tool to handle Windows Media, last I read on Microsoft's site, they weren't even developing their media format for the Mac and they were redirecting people to the Flip For Mac site, another good way to locate Flip For Mac is to go into your Apple Menu and select OS10 S

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Some things I particularly like about VLC, its audio and video quality are better than Itunes and Quicktime, they both use the same decoders I believe. VLC handles .m3u playlists better than Itunes does and this could be important if you're running a network of Windows and Mac machines as

Re: readiris pro, does it require vuescan?

2009-08-23 Thread Simon Cavendish
Readiris can be purchased from amazon. As for vuscan, I would do a search in Google and you should get the page. I can't remember the URL now. With best Simon On 23 Aug 2009, at 13:12, Daniel Crone wrote: > > Where may one get read iris pro? > Where can vu scan be had? > On Aug 23, 2009, at

Re: Creating a smart playlist in iTunes - I don't get it

2009-08-23 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Randi, When you open the Smart Playlist dialog, focus isn't on the first item. Press Shift-tab until you reach the Match the Following Rule check box. Be sure that it is checked, and press Tab once to a combo box where you choose the criterion you want to match, such as artist, release

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Marie, If you want to record from only one input, such as a Skype call, a program off the Web or input from the microphone or LIne In, just hijack what you want to record from, and VoiceOver won't be recorded. If you want to record multiple inputs, such as microphone and line in simult

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
Hello; Yes, apple has done a great thing with the iphone. Those of you that have one should read the apple response to an fcc filing by google on the apple website. It appears that google is attempting to use the fcc to force apple to carry google's whole package of phone aps. I was im

Creating a smart playlist in iTunes - I don't get it

2009-08-23 Thread rayna424
Hi everyone, I know I'm asking lots of iTunes/iPod questions, but I get the most useful information from ya'll, so I've just given up searches. I don't understand this smart playlist thing. I click create playlist and it asks me for all these guidlines, but no matter what I pick, it says somethin

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Marie Howarth
flip for mac is free. works great. On Aug 23, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Daniel Crone wrote: > > I was going to get flip 4 mac. But I did not, because I was sent to a > microsoft web site. > Is flip a m s product? > Is there a cost? > On Aug 23, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> >> Yes, vlc is g

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Rich Ring
They don't have an excuse, but I would be very surprised if they do it. It was in Apple's best interest to create a screen reader for the Mac, but no one would have cared a lot if the iPhone wasn't accessible. But Apple went the extra mile here. Now, if I could only figure this Mac whic

Re: i player downloader

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
well when i load i plyaer i never get the audio described shows or pages On 23 Aug 2009, at 16:15, Marie Howarth wrote: > > is this feature working now? I tried to download the programmes with i > player and it simply saved it as an html. don't think you've ever been > able to see the audio desc

iplayer

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
hi on the mac when one clicks an i player program how does it play or download? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisi

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
I was going to get flip 4 mac. But I did not, because I was sent to a microsoft web site. Is flip a m s product? Is there a cost? On Aug 23, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > Yes, vlc is great, I use that along with itunes, and some times quick > time, between those 3 programs, all of t

Re: i player downloader

2009-08-23 Thread Marie Howarth
is this feature working now? I tried to download the programmes with i player and it simply saved it as an html. don't think you've ever been able to see the audio described shows in i player though. On Aug 23, 2009, at 10:45 AM, william lomas wrote: > > for those needing the i player

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Scott Howell
Well if once a day to charge or more with heavy use isn't I guess to bad. However, I guess we'd have to define normal vs. heavy use of course. :) If just checking e-mail several times a day and that means reading/replying for maybe 10-15 minutes, surfing the web for 5 minutes, listening to

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, what apple has done is definitely a first. And, this leaves the other phone manufacturers without excuse that making a touch screen accessible is not possible. Hopefully other companies will build accessibility in to their phones, the way it should be. On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Rich

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, vlc is great, I use that along with itunes, and some times quick time, between those 3 programs, all of the major formats are covered I think. On Aug 22, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > I didn't know there was a Winamp available for the Mac, does anyone > have an url? Is it a

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Rich Ring
I didn't want an iPhone when I first saw it. I didn't believe I would master it. However, with a lot of practice and a lot of yelling at myself and the phone, I feel pretty comfortable with it now. It is amazing that Apple engineers could come up with a way to make the most visual interface o

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Rich Ring
You are correct there. I truly wish the battery life was better. I bring my charger with me to work, just in case. - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:51 AM Subject: RE: iphone vs pac mate The batt

Re: vm fusion question

2009-08-23 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
HI Simon, I know you can import a Bootcamp installation into fusion. I installed Windows from a CD and VMWare Tools was installed automatically after Windows was installed, so I think it would work the same way when importing the installation from Bootcamp. Best, Anna On Aug 23, 2009, a

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Rich Ring
When I visited my local Apple store, we had to tell the sales person that there was a thing called Voiceover for the iPhone, and how to turn it on. So, in a sense, we educated that individual. He did say that he'd heard about Voiceover for the Mac, but he had never seen it work. - Original

RE: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Donna Goodin
The battery life is my one major complaint re this phone. I have to plug it in every night, and on some days when I've used it very heavily, I've actually had to plug it in during the day. Donna -Original Message- From: Scott Howell Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:37 AM To: macvisionar

Re: readiris pro, does it require vuescan?

2009-08-23 Thread Daniel Crone
Where may one get read iris pro? Where can vu scan be had? On Aug 23, 2009, at 4:02 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > Hi, > Well there are apparently different opinions about this, some say you > can't some, (i), say you can. I'm currently using Vuescan, but i can > to be honest, not see what differ

i player downloader

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
for those needing the i player to work on amc, you can download the programs to work in quick time However, I don't think you can get the audio described programs Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Scott Howell
Yeah, I plan to do that. They were so busy I really couldn't get at the manager and didn't even get a chance to get the guys name. He had customers crawling all over him, but the reason I had a chance to ask my question is the alarm started up when we were looking at the phones. No idea wh

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Scott Howell
Yeah, I understand that and the typing wasn't so much the issue, just couldn't quite figure out when I was swiping left/right while in a menu; I was hearing characters and when swiping up/down I was hearing menu items. Like I said, I've heard all the podcasts and the like, but really had n

Re: vm fusion question

2009-08-23 Thread Scott Howell
You have to install the tools yourself; they are not automatically installed. On Aug 23, 2009, at 4:30 AM, william lomas wrote: > > install the tools i think when in windows but not sure if the install > for you automatically > On 23 Aug 2009, at 09:26, Simon Cavendish wrote: > >> >> Just a sid

Re: highjacking a widget

2009-08-23 Thread Scott Howell
There is no way I know of to keep the Dashboard open if you switch to another app. That would be handy of course when looking at a calendar. On Aug 23, 2009, at 5:23 AM, James & Nash wrote: > > That's unusual, I don't remember it doing that. Have you tried > removing > the p.list file. It wil

Re: Voice Over and IAntiVirus

2009-08-23 Thread Chris G
Hi, I didn't find it difficult, just didn't like the UI. Chris On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:30:23 +0200 Søren Jensen wrote: > > Iantivirus works fine for me, and it's free. What do you find > difficult in this application? > Best regards: > Søren Jensen > Mail & MSN: > s...@coolfortheblind.dk >

Re: highjacking a widget

2009-08-23 Thread James & Nash
That's unusual, I don't remember it doing that. Have you tried removing the p.list file. It will be re-created when you relaunch Dashboard. - Original Message - From: "william lomas" To: Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:07 AM Subject: Re: highjacking a widget > > trying to work out

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2009-08-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, One more stupid newbie question from me: I saw that you could set Soundflower both for input and output, but isn't soundflower something that sorta just lets sounds through in a way, i mean from Soundflower the sound has to go somewhere? At what times would i want to set soundflower as

Re: highjacking a widget

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
trying to work out how though it odd. also wish i could keep the dashboard open as when i move away from it it is pausing the wiedgets On 23 Aug 2009, at 09:57, James & Nash wrote: > > As far as I remember you can but I don't have a Mac to test ti at > the moment > as you know. > Take care >

Re: readiris pro, does it require vuescan?

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
hi if you don't use vu scan how did you get past the scangear driver with your scangear driver coming up? On 23 Aug 2009, at 10:02, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > Hi, > Well there are apparently different opinions about this, some say you > can't some, (i), say you can. I'm currently using Vuescan

Re: readiris pro, does it require vuescan?

2009-08-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Well there are apparently different opinions about this, some say you can't some, (i), say you can. I'm currently using Vuescan, but i can to be honest, not see what difference it makes in scanning quality. I have a canon Lide 90 scanner and before i purchased Vuescan i used it success

Re: highjacking a widget

2009-08-23 Thread James & Nash
As far as I remember you can but I don't have a Mac to test ti at the moment as you know. Take care - Original Message - From: "william lomas" To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind" Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:44 AM Subject: highjackin

highjacking a widget

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
hi if i wish to record something from listen again widget, can i highjack it with audio highjack pro? WIll --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Re: vm fusion question

2009-08-23 Thread william lomas
install the tools i think when in windows but not sure if the install for you automatically On 23 Aug 2009, at 09:26, Simon Cavendish wrote: > > Just a side question regarding vmware tools. I've downloaded vmware > fusion from the internet. Are the mvware tools a part of this > downlload by def

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