Hi,
I think one of the biggest issues that are represented here is work.
Depending on what you're doing, the company you work for might require
that you work with their systems, most likely Windows or Linux. I've
encountered companies in my country that use Mac OS X, but not many,
which d
I'm writing to find out if there is anybody who has ventured into
GarageBand land with Voice Over. I have a question for you. I am
trying to change the value of a tracks pan position, and can't seem to
get anything to work. I tried interacting with it like I would with
any other slider, but get
Smile, thank you very much.
On 2009-10-21, at 8:41 PM, Ryan Mann wrote:
>
> You can see the commands that are set up by default by doing the
> following:
> 1. Open VoiceOver utility.
> 2. Interact with the Utility categories table and vo+downarrow to the
> commands category, then stop interacti
You can see the commands that are set up by default by doing the
following:
1. Open VoiceOver utility.
2. Interact with the Utility categories table and vo+downarrow to the
commands category, then stop interacting.
3. Select the Keyboard tab.
4. Vo+rightarrow and you should hear a checkbox
I know what you mean, Kare. I think if someone were to ask me about a
Mac, my first question would be "what do you want to do with it?"
Sounds like in your position the Mac's a perfect fit. I'm envious!
I'm looking at a possible career transition, and wouldn't mind at all
if one outcome
Hmm, that's really good to know. Is there a place where I can find
other commands the apple script has? I guess I'll go check that
option now.
On 2009-10-21, at 7:27 PM, Ryan Mann wrote:
>
> Hello. If you're running Snow Leopard and you have Voiceover set to
> allow it to be controled by A
Hi,
Turning off the filter might help. Have an awesome evening.
Smiles,
Portia.
Israel wrote:
> So David, just so I am understanding you correctly, are you saying to
> turn off spam filter by logging on to my internet service provider's
> site and making the changes there?
>
> I just went
Hello. If you're running Snow Leopard and you have Voiceover set to
allow it to be controled by Apple Script, you can hit option+t to
check the time.
On Oct 21, 2009, at 8:16 PM, peter apgar wrote:
>
> well said all,
>
> there are several cool factors for the mac os. one of which is
well said all,
there are several cool factors for the mac os. one of which is the
fact that we don't have to pay extra for the accessibility. however
the largest down fall is the majority of work places do not support
OSX. for this reason alone i only have limited time to explore
Yes assuming there is one. There might be a spam folder on the
website that has all the messages in it and by turning off the spam
option or changing the filter setting it will send them to your inbox.
For Cox cable there are three options that can be set: The first which
is the default is
So David, just so I am understanding you correctly, are you saying to
turn off spam filter by logging on to my internet service provider's
site and making the changes there?
I just went into Mail preferences and check my junk mail setting.
Junk mail filter on is checked. I am thinking of
I use ATT too. Didn't even think of them as the source of this. The
last time I tried getting help from their support, I had to
continuously explain that I couldn't see the screen nor use the
physical mouse yet the person kept insisting I tell him what images
are on screen or to drag an
I hear ya. I looked hard at the mac after my first 2 months, and have
sort of had the opposite experience. I rarely scan and since work does
not allow any but their pcs and proprietary stuff on it, this is not
an issue. My needs are some networking related stuff, reading and
writing, altho
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I do know about them, John, but reminders are always good. :)
Cheers,
Donna
On Oct 21, 2009, at 1:46 PM, John André Netland wrote:
>
> Hi Donna,
>
> Just a little reminder; in a situation like the one you describe,
> using the find feature in VoiceOver (VO-F), the Item Chooser (VO-I) or
> Web rot
I'm using Cox Cable and when I first signed up for this list I was
having the same problem. I discovered that everything from this list
was going to the spam folder and the only way I could look at the
messages was to go to the Cox website.
Once I turned the spam filter off I started get
Hi Israel,
I have been experiencing the same problem plus about every 90 days or
so iget a $ pot full of emails that people said they have sent. Since
Bellsouth.net got bought out by AT&T this has been happening. Now At&t
just got together with yahoo and the problem is getting more
intermi
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Hi list,
Has anyone else been having issues not receiving all emails when using
Mail?
1. When I open Mail, I hear the "ding" sound informing me I have a new
email yet when checking my in box, there isn't a new message there.
This happens a few times a week where I hear the new message sou
Hi,
I have had my wonderful Imac for longer than two months, in fact it's
a bit over a year now and i tell ya folks, i won't ever go back to
using Windows. I have a virtual machine with Windows xp in it, but i
use it only for when i want to play audio games and do some team talk
and for th
Yeah, but sometimes that works better than others.
Donna
On Oct 21, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Ryan Mann wrote:
>
> Hello. Whenever you want to find some text on a web page, you can
> press control+option+f to open the Voiceover find dialog. Then type
> what you want to find and press enter.
>
> On Oct
The only thing I'll use windows for is soulseek which is a filesharing
app I use to find stuff, there's no good alternative for mac and the
ones that are available either aren't accessible or haven't been
updated. Unison works great for usenet although I couldn't figure out
the program in
Just a question, what happens if it's a site you've never visited before.
Presumably you could search for a keyword?
Thanks
take care
James
- Original Message -
From: "Ryan Mann"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac
>
> Hello. Whenever
Hello. Whenever you want to find some text on a web page, you can
press control+option+f to open the Voiceover find dialog. Then type
what you want to find and press enter.
On Oct 21, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
>
> Hi Anne,
>
> Thanks for these tips. I do use the web rotor and t
I don't have an answer about a antyvirus solution, but have you
considdered shoving all the studio pc's onto there own vlan for
isolation?
On 21/10/2009, BlindMacMan wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I must agree with James on all accounts... ProtectMac is the best and
> most accessible antivirus program I
Hi Donna,
Just a little reminder; in a situation like the one you describe,
using the find feature in VoiceOver (VO-F), the Item Chooser (VO-I) or
Web rotor (VO-U) will most likely help you find what you are looking
for This way, you do not need to hunt for the text by interactng
or r
Hi Anne,
Thanks for these tips. I do use the web rotor and the item chooser,
and I do find that they often help. I have also set a keypad commander
shortcut to switch between dom and groups mode--thanks, Mike Arrigo, I
stole that idea from your podcast. All these things do help, bu I
stil
Hi,
I switched to the Mac in June. It's been an enjoyable experience. However, I
still use Windows with Boot Camp for scanning and a few other things. The web
browsing is fantastic on the Mac. I make heavy use of the QuickNav feature. Now
I just need to get rid of this Dell and get a Macboo
Hi list,
I just wanted to agree with Anne. Web rotor is the thing I use most
and love it! I made the switch to Mac in June of this year and found
that while I run into some problems which are annoying and some times
frustrating, VO and safari have been easier for me than the years of
wi
Hi Anne,
What you wrote about the mac has helped me as well. I actually plan to
get a mac soon, and am very excited.
Portia.
Anne Robertson wrote:
> Hello Donna,
>
> There are several commands that make web-browsing easier on the Mac.
>
> First, you have the Web Rotor (VO-U), which you can use
Jean-Christophe
Thank you very much for this response to my question. I know it was
sent a while back, but I've been so busy working on a theatre piece
attempting to meet a deadline which I just met this week that I've not
had the chance to view the site and study as I wanted until now.
Hello Donna,
There are several commands that make web-browsing easier on the Mac.
First, you have the Web Rotor (VO-U), which you can use to look at
headers, links, auto web spots, and so on. I use the Headers menu when
reading articles from New SCientist. I go to the Headers menu and type
Hi list,
In the tradition of the onion, i would like to patent the following:
THE mac OS VIX jungle larus
The most lethargic OS of all times.
No, just wanted to say that each day i spend with snow leopard, i am
happier to have made the switch :)
best
Yuma Decaux
Light has no value withou
Hi all, I guess I'll jump in on this thread as well. I haven't had my
mac for 2 months yet, but pretty close.
I'm amazed that I was able to make the switch so easily to the mac.
In fact, now whenever I have to use a windows machine I finder it a
little harder to think of the windows comma
Wow, Nic, you are a determined soul! :) I'm glad that after all you
had to go through with the install, the Mac turned out to suit your
needs.
You people who have taken so readily to web-browsing on the Mac,
fascinate me. I keep playing with it, hoping to come to the same
conclusion, bu
I'm sure somebody is going to pick up on the fact I said Leopard, not
Snow Lepard or Snowy. Of course, I did mean Snow Leopard. That's what
happens when you edit, delete and so-forth.
Regards,
Nic
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Hi,
Definitely quite an interesting story.
I got my Mac on August 1. It was actually an odd experience. I went to
an Apple store a couple weeks prior to my purchase just to try it out.
I had attempted to use OS X 10.4, Tiger in the past at an institute
for the blind, but I actually didn't
Hello!
I must agree with James on all accounts... ProtectMac is the best and
most accessible antivirus program I have ever used. Their support
people are terrific and the program just works without any prompting
from me. When it is working, a window appears but does not prevent you
from continuin
Hi all, on the listen again widget why can one not bring up a list of
links for the shows on a station it says zero items for me?
Will
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Hi all,
I Thought I'd weigh in here, since I got my Mac around the same time
almost, I'm going on three months now.
I agree with Anouk, and would add that I often find it's easier to
use my PC for work-related tasks. As I mentioned earlier, I use the
ap Blackboard, which I have to use W
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ClamAv sucks. I'v tried it when they had it for Windows, but it didn't
work. It was saying that files that had viruses didn't have any.
James & Nash wrote:
> There is one called Protect Mac. at www.protectmac.com
>
> This one is apparently completely accessible with Voic Over. There is also
> a
I totally agree with you. We have restrictions on net access for our
production terminals which is an obvious thing, but there is always
the problem of flash jaunts with stuff that shouldn't be there at the
first place.
I never so far encountered a problem with my mac, so that's why i was
There is one called Protect Mac. at www.protectmac.com
This one is apparently completely accessible with Voic Over. There is also
an open source AV called ClamAV I think, but I don't know how good this is.
I'm sure you already know this, but remember that an AV can only protect you
if it has t
Hi list,
I am thinking of switching our current linux file server to a mac with
SL server installed. Slowly doing the switch to our computers as we
go, but i've figured that with licences and all, it might be better to
trickle the studio's computers over to the web dept while we upgrade
o
Hi,
Well, I did say on the Mac-side referring to it as EchoMac. Someone
found it already, apparently. :)
Regards,
Nic
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On Oct 21, 2009, at 12:00 PM, May McDonald wrote:
>
>
Oops, sent that before I was done.
If anyone knows how to use echomac really well all help would be
appreciate.
On 2009-10-21, at 12:28 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Well, I believe EchoLink does exist on the Mac-side as EchoMac, last I
> heard and extremely accessible.
>
> As for us
Echolink does not work for mac, you have to have echomac, smile.
On 2009-10-21, at 12:28 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Well, I believe EchoLink does exist on the Mac-side as EchoMac, last I
> heard and extremely accessible.
>
> As for using Windows, it's all probably about taking the pl
Hi Nic,
You're quite welcome. If you have anymore questions let me know. I'm
using the lease to own version right now, too.
Take care.
Rock on,
Portia.
Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Ah, definitely. I might simply switch to Window-Eyes at some point
> then, just to aoid the JAWS issue.
Hi,
Ah, definitely. I might simply switch to Window-Eyes at some point
then, just to aoid the JAWS issue.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Nic
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On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Portia wr
When you install Window-eyes, you don't enter a serial number or license
key. You just install and configure it to your liking. Now, on the other
hand, if you purchase the lease to own version, then there is an
activation key you enter. Btw, you renew your lease to own copy every 30
days. So e
Hi,
Oh, I guess it wouldn't be. Window Eyes is more like a serial you
enter I think. That's nice. Well, JAWS doesn't like it for obvious
reason, but it can be annoying.
Regards,
Nic
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Hello,
Nope, Window-Eyes isn't like that.
Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Well, I believe EchoLink does exist on the Mac-side as EchoMac, last I
> heard and extremely accessible.
>
> As for using Windows, it's all probably about taking the plunge to a
> new operating system and letting go
Hi,
Oh, I forgot one thing. All programs will probably be written in
Cocoa, eventually, as authors update their applications to facilitate
the compatibility of Snowy. For me, Carbon Apps work fine, though some
things look interesting. Some apps have extra tables and such now, but
they sti
Hi again folks,
Yes, broadcasts can certainly be done. Nicecast from Rogue Amoeba
http://rogueamoeba.com
works extremely well. The only issue seems to be the effects scroll
area, but I hope they'll be working on that. Otherwise, it works
ridiculously well, in fact, and I have nothing to compl
Hi, I'm assuming the voicemail that you're talking about is your Skype
voicemail. What usually works for me, is to go to the history window
in Skype, with command-4, and then I can interact with the table
there, and go through anything I may have missed, such as calls,
chats, and voicemai
Hi again.
Wow. Echomac, never heard of it but when I google it I found
http://echomac.sourceforge.net/
I'll try it when I'm back home from work.
Anouk, I had a fire dtv reciever and used it with dvb viewer on
windows and Eye tv have driver for it so I gave it a try but it
doesn't work as I want at
Hello, well taking the plunge is fine, if there is software available on the
other side to plunge into... I must say though that I am very happy with
voicover and how it works, after a learning curve. Just a pity that not all
programs for the mac are written in cocoa. I guess i will eventually
Hey Tony, Nice to hear from you! (the world is a small place) Funny we
started our mac journey at the seem time. I am curious, can you broadcast on
the mac? I guess otsjuke wont work and obiously shoutcast wont either. I was
thinking of running windows with vmware but now I am just thinking to
Hi,
Well, I believe EchoLink does exist on the Mac-side as EchoMac, last I
heard and extremely accessible.
As for using Windows, it's all probably about taking the plunge to a
new operating system and letting go of Windows. I've pretty much
completed that step, but there is only one minor
Hi May,
You don't need to add the FN-key when using a Macbook type. Here's how
to change that so you don't.
1) Go into System Preferences
2) Go into Keyboard
3) Find the tab called "Keyboard" and select it.
4) Find the checkbox named something similar to "Use all F1, F2 etc.
keys as standard
Hi Anouk.
I have also used my mac for around 3 months now, and like you I still
use windows for a couple of things. I trying to get the scanning and
ocr to work on the mac but for now windows and omnipage have to do the
jobb. I had a license for windows xp lying on the shelf from a no
longer worki
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