something odd sometimes when I log out of bootcamp and in to mac

2010-04-18 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello there. sometimes when I log out of bootcamp restart and go to mac command tab doe not get me past the finder no mater how many apps I have open. the only to get rid of this is to restart the mac os. How can I fix this? Thanks. S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Shen
Has any of you seen the technical specifications of the new iPad? Specifically, the processor it is using? Still think Apple will go with AMD? On 4/18/10, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > You could well be right scot. If apple are thinking of making a device > that centers around graphics in some way

Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

2010-04-18 Thread chaas
Vic: I haven't seen this with safari, but I have noticed some new difficulties with VO focus. I am beginning to suspect that the latest update may have put a couple of inadvertent kinks into VO. I can press the "applications" button numerous times, and the folder won't open. It just keeps sa

Re: question about extracting audio

2010-04-18 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi. I'm afraid I don't know of a program similar to limewire for the mac. Darcy On 2010-04-17, at 7:56 PM, annelie robledo wrote: > Darcie > > Thank you so much. The application you recommended is great. I have been > spinning my wheels for a while now trying to find something like this with no

Re: question about extracting audio

2010-04-18 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi. What I do is use mac the ripper to extract the title I want from the dvd. You can make mac the ripper extract a title as a single vob file. I can then open that file in mpeg stream clip. By default it saves the audio to an aiff file, but I think you can also have it use quicktime to save

Ester's note about arrow keys...

2010-04-18 Thread Jonathan C . Cohn
My testing seems to indicate that if you hold down a arrow key and press one of the keys on the number row it acts like the equivalent numpad commander key. I also found that control F5 is a toggle. Best regards, Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

Re: Moving stuff

2010-04-18 Thread Jon Cohn
There is always the "mv" command in theterminal. I don't believe you can move directories, but there might be a "-R" or "-r" option that would do that. Bring up terminal, and type man mv and the command will be described for you. Best, Jon On Apr 16, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wro

Re: saving Podcasts

2010-04-18 Thread Jon Cohn
The pod casts are saved in your iTunes LIbrary in a folder called podcasts. You should be able to navigate to that directory and then find what you are looking for. Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this grou

Re: saving Podcasts

2010-04-18 Thread Courtney Curran
I'm going to try it now. Thanks On 18/04/2010, at 9:27 in the Afternoon, Rob Lambert wrote: > Try this: Move to the link that goes to the podcast you want to save. Press > CTRL+Option+Shift+M to bring up the context menu. From that menu, choose > "Save As..." or "Save to Desktop" (my personal c

Re: saving Podcasts

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Lambert
Try this: Move to the link that goes to the podcast you want to save. Press CTRL+Option+Shift+M to bring up the context menu. From that menu, choose "Save As..." or "Save to Desktop" (my personal choice). From there, you can cut & paste into iTunes & place it on your iPod, or you could leave it on

saving Podcasts

2010-04-18 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I was wondering how I can save Mp3 files of podcasts? For example, when I'm on the Blind Cool Tech website, and I press a link for a podcast, it just plays it. I want to save it so I can put it on my Booksense. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this m

Re: Browsing Address Book

2010-04-18 Thread Jon Cohn
I have no idea what the standards are for export / import in CSV... But with regard to your problems with being unable to read the columns. You can either interact with the column or use regular arrow keys (quickNav off). You should also be able to type a string match when the Keyboard focus is

-- MLB At bat app closing

2010-04-18 Thread David McLean
Occasionally I've had it happen also. There were several reviews of the product that mentioned this problem as well. I decided to buy it anyway under the assumption that it would be improved in time as the regular mlb.com site has been. Hopefully my investment will be worth it! On Apr 18, 201

Re: malwear and macs

2010-04-18 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
No, the real reason why it's hard is because osx = unix. Did the tweet include a link? It might be helpfull to include this so that we can see what the tweeter was going on about. On 19/04/2010, Joe Plummer wrote: > That is not the reason for it being hard to get a virus on a Mac. The new OS > o

RE: malwear and macs

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
That is not the reason for it being hard to get a virus on a Mac. The new OS of windows does the same thing. The reason it is hard to get this stuff on a Mac is that for now there is no one writing the stuff for the Mac. Because it is not a big enough market. Now it becoming more and more popular t

MLB At bat app closing

2010-04-18 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello list, I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I have been having some trouble with the MLB at bat 2010 app. It will just close similar to the facebook app. I thought it might be a voiceover thing so I turned it off while listening to a live broadcast of my Yankees. The app still closed ev

Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

2010-04-18 Thread Jim Gatteys
hmmm, for me it doesn't seem to make a difference. It has only doing that for a little more than a week. And I can't figure out what changed. Jim On Apr 18, 2010, at 5:13 PM, Jon Cohn wrote: > Does it make any difference if you switch web viewing methods? I had one site > that was quite slow

Re: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
You could well be right scot. If apple are thinking of making a device that centers around graphics in some way, it would make sense for them to teem up with amd who now own ati. On 18/04/2010, Scott Howell wrote: > Apple would only go with AMD for two reasons that I can possibly imagine: > 1. To

Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

2010-04-18 Thread Jon Cohn
Does it make any difference if you switch web viewing methods? I had one site that was quite slow in Group mode, but was usable in DOM mode. Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisiona

Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

2010-04-18 Thread Sarah Alawami
No I notice it wiht the un.v black board system. It is not that fun. I also noticed it on an applicatin for a colledge I recently filed. Take care. S On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Vic wrote: > Hello all, > After upgrading to the latest Mac OS 10.6.3 I am noticing that > browsing with Safari is a

Re: Weird IMAP Behavior; I am stuck

2010-04-18 Thread Jon Cohn
WHat is the IMAP server? Gmail recently changed a couple of things... Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mac

radio gaga

2010-04-18 Thread chad baker
Hi tried radio gaga when i opened it up it wasn't accessible it said radio gaga has no windows. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this gro

Re: radio station programs

2010-04-18 Thread Michael Kuhlmann
Chad, you could try radiogaga. From what I've seen yet it is fully accessible. But it only can play mp3-streams. You can find it at www.gagafactory.com. Best Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, s

Re: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Scott Howell
Apple would only go with AMD for two reasons that I can possibly imagine: 1. To introduce lower cost Macs. 2. To offer something designed to their specifications that Intel cannot or will not provide. Any speculation at this time is just that and only Apple (some at Apple) know what the purpose

Re: weird mail behavior and voiceover.

2010-04-18 Thread Jim Gatteys
I've done both, and it doesn't always do it. Just seems to be certain messages but I can't figure out which ones or if there is a pattern to it. Jim On Apr 18, 2010, at 3:03 PM, marie Howarth wrote: > Jim, > are you interacting with the text? > > On 18 Apr 2010, at 20:49, Jim Gatteys wrote: >

Re: weird mail behavior and voiceover.

2010-04-18 Thread marie Howarth
Jim, are you interacting with the text? On 18 Apr 2010, at 20:49, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi all! > I'm encountering this weird problem that I don't know if its voiceover or > what exactly. In mail when I am replying to a message and its open in the > mail editor, voiceover doesn't say anything w

Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

2010-04-18 Thread marie Howarth
Hi Victor, I and some others have experienced the opposite affect. Voice over seems more responsive and I'm actually not having issues with the 10.6.3 update as I was before. Did you update from 10.5 and do a clean install and then update straight to 10.6.3. If you did, you may need to do a comb

Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

2010-04-18 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi Victor! I am also having the same problem and reinstalled the os and am stilling having the same problem. I wonder if its a voiceover issue and if I were to turn off safari if the problem would go away. Jim On Apr 18, 2010, at 2:52 PM, Vic wrote: > Hello all, > After upgrading to the latest

Re: Apple regulating news and political content???

2010-04-18 Thread marie Howarth
The problem that is continuously happening in our society is the blame factor. as those of us who respect individuals' rights to choose what content we want to view on our devices or on the web, sadly, there are those amongst the human race who deem content they do not agree with as "inappropria

Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

2010-04-18 Thread Vic
Hello all, After upgrading to the latest Mac OS 10.6.3 I am noticing that browsing with Safari is a bit slower than on previous 10.5 system. This is particularly noticeable on dynamic sites such as Yahoo! mail Classic or Facebook. For example, in many instances Voiceover would keep on saying "Safar

weird mail behavior and voiceover.

2010-04-18 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi all! I'm encountering this weird problem that I don't know if its voiceover or what exactly. In mail when I am replying to a message and its open in the mail editor, voiceover doesn't say anything when I up or down or left or right arrow through the document. It seems to read what I've writ

Re: Accessing Used Mac Mini

2010-04-18 Thread tim
As long as you have a install cd. Just reinstall and tell it to do a clean install. That will reformat and install like new. On Apr 14, 2010, at 5:25 PM, danrathb...@juno.com wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am considering buying a used Mac Mini from an estate sale. The > previous owner might have l

Re: malwear and macs

2010-04-18 Thread tim
I would't worry about it to much, because the mac will ask you if you want to install and tell you what is installing. That is why it is hard to get a virus on a mac now. On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:34 PM, marie Howarth wrote: > someone just retweeted something about malwear now being able to take over

Re: Apple regulating news and political content???

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Lambert
This is rather surprising, that they would do this. Regarding the 18+ thing, there are apps that won't download unless you consent that you are not a minor. Unfortunately, that requires a simple yes/no click, but at the same time, it's after your password, so that's some layer of protection...but

RE: Apple regulating news and political content???

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Well this is a law suit waiting and begging to be picked up and they will win it. This is going against the your US right as a citizen. Called Freedom of speech and Freedom of Press! So I think this is why Apple changed it mind This is like saying you can surf the internet but here is where you can

RE: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
I think apple is not going to do away with Intel anytime soon. Now will they offer the other processer maybe, for those that want a great gaming Mac. But just how many high-end games are made for the Mac? I don't think Mac is a gaming machine. But this being said maybe they are thinking about makin

qwitter on mac

2010-04-18 Thread marie Howarth
This is a RT I just did on twitter. RT @Mongoose_Q: I need a Mac user who knows how to install and run sshd and has loads of time and a want for #Qwitter on OSX. so if anyone is interested, and you have twitter, let them know. I have used qwitter on the windows side when my mac had to go to Appl

Fwd: Apple regulating news and political content???

2010-04-18 Thread chaas
I got this and thought it would be of interest to some n the list. Not sure what I think yet. Carolyn > Mark Fiore's job is making fun of political figures. And he's actually quite > good at it, according to the Pulitzer Prize Committee. > > Earlier this week it named him the winner of the

RE: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Blake Sinnett
They aren't going to put AMD processors in any of their laptops. They've already got the best tuned graphics performance with NVIDIA combined with best energy efficiency with Intel. AMD's upcoming processor might go in the iMac if anywhere. Even then they probably won't eliminate Intel from the

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-18 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, No, you're missing the point of mine. What a new user often tends to do, is ask a friend who, conveniently, has a friend who happens to have some spare crap lying around you can use. I'm sure anyone can live without the special features until they actually get used to using it. And, like I

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. If a Braillenote can simulate an other braille display, you might try that. Best regards Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ Den Apr 18, 2010 kl. 9:17 AM skrev Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni: > I'm running keysoft version 8. > Thanks. > > On Apr 18

RE: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
You miss the whole point a new user with out anything. I know you can do a lot of things a little cheaper but that is not my point here. Besides most people wants the apple keyboard and mice now display wise you might go some where else but their displays are made just for the Mac with features for

RE: Mac mini

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Well, this might be very true. Especially if you are looking at high end stuff and don't have a display mouse or keyboard or speakers and so on. Even low end if you don't have the additives. Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) joeplum...@tds.net -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegro

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-18 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, You forget that, even if the user is entirely new to a computer and decides to go with a Mac, they most likely will have spare keyboards and mice lying around. Also, they don't necessarily have to be Apple keyboards at all, and you can get them much cheeper than those prices you're listing

RE: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Yes, if I was to buy a laptop from Apple I would get the Mac Book Pro. But this is just me. Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) joeplum...@tds.net -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart Sent: Sunday, April 18, 20

RE: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Well the Mac Mini in one way is not a entry level pc. Lets take this for example. The lowest end Mac mini will cost you with out taxes and S&H is 600 bucks Now add a keyboard to it lets say the USB keyboard with the num pad this is another 49 bucks with out tax and S&H, Now we need a mouse so lets

RE: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Yes, but you could get the one with dual HD and you could Replace the HD with a faster HD, it will work with one just that Apple does not offer it with it yet. I think this would be address in the next upgrade. But of course this is just my thought. Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) joeplum...@tds.net

Re: Mac mini

2010-04-18 Thread Chris G
If I had it to do over, I would've gotten a mbp instead of the mini or even an iMac. On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:36:12 -0400 "Joe Plummer" wrote: > I don't understand what laptop or net books has to do with the Mac Mini and > upgrades, other than cost. I would not want Apple to make the Mac Mini in

RE: mac book pro

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Yes, here again you can buy the ram from Best Buy and they can put it in for you. They sell and work on Macs. They are a authorize dealer and repaired center. Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) joeplum...@tds.net -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@go

RE: mac book pro

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Yes, that is why I say go to Best Buy and let them do it. They are a authorize apple dealer and repair place. They sell and repair apple products. Just my thoughts. Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) joeplum...@tds.net -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisiona

RE: Mac mini

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
I don't understand what laptop or net books has to do with the Mac Mini and upgrades, other than cost. I would not want Apple to make the Mac Mini in to a laptop or note book. Just a small fairly power desktop. Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) joeplum...@tds.net -Original Message- From: macv

Re: Interesting take on the iPad in Education

2010-04-18 Thread Kaare Dehard
not only that, but the more you buy the cheaper a product becomes. If schoolboards bought or had access through parents to buy in large quantities, pricing would come down. Apple used to have an excellent relationship with educaters and would probably wish to mend fences and get back on that foo

Re: vmware fusion 3 and jaws

2010-04-18 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, I added the Eloquence driver to NVDA. I'll send it to you privately if I can find it again. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 18, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Sarah Ala

RE: Any blind iPhone developers out there?

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Hi, Mark he or she might be right but I will try to do some research and see. I think unfortunately Apple or anyone else has not made it where people with handicap or disability if you want to call it that, where we can make or program apps for apple stuff. Maybe if we wrote to apple enough this mi

Re: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Kaare Dehard
Does amd have anything in the pipeline as far as processors that may address some of these issues? There are a segment of the market who wouldn't care, love to be cheap so even if there is nothing in the closset which would address power/heat concerns there's a line up of tight-fisted meisers ju

RE: question about extracting audio

2010-04-18 Thread Joe Plummer
Hi, just curious does this work on a Windows machine also? Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) joeplum...@tds.net -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of annelie robledo Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 8:57 PM To: Darcy Burnar

Re: remote access / desktop support

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Lambert
btw, I just checked - I saw a screenshot of a Vista machine on the site, so perhaps Windows can be controlled, too. Like I said, hit the link for more info if you're interested. On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 3:44 AM, Rob Lambert wrote: > If anyone can chime in, all I'm aware of is a service called "Bac

Re: remote access / desktop support

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Lambert
If anyone can chime in, all I'm aware of is a service called "Back to my Mac" - which allows you to access your Mac from a remote location, but I'm not sure how it works, as I've never used it. There's also a utility that Apple sells called Remote Desktop, which can allow you to remotely monitor, a

Re: Interesting take on the iPad in Education

2010-04-18 Thread marie Howarth
I don't think Apple would be charging full price for IPads if entire school districts were interested. And besides, we all know that products devalue over time. I'm not sure IPads in the classroom for individual students is inevitable before college level but I sure think there will be IPads use

remote access / desktop support

2010-04-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Listers. Being a fearly new mac user, I thought I'd ask the pro's, Is there any support from voice over for remote desktop access to another mac machine? Or even better from a mac to a pc running windows xp or windows 7? I know there is an RDP mac client to ccess windows. But what about ma

RE: Apple to go with AMD next?

2010-04-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Briathat's not totally true, And at 4500 NZ dollars per processor it's not only costly to have 4 in one machine but it's faster by itself than the cluster it's working with. I know a number of people using amd processors for servers and the processors are using 6 core -Original Message-

RE: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-18 Thread Bryan Smart
The pro is a better built computer. It has Firewire. The processors are faster. It accepts more memory. The battery runs a bit longer, I think. When I got mine, only the pro had the multi-touch track pad. It is also a bit thinner, since the aluminum screen shell is able to support the thin LED p

RE: mac book pro

2010-04-18 Thread Bryan Smart
The case for the MacBook Pro is not so small as to require screws of that tiny size. The screws go into places on the case frame where there is lots of free space in the aluminum block for the screws to go deeper, but they just don't. Most people don't have driver heads that small, and, even if

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Sarah Alawami
I dunno if that will update the drivers though. will it? On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:23 AM, Rob Lambert wrote: > On the Mac side, go to the Apple menu (ctrl+option+M will get you to the menu > bar, the very first item will be "Apple"). Press down arrow on this. Press > down in the menu until you get

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Sarah Alawami
check on th emac side. there might be a support link for this, if not try emailing the apple customer support about this. and let them kow they might have out of date drivers. email is accessibil...@apple.com Take care. On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:21 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni wrote: > Sorry, I'm a n

Re: vmware fusion 3 and jaws

2010-04-18 Thread Sarah Alawami
nvda uses sapi so any sapi voice you can use is fine. Good luck. On Apr 17, 2010, at 11:33 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > If NVDA had a better voice I'd use it. > I use System acces all the time for work and it's great for the simple > tasks but again, I'm so use to eloquence that I would like that v

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Lambert
On the Mac side, go to the Apple menu (ctrl+option+M will get you to the menu bar, the very first item will be "Apple"). Press down arrow on this. Press down in the menu until you get to "Software Update." If there are any updates, get them. On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
Sorry, I'm a new mac user, how do I update the drivers? On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:19 AM, Rob Lambert wrote: > Try updating the drivers just to be sure. > > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni > wrote: > I'm running keysoft version 8. > Thanks. > > On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:13 AM

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Lambert
Try updating the drivers just to be sure. On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni wrote: > I'm running keysoft version 8. > Thanks. > > On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:13 AM, Rob Lambert wrote: > > What version of KeySoft are you running? > > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Ronit Ovadia M

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
I'm running keysoft version 8. Thanks. On Apr 18, 2010, at 12:13 AM, Rob Lambert wrote: > What version of KeySoft are you running? > > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni > wrote: > Hi everyone, > I have a braillenote PK and I was trying to get it hooked up with my mac as a

Re: braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Rob Lambert
What version of KeySoft are you running? On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:11 AM, Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni wrote: > Hi everyone, > I have a braillenote PK and I was trying to get it hooked up with my mac as > a display to use with voiceover. I was able to get the braillenote paired > with my mac but when I

braillenote pk as display with voiceover

2010-04-18 Thread Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
Hi everyone, I have a braillenote PK and I was trying to get it hooked up with my mac as a display to use with voiceover. I was able to get the braillenote paired with my mac but when I try to add it in the voiceover utility, I am told that the driver cannot be loaded. The braillenote is in term