There is. I use the accessibal version of audacity which works great for these
things.
Take care.
S
On May 2, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Carolyn wrote:
> Hi Macsters:
> I embarked on a mission to try converting my cassettes into mp3 files, as
> well as capture some things off of the Victor Reader Strea
Hi,
Of course it's not true. Doesn't the question mark in the subject field speak
for itself? :)
It's a very subtle hint that it isn't. Nonetheless, it got the point across
from some debate to get started. Mission accomplished.
I can't help but find some validity, though, at least in the fact
Hi Courtney:
I think that we had better find out whether this rumor is true or not as my
husband knows nothing about it and keeps on top of everything. I couldn't find
anything in Google, but it hasn't hit Snopes yet, so I guess we'll wait and
see. Where did you hear this Nick?
On May 2, 20
Hi,
*grins* Darcy my secret is out!
Yes, it's not true. Maybe. What is echoed in that "Fake Steve Jobs" post might
happen someday, but I don't think Apple can actually force Flash out of Mac OS
X.
Well, it's not, since you can actually find this on Google quite easily.
Nonetheless, it was a v
Hi,
*grins* Pete is exactly right about this one. So I figured I'd be the one to
bring it up.
I think we can expect to see it, though, perhaps. Who knows? I suppose that, in
the end though, they might not be able to block it off completely. I think
though, that due to the fact that more develo
am trying to get it to work. I was wondering
> if I could get some help in the right direction. Im not sure where to go to
> download files.
> Thanks for the helpp
> Chad
>
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I was wondering how to get to the proceed to checkout button on Amazon.com with
the Mack? Is it different than other platforms, or am I not seeing it.
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Good question! But it took me a restart to get my audio back after that, so it
wasn't just VoiceOver! Youtube's html5 killed *all* of my audio in my Macbook
pro.
On May 2, 2010, at 10:11 PM, olivia norman wrote:
> Where's Steve's letter?
> Olivia
> On May 2, 2010, at 11:06 PM, Pete Nalda wrot
Where's Steve's letter?
Olivia
On May 2, 2010, at 11:06 PM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Ok, here's some irony, tried the html5 version of youtube and now voiceover
> is totally not working. all I hear from my speakers is popping! Ouch!
>
> On May 2, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote:
>
>> Hi Carl
Ok, here's some irony, tried the html5 version of youtube and now voiceover is
totally not working. all I hear from my speakers is popping! Ouch!
On May 2, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote:
> Hi Carlene. Go to http://www.youtube.com/html5. Their html5 player is still
> in beta, so it's
Hmmm. I only thought it was easier because so many people are using it, and I
was being forced into learning as part of my electronic publishing curriculum.
I certainly didn't like it much, and when I was told that's the way things
were moving, I got fed up with the whole thing.
On May 2, 20
If they did do this, a much better solution would be to have it off by
default but allow it to be turned on if you knew what you were doing.
AT the end of the day, I don't like flash, html5 is great, I totally
agree. However, the fact of the matter is that despite what steve
says, lots and lots of
Hi. Being annoyed by flash is definitely not exclusively a blind thing. If it
were, things like the click to flash plugin would not exist.
Darcy
On 2010-05-02, at 8:01 PM, marie Howarth wrote:
> the truth of it only being the VI community is not exactly true. I have
> friends who are in web
Hi Carlene. Go to http://www.youtube.com/html5. Their html5 player is still
in beta, so it's something you must opt in to.
Darcy
On 2010-05-02, at 7:14 PM, carlene knight wrote:
> Where can I find a site with HtML 5? You say that youtube is using it but
> where so that I can check it out? T
Hi. I'm curious, where are you getting this information from? I'm not saying
you're wrong, just that I follow a lot of apple news sources, and this hasn't
come up.
Darcy
On 2010-05-02, at 4:28 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Whoa, that's like...allout. I'm not sure what to say. Did I e
I see a need for some people to use Flash, but I can't stand it. It's just so
outdated for one, and another thing is that it seems to slow down the computer.
I'm very happy with what Apple is doing about Flash.
Courtney
On 02/05/2010, at 7:20 in the Afternoon, carlene knight wrote:
> Nick, it j
not here either, but there is a sizable number of people who will feel it.
Ironic since when it effected the vi community it was shruggs, now that it
effects a number of developers, who are using it to cut down time, it turns in
to a world class clusterf**/! Ironic I believe.
On 2010-05-02, at 8
too bad they're doing this, rather than doing something like making their
product more viable and up to date. It was a good product for the general
masses regardless of my feelings on the issue, however hasn't kept up with the
times, and accessibility is wretched and windows only... I think I'll
no cramps here. *rubs hands together* bring it on!
On 3 May 2010, at 01:05, Kaare Dehard wrote:
> understood, the same was once said for flash... I'm thinking of cyclic
> historical trends here... and all the attendant cramps that all folks will go
> through.
> On 2010-05-02, at 7:05 PM, ca
that often makes me jump too. But I guess I don't worry so much as it isn't on
the page for all that long. Not page, window, time for bed i think lol
On 3 May 2010, at 01:01, Yvonne Thomson wrote:
> I just wish I could work out how to change other stuff at login. It freaks me
> out when I'm wat
understood, the same was once said for flash... I'm thinking of cyclic
historical trends here... and all the attendant cramps that all folks will go
through.
On 2010-05-02, at 7:05 PM, carlene knight wrote:
> We have to think of the sighted as well as our needs. My husband uses flash
> for a l
it's a ridiculous concept. That would be like microsoft insisting on all
handsets have to run windows mobile 7 or whatever it's called. Adobe is
grasping at straws.
On 3 May 2010, at 00:27, Scott Howell wrote:
> Adobe has no legal grounds as far as I can tell and would look rather stupid
> try
I just wish I could work out how to change other stuff at login. It freaks me
out when I'm watching an install or something and it's reverted to the default
config. Having it go "you are on a text element" unexpectedly after a few
seconds is kind of unnerving.
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the truth of it only being the VI community is not exactly true. I have friends
who are in web design and they cannot stand flash. Several of them are very
happy with the now viable alternatives. flash makes it "easy" for pretty much
any one without much knowledge of writing code to create a web
Hi Macsters:
I embarked on a mission to try converting my cassettes into mp3 files, as well
as capture some things off of the Victor Reader Stream to any kind of computer.
I found Total Recorder confounded me, and my laptop only has a Mic jack.
Am I correct in assuming MacBook Pro has a line-in
Hello,
My wife isn't having any problems with viewing things on YouTube with her iPad
or on the Mac. A while back, I removed Flash from the Mac and so far we don't
miss it.
Dan
On May 2, 2010, at 4:20 PM, carlene knight wrote:
> Nick, it just took me a bit. I hate Flash, and always have. You s
All I can find is the fake diary entry, so I'm assuming this isn't
going to happen. For the moment.
On 03/05/2010, Scott Howell wrote:
> Adobe has no legal grounds as far as I can tell and would look rather stupid
> trying to force Apple by going to court. Of course when you know your
> products
Adobe has no legal grounds as far as I can tell and would look rather stupid
trying to force Apple by going to court. Of course when you know your products
suck, you will do about anything to keep your position. :)
On May 2, 2010, at 7:20 PM, carlene knight wrote:
> Nick, it just took me a bit.
Ah no. I have friends who are sighted and develop web sites and web
applications and trust me they hate flash as well.
On May 2, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Haha! Yes, good debate for sure. I actually googled "Flash Being removed
> from os X" and did come up with a "fake Steve Jobs
Not only accessibility to screen readers, but total conflicts with them. I
can bet that a lot of us have had to restart our screen readers within a flash
pages as they crashed.
On May 2, 2010, at 4:08 PM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Haha! Yes, good debate for sure. I actually googled "Flash Being r
Nick, it just took me a bit. I hate Flash, and always have. You should hear
me mumble and grumble when my husband listens to podcasts blasgting Apple for
not supporting Flash on their products as it is so essential. Adobe, last I
knew, was considering litigation. Where in the law books does
Where can I find a site with HtML 5? You say that youtube is using it but
where so that I can check it out? This is actually exciting as I didn't
realize that HTML5 was in use much yet.
On May 2, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Saying that, HTML5 is really taking the place
I guess now that I think of it, those who want to use flash in the future could
get Windows Fusion or Paralel. Maybe the time is right, but they had better
put something in place soon.
On May 2, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
> Simple, maybe these people will get smart and drop all that
Haha! Yes, good debate for sure. I actually googled "Flash Being removed from
os X" and did come up with a "fake Steve Jobs Diary" tweet report on
techblips.com. But no reference as to whether this was really true. I think
it's a great debate, and something I think few people are willing to
We have to think of the sighted as well as our needs. My husband uses flash
for a lot of things he does. HTML5 is a great thing to look forward too, but
it's not being used that much yet.
On May 2, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Cody wrote:
> I don't see how this is such a great thing.
>
> Without flash,
It works with the Mac but I'm still working on accessing the information
with Voiceover so I'd also appreciate any feedback on this question.
Linda
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It's already happening. Youtube, the biggest streaming service on the face of
the planet are adopting HTML5, other major companies are following suit and I
have to say I for one will not miss flash or any of adobe's other inaccessible
half hearted pieces of software junk. I struggled with it for
Hi,
Very true. Everyone else just has to adopt, and as the iPhone is becoming a
pretty popular product, and people want the same content, it's almost a
necessity. I'm not even sure if all platforms, mobile or otherwise, even
support Flash. I know some of them do, though. I don't really mind Fla
Simple, maybe these people will get smart and drop all that flash crap. I have
to say that in general my experiences over the years with flash on either
platform has not been very good. Adobe is so full of security holes, even the
damned PDF standard is dangerous. Adobe is a company that needs t
brilliant. Can you post a link?
Cheers
On May 2, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Matthew Johnson wrote:
> hay all,
>
> Well about a year ago the RNIb comissioned a few programmers to write VO
> scripts for logic. They then lost interest in the project, and the programmer
> continued to get them to work. He
if everything that is getting mobile sites gearing up for ipads not
having flash, I would imagine there will be another interface. Personally I
don't care one way or the other, but times and ideas change, or else we
wouldn't have vo either. There is always a trasitional phase where things we
o
Hi,
I don't like uninstallers anyway. I never really trust them, regardless of the
developer. So I always double-check to make sure no traces are left.
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oops, I just deleted it from my plugins in my library. O well we'll see what
happens :)
On 2 May 2010, at 22:37, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Adobe actually has an uninstaller for Flash, which I believe should take care
> of it. Of course, you actually have to tab through the uninstaller
Hi,
Adobe actually has an uninstaller for Flash, which I believe should take care
of it. Of course, you actually have to tab through the uninstaller as they're
not exactly compliant. There is probably another way to do this as well, but
this is just the easiest one I can think of.
Try this, an
I only had it installed for youtube. I do wanna get rid of it now. Is there
anyway to uninstall or do I hit delete?
On 2 May 2010, at 22:28, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Saying that, HTML5 is really taking the place of Flash. It just seems to be
> aged technology, and people don't want a
Hi,
Hey, I guess that just answered my question. It might just be replaced soon,
though. Flash is getting old now, and we need a standard that is just
implemented, doesn't require any third-party plugins to work like Flash
essentially is, and doesn't crash your shit. That doesn't mean HTML5 can
Hi,
Does it even use Flash? If it's accessible to the Mac, it probably doesn't.
I've never used it, but I recall Mac users doing it. I think, anyway.
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Hi,
Saying that, HTML5 is really taking the place of Flash. It just seems to be
aged technology, and people don't want a processor pig. They want to be able to
access the same content on the iPhone, and Flash isn't going to be on there
partly due to security problems and processor issues. So, H
VoiceOver views Blackboard as a collection of different frames, and it's
just a matter of interacting.
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 2:24 PM, marie Howarth wrote:
> how are you accessing them anyway sarah? Flash content is not visible with
> VO
>
> On 2 May 2010, at 22:19, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>
> > but
how are you accessing them anyway sarah? Flash content is not visible with VO
On 2 May 2010, at 22:19, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> but how would twaudio work wiht out flash? you need to hit recording buttons
> in order to use it if you wanted to record directly from the website.
> On May 2, 2010, at
major streaming services are implementing HTML5 and flash is virtually
non-existent to us mac VO users anyway.
On 2 May 2010, at 22:03, Cody wrote:
> I don't see how this is such a great thing.
>
> Without flash, website won't work properly along with other applications that
> could need it
>
but how would twaudio work wiht out flash? you need to hit recording buttons in
order to use it if you wanted to record directly from the website.
On May 2, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote:
> Hello, any platform could be argued to be better without flash, it's a
> processor pig, is propriet
Ok? then how are we to use blsck board and twaudio? and other sides like the
speedtest at www.speedtest.net?
Take care.
On May 2, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Whoa, that's like...allout. I'm not sure what to say. Did I expect this? No.
>
> Well, if no one figured this on
Hello, any platform could be argued to be better without flash, it's a
processor pig, is proprietary, and isn't keeping up according to the wisdom of
today. From a vo user's point of view, and even ask the linux-kids, windows is
the only platform where it is marginally accessible. Something like
Hey Alex, I lost your email so can you email me again? I need to know the
commands to be able to write in spanish on the mac. Class starts soon and I'd
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I don't see how this is such a great thing.
Without flash, website won't work properly along with other applications
that could need it
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I am new to the list and w
Hello
I am new to the list and wondering why no flash is good news? Is vo better
with other formats of streaming video?
Thanks
Edward
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really? Where did you hear such great news? ;)
On 2 May 2010, at 21:28, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Whoa, that's like...allout. I'm not sure what to say. Did I expect this? No.
>
> Well, if no one figured this one out, Flash support is apparently being
> removed from OS X. I thought I'd
Hi,
Whoa, that's like...allout. I'm not sure what to say. Did I expect this? No.
Well, if no one figured this one out, Flash support is apparently being removed
from OS X. I thought I'd be the first to post this. I don't think anyone else
has. Same reasons that were made public in Steve's lette
hello I was helping a friend out with his ipod
the library is over 8 gigs he has a 8 gig nano
we choose to manually select songs to sink
now it wiped all his music from his ipod
how do we add songs from the itunes library back to his ipod?
he is sighted both sighted instructions and vo instructions
hay all,
Well about a year ago the RNIb comissioned a few programmers to write VO
scripts for logic. They then lost interest in the project, and the
programmer continued to get them to work. He's now basically giving them
out to whoever is interested and I'd be more than willing to pass them
Hi has anyone in the US tried using MagicJack on a Mac? Can it be used
with VO and is the setup and configuration accessible?
Thanks
Frank
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Interesting. Someone just told me that people might have issues doing it. Well,
never mind that. My friend didn't offer me one. :(
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Hey,
No problem with purchasing itunes stuff with an account outside of us
i've registered mine with my new zealand account and i can download free and
purchased apps
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Yep. I had a friend who went to the US, purchased five 64GB iPads, and brought
them home. I'm just concerned with the iTunes accounts though when using them
on a US device.
As for shipping, I hear there are appliance issues with the displays. That's
probably why we don't have them yet, tho
Hi,
Yep, there are certain rules with itunes but i couldn't wait and got my friend
to send me a preordered ipad from the us.
Now i do have quite a few apps but some dont allow me to access.
Lets see what happens then
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Well, we are supposed to be able to pre-order on May 10, so I guess it might
ship ten or fifteen days after that. The iPad, that is. So by that point, that
should be available internationally, too.
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Hi Edward,
I'm still a relatively new mac and voice over user, but with help from
people here and the maccessibility website, along with the two fabulous
accessibility podcasts which maccessibility have, screenless switchers, and
the maccessibility round table podcast, which I cant recommend highl
In my sighted days, this was a very good turn based game with a map on which to
play ressource management. I was wondering if anyone took the plunge and tried
it out.
Also, off topic, but still can't get either of the iwork apps as its only
available in the us. ANyone know of a date for interna
Nic,
I was agreeing and responding to what you were saying as well as presenting my
own point of view. This is how your name got associated with the message.
Btw, my point of course was not to call out the advantages or disadvantages of
one screen reader over another or OS. My point simply to Ed
Hi,
I'm really confused why my name is at the top of this message. *grins* I never
would want anyone to bring what they previously knew of their operating system,
as they are vastly different. In many occasions, you can actually do more with
VoiceOver than I.E. JAWS.
Regards,
Nic
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I agree with Scot. The one thing I did when switching was to view the mac as
its own entity, which is exactly what it is. To constantly say to yourself how
can I do this, I did it like this in windows will make your switch much more
difficult. If at all possible, which it was for me to do, compl
Oh wonderful! Thank you very much!
Am 02.05.2010 um 00:29 schrieb Anne Robertson:
> Hello everyone,
>
> A very recent switcher on the CeciMac list just posted this trick to get
> VoiceOver to speak with any voice you like at login.
>
> When the Login window comes up and Alex starts speaking, h
Hey Olivia,
Webspots are awesome. You set one on a page using vo-cmd-shift-right bracket.
You can remove a webspot by using vo-cmd-shift-left bracket at any area on a
webpage. For example, if a page doesn't have a lot of navigation, and i need to
jump to an area quickly, I'll set up a webspot an
Nic I think the one thing we need to enforce here is do not bring your windows
and windows-based screen reading concepts to the Mac. If you try to think of
the Mac in windows terms or how things work with a windows screen reader, you
will find the transition to be difficult.
There are significan
Hi there,
Maybe different scanners have different applications and that's why some
windows work and others don't. My Lide 90 has a window where i can see
everything exept the buttons on which to press to actually perform the task. I
have Vo to anounce what comes under the mouse pointer, so when
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