Hi,
I can't seem to get home sharing working. I've authorized two different
computers, I've turned on home sharing, and I gather I'm supposed to be able to
find the other computer somewhere, but I don't know where to look. I couldn't
find anything in the archives concerning this specific issu
Thank you very much for dropping by the list. Jason. I'm looking forward to
using more and more of this application, and I really appreciate your
participation in the discussion.
Teresa
On Dec 2, 2010, at 4:34 PM, starkos wrote:
> I'm Jason Perkins, the author of Musicality. I just wanted to po
Hi all,
Has any of you found an accessible way to install windows xp while
going bootcamp? I understand it might be possible with an answer file,
but I don't really want to use my own since mine is set to format all
partitions, even though I doubt it'll format the mac.
What do you all think?
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Eric,
When I connected the bc40 to the ipod touch, the braille keys didn't do a
thing. Why is this?
the function keys did nothing either. I've done no mapping though. Just
trying to learn the display and how it functions when connecte to Apple
products. Thanks.
Isaac
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No, rss feeds are an infant technology as compared to usenet. On Thu, 2
Dec 2010, Teresa Cochran wrote:
I believe Usenet has RSS feeds, which Mail handles very nicely.
Teresa
On Dec 2, 2010, at 12:55 AM, Massimo Vettoretti wrote:
Il giorno 02/dic/2010, alle ore 06.34, Jude DaShiell ha scri
Might it be that it makes no difference how you insert a DVD into the mac
mini it will try an installation with the right side up or down? If
that's the case, the label on the top side of the DVD could interfere with
the reading and installation and in that way leave you with an unuseable
comp
Hi Marlaina,
Actually, I'm trying to do this on an MBP{ and having no luck. I imagine I'll
get it at some point, though.
Les
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It would start doing its own back up when the VO cursor passed over the
"backup" button without pressing it. On my disk that I got on Black Friday
from Apple, it appears that the software actually on the disk is incompatible
with Snow Leopard, so I downloaded a version much newer, installed th
Wait a while and try again. The Apple always says try setting the password
when the login fails, even if the mail server says I am too busy to handle your
login, or account locked because of too many connections to account.
If problem continues for more then 1 hour, and there is no friendly p
Hi John,I was just mentioning on the list the other day, that I frequently find myself needing to bootinto windows on my Mac to complete work because the application does not exist or thedoes not work as well as on the PC. I truly feel that the Mac software is making leaps and great strides with e
Hello all. I cannot receive mail as it says the password is incorrect.. I can
how ever send mail for now anyways. I tried syncing my phone to my computer
with the same results, bit my mail works on my computer. I have checked all of
the settings and all looks well. I tried relaunching mail and r
Alison, thanks vary much, I am looking forward to it!
On Dec 2, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
> Hi again all,
>
> I'm sorry for the multiple posts, but since I'm posting about different
> topics, I thought it would be easier to write multiple messages. I remember a
> while ago som
Ok, in that case, move the voiceover cursor to the item, press control option
command f5 to move the mouse to it, then press control option sift space to
click the mouse.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:50 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> Ok, I get that. But Esther said she uses the mouse to find the sample
Ah I figured that! I think their not hard to find, isn't there one every
1.5 miles, woe! Heather
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From: "Kimberly thurman"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: What Apps for Blind iPhone User?
I believe they meant that you can find a Starbu
I believe they meant that you can find a Starbucks using your iPhone and
purchase a cup of coffee when you arrive there. :).
On Dec 2, 2010, at 8:41 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote:
> Eh! Coffee fixed? Your phone can fix coffee? Heather
> - Original Message - From: "Sarai Bucciarelli"
>
Eh! Coffee fixed? Your phone can fix coffee? Heather
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From: "Sarai Bucciarelli"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: What Apps for Blind iPhone User?
Hi Mark:
I have a lot of apps I like. If you are interested in Music, then you can
buy
Good deal. Keep us posted if you would? Thanks much.
Neil
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To:
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: iPhone app might make recording accessible, was ok apple tv . .
.
No, I can't initiate playback
Hi Mark:
I have a lot of apps I like. If you are interested in Music, then you can buy
Ootunes. If you are in to running, or walking, you can buy iTreadmill. If you
need your coffee fix, Starbucks has a couple of nice apps.
HTH,
On Dec 2, 2010, at 8:54 AM, M AUSTEN wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like t
I'm Jason Perkins, the author of Musicality. I just wanted to pop in
and let you know that I saw this thread, and I'll take a look at the
issues you've raised.
Those keyboard shortcut controls that are coming up as "unknown" are
provided by a third-party library, which happens to be open source, s
Hi everyone:
I tried the Vuescan app for the mac, and liked it well. I submitted thepayment
info and made my purchase. I downloaded the latest update, which just came out
today. Now besides receiving no confirmation email, opening the App results in
a busy loop. Is anyone using this regularl
The function key is located in the six-pack of keys on the full-size keyboard.
It is the first key in the six pack and is in the same location as the insert
key on a PC keyboard.
Scott
On Dec 2, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Marc Workman wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I bought my first Mac today, and I've run
Hi Jonathan,
Although I am not much of a gamer and generally only purchase those that are
very unique such as Aurifi, I have purchased Accessible Minesweeper to support
and encourage you. and your efforts Congratulations for being the first
visually impaired game developer that I am at least aw
Hello all,
A few days back, I asked about playing dvds on the Mac and somebody helpfully
stated that the dvd player that comes with the Mac is accessible. It does have
lots of shortcuts, which is great. Of course, the dvd menus themselves don't
speak. I guess they are graphics. So my question i
pine and alpine can run in graphcal mode if you use gpine or galpine to
run them.On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Eric Oyen wrote:
you can get these through groups.google.com
not sure about other places though.
-Eric
On Dec 2, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
I believe Usenet has RSS feeds, whi
That's how it's done, though you might want to try interacting with each
first and then hitting command-option-m on them and make sure you've got
the right devices.On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
Ok so to edit the names, do I navigate to the name and press enter on it as I
do a fi
Hello again,
I wasn't able to get voiceover running on my new Mac Mini, so I decided to just
install, or perhaps reinstall, the OS. The installation went fine, but after
the restart, I'm still not able to get VO going using either command F5,
control command F5, or function command F5. I also
It sure does; I am in the apple store right now and I continue to be impressed
with how these folks really get working with blind folks. My iPhone 4 is
really messed up and this guy knows VO and didn't even shrink and make me turn
it off. Nor did he do so when I popped my Air up on the counter
I got this from a Windows screen reader list, but since they're looking for all
screen reader user input, definitely including VoiceOver, it seemed appropriate
to pass the link to this list.
Greetings,
There is a short survey out to collect various information regarding screen
readers. I wo
Hi again all,
I'm sorry for the multiple posts, but since I'm posting about different
topics, I thought it would be easier to write multiple messages. I remember a
while ago someone had asked for a podcast on Numbers. I'm unsure of how to use
Numbers, but I will learn the basics and put one up
Hi all,
Do you know if you can sync the addressbook from your iphone to your Mac? I
know you can do it the other way around. The last time I tried this, the
numbers that I only had stored on my Iphone disappeared and wouldn't show up on
the Mac. Any ideas? I have a few new contacts on my Iphone
Hi everyone,
Isaac's message reminded me to tell you that the Braillino is now supported on
the Iphone! I was so excited to add it as a display the other day. It loses
connectivity sometimes, I have to power the Iphone off and back on again,
before it will connect. To have this added support is
Hi,
Awesome, thanks for this news.
Courtney
On Dec 2, 2010, at 4:24 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
> It does! hth
> On Dec 2, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
>
>> Does the 8 gb Ipod nano have voiceover, the newest model?
>> Courtney
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It does! hth
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Hi Austin:
I have had vo reset a few times, wherein I've had to go in and re-enable
keyboard commander, and reset my web browser preferences. My Apple trainer was
going to write to accessibility about it. But, we haven't heard anything.
Just happened again today while on the Vuescan website.
Hello Austin,
Unfortunately, this is a well-known problem but it is totally unpredictable.
For that reason, most of us save our VoiceOver Preferences somewhere so that we
can reinstate them quickly when the problem strikes.
I think this is a very difficult bug to track down, as is the VoiceOver
Hi, Marc,
You can use the control key with command-f5 to activate Voiceover. Also, you
can go to the System Preferences/Keyboard pane and select the "use function
keys as standard ..." checkbox.
HTH
Teresa
On Dec 2, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Marc Workman wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I bought my first Mac t
Something very strange just happened. While browsing in Safari, Voiceover
suddenly reset. I mean, the speech reset, I had to set the rate etc. as I like
it. I even had to reenable the numpad and trackpad commanders. I use the latest
Safari 5.0.3 and it happened while
browsinghttp://senderogroup
Once VoiceOver is up and running, you have multiple menus.
>From far left to right:
In Movies, Under this title are top movies, and different ways of selecting
movies from the apple store using itunes
In TV Shows, This is the same but a list of TV shows to get from ITunes
In Internet, This has
Hi all,
I bought my first Mac today, and I've run into a snag turning VO on.
I tried command F5, but it only made a bonking noise. My guess is that the
function keys are controlling hardware, and I need to press the function key
plus command F5, but I don't know which key is the function key.
Hi All,
I'll cc this reply to the macvisionaries list, because I think it is of general
interest, and also because this will let me easily find and link to an archived
post if there are further questions/discussion on the viphone list.
Dean Martineau asked about finding and quickly going to te
Hello Mark and everybody,
I'm thinking about developing accessible applications for Mac OS in the Mac
appStore. I'll be able to translate my iPhone applications to mac.
Regards
Jonathan Chacón
El 02/12/2010, a las 16:22, Mark BurningHawk Baxter escribió:
> Is there one such for a just
Hello All,
In this approximately 13 minute episode of the Candle Shore Podcast, I
demonstrate the Nike+ heart monitor, with VoiceOver (Apple's software screen
reading solution for the blind and low vision) on the iPod Nano 6th
Generation.
If you're not already subscribed to the Mark Taylor
Hi!
Sadly, that hasn't been released yet, it seems. At least, I haven't received an
update.
If there has been one, would you happen to know? Otherwise, where do you know
this?
Regards,
Nic
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Hello Marlaina,
On 2 Dec 2010, at 18:12, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
>
>
> when you say clipboard the table, do you simply mean do command c to copy it?
>
Yes. The table shows up as a highlighted space but Command-C copies it just
fine.
Cheers,
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Hello Carolyn,
Here in Europe, we can't get most of the books that are available in the US on
iBooks, so Kobo gives us access to books we couldn't otherwise read.
Part of the problem for me is that I'm in France but I prefer to read in
English.
Cheers,
Anne
On 2 Dec 2010, at 17:02, Carolyn
Anne,
when you say clipboard the table, do you simply mean do command c to copy it?
Marlaina
On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:36 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
Hello Phil,
The table in your document will show up as a highlighted space in Pages.
Clipboard this item and paste it into a Numbers document where you
No, I can't initiate playback with this app but I am going to search and see if
there is another app for directtv like the one for dish; I never thought to
look.
Marlaina
On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:04 AM, Neil James wrote:
Could you elaborate a bit more on this? We are switching from direct tv and
w
I hear they have been improved and they fixed the refresh bug when you are
viewing the html area for chats. Hopefully that will come out for the publish
release. S! don't tell anyone.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hello Ray,
>
> Not a word. In fact, comments sent in
I do not find digit eyes useful; I'm pretty good with picture taking in
general, but I cannot make this thing find a bar code no matter what the heck I
do.
I like an app called around me; it will list out businesses around your current
location.
I also like four square; it's a fun app to see w
I would not worry too much about PRAM's. I have no Apple evidence of
the below message, but I can certainly believe it. Though I suppose
that Apple might have updated the key sequence some to clear out other
nasty issues I don't expect that to be the case.
Begin Qote from Tidbits.com discussion
but what does VoiceOver tell you, I mean are there menus or something again,
sorry to be so dang dense, :)
Marlaina
On Dec 2, 2010, at 4:56 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
The $99 apple Tv, I think it is model 2, has voice over. It didn't come out of
the box with it though. When I hooked it up, it h
Thank you Anne. I will try that.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 11:52 PM, Anne Robertson wrote:
Hello Marlaina,
To move the mouse to places that VO cannot reach, you need to turn on
MouseKeys. This is done in System Preferences under Universal Access. Select
the fourth tab, Mouse & Trackpad, and just to t
Ok so to edit the names, do I navigate to the name and press enter on it as I
do a file name I wish to change?
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
Hmmm, my suggestion would be to only attach one usb drive to the computer at
first. Then locate it with finder and edit its
Tron comes out December 17th. I bet there'll be a tron game soon for IOS!
On Dec 2, 2010, at 5:17 AM, Oriol Gómez wrote:
> heh
>
> On 12/2/10, Yuma Decaux wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> This might, to some point have accessibility and apple mixed in it, but i
>> just wanted to express my ma
Hi Teresa. Thanks for reminding me of this, and now I think I know the meaning
of the commands in the command summary that say move a bit left or move a bit
right. Of course, I have now to go look them up, but at least I know they are
there and what it is they may be used for.
Marlaina
On Dec
Les,
Imagine trying to do all this on an Air! Or even an MBP! I haven't done it
yet.
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Les Kriegler wrote:
Hi Ann,
A couple of comments/questions here. First, this is a very difficult keystroke
to execute. You're talking about typing five keystrokes at o
Another option
1. Turn on speak mouse after a delay (see previous message)
2. Set VO tracking options so that VO follows mouse instead of mouse
ffollows VO.
3. Turn off trackpad commander if using trackpad.4. Use the mouse if
you hover over an item for a small amount of time, it should read it
to
I am seeking an app that will block all inbound calls to an iphone that allows
me to set the time of day and the days of the week for this blocking to occur.
Thanx,
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Hi Anne:
So, what would be the advantage of an App like Cocoa over iBooks?
Carolyn H
On Dec 2, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Hello Mark,
>
> My favourite iPhone app is Kobo. It is an accessible eReader with a very good
> catalogue of books at reasonable prices. The setup process is
you can get these through groups.google.com
not sure about other places though.
-Eric
On Dec 2, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
> I believe Usenet has RSS feeds, which Mail handles very nicely.
>
> Teresa
> On Dec 2, 2010, at 12:55 AM, Massimo Vettoretti wrote:
>
>>
>> Il giorno 02/d
I believe Usenet has RSS feeds, which Mail handles very nicely.
Teresa
On Dec 2, 2010, at 12:55 AM, Massimo Vettoretti wrote:
>
> Il giorno 02/dic/2010, alle ore 06.34, Jude DaShiell ha scritto:
>> Pine can do nntp if configured properly. So can alpine.
> Maybe I have to be more specific. What
Hello Phil,
The table in your document will show up as a highlighted space in Pages.
Clipboard this item and paste it into a Numbers document where you'll be able
to work on it.
When you're done, select the table and copy it to the clipboard, then paste it
back into your Pages document.
Yes,
Is there one such for a just plain old Mac? (as if there could be such a thing!
:) )
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Hi,
Am having real trouble accessing data tables in Pages with voiceover -
the file in question is a MS Word 2007 file which I created at work
and which has a table in it which I created. I'm needing to work on
this file at home using my MBP with Pages 09 however I can't seem to
get VO to intera
Could you elaborate a bit more on this? We are switching from direct tv and
while i've been able to schedule recordings via the iPhone app, I have not
found a way to initiate playback of content on the dvr from the iPhone app.
Thanks much.
Neil
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From: "Marlaina Lie
Hello Mark,
My favourite iPhone app is Kobo. It is an accessible eReader with a very good
catalogue of books at reasonable prices. The setup process is a bit
complicated, but once it's done, reading is easy.
Another useful app is Voxie voice recorder. You can start and stop recording
just by s
Hello everybody,
Accessible minesweeper for iPhone and iPad is in the appStore now.
This game is accesible for blind people, deaf people and people with motorisis
disabilities
it supports english and spanish languages.
You can find it searching accessible minesweeper in the appstore or us
I can't give to much info yet because our Dish service won't be installed
until Saturday, but the latest generation of Dish DVR boxes will give you
complete control via the Dish iPhone app. If you have an iPhone or iPod
touch that is. You can search for programs set recordings and even locate
a
Hello Doug,
In the View menu, have you got it set to Single Page? And in the Sidebar, have
you set Thumbnails?
With these settings, Preview is working fine for me.
Cheers,
Anne
On 2 Dec 2010, at 15:37, Doug Lawlor wrote:
> Hello list:
> I am having a small Preview issue. When I go to the im
Hi,
I'd like to thank all those who answered my question about changing the voice
on the iPhone 3GS.
I now have my new iPhone and am looking for Apps. I've had a look at Digit-Eyes
and a navigation package.
Does anyone have any suggestions for other Apps they have found useful.
Many thanks,
Mar
If you get netflicks at some point in time, you'll be in great shape. That
really makes a difference for me. An apple TV just gives you a few more options
and you can operate it from a remote on your TV. My biggest issue now is that
the remote wants to interact with my mini too, so I have to wat
Hello list:
I am having a small Preview issue. When I go to the image sidebar and select a
page to read and then go back to the text box and interact with the current
text of the page I get sent back to the page I was previously reading. Has
anyone else noticed this? How did you go about fixing
Maybe he has a *huge* trackpad that he's not telling us about.
Bob
On Dec 2, 2010, at 9:20 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Yuma:
> I guess unless your fingers are doing the walking and they're wearing the
> shoes, this isn't really Mac related. However, nice as the shoes might be,
> I don't rec
Hi Yuma:
I guess unless your fingers are doing the walking and they're wearing the
shoes, this isn't really Mac related. However, nice as the shoes might be, I
don't recommend using them on your Mac for anything.
Hope you get them soon, and perhaps you can review them in your blog?:)
Carolyn
Hello Kevin,
I've always been curious as to what the TV is really for. I want one just to
have one, but since Denmark doesn't even have movies anymore much less rentals,
I'm not sure it'd even be useful.
I'm tempted to buy one just to have one, but not sure if it'd even be worth it
for me. I g
Thats true. This one was shipped from China or just outside of Hong Kong. Once
the update was applied, it worked like gang busters. Now I just have to figure
out how to switch between the different inputs on the TV.
Kev
On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi kevin,
>
> That m
This might be of interest to those of you who have handytech braille
displays. Now you can have iphone support for a price.
Isaac
- Original Message -
From: "Earle Harrison"
Cc: "Handy tech north america"
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 6:29 AM
Subject: Handy Tech Braille Suppor
Hi kevin,
That may not be the same on all of them. They probably didn't all have 4.1 at
the time, though I suspect future shipments probably will.
Over here, not all devices of the same generation have the latest update
applied in the shops, or even when delivered. In most cases they do where I
The $99 apple Tv, I think it is model 2, has voice over. It didn't come out of
the box with it though. When I hooked it up, it had to run an update before
VoiceOver was there.
Kev
On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> Ok, so what part does voiceover play and if I get the one wit
Hi,
What exactly are prams, and why and how often do you need to reset them?
Courtney
On Dec 2, 2010, at 4:28 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Hello Les,
>
> You hold down the Command, Option, R and P keys but just press the Power
> button once. Sorry I didn't make that clear in the first place.
>
heh
On 12/2/10, Yuma Decaux wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> This might, to some point have accessibility and apple mixed in it, but i
> just wanted to express my mad wait for the adidas tron shoes. Orion
> elastomeric light fabric stitched to some probably awesome looking sport
> shoes.
>
> So wher
I use both hands on the keyboard and stick my big toe on the power button.
works for me.
-Eric
On Dec 2, 2010, at 1:01 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Hello Les,
>
> On 2 Dec 2010, at 04:00, Les Kriegler wrote:
>>
>>
>> A couple of comments/questions here. First, this is a very difficult
>> k
Hello Les,
You hold down the Command, Option, R and P keys but just press the Power button
once. Sorry I didn't make that clear in the first place.
Cheers,
Anne
On 2 Dec 2010, at 09:34, Les Kriegler wrote:
> Hi Ann,
>
> I have a laptop. I tried the combination of fingers you suggested. I
Il giorno 02/dic/2010, alle ore 06.34, Jude DaShiell ha scritto:
> Pine can do nntp if configured properly. So can alpine.
Maybe I have to be more specific. What I need and I am looking for is an
accessible Usenet client with accessible graphical user Interface. The woman I
am helping is making
Hi Ann,
I have a laptop. I tried the combination of fingers you suggested. I held
down all 5 keys. What I heard as I was holding down the keys was the buzzing
sound and the startup sound over and over. I finally let go of the keys and
the system booted. I never hear what I would consider t
Hi list,
This might, to some point have accessibility and apple mixed in it, but i just
wanted to express my mad wait for the adidas tron shoes. Orion elastomeric
light fabric stitched to some probably awesome looking sport shoes.
So where does accessiblity come into this? Well, light and glow
Hello Les,
On 2 Dec 2010, at 04:00, Les Kriegler wrote:
>
>
> A couple of comments/questions here. First, this is a very difficult
> keystroke to execute. You're talking about typing five keystrokes at once, I
> cannot do this. I can hit Command-Option P with my right hand, hit the
> butto
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