That will not be the way for you to proceed then. You'd first have to
install fink and get fink to update available packages then get fink to
download and install lynx for you, all of it inside terminal mode and lynx
is a terminal mode application itself too.On Tue, 14 Dec 2010, chad wrote:
hi how do you install lynx i'm not comfortable using the terminal
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Well, speedtest.net is accessible if you use lynx. Maybe not safari, but
lynx certainly and lynx is available through fink.On Tue, 14 Dec 2010,
chad wrote:
hi do you guys know of any accessible internet speed test sites?
i tried speedtest.net but it wasn't accessible
also i tried testmyspeed
hi do you guys know of any accessible internet speed test sites?
i tried speedtest.net but it wasn't accessible
also i tried testmyspeed no luck there
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What happened when you ran cvlc in terminal mode followed by a file or url
to play?On Mon, 13 Dec 2010, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
Well, if I want to listen to the live stream of:
www.wwl.com
Silverlight is required. I never had any issues getting it to work.
Now, with the flash stopping extension
Ah, so, it's a lot like the change link on the download page for a book then?
Thanks.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
Skype Name:
barefootedray
On Dec 13, 2010, at 11:45 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi Donna and Ray,
>
> To change the
Hi Donna and Ray,
To change the format, go to the my library section. Now Press VO Command H to
go down 1 heading to the my library heading. VO right arrow once and you will
hear, My preferred audio format is. And next is the change link. VO spacebar
on it and a pop up menu will appear wit
Hello. hit cmd shift t to switch between rich and plain text.
Take care.
S
On Dec 13, 2010, at 4:54 PM, Christina wrote:
> I need e-mails that I send to a particular e-mail address to go in plain
> text. It seems that I remember way back when I was using windows and outlook
> for mail and con
Ah, well, glad I'm not alone. thanks for the help.
Cheers,
Donna
On Dec 13, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
> I have still to Conquer that one.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>
> Skype Name:
> barefootedray
>
> On De
Cheree Heppe here:
What does the Plantronics 855 look like?
I guess I could just google it, but they have one perspective and people on
list have another.
Regards,
Cheree Heppe
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Well, if I want to listen to the live stream of:
www.wwl.com
Silverlight is required. I never had any issues getting it to work.
Now, with the flash stopping extension, (I forget for the moment what it's
called), I do have to press a couple of extra buttons for it to work; but, It's
really no
OK, so I'm going to uncheck it and not install that as part of the install
package for flip4mac.
Christina
On Dec 13, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote:
> i don't remember installing silver light. i've had flip for mac on my
> computer for over a year now. good luck wish i was more hel
i don't remember installing silver light. i've had flip for mac on my
computer for over a year now. good luck wish i was more help, max
On Dec 13, 2010, at 8:11 PM, Christina wrote:
Ok, so I'm trying to install this and the flip4mac also wants to
install a component called Microsoft silverl
I have still to Conquer that one.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
Skype Name:
barefootedray
On Dec 13, 2010, at 8:10 PM, Donna Goodin wrote:
> Hi Ray,
>
> thanks for this, it worked. I had my preferences set to download
> automatical
Make sure that the USB end of the USB cable that goes into the back of the
drive is securely seated.
Andy
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I don't remember the exact sequence of steps, but there's a setting under
System Preferences / Accounts; once you click the lock to make changes and type
in your password, one of the options will be to enable VoiceOver at the login
screen.
• Mark BurningHawk Baxter
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Ok, so I'm trying to install this and the flip4mac also wants to install a
component called Microsoft silverlight. I looked it up but I still don't
understand what this is and if I need it. I really just want to make sure it's
safe to put on my mac. I don't like garbage on my computer that wil
Hi Ray,
thanks for this, it worked. I had my preferences set to download
automatically, so I never saw that option. Now I have another question. I'd
like to change my default format from Format 4 to Audible Enhanced. How can I
do that?
Cheers,
Donna
On Dec 13, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Ray Foret Jr
Oh, OK thanks. I guess I don't need vlc at this time. I'm downloading
flip4mac now from. the link below. I hope it's the correct one.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/flip4macwindowsmediacomponentsforquicktime.html
On Dec 13, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:
> Vlc actually do
hello; its a plug in that lets you play windows media in quicktime.
Here is a link good luck, max http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/flip4macwindowsmediacomponentsforquicktime.html
On Dec 13, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Christina wrote:
what is flip for mac and whre do I find and download? I
Hi Eric Oyen,
No worries, i wasn't addressing myself to you :)
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ok,
I seemed to have missed something.
youma? which Eric are you talking with here?
I ask only because I am a bit confused. I've been gone since last friday on a
trip to San Francisco and I have been no mail until about 2 hours ago.
-Eric
On Dec 13, 2010, at 8:06 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote:
> Eric,
Vlc actually doesn't play windows media, but if you want to get vlc, you want
the one for intel macs. To play windows media, do a search for flip4mac, that's
the plug in you need, it's a plug in for the quick time player.
On Dec 13, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Christina wrote:
> I'm on a macbook that's li
Hello all,
Is it possible to enable VoiceOver before login automatically as you can
with windows screen readers? I know that you can press command+f5, but
wondered if there was a setting I am missing.
Thank you, Jon.
Jon Squally
Adaptive Computer Solutions LLC
Bridging the Gap to Software
Hello all,
Is it possible to enable VoiceOver before login automatically as you can
with windows screen readers? I know that you can press command+f5, but
wondered if there was a setting I am missing.
Thank you, Jon.
Jon Squally
Adaptive Computer Solutions LLC
Bridging the Gap to Software
what is flip for mac and whre do I find and download? Is there more simple
than using VLC player? I do have quick time but it won't play these WMA files?
Thanks,
Christina
On Dec 13, 2010, at 5:04 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote:
> hello; i have flip for mac and use quicktime to play wma files. goo
I need e-mails that I send to a particular e-mail address to go in plain text.
It seems that I remember way back when I was using windows and outlook for mail
and contacts that there was an option for specific e-mail addresses to be set
to plain text only so that any e-mails sent to that specif
Andre,
It is as Erik described it on my MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
Marlaina
On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Andre Nuno Soares wrote:
Hello erik/all,
On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:57 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
(snip, snip)
> Move to the beginning or end of the line, control left and right arrow.
Hmmm, on
Hi All;
As much as I find this thread interesting and as passionate as I am (as we all
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HI Christina,
Check under the Apple menu: About This Mac... and you'll see your computer's
configuration. This will tell you which version you need.
If your Mac is only 2 or 3 years old, you should be okay to download the OS X
version.
Kevin
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hello; i have flip for mac and use quicktime to play wma files. good
luck, max
On Dec 13, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Christina wrote:
I'm on a macbook that's like two or three years old and I'm not sure
which VLC player. I don't know what 64-bit or 32-bit is. I just
want to download the VLC player
Laughs, they both work it seems.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
User support consultant,
Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf,
1-888-255-5194
http://www.erik-burggraaf.com
On 2010-12-13, at 6:13 PM, Andre Nuno Soares wrote:
> Hello erik/all,
> On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:57 PM, erik burggraaf wr
Hi Marlaina,
Try this:
1. Copy all the new ringtones into a single folder on your Desktop called
whatever you'd like.
2. Open itunes.
3. Press cmd-o to bring up the Add to Library dialog.
4. Press cmd-2 to make sure things are in List mode in the dialog.
5. Press cmd-shift-d to bring focus
I'm on a macbook that's like two or three years old and I'm not sure which VLC
player. I don't know what 64-bit or 32-bit is. I just want to download the
VLC player so I can listen to WMA files. Am I at the wrong site or something?
Here's the link I was going to download from with three diffe
When on the desk top press command + shift + c.
This will bring up a list of all connected devices like hard drives.
On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi Matthew,
>
> I've seen firmware issues with Western Digital HDs that cause them to not
> show up properly. Try going to the
Hi Matthew,
I've seen firmware issues with Western Digital HDs that cause them to not show
up properly. Try going to the WD web-site and seeing if there are any firmware
updates for your unit. Barring that, I think that it's bad news especially
since it's happening on both platforms.
Later..
Hello erik/all,
On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:57 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
(snip, snip)
> Move to the beginning or end of the line, control left and right arrow.
Hmmm, on my mbp 13" it's command left and right arrow.
Your mistake or could there be some kind of regional variation, as I have the
portugues
then the next thing you can do
is press m to set a marker at the beginning of what you want to select. Then,
the same things to select the end of the selected portion. When you have a t
least two markers, you can extend the selection to previous marker (Command
left) or to next marker (command
The trick is to look very carefully close to the actual download link. YOu
want to VOArrow left a few times. You'll notice that the format you are about
to download is indicated. The "change" link is just to the right of this
indication. Click the change link and a pop up menu will show of t
heh I nded up going the bootcamp way and so far I haven't had any
problems. I just created a 20gb partition and boom. Wil install sharp
keys tomorrow as I did on my vm yesterday. thanks all for the help
On 12/13/10, Scott Granados wrote:
> Hold down your function modifier.
>
> On Dec 12, 2010, at
Hi all,
Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but I can't figure it out. On the
Audible site, how do I tell what format I'm downloading, and how do I change it
if I need to? I've always been able to do it on my PC, but I can't seem to do
it on my Mac.
thanks,
Donna
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On 13 Dec 2010, at 18:50, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
>
>
> So you are saying that it works but it is not accessible?
No, I'm saying it works but is a visual effect. If sighted people use page up
or page down to look at something, they can still not perform any operation at
that po
Eric,
This dialogue has gone well beyond justifying either train of thought, me as a
freshly blind person and you as a veteran owner of these devices. What you took
into it personally though is that you thought i was villifying and putting my
chin u up towards people who actually purchase these
Hi all,
I have a western digital pasport which is not showing up. I am able to deteced
that ikt iks being seen or that it is getting power from the usb port, but not
showing up. I looked in finder prefs abnd externals diives is set to show up
on the desktop. I have beebn having problems wit
That's really odd. I tried a lot of the commands in mail as I was composing,
just to make sure I got all the modifiers right. The fingers remember, but the
brain forgets. :) Command up arrow and command down arrow take me to bottom
and top of the message when composing. I just checked and
I do and I have a lot of problems with their site. they use flash for the
account payments control panel (as I am totally blind, this is incompatible
with voiceover). I am seriously thinking of doing a screen capture video of the
problems I have. I have yet to figure out how to mask the username
Hi,
No I've tried that but it doesn't work for me. Admin rights etc etc but no
avail
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Carolyn,
Every little bit of info I can get does help. Erik's commands work fine in my
apple mail, as do they in text edit. I'll try your suggestions as well.
I haven't even begun to try dealing with tables in a text document yet. LOL,
I'm still struggling with trying to get iTunes to behave
Audio data profile or something like that. I forget exactly. It means the
stereo bluetooth profile.
On Dec 12, 2010, at 1:36 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> What does A2DP stand for?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Marlaina
>
> On Dec 12, 2010, at 12:54 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>
> If you do want or have p
Plantronics 855
Also I believe the new Jawbone supports this.
On Dec 12, 2010, at 1:12 PM, Nick Van Vlaenderen wrote:
> Thanks for all the replies. The one I have is a Samsung HM1000. Thought it
> would just work but the iPhone only switches to the headset during a call. Is
> A2DP the bluetoo
Hold down your function modifier.
On Dec 12, 2010, at 12:22 PM, Oriol Gómez wrote:
> Oh thanks for that. I got my keys remapped. But now it isn't accepting
> keypresses from f9 through f12. I would remap those keys but I'm sure
> there must be a way around it..
>
> On 12/12/10, Kawal Gucukoglu
You need a headset that supports A2DP.
Thanks
Scott
On Dec 12, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Nick Van Vlaenderen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new on the list. Bought myself a Macbook Pro a few months back and just
> got the iPhone. Great stuff.
>
> One question though: Last week I got a bluetooth headset fo
Search the archives for sharp keys.
On Dec 12, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Oriol Gómez wrote:
> Ok I got it fixed ti was easier than I thoguht. switch to full screen
> mode pressing control command enter and it automatically gets input.
> But now I have another question...
> How can I use the caps lock key
Just put it in full screen mode then run narrator which should boot strap you
enough to install a screen reader of your choice. Command Control enter I
believe flips in to full screen.
On Dec 12, 2010, at 5:29 AM, Oriol Gómez wrote:
> it still shows up as a progress indicator and windows has b
Hi Marlaina:
I'm not Esther, responding, and I know she will. But, I'll share with you that
these things work differently depending on which app you're in, and sometimes
on the weather.:)
When I read Erick's post, I tried his way, then tried Nick's suggestion,
Erick's worked then, but does not
Dah, Sorry about that. It's what comes of dabbling in 3 operating systems and
6 screen readers and such. My bad. A little proof read was in order there for
sure, smiles.
Best,
Erik Burggraaf
User support consultant,
Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf,
1-888-255-5194
http://www
Erik! This is great! I have looked and not been able to find these wonderful
instructions. I do know that my fn key is useless for page up and page down.
I'd sure like that to work but until it does, this really helps.
Marlaina
On Dec 13, 2010, at 7:57 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
Hi, Here ar
Anne,
So you are saying that it works but it is not accessible? If that is the case,
has Apple been made aware of it? Is there any work around? It is really
frustrating!
Marlaina
On Dec 13, 2010, at 7:37 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
Hello Nick,
On 13 Dec 2010, at 16:30, Nick Van Vlaenderen wro
Esther,
I have tried this command set on my Air, and it does not work. If I want to go
to the beginning of a line, control left arrow does that and control right
takes me to the end of my line. I have been meaning to ask on this list what
on earth I am not doing, for the fn key doesn't move a
What is so weird is that 3 of these ringtones went the first time I did this a
week or so ago. Yes, they are for the iPhone; they are from an app called 1001
ringtones. I think this has something to do with how confused iTunes is about
where to put things on my computer. You might remember th
They are already .m4r files. Sorry, thought I said that.
On Dec 12, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
Did you rename them to .m4r files?
Take care.
S
On Dec 12, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> I'm so sorry to ask this as we just discussed it recently, but I am not
> having su
Hi!
Just as a correction. It is command-a to select everything in a document,
table, etc, and not control-a. :) A very important distinction.
Regards,
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Hi!
Just a correction. To select everything, it's command-a. I'm sure we all knew
that, though, but just in case. :)
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On Dec 13, 2010, at
Hi, Here are the text navigation and selection commands.
Move left and right one letter, left and right arrow.
Move left and right one word, option left and right arrow.
Move to the beginning or end of the line, control left and right arrow.
move to the previous or next line, up and down arrow.
mo
Hello Nick,
On 13 Dec 2010, at 16:30, Nick Van Vlaenderen wrote:
> This is true although it doesn't always work, at least not for me...
>
In fact, it always works, but it is a visual effect and none of the cursors
move so there's nothing we can do with VoiceOver to get to what the screen is
sho
This is true although it doesn't always work, at least not for me...
Nick
On 13 Dec 2010, at 15:50, Esther wrote:
> Hi Denise,
>
> If you're trying to page up or down in a text application on a Mac
> laptop, press the Fn key together with the arrow keys:
> Page Up = Fn+Up arrow
> Page Down = Fn+
Hi Denise,
If you're trying to page up or down in a text application on a Mac
laptop, press the Fn key together with the arrow keys:
Page Up = Fn+Up arrow
Page Down = Fn+Down arrow
Home = Fn+Left arrow
End = Fn+Right arrow
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Dec 13, 4:27 am, denise avant wrote:
> hi all,
here i have some that are more then 30 sec, so that should be oké
Ewoud
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To:
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: Asking a recently discussed question, moving ring tones to
iTunes
Are you trying to import an actual ri
Are you trying to import an actual ringtone (think they can only be 30 seconds
long or something like that)? I have cut clips from songs in the m4a format,
renamed them to m4R and imported them in to my library (Cmd+O). They showed up
in iTunes immediately.
Cheers,
Nick
On 13 Dec 2010, at 02:4
hi all,
i was wondering how to do a page up and page down as well as home and end on
the macbook pro keyboard. thanks.
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Hi Yuma,
What sort of problem were you having with changing the time Zone? Normally,
all you need to do is type in the first few characters of a large city close to
you in your Time Zone or in the Time Zone you wish to be in and then the OS
will do the rest. If you're having a different probl
Well man, You've got the money to do what you want, and the skills and desire
to do your own research, and you're blind in a time when a $100 scanner will do
exactly what you need. Good for you. go back 10 years and your only options
would have been jaws, window-eyes, window bridge and hal, n
Thanks, however, I was lead to believe that
On Dec 12, 2010, at 8:21 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Dan:
> There are two and actually 3 programs in this thread:
> The first is a scanning device known as the eye-pal, which works inhich I
> don't!
> conjunctionn with a pc or Mac to easily scan and
hi does anyone if there's any alternative soundfont pluggins for gb?
i tried bismark but not accessible.
my soundfonts are muffled and i tried a trial of cakewalk on the windows side
and the soundfonts were clear
any suggestions
i know probably not much is available that's accessible just putting
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