Re: Getting used to the screen on a Macbook pro

Hello Charlie. For many, many years, I used a hand-held magnifier to read my desktop computer screen. Then, applications such as ZoomText came on the market and I was glad for I thought it would make things better for me. The issue was that in order for me to efficiently navigate the screen I

Re: Connect to internet over cell network

Hi Brandon. I am feeling kind of stupid but I do not understand your question. Could you restate it in very specific terms? What is it that you want? Mark On Mar 30, 2011, at 7:15 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks. yes I realize it works. I was wondering if you knew if there was

Re: Hotspots

Simon, I'm not clear on how your post varies from what Colin already said? If you are attempting to add new information, you may want to rephrase it. If your intent was to rehashColin's answer, I would suggest that you consider responding privately so as to help minimize the time required for

Re: Hotspots

Yes, vo+shift+number of the hot spot, and vo+number to go to the hotspot you have already set. On 31 Mar 2011, at 04:02, Colin M wrote: > Hi Courtney! > I think you have to add shift to your key stroke! > vo+shift+the number and you should be good to go! > Colin > Qapla! > > Chegh chew jaj Vam j

Re: Question About Downloading Podcasts

Hi: You can choose the episode you want to download, press vo/backslash to expand the podcast, vo/shift/m to the context menu, arrow up once and press return to download it. If you want to download all of them, expand the podcast list, then while on the podecast hname, press vo/m and arrow up

RE: current mac beta testers

When is the official release? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yuma Decaux Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:38 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: current mac beta testers Hi, For those who are cur

Re: cross platform voice conference client.

I'd love to recommend Teamtalk. It is an awesome client, and there is a mac version. There is an early build of it which is almost completely accessible. However, if you are looking for complete accessibility on both platforms, Ventrilo is still the way to go. I hate to say it, but it's true. I

cross platform voice conference client.

Hi listers. I am trying to set up a voice chat client for some blind users here in Greece and I am looking for a suitable client and hosting server. The client must work on both windows and Mac, and must of course be accessible. Is there such a thing? I am looking in to Ventrilo, and it looks pr

Getting used to the screen on a Macbook pro

Hi everyone I am struggling a little bit and just wanted to know whether anyone else is in the same situation. I have a 2008 iMac and a 2010 Macbook pro. With my low vision, i generally use the zoom feature on the macs but sometimes use the voiceover feature when reading long passages of text. M

Re: Question about Itunes and audio-books.

Hi, I'm wondering if iTunes is treating your titles as text and thus sorting differently than if they were numbers.For example, when sorting textually, the following would occur: Track 1, through Track 20 would sort as Track 1, Track 10, Track 11, Track 12, Track 13 on through to Track 19

Re: Hotspots

Hi Courtney! I think you have to add shift to your key stroke! vo+shift+the number and you should be good to go! Colin Qapla! Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak On 31 Mar 2011, at 03:41, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to set hot spots in voiceover with vo plus the number that I want, > but i

Hotspots

Hi, I'm trying to set hot spots in voiceover with vo plus the number that I want, but it's not saying hot spot saved. Is there a way to enable hot spots in vo, it doesn't seem to be working here? Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionar

Re: Connect to internet over cell network

Hi, Thanks. yes I realize it works. I was wondering if you knew if there was anything that went through At&T specifically. I'd kind of like to consolidate everything. Thanks, Brandon On Mar 30, 2011, at 9:41 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Brandon. > > I, too, have a Verizon Wireless Air Card t

Re: Connect to internet over cell network

Hello Brandon. I, too, have a Verizon Wireless Air Card that connects to computers via USB port. I use this card successfully on all of my computers including Windows 7 Desktop, Notebook/net book and MacBook Pro computers. Mac OS Snow Leopard totally supports this card or, moreover, Verizon Wi

Question about Itunes and audio-books.

Hi people! I've been importing my audio-books into Itunes, but it sometimes seems like its getting the files out of order. Like, it'll list them track 11, track 10, track 20, track 22, like that. Does anyone know why it does that and how I can get it to list and play them in the right order? Co

Connect to internet over cell network

Hello, I have a Verizon aircard, which basically allows you to connect to the internet from anywhere, using the cell signal. I'm wondering if there is something similar to this specifically for the Mac/Apple products, or goign through At&T? Thanks, Brandon Olivares www.thefulleffect.org - Heali

Re: Voice Over and Pages

HI Shawn, If you're still looking at reading uninerrupted on the Mac, I'd suggest breaking up the document into smaller sections. I do know that you can bookmark things in Preview and come back to them. This has worked for me before. Outside that, I'm not sure if anyone else on the list has a b

current mac beta testers

Hi, For those who are currently mac developers and testing the latest os and respecting the Non Disclosure Agreement, could you please mail me off-list to compare notes and bulk send bug reports and requests through the developer's portal? I have been spending a lot of time writing down all th

Re: Voice Over and Pages

Hi Kevin. Yes, the textbook is a doc file but it has pictures in it. I have used TextEdit in the past to read this particular text but at the top of it, it has a whole bunch of degree signs and other weird symbols. I'm guessing it's because of the pictures. And as for converting it into a PDF fo

Getting rid of silent spaces in audio with amadeus pro

Hi, I have an audio file that has a lot of silent spaces in it, is there a way to get rid of them with Amadeus pro? If so, how can this be done? Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to mac

Re: Introducing myself, and a couple of questions

that's the one i was thinking of! ALso, OWC is a great site, so is http://www.ebuyer.com though I think they may only be in the UK ash On 30/03/2011 00:18, Bryan Jones wrote: Hi Gail, Ashley's response regarding the older Mac Mini should work for you as far as opening it up. I think the tool s

Re: Navigon and GPS reception

Hi Everett, Anna Dresner followed that procedure with her iPhone 3GS and reported that afterwards Navigon acquired a lock on the GPS signal much faster: typically within 30 seconds where previously it took her 10 minutes or more. This process not only resets your memory settings, but reorganiz

VoiceOVer hot spots podcast, someone wanted a permenantly link for his webpage?

Hi folks, Someone contacted me, saying they would like to know when a permenant link was available for the podcast I produced on VoiceOVer and hot spots for the Mac. If this individual would contact me off list, I would appreciate it. Thank you. Jes -- You received this message because you

Re: Navigon and GPS reception

Thanks, I find it extremely doubtful that performing a reset on the phone will actually do anything, but it's worth a try. Thanks again, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2011-03-30,

Re: Navigon and GPS reception

Hello Everett, Here is a link to Navigon's FAQ titled, "How can I improve the GPS signal of my iPhone?" http://www.navigon.com/portal/int/kundenservice/faq.html?id=11268&content_identifier=faq&page=1&faqTopic=iphone Before performing the 7 step process in the FAQ, make sure to try the suggestio

purchasing a screenprotector for ipad2

Hello all, I will have a ipad2 in a few weeks. I was looking to purchase a screenprotector for the ipad2 from solon. I would like to buy the protector for a full sized keyboard in landscape mode. I have red here some posts about purchasing screenprotectors and the problems. I have also paid to mu

Navigon and GPS reception

Good morning, I found the podcast on BCT about the GPS options for iOS. It was helpful. I have been playing with Navigon on my iPhone 3G S and every time I try to start a route it tells me that GPS reception is not sufficient. It doesn't matter if I am inside, outside, or in a vehicle, recept

Re: Safari issues

Hi Carlene, As a test, I decided to open a couple pages in different tabs and see how VoiceOver handled them. I opened Safari and started a new tab with cmd-t, did a Google search in it with cmd-option-f, and then stopped interacting and went up to the top of the window and found the first tab

Re: Unlabeled Flash Player Buttons on http://bitesizeirish.com [Was, Re: Two unrelated inquiries: Garage band accessibility and unlabeled Flash Player buttons on Web site]

Hello Christine, I suspect you haven't got MouseKeys configured. To do this, open System Preferences which is in the Apple menu. Go to the Universal Access pane and select Mouse&Trackpad. The first thing you will find when navigating right is MouseKeys. Cheers, Anne -- You received this mes