Re: algoriddim DJ 4 updated and accessible

2011-11-28 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi Kevin, To answer your questions: 1-You can grab any usb midi controller and map any function of the application with midi learn baked into it. If you're looking for turntables, most of them are now compatible with dj except for timecode vinyl controllers such as the numark v7s or some other

Re: siri

2011-11-28 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi, that hapens from time to time. Yesterday for example Siris servers were off. That's why there was a gap for several hours. All the best Jürgen Am 29.11.2011 um 03:13 schrieb Kevin Shaw: > Hi Rachel, > > SIRI is still in beta mode and there are service outages from time to time. > My phone

Re: Quick mod note -was- Re: A Thanksgiving poem

2011-11-28 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi Cara, since it seems to be a bit difficult to reach you via e-mail: A friend of mine wants to subscribe to Macvisionaries but has no Google account. Therefore it seems to be not possible to him. When he tries to subscribe he receives an answer he needed an invitation. He sent you as the mod

RE: iphone4s and triple home

2011-11-28 Thread Reinhard Stebner
I just received a replacement for my dead 4s and this phone came up talking from the very first thing. Triple home was set up to start / stop vo. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eugenia Firth Sent: Monday, Novem

Re: Feedback on secure Edit boxes

2011-11-28 Thread Cody
I've found that even though it may not make the click sound when you first press a key, it still enters the character On Nov 27, 2011, at 8:11 AM, David Griffith wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion. The problem with my banking site is that I never > enter a single password > but instead have t

Re: Questions about sound check

2011-11-28 Thread Kevin Shaw
> Hello all, > > Does anyone use sound check for their iPods or iTunes? > Yes. I use it on both my iPhone and in my iTunes. > Can you use sound check on a Nano but not iTunes? > yes. This can be turned on in the settings/preferences for each. > Any guidance on how to best use it? Simply tu

Re: algoriddim DJ 4 updated and accessible

2011-11-28 Thread Kevin Shaw
Hi Yuma and others using DJ, I just got the software. Pretty cool. I was a mobile DJ for 7 years using CDs and Denon CD players with pitch controls. The interface of the program looks okay so far and I've been having fun playing with transitions and so on. I've got a couple of questions you ma

Re: siri

2011-11-28 Thread Kevin Shaw
Hi Rachel, SIRI is still in beta mode and there are service outages from time to time. My phone in Canada goes through the same thing every so often. the best thing to do is wait a bit for the service to get less congested and try again. At least, this is the approach I take. Kevin On 2011-11

Re: iphone4s and triple home

2011-11-28 Thread Charlie Doremus
By default triple tapping the home key toggles VO on and off, but this feature can be disabled in settings by the owner of the phone. Aloha, Charlie Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click the off the bookshelf link On Nov 28, 2011, at 12:50 PM, Willi

Questions about sound check

2011-11-28 Thread Traci
Hello all, Does anyone use sound check for their iPods or iTunes? Can you use sound check on a Nano but not iTunes? Any guidance on how to best use it? Do you like it? Lastly, if you use sound check, do you have a volume limit on your Nano? Thanks, Traci Sent by Macbook Air Mail -- You rece

Re: siri

2011-11-28 Thread Traci
I was kind of attributing this to the busy weekend. Maybe Siri is tired? *grin* I got a lot of her apologies messages over the weekend. Traci Sent by Macbook Air Mail On Nov 28, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Goodin, Donna wrote: > Hi Rachel, > > I've experienced this on occasion. My sense is that Siri

Quick mod note -was- Re: A Thanksgiving poem

2011-11-28 Thread Cara Quinn
Hey All, thanks so much for sharing the thanksgiving well wishes! Now, since its Cyber-Monday, I think we should move on to some Apple products, yes? thanks again for brightening up the season and do have a lovely day!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace

Re: iphone4s and triple home

2011-11-28 Thread William Windels
Hello Charlie, I have no problem , voiceover is turning on/off with a triple home on my phone but I have configured that in the beginning when I had my iphone4 with ios4. My question is if the triple home is by default assigned to toggle voiceover on/off on a iphone4s with ios5? This coul

Re: iphone4s and triple home

2011-11-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys. I have been wondering if some of these stores are changing default because I know two sighted people whose 4S iPhones do not have the tripple home setting on The phone, and they did nothing to change it. I know for sure the second one I know didn't because she didn't even know about it

Re: A Thanksgiving poem

2011-11-28 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi Jenny, I never liked to leave my faithful guide Romeo behind. I always felt a big part of me was missing. But I hope you still had a nice Thanksgiving as well...and thank you for the nice complement on my poetic wax. There's much more where that came from. Blessings, Johnny On Nov 26, 2

Re: siri

2011-11-28 Thread Goodin, Donna
Hi Rachel, I've experienced this on occasion. My sense is that Siri still needs to have some of the bugs worked out of her. Best, Donna On Nov 28, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Rachel magario wrote: > Hi everyone, > > anyone having issues with siri? My often say something is wrong and she > cannot do som

Re: iphone4s and triple home

2011-11-28 Thread Charlie Doremus
Check VoiceOver in settings Aloha, Charlie Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click the off the bookshelf link On Nov 28, 2011, at 11:58 AM, William Windels wrote: > Hello all, > I still have a iphone4 but I know people with a 4s. > One of the vo feat

iphone4s and triple home

2011-11-28 Thread William Windels
Hello all, I still have a iphone4 but I know people with a 4s. One of the vo features I have red was that any new iphone4s should have the triple home set to vo on/off by default. But, on the iphone4s of my friend, the triple home did nothing. Is any iphone4s prepared with a triple home to start/

Re: siri

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
SIRI relies on speech recognition to translate speech to data. kind of like the days of IBM (spits in bucket... DING) Viavoice. Bearing in mind that SIRI is new technology, it's got a while to go before complete stability. There are many instances where people have had issues and strange functi

siri

2011-11-28 Thread Rachel magario
Hi everyone, anyone having issues with siri? My often say something is wrong and she cannot do something at the moment and I should try again later, or she does not find people on my contacts I know are there and she is getting the name right. Any ideas? Could it be a software or hardware issue?

Macvoiceover list

2011-11-28 Thread Francisco Salvador Crespo
Hi, I also am interested in subscribe me to the macvoiceover list How to contact with its administrator? Thanks and sorry, Francisco -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googleg

RE: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Missy Hoppe
Well, I guess to be more accurate death metal and autotune scare me. There are still some good songs out there, but they're few and far between compared to the 80's. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Wa

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
lol, New music scares you? I'm sure if you look hard enough you can find some pretty scary music from the 70s and 80s. Black Sabbath's "electric Funeral" definitely does not remind me of sugar plum ferries. :) Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.

Re: program to convurt *.ogg files to *.mp3 files?

2011-11-28 Thread erik burggraaf
How about either max or switch? I use max myself. Best, Erik Burggraaf This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS Lion When will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility Unconference Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mai

adium event for typing a message?

2011-11-28 Thread erik burggraaf
OK guys, I've got a client who misses his clicky "so and so is typing a message" sound that he used to have on jaws. Whatever I may think of that personally, it's obsessive compulsive and irritating, I need to know if there's a pluging or something for adium that will play a sound when the per

difference between amadeus light and pro

2011-11-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, I am looking into getting Amadeus to do some audio file remastering. I was using in windows and am looking for something similar. If I get the light version can I upgrade to pro or do I have to buy it if I decide I need more features? Can I rip the audio track from a video file with i

Fwd: [macvoiceover] Mac OS X and IOS with Voice Over for spanish speaking people

2011-11-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, I thought many of our Spanish speaking list members might find this news useful. hth Begin forwarded message: > From: Daniela Rubio > Subject: [macvoiceover] Mac OS X and IOS with Voice Over for spanish speaking > people > Date: November 28, 2011 3:24:37 AM EST > To: macvoiceo...@freel

where can I tips on general usage of safari bookmarks with vo

2011-11-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, I have read through the vo getting started guide about safari. Is there a resource to read up on bookmarks in safari? I am a bit confused about they are organized. Bookmarks menu, bookmarks bar, what is the difference. Folders, collections... a bit much for my poor brain. Also I have s

Re: turning on and off vo

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
go to voiceover utility VO F8 then voiceover round until you hear enable welcome dialogue. UNCHECK it. now close voiceover utility, turn off voiceover and restart it. hope this helps lew On 28 Nov 2011, at 19:37, Rachel Magario wrote: > Hi everybody > > I just id an up date for my lion on th

turning on and off vo

2011-11-28 Thread Rachel Magario
Hi everybody I just id an up date for my lion on the mac air, and now If I do command f5 it starts the vo getting started. then I have to dismiss it and it is a bit annoying. I tried function command f5 and the same things happens. Anyone with the same problem? Any ideas of how to fix it? Thank

anybody else noticed weird behavior with google accessibility search lately?

2011-11-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Hi, Subject line almost says it all. Last night, I went to use Google's accesible search and noticed that I could no longer navigate by headings through the results. Also, every single result I got was related to Google and nothing else was showing up at all. The regular Google site now seem

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
Ah, yes.. vynil. those days... Sadly no vynil. 230+ CDs though lew On 28 Nov 2011, at 17:45, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi! > Well I like a good 12 inch myself! > I've recently been tracking down 12 inch collections and have got back a lot > of my old 12 inch collection that I lost years ago

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi! Well I like a good 12 inch myself! I've recently been tracking down 12 inch collections and have got back a lot of my old 12 inch collection that I lost years ago! But I do like all sorts! Even this modern stuff! :] Colin On 28 Nov 2011, at 17:38, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > ah yes. now we're

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
ah yes. now we're talking... GEnesis, phil Collins, Pink Floyd, The Who, all the greats lol Black sabbath. ah yes now we're talking lew On 28 Nov 2011, at 17:35, Missy Hoppe wrote: > Same here! Most new music scares me a little. I'm an 80's kid, and have > almost all of that stuff I like on

RE: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Missy Hoppe
Same here! Most new music scares me a little. I'm an 80's kid, and have almost all of that stuff I like on CD. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. L. Alexander Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:34 PM To: macv

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread John Panarese
The easiest way to create a playlist from scratch in your situation is to just select the entire album and making sure all of the tracks are selected. Then, connamd-shift-n will create a new playlist from the selection. As for time machine, you can use any external HD as long as you

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
I have to confess I don't listen to new music. The way the music industry is now, these weird artists who can't even speak a decent word of english and in their lyrics appear so threatening, you're almost frightened to turn on your hifi in fear of being CD abused lol. I hunt down the colle

RE: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Missy Hoppe
"OK I don't buy from itunes. I prefer the CD route. the tactile pleasure of buying the CD, sticking it in your HIFI and chilling out is the way to go. " I couldn't agree more with this statement. I've just heard rumors that physical media is going away fairly soon, so am trying to prepare myself

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
a time machine supports all platforms mentioned. it's not about an OS, just connecting and transferring data. have fun lew Free Macs For The Blind. On 28 Nov 2011, at 17:15, Missy Hoppe wrote: > Ah! Thanks. So, the question now becomes how to create a new playlist. I will > play around with

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
hi john, that's right on the CD settings. regarding backing up an itunes purchase or an entire library, I'd advise having a pen drive large enough or a small usb 2.5" hard drive as your backup for itunes. My own library is about 80GB in full audio quality and it's worth backing up. OK I don't b

RE: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Missy Hoppe
Ah! Thanks. So, the question now becomes how to create a new playlist. I will play around with it a bit closer to Christmas and see what I can figure out. In the mean time, I am copying music to an external drive as I buy it. I haven't done the time machine thing in ages; my external drive runs s

Re: VoiceOver becomes unusable when running script

2011-11-28 Thread Red . Falcon
Sorry a little correction! He set the key stroke as control+command+w I should really pay more attention! Oh well! there yah go! Hi Ray! And Esther if reading this! Ok someone else was looking for a script to do the word count and I posted the script that was given here! I also mentioned the vo co

Re: VoiceOver becomes unusable when running script

2011-11-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Ray! And Esther if reading this! Ok someone else was looking for a script to do the word count and I posted the script that was given here! I also mentioned the vo con flicked and suggested the track pad idea! The person came back and said he also had the vo problem, but he had another solutio

Re: mail on the mac

2011-11-28 Thread Badger, Nancy
One reason this happens is when the mail program is open but you do not have a mail window open. Go to the doc, select mail and you should be fine. Nancy On Nov 28, 2011, at 12:16 AM, Brian Albriton wrote: frequently get the message mail has no windows.-- BriaWhat could be causing this. -- Y

Re: Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread John Panarese
Backing up your iTunes purchases is a matter of choice. In the beginning, it's easier, but as you buy more tracks, it becomes more and more intensive. Ideally, it is advised to use a blank CD for backing up your purchases. I don't know if this has changed where you can use an external HD

Burning Itunes purchases to CD?

2011-11-28 Thread Missy Hoppe
Hello, all. I've recently learned how to buy music from Itunes, and now, it's way too easy. When I complete a purchase, it always advises me to back it up, but I'm wondering how I would go about doing this. Also, 1 of the albums I purchased was meant to be a present for my mom, but since she does

Re: Mac Mini Headphone Jack not Working

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
by default, the line out source or internal speakers depending on device are the main settings. Not too sure on that as I don't use different audio sources. I use a macbook pro with the internal speakers anywhere I go. lew On 28 Nov 2011, at 14:36, matthew Dyer wrote: > If this is the case, ho

Re: Mac Mini Headphone Jack not Working

2011-11-28 Thread matthew Dyer
If this is the case, how do I check the default settings. At the login screen vo comes through the speakers. usb doesn't take over until I login. Can this be changed some how? Matthew On Nov 27, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > big clue given there. > > your USB headset if le

Re: Your project

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
Hi GiGi/ thanks for your offer of help. the problem is this. I'm based in the UK and you are in the USA. that means if anyone in the USA wants to donate a mac, thay'd have to pay for shiping to the UK, then I would have to acquire UK power supplies for certain models. as kind as your offer is,

Your project

2011-11-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Louis. I have been giving some thought as to whether you want me to contact the Apple Corps of Dallas about your project for acquiring Macs for blind useers who cannot afford now to get their own computers. The Apple Corps of Dallas is a group of sighted Apple users who have been in existence

Re: speech is gone sometimes

2011-11-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
the fault is to do with the speech server. If you have as an example, settings enabled to announce background app messages, etc, the speech server trips your reading text. this can sometimes hang. the only way to handle it as you say is to quit and restart voiceover. this is a problem which spa

Re: speech is gone sometimes

2011-11-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Guys. This happens to me occasionally in TextEdit, and I hadn't noticed it until the last update. I think I should let Apple know about this, just in case they don't know. I think it has to do with VoiceOver somehow because if I turn off VO and wait a few seconds and then turn it back on the

RE: Anyone want to help confirm a bug?

2011-11-28 Thread Bill Holton
Hold off. I may have found the problem. More soon. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:06 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Anyone want to he

Re: *Important* New version of ChromeVox released to Web Store, includes bug fixes, improved table navigation, and changes to keyboard shortcuts

2011-11-28 Thread Bob Hill
Hi Kevin and list, I have updated the Chromevox extension, but have a question. I haven't been able to figure out how to change the volume. I'm running an iMac, with an Apple keyboard which includes the number pad. Thanks. Bob Hill On Nov 23, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > It sounds li