Hi Tim,
What is the name of the app you use? I see two paid apps from the same author,
one is a pro version for $4.99, the other is for $.99. Are these the apps to
which you refer? It looks like one can control one's Mac from the Pro version,
but other than that, the apps look fairly similar
Hi Eric. I know lot of people who cannot afford Imac but can afford a
windows. A lot of blind people I know have window eyes or jaws. Some of them
get used ones and others can get them by putting so much money down a month.
You might have to go by way of windows for now which I understand i
they certainly are better than the other main commercial concern. the only
problem I see with apple is that some of their hardware is a bit overpriced for
how its made.
-eric
On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:18 AM, Gigi wrote:
> Hi guys
> Well, as for me, I think I'll do business with one company that I
What state do you live in?
Remember that not all states do things the same. In Minnesota we purchase
Apple computers, iPads, iTouch and (occasionally) an iPhone. And, the
reason we don't purchase many iPhones has nothing to do with policy of our
agency, The purchasing policies of the state
Hi,
I think that this may require a bit of clarification.
• You cannot AirPlay Mirror from an iPhone 4S/iPad 2 to the Mac. Key word here
is "mirror".
• Yes, you can Airplay from a Mac or iDevice to an Apple TV or Airport Express
for audio through iTunes.
• You can purchase something called Re
You cant' use airplay with a mac, it's only used for an apple TV,
unfortunately.
One of the features that's coming in OS X 10.8 is that ability, however.
You'll be able to airplay what's on your mac to an apple TV.
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Hello. I don't have an Apple TV but have a Mac Mini and an IPhone 4s. I don't
see any Airplay options on the App switcher. Do I have to do something on the
Mini?
On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:12 PM, jason lefevers
wrote:
> Ed, on your iphone double click the home button to bring up the app switcher,
depending on the type is going to dictate the tools you use. for most data
dvds, all one needs is a command line app called dd. the command reads like
this: dd bs=1048576 if=/dev/ of=/Users//dvd.iso
for video DVD's, you may need to use a different tool as you would also have to
deal with the CS
Hi Lou,
Well, the problem of losing internet connections persists. Now, here's what
I'm wondering. Before I format and re-install the OS and the one app I've
added, I think I should contact Apple. When I looked at my hard disk specs, I
noticed that the drive was created in October of last ye
Hi Les,
There is a known bug in the latest update that affects the listing of items.
It is especially annoying when in the list of TV Shows from your given
computer. It does not appear to arrange them properly. In fact, if you have a
large number of TV shows in your Library, it's almost impo
There is actually a speech menu from the menu bar. Just check the two
options and you will have speech.
Take Care
John Panarese
jpanar...@gmail.com
On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Les Kriegler wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Well, it turned out that I was missing a Domain address in my network setu
Hi Tim,
You know, I intensely dislike the latest update to the Apple TV software that I
think I'm going to try the Apple TV App. With MLB TV, I hear so much garbage
when I load the day's games that I cannot even listen for the scores or
schedules any more. Also, VO isn't talking when the Main
Hi Lou,
Well, I will consider doing this. I think I received a Lion CD, but I need to
check on this. For now, the matter appears resolved, so I'll hold off for a
while until I see if it's permanent. Thanks.
Les
On Mar 26, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
> This issue sounds all too
Hi John,
Well, it turned out that I was missing a Domain address in my network setup. I
needed 2 domains, I only had one. The rep helped me add it in manually, and I
think I'm now set. Another question. How does one enable speech in the
Calculator? I didn't see any options in Calculator Pr
I would also be interested in knowing this. The only thing I've seen
so far is the Read to Go app for bookshare books but it isn't really
all that good and I don't think you can use it on other daisy books
anyway. It seems to crash quite often and you can't used it directly
with VO from what I've
Do you have an iPhone 4S, or just a 4. Mirroring is only available on the
4S, or the iPad 2.
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To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
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For some reason I am not getting the mirroring option, this should be after the
airplay button?
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Ed, on your iphone double click the home button to bring up the app switcher,
then 3 finger swipe to the right untill you are on the first page, then scroll
down untill it says airplay , select it, scroll down to where it says apple tv
and select it , once selected below where it says apple tv t
Hello, where vis the airplay mirroring option found?
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Ed hulu will work with the Iphone app however the only way it would work for me
is using airplay mirroring . So turn on airplay mirroring on on your iphone and
then launch the hulu app and pick your movie to watch and it should start
playing on the apple tv. This should work with both devices bu
Hello Jason, I have sucsessfully hooked up and got the apple tv going. I just
can't seem to get the airplay feature to work with Hulu, can this only be done
with the iPad app or can it be done with the iPhone app as well? I can try it
on the ipad, maybe I am just missing where to go to get it to
Hi Teresa,
I'll paste in what I sent to John a yesterday. It should work the same for
you. Remember that these items should remain visible: Applications, Library,
System, and Users. There may be other items such as User Guides and
Information and/or any files you may have purposely or accid
Thanks that is what I hoped
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch
Sent: 26 March 2012 16:05
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: copying a wedding dvd
Well, if it's just pict
Yup, or you could do the same with the Apple Disk Utility which probably
isn't as streamlined as Burn but comes with the computer. Generate an
ISO and then use it to generate copies. Either way you need enough disk
space to at least temporarily store the DVD's contents.
CB
On 3/26/12 4:09 PM,
hi,
I tend to leave VO off the majority of the time and use the Remote app on my
iPhone/iPad to control things. My family tends to get a little annoyed with
the ATV talking all the time so I've just found it easier that way. When VO is
off and I do wish to use the ATV itself, I've memorized t
why don't you just create an ISO file of the DVD? a very simple process using
an app called Burn. search for Burn for mac and it's a freeware opensource app
which voiceover seems fine with. when you run it, have the DVD mounted and then
create an ISO file or DMG file. after it's done, stick in a
Well, if it's just pictures and not video you can create a new folder on
your hard drive, open up the DVD, do a select-all (Command-A), copy
(command-c), navigate to your new folder, then paste (command-v). That
should copy everything from the DVD to your hard drive. Then you can
reverse the pr
If you're watching youTube with html5, you need to navigate to the video
element controller. Interact with it, and you'll see all the buttons you need,
VO-spacebar on the pause button. Alternatively, I go to the top of the page
then search for what I want. For me, it is usually full, because
I know I had a DLink DIR-628 router that would drop the connection about
every 10 minutes for no apparent reason. Then about a minute later it
would come back. I eventually gave up on it and bought an Apple Airport
Extreme. Haven't had issues since.
CB
On 3/26/12 3:36 PM, Les Kriegler wrote:
This issue sounds all too familiar. the best resolution is this.
you need to do a clean reinstall of OS X and it's applications. I came across
this when I first took on my current macbook pro where a software glitch had
occured. so, from my experience with system resets, I completely formatted a
Hi John,
I have a Netgear Router. I'll contact Apple again and see what they say. I
can reproduce VO not talking every time I start up the Mac until I bring focus
to the Finder. Thanks for the assist.
Les
On Mar 26, 2012, at 1:47 PM, John Panarese wrote:
> What type of router are you u
Hi, all,
I don't remember how I enabled this, but all my hidden files are showing in
Finder. I'd like to hide them again, with the exception of the root and user
libraries. How can I do this, either with Finder or in Terminal? I'm only a
beginning Terminal user, so be gentle, please. :)
Thanks
Hi,
Unfortunately, there's no way to mute VO. And as for the issue of starting
VO during setup, I could never get that to work for me. Perhaps I was
pressing the wrong button? Maybe I'll restore mine just for grins to test
that.
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[ma
Hi Rick,
If I restart my wifi network then as a rule I can see at least two of my
Idevices in the source list of Itunes.
Otherwise to transfer podcasts or music I have to hard wire the Idevice to my
Macbook Pro.
This has only just started to happen since upgrading to the latest v of Itunes.
What type of router are you using? I used to have this kind of issue
when I was using a D Link router with my Mac.
As for the second issue, I have seen this behavior on my Mac Book Pro
during some boot ups. I'm wondering if there is a preference file that needs
to be replaced or so
Hello chris it is just pictures on a disc but I have know
idea
On what to do so any help would be great so step by step instructions would
help so much as I am a newbe to the mac and wish to learn so is it just
selecting all the pictures and then pasting them where I don't know so
Is there any way to mute the Apple TV while playing music? It is very annoying
to have it announced every song.
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 26, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It only works at the setup time or if you were to restore it. As long as the
> ATV is connected to y
I'm in the process of setting up our iMac. I still run our PC and it is
connected to our router. With the Mac, I often need to re-start our system in
order to get on the Internet. It works for a while, and then I cannot connect
to a page when launching Safari. An Apple rep told me to go into
Hi,
It only works at the setup time or if you were to restore it. As long as the
ATV is connected to your TV or Stereo with the volume turned up to an
appropriate level, the ATV will say "English" when it is ready for you to move
forward with VO on. At this point, simply press the Play button
Is this a video DVD or is it just files on a data DVD? If it's just
files then you can copy them like any other files. If it's video then
it's a little more work as the copy has to be formatted as a DVD with
everything just so.
CB
On 3/24/12 8:30 AM, wayne coles wrote:
Hello all because this
Hello.
Go to Itunes, and restore the player to its default settings. Then, do not
enable the accessibility options.
Nektarios.
On Mar 24, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Kirsten Edmondson wrote:
> Hi all, slightly off topic. I need to reset my iPod shuffle and switch off vo
> so I can pass it onto someone
Hi Ed, I can help you some. First off make sure you have a HDMI cable already
because it doesn't come with one, and this is the only way to hook it to your
tv or reciever. As far as starting VO from start up I am not sure I used my
wife to turn it on for me, but i recall someone saying to trippl
Eric,
Honestly I hear you, but I just do not agree. There are people out there who
have other disabilities or have no disabilities at all and have the same issues
as you. My point is Apple nor any company should be expected to subsidize
anything for anyone and I am including myself. There are c
Hi Ed,
Unfortunately, the way they claim to turn on VoiceOver never worked for me.
I had to have someone help me turn it on, even though it specifically said I
could do it by pressing the play/Pause button 3 times quickly.
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
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Hello listers, I am here waiting for my Apple Tv to get here this mourning. Is
there any things that I should know before I crack open the box and start
setting it up?
I can't remember what button to press, but wasn't there a way to turn on
voiceover at start up?
And how is Airplay used from iP
Hello Luke,
There is no guide on how to use Pages from a VO perspective. My husband and I
have put together a course on Pages which we offer via Skype so that we can use
screen sharing.
The course costs €25 per unit and there are 5 units.
Not everyone wants all the units, it all depends on wha
ok. I couldn't get that far. something on the site that lists such things kept
causing my browser to fail. please don't ask me to use another browser as none
of the others work here reliably (if at all).
so? was he the only one?
it does seem rather odd that only one has served. again, I think i
Hi guys
Well, as for me, I think I'll do business with one company that I don't have to
argue with. You know guys, the one that has iTunes. I can get all the books
I'll ever want to read from iTunes, and I don't have to argue with them.
Regards
Gigi
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 25, 2012, at 7:49
This is getting frustrating. I don't know what I did but navigon won't give
turn by turn directions. I checked the default voice and it is on TTS.
Also I am getting tired of selecting 1message at a time to delete from my all
mail folder where by deleted messages go. I tried to change that setti
second reply.
understand that all the other groups want in on this. some of them actually
have more resources they can draw on that we do not have.
I tried to petition the state here to allow me to continue my computer skills
training with a mac and was told they won't support that, even thoug
Yes, Matthew A. Dunn Congressman from PA 1933-41
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 1:32 AM, Eric Oyen wrote:
> I understand this.
>
> the question I have to ask here is:
> has there been even a single blind person serving in congress?
> I know of several who were partially deaf, at least one who had to u
I understand this.
the question I have to ask here is:
has there been even a single blind person serving in congress?
I know of several who were partially deaf, at least one who had to use
canes/crutches or a wheel chair.
so far, my attempt has yielded a lot of irrelevant results and 2 browser
Hi,
The problem with what you say is, its not just blind people fighting for that
assistance. You have those with develop mental disabilities, emotional
disorders, motor disabilities, and the list goes on. And they all want there
share of the pie. So the same congressman you have wear a blin
at least you had stuff to sell. I don't even have that. I would get about $100
for this machine on the used market. the linux laptop even less. I own very
little, so having capital to work with just isn't happening.
I, too, have run into the bureaucratic quagmire of dealing with various
chariti
I realize this. the problem is that there is absolutely no possibility that I
will ever be able to save up for one. I get $718 a month and between the rent,
food and cell phone, I have nothing left. I actually have to borrow money each
month just to pay the medications co-pay (that leaves me abo
Hey how is it all going?
I have been useing VO, with a mac for about 4 months now and really need to
learn pages in a more effective way, I was wondering if anyone knew of a
overall guide on the bestway VO can use pages
Any help at all would be great
ThanksLuke
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Hi Eric,
yep I completely agree with you and understand your plite.
I was forced to close down the project due to two major factors. Lack of
support regarding supply of equipment and a poorly run charities commission
stating different rulings and then telling me that my project does not warrant
Eric,
I don't know you or your financial situation beyond what you have said.
However, I do understand how it can be difficult to "make ends" meet and how
hard it is to save up and purchase something you want, but it is possible.
There is no reason for APple to offer any product at a reduced pr
I really wish there was a financing program for the blind when it comes to mac
hardware (laptops, desktops, iPad, iPhone). given that I (and a great many
others) am living on a disability income (more than 85% of the blind in the US
are), I find it nearly impossible to save up for any equipment.
one thing that I can note that is not seeming to be mentioned is the fact that
there ar certain Apps which are not available on iPhone / iPod Touch, yet, that
are found on the iPad.
The iPad from my prespective is purely for consumption, and I use it for news
papers, which 4 of which are not fo
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