Re: MBP vs MBA VS...

2012-06-13 Thread Pete Nalda
I just upgraded my early 2009 model MBP to 5 gb, and can really see a change in speed from the original 2gb ram it came with. XPlane and ableton Live load up in a quarter of time, and I can have 4 tabs open in safari with 400mb ram free at any given time. with the 500 gb upgrade I also did to t

Re: pdf to txt?

2012-06-13 Thread Teresa Cochran
http://tinyurl.com/c3jum9f This will take you to a CNet download. It seems that the makers of Stanza, Lexcycle, were bought out by Amazon in 2009, which is why it's a little tricky to find a download link. The website seems to be nonexistent at this point, so various download repositories have

Re: Experiencing Mail Problems.

2012-06-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Thank you teresa. On 14 Jun 2012, at 02:44 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > The most reliable keystroke I use is command-VO-T to move between tables. > Once you get to a conversation in the message table, press this keystroke to > go to the message content table and interact with it. As you use VO

Re: pdf to txt?

2012-06-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, I don't believe so. You need to download it from the web. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 13, 2012, at 2:59 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Ricardo, > Is stanza available in the app store? > > On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:05 PM, R

Re: Experiencing Mail Problems.

2012-06-13 Thread Teresa Cochran
The most reliable keystroke I use is command-VO-T to move between tables. Once you get to a conversation in the message table, press this keystroke to go to the message content table and interact with it. As you use VO arrows, the messages will be read with speech. To read them in Braille you wo

Re: MBP vs MBA VS...

2012-06-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
I'm surprised that apple still includes a 64 gb drive with the first model, I would think 128 GB should be the minimum, 64 gb is too small to really be useful. On Jun 13, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > This has not been answered so I'll give it a bash. > > There is more to

Experiencing Mail Problems.

2012-06-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello All. I read mail in the conversation view and interact with messages when wishing to read a thread. However, when I interact I'm always taken to the mailbox table rather than the content of the messages. This was not happening before the last update. Has anyone had similar problems when

Re: pdf to txt?

2012-06-13 Thread Stacey Robinson
Ricardo, Is stanza available in the app store? On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:05 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > Yes there is. Stanza is perfect for this. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Maria Chapman

Re: ColorVisor update to Version 1.1

2012-06-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
There's absolutely nothing different. With this one, all you get is the privilege of spending $5 American, and still do not have a reliable color reader. On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Please tell me what's so different avout this App as other colour apps have > not wor

Re: ColorVisor update to Version 1.1

2012-06-13 Thread Kimberly thurman
Don't waste your money. On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > I have a quick question. I don't have this app yet, so can't test > this: how does it work in different light? For instance, will it know > my green shirt from my yellow regardless of whether I am in florecent > or incandescen

Re: Editing part of a region in Garageband

2012-06-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, This is kinda tricky. You can go about this 2 ways. You can split that section into a region and then delete it. To mute it, you would actually have to split that section into its on region, copy it to another track, then mute that track. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitt

Re: pdf to txt?

2012-06-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Yes there is. Stanza is perfect for this. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 13, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Maria Chapman wrote: > Hi. doing a course where i need to download a whole training package. tried > to down load the word for

pdf to txt?

2012-06-13 Thread Maria Chapman
Hi. doing a course where i need to download a whole training package. tried to down load the word format but it's in outline view so not reading correctly. Have managed to download the pdf version and would like to convert it to txt or rtf for easier viewing and navigating. I need to copy an

Re: very suspicious Skype call yesterday

2012-06-13 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I ain't figured out how to block those calls except by changing my privacy settings to receive calls only from my Skype contacts. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray On Jun 13, 2012, at 11:11 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland

Re: very suspicious Skype call yesterday

2012-06-13 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Can ya not block the contact that is initiating the call? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Brent Harding" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:27 PM Subject: Re: very suspicious Skype call yesterday Yes, I've been getting the phone calls to my Skype in number where they tell me th

Editing part of a region in Garageband

2012-06-13 Thread Emrah
Hi guys, I have a few questions about Garageband, if they have been asked before, I apologize. A link to the ref would be appreciated though. 1. How do you edit parts of a track / region? Let say I want to silence beat 5 to 8? 2. How do you add silence before or after the recording? Thanks a b

Re: Safari Web Page Navigation

2012-06-13 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi I do not know if this is what you want! But command+right arrow goes forward a page and left arrow goes back a page! And command+left bracket goes back and right bracket goes forward a page! hth Colin On 13 Jun 2012, at 15:23, Søren Jensen wrote: > Hi. > > That depends if the command opens w

Re: Free Audiobook summer listening from SYNC YA

2012-06-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Lovely Esther and thank you. On 13 Jun 2012, at 03:40 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi All, > > For those of you who like to listen to audiobooks, over the next 8 weeks > (from June 14, 2012 - August 22, 2012) the SYNC YA site will be offering two > free audiobook titles for download each week. This i

Re: MBP vs MBA VS...

2012-06-13 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
This has not been answered so I'll give it a bash. There is more to consider here than just processor, all the MBA's have an SSD, solid state drive, and as such, notably out perform their native MBP units which are fitted with traditional SATA drives. Of course it is possible to up spec an MBP

Free Audiobook summer listening from SYNC YA

2012-06-13 Thread Esther
Hi All, For those of you who like to listen to audiobooks, over the next 8 weeks (from June 14, 2012 - August 22, 2012) the SYNC YA site will be offering two free audiobook titles for download each week. This is a combined effort between Audiobook Community and publishers to encourage reading

Re: Safari Web Page Navigation

2012-06-13 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. That depends if the command opens websides in different tabs. If this is the case, I don't remember the shortcut key for switching tabs, but try ctrl tab. I find Voiceovers window chooser easier when it comes to switching to an other window. The shortcut key is VO f2 twice. That works all th

Re: odd question on mac sounds

2012-06-13 Thread Timothy Emmons
Ricardo I have tried this, just to see and Ihave noticed a definite difference. VO is already snappy regardless of how you cut it but when you turn off those effects, if you have other things set right, the snappiness is right there. It's a nice contrast if you get tired of the sounds. And if yo

Safari Web Page Navigation

2012-06-13 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello everyone, After reviewing the archives, I am still at a loss. When opening a web page by pressing command with numbers 1-9, how can I cycle through the open pages? What I am trying to achieve is basically when opening a web page, cycling through the open pages and placing focus on a partic

Bluetooth Disconnects Spontaneously

2012-06-13 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, I'm having a strange problem with my focus 40 Blue. Bluetooth disconnects, especially after hours of not using the computer. When I go into VO Braille settings, it just says "disconnected" and won't reconnect. Sometimes I have to restart the computer to get the Braille display to conne

Re: Awareness

2012-06-13 Thread Tammy
Hi, Yes it only works with headphones otherwise what would be the point? What it is supposed to do is make it possible for you to hear what's coming through your headphones but also what's happening around you so the headphones don't shut all the sound out if you have loud music playing. I

Re: The thunderbolt update.

2012-06-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, yes. But oddly, after the reinstall, all his files and settings were there. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:16 AM, shamelessfang...@gmail.com wrote: > Morning all, > > By the time I got around to installing th

Re: ColorVisor update to Version 1.1

2012-06-13 Thread Alex Hall
I have a quick question. I don't have this app yet, so can't test this: how does it work in different light? For instance, will it know my green shirt from my yellow regardless of whether I am in florecent or incandescent light? I don't have an iPhone, and my iPod has no flash, so I can't give it a

Re: ColorVisor update to Version 1.1

2012-06-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Please tell me what's so different avout this App as other colour apps have not worked. Kawal. On 13 Jun 2012, at 01:48 PM, Jan Blüher wrote: > Hallo MacVisionaries, > > today, a new version of my color identification app ColorVisor has been > released. It adds the following new features: >

Re: Hints in VO

2012-06-13 Thread Blinkin
I hate having it read these out all on it's own. You can do it on your own by pressing VO, shift, H. Enjoy On Jun 13, 2012, at 7:09 AM, Ray Fort Jr wrote: > 1. Press VO+F8 to enter Voice Over Utilities. > > 2. From there, navigate to the "Vebocity" item in the main table. > > 3. Now,

ColorVisor update to Version 1.1

2012-06-13 Thread Jan Blüher
Hallo MacVisionaries, today, a new version of my color identification app ColorVisor has been released. It adds the following new features: - support for Italian and French, - iCloud support for saved colors, - in-App user manual, - now also available in Norway and New Zealand. VoiceOver is stil

Re: Hints in VO

2012-06-13 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi Ray, Thanks, I knew it was in there somewhere. I got it. Stacey and GEB dog Chesley. On Jun 13, 2012, at 7:09 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > 1. Press VO+F8 to enter Voice Over Utilities. > > 2. From there, navigate to the "Vebocity" item in the main table. > > 3. Now, navigate to the hints tab

Re: The thunderbolt update.

2012-06-13 Thread shamelessfangirl
Morning all, By the time I got around to installing the updates, that one wasn't among them. Haven't heard anything about Apple pulling it though, so to those who run across it, proceed carefully, because by all accounts, the only way around the errors it causes is to re-install. Was this the

Re: airdrop

2012-06-13 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello again! Well, in order to use both Finder Windows, The Airdrop and the files one, you just need to change from one window to an other with Command and the key at the wright of the letter P. In spanish keyboards is an accent, but I am not sure which is de symbol on an english one, this is w

Re: Hints in VO

2012-06-13 Thread Ray Foret Jr
1. Press VO+F8 to enter Voice Over Utilities. 2. From there, navigate to the "Vebocity" item in the main table. 3. Now, navigate to the hints tab and press VO+space on it. YOu want to uncheck the firs item there. HTH. PS. You might also want to look at changing some of the other items th

Hints in VO

2012-06-13 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi, Where do I go to turn off hints in VO. I couldn't find it in the voiceover utilities, but I know it's got to be there, and I'm just missing it. Thanks, Stacey and GEB dog Chesley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to

Re: airdrop

2012-06-13 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi Daniela Rubio, Thank you for the explanation of airdrop. I've seen this come by a number of times, but there is one important aspect that never became clear to me. I hope you can explain a little more about it. Here's what I do, and where I go wrong. 1. I open airdrop on both Lion macs. 2. O

Re: Awareness

2012-06-13 Thread Pete Nalda
I've never tried playing with the app without headphones, but there's a notification that comes up when headphones aren't present. One idea I have for folks using this as a hearing aid, is to be mindful of feedback if you have the audio or mic volume too high. Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'da

Re: When mountain Lion comes out, does Lion stop getting OSX updates?

2012-06-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
I believe it stops. But that being said, firmware updates, security updates, etc continue after they stop releasing actual OS version updates. I think they just stopped supporting tiger like a year ago for example. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletoth

Re: Awareness

2012-06-13 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello Chris. When Awareness first came out, Mark Taylor did a podcast and interviewed the Developer as he did not know that this App would benefit the low vision community as there was no support for Boice Over but it was done once Mark had interviewed him so all credit to Mark for making the d

Re: Awareness

2012-06-13 Thread chris hallsworth
Well no but can you imagine the feedback you would get if you just used the speaker? On 13/06/2012 05:06, Kimsan wrote: So this only works if you are using headphones? Kimsan Song Online Access Technology Trainer 509.396.1646 www.BlindAccessTraining.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/blindac

Re: The thunderbolt update.

2012-06-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Thanks. This actually happened to my friend earlier. I had to help them get Lion back up and running. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 13, 2012, at 2:01 AM, Daniel McGee wrote: > hi Recardo, go to > www.macrumors.com > Loo