Re: VoiceOver says something about formatting by having VoiceOver jump to the Formatter. WTF?

Anne, Is there any way to prevent the random announcement from VO that I can move to the formatter? VO simply speaks that out of the blue every so often. Ticks me off. You know? > On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Kevin, > > VO-j will take you to the formatter f

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

No, Apple Watch requires iPhone 5 or later and won't work with an iPhone 4S. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googleg

Re: question about importing DVDs into iTunes

The DVDs that I ripped using Mac DVD Ripper Pro have already been converted to iTunes format. That’s why I was asking if they could be played on Apple TV. > On Apr 28, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > iCloud and iTunes only shows movie media purchased from the iTunes Store. >

Re: Cross imaging?

write Super Dooper. he usually answers same day. ag On 4/28/15 3:33 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: No, this is not even close to what I'm trying to accomplish. Please re-read my message more carefully. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Dionipher Presas Herrera" To: Sent:

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

Hi Chris. I can answer your question about if Mcaffy is good on the Windows side. Serotek, the makers of System Access, another screenreader for Windows, doesn't recommend installing Mcaffy for Windows. Buddy or Jamie can correct me if I'm wrong since they used to work for Serotek but I think I'

Re: Cross imaging?

Hi, Yeah, Apple doesn’t recommend it, but 99 times out of 100, it won’t cause any issues at all. I use Net Restore images built on an iMac and deploy them to just about any Mac, including Minis, various laptops and even to MacPros. If you’re worried about it missing any model specific files,

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hmm, that seems like the correct address: http://cdn.macdvdripperpro.com/MDRP_v504.zip At least it downloaded just fine for me. CDN standards for Content Distribution Network where you pay somebody to distribute your big files by having the DNS lookup serve an IP of a server geographically clo

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

Part of setting up VMWare Fusion is installing the VMWare tools which adds drivers that makes the virtual machine work better with the Mac's hardware. While I haven't tried it I would assume that the McAfee version of the Fusion update include installing McAfee on the Windows side along with th

Re: ReadKit RSS app not clearing all read items?

Turned out, restarting the computer cleared things right up. I'm always telling people to do that, and here I am, not doing it. :D Thanks for the suggestions though. > On Apr 28, 2015, at 7:53 PM, gs wrote: > > Well, this won't be of much help to you and I apologize for that. > > I had some so

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

Updated McAfee VirusScan Plus to version 13.6, adding Windows 8.1 support. What does this mean? Is there a McAfee for mac osx that also will scan in virtual Windows 8.1? If this shall work, do you need to open up for file sharing between osx and windows? Is McAfee equally slow as in the end of 9

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

Map. When you say taps, do you mean like the heartbeat touch on the screen? Can you say what more it can do when using Map? How many taps is left and right? Take care 29. apr. 2015 kl. 02:28 skrev Deb Lewis : The Apple Watch works with Map now so there's no reason it couldn't work with oter GP

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

The Apple Watch works with Map now so there's no reason it couldn't work with oter GPs apps. It has different taps for left and right turns. On 4/28/15, Joe Quinn wrote: > No, 5 or later > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 28, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Krysti .Power >> wrote: >> >> will the Apple Watch

Re: Cross imaging?

Hi Chris, Apple doesn't recommend restoring a backup of your entire system to a different Mac from the one the backup was made from (see https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18848?locale=en_US). While this article refers specifically to Time Machine, it's safe to assume this holds true for any other

Re: ReadKit RSS app not clearing all read items?

Well, this won't be of much help to you and I apologize for that. I had some sort of problem when I had ReadKit set to view all articles and tried to mark all read. It seemed that with articles set to view all and when trying to mark as read, something didn't go quite right. I admit I did not

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

No, 5 or later Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Krysti .Power wrote: > > will the Apple Watch work with the iPhone 4S > >> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Lisette Wesseling >> wrote: >> Donna, >> What size did you get? I don't know what size wrist/hands you have, but what

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

will the Apple Watch work with the iPhone 4S On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Lisette Wesseling < lisettewessel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Donna, > What size did you get? I don't know what size wrist/hands you have, but > what did you think of each of the sizes? > I'd love to see one, but no chance o

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hello, Done it folks! I changed the version number to 503 and it works. Or wget is pulling a file called MDRP_v503.zip. Oh well, the front page states the latest is 504 so I’m not far behind. Providing this information is correct. I’m glad that this software is not very expensive. They really w

Re: MacTubes

Also, Mactubes only converts videos to mp4, HD, and a few other video formats I can't remember at the moment. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook > On Apr 28, 2015, at 7:40 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Hello, > Where is a safe place that I can download mactubes? > Does it convert video to aud

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hello Rob, Yes, I paid for it on the basis that other blind users were able to work with it and it did what I wanted to do. I did not expect not to be able to download it these past 3 days. It would be useful if others get the 404 error either in the UK or further afield. I may request a copy

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hello, I wonder what the filename is? I see from the 404 error it is trying: http://cdn.macdvdripperpro.com/MDRP_v504.zip Is that how they have constructed the filename? i.e. MDRP in uppercase followed by an underscore, lowercase v then the numbe

Re: Using Amazon on the mac with voiceover

Hi, The address for the accessibility site is www.amazon.com/access. As Jessica said though, there is a link right at the top of the regular page that will take you there also. Gabe On Apr 28, 2015, at 5:22 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > I love the amazon IPhone app, but dispise the main site it

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

I would imagine that the notifications just stay on the phone then. I couldn't imagine having two devices both speaking though, unless VO doesn't speak that stuff when you have the watch on. It would be cool if the various GPS apps can start to use it, but I don't think batteries are big enough

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

i already installed it i think, but i don't know what was happening, there is Enter Unity Devices SnapshotsSuspend > On 28 Apr 2015, at 6:41 pm, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Grant covered this yesterday. I'd follow this email thread: > > https://www.mail-archive.com/macvisi

Re: Problems with Safari

Sounds like you got the same infection my parents did. I still haven't rooted it all out but whatever you do, don't call the number or give them your credit card. CB On 4/27/15 2:48 PM, KristeenHughes wrote: Jonathan, I tried your fix, but when I went back into Safari after turning my WIFI ba

Re: Open office for the Mac.

Last I checked it was still pretty weak but, as a free app, you can give it a try. Maybe they fixed things up since I last poked at it. CB On 4/27/15 3:17 PM, sadamahmed1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I am wondering how accessible the current Version of open Office is for the Mac? Thanks in

Re: Cross imaging?

No, this is not even close to what I'm trying to accomplish. Please re-read my message more carefully. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Dionipher Presas Herrera" To: Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 2:31 PM Subject: Re: Cross imaging? is this your trying to do? https://www.youtube

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

The program with the X in the name, macxdvdripper, has a lot of unlabeled buttons. there is a free version, and a pro version. the pro version is needed to rip copy protected DVD's. I was able to label about 3 buttons using the voice over help. but there are a lot more buttons that I dont know

notifications and time machine

Hello again All: I keep getting notifications that I haven’t done a time machine backup in xx number of days. In reality, I have done backups but I am getting notifications from former external drives or whatever. The point is I want to get rid of them as they appear at the most inconvenient

Re: wiress troubleshooting

It’d be nice to know what kind of router and what kind of device. > On Apr 28, 2015, at 1:02 PM, Jean wrote: > > Hi All: > I have noticed that my wifi has been unsteady of late. Before I call Apple I > want to ensure that I have checked all the systems. Here is what I have done > thus far: >

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

Hi Lisette, My notifications go to both places. I have gone for a walk without my phone, and it does sync up and keep track of your steps. Best, Donna > On Apr 28, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Lisette Wesseling > wrote: > > What happens if you're using neither device? Where do notifications go then? > H

wiress troubleshooting

Hi All: I have noticed that my wifi has been unsteady of late. Before I call Apple I want to ensure that I have checked all the systems. Here is what I have done thus far: 1. Had the service provider replace both the modem and the router. 2. Done repair permissions and other routine maintain

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Are you saying that you did not download the trial? Because if you did, it should let you enter your license. if you want me to send you a dropbox link, let me know. mr.robertc...@icloud.com On 4/28/2015 1:35 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote: Hello, That is the link from which I’ve purchased it then fo

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

What happens if you're using neither device? Where do notifications go then? Has anybody tried going for a walk with their watch while leaving the phone at home? Does it sync back up again without intervention? Does it add your steps? Still on the fence but curious. Lisette > On 29/04/2015, at

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hello, That is the link from which I’ve purchased it then found I couldn’t download it. I clicked on the link: Try It Download a free trial version Rip your first 5 DVDs for free . Thanks. Gena > On 28 Apr 201

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hi, HandBrake does the job just fine and is accessible and free. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:51, Georgina Joyce wrote: Hello All, I have seen discussion about DVD ripping but not given any attention. But now I wish to rip some DVD’s I am not sure wha

Re: question about importing DVDs into iTunes

Hi, Yes, you can. As long as the computer that has the movie on it, has iTunes open, and is in the same Home Sharing group as your Apple TV, then it works perfectly. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 28, 2015, at 11:13, Juliette Swiler wrote: So if you use a DVD ripping

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Try this link. From The Believer. . . By way of the Chariots of the Gods cameth the Aliens who dwelt amongst the humans, and bringeth much knowledge. On 4/28/2015 11:04 AM, Georgina Joyce wrote: Hello, Thanks, regrettably I can’t download it. I just get

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hello, Thanks, regrettably I can’t download it. I just get a 404 error and emailing them I just get silence. Oh dear! Gena > On 28 Apr 2015, at 18:58, The Believer wrote: > > Mac DVDRipper Pro is $24.95 and quite accessible. This is the app under > discussion at the moment. Trial version al

Re: Which DVD software is it people are using?

Mac DVDRipper Pro is $24.95 and quite accessible. This is the app under discussion at the moment. Trial version allows up to 5 dvds. From The Believer. . . By way of the Chariots of the Gods cameth the Aliens who dwelt amongst the humans, and bringeth much knowledge. On 4/28/2015 10:51 AM,

Which DVD software is it people are using?

Hello All, I have seen discussion about DVD ripping but not given any attention. But now I wish to rip some DVD’s I am not sure what package has been discussed as being accessible with VoiceOver. I thought it was Mac DVD Ripper Pro but I see that there is a more expensive program with an X add

Re: question about importing DVDs into iTunes

So if you use a DVD ripping program, can’t you view them via Apple TV? Thanks. > On Apr 28, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > iCloud and iTunes only shows movie media purchased from the iTunes Store. > iTunes Match will display music on every device connected with your Apple ID

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

Grant covered this yesterday. I'd follow this email thread: https://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/msg120362.html CB On 4/28/15 12:19 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: can you explain to me how to install windos on vm ware, i tried to install but it seems not working.

RE: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

Actually you do 7 it is almost the latest then when installed do the update through the v m window and it is now 7.0.2 -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dionipher Presas Herrera Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 09:

how to find a video clip the disk?

good day to all, can somebody tell me how to search a video clicp on my mac, i cant find it anywhere, since the video was on iphoto before, and i only tried to played it there, because it was taken by my mom and synchronize on my mac. i tried using spotlight search by typing *.mov or video, but

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

it say snop shot. and it is disabled > On 28 Apr 2015, at 6:15 pm, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Yes, but for many folks version 6 still works just fine. I would assume that > there was also a point release addressing similar bugs in 7 but I don't have > that myself. > > CB >

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

can you explain to me how to install windos on vm ware, i tried to install but it seems not working. or do i have to ask someone to click it for me, since the first thing to lick was the timezone i think. > On 28 Apr 2015, at 6:15 pm, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Yes, but for

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

Yes, but for many folks version 6 still works just fine. I would assume that there was also a point release addressing similar bugs in 7 but I don't have that myself. CB On 4/28/15 12:13 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: i see vm ware fusion 7, isn't this the latest? On 28 Apr 2015, at 5:5

Re: VoiceOver says something about formatting by having VoiceOver jump to the Formatter. WTF?

Hello Kevin, VO-j will take you to the formatter from either the body or the headers and footers. In the formatter, you can configure everything about your document. You can set paragraph styles and provide them with short cuts, you can resize images, you can change the number of columns on the

Re: VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

i see vm ware fusion 7, isn't this the latest? > On 28 Apr 2015, at 5:50 pm, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > For those still on the 6.x version VMWare released an update on April 23. > From their web site: > > Fixed a rare issue where a virtual machine could freeze when reading

VMWare Fusion updated to 6.0.6

For those still on the 6.x version VMWare released an update on April 23. From their web site: Fixed a rare issue where a virtual machine could freeze when reading or writing data to a shared folder. A virtual machine connected to the network with NAT and running many concurrent DNS requests c

Re: MacTubes

I much prefer Youview, but as I recall, both apps can be had from www.macupdate.com. > On Apr 28, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Hello, > Where is a safe place that I can download mactubes? > Does it convert video to audio? > > Blessings, > Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. >

Re: question about importing DVDs into iTunes

Hi, iCloud and iTunes only shows movie media purchased from the iTunes Store. iTunes Match will display music on every device connected with your Apple ID iCloud account, but that is not available for movies or TV Shows. If you wish to watch a movie on an iDevice that you’ve ripped from a DVD

Re: VoiceOver says something about formatting by having VoiceOver jump to the Formatter. WTF?

How do I get to the formatter? I know nothing about it. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2015, at 2:56 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Kevin, > > The Formatter is what its name implies, the area you go to to format your > document. If you’re using Pages without using the formatter, you’re

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

Yes, that entry just appeared on the Apple Support articles RSS feed so I forwarded it on list. Somebody’s ears (at Apple) were burning, obviously. :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop re

Re: ripping DVDs

Juliette, All you need to enter information for concerning TV shows is the "title," which is the episode title of the program, the "show title," which refers to the TV series name, and the "episode number," which is the order by which you want the shows to appear in your iTunes library, and thi

MacTubes

Hello, Where is a safe place that I can download mactubes? Does it convert video to audio? Blessings, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Kirk. mailto:stacey...@bellsouth.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

question about importing DVDs into iTunes

Hi all, I have some DVDs that I have imported into iTunes. But I am curious how do I get them to show up in iCloud? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

Re: Question about contacts

The groups decide which contacts are shown. My guess is you're focused on a new group, which is indeed empty, so you see no contacts. In the Groups table (left of the search field), go to the first group, called something like "all contacts", and then move to the contacts table. You should see a

Re: Using Amazon on the mac with voiceover

I love the amazon IPhone app, but dispise the main site itself. They have a site optomized for screen readers though; I can't remember the exact url for it though. There's a link somewhere around the top of the page that will direct you to it though, and it's a lot easier to use. Apparently

Re: my first night with the Apple watch - what NOT to do!

I suspect it's all about what you're used to. I'm finding that things that involve pushing buttons seem to take a bigger leap for me. Not that they're more difficult, I've just gotten so used to touching, swiping, and flicking, that I don't think to do it. I think the thing that's been hardes

Re: The spell checker in microsoft word preview.

Hi Anne. Thank you for confirming. Will you report this bug Anne? In the meantime I have figured out that there is a work arround, use command option control e and command option control shift e, when you will navigate between misspelled words with the voiceOver function, you can as usual use v

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

I just got a support message from Apple saying that notifications will come to whichever device you are using at the time. I wonder if that has something to do with this? > On Apr 28, 2015, at 3:49 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > That is weird, indeed. I’m not sure it’s even possible to

Re: Need Pointers Regarding OSX Software Developement Environment (SDE)

I would like to graciously and sincerely think all three of you for your tips on development in OS X! - Bill - Sent from "Bill's iPhone 6" > On Apr 27, 2015, at 8:04 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > See below. >> On Apr 27, 2015, at 4:17 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: >> >> Knowing that the underlying ope

Re: The spell checker in microsoft word preview.

Yes, I’ve noticed that, too. The word in question is reported as an image. Cheers, Anne > On 28 Apr 2015, at 11:34, Annie Skov Nielsen > wrote: > > Hi all. > > Has anyone noticed that we are not able to use the spell checker in MS word. > I would be glad if one of you who are sending feedb

Question about contacts

Hi. I went into my Contacts app on my Mac Air to set up groups. I used command N to create several groups. Now my contact list is suddenly empty. They're still accessible in e-mail; Where are they? Thanks. SandyWhen I jump between contact list and contact information I get a message that list

The spell checker in microsoft word preview.

Hi all. Has anyone noticed that we are not able to use the spell checker in MS word. I would be glad if one of you who are sending feedback to microsoft will report this issue if you can confirm it. Best regards Annie. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

About Notifications on your Apple Watch

About Notifications on your Apple Watch Your notifications will go to your iPhone or your Apple Watch, depending on the device that you're using. URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204791 -- You received

Re: my first night with the Apple watch - what NOT to do!

Agree completely with putting things on the clock face. Really makes the whole today summary aspect a reality. But glances. I fear they’re going to end up much like the Today view in notification centre on OS X for me. I’ll check them once in a while purely for pleasure, but I don’t see myse

Re: Well, I did it, Pre-ordered the Apple watch!

That is weird, indeed. I’m not sure it’s even possible to turn off a notification on your phone without also turning it off on the watch, is it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivin

Re: VoiceOver says something about formatting by having VoiceOver jump to the Formatter. WTF?

Hello Kevin, The Formatter is what its name implies, the area you go to to format your document. If you’re using Pages without using the formatter, you’re missing out on the full power of Pages. Cheers, Anne > On 27 Apr 2015, at 22:50, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > > Every so often, while working i

Solution to issue: VO doesn't read all typed characters

Hi, just to let you know: a work around for the VO issue not anouncing all pressed characters while typing, and set typing feedback to characters, is just to add them in VO Utilities to pronounciation. You know? The possibility to train VO to anounce things differently or let them be anounced i

Re: is the windows 10 preview is ok to install on boocamp

ok i tried installing vm ware fusion on my mac, but the installation seems not functioning.. i add new on the vm ware but no installation was running. can you send me step by step to install windows on vm ware > On 28 Apr 2015, at 12:44 am, Grant Hardy wrote: > > It’s definitely not supported of