Re: Mack question:

2013-04-07 Thread David McLean
Keep using it as long as it's working. When it breaks buy a new one. On Apr 7, 2013, at 5:50 PM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: > Hello everyone, > > it's been a while since i have posted anything on the list. I wanted to know > if ones computer would no longer be covered due to its three year >

Re: Radio player for Mac

2013-03-11 Thread David McLean
I must have bought an upgrade then as mine was only about $7. On Mar 10, 2013, at 10:13 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > apparently its $25. > Matt > Sent from my mac > Twitter: matt692 > > On 2013-03-10, at 10:09 PM, Tim Emmons wrote: > >> Hey guys, how much is Radium. I need to grab this especial

Re: Radio player for Mac

2013-03-11 Thread David McLean
It's only about $7. On Mar 10, 2013, at 10:09 PM, Tim Emmons wrote: > Hey guys, how much is Radium. I need to grab this especially for the Sirius > Xm support. Thanks. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 10, 2013, at 7:48 PM, ROD SKENE wrote: > >> Yep, I really like Radium too. My only sugges

Re: About at my end of my rope with this mail problem

2013-03-05 Thread David McLean
Do you have another email address? One assigned when you signed up with your ISP? My point is to try email without using gmail. If that works the problem is narrowed down to a set up issue with gmail. I assume you can get to the internet without a problem? That wil tell us whether you have a

Re: Firefox: Oh wow! it actually? works!

2013-02-26 Thread David McLean
ake it personally. > > Chris Gilland. > Founder of CLG Productions > http://www.clgproductions.com > E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com > Phone: 803-760-7136 > Toll-Free: 1-888-405-3185 > Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays. > - Origin

Re: Firefox: Oh wow! it actually? works!

2013-02-26 Thread David McLean
f CLG Productions > http://www.clgproductions.com > Phone: 803-760-7136 > Toll-free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except > weekends and holidays > > E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com > > On Feb 26, 2013, at 9:05 AM, David McLean wrote: > >>

Re: Firefox: Oh wow! it actually? works!

2013-02-26 Thread David McLean
-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except > weekends and holidays > > E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com > > On Feb 26, 2013, at 8:41 AM, David McLean wrote: > >> What version are you folks using? I downloaded the latest Firefox build on >> the Mozilla w

Re: Firefox: Oh wow! it actually? works!

2013-02-26 Thread David McLean
What version are you folks using? I downloaded the latest Firefox build on the Mozilla website which is from Feb. 15. I assume since this thread started this morning there must be a later update somewhere? How might someone find it? On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:40 AM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > I agr

Re: Mac new user

2013-02-25 Thread David McLean
Unfortunately that is easy! There isn't any! Maybe someday Amazon will decide our money is worth the expense they'd incur by making it accessible. The only Kindle that is somewhat accessible is the old Kindle Keyboard which when speech is turned on will become somewhat usable. However a sited p

Re: SiriusXM

2013-02-08 Thread David McLean
It's an app that runs on the Mac. The iOS version is called SiriusXM and runs on the i Devices. MusicDock is another one that runs on the i 'devices. On Feb 8, 2013, at 3:52 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" wrote: > Is Pulsar an app, or is that a web site? Never heard of it. > > Chris Gil

Re: SiriusXM

2013-02-08 Thread David McLean
Pulsar is about it. Only other one is Radium although I'm not sure if it will updates the list either. On Feb 8, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Rod Skene wrote: > Can anyone access the serious ex M online player with any Internet browser? I > use pulsar and it works pretty good, but it no longer updates n

Re: New list member with a mac question

2013-02-02 Thread David McLean
le, though the process, I hear, can be tricky. If, for > some reason, screen resolution is important, the Airs and newest Pros include > the Retina display, whereas the previous-generation pros do not. > On Feb 2, 2013, at 10:14 AM, David McLean wrote: > >> Hello, Although you

Re: New list member with a mac question

2013-02-02 Thread David McLean
Hello, Although you may be able to get a non retina display at this point I'm not sure that that is still the case. The Macbook Pro I have which is a 15 inch has a retina display and does NOT have a DVD drive in it so I bought their external DVD writer. I haven't needed it very much luckily. I

Re: Warning about Apple TV Update. Do, not, pannick!

2013-01-28 Thread David McLean
Can't comment on Apple TV since I don't have one but my iPads took only about 15 mins to complete and my iPod took well over an hour, all on the same network with a couple of iPads being further way from the router than the iPod. Very curious. Sent from my iPad On Jan 28, 2013, at 9:48 PM, "Chr

Re: Accessible flac player and ID3 tag editor

2013-01-14 Thread David McLean
Vlc will play them. On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Marc Rocheleau wrote: > Hey all, > > Can someone suggest an accessible media player that plays flac files? > I have a bunch transferred over from my PC and nothing to play them > with. Also, on the subject of media files, can someone recommend a

Re: Question and Comment on Using a Braille Display with a Mac

2013-01-12 Thread David McLean
What version does the firmware say on your Focus just out of curiosity? You may need to call Freedom Scientific and ask them to send you the latest Firmware update. On Jan 12, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > Scott, can you think of any way I might be able to fix this issue on my

Re: Wireless mini Bluetooth keyboard with a difference.

2012-12-18 Thread David McLean
On the Bluetooth Basics keyboard the command and option keys operate just as they do on the Mac. Also on the Apple Bluetooth keyboard and the Macally Bluetooth keyboards. Those are the ones I am most familiar with. On the Apple one however the keys to the right of the spacebar are slightly dif

Re: super-duper, or time machine and why?

2012-12-07 Thread David McLean
I would agree that if you have to choose one go with Super Duper since it creates a bootable drive whereas Time Machine does not. Not a bad idea to use both though. On Dec 7, 2012, at 12:56 PM, "Phil Halton" wrote: > I run super duper and have it setup to create a system image every week going

Re: Apparently, There is an Updated Firmware for Focus 40 Blue Braille Display

2012-10-20 Thread David McLean
Call Freedom and have them send you the update file. That's what I did to get to 4.57 so will do the same for this one as well. On Oct 20, 2012, at 8:04 PM, "M. Taylor" wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > A friend of mine just received his repaired Focus 40 Blue back from Freedom > Scientific. > >

Substitute for Audio Hijack on Ios

2012-10-15 Thread David McLean
Hello everyone, Has anyone by any chance ever heard of or is anyone using an appp similar to Audio Hijack on either the iPhone or iPad? I am looking for something that does recording from another app on my iPad in a similar fashion to what I am able to do on my Mac. Any help appreciated. Dave -

Re: iPad and iOS 6

2012-09-27 Thread David McLean
Very well. The Focus 40 commands seemed to have changed a bit but nothing else significant. On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Chris wrote: > Hello all. > Are there any iPad users on here? If so how well is iOS 6 running on yours? > Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscrib

Re: selling my mac

2012-09-26 Thread David McLean
The Macbook Air would be lighter. On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:55 PM, Harry Hogue wrote: > Chris, > > To be honest, I know of no other laptop which would be as light; in fact, > most are heavier. Someone feel free to correct me if I am mistaken. > > Regards, > > Harry > > On Sep 26, 2012, at 2:26

Re: VLC Skipping...Suggestions?

2012-08-02 Thread David McLean
I just tried that and it fixed Vlc thanks. What I had done originally is download Vlc and it asked me at some point whether I wanted to update it, which I did and the the problem started at that point. So it seems a complete reinstall would fix it. On Aug 2, 2012, at 8:56 AM, - wrote: > > M

Re: VLC Skipping...Suggestions?

2012-08-01 Thread David McLean
If you don't mind paying $32 try Decibel. Sounds fantastic and is easy to use. On Aug 1, 2012, at 2:18 PM, chris hallsworth wrote: > Thats no good at all and so would welcome any other media players. Thanks! > - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2

Re: VLC Skipping...Suggestions?

2012-08-01 Thread David McLean
I've had the problem from an SSD as well. On Aug 1, 2012, at 1:15 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Yes, it is accessible. However, I, too, have run into the skipping problem. I > read my media from my ntfs partition, so I thought that was the problem, but > apparently not. > On Aug 1, 2012, at 12:13 PM,

Re: VLC Skipping...Suggestions?

2012-08-01 Thread David McLean
I've had the same problem ever since installing the latest update. So I abandoned it for cog and/or Decibel. On Aug 1, 2012, at 11:21 AM, brianna Snyder wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I use the media player VLC to play my music. I really like it, and it plays > just about everything. > However,

Re: Calling All Focus 40 Blue Users

2012-03-30 Thread David McLean
I called Freedom Scientific and they sent me a link to get the latest version. It doesn't appear to be readily available on their site for some reason. On Mar 30, 2012, at 12:59 AM, Kolby wrote: > Hello Scott, > I have a focus 40 blue running firmware version 4.53. How do I go about > updating

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Matais keyboard on sale

2012-02-24 Thread David McLean
Just wanted to write a quick note to thank Esther for this recommendation. I bought one of these and I really like it. It's built like a tank and the keys remind me of the traditional PS2 keyboard that was introduced on the AT machines back in the 80s only it's built even better. It's quite a h

Re: fn key on the full sized keyboard

2012-02-21 Thread David McLean
Top left I believe you mean? It's where insert is on a Windows keyboard. On Feb 21, 2012, at 6:34 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Erik, > > I think that on a full size keyboard the Fn key is the top right key in the > six-pack of keys that includes the Home, Page Up, and Page Down buttons. > That is,

Re: -- SPAM --Re: can't get winamp to do anything

2011-11-08 Thread David McLean
I haven't found a way to do that in the same way it is possible in Windows Explorer. On Nov 8, 2011, at 12:32 AM, Jessica wrote: > Can you tell it to play a whole directory, or just single files? > - Original Message ----- From: "David McLean" > To: > Sent: Sat

Re: Why Winamp?

2011-11-05 Thread David McLean
Only because it is a very popular music player in Windows so the fact that it is available for the Mac seemed encouraging. I'd agree however it is not ready for prime time at this point! On Nov 5, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Goodin, Donna wrote: > Hi all, > > I haven't really followed the winamp thread,

Re: can't get winamp to do anything

2011-11-05 Thread David McLean
In Finder, go to an mp3 file, hit command+i and go down to the open with pop-up. One of the options should be Winamp. Alternatively in the Winamp app itself you can open a file by hitting command+l and selecting it. This version of Winamp appears to be totally library oriented unlike the Wind

Re: Winamp no good for me

2011-11-05 Thread David McLean
Lion. I had to fool with it to get it to work at all myself and I thought it was hitting the enter key that finally did it. Given the fact that everyone else seems to be having a problem I'll tell you I also tried moving the app to the applications folder as well, hitting the spacebar, and hit

Re: Winamp for Mac

2011-11-04 Thread David McLean
: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Nov 4, 2011, at 4:16 PM, David McLean wrote: > >> It seems to do that automatically. >> On Nov 4, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >> >>> I wonder, does it have E

Re: can't get winamp to do anything

2011-11-04 Thread David McLean
When you start Winamp the first time press enter and you should hear the Winamp Llama bit. I only found this app with afternoon folks so I really don't know any more about it than you all do but that I have discovered. Once you get past that it does show buttons and it will show the winamp libr

Re: Winamp for Mac

2011-11-04 Thread David McLean
t;> Is it free and is it in the app store? >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David McLean >>> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 1:30 PM >>> To: macvis

Re: Winamp for Mac

2011-11-04 Thread David McLean
googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David McLean > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 1:30 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Winamp for Mac > > For those of you who use Winamp as a music player in Windows, there is now a > version for the mac. It has some accessibility

Winamp for Mac

2011-11-04 Thread David McLean
For those of you who use Winamp as a music player in Windows, there is now a version for the mac. It has some accessibility shortcomings but I am able to get it to work and actually play music with it. Just an f y i for anyone who wants to give it a try. -- You received this message because yo

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Anyone else having issues upgrading to IOS5 on their IPhones?

2011-10-12 Thread David McLean
My iPad is now in recovery mode! I tried to restore it and it says the server cannot be contacted at this time, try later. I think it's a bust for now. On Oct 12, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > I haven't heard any good news about this update being successful. Slightly > worried abou

Re: chrome 15 beta and accessibility

2011-09-16 Thread David McLean
I don't recall the text box problem but tables seem to work now so they've made progress. On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > Hi List, > > I was wondering if the new chrome fixed the issues with text boxes and such? > > > Best regards, > > Yuma > > -- > You received this mess

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Does VM Fusion work with JAWS?

2011-09-07 Thread David McLean
I've had FS give me more activations to run VMWare. I didn't tell them I was running it on a Mac however, none of their business anyway. On Sep 7, 2011, at 5:49 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Why didn't he approve? Why would FS even care. > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skyp

Re: -- SPAM --Known Accessibility Issues?

2011-09-05 Thread David McLean
I'd say go ahead and report it. The more people report the more weight Apple will give it. On Sep 5, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, all, > > I'm wondering if there is a way to look up known issues on the Apple site, > specifically VO issues. I am kind of reluctant to report an is

Re: fuwion + win7 on current mba:Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-27 Thread David McLean
Glad to hear you're liking >> yours. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> On Aug 27, 2011, at 4:13 PM, David McLean wrote: >> >>> I bought one in July and it's great.You will love it! It flies. >>> On Aug 27, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Donna Goodin wrot

Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-27 Thread David McLean
I bought one in July and it's great.You will love it! It flies. On Aug 27, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Mary, > > You can get the 256 of storage on the 11-inch, and that's what I got. And > yeah, it is expensive. Still not sure if I'm going to keep it, or just live > with lug

Re: Radio tuner aps for the Mac

2011-08-20 Thread David McLean
Another interesting thing about this app is it will also play SiriusXM channels. Just another alternative for doing this. On Aug 20, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Frank Ventura wrote: > Thank you very much for this. I finally got back to trying this today > and it seems to work pretty good. > Frank > > ---

Re: Big step of Amadeus Pro 2 in terms of accessibility

2011-07-15 Thread David McLean
$59. On Jul 15, 2011, at 7:47 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > How much is this program? I've heard its a great program for audio. > Thanks > Matt > > > On 2011-07-15, at 4:01 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> recently there was an update of Amadeus Pro to version 2. I just want to >> in

Re: lion

2011-07-10 Thread David McLean
They both are actually. On Jul 10, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I reckon, then, that it comes down to which is more accessible; Super Dupre > or else CCC. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray

Re: Restoring files from a Time Machine Backup

2011-07-07 Thread David McLean
I've done this several times simply by copying the backed up file over the original on the main drive. On Jul 7, 2011, at 9:46 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: > Hello everyone. I have never restored files or folders from a Time Machine > backup. Since I use VM Fusion I will probably need to restore my im

Re: Bootcamp vs Fusion

2011-06-29 Thread David McLean
So if you already have a Vmware machine there is no advantage then? On Jun 29, 2011, at 4:46 PM, Geoff Shang wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, David McLean wrote: > >> What is the advantage of importing a Bootcamp partition into Vmware? I >> guess I'm confused why you'

Re: Bootcamp vs Fusion

2011-06-29 Thread David McLean
What is the advantage of importing a Bootcamp partition into Vmware? I guess I'm confused why you'd want to do that if you can run a Vmware Machine? On Jun 28, 2011, at 9:19 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: > I would use Boot camp. You get to use all resources for Windows. Also, you > can install Windo

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Going back without using the Toolbar

2011-06-28 Thread David McLean
Command + left bracket. On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: > Backspace always works for me, but maybe someone else has a different way. > Kliphton SR > (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 > (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com > Sent from my IMac > > On Jun 28,

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Focus blue Braille display not working properly on iMac

2011-06-23 Thread David McLean
Actually I have the same problem as you have... I can connect the Focus Blue via bluetooth but not usb. On Jun 23, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Naama Shang wrote: > Hi there, > Don't think so ,as it was working fine on pc. Also, pacmate braille display > works fine, but `i prefer the focus blue. Also, if i

Re: -- SPAM --Re: stanza and kindle books

2011-06-21 Thread David McLean
I tried opening a Kindle book with Stanza and it told me the book was Drm protected and couldn't open it. On Jun 21, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi. > > Ok as I understand it it is the free books you can open, not the paid books? > > Best regards Annie. > On Jun 21, 2011, at 1

Re: -- SPAM --stanza and kindle books

2011-06-21 Thread David McLean
I think the rest of us would like to know also. Thanks. On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Terry Sanders wrote: > Hello listers, > >If someone on here has been able to put kindle books on an iPod in stanza > and read them, would you please write to me off list and give the > instructions of how

Next Chrome with screen reader support

2011-05-15 Thread David McLean
Chrome off to the bit bucket. I don't care much if it's faster when it > does not handle even the simple things such as tables. I reported that quite > a while back and hoped it would be addressed. Most unfortunate. > On May 15, 2011, at 5:53 PM, David McLean wrote: > >>

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Next Chrome with screen reader support

2011-05-15 Thread David McLean
It does work on the mac. There are still flaws but depending on the webpage you're looking at it works well. Tables don't seem to work for some reason (at least for me) and people have said that links aren't always spoken but it is significantly faster than Safari. On May 15, 2011, at 2:03 PM,

Re: Next Chrome with screen reader support

2011-05-13 Thread David McLean
It works well on some pages but I've found that tables won't read at all. Every page I've tried that has tables shows as 0 rows 0 columns. So they have a bit of work to do still. On May 12, 2011, at 1:24 PM, Pierre Heim wrote: > http://chrome.blogspot.com/2011/05/fancier-graphics-safer-downloads

Re: -- SPAM --RE: Other media players than iTunes.

2011-05-13 Thread David McLean
There are a few others as well, Cog, Realplayer, and Decibel which isn't free but is an outstanding app. On May 13, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote: > There's Vlc player. > To download it, go to > http://www.video-lan.net > > > Email: jawsgir...@gmail.com > > facebook: jawsgir...@gmai

Re: mac question

2011-05-09 Thread David McLean
He is most likely talking about the macbook pro or one of the more powerful macs. There used to be a power mac I believe before the Intel days. On May 9, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > Hey all. I have a friend that's thinking about getting a Mac next year and he > asked me an interes

Re: -- SPAM --Advice on opening Imac

2011-04-25 Thread David McLean
It sounds like you might have put it in the wrong slot. The card doesn't go all the way in in the card slot. On Apr 25, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Colin M wrote: > Hi All! > OK my first really iffy thing for me to do! > I've never opened any computer of any kind, but it looks like I've got to > open thi

Re: -- SPAM --Kindle app for iPad

2011-04-14 Thread David McLean
I've tried without success. Only way I know of to use Kindle now is with the accessible Kindle for Pc app. On Apr 14, 2011, at 4:01 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote: > Listers, Somebody has mentioned Kindle app for iPad to me as apparently there > are more books via Kindle than IBooks store. Has anyon

Re: -- SPAM --just got mad for the first time in a long while

2011-04-08 Thread David McLean
Despite the fact that this is a Mac list... your only viable Kindle option now is the Accessible Kindle for Pc app. There aren't a lot of things I still use Windows for at home but this is one. On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > I downloaded the kindle app, browsed for a best seller

Re: Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread David McLean
You can however with apps such as Vlc and Decibel. On Apr 4, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Frank Carmickle wrote: > Hello > > On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:48 AM, bigboy529 wrote: > >> Hi I want to use an external firewire sound card on a mac. Would it be >> possible to still have the voiceover voice playing out the

Re: -- SPAM --Re: changing station in PianoPub

2011-03-31 Thread David McLean
I haven't been able to get that to work. I wonder if because I have the latest version this doesn't work? The only way I've found as the other user mentions is the restart the app. Clicking on tghe stations doesn't seem to do anything for me. On Mar 31, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote:

Re: ipad users

2011-03-22 Thread David McLean
I use Audible on the Ipad frequently. It works very well. You can download it directly to the Ipad from the app store. I found it best to download books from your Audible library to the Ipad directly rather than trying to sync them with your computer. That ensures they end up in the right pl

Re: Is there a command to announce the time on a Mac?

2011-03-03 Thread David McLean
It works if you turn on the keyboard commander first. On Mar 3, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Eric Brinkman wrote: > This doesn't work. I only have one option key on my Mac (it's the > Macbook Air that came out at the end of October), but it's the second > key to the left of the space bar. Pressing and ho

Re: -- SPAM --Re: do you need a screen with a mac?

2011-02-28 Thread David McLean
Yes very expensive but a fantastic machine! On Feb 28, 2011, at 8:19 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > The mac mini does need to be connected to a monitor, though the monitor does > not need to be turned on. Most other macs, such as the laptops and imacs, > already have a screen built in, so that's not a

Re: do you need a screen with a mac?

2011-02-28 Thread David McLean
The mac pro also works better with a monitor connected. On Feb 28, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > So the mini (what I would get were I buying a new machine) requires a > screen then? Too bad. > > On 2/28/11, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> No. >> >> Definitely on a mini. An iMac is a monitor wi

Re: MoveAddict still vaporware.

2011-01-27 Thread David McLean
What I found out by accident is that if you click on and enter the cut and paste command in the preferences it actually takes your entry although there is no notification to that effect. Once I did that command x and command v worked as they should. I had the same problem before that where nei

Re: -- SPAM --pulsar?

2010-12-25 Thread David McLean
Yes. It works very well here. My only suggestion would be to close down the app, reboot, and try it again and you should see something that says scroll area which you'd interact on. Hopefully a fresh start will work. It's certainly fantastic when it works. On Dec 25, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Mary Ot

Adding Commands to a Braille Display inOs10?

2010-12-18 Thread David McLean
Hello folks, I just bought a Freedom-scientific focus 40 blue and have paired it with my mac. It works well for the most part but I am trying to figure out how to add commands to it that don't appear to be there. For instance, how would one go out hitting the enter key of a Braill display, espe

Re: connecting your wireless key board to the mb pro successfully. while using voice over.

2010-11-21 Thread David McLean
Usually what I do is tell it what characters I want to use which is a pop up on the connect screen and ends up as four zeros. I've had the same problem when I've tried to enter the characters shown. On Nov 21, 2010, at 7:27 PM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: > > > hi everyone! > i wanted to know how

Re: -- SPAM --Headless Mac Minis [Was: Re: iMac VS Mac Mini]

2010-11-05 Thread David McLean
I think the problem is there was so much confusion about which mini does need a monitor and which doesn't that now no one really knows for sure. Mine is from 2009 and it definitely does need a monitor. Whether the newest model does or not I can't comment on. On Nov 5, 2010, at 12:16 PM, Bryan

Re: Purchasing a wireless keyboard.

2010-10-30 Thread David McLean
Supposedly 30 feet. Not sure if that is actually a fact since I haven't tried more than a few feet but that's what the doc says. On Oct 30, 2010, at 8:28 PM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhonehi everyone, > > I just purchase my wireless blue tooth keyboard just this morning on

Re: 64 bit or 32 bit Mac bootstrapped with W7

2010-10-23 Thread David McLean
If it's a modern Mac either should work. All my macs support 64 bit although the oldest Mac I have is from September of 2009. On Oct 23, 2010, at 5:37 PM, LaMcAs wrote: > Hello list > > This is more for a friend but also for clarification. > > She has a Mac Book with 8gb RAM and has W7 Boot

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: braille display

2010-10-19 Thread David McLean
> chaas0...@gmail.com > > > > On Oct 19, 2010, at 3:42 PM, David McLean wrote: > >> Just as an fyi you can get the Seika Braille display here in the states for >> les than the 20 cell Braillino. The Seika has 40 cells. >> I know different people have differen

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: braille display

2010-10-19 Thread David McLean
I'd like to get as much info as possible.:) > TIA > > > Carolyn Haas > chaas0...@gmail.com > > > > On Oct 19, 2010, at 3:42 PM, David McLean wrote: > >> Just as an fyi you can get the Seika Braille display here in the states for >> les than t

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: braille display

2010-10-19 Thread David McLean
e. And I'd like to get as much info as possible.:) > TIA > > > Carolyn Haas > chaas0...@gmail.com > > > > On Oct 19, 2010, at 3:42 PM, David McLean wrote: > >> Just as an fyi you can get the Seika Braille display here in the states for >> les t

Re: braille display

2010-10-19 Thread David McLean
urggraaf > User support consultant, > One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in person, > 1-888-255-5194 > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2010-10-19, at 5:42 PM, David McLean wrote: > >> Just as an fyi you can get the Seika Braille display

Re: braille display

2010-10-19 Thread David McLean
Just as an fyi you can get the Seika Braille display here in the states for les than the 20 cell Braillino. The Seika has 40 cells. I know different people have different preferences but in case price is one of your considerations. On Oct 19, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Caro

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: braille display

2010-10-19 Thread David McLean
Just curious, did you get an idea how much they're asking for the Braillino? There doesn't seem to be any price information on their American or German sites. On Oct 19, 2010, at 2:00 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi guys: > I just had a brief hands on with two displays: The braillino, and the > e

Re: Using Book Port Plus with a Mac and HCSD cards and card readers.

2010-10-16 Thread David McLean
I can't speak to the Bookport specifically since I don't own one but I'd say it's easier to copy the files to the sd card in either your Mac's card reader or an external one connected via usb port. Any sdhc card reader should work. You can buy one of them for less than $10 usually. Audible fil

Re: mp3 vs aac

2010-10-13 Thread David McLean
I think aac sounds better. If you have to go with a lossy format that would be the better choice. On Oct 13, 2010, at 9:44 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > All: > I might have to rip all my cd's again! *sigh* Any experience with aac vs mp3? > Which is better? > > -- > You received this message

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread David McLean
Have you tried Mike Arrigo's podcasts on blindcooltech. After listening to them I found the conversion to the Mac a breeze. On Oct 11, 2010, at 8:37 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I like my training however, our store is so loud that I cant here the > voiceover or sometimes the individual at the s

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread David McLean
The problem is while I'd agree the Mac is a great platform the business world still prefers Windows. So to get a job after school you're really going to have to know and understand Windows to function. On Oct 11, 2010, at 9:41 AM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I am a very knew Mac user and feel that

Re: Windows 7 Installation through Fusion - Help Requested

2010-09-25 Thread David McLean
he goal. > > Thanks! > Marketoe A. Day > > - Original Message - > From: David McLean > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:25 PM > Subject: Re: Windows 7 Installation through Fusion - Help Requested > > I suspect the

Re: Windows 7 Installation through Fusion - Help Requested

2010-09-25 Thread David McLean
I suspect the installation didn't complete because you're still getting the message asking you to install Vmware tools. That goes away after a successful install. I'm not sure how to resume an install or whether it's even possible, perhaps someone else know that. However my solution would be

Re: -- SPAM -- What have we done? Please help

2010-09-04 Thread David McLean
I'll start with the obvious: Have you tried rebooting? Can't imagine why Itunes would cause a problem with Vo once it isn't running at all. On Sep 4, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Carolyn wrote: > Hi mac brothers and mac sisters: > I just downloaded iTunes10 to my mbp, and it seems to have rendered poor Al

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- SPAM -- Re: Renaming Folders?

2010-08-29 Thread David McLean
on to read/write. Mine was set to read-only for some reason. On Aug 29, 2010, at 4:31 PM, David McLean wrote: > permissions from read only to read/write. That allowed me to use the normal > rename procedure, press enter and enter the new name. > Strange problem.Ok what I determined for

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- SPAM -- Re: Renaming Folders?

2010-08-29 Thread David McLean
i > MSN: marri...@gmail.com > aim: marri...@gmail.com: > > website: http://music.marrie.org > youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 > Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com > > On Aug 29, 2010, at 9:38 AM, David McLean wrote: > >> Thanks. I thought that was the cas

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: Renaming Folders?

2010-08-29 Thread David McLean
. I'll have to look into it a bit more. On Aug 29, 2010, at 12:02 PM, John Sanfilippo wrote: > In Snow Leopard, I just press return on the folder name, type the new name > and press return again, just like renaming a file. > > John > > > On Aug 29, 2010, at 11:54 AM

Renaming Folders?

2010-08-29 Thread David McLean
Strange as it seems, I haven't had a reason to do this on the Mac yet but I noticed today there doesn't seem to be any way to rename a folder. This seems strange to me but does anyone know how to do this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisiona

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: VM FUsion pod cast

2010-08-27 Thread David McLean
I don't think it is labeled as such. It's one of his Mac Voiceover podcasts. On Aug 27, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > I didn't see it and couldn't find it with a search but I might have been > looking for the wrong episode. > > - Original M

Re: VM FUsion pod cast

2010-08-27 Thread David McLean
I you go to blindcooltech.com all his podcasts are there.n Aug 27, 2010, at 7:52 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > Hi, for a while there was a podcast from Mike Arego (sorry if I spelled the > name wrong) concerning VM fusion. I can't find it on the page or in google. > Does anyone have a pointer to

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: VmWare Fusion 3.1.1

2010-08-13 Thread David McLean
I updated Fusion to 3.1.1 and noticed no difference in the audio level. It's the same as it was in the previous version, still considerably lower than it was under 3.0. On Aug 13, 2010, at 3:38 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > That is interesting, I noticed a 40 to 50% loss in audio and there must hav

Re: Mini or MacBookPro?

2010-08-07 Thread David McLean
The mac mini is really meant to be a mini desktop not a portable unit. Also it doesn't work well at all without a monitor. That being said if you don't need portability and you have an old or a cheap monitor kicking around it's a great option and has as much horespower as the basic macbook pr

Re: -- SPAM -- MacVisionaries disappearing Act

2010-07-22 Thread David McLean
If you have a spam filter check it. I had to do that myself because my ISP thinks everything from this list is spam. On Jul 22, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Dear List, > > I'm feeling a little unwanted by Google Groups and MacVisionaries in > particular. On occasion for no reason I

Re: -- SPAM -- Window Eyes under Fusion

2010-07-19 Thread David McLean
With Windoweyes you'd only need to remap one of the option keys to be a context key although it isn't absolutely necessary. Other than that it works fine (at least with Xp). On Jul 19, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Garry Turkington wrote: > Hi, > > I've seen many people are using Windows VMs under Fusion

Re: accessible cd burning cd software

2010-07-13 Thread David McLean
Just burn it in Itunes as an audio Cd. On Jul 13, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > Your cd player probably can't play the mp3 disks, there are a few options on > the mac. One is called simply burns, another is toast by Roxio. The last one, > which I don't know much about I think is called

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: macbook keyboards

2010-07-07 Thread David McLean
Why not just buy an external keyboard with the numeric keypad? Much larger and a lot cheaper! On Jul 7, 2010, at 8:57 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Isaac, > > Thanks. I may do that. I really don't want to go up to a Macbook 17, both > because of size and cost. But I'm thinking that if the 15

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