Folder behavior

Hi list: I am just now getting back into working with Mac OS, and, I’ve come across something which I can’t remember how to deal with. I must have done something to my Downloads folder, because, when I press Command-O from the Home folder to get to Downloads, it doesn’t seem to actually open

Experimenting with Sierra

, eventually. However, I just wanted to say hello. Thanks for any help or suggestions. Joseph Norton josephnort...@icloud.com Sent from my Mac (Not!) -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: trying to install fusion

> Wow, this is interesting. So, after you c/p the installation file into the > folder of choice, onceyou open the vm, or rather, run the vm, you should be > able to run the installation file and install your screen reader? > That sounds much neater then fiddling around with narrater

Re: trying to install fusion

Hi: Actually, if you have the installation files (like j14.xxx.exe) on the Mac, you can copy and paste to the vm. Just select the file in Mac OS, press command-c to copy. Then, go into the VM, make sure you are in the desktop or another folder (like Downloads) and press command-v. It will co

Re: serious problems burning iso to disk on mavericks

Hi: Let me also add one thing. I have read that, the slower the burn speed, the better. My own experience seems to confirm this. I'd rather wait a few mins longer and have a more readable disc. Thanks! On Feb 16, 2014, at 12:33 AM, Joseph Norton wrote: > Hi: > > The tr

Re: serious problems burning iso to disk on mavericks

Hi: The trick to this is not to open finder. When you insert the blank DVD, instead of selecting to open Finder, you should select the option to open Disk Utility. Then, when Disk utility opens, select the Burn option from the tool bar, navigate to the .iso image and then it will let you burn

Primitive speech synthesis

Hi list: I am playing around with DOS in a virtual machine under VMWare Fusion. I would like to run a DOS screen reader through a serial port. I can add a serial port in Fusion and it outputs to a file. However, I then have to go into terminal and read the file to see what's in there. I tried

Re: Installing OSX on a 2TB WD Drive

I have created USB bootable OS X installs a number of times. Just for kicks, I even install OS X on a USB thumb drive and it booted up. The USB disk needs to be formatted as MAC OS Extended, Journaled, to make it work. What I've found when using Disk Utility is that, if you are wanting to form

Re: Absolutely cannot download Fusion from vmware.com

Sorry Alex for my previous message. I'm looking at things newest first. If you want, I might be able to walk you through the Download process over the phone. If you want to do this, reply off-list and we'll go further. Thanks! On Nov 24, 2013, at 7:30 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I hav

Re: Not impressed with VMWare…

Hi Alex: Can you tell us what happens when you try to run the program? Did it not install, or did you have problems downloading? Or, some other problem? Won't hurt to run it by us. Maybe one of us has experienced something like the problem you're having. Just a thought. On Nov 25, 2013, a

oddity with latest Safari and Mountain Lion

Hi list: Here’s a weird thing. I was accessing BARD the other day and noticed an oddity in Safari when handling headings. When I use the latest Safari with Mountain Lion, I try to press VO + U to access the Web rotor. When I select headings, I only get the level 1 and 2 headings. The level

Re: Manually updating iWorks programs in Mavericks

Hi: I was successful updating pages by going into software updates from the apple menu. If you have the older version of Pages, Apple lets you keep it and updates to version 5.0. Here is an article about updating iWork that you might find interesting. http://9to5mac.com/2013/10/23/app-store-b

Re: Disk Maker X

Hi: I did some testing between Mavericks and Mountain lion and found that DiskMaker X works properly with VoiceOver under Mountain Lion. For some reason, it isn't working properly under Mavericks. This may be an issue to report to the accessibility team at Apple. There are probably other pro

A cautionary note about Mavericks installer

Hi list: I’ve been experimenting with Mavericks and have a couple minor observations regarding the installer. First, upgrading went smoothly. However, I enjoy tinkering, so, I also did an install using USB media, and, finally, with the recovery partition. With the USB installer, the install w

Re: major bug with respect to blue tooth keyboard pairing and Voice Over

Hello: I, too, have just updated to OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). I can confirm this bug. I just tried to pair my BlueTooth Apple keyboard and was told the passcode was 12345678 by VoiceOver, whereas, a different passcode was actually displayed on the screen. Thanks! On 10/25/13, Ray Foret Jr wrote:

Re: VoiceOver intro

17-5792 >> Primary Email: g.batw...@gmail.com >> Secondary Email: customtra...@live.co.za >> Skype: Batworx >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/gavin.grundlingh >> Twitter: @Batworx >> >> On 10 Aug 2013, at 12:27 AM, Joseph Norton >> wrote: >> &g

VoiceOver intro

Hi list: Have you all noticed that, at least in Mountain Lion, there is no longer an intro that plays the first time a user runs VoiceOver? The option to display the Welcome dialog still exists, but, effectively does nothing. You can still get the VoiceOver quickStart via the VO+Command+f8 ke

AppleCare paid for itself

Hi all: Well, I know Clark Howard doesn't like extended warranties, but, today, I just got my Mac Mini back from the repair center. My 320GB hard-drive crashed--making the click of death, a few days ago. I had purchased an AppleCare warranty for my Mac and they felt the repair would be covered

Re: ml mail and attachments?

Hi Karen: If he is using Safari to download the files from GMail, all he has to do is go into the general preferences in Safari and uncheck the box that says, "open safe files after downloading". This will stop safari's automatic unzipping. On Sep 17, 2012, at 9:42 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:

TANSTAAFL (was Re: ZCaptcha Released)

Speaking of this expression of Mr. Heinlein, if anyone hasn't looked at it lately, Bombich Software no longer offers Carbon Copy Cloner on a voluntary donation basis. You get to try it for 30 days and buy it if you like it. If you donated before a certain date in July of this year, you can get

Re: a new little thing about Mountain Lion

Let me add an update to what Mike has just said. I did try to install under Bootcamp, but, no sound. Don't know if the bootcamp utile are Windows 8 compatible, but, even if they are, you won't get an install with sound. As Mike said, you can install versions of Windows from XP to Windows 8 wit

OS X rocks!

Hi: I just did a clean install of OS X Mountain Lion and looked at my free space. Out of 319 GB, I still had 312 GB avail. A typical install of Windows 7 takes up 2 or 3 times that much space. Just goes to show that you can still do tight coding if you want to. -- You received this message b

Re: a new little thing about Mountain Lion

one? >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>> >>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>> >>> Skype name: >>> barefootedray >>> >>> On Aug 23, 2012, at 3:15 PM, Joseph Nor

a new little thing about Mountain Lion

Well, they finally did it! Now, when downloading the BootCamp Windows Support software, they finally give you a progress report. Not a big thing, but, it's a tiny improvement. Now to try VMWare Fusion 5 and see what it can do. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

Re: voiceover isn't working anymore on my macbook air (part 2) help pls!

Just a thought, and, sorry if someone has already mentioned it before, but, if you look in your user account's Library/Preferences folder, (from what I can tell, it would be /Users/william/Library/Preferences), you can find the VoiceOver configuration files. The file names start with "com.appl

Microphone question

Hi: I'm using a Mac Mini, mid 2010. Regarding the new dictation feature of ML, can I use a USB mic with that feature, or do I need a mic that plugs into the mic jack? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this

Re: clean install?

Hi list: One thing I can definitely say is that upgrading with the Mac has been a much smoother, overall, experience, compared to Windows. Upgrading Windows is a time-consuming process, and, tedious. Always having to enter that darned product key and activating the OS, since MicroSoft doesn't

Re: VM Ware Fusion

Some times, when that happens, I can use command-tab to go out of fusion, then, command-tab back in there and press the tab key a few times and it works again. Every-so-often, I do have keyboard focus issues under fusion. Also, if you have a mouse, you might be able to move it a little into th

Re: installing ml on omputers with different apple id question

Sorry for being so late, but, if he is using the same id, he can upgrade from his system once you have purchased it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To uns

Re: VMWare Fusion questions

Hi list: I have installed Windows 8 prerelease in a VM. First, I used a Windows 7 VM. I ran the Windows 8 DVD install program and chose a clean install. After a while, it rebooted and I could use Narrator to finish. I had some trouble with the Caps Lock key, but, I will try to figure out a wor

Re: Ctrl+Left and Right arrows

simply add the shift >> key to these commands (shift+VO+left/right arrow). If you only press >> shift+left/right arrow, you will select by character. >> >> I hope this is helpful to you, >> >> Harry >> >> On Jul 19, 2012, at 5:46 PM, Joseph Norton

File versions

Hi: I have not yet figured out how to access multiple ersions of files in Lion. Can any of you shed any light on how one goes about accessing these different versions? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this

Ctrl+Left and Right arrows

Hi: I want to edit a document in Windows under Fusion. Under Lion, I can't seem to use the ctrl+left-arrow or Ctrl+Right-Arrow to do a word-by-word edit. How can I accomplish this? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. T

Frotz

Hi: I have 2 issues I am curious about. Well, only one of them is an issue. I have some old Infocomm games I'd like to play. The games are mostly in .dat files on the CD's. They will work with Frotz. The issue involves compiling with Xcode. I wanted to compile Frotz, an infocomm Z-code gam

iTunes Extras

Hi list: I recently purchased a movie through iTunes. It says it comes with a number of extras. They look like another movie, sort-of, but, when I select the extras, I just hear an audio clip and an HTML page with some images comes up, but, nothing seems immediately obvious. Any suggestions

Re: Mac feel natural

Hi Tracy: I can't add much to what has been said here. I have been using my Mac for a few months, and, I use it for most of the things I do. There are a couple things I'll go into Windows or Linux to do sometimes, but, I am getting a pretty good feel for the Mac. Sometimes, when I'm on my wif

update on automated windows 7 install under VMWare Fusion

Hi list: Some months ago, I tried to use the easy install for Windows 7 under VMWare Fusion. When I did, it did install Windows, but, in a different language. Turns out that the default for the Windows DVD I have is not English. Anyone know how to use the Easy Install to get the proper languag

Re: can't get winamp to do anything

I downloaded it and had to play around with it. I'll have to try this on a fresh installation to be 100% sure, but, here is what seemed to work. I launched the app, made sure I was in the window by commad-tabbing. It said, "winamp has no windows" I then pressed space then enter. I got the ll

New to Growl

Hi: I've heard several of you mention Growl, so I thought I'd get it--only $1.99. Now that I have it, I don't see anything that just jumps out at me that I can benefit from. So, what can I do with Growl? I've seen references to it's telling me about new Emails and telling me when downloads fi

New voices in Lion with new accounts

Hi list: Just a note to anyone who creates a new account and wants to use it with VoiceOver. If you create a new user account, (or delete your own VoiceOver preferences), the new voices offered with Lion will not show up by default. You need to go into VoiceOver utility, select the Speech ta

Discs and disc images with VMWare Fusion 4

Hi list: I'm playing with VMWare Fusion 4 and it's working pretty good. There is one issue I'm having a bit of trouble with and I thought I'd mention it. The other day, I wanted to use a CD image to install something, ins tread of using the physical CD drive. This worked fine, but, I could no

Re: Disk Restore, drag and drop problem in Disk Utility

Hi: Perhaps the most painless way to create a Lion recovery image is to use the program called Super Duper, from http://www.shirt-pocket.com It will let you select the "install esd.img" file as a source, and you can then select your USB drive as the destination. I have used it to create both a Li

Re: Problem with VoiceOver not starting in Lion

ble to get it working. >> Missy >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Norton >> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 5:26 AM >> To: macvisionaries@goog

Alpine and the Mac

Hi list: Since I successfully compiled frotz on my Mac, I thought I'd try compiling the alpine mail program from ftp.cac.washington.edu. I could not get it to compile, getting several errors. At first, I thought it was because I did not have openssl, but, I tried to compile without ssl support

Re: advanced documentation for voice over?

Hi list: Here's a link to the latest VoiceOver manual for Lion. It was posted a few days ago. http://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/10.7/English.lproj/index.html I'm not sure why Apple hasn't updated the regular Accessibility pages to reflect this. Hope this helps. On Aug 18, 2011, a

VMWare Fusion and Windows 7

Hi: I have a Mac Mini I bought earlier this year. I have successfully used Windows XP Pro, running VMWare Fusion on it., but, would like to upgrade to Windows 7 Pro. I can choose to get the 32-bit or 64-bit version. What factors might I consider in making the decision? Will the 64-bit versi

Re: Making an Install Flash Drive for Lion: Tutorial Link

Hi: Both CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner) and Super Duper (from Shirt Pocket Software) will handle this for you. I successfully created a bootable flash drive with both my original OS X Snow Leopard disc and the Lion install image. Super Duper worked like a champ. On 8/7/11, Georges Zaynoun wrote: > I

Re: Applemail vs. web-based GMail

Hi: I haven't used the Web interface much, except to search for messages, for the most part. However, I just set up filters in GMail and assigned labels to the messages that are filtered out. Apple mail does a good job of treating these "labels" like mailboxes, so, when I open Apple mail, I c

just curious

Hi list: Something I've been curious about regarding ITunes is: Why do they keep updating it so much. Seems like Apple has a new ITunes release every few hours. ... Well, maybe not that much. Anyone know why this happens? Thanks to the Mac's update feature, I'm usually up-to-date, at least

Re: Problem with VoiceOver not starting in Lion

before you log out and don't > restart it, it won't come back automatically when you log in. > > HTH, > Teresa > On Jul 29, 2011, at 9:37 PM, Joseph Norton wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> Just upgraded to Lion and everything works satisfactorily, except that, >&

Problem with VoiceOver not starting in Lion

Hi: Just upgraded to Lion and everything works satisfactorily, except that, when I boot up, VO does not automatically come up after log in. VO works fine in the Login screen, but, won't automatically come on after login. I believe the problem may be that I am running without a display, since I'

Re: VoiceOver not starting automatically in Lion

to turn > on at the login screen > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Jul 29, 2011, at 9:10 AM, Joseph Norton wrote: > > Hi list: > > Have any of you noticed a problem with Lion where Voice

VoiceOver not starting automatically in Lion

Hi list: Have any of you noticed a problem with Lion where VoiceOver does not start automatically? I had no problems installing, but, when I reboot, or religion, VoiceOver does not automatically come up. Have they added a preference somewhere I don't know about? Thanks! -- You received this

Re: setting boot options before restart?

Actually, other list members have reported that, when the system goes into its update mode for Lion you can press command-f5 and Fred will be there to guide you. Someone correct me if wrong, as I haven't yet personally updated. Thanks! On Jul 23, 2011, at 8:27 AM, William Windels wrote: > He

Question about Lion from the app store?

Hi: Sorry if this has been repeated, but, I'm wondering about the upgrade. I understand Lion will be available from the app store. If I do this, will there be any way to make an install disk, or, do I need to order from Apple to get an install disk? Any information would be helpful. Thanks!

Re: Apple Mail and gmail

on". You will have to do this even after enabling your > account in the Mail client on the computer. > > HTH, > Teresa > On May 6, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Joseph Norton wrote: > >> Hi list: >> >> I am trying to set up the Mac Mail program to access Gmail. >&g

Apple Mail and gmail

Hi list: I am trying to set up the Mac Mail program to access Gmail. By default, it wants to use IMAP protocol. When I try to use POP, it doesn't sem to want to get messages. Any of you had to deal with this? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Torrent client

Hi list: Can any of you recommend an accessible torrent client that I can use here on the mac? Thanks! Joseph Norton joseph.nor...@gmail.com Currently running headless on my Mac Mini! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

working with terminal apps

ve several more forms to fill in. Next, to see how it does with Hitchhikers' guide with Invisiclues. Joseph Norton joseph.nor...@gmail.com Currently running headless on my Mac Mini! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gro

RFBD Download Manager

Hi list: Any of you have experience with RFBD's Download Manager software? Are there any things I might need to be aware of? Thanks! Joseph Norton joseph.nor...@gmail.com Currently running headless on my Mac Mini! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Bookshare DAISY files and default behavior of Safari

zip files, or, am I not doing something right? Thanks! Joseph Norton joseph.nor...@gmail.com Currently running headless on my Mac Mini! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar

Printers and scanners

the scanner? Thanks! Currently running headless! Joseph Norton joseph.nor...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group,

Re: In-page links with Voiceover in Snow Leopard

hing I can > reproducibly do to make in-page links fail is to turn cursor tracking off, > which is why I asked about the VO-Shift-F3. Can somebody else try this with > a different setting and report? > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Mar 21, 2011, at 10:06, Joseph Norton w

Re: In-page links with Voiceover in Snow Leopard

What about the NOAA web site? After you enter your zip code, there's a link that says "jump to detailed text forecast". That one I had to do the VO-shift-f5 to get the VO cursor over there. On Mar 21, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Esther wrote: > Hello Victor, > > Can you give an example of a page wher

Outspoken VS. VoiceOver

Hi list: Any of you out there date back to the days of using Outspoken? What I'm wondering is this: How different was the Outspoken experience vs. VoiceOver? Was it very similar? If not, can you comment on how different it was? You can reply off-list, as I don't want a lot of clutter. Thanks

Re: safari on google voice website help needed

Hi: I haven't tried this yet on the mac side, but, when I played with this in windows, I had to do a mouse click to get into the other tabs. you might try that and see if it helps. On Mar 17, 2011, at 2:11 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > Hi all. > > I cannot seem to move among the tabs on the

unlabeled checkbox in Carbon Copy Cloner

Hi list: In using Carbon Copy Cloner, I notice a check box which I cannot account for. After I select source and target, there is a check box which seems to have the text, "this volume will be bootable". When I check it, I get an alert dialog saying the same thing. However, I have done a backu

Question about MAC OS X

Hi list: I'm sorry to be such a bother, but, I am curious about something. I found the terminal window and was playing around in there. Just for the heck of it, I typed "mail" and got the what looked like the standard Unix mail program. I tried sending a message, but, of course, it didn't wor

Question about backup software

Hi All: They both allow me to create an image of my HD and even boot it up from a USB external drive. This is absolutely fantastic!I have played with both Super Duper and Carbon Copy Cloner. Can any of you comment on what you like about either program? I notice that CCC seems to be a free p

Re: Newby question

move from dock. > > I hope this helps. > > Sincerely Yours, > Robert Nelson > > On Mar 9, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Joseph Norton wrote: > >> Hi list: >> >> Pardon the newby question. >> >> I'm having all kinds of fun with my Mac Mini. >> &g

Re: Newby question

Hi Ricardo: That was it. Command-shift T did the trick. Thanks! Sent from my Mac Mini, currently running headless On Mar 9, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > When on the application, I believe pressing command shift T sends a copy of > it to the dock. > > hth > Ricardo Wa

Newby question

Hi list: Pardon the newby question. I'm having all kinds of fun with my Mac Mini. One thing I'm wondering about is, how do you get an application to appear on the dock? I must be missing something, but, I cannot seem to figure out how to do this. Thanks! -- You received this message because

Re: Just finished re-installing OS

gt;> had the keyboard problem - I know I did, and Rick Harmon did as well. >> >> Not to get off topic, but how is windows 7 now, don't they have a gui >> interface and you can hit windows U? >> >> >> On 2011-03-03, at 11:32 PM, Joseph Norton wrote: >>

Just finished re-installing OS

Hi list: Well, I just had to try this: I just re-installed the MAC OS and everything worked as expected. I had a little problem with the keyboard acting funny, but, removal of VoiceOver and reactivating it fixed everything. I haven't re-installed the apps that came with the system yet, as I'm

Sending from my new Mac

Hi list: Just to say I'm sending this message from my new mac mini right now. Hope it works. VoiceOver rocks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscri

Re: blackboard and Safari

You might also try NVDA. It's speech is not the best, but, you don't have to rely on Serotek's servers to be available. - Original Message - From: "Bejarano, Rafael P." To: Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 9:47 AM Subject: Re: blackboard and Safari If you install Windows on your

by way of introduction

Hi: My name is Joseph Norton, from Dalton, GA. As i mentioned before, I have just ordered a new Mac Mini and am anxiously awaiting delivery. I have long been a DOS and Windows user and have had experience in Linux, most notably the console mode. While I have recently played around with ORCA

Just a quick note on Apple's order process

Hi list: After I ordered my Mac Mini, I called the 800 number to ask a question about shipping. In the course of the conversation, the Apple rep told me that, because I had custom configured my Mini, they do the configuration in China and then ship it from there. If I had ordered one without

Re: waiting on an adapter

x27;s HDMI capabilities: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4214 HTH, Bryan On Feb 28, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Joseph Norton wrote: Hi: I have just ordered a new Mac Mini and can't wait to try it out. I saw one at the store in Chattanooga (a Best Buy store) and was impressed with the overall responsiveness of

waiting on an adapter

Hi: I have just ordered a new Mac Mini and can't wait to try it out. I saw one at the store in Chattanooga (a Best Buy store) and was impressed with the overall responsiveness of VoiceOver. This, in spite of using a high-quality voice, such as Alex. When I use a high-quality voice on Windows