Re: Sharpkeys in Win 7

2011-03-13 Thread Tyler wood
I've been wondering that myself. Will be interesting to find this out, as I'm thinking of buying 7. May do a vm, then bootcamp. Hmm. On 2011-03-13, at 9:24 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > Hi All, > > is it possible to use Sharpkeys 3 in Windows 7 either in Bootcamp or in > Fusion? > > Thanks and

Re: Converting video files

2011-03-13 Thread Tyler wood
Yep, using adapter was the first time I got the fan to come on on this thing. Heres another question - where exactly is the fan? I heard it's in the keys of the keyboard, but how can that be? I fell no air moving. thanks On 2011-03-13, at 6:37 AM, Chris Norman wrote: > Hi All, > I went with mpe

Re: O M G, it's beautiful

2011-03-12 Thread Tyler wood
around a >> new device/system. >> >> Have a good evening >> >> >> >> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 12, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Tyler wood wrote: >> >>> Hmm, this is just a suggestion, but what abo

Re: O M G, it's beautiful

2011-03-12 Thread Tyler wood
hether I want a maxed out 15 inch >> MBP, or the 27 inch iMac. Thoughts from those of you who are old hats? Part >> of what excites me about Apple is the fun I have learning my way around a >> new device/system. >> >> Have a good evening >> >> >> &g

Re: Converting video files

2011-03-12 Thread Tyler wood
PM, Kliphton Senior wrote: > What's the link to download, and is it accessible? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tyler wood > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:36 PM > To: macvi

Re: O M G, it's beautiful

2011-03-12 Thread Tyler wood
Hmm, this is just a suggestion, but what about best buy? I know, I know. That probably sounds bad - though my partner was able to buy a mac at a place called microcenter in the US for $100 cheapter than in the apple store. The apple store couldn't match him when he took the flyer there, but bes

Re: Converting video files

2011-03-12 Thread Tyler wood
Hey there Adapter can, in adition, convert avi to mp3, wma, wav, etc, as well as various other video formats. I use it because I only need one program to convert pretty much anything. Did I mention it can grab flash videos off a website? It's also free! thanks. Just my thoughts Tyler On 2011-

Re: Converting video files

2011-03-12 Thread Tyler wood
I use a little program called adapter. It does many things. I love the thing. On 2011-03-12, at 8:52 AM, Chris Norman wrote: > Hi all, > I fear this may be a bit of a stupid question, as I've done this before, but > can't remember how! :P > > I need to convert a large number of AVI files into M

Re: Question about backup software

2011-03-11 Thread Tyler wood
exact same things while we > are dealing with backups right? Or does one of the two something which the > second one doesn't? You mentioned e.g. the smart update feature in Superduper. > So I am just curious, smiles. > Best regards > Thomas > Den 11/03/2011 kl. 02.34 skrev

Re: Boom

2011-03-10 Thread Tyler wood
Hmm. Um, how much louder is this? My mac speakers are sufficiently loud for the things I do with it. Not sure how this could increase the volume without blowing the speakers. On 2011-03-10, at 4:20 PM, Robert Carter wrote: > Hi, > > There is a $5 app for the Mac called Boom. It greatly increas

Re: Question about backup software

2011-03-10 Thread Tyler wood
I bought super duper. Best $30 I ever spent. I used CCC and the drive currupted itself, but that might have been just me. Nonetheless, I love this program - the smart update is totally swell. On 2011-03-10, at 10:27 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Keep in mind that, while CCC is free to try, it is

Re: iOS 4.3 VoiceOver change log

2011-03-10 Thread Tyler wood
I was hoping for free wi fi hotspot. Yeah, whatever...have to call rogers. With a 500 mb/month plan, I don't think so... On 2011-03-09, at 1:36 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Almost makes you wonder why bother updating. > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy M

Re: iOS 4.3 VoiceOver change log

2011-03-10 Thread Tyler wood
I'll get used to it, besides I guess we should stop being lazy and turn it back on the way we turned it off, anyway. *snickers*. On 2011-03-09, at 12:51 PM, Jim Barbour wrote: > Different strokes I guess, I'm very happy they fixed it. I've often > wanted to change the volume in a game, podcast

Re: iOS 4.3 VoiceOver change log

2011-03-10 Thread Tyler wood
I agree. I used this quite extensively. On 2011-03-09, at 12:47 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yeah I wish they had not fixed the volume thing where you can hit it and > quickly unmute your phone. I taught that to a lot of iphone users over the > past 9 months.. > > take care all. > Sarah Alawam

Re: macbook air vs ipad 2

2011-03-07 Thread Tyler wood
t; Regards, > Cheree heppe > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 07/03/2011, at 17:12, Tyler wood wrote: > >> No, but FS sure isn't helping the price go down any. >> >> It couldn't anyway, not yet anyway. The cells that produce the braille are &

Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-07 Thread Tyler wood
This thing kicks my desktops butt. So pretty much my workhorse. It's plugged into all my drives, I guess I should have got the imac. Oh well.. On 2011-03-07, at 7:39 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yep the pro is my desktop replacement. I do a lot of music and production > work. > > Take care. > On

Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-07 Thread Tyler wood
Hi, You can get an adapter that plugs into the air for ethernet connectivity. Just pointing that out. Firewire...I have never used it. I haven't even seen it in use. What is it mainly used for? On 2011-03-07, at 7:13 PM, Neil James wrote: > I could be wrong, but I believe you can get the air

Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-07 Thread Tyler wood
Ok, here we go with my rant. Why in the world doesn't apple let the 11 in users get these? (256 gb, 2.1 ghz processor)? I just don't understand. It drives me up the wall because that's what I would gladly go for with the 11 inch. Rant over, sorry. Tyler On 2011-03-07, at 6:57 PM, Eric Brinkman

Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-07 Thread Tyler wood
>From wat you're stating, mbp would be the way to go. It's not much more - for >the base core i5, 13 in model. And since you don't much care about the >weight... Or you could get an old 15 in model like mine which is only 1500 or so now, or maybe a bit more. Just some thoughts. On 2011-03-07,

Re: macbook air vs ipad 2

2011-03-07 Thread Tyler wood
No, but FS sure isn't helping the price go down any. It couldn't anyway, not yet anyway. The cells that produce the braille are super expensive. I can't believe FS is still selling the pac mate, actually. I miss the days of the braille lites. Tyler On 2011-03-07, at 1:48 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:

Re: an update on what audio hijack devs had to say with there latest version.

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
out here somewhere. > > Friendly, > Chris > > On Mar 6, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Tyler wood wrote: > >> My highjack is still very screwed up...I have no idea what is causing this. >> >> Good thing I haven't bought it. Was hoping to try doing a radio show from >> t

Re: Very annoying "Safari Busy" message

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
Oh, and there is a sound plugin that is unique to Goldwave that I miss > rather a lot, so I go there for that sometimes too. > It's very very rare that I even bother with Windows anymore. > > Friendly, > Chris > > On Mar 6, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Tyler wood wrote: > >

Re: vmware fusion problems

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
le or not, since I > was using a hard copy print & a magnifier. The Vista drivers on my OS X CD > worked beautifully with Windows 7. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 6, 2011, at 7:26 PM, Tyler wood wrote: > >> Hi, yall >> >> First of all...sorry a

Re: Very annoying "Safari Busy" message

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
It happens constantly to me and I don't know why. Especially when loading up larger websites. Then, when I try and navigate it before it's ready, it can sometimes crash for no particular reason. I usually give up in frustration and go to Internet explorer in fusion, because I almost always have

vmware fusion problems

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
Hi, yall First of all...sorry about the number of messages I sent out. I'm addicted to the command r command, it seems - so I'll refrain from that in the future. I usually leave my mac at school during the weekend, so having to go home and not check email kind of hurts. Anyway, I got my paws o

Re: VmWare Fusion, xp and jaws

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
I use sharp keys. My command key is my capslock key, my grav key is the alt key, I have some other keys which also help. hope that helps On 2011-03-04, at 3:54 PM, Bart Bunting wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Just got my new macbook pro yesterday. > > I'm trying to configure a virtual machine using

Re: MikeH: a question about external drives and the mac.

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
Yeah it is. If the drive supports it it will go to sleep, though disconnect? Nah... On 2011-03-04, at 12:03 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I believe that's drive specific. Mine does that. drives me nuts but it saves > a bit on my power bill in the end. > > S > On Mar 4, 2011, at 9:16 AM, Mike Hucka

Re: macbook air vs ipad 2

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
I have the 15 inch core i7 mid 2010 model of macbook pro. I love it. I can't wait to get my paws on the air. This thing is a total workhorse. I've only cranked it up to 100 percent processor a few times, and I unplugged just to see. An hour and 40 minutes, and considering the fact screen was at

Re: Verizon to Drop Unlimited iPhone Data Plans as Soon as This Summer

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
And it's funny, they're not doing anything about droid customers. I wonder if they charge for hotspot on the iPhone and on the droid it's free? Also, is it true that the iPhone will only be able to have one device connected to it and that device will be locked to it? If so, I will not be happy

Re: Just finished re-installing OS

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
I've been so tempted to do that lately. And yeah, funny enough, a few people 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 Norto

Re: an update on what audio hijack devs had to say with there latest version.

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
My highjack is still very screwed up...I have no idea what is causing this. Good thing I haven't bought it. Was hoping to try doing a radio show from this thing. Looks like that will be a fail. Maybe I'll get someone sighted to do screen sharing with me because as far as I know I can't access so

Re: Verizon to Drop Unlimited iPhone Data Plans as Soon as This Summer

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
Hi there I don't usually critisize, but yeah, that was...just rather hard to read. I actually had to go word by word... On 2011-03-03, at 8:13 PM, Wes Smith wrote: > > OK. > I usually don't chime in like this BUT: > OMG. Can we learn how to use commas and please spell check? I mean really!

Re: TrackPad Commander version of the answer [was Re: Is there a command to announce the time on a Mac?]

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
I had no idea about the interacting part, thanks for that. On 2011-03-03, at 6:34 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Eric, > > If you want something close to your iPhone experience, you can use the > TrackPad Commander gestures to navigate. You'll find this is particularly > efficient in moving through

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

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
I've had this thing for 6 months and still just have bearly mastered most things. I loved every minute of it though, and finding something new just makes the money I spent even more worth while. On 2011-03-03, at 5:02 PM, Eric Brinkman wrote: > Ah excellent, thanks. I knew I should've spent m

Re: one liners

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
to me if a one liner can explain something and explain it well then go for >>> it, but if it is just simply, yes then no. >>> >>> example number 1: Yes >>> >>> >>> example 2: >>> Yes the feature you suggested does work very well with voice

Re: click to flash

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
om getting in the way of text content on a webpage. > Flash content on the Mac with voiceover is a no-go. I also had an > experience where eventhough I had disabled click to flash, the page images > were blocked, which seems strange to me. > > Carolyn H > On Mar 2, 2011, at

Re: iOS 4.3 to Launch on March 11th: HotSpot, Faster Safari, iTunes Home Sharing

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
Yeah, the screen locking is there for a reason I think. Kind of a battery saver - though when unlocking it usually came back for me, and this was when 4.0 first came out. On 2011-03-03, at 12:06 AM, David Tanner wrote: > Ok, I have seen the loss of Braille when the screen locks. That would be

Re: iOS 4.3 to Launch on March 11th: HotSpot, Faster Safari, iTunes Home Sharing

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
I want a braille pen!!! >From what I read they are nice, and the focus 40 blue, when I tried it at >least, had one of the worst keyboards I've ever used - even worse than some >phones! Just my oppinion, but if I'm paying for something at that price I want it to feel somewhat pricy, as well -

Re: some good and some possibly bad news for bo users

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
Hey, I still use the novelty voices - I use one to tell time, for example. On 2011-03-02, at 8:37 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: > I doubt ole alex is getting the elbow from apple. They have novelty voices > and other stuff like fred that is still about from the 80s, so given the way > they like to k

Re: iPad 2

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
This is just what I've heard. The cameras on it suck - as was and is the case with the ipod. Then again, I have no idea why a camera should be a huge deal, but it is - I mean, you're not taking pictures with the thing, are you? Yet so many reviews ripped it to shreds because of it... I can't

Re: accessible utility to remove unused preference files?

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
lder in step 1 or the application I wish > to Zap? > > In step 2, what am I hitting vo m or command o on? > > In step 3, where is this "open" that I need to navigate to? > > Thank you for any clarity you can provide. > > Thx, > Jeff > > On 2011-03-0

Re: Verizon to Drop Unlimited iPhone Data Plans as Soon as This Summer

2011-03-06 Thread Tyler wood
is good no doubt but has problems as well > and in the end it depends on the specific geography you will be using your > device. I would definitely try both side by side though, it's not as cut and > dry as you make it. > > Thanks > Scott > > > > > On M

Re: iOS 4.3 to Launch on March 11th: HotSpot, Faster Safari, iTunes Home Sharing

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Same goes here - though not as good of experience, only did it a few times with an alva bc640. On 2011-03-02, at 4:38 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > What, exactly, is broken about bluetooth braille? I have a BrailleNote > Apex and use it several times a week. Aside from the initial pairing > process, w

Re: some good and some possibly bad news for bo users

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Click to flash? What is that. Speaking of flash on the mac...how do you use it, or can you, with vo? thanks... On 2011-03-02, at 2:29 PM, Justin Ekis wrote: > Hi all, > > For one thing, the voices on the mac will be of a higher quality than on iOS. > Apple insider has samples of the voices.

Re: some good and some possibly bad news for bo users

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
I agree. Sometimes I'd rather have her reading something to me. And I'm sure they'll improve her on the mac. On 2011-03-02, at 12:17 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > Guys relax. I heard a sample of the voices and sorry I should have posted the > article, but someone will. I have to say the new voices

Re: some good and some possibly bad news for bo users

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Heres another point of view. I want elequence when I read - booksense, stream, etc. No, stop with those real sounding voices, I want doubletalk, I want voices that don't pause at random. I want doubletalk or elequence. Good thing I have 4 book ports...oh, and 60 hours of battery life. Sorry fo

Re: some good and some possibly bad news for bo users

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Yep, I always thought Samantha for the I devices sounded a bit snobbish. I have this image of what she'd look like in my head, I won't go into it, but it cracks me up every time. On 2011-03-02, at 11:11 AM, carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Mary: > I recently wrote to Apple Accessibility regarding voici

Re: Verizon to Drop Unlimited iPhone Data Plans as Soon as This Summer

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Rogers and at&t share the same towers, or at least rogers in Canada bought them from the US. No wonder signal, overall network speed suck here, though I'm not getting any dropped calls. I must say though, I can't wait to move to the us and go on vz. From what my partner tells me (he has the dr

Re: Two questions about Audio Hijack

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Going to work on mine tonight. Funny it should work on my extenral backup drive...lol. Watch it be something simple, lol. On 2011-03-01, at 3:00 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Maybe you had a corupt pref file someware. tha'ts my thinking. > > Glad you got it working. > > Take care. > Sarah Alawa

Re: housekeping: set-up for replying to list

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
I agree with the below statement. And not that I've seen this a lot, but you would think that, considering the volume of the list, the one liner messages could be avoided, if at all possible - imho, it is common sense. Again this is just me. It will complicate more than it would solve. On 2011

Re: Any hidden Gotchas when installing more RAM in a MacBook?

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Hey there. Any idea where exactly you can get memory other than apple? I'd like to upgrade to 8 gb, but can't find the specified ram, and apples prices here in Canada are too crazy. thanks On 2011-03-01, at 6:24 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > Mike, > > You do not need to change anything on your Ma

Re: by way of introduction

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
It took quite a lot of getting used to for me. I went all out, getting the 15 inch macbook pro mid 2010 model with the core i7. I love it. It gets better battery life than my eee pc 900ha netbook, and just feels so beautiful when I hold it. Also, it's stupid fast - I would like to see a windows

price of mac minis won't go down: was Re: waiting on an adapter

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
SOrry to butt in here - but... I'm trying to find a mini for my Mom that's a few years old. Guess what? I might as well buy the thing brand new! These things are still 400+ dollars. That says something about how apple makes quality products. On 2011-02-28, at 10:25 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hi J

Re: Anyone managed successfully drag and drop with Voiceover?

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Ok, just to say I love you. I've been trying to find a way to do this exact thing for months. Now, *runs and snatches up text edit*. thanks so much. On 2011-02-28, at 8:38 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote: > Hello Victor. > I use drag and drop all of the time in iTunes to drag and drop music and

Re: ripping audio book from cd

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
What is this script called? I'm curious. On 2011-02-27, at 9:41 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > There is a script that will then merge the audio files at least the ones you > select and convert them to m4a. you can then use another script to make them > book markable and it will reimport them in t

Re: accessible utility to remove unused preference files?

2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
Hey there 1. Open the application. 2. Either his vo m or hit command o. THen browse to the program e.g applications>skype. 3. Navigate to open, do vo space. This should bring you to a window with all the info about what is being delted, the option to delete it, etc. There it a zap button at the