Re: switching to Mac

thanks Theresa and Marie. Carolyn On Apr 26, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Select to beginning/end of line: command-shift-left and right arrows > Select by word: option-shift left and right arrows > select by line: option-shift-up-and-down arrows > Select to beginning/end of document:

switching to Mac

Hi everyoneI've ben challenging myself to use the Mac all weekend, to discover what I can through the "getting started" manual, and I'm only trying to ask questions when I can't locate answers with the resources I have. :I am wondering if there is a parallel process to the windows version of se

Re: switching from windows, some questions?

Hi: I was wondering what is Adium? And, Michael did you mean just the VO keys: cntl/option, rather than command option? Thanks. Carolyn On Apr 25, 2010, at 9:33 AM, Kaare Dehard wrote: > I use a windows live messenger account with adium. It is available onthe > account types. > On 2010-04-25,

text elements and clickable

Hi everyone: I had my firwt training session through Apple's One to one program. It was interesting, anda little peculiar. My training ws held in the middle of the store, with all the noise and bustle of a Friday afternoon. I got familiarized a little more with the visual layout of the screen

Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac?

Brian: I'm curious: Isn't Samantha also synthetic? What about Alex? I kind of think she has a little smile in her voice, but I honestly find Eloquence th e easiest to understand. The old voice that used to be in the dectalk was pretty good, and I don't think anyone's using that except NOAA all

Re: Mac OS 10.6.3 speed, Voiceover and browsing with Safari

Vic: I haven't seen this with safari, but I have noticed some new difficulties with VO focus. I am beginning to suspect that the latest update may have put a couple of inadvertent kinks into VO. I can press the "applications" button numerous times, and the folder won't open. It just keeps sa

Fwd: Apple regulating news and political content???

I got this and thought it would be of interest to some n the list. Not sure what I think yet. Carolyn > Mark Fiore's job is making fun of political figures. And he's actually quite > good at it, according to the Pulitzer Prize Committee. > > Earlier this week it named him the winner of the

Re: To Carolyn Regarding Mac PC iTunes Library Sharing

Hi Mark: Ok, don't know how to get that address into address book for right now. Now I'm exposing just how little I undersand about this system. In any case, I believe we talked by phone around Christmas, though your numbers escaped me. At the risk of having it written soewhere it shouldn't b

subject announced

Ok, while I'm at it, Hi everyone. I sent off a messag a minute ago without a subject heading because I could not figue out how to get it to let me enter a subject after it told me I had none. Is there a way to get VOto announce things such as "cc, bcc, subject,"? Thank you and thanks for being s

itunes help please

HI LISTERS: PLEASE HELP: Itunes keeps teling me i'm on a menu bar, and isn't behaving very well at all. Also, I have everything checked to share my library on my network, and to look for other libraries, but I'm not finding any. There should be the one from my PC, on which I have also enaled

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HI LISTERS: PLEASE HELP: Itunes keeps teling me i'm on a menu bar, and isn't behaving very well at all. Also, I have everything checked to share my library on my network, and to look for other libraries, but I'm not finding any. There should be the one from my PC, on which I have also enaled

Downloading nls books

Hi Mac Family: I'm finally downloading my first ever NLS talking book into "downloads" on my macbook Pro. The download speed is saying something like 39.something kb per second. The downlad time appears to be nearly an hour, but the book is only a 13 hours long. This seems particularly slow.

Re: MacBook Pro 13 and wireless

Hi Simon: I guessI'm in. Not quite sure how I got here, but mail has come in and mail will hopefully go out. Again, thank you. Carolyn CH:) On Mar 1, 2010, at 6:12 AM, Carolyn wrote: > Simon: > I'll check into the network pick up thing. I know at home, it logs in > automatically. Thank you

Re: Looking on an article explaining the switch to VoiceOver

Everett: I am trying to make the transition of which you are writ ing, and confess it's been very slow. The differences in how material is presented on the screen by a probram such as Jaws vs voice-over has me really pretty well stumped. Case in point, there is a grocery-store website, (kingso

html vs plain text

Hi Mac family: Quick question: I have a birthday card link in an email. But clicking on it isn't getting any result except a "no can do" sound. I'm assuming this is because the email is a plain text. Can someone tell me how to correct this so the link will work. TIA ch:)Caolyn -- You rec

IE vs Safari

Hi, Ok, I'm exploring with Alex on the MacBook Pro, and I want to enter a website address to go to, or to find. Can someone tell me the equivalent of pressing control L on this OS? TIA Carolyn ch:) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

pronunciation

Hi Mac Family: I have a strange question. I suddenly notice that VO is pronouncing my lower case letter a as "e". I don't know if this is what it has always done, or if it just started happening. However, the shift A is pronounced correctly. I feel funny asking, but it's bugging me. TIA Caro

Re: apple and adobe zeitgeist fallout

Bryan: Well said, and I agree. What are peope using on the mac to read PDF doccuments? Carolyn ch:)) On Jan 30, 2010, at 7:19 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > And it blows my mind how they've been able to get everyone to conform. I just > don't get it at all. I mean, for most people, they need Acrobat

Re: downloading podcasts on the Mac

James: Thanks so much. I'm sure you know how it is when you get that urge to dig in and learn. I gotta strike while the iron's hot! Thanks for responding quickly. Take care CH:) On Jan 24, 2010, at 4:10 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi Carolyn, > On 24 Jan 2010, at 23:05, ch...@q.com wrote: >> I'

downloading podcasts on the Mac

Hi Mac Family: Quick question I can't recll the answer to: I'm wanting to download and save some podcasts on the MacBook Pro. I can find the link, and get them to play, b ut I can't find the directions I was given to actually save them for future listening. Any help would be much appreciated. Ca

Re: added a single song to itunes library from a CD

OOPS! Ok, I was talking about a windows ma hine. I haven't yet learned the equivalent on the mac. But I really need to. Sorry about that. Maybe some gracious person will enlighten both of us. :) Take care CarolynOn Jan 23, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Are you talking about doin

Re: remote control of a mac

Hi Aman: I'm just a fledgling at this Mac stuff. However, I did read in my start-up materials that you can control other computers in your network with the Mac, and control other Macs from your computer that are on your network. HTH Carolyn ch:) On Jan 22, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote:

Re: tutorials for mac / vo instructions

Simon: Hi. I'm in the same boat. You can find podcasts on a site called Icanworkthisthing.com, maccessibility.net, and another that is something like "screenless switchers." I personally haven't had a lot of luck learning from them. Guess I'm more hands on about learning, or need spoonfed. I

Re: intro

Hi Laura: thanks for the idea. All of you have been very helpful. Carolyn On Jan 22, 2010, at 6:17 AM, Laura M wrote: > Hi Carolyn > > I'm not sure how helpful this will be for you, but if you have iTunes > or VLC open, and you press F8 (or maybe F8 with the function key, > depending on how

Re: vo driving me crazy.

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