> Ricardo Walker
> rica...@appletothecore.info
> Twitter:@apple2thecore
> www.appletothecore.info
>
> On May 5, 2012, at 1:07 AM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I was wondering where you go to disable the lock screen in Lion or change
>>
Hello all,
I was wondering where you go to disable the lock screen in Lion or change when
it comes up? I looked in system prefs under energy saver but only found stuff
for Putting the computer to sleep and dimming the display. Its quite annoying
when it locks while doing a say all on a page w
I'd suggest www.macfortheblind.com
Provides a good blog like interface for finding about apps, I do like
having a central place for mac app resources like applevis.
Mike
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All the screen readers as previously mentioned have to do quite a bit of
hacking to work with it on Windows, they'll need to overhall access on both
platforms imho.
Mike
On May 3, 2011, at 12:42 PM, Chris Moore wrote:
> That is because there is no built in screen reader for Windows, all the
I can confirm this here, is working well here as well.
Mike
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I assume this will take a safari fix and maybe not the update.
Mike
aim screen name: chrchmiker
MSN screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screen name: miker19882001
skype name: miker1988
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/archenemy12
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blindguy21
On Jun 15, 2
You can use insirt and pageup to raise the volume. Hope this helps,
Mike
aim screen name: chrchmiker
MSN screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screen name: miker19882001
skype name: miker1988
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/archenemy12
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blindguy21
On Jun 1
Don't think you can put vinux in bootcamp, I believe that's for windows only.
Mike
aim screen name: chrchmiker
MSN screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screen name: miker19882001
skype name: miker1988
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/archenemy12
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blindguy2
To open folders on the doc, you have to hit voshift M and select open. Kind've
silly but there you go.
Mike
aim screen name: chrchmiker
MSN screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screen name: miker19882001
skype name: miker1988
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/archenemy12
facebook: http://
Have thought about contacting facebook about all this, any way to contact them?
Mike
aim screen name: chrchmiker
MSN screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screen name: miker19882001
skype name: miker1988
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/archenemy12
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Hello all,
I have rules set in mail that have all my lists going into there own folders.
It seems that voiceover will tell me for example that there are 4 emails and it
only shows 2 of them. Or 17 and it only shows 9. Is there any way to fix
this? Thanks,
Mike
aim screen name: chrchmiker
It allows you to put articles on one page and makes them easier to read. Not
sure if it only works on certain pages but the command is command shift r.
Mike
aim screen name: chrchmiker
MSN screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screen name: miker19882001
skype name: miker1988
twitter: htt
I've seen this issue as well, and also sometimes you can't quit it without it
telling you the operation can't be completed.
Mike
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msn screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screenname: miker19882001
skype name:miker1988
twitter:www.twitter.com/archenemy12
On Apr 23,
Hello all,
I had Windows on a bootcamp partition but it got corrupted so I decided to
delete it. Obviously I should have googled this but I didn't so whatever lol.
I went into disk utility and choose to delete the partition. However, it just
deleted the data on it and didn't restore the hard
Insure that open trusted files is checked in safari if your downloading that
way, then it will automatically do it.
MikeÎ
aim screen name: crhchmiker
msn screen name: blindgu...@gmail.com
yahoo screenname: miker19882001
skype name:miker1988
twitter:www.twitter.com/archenemy12
On Jan 30, 2010,
Hello all,
I'm running windows 7 64-bit in vmware fusion with voiceover. I use
system access in windows which requires a modifier key to be pressed
like in jaws. I used sharpkeys to try and make this happen as the
capslock key doesn't seem to work on my macbook pro. I first tried
mapping the
t least does work for me, its just the browsing in usenet groups
> that I have problems with now.
> Greetings, Anouk
> On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:42 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>
>>
>> Just getting started with it was hard for me,the interface seems
>> non-standard and all
answer
> questions.
>
> Best,
>
> erik burggraaf
> A+ certified technician and user support consultant.
> Phone: 888-255-5194
> Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com
>
> On 2009-11-14, at 11:04 AM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>
>>
>> I couldn't figure out uniso
I couldn't figure out unison's interface, any tips on using it would be great.
Mike
On Nov 14, 2009, at 9:25 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
>
> Anouk,
>
> When I saw unison for the first time, I litterally bounded around my
> room with joy. Power grab and power post server ve very well under
use vo shift home and end.
Mike
On Oct 24, 2009, at 5:16 PM, Daniel K. Gartmann wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have the feeling that I'm missing the obvious here, but I can't
> find any mention of it on this list.
>
> How does one quickly jump to the buttom or to the top of the list of
> messages in Ap
The only thing I'll use windows for is soulseek which is a filesharing
app I use to find stuff, there's no good alternative for mac and the
ones that are available either aren't accessible or haven't been
updated. Unison works great for usenet although I couldn't figure out
the program in
I didn't have to install anything extra, I just installed vlc on my
snowlepard mac, went to the file menu and chose open, and just pressed
return on the folder after brow-zing for it and then hit ok. Really
not sure what's happening on your end.
Mike
On Sep 26, 2009, at 4:01 PM, James & Na
I've managed to play folders just fine. I select the folder and press
ok. Keep in mind I downloaded the intel 32-bit version instead of the
universal binary, don't know if that makes a difference.
Mike
On Sep 26, 2009, at 9:43 AM, James & Nash wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Has anyone managed to
I can confirm this, I don't even see the status edit box at all.
Using snow lepard here.
Mike
On Sep 23, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Israel wrote:
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I am a new member to this group. In fact, I just received my
> confirmation this morning. I've already learned a few tips and tricks
Hello all,
Based on recommendations, I am trying out the unison usenet
newsreader. I would like some instructions on using it as the
interface seems very non standard. For example in the groups view
when interacting with the browser, I hear all these column and row
numbers along with mu
gt; Then try different gestures. When you're done practicing press
>>> escape
>>> to get out of keyboard help.
>>>
>>> I bet someone here will have more information for you.
>>>
>>> Christina
>>> On Sep 10, 2009, at 8:59 A
Hello all,
I need some tips on navigating with the trackpad. I have the trackpad
commander enabled and when I drag my finger arround the screen vo
seems to be speaking all over the place and immits lots of different
sound effects. It seems to be very sensative and I'm not sure what
the
I'd also like to recommend filezilla which is free. It might be
familiar to some formal windows users on this list but it's accessible
with vo also.
MikeÎ
On Sep 4, 2009, at 2:32 AM, anouk radix wrote:
>
> Thanks Erik I had already dowloaded unison not knowing it was by
> panic. When i just
I've nver gotten a robot response when contacting apple accessibility, as
far as I know they use human. ike
Mike
- Original Message -
From: "Jenny Kennedy (Howard)"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: A response from Accessibility at apple. Re: firm wear upgrade
kill
Congrads on the macbook pro, will be getting mine next month, might up the ram
and definitely will up the harddrive.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Chris Blouch
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my
check out the guides on www.icanworkthisthing.com as well, some helpfull stuff.
Mike
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From: a radix
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:16 AM
Subject: what to do to prepare for my macbook pro?
Hello, I know I shall r
Does anyone know if the issue where vo would skip text and other things
on pages has been resolved? Last time I used it which was before my mac
mini was fried, I noticed that vo would skip sometimes emportant text on
pages as if it was not there. For example on my school online class
room pa
Can you get it custom built? I'm asking cause I want to get it with 4
gigs of ram and a 500 gig drive.
Mike
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Basically if you want good quality computers, you'll have to pay a
little more for them. My only concern is with the high unemployment
rate in the blind community, it's hard enough for a blind person to get
a computer in general let alone the high priced screen readers.
Hopefully those folks
I'd say syrinx.
Mike
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I was going to go for the payment plan but found it wouldn't be worth it
due to the interest, wish they did something similar to boes with that.
Mike
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What I was trying to say was that this coub one with mobilespeak.
M
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I don't have an iphone yet but from what I've read, it's less tedious to
serf the web with the iphone than with mobile speak, sense you can move
by headings and sutch.
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I personally don't take much stock in what Mosen says anymore. Before
he went to FS he was a very fair and respected journalist. I think he
probably is a great guy personally. However, since he works for FS, he
will have a bias and an agenda which will be to promote there products
and convi
Nothing else that was in the serge protector was effected. The internet
is connected through a netowrk drop on the wall. My speakers are also
plugged into the serge protector. The keyboard isn't and it's usb, and
also the monitor adapter isn't. What's wierd is it stopped working
after the
Hello all,
My mac yesterday got fried by lightning as I was using it durring a
storm plugged into a serge protector. It all seemed to work fine until
Apple had me reset the pram to help resolve another problem and then it
would not boot. Now it won't even turn on. This is the second mac min
Welcome Chris,
Enjoy your mac. I certainly don't regret mine and have had it for a
month or so. I have a mac mini as well.
Mike
On Jul 4, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Barry Lipscomb wrote:
>
> Welcome Chris! I am new to this group also. I am glad you are
> enjoying your MAc.
>
> Barry
>
> On Jul 4,
Hello all,
Was just wondering if there was a way to stop page refreshes in either
safari, or vo itself? When I try to navigate pages like
www.okcupid.com, the page refreshes throwing me back to the top of the
page. This is annoying and makes browsing the page almost
impossible. Was won
Haven't recieved an approval yet on my subscription, hopefully will
soon.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It is well.
>
> Regards,
> Alex,
>
>
> On 2-Jul-09, at 6:43 AM, Jane Jordan (Gmail) wrote:
>
>> I hope so. I haven't heard much either.
>>
>> Jane
>>
>>
>>
Doesn't seem to be valid anymore, just saw this as my mac adapter was
hit by lighning and wasn't able to check mail now using pc laptop so I
can get it fixed. Wondering if you could repost?
Mike
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Nice job Mike. Definitely enjoyed it like always and can't wait until
podcast 9 smiles.
Mike
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Syrinx is free and you need to download it. Either google it or go to:
mrrsoftware.com/MRRSoftware Hope this helps,\
\Mike
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Definitely glad it's finally fixed, I personally like it better than
twitterific.
Mike
On Jun 14, 2009, at 8:16 AM, jesus hernandez wrote:
>
> hello yesterday syrinx got fixed just run check for update and there
> it is.
> jesus hernandez
> jessi...@bellsouth.net
>
> Skype: jessie
> Aim: jacta
Yes I noticed that. Hopefully syrinx will get fixed soon.
Mike
On Jun 13, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Jesse Bollinger wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to get an older version of itunes? Or are you stuck
> once you've upgraded.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jesse
>
> >
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otherwise clients we can use until it gets updated? Is twitterific
pretty intuitive like syrinx? Thanks,
Mike
On Jun 13, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
> On Jun 13, 2009, at 7:18 AM, Mike Reiser w
I've used syrinx just fine here, using 2.1 or whatever the version is.
Mike
On Jun 13, 2009, at 12:31 AM, Mark Baxter wrote:
>
> Twitterific still works, Syrinx doesn't seem to any more.
>
>
> Mark BurningHawk
>
> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969
> MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com
> My home
I don't have a problem with a seperate iphone list. I can see where
both sides are comeing from, but I don't have a problem either way.
Mike
On Jun 12, 2009, at 7:50 PM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
>
> I think it's a good idea. Not everyone that owns a Mac necessarily
> wants to know about the iPhon
tutorials on how to
>> use this or that screen reader and this or that application, sold
>> them, and made money. You can do the same thing as well. Wait,
>> maybe I
>> should be doing that. :)
>>
>> On Jun 11, 2009, at 10:40 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>>
>&
t on
> and off. I for one would be half crazy if i was to hear that info
> every time, even if i knew how to silence it with the ctrl key.
> However, for newbies, this info would be helpful.
> /Krister
>
>
> 12 jun 2009 kl. 04.40 skrev Mike Reiser:
>
>>
>> I was c
In theory I'm going to guess that chrome will be accessible too sense
it's written with webkit?
Mike
On Jun 11, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Brett Campbell wrote:
>
> This explanation helps. Thank you.
>
> Brett
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2009, at 8:34 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Safari 3/4 are ju
I was confused about the editing thing as well at first but am doing
much better now I think. I still goof up sometimes but oh well. This
guy obviously did not read the vo manual as I looked at it today and
it's very detailed in going over the desktop orientation and all
that. They don'
It's an office sweet that Apple produces similar to MS Office. It is
quite accessible with vo for writeing documents and keynotes. I've
heard of issues with tables and things in iwork along with some others
but should be fine for most tasks.
Mike
On Jun 11, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Kerry Painter
Yep I goofed and didn't read the intire thing so used to top posting
smiles.
Mike
On Jun 11, 2009, at 12:52 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> The whole message is there. I interposted with your questions.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anne
>
>
> On Jun 1
Thanks figured it out, it was a little confusing as there were two
save as items in the neu but I figured it out.
Mike
On Jun 10, 2009, at 7:54 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> To do this, press "CM" + "S" and then tab to "Save".
>
> Regards,
> Alex,
>
>
> On 10-Jun-09, at 5:48 AM, Ryan D
I'm afraid the rest of your message didn't get through. Thanks,
Mike
On Jun 10, 2009, at 3:30 PM, Anne Robertson wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> On Jun 10, 2009, at 10:04 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>>
>> When I finish listening to an episode, is it safe to use comm
Hello all,
Just have a few questions about podcasts in itunes. First of all,
When I finish listening to an episode, is it safe to use command
delete to delete it? Will it download new ones automatically? Also,
how do I unsubscribe from a podcast if I'm not interested in it
anymore? Th
this "getting started" thingy. There should
> absolutely be a chapter about how the Os looks and a bit about the
> shortcut keys of the os.
> /Krister
>
>
> 10 jun 2009 kl. 16.48 skrev Mike Reiser:
>
>>
>> We could also suggest that apple put the basic keyboard
Thanks,
I'll see if I can find it in the menus.
On Jun 10, 2009, at 7:48 AM, Ryan Dour wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> You may actually want to save the page as a web archive, zip it, and
> send that instead. A screen capture can't be navigated by VO in the
> same way a web archive can be. Web archives p
We could also suggest that apple put the basic keyboard commands and
basics on using the mac in the tutorial. Would this be sent to Apple
accessibility?
Mike
On Jun 10, 2009, at 8:08 AM, kaare dehard wrote:
>
> What we have is an opportunity to point out the few negatives that
> matter to a
That's just my interpritation on it, I have no prough either way but
that's how it feels.
Mike
On Jun 10, 2009, at 2:46 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
>
> Oh, so that's what it is...!
> On Jun 9, 2009, at 11:03 PM, Michael Reiser wrote:
>
>>
>> They have FS and other companies in there pockets, so t
That's great. Let me just say I did not intend any offense with my
comment on the older/younger thing. My apologeez if any offense was
taken.
Mike
On Jun 10, 2009, at 2:16 AM, Jenny Kennedy wrote:
>
> I don't know who would be counted in the "young" group and who in the
> "old. I first he
I definitely agree. I think enough blind people will continue
to look at mac to make it still a viable option.
MikeOn Jun 10, 2009, at 1:04 AM, Mark Baxter wrote:
>
> This is typical NFB. Prey on an already oppressed popularion with
> scare tactics about what *COULD* go wrong and how helples
gt;
> You can read James' recent post about "Slow Mac Mini" to read about
> the symptoms:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg02102.html
>
> I believe all these problems have now gone away with his purchase of
> the Apple DVI
m the Apple store. THe wired keyboard is $49.95 or
> $50 from either place. So, not sure, but I know it was not $100.
> On Jun 1, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>
>
>> On 6/1/2009 7:00 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
>>
>>> Mike I am not sure of the key sequen
Hello all,
First of all I just wanted to report that my mac mini is now ordered.
The apple support person was very nice and helpfull, though he didn't
know spacifics on voiceover and didn't know for example that MS office
isn't accessible on the mac as he asked me if I needed it. On tutorial
he Mac Review Cast. I hope things are
> going well.
> Blessings,
> Ben King
>
> On May 31, 2009, at 8:20 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Tomorrow I will be ordering my first mac, a mac mini. I'm getting the
>> one with the 320
rds and I've used a lot of keyboards in my
> time. It was the best $50 I ever spent on a keyboard and I suspect
> I'll get many years of use from this keyboard.
> Good luck with whatever you choose and welcome to the wonderful world
> of Mac. :)
> On May 31, 2009, at 11:20 PM
On 5/31/2009 10:36 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Joining to my last post, ... It is a set of radio buttons that come up
> instead of using the "Auto Detect" features.
>
> Regards,
> Alex,
>
>
> On 31-May-09, at 8:20 PM, Mike Reiser wrote:
>
&
Hello all,
Tomorrow I will be ordering my first mac, a mac mini. I'm getting the
one with the 320 gig harddrive and am going to get it with 4 gigs of
ram. When it comes and I hook my current keyboard up to it, I've heard
that I will need to press some keys so that it can recognize it. Some
On 5/28/2009 3:39 PM, Cara Quinn wrote:
> Sean, I'd be happy to entertain your below points, but firstly,
> forgive me, but this honestly sounds like the very same rhetoric that
> I hear all too often in the blind community which simply is a negative
> response to touch screens?… Yes?…
>
>
On 5/28/2009 2:34 PM, Jessi and Goldina wrote:
> agreed, Arthur, lol.
> if you're gonna take that approach about the iphone and firefox and
> their various addons and apps why don't you just say that about
> voiceover as a whole? what it seems like you're saying is let's not
> make the iphone acces
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