Re: Subscription Information

2009-07-14 Thread Michael Babcock
hi; you going to the msatc in anchorage in august? and it's discuss-subscr...@macvisionaries.com i think mike On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:41 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote: Hi Mike, Could you send me the subscription info for the Macvoiceover list? I had some issues with my Mail program and I finally

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Thuy
Not strictly true that you have to close down one app to use another. It's like windows mobile, where you press the home key to launch a new process. Then when you want to go back to the previous one, just select it and you're back where you left off. Since screenreaders can only give one focus at

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread william lomas
no but I mean that one can keep an application open on a nokia phone hold down menu to get back to it with no problems but it seems on an i phone you can't keep say an SMS open whilst on the web or something to come back to later WIll On 14 Jul 2009, at 09:04, Thuy wrote: > > Not strictly

RE: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

2009-07-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Correction, The mac book air is very thin and lite due to no optical drive built in. however you can purchase as well an external DVD drive unit. That connects through usb, as does the local area wired network connection, the air has a small / thin form factor and is extremely lyte weight. Ver

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Gee Will, that sounds like how any computer would work, don't you agree? After all, you can really only do one task while the machine does something in the background. :) On Jul 14, 2009, at 4:04 AM, Thuy wrote: > > Not strictly true that you have to close down one app to use another. > It's

RE: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
I haven't but I also don't use the iphone, I have looked at it a little over the last few days and can say that apple are going to damage the symbian market / talks capable devices in future editions due to their work on built in accessibility. I wouldn't go for the current IPhone but that's onl

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Mike, let me correct you. You indicated that one could not move by headings etc. with the iPhone. Here is an excerp from the Apple site, describing the web rotor. "VoiceOver features an innovative new virtual control called a “rotor.” Turning the rotor— by rotating two fingers on the screen

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Yes,. I think it is odd that in the blind/vi community when a "new" kid comes on the block and is a more cost effective or something outside th Microsoft norm that it is met with a lot of bad thoughts. It seems some folks are fearful of changes and advancements? Find that strange as well be

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Koumanova Rostislava
i bet that if it was free all of them would love it! i hate these folks. rossy Il giorno 13/lug/09, alle ore 19:51, John Panarese ha scritto: > >I know a few folks have said this, but you have to consider the > special interests of the article's author. A quick attempt to try to > take some

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Actually I don't think they are any easier to break than any other MacBook. They seem to have a very durable case. I think like any notebook, if your careless it would be more apt to be damaged, but the aluminum case does give it more stability perhaps than if it were some plastic type mater

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
What access do you not have to the device? I'm curious since I do not have one yet. On Jul 14, 2009, at 5:37 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > I haven't but I also don't use the iphone, I have looked at it a > little over > the last few days and can say that apple are going to damage the > symb

RE: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

2009-07-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Dude, I could almost garuntee that I'd break it. And that's not to say it hasn't got a stable case and good design / make, I'm just hard on my devices. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Tuesd

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Jenny, I think there is more than just fear unless you mean the fear of those adaptive technology developers. They are the ones who have to fear Apple more than consumers. Of course there are those consumers who simply discount something new because it is different than what they have grow

Re: Mae, iMac, Macbooks and other Apple computers.

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Ahha, your a rough dude. :) Now now, show those poor devices a little tlc. :) Remember you can't fold it up and stuff into a pocket. :) On Jul 14, 2009, at 6:36 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Dude, I could almost garuntee that I'd break it. And that's not to > say it > hasn't got a stable case

Saving key assignments in num pad commander? Also. What/Where are portable preffrences in VO?

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Good morning everyone, I've a few questions regarding VO utilities. Firstly the num pad commander. I went to tweak a few key assignments in the NPC and noticed that other key settings seem to of reset themselves. It doesn't seem like there is a "save" setting on the page and I am a bit per

"New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi there, I am wondering if there is a way to change that bonkey little squeltchey sound that plays when new mail is received. If so what file format must the sound file be in? Thanks :-) Best Wishes Jenny Kennedy (Howard) blueskyes9112...@gmail.com Olathe, Kansas USA Join me on FaceBook: Pe

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, It is in preferences of Mail.app. The file must be in *.aiff format. regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 6:10 AM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi there, > I am wondering if there is a way to change that bonkey little > squeltchey sound that plays when new mail is received. If so what

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
ANy number of file types work for sounds with mail. I know mp3 does deffinitely work, have a ton of sound effects for mail to use if I choose. Go to preferences under general is where you can change the current sound. It's a pop-up menu, at the bottom is add/remove sound, should be able

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread kaare dehard
I'll certainly think about the iphone when the time comes that I require a replacement, but since I just bought mine in april I have to run it til I see something for the money I spent. Talks is servicable for my needs for now, but eventually I'll want a new phone in a few years. On 14-Jul-0

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread kaare dehard
Sometimes people get the mental equivalent of muscle memory for a particular style of doing something and they find it hard to be uprooted, then of course, frustration creeps in so they end up justifying their decisions based on a lot of emotional attachment rather than facts. I think that

Developing for the accessible iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, Lists, I am trying to develop for the accessible iPhone, and am looking for methods to get around the whole problem with XCode. Though I have solutions of my own, I am wondering what kind of solutions you guys can come up with. Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards, alex, --~--~

music on my iphone

2009-07-14 Thread Brian Moore
HI all. Okay, I am copying this message to both lists because it involves my mac as well as the iphone. The ipod feature of the iphone 3gs sounds better than any of my mp3 players. Stuff I have purchased from the itunes store is easy to transfer to my phone. However, I have a library of

Quick update on my recent mail questions :-)

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi there, I just wanted to update everyone on my mail issues. Thank you so much everyone who has had ideas in how to help. Okay firstly, that defunct old mobile me account finally went away! It is just a small thing, but I am sooo happy it has went away. Secondly I sorted out the signiture

Re: Saving key assignments in num pad commander? Also. What/Where are portable preffrences in VO?

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
For portable preferences, I found the instructions here: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/ Pasted from the site: Your preferences — to go Once you’ve customized your own Mac, you can take all your VoiceOver settings with you on the road. To do so, connect a USB flash drive to your

Re: Developing for the accessible iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread James Dietz
Hey, This isn't a solution, but I am wondering what if any problems people have been having wtih Xcode? I've just started using it for a project and find it quite accessible. (I've compiled some stuff with it - status and everything read like a charm. Also manipulating projects and whatnot works

Re: Developing for the accessible iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
HI, James, IB is the foreseeeable problem. Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:16 AM, James Dietz wrote: > > Hey, > > This isn't a solution, but I am wondering what if any problems people > have been having wtih Xcode? I've just started using it for a project > and find it quite accessible.

Re: music on my iphone

2009-07-14 Thread Kevin Reeves
Here's a couple ways to do this. You can set a preference in iTunes to not copy files when songs are added. Then, you could either disconnect the drive from the network, hook it up to your mac, and add the songs to the library. Or, you could add across the network. I do believe that iTunes

Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread Mark Baxter
What's a guy gotta do to get Itunes to play FLAC files? I'm stunned that it's not doing so. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received th

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Mike Reiser
What I was trying to say was that this coub one with mobilespeak. M --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 un

Re: Syncing Mac Address Book with Google Contacts question

2009-07-14 Thread Kevin Fjelsted
I found the following post that discusses this issue. http://tinyurl.com/5fejtz There is also the following reference which I have tried without success from a Google Help user forum. <<< To enable Google sync client to operate as a full sync client, one has to change the client type from "app"

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Kieren
Yes Any format of sound that quicktime recognizes can be used. If you would like to add your own sounds to the list of system wide alert sounds etc. You can create a folder named "Sounds" without the quotes and note the capital first letter In your user library folder or you can add then to the

Re: Syncing Mac Address Book with Google Contacts question

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, Kevin, This is te exact post that Apple Staff sent me. Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:53 AM, Kevin Fjelsted wrote: > > I found the following post that discusses this issue. > http://tinyurl.com/5fejtz > > There is also the following reference which I have tried without > success fro

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, Genny, The system wide library folder for sounds is /Library/Sounds/ . Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Kieren wrote: > > Yes Any format of sound that quicktime recognizes can be used. > > If you would like to add your own sounds to the list of system wide > alert sounds etc.

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread Kieren
A quick Google search yielded this quicktime plugin http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/download.html Apparently it allows any quicktime compatible player to open and play .ogg and .FLAC files so itunes should work with them after installing (possible restart required) HTH Kieren On Jul 14, 10:39 pm

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Mark Baxter
Don't the sounds you add have to be AIFF format? I don't have anything that write AIFF; I used to use *.wavs; will they work? Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~---

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread Mark Baxter
Thanks much, Kieren. Google truly is a deity of epic power and majesty. :) Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message becaus

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
I think this highlights the elegance of Apple's solution. A screen bitmap can not only represent any kind of data anywhere but also make virtual controls. On desktop GUIs there was a mouse to map a virtual finger tip into the simulated world of buttons and controls. On the iPhone this layer is

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Chris G
You can have the system convert wave files. I don't remember how I did it but I have a converted wave file that's my email sound. On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:16:37 -0700 Alex wrote: > > Hi, > > It is in preferences of Mail.app. The file must be in *.aiff format. > > regards, > Alex, > > > On

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Thomas McMahan
I think WAVS will work because when I downloaded my tons of sound effects several years ago, WAV was a common file type. There are only a few in my library which don't seem to work, and another hand full which just don't sound good, so I don't use them. Perhaps one day I'll get rid of t

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread Mark Baxter
I installed the component in the applications folder, but no luck; am I doing something wrong? Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, Mark: It must go in the Qucktime components folder in /Library/ . Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I installed the component in the applications folder, but no luck; am > I doing something wrong? > > > Mark BurningHawk > > Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1

Re: navigon lite

2009-07-14 Thread Jason Custer
AT&T.navigated gives voice guidenze and is accessable. Searching was a brease! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2009, at 3:28 PM, "May and Wynter" wrote: > I was able to route from where I am to where I wanted to go and got > directions for it. Jus not like I would with trekker, it's not s

RE: navigon lite

2009-07-14 Thread Jed Barton
question guys, does it give turn by turn directions? What app would i use with the iphone? Thanks, Jed _ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason Custer Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:29 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sub

Re: VO and openoffice

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
Depending on your needs, many folks find the built-in wordprocessor called TextEdit is perfectly fine. It works well with VO and can open up and save as Microsoft Word files along with Open Document Format and some others. CB Roberto Burceni wrote: > On 12/07/2009 18:56, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote

Re: usb or fire wire sound cards with opticle inputs?

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
Can you be more specific in what you want to do? If it's just stereo audio in and out then you already have that built in. Most modern macs have dual purpose connectors which do both analog and digital optical from the same hole. Beyond that you might need outboard gear to do, say, 8 channel co

Re: is this program iphone friendly? Fw: The Orbitcast Daily Update

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
AOL Radio seems to use 128kbps MP3 for broadband so maybe that's a lower bitrate and breaks up less than XM. It could also be that AOL's content distribution network has a node closer to you than XM so there would be less network hops and less latency. http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/2008/07/

Re: free recorders and low cost recorders for mac

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
You should probably poke through the mail archives as this comes up often. I like a free one called Audio Recorder which is fully VO accessible except for the initial license screen the first time you run it. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17392 It records direct to your hard

Re: importing to the address book

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
I haven't tried this but it sounds promising and works for more than just Eudora. http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/Eudora_Mailbox_Cleaner.html CB Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > If these are coming from a Microsoft box, I suggest you use Plaxo as > an itermediary. You can load them into Plaxo on thei

Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi there, I got *.wav files to work. Right now I have just one sound but think I'll go look through the wonderful internet for more. *smile* Best Wishes Jenny Kennedy (Howard) blueskyes9112...@gmail.com Olathe, Kansas USA Join me on FaceBook: Personal Profile - www.facebook.com/blueskyes And

Obtaining sound effects files was Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi there, Thomas, Did you get your sound effects files from random places from the web or did you go to one place for them? There used to be a website I got sounds from, for wav files but I don't remember the URL. It had a whole big bunch of all kinds of effects, snips from Movies and TV a

Re: Obtaining sound effects files was Re: "New Mail" sound

2009-07-14 Thread Mark Baxter
Try wavcentral.com and a google search will bring up all sorts of storehouses for cartoon sounds, Start Trek / wars sound, you name it. Everything' been sampled and bye-sized. :) Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://Mar

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread John Panarese
I'm not sure what is mean here. You can go to any application on the iPhone that you had running. For example, if I check my fantasy baseball team's stats and I then check the weather or send a text message, I will find my same page open in Safari when I go back. If I pause in writ

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread Mark Baxter
I moved it there, but Quicktime says "this file isn't a movie," and Itunes remains stubbornly silent. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You re

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Just want to address these comments. See my responses inline. On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:55 PM, william lomas wrote: > 1. i can multi task on a symbian phone i can not on the iphone > 2. the thought of having to keep closing application x to use > application y will be frustrating for symbian users,

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Simon, VoiceOver on the iPhone gives full access to the device. In fact, it gives far more access than any third-party mobile screen reader I've ever used. What give syou the impression that it does not? Josh de Lioncourt …my other mail provider is an owl… Twitter: http://twitter.com

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Marie Howarth
exactly. and my old simbien phone that ran talks, used to complain constantly about me having too many apps open when I only had the menu, short cut menu, which were open by default and another app, constantly had to reboot my phone. hurray for Iphone. On Jul 14, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Josh de Li

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I think both points have some merit. The iPhone is not for everyone.. 1. Multitasking is a short coming. It's like the Finder compared to the Multi-Finder in the Mac Plus days. Some technologies, ssh and irc come to mind, will not work wel

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread James Dietz
Hey, As I'm eventually looking into getting an iPhone (by which I mean next year when things may change once again) I'm glad to hear some of it's shortcomings. (everything has shortcomings) Out of curiosity: how has battery life been for voiceover users? I read that it you can get 8 hours of cont

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Marie Howarth
I honestly think battery issues are across the board, so I personally would take VO out of the picture. some apps seem to use energy if they've been launched, I find this with those I use to connect to the web, I.E tweetaro, and some of the games. deactivating push when you don't need it h

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, You can have a intermediate server push IRC messages to you. Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > > Hi, > > I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I > think both points have some merit. The iPhone is > not for everyone.. > > 1. Multitasking is a sho

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Blouch
As far as #1 (multitasking) goes it's kind of splitting hairs to argue whether the phone has 'true' multitasking or not. For the sake of battery life and CPU load Apple made an architectural limitation of only one app running at any one time. For 99% of use cases this was fine because the spee

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, And that's called not irc, that's called a irc proxy hack. --Scott At 12:09 PM -0700 7/14/09, Alex wrote: >Hi, > >You can have a intermediate server push IRC messages to you. > >Regards, >Alex, > > >On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I love the iPh

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
No. You can have it just act as a compatability layer. Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 1:47 PM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > > Hi, > > And that's called not irc, that's called a irc proxy hack. > > > --Scott > > > > > > At 12:09 PM -0700 7/14/09, Alex wrote: >> Hi, >> >> You can have a intermed

Mac Speech Dictate

2009-07-14 Thread James & Nash
Hi everyone, I am curious to know what the current state of play is for Mac Speech Dictate and Voice Over. Does anyone know? Thanks James --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, I don't think it's splitting hairs. The iPhone simply does not support background processing for apps. I agree with everything else you said, it was a conscious design decision, and as I stated a limit I was willing to accept. But, it should be noted that there are compromises made on

Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread James & Nash
Hi everyone, This might sound like a stupid question, but I have a copy of Leopard from when it first came out taht I bought from the store. Will this work on an MBP or does the MBP have a specific configuration that is not covered by the disc? Thanks James --~--~-~--~~-

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread Dan
Hello, Yes, it will work. On Jul 14, 2009, at 2:14 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > This might sound like a stupid question, but I have a copy of > Leopard from > when it first came out taht I bought from the store. Will this work > on an > MBP or does the MBP have a specific con

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
Hi, James: The MBP ships with its own disk. The retail copy of Leopard does not work on Unibodies. Remember that the disk probably only has one lisence on it. Regards, Alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 2:14 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > This might sound like a stupid question, but

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread James & Nash
I see, thanks Alex. Can you still buy the retail copy or should I just wait until SL which I've heard is a complete OS as opposed to an upgrade? Thanks James - Original Message - From: "Alex" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:26 PM Subject: Re: Leopard Disc > > Hi, > > James: > >

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
Of course the iPhone was never marketed as a notebook either. I'm not sure how the windows smart phones handle the same processing since I really haven't bothered to use my current phone since it's a drag, but I suspect things could very well change in the not so distant future. I think wh

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Howell
James it will work just fine. You'll have no issues. On Jul 14, 2009, at 5:14 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > This might sound like a stupid question, but I have a copy of > Leopard from > when it first came out taht I bought from the store. Will this work > on an > MBP or does t

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread Alex
What are you trying to do. As I said, the retail will not work in a MBP because retail does not contain certain special drivers. Regards, alex, On Jul 14, 2009, at 2:28 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > I see, thanks Alex. Can you still buy the retail copy or should I > just wait > until SL whic

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread James & Nash
Thanks Scott, - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:31 PM Subject: Re: Leopard Disc > > James it will work just fine. You'll have no issues. > On Jul 14, 2009, at 5:14 PM, James & Nash wrote: > >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> This might sound like a st

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread James & Nash
How od. It worked on my ld MacBook. I do not have a new Mac yet but I'm going to get the MBP I think. But if I buy the MacBook will the CD work? I was just curious as I have a copy of Leopard that I bought from the store and just wondered if it would work. Thanks James - Original Message

Re: Itunes won't play FLAC files?

2009-07-14 Thread John Panarese
I am having the same problem. I followed the instruction in the read.me documentation. I have no idea what is going on. Take Care John Panarese On Jul 14, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I moved it there, but Quicktime says "this file isn't a movie," and > Itunes remains stu

Audio tutorials for mac programs?

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi guys, Does anyone know if there are tutorials out there, audio tutorials, for different mac programs? OSx, Mail, particularly interested in Mail, and safari? combined with voice over? Thanks Best Wishes Jenny Kennedy (Howard) blueskyes9112...@gmail.com Olathe, Kansas USA Join me on Face

Re: Audio tutorials for mac programs?

2009-07-14 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, The entire manual is in Braille and audio. Regards, Alex, On 14-Jul-09, at 3:37 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi guys, > Does anyone know if there are tutorials out there, audio tutorials, > for different mac programs? OSx, Mail, particularly interested in > Mail, and safari? com

Re: Leopard Disc

2009-07-14 Thread Alex Jurgensen
That was not a unibody. That is why. The MBP will ship with Leopard. Regards, Alex, On 14-Jul-09, at 2:44 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > How od. It worked on my ld MacBook. I do not have a new Mac yet but > I'm > going to get the MBP I think. But if I buy the MacBook will the CD > work? I > w

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Hi Scott, See my comments inline. :) On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I > think both points have some merit. The iPhone is > not for everyone.. > Nor will you ever hear me sayt that any one device is for everyone. :) > 1. Multi

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread James Mannion
However, if you are composing a message and you go back into messagaes and in to that message, your keyboard will still be there and the text in the edit field you had put in before you left it by hitting the home button will still be there. My understanding is that in most situations it can not

Re: VO and openoffice

2009-07-14 Thread matthew T dyer
Hi, I am currently using open office here on my mac mini with no probklems,. I do not use the database part often, but text writer is really fggood. HTH. Matthew On Jul 5, 2009, at 4:04 PM, Roberto Burceni wrote: > > Hi all, I.m an italian blind user who is using linux and used Windows

Re: updarting on my mail problem

2009-07-14 Thread matthew T dyer
Hi, I should have no problem as I am back on with my isp so I shoiuld have no problemds sending mail again. Matthew On Jul 12, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > > Hello; I don't know if this is your specific problem or not, but I > have an account with people pc. unless I'm sign

Re: Audio tutorials for mac programs?

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi Alex, Awesome. I have the VoiceOver getting started thing read by the Alex voice. Where are additional audio manuals for mail and whatnot? Or were you referencing the VO manual? Best Wishes Jenny Kennedy (Howard) blueskyes9112...@gmail.com Olathe, Kansas USA Join me on FaceBook: Persona

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Hi, Josh, Take a closer look at what is possible via push in the APIs and you may be surprised at how limiting it is. Your argument about Apple solving the problem by introducing push is more marketing hype than fact. At the core, you can't keep sockets open in the background which many RF

Re: Audio tutorials for mac programs?

2009-07-14 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, I'd be interested in doing some if they aren't, but I'm pretty sure they are somewhere. Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 14-Jul-09, at 6:37 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi guys, > Does

Re: Audio tutorials for mac programs?

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi Eric, If there aren't any audio tutorials out there and you could do some that would be great! *smile* I saw some of these "Take Control" of, and then there were random subjects but it didn't seem to have anything to do with VO Best Wishes Jenny Kennedy (Howard) blueskyes9112...@gmail.co

NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone?

2009-07-14 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi guys, Well it looks as if the NLS here in the U.S. is going to be rolling out their long awaited digital talkingbooks and players in a few months program wide. For a while there have been beta testers that have used assorted aspects of the program's hardware and software. The digital ta

Re: updarting on my mail problem

2009-07-14 Thread Gary
I'm not sure if you still need this but I have Road Runner, and this is what I have in my mailpreferences page. Account information tab: Account Type: Road Runner Pop Full Name: I just put my first name here. Incoming Mail Server: Pop-server.satx.rr.com Outgoing Mail Server: smtp-server.sat

Re: NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone?

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Polk
that would be really cool to have only one device for all of the books/ music/phone/email, well you get the point. On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi guys, > Well it looks as if the NLS here in the U.S. is going to be rolling > out their long awaited digital talk

Re: NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone?

2009-07-14 Thread Greg Kearney
A few points about the NLS system. First off it uses a very heavy encryption on the books as well as a some what unusual audio format. At this point in time the NLS has refused to permit the authorization of computer based playback of their books. At the Association for the Blind of Western

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
Well, as others have pointed out, there is a very, very small number of uses for which the push notification is not appropriate. However, as I said before, they've solved the vast majority of issues this way. I don't think we exactly disagree, but I think that the number of users who will

Re: Audio tutorials for mac programs?

2009-07-14 Thread Michael Babcock
hi; check out screenlessswitchers.com mike On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:02 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > If there aren't any audio tutorials out there and you could do some > that would be great! *smile* > I saw some of these "Take Control" of, and then there were random > subjects

Re: NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone?

2009-07-14 Thread May and Wynter
Hey, that would be a good idea. Then I could sell my victor stream along with my trekker. May off to Edmonton Alberta on the 25th. Am I ready to see some people there? - Original Message - From: "Jenny Kennedy (Howard)" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:26 PM Subject: NLS digital boo

Re: Article Slamming the iPhone

2009-07-14 Thread Cara Quinn
Okay, I'm going to burst everyone's bubble here and say I'm one of those people who has had more than one phone battery for many phones I've had. And no, I am not a huge fan of Star Trek the original series! lol! I like TNG, voyager and Enterprise! *smirk* Now do I need to separate y