Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread Scott Howell
Folks, have any of you upgraded to the most recent version of Safari and had any issues? I read an article that indicated there were some problems and so I thought I'd ask before upgrading. Thanks, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you a

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread william lomas
Works fien here On 16 Aug 2009, at 11:05, Scott Howell wrote: > > Folks, have any of you upgraded to the most recent version of Safari > and had any issues? I read an article that indicated there were some > problems and so I thought I'd ask before upgrading. > > Thanks, > > > --~--~-

Re: Introducing the Mac-cessibility network for Visually Impaired Mac and iPhone Users

2009-08-16 Thread Chris Hofstader
Congratulations on your launch! I'm sure it took a lot of work and will be a terrific asset to the community in the future. On Aug 15, 2009, at 11:06 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > What a wonderful resource. Thanks so much for putting it together. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Aug 15,

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've been using the new version for a few days, haven't had any problems. On Aug 16, 2009, at 5:05 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Folks, have any of you upgraded to the most recent version of Safari > and had any issues? I read an article that indicated there were some > problems and so I thought

Re: JAWS License and Fusion

2009-08-16 Thread Pierre Heim
Hi all, here a late addition on this topic: The problem of the Jaws licence is not Mac or Fusion specific. I think it is a general problem of virtualisation software and Jaws hardware detection. I also have had this issue with a Linux host system, Windows XP, Virtual Box and Jaws at work.

Greg Kearneys webpage showing how accessible different aps are on the Mac

2009-08-16 Thread graham
Hi, I was looking for a piece of software and tried going to Greg Kearney's webpage which rated many aps and how they performed with Voiceover. for some reason the link appears to be broken. Voiceover resources and links Does anyone know if the page has moved and what the new url is? Kind

Re: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. Thanks for this awesome information. can I create an account for free and download the voices when I live in Europe? Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 16/08/2009, at 03.49, John J Herzog wrote: > > Good evening all, >

Re: Response for Support Ticket #102495

2009-08-16 Thread John Panarese
I'm just curious as to if any of the "blindness organizations" have taken issue with this. It would be nice to see them do something productive for the blind. Take Care John Panarese On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:16 AM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > It is not accessible on Macs iPhone and Windows

Re: iceberg reader

2009-08-16 Thread patrickneazer
> Hello all: > > I am posting a question to all 3 lists because this question impacts > macs and the iphone. > > Does anyone have any experience with any of the iceberg reader > material available in the itunes store? > > Thank you for any responses. > > Take good care and I wish you enough.

time machine

2009-08-16 Thread william lomas
hi it is ashame that we can't use time machine with online storage rather than having to keep external hard drives connected at all times Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionarie

Re: time machine

2009-08-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There are some web applications that will do this. Tidbits has reviewed them on occasion, and I believe there was mention of one in the last 2 weeks. Also the take control of backups on Leopard does discuss online backups. Jon On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:46 PM, william lomas wrote: > >

Re: time machine

2009-08-16 Thread william lomas
what th website for tidbits i ahve a look at it On 16 Aug 2009, at 17:49, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > There are some web applications that will do this. Tidbits has > reviewed them on occasion, and I believe there was mention of one in > the last 2 weeks. Also the take control of backups on L

Re: time machine

2009-08-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
tidbits.com the site is a bit confusing, but there is a search box. Jon On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:51 PM, william lomas wrote: > > what th website for tidbits i ahve a look at it > > > On 16 Aug 2009, at 17:49, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > >> >> There are some web applications that will do this. Tidb

Re: Greg Kearneys webpage showing how accessible different aps are on the Mac

2009-08-16 Thread Chris Hofstader
What is an EPS? On Aug 16, 2009, at 10:36 AM, graham wrote: > Hi, > > I was looking for a piece of software and tried going to Greg > Kearney's webpage which rated many aps and how they performed with > Voiceover. > > for some reason the link appears to be broken. > Voiceover resources and li

Fwd: [vi-genaccess] IPadio - or blogging for computerless people

2009-08-16 Thread william lomas
seems interesting? Begin forwarded message: > From: "Rays Home" > Date: 16 August 2009 18:05:34 BST > To: > Subject: [vi-genaccess] IPadio - or blogging for computerless people > Reply-To: vi-genacc...@yahoogroups.com > > I don't feel this is off-topic here, but I hope some will liste

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread Barry Hadder
I've just started using it and I've noticed one annoying thing right off the bat. When I type a url in the address bar and it auto- completes it, all VO says is "not high-lighted". Scott Howell wrote: > Folks, have any of you upgraded to the most recent version of Safari > and had any issues?

Re: Greg Kearneys webpage showing how accessible different aps are on the Mac

2009-08-16 Thread Esther
Hi Graham, I think you're looking for the VoiceOver compatibility list that Greg used to maintain at: http://w3.wmcnet.org/vo/ Since Greg recently moved from Wyoming Medical Center to a new position as Manager of Accessible Technology at the Association for the Blind of Western Australia,

Re: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, In the U.S., Bookshare membership costs $50 per year plus $25 the first year as a set-up fee. You can reduce the cost by scanning and submitting books and/or proofreading books others have scanned; you earn credit that you can deduct from the following year's fees. The number of books

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread Brett Campbell
I'm glad you mentioned this. I'm having the same experience. I found myself wondering if it had always acted this way, but just didn't remember. On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > > I've just started using it and I've noticed one annoying thing right > off the bat. When

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread william lomas
yup i wondered why it said unselected On 16 Aug 2009, at 19:00, Barry Hadder wrote: > > I've just started using it and I've noticed one annoying thing right > off the bat. When I type a url in the address bar and it auto- > completes it, all VO says is "not high-lighted". > > > > Scott Howell w

Re: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. After downloading the free voices, and installing them, I got quite a shock. After switching to one of these voices using the voice over utility, a message, "This is an evaluation of the voice." or very nearly like that, kept being repeated. I had to get someone from my building to c

RE: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Daniel. I was going to try and install them later today. Best, Donna > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Crone > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 3:27 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > S

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread Marie Howarth
It only says unhighlighted if you continue to type an address it already has in the address bar. if you type a different letter and the address changes, it says another address. And seen as some people were complaining that voice over kept saying the addresses while still typing. now it do

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread Justin Harford
LOL I didn't really notice this until now that you guys have pointed it out. I personally would prefer that it say the completed addresses but there you go. It does seem to read the options if you arrow up and down. Justin On Aug 16, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > It only say

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread william lomas
it is better this way then it wont keep saying websites On 16 Aug 2009, at 21:24, Justin Harford wrote: > > LOL I didn't really notice this until now that you guys have pointed > it out. I personally would prefer that it say the completed addresses > but there you go. It does seem to read the o

Re: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Dan
Hello, I had exactly the same problem. They do not work with VO at this time. Dan On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:26 PM, Daniel Crone wrote: > > Hello. After downloading the free voices, and installing them, I got > quite a shock. > After switching to one of these voices using the voice over utility, a >

sorting bookmarks in Safari

2009-08-16 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi guys, I have noticed that my bookmarks menu has become crazy with all the bookmarks for the past year and some month's worth of surffing I've done sense getting this mac. Is there any way to sort them into catagories like "crime" would have all the crime websites or "food" all the food

running your ITunes libery from an external hard drive?

2009-08-16 Thread trahern culver
hey please can the group help me? because after reinstalling the o s i wanted to run my old ITunes libery from an external i followed a instruction guyed that told me to click chainge in preffrence to chainge the location of my libery so i did that right. then i clicked consolidate libery like it

Re: time machine

2009-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
One service that will do this is carbonite, not sure how well it works, in general, on line backup services should be in edition to your own external media, not a replacement for it. On Aug 16, 2009, at 11:49 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > There are some web applications that will do this.

Re: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
I do hope that a dazy book reader does become available for the mac some time soon. They say the read aloud program for the mac is not recomended for screen reader users, and they're not kiding. Even the install screens don't speak well, so I didn't bother trying to go any farther with it.

setting up hot mail in mail?

2009-08-16 Thread trahern culver
hey all i'v tride to set up my hot mail account in mail by following an internet guyde but it doesn't seam to work please could some one reply and tell me how to do this? your help with this would be most welcome! kind regards trahern. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You rece

Re: setting up hot mail in mail?

2009-08-16 Thread Marie Howarth
first of all, is your account older than about two years. it won't work if its a newer account. On Aug 17, 2009, at 12:38 AM, trahern culver wrote: > > hey all i'v tride to set up my hot mail account in mail by following > an internet guyde but it doesn't seam to work please could some one > r

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, I updated lastnight and it works fine on my end. Matthew On Aug 16, 2009, at 6:12 AM, william lomas wrote: > > Works fien here > > On 16 Aug 2009, at 11:05, Scott Howell wrote: > >> >> Folks, have any of you upgraded to the most recent version of Safari >> and had any issues? I read an a

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread matthew Dyer
Intresting thing. I have not notested that. I do not have that problem. Matthew On Aug 16, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > > I've just started using it and I've noticed one annoying thing right > off the bat. When I type a url in the address bar and it auto- > completes it, all VO

Strange problem with external hard drive

2009-08-16 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi all, I have a slite problem and was wondering if anyone else has seen it. I currently have a western digial hardrive which I am using as a time machine backup. How ever for what ever reason at randum times I receive a dialog saying that the drive may not have been dismounted correctl

RE: Strange problem with external hard drive

2009-08-16 Thread Chris Gilland
Possibly hd failiar? Chris. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of matthew Dyer Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 8:35 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Strange problem with external hard drive Hi all,

TomTom GPS Navigation app for iPhone is out

2009-08-16 Thread Esther
Hi all, TomTom's GPS turn-by-turn navigation app is out at the iTunes Store. It doesn't come up in the U.S. Store power search links yet, but you can find them at the Australia or New Zealand stores and use the URLs for the iTunes Stores of other countries: Here are the links and U.S. Store

Re: Strange problem with external hard drive

2009-08-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Matthew, Sounds like a dying cable to me. Do you have a different one you could try? Good luck, Anna On Aug 16, 2009, at 7:34 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: > > Hi all, I have a slite problem and was wondering if anyone else has > seen it. I currently have a western digial hardrive which I a

Re: Response for Support Ticket #102495

2009-08-16 Thread Greg Kearney
We are investigating it here as it may well be a violation of Australian law. Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202 Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (N

Re: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Greg Kearney
two DAISY readers are availbe for the Mac now. Olearia www.cucat.org/projects/olearia/ and Emerson http://code.google.com/p/emerson-reader/ Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Austral

Re: sorting bookmarks in Safari

2009-08-16 Thread Charlie Doremus
I'm sitting in the Apple store as I answer your bookmark question. Click "view all bookmarks' on your menu bar and create a folder for each topic "crime", "food" so on and so forth. I hope this helps. On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) < blueskyes9112...@gmail.com> wrote: >

application installation and uninstallations

2009-08-16 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi everyone, I've been digging a bit more into managing my files on the mac, and i've stumbled across a couple of mysteries regarding file management. First, i wanted to know what the procedure is when downloading an application dmg such as skype, where it goes, how to make it appear in th

google chromium

2009-08-16 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi everyone, received a tweet about the chrome beta for release 4 is out for some sandboxing. I tried chrome on pc and it was totally inaccessible, but i was wondering if anyone has tinkered with it on the mac, and if some conclusive results were realized? It's always good to have two bro

Re: application installation and uninstallations

2009-08-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Yuma, When you download a disk image, it generally goes to your Downloads folder. Press command-O while focused on it to open it. Then if there's a file with an app extension, copy it to the Apps folder. You can then either run it from there, or run it once, and while it's running, go

Re: application installation and uninstallations

2009-08-16 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi there, Thanks a zill for this piece of info. You just gave me another nifty trick to increase customizability of my mac :) Thanks again best --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" g

Re: sorting bookmarks in Safari

2009-08-16 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi there, thanks much. I'll give that a try. I have a crazy amount of bookmarks so it may take a while to sort them all -) ~~~*~~~ Best Wishes- Jenny Kennedy (Howard) Olathe, Kansas USA Feel free to stay in contact with me with any of the following: E-Mail: blueskyes9112...@gmail.com iChat:

Re: Strange problem with external hard drive

2009-08-16 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi, You may want to check your cables. Sometimes if they are loose or are faulty they could cause this. I had this trouble with my HD and it turned out changing out the cable helped. Also if you have a USB hub check that it is turned on and working. I'm not sure but it might well if you'v