Re: tag editor/file renamer

2009-08-20 Thread Darcy Burnard
Not sure if this will meet your needs or not, but when adding the id3 tags for my podcasts, I use a program called id3 editor. Find it at this URL. http://www.pa-software.com/products/overview.php?prod=BC3B2E3A Darcy On 2009-08-19, at 7:14 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > > Right friends, The m

watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread a radix
Hello everyone, I wonder if it is possible to use some kind of tv card with the mac so that you can use it as a tv tuner? I know I could use something like slingbox to connect my existing digital tv receiver and use it on the internet but I am not sure if it is still available, available in euro

Re: A response from Accessibility at apple. Re: firm wear upgrade killing speech. Umm? Okay weird.

2009-08-20 Thread Simon Cavendish
I've had no problems with my nano after upgrading the firmware either. Best wishes Simon On 19 Aug 2009, at 03:35, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > I updated my Nano recently and did not lose speech, so I don't think > the update necessarily causes this. I don't see any difference between

Re: A response from Accessibility at apple. Re: firm wear upgrade killing speech. Umm? Okay weird.

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
what was new in it? On 20 Aug 2009, at 09:28, Simon Cavendish wrote: > > I've had no problems with my nano after upgrading the firmware either. > > Best wishes > > Simon > On 19 Aug 2009, at 03:35, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I updated my Nano recently and did not lose speech, so

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-20 Thread James & Nash
Hi David, Thank you for your response and for your recommendation to Accapella. Take care James - Original Message - From: "David Niemeijer" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:56 PM Subject: Re: voices on os x > > James, > > On Aug 19, 2009, at 8:41 PM, James & Nash wrote: >> T

maybe ot: apple id?

2009-08-20 Thread a radix
Hello, when I placed my order for my new macbook pro I got an apple id but I cant get a password for it. I can get to the reset password page but then I cant find anywhere where I can actually tell them that yes I want them to send me an email with the password. I dont really mind not having an

Re: maybe ot: apple id?

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
did you not set up a password yourself, when creating the ID On 20 Aug 2009, at 09:36, a radix wrote: > Hello, when I placed my order for my new macbook pro I got an apple > id but I cant get a password for it. I can get to the reset password > page but then I cant find anywhere where I can a

Re: maybe ot: apple id?

2009-08-20 Thread a radix
Hello, no I ordered over the phone because I could not get the website to work with webformator. I think I have found it now though, waiting for an email now with instructions. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: william lomas To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread hank smith
also where can I get the builder you speak of and other apps? can I get some help? On Aug 19, 2009, at 7:08 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > I too have looked at this program. It has a number of issues: > > Unlabelled buttons, our old friend the unlabelled button! What is so > hard about filling out t

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-20 Thread hank smith
if I purchase the us voices will I get uk voices? if so what ones? if I purchase uk voices what us one will I get? Hank On Aug 19, 2009, at 7:20 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Hi, i have sent a mail to accapella regarding the upgrade, whether one > has to pay up for it: > > here is the forwar

fails to calibrate?

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
hi i ahve a dual layer dvd yet when i try and burn things to it it says the device fails to calibrate the laser power level? my macbook can burn dual layer? or do i ahve to turn on a setting? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message becau

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
if you buy US voices you get US. if you buy UK I think you get Heather On 20 Aug 2009, at 08:59, hank smith wrote: > > if I purchase the us voices will I get uk voices? if so what ones? > if I purchase uk voices what us one will I get? > Hank > On Aug 19, 2009, at 7:20 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wr

can't partition main drive?

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
hi in disc utility when I select my macintosh HD I see no option to partition it? how odd? Will --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send

Re: fails to calibrate?

2009-08-20 Thread Scott Howell
I have not encountered this issue in all the years I've been burning dual-layer discs. There is no setting you need to adjust to burn different types of DVDs. Do you have a different brand of DVD or another DVD you can try? What brand of DVD are these? On Aug 20, 2009, at 5:19 AM, willia

Re: fails to calibrate?

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
1x Aone DVD +R DL Dual Double Layer 8X Speed 8.5 GB On 20 Aug 2009, at 10:59, Scott Howell wrote: > > I have not encountered this issue in all the years I've been burning > dual-layer discs. There is no setting you need to adjust to burn > different types of DVDs. Do you have a different brand o

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread Scott Howell
Yeah, I think they really need to do some more work on this program and I'll be returning it since if I can't use it in the way I wish, then it does not meet my needs. On Aug 19, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > I too have looked at this program. It has a number of issues: > > Unlab

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
again, if it were testing with real life users not just closed tester teams, then we would have had a say On 20 Aug 2009, at 10:57, Scott Howell wrote: > > Yeah, I think they really need to do some more work on this program > and I'll be returning it since if I can't use it in the way I wish,

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread a radix
Hello, will you at least be telling them about what you WOULD like in it? I mean it may help for future versions. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:57 AM Subject: Re: finereader for the mac (ocr) > > Yeah, I think they

Re: fails to calibrate?

2009-08-20 Thread Scott Howell
I'm not familiar with this DVD, but if this is a sample, then at least your not out anything. Apparently it is recognized that some burners can't deal with these DVDs. I don't know, but wonder if it has anything to do with the color or reflectivity of the disc material. I'm not an expert on

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread Scott Howell
Yeah, but be ware to all cause returning it does not seem to be a painless matter either when it is a download. I'll report back if I can't get resolution on that either, but my hope is they have been pretty responsive, both the folk at ABBYY and the reseller. So, hopefully they both live

Re: os x language and physical location?

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Hofstader
Macintosh was the first system to permit multiple languages in the same document and permit mixing and matching languages since the advent of the Mac 2, I think in 1988 or 1989. I know Mac has also led the way in difficult writing systems and, if I remember correctly, they were the first co

Re: fails to calibrate?

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
which dual layer work then for sure? On 20 Aug 2009, at 11:49, Scott Howell wrote: > I'm not familiar with this DVD, but if this is a sample, then at > least your not out anything. Apparently it is recognized that some > burners can't deal with these DVDs. I don't know, but wonder if it > h

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread Scott Howell
Sure, I have a list of suggestions, which won't be very long and in fact if they correct the issues, I'd gladdly purchase it and hell if they would commit to making the corrections in a not to distant version, I'd keep what I have and hey let me test it and provide feedback. On Aug 20, 200

One little annoying thing with iPhone

2009-08-20 Thread Christian
Hi all, When in a phone call and if I change the way I am holding the phone the speaker phone is some times automatically turned on. I don't like this and I wish there was some way to turn that feature off. Best regards, Christian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You recei

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread Greg Kearney
It is part of the developers tools that came with your mac on a cd. But I should warn you that doing such modifications to application is not a simple matter and can lead to trouble. Greg Sent from my iPhone On 20/08/2009, at 3:58 PM, hank smith wrote: > > also where can I get the builder

Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi, Has anybody done a tutorial on using Syrinx and Twitter? I installed Syrinx but am a lil lot confused on using it. The "Friends" list for example isn't speaking. Any info on this would be most welcome. Thanks ~~~*~~~ Best Wishes- Jenny Kennedy (Howard) Olathe, Kansas USA Feel free to

Re: fails to calibrate?

2009-08-20 Thread Scott Howell
I have had no issues with Memorex (think that is how you spell it) and I've used a couple other brands with no issues. I have heard Maxcel aren't very good and to stay away from them. On Aug 20, 2009, at 6:51 AM, william lomas wrote: > which dual layer work then for sure? > > On 20 Aug 2009,

Re: One little annoying thing with iPhone

2009-08-20 Thread May and Wynter
Yes, a lot of people have that same complaint. I just use the head phones so don't have to deal with that. May, join my blog www.true-friends2009.com - Original Message - From: "Christian" To: Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:13 AM Subject: One little annoying thing with iPhone H

Re: can't partition main drive?

2009-08-20 Thread Dan
Hello, This is what you need to do. When selecting the drive, don't select the actual label of the drive, select the model number of the drive which is just above the actual drive. Now when you look at the tabs, you will see that the third tab is partition. HTH. Dan On Aug 20, 2009, at 2:27

Re: maybe ot: apple id?

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Anouk, YOu will definitely need an Apple ID. You use it to register products and buy things from the itunes store or the online store. Did you at some point fill in a form online to create one? Typically your username is your e-mail address, and you decide what the password is. If you

Re: can't partition main drive?

2009-08-20 Thread Esther
Hello, Dan's summarized how to select the drive. For a more detailed description of partitioning with disk utility, including how to choose an arbitrary partition size, see Scott's instructions from the old list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg43525.ht

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, Main Menu will be airing part of a podcast done by Shane Jackson on Syrinx this coming weekend. Best, anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
I would like to think that that the HD standards are the same in different countries now so we don't have the NTSC v. PAL issues. That said, I thought this little USB TV tuner seemed interesting: http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/hybrid09/product3.en.html Not sure if that's the

Re: One little annoying thing with iPhone

2009-08-20 Thread Marie Howarth
maybe I'm weird but i love this feature. saves me messing around with the settings to put someone on speaker phone when I need my hands. but May's right, use the headset if you wanna avoid this feature. On Aug 20, 2009, at 3:13 PM, May and Wynter wrote: > > Yes, a lot of people have that sam

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Marie Howarth
OK, Jenny. Syrinx is one of my fave apps for the mac. I will put together a podcast, needed a new topic anyways. give me a few days? :) On Aug 20, 2009, at 2:03 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi, > Has anybody done a tutorial on using Syrinx and Twitter? I installed > Syrinx but am a l

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
I use this software all the time and it has an issue when interacting with the table and using vo-left and right arrow to navigate the text so the only way around this is to navigate by character. I'm having no trouble with it here, the client clearly identifys the form of each message wheth

New Guide posted to Maccessibility.net - The Insertion Point and VoiceOver

2009-08-20 Thread Josh de Lioncourt
We’ve just added a new entry to our collection of guides for blind and visually impaired Mac users. In "TheInsertion Point and VoiceOver", we provide an explanation and example for new VoiceOver users coming from Windows on the difference between the way in which Windows screen readers an

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I have a TV tuner for my Windows PC, its a Leadtech HDTV2000 PCI card though I know that a USB version is available, not sure whether it would work with the Mac though but the point is that this tuner is "world band compatible", meaning that it was specifically designed to work in many

Re: A response from Accessibility at apple. Re: firm wear upgrade killing speech. Umm? Okay weird.

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi chris, The EQ settings have been accessible from the very first iPod firmware. HTH, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionari

Re: macbook pro chipset and sound chip?

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
Here is Intel's page on their HD audio chipset: http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/hdaudio.htm CB Scott Howell wrote: > Actually the MBP uses the same chipset, but I couldn't find anything > further so elected to not comment do to the lack of info. It is some > sort of Intel chipset as far

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
Bunch of Mac tuner stuff here: http://www.mac-digital-tv-tuners.com/ CB Dane Trethowan wrote: > Hi! > > I have a TV tuner for my Windows PC, its a Leadtech HDTV2000 PCI card > though I know that a USB version is available, not sure whether it > would work with the Mac though but the point is t

Re: iPhone and iPod

2009-08-20 Thread Søren Jensen
Wow. Awesome feature. :) Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 20/08/2009, at 03.25, Marie Howarth wrote: > > yes Christian. > find the previous/next keys and double tap but don't lift your finger > up on the second tap. so tap

Re: configuring my macbook pro

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
Well, depends on your definition of "whatever" For most people 3-4GB is just fine. I have 3 and with 512MB dedicated to my VMWare XP (when I have it running) it still does just fine. Mostly I'm doing standard stuff like web surfing, email and editing documents. Unless you're doing editing of c

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-20 Thread Søren Jensen
It's possible to read text in other languages with Alex when you've got used to it. I'm both reading Norwegian and danish with Alex with the raid set to 100%. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 19/08/2009, at 19.59, Kriste

Re: iPhone and iPod

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
Interesting. So I just tried this on the main page to double-tap and hold on an icon for a second which then let me drag it to a new position and the press home to lock it down. No feedback while I was doing it but the other icons shifted down or up to make room for the icon I was dragging. Was

Re: iPhone and iPod

2009-08-20 Thread Marie Howarth
yeah there is no feedback. On Aug 20, 2009, at 6:37 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Interesting. So I just tried this on the main page to double-tap and > hold on an icon for a second which then let me drag it to a new > position and the press home to lock it down. No feedback while I was > doing

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. Yeah. It's possible. I use a Pinnacle USB td-tuner. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 20/08/2009, at 10.21, a radix wrote: > Hello everyone, I wonder if it is possible to use some kind of tv > card with the mac so that

Re: Viruses on your Mac

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
I wasn't aware that AOL had an antivirus product for the mac. CB Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > Hello; I use iantivirus because its free. They have a paid version > you can upgrade to, but I haven't felt the need or had the funds in > the budget. There aren't any free trials of sematics any more.

Re: Listening to Podcasts in iTunes

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
If you can download the file then you can import it to iTunes and sync it to your iPod. The first step depends a lot on how it was embedded in the page. If they just have it as a link to the actual file you can get the contextual menu on that link to download it. If they have some ebedded playe

Re: spell check dialog

2009-08-20 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. Try command colon. Sounds like what you're asking for. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ On 19/08/2009, at 19.40, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > After writing my last message, it occurred to me that maybe I'm > miss

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread a radix
Hello, wow that is fantastic news, so it has drivers for the mac or it works plug and play? Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: Søren Jensen To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 5:36 PM Subject: Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac? H

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread a radix
There are no digital tv tuners available that work with the dvb-c provider that operates in my region. they use a special thing called irdeto2 and they use a decoder. I cant go into all that but the point is you can only use certain certified decoders or tvs with it, there are no decoders for th

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay next question, are you able to use software with this thing to record video on your Mac? if you can then I - along with many others I'm sure - would be most interested. On 21/08/2009, at 1:36 AM, Søren Jensen wrote: > Hi. > > Yeah. It's possible. I use a Pinnacle USB td-tuner. > Best re

Re: can't partition main drive?

2009-08-20 Thread william lomas
thanks s if i say 1 partition will that keep my drive ok and just use the seventy gig free to make another partition separate to the main drive of what i ahve now? So if I do a ten gig partition my main startup drive would be ok? On 20 Aug 2009, at 16:08, Esther wrote: > > Hello, > > Dan's s

Re: Viruses on your Mac

2009-08-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Quite a few nice little anti virus things about for the Mac it seems, I've stumbled across something called Protect Mac Anti Virus which is $45.00 for a yearly subscription, I think they have an offer going for an extra month if you buy the product now. anyway - like all software should be

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Slau
An alternative for now is to use the re-tweet command and read word-by-word in the edit field. It does involve deleting the message ultimately but it's more efficient than reading letter-by-letter for now. HTH - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan To: macvisionaries@googlegr

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
I believe that's what the EyeTV software does: http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/software/EyeTV3/product1.en.html and their eyeconnect lets you stream that media to other devices: http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/software/EyeConnect.en.html CB Dane Trethowan wr

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
hmmm, I'm looking at the site now, doesn't seem to be a trial link or anything which is most helpful , I'm sure I've heard of this software before but there seems to be some doubt to its accessibility, I'll keep an eye on that one so thanks for bringing it to my attention. On 21/08/2009, at

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have heard that the same software that works on Linux works on the Macintosh. I don't know if it is accessable. I at one point (about 4 years ago) was looking at a product called iTV that was able to convert analog TV signals into a USB stream and also included DVR abilities. Jon On Au

side bar list

2009-08-20 Thread louie
Hi all, I have a item that I can't get off the side bar. When I do a search for the name of the item it is not found. I do a search of the entire computer. I ran through almost of the tests that Itool would do with no joy. the item was a album that I had in music. I am up against a wall on

Mic not working in Garage Band, and simple recording program?

2009-08-20 Thread terrence
Hello, all, I'm using Garage Band with the standard line-in source selected, but I'm not getting any sound, despite having my input level as high as it will go in both Garage Band itself and in System Preferences. The mic is one of these headset mics with a plug for the headset and one for the mic

List archives

2009-08-20 Thread Robert Carter
Hi, Could someone write some instructions regarding how to access and search list archives? This might help a lot of us locate information. Robert Carter - Original Message - From: Esther To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 9:09:04 Subject: Re: can't parti

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread a radix
Thanks Chris that seems very interesting. I also heard on the screenless switchers about the slingbox but that seems to be a few years old. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: Chris Blouch To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:27 PM Sub

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-20 Thread David Niemeijer
Hank, On Aug 20, 2009, at 9:59 AM, hank smith wrote: > > if I purchase the us voices will I get uk voices? no. > if so what ones? > if I purchase uk voices what us one will I get? you will get all UK voices plus Heather. david. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You receiv

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Anna, Awe awesome! This is wonderful. As I really haven't a clue what I'm doing on either twitter or Syrinx. I can only tweet. LOL But there is more. What time will this be on? Thanks ~~~*~~~ Best Wishes- Jenny Kennedy (Howard) Olathe, Kansas USA Feel free to stay in contact with me with

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Oh Marie! You're a doll. :-) I'll take as much help as I can get. Like I already said I don't know how to do much more than tweet on twitter but I see ppl RTing and this and that and some ppl even have their tweets showing up on FB. LOL I'm ready to get all social mediaed but feel sort of lo

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Marie Howarth
don't worry about it. :) you will be socially supered out before you know it! :) On Aug 20, 2009, at 8:28 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Oh Marie! You're a doll. :-) > I'll take as much help as I can get. Like I already said I don't know > how to do much more than tweet on twitter but I s

clearing selection in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, If I accidentally select the wrong thing in Amadeus Pro, how can I remove the selection? Thanks, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email

Root Kits

2009-08-20 Thread James & Nash
Hi folks, With all this talk of viruses on the list recently this got me thinking. As Mac OS X is Unix based, is there the possibility that we could be attacked by Root Kits and if so is there a program for the Mac which can stop these attacks? Under Linux there is RKHunter which is very good.

Re: clearing selection in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-20 Thread Esther
Anna, Quick reply because my connection is about to go down, but you might want to subscribe to the mac-access list and post this question there. Send a message to: mac-access-subscr...@tft-bbs.com Their servers are in transition, or I would point you to: http://www.tft-bbs.com/mailing-list

Re: configuring my macbook pro

2009-08-20 Thread Koumanova Rostislava
ho, i am sending you a link to a very nice article that can help you, i hope. http://www.switchingtomac.com/reviews/switching-from-a-15inch-macbook-pro-to-a-13inch-macbook-pro/ rossy Il giorno 20/ago/09, alle ore 19:30, Chris Blouch ha scritto: > Well, depends on your definition of "whatever"

Re: Root Kits

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
This gets into a funny grey area. On the one hand most folks have used macs for years without any issues of viruses or malware. Some argue it's because the system is more secure while others say its because the mac market is a much smaller target, not worth the effort. It's hard to find info o

Re: List archives

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Blouch
A nice one, which archives this and a pile of other mailing lists, can be found here: http://www.mail-archive.com/ It's fairly fast but, like Google search, you need to be specific in your search terms. Nice thing is you might discover answers from other mailing lists that you don't normally s

Re: tag editor/file renamer

2009-08-20 Thread erik burggraaf
Thanks. The site says this program does what I want. I'll check it out later on once I've finished looking for places to live. Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 20-Aug-09, at 3:39 AM, Darcy Burnard

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread John G. Heim
I can't find the beginning of this thread and I can't give any info about watching TV on the Mac but for $5 you can buy a cable that allows you to connect a VCR, DVD player, or a digital converter box to the sound input jack of your Mac. I don't have a TV any more. I just have a converter box.

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread Dan
Hello, Where can one find this particular cable? Dan On Aug 20, 2009, at 3:11 PM, John G. Heim wrote: > > I can't find the beginning of this thread and I can't give any info > about > watching TV on the Mac but for $5 you can buy a cable that allows > you to > connect a VCR, DVD player, or a

Re: Root Kits

2009-08-20 Thread ben mustill-rose
I think your safe to be honest - perhaps not for ever, but for quite a while. Theres no doubt in my mind that since osx is based on unix its going to be a lot more securer than any offering from ms and I don't think this will change any time soon. However, you do here of unix based systems being

Re: Root Kits

2009-08-20 Thread James & Nash
However, you do here of unix based systems being exploited and I think > that in the coming years when apples market share increases you'll see > more attacks on macs, probably concentrating on apps as apposed to the > os. Even so, any exploit that can be run against the app is useless if > the ap

Re: clearing selection in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Have you tried command-z? On 21/08/2009, at 2:59 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > If I accidentally select the wrong thing in Amadeus Pro, how can I > remove the selection? > > Thanks, > Anna > > > > ** Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread hank smith
how can I fix buttons grag? can I get the info to fix them for my personal use please please? On Aug 20, 2009, at 2:57 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Yeah, I think they really need to do some more work on this program > and I'll be returning it since if I can't use it in the way I wish, > then it do

Re: finereader for the mac (ocr)

2009-08-20 Thread hank smith
no prob can you give info on how to fix buttons and stuff like that can you give me instructions as well as the list? On Aug 20, 2009, at 5:25 AM, Greg Kearney wrote: > > It is part of the developers tools that came with your mac on a cd. > But I should warn you that doing such modifications t

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread hank smith
what tv app do you use? On Aug 20, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Søren Jensen wrote: > Hi. > > Yeah. It's possible. I use a Pinnacle USB td-tuner. > Best regards: > Søren Jensen > Mail & MSN: > s...@coolfortheblind.dk > Website: > http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ > > On 20/08/2009, at 10.21, a radix wrote: > >>

Re: Root Kits

2009-08-20 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. I have set up my computer with one account. If I want to set up a limited account, how could I move my mail, documents, and all that to the limited account? Or, am I better off to create an admin account, and then make this one a limited? On Aug 20, 2009, at 5:43 PM, James & Nash w

Re: watching (analog) tv on the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread hank smith
does any one have the eyetv lite? mine came with my card I can't find the cd they don't offer a download and I don't want to pay 29.99 plus shipping just to repurchase the cd as I said I have the usb card just lost my eyetv lite disk can any one send me the software Hank On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:27

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-20 Thread hank smith
will the latest voices work on the 32 bit mac meaning the new voices that you are working on for snow leapard are they backwards conpatible with 10.5? On Aug 20, 2009, at 12:04 PM, David Niemeijer wrote: > Hank, > > On Aug 20, 2009, at 9:59 AM, hank smith wrote: >> >> if I purchase the us voices

Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-20 Thread rayna424
Hi all, Quick question on Victor Reader...is it compatible with Mac? On iPod, I got a nano before my macbook. I hooked it up, had auto sync off, so didn't lose whats on it. But I can't do anything with it aside from listen. If I try to add anything, I'll lose whats on it. Also, I need to change

accsessable kinwall program for the mac?

2009-08-20 Thread trahern culver
hey all i have herd of amisions kinwall ebook format so my question to the group is is there a program that handle and reed kinwall books with? and is it accsessable? your help with this would be most welcome! kind regards trahern. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You receive

Re: Root Kits

2009-08-20 Thread Scott Howell
Create a new account and make your user account a limited account. You start moving stuff, just creates potential issues and really serves no practical purpose. On Aug 20, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Daniel Crone wrote: > > Hello. I have set up my computer with one account. If I want to set > up a l

how to make a podcast

2009-08-20 Thread Daniel Crone
Hello. What piece of software may be used to make a podcast? If I want to make a simple video with audio, what should be used? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this

Re: Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Randy, If you check Manually Manage Music on the iPod Summary tab, you can add music to it without losing what's already on it. Connect the iPod, focus on its name in the Sources table, then VO-Right Arrow to iPod SEttings and make sure Summary is selected to get to this option. There i

Re: clearing selection in Amadeus Pro

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Dane, selecting doesn't appear to count as an action, so it can't be undone with Command-Z. I did discover that if I press Option-Home to move the insertion point to the top of the file, the selection seems to go away. I don't know whether there's a better way to do this or not. Best, A

Re: Syrinx and Twitter podcast?

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Jenny, You're welcome. Below is the text of the Main Menu announcement. Best, anna On this week's edition of Main Menu: We hear highlights from an episode of the Blind World Blog and Podcast where Shane Jackson engages in a round-table discussion about using Syrinx, a Twitter client for

Re: Mic not working in Garage Band, and simple recording program?

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Terrence, Do you have a microphone input as well as line in? If so, plug the mike into that and select that input rather than Line In. I don't think LIne In will work with a microphone. Or maybe there's a preamp that can be used. I have a Mac Mini, which doesn't have a microphone jack,

Re: Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-20 Thread rayna424
Hi oh and thank you!! Ok, I have selected manually manage music, did that a few days ago. So, if I sync though, to add stuff, will I lose whats on it? How do I add stuff to it? I've never used an ipod before. I can locate it just fine, and have the manually manage music selected. Where do I go fro

Re: Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Randi, To see what's on your iPod, focus on its name in the Sources table and type VO-Backslash to expand it. Then as you move down, you will come to categories such as Music and Audiobooks. When focused on one of these, stop interacting with the Sources table and move with VO-Right Ar

Re: Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-20 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi Randy, I'm sorry you are having such a time with your iPod. I can only answer one of your questions. This is changing the voice. 1. Go to system prefrences. 2. In the System section go to speech 3. go to the text to speech tab 4. The first thing under that is "system voice" there will be a pop

Re: Victor Reader and really really need help with iPod

2009-08-20 Thread Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
Hi again Randy :-) Yep thereis a way to see what is on your iPod. Okay I hope I can explain this. Right in the sorces table in iTunes highlight your iPod. It might have one of those triangle things and if it says colapsed you'll have to do a Control option backslash to open the iPod. downarro

purchased the infovox ivox

2009-08-20 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi everyone, I have purchased the french voice pack from acapella. 4 voices including the us heather voice. Thanks everyone for the suggestions and opinions about this product. It helped motivate my purchase. Couldn't continue jacking my neck around to try to understand written mails in f

Audio Editor

2009-08-20 Thread Mitchell Smith
Hi List, Could anyone recommend a good audio editor that works well with VoiceOver? I don't need anything too advanced, just something I can use to trim white noise from the start and end of wav files, as well as apply fading to selected sections of audio. Something that makes it easy to selec

Re: Audio Editor

2009-08-20 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Mitchell, amadeus Pro should meet your needs. Be sure to check out the guide on it at icanworkthisthing.com. This guide really helped me with the program. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

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