Re: Toast?

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
Toast 7 was the last version I tried and it was slightly accessible, but more an exercise in frustration. There are a number of alternatives available depending upon what you want to accomplish. For creating audio CDs to play in a standard non-MP3 player, iTunes does a fine job, but think

Re: Issues with zoom

2009-11-02 Thread Charlie Bates
Hi Pete I think I will do another clean install of snow leopard. If i get the same issue again I will go back to Leopard. I have zoom and voiceover on together sometimes but the majority of the time i am just using zoom. I have sent feedback to apple regarding this issue. Thanks for your reply

how to get the show package content option in the context/right--cliick menu?

2009-11-02 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi list, I have a thread which explains how to open certain files, and it says to click/press return on the show package content item in a menu. I can't seem to find it. Has anyone come across this one? Thanks, and best regards --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You rec

Re: Receiving Files through iChat

2009-11-02 Thread Esther
Hi Justin, You might try either using the Window chooser menu (VO-F2) or, I think there is a specific shortcut for bringing up the file transfer window in iChat (Command-Option-L). Cheers, Esther Justin Kauflin wrote: > > Does anyone know how to receive files through iChat? My buddy says

right mouse click

2009-11-02 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Hi list, Is there an equivalent to the right-mouse click via keyboard while using VO? Thanks, and best Yuma Decaux Light has no value without darkness Skype: shainobi1 twitter: www.twitter.com/triple7 Tel: +85513623378 Yuma Antoine Decaux jamy...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~-

Re: how to get the show package content option in the context/right--cliick menu?

2009-11-02 Thread Esther
Hi Yuma, "Show package contents" sounds like the procedure for examining application bundles. You navigate to your selection, typically in the Applications folder (e.g. use Command-Shift A to go there in Finder), or it might be a downloaded application. Bring up the contextual menu (VO-

RE: installing SL server on a macbook

2009-11-02 Thread Blake Sinnett
Actually, the Intel Macs use EFI (Extensible firmware interface.) The following is from Wikipedia: In January 2006, Apple Inc. shipped its first Intel-based Macintosh computers. These systems use EFI and the Framework instead of Open Firmware, which had been used on its previous PowerPC-ba

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread matthew Dyer
Is the account online? You can go into mail box menu and there should be an opsion that says take account online. HTH. Matthew On Nov 1, 2009, at 6:52 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Folks, I've encountered a problem with Mail. I setup an account for > my son on a machine he uses. I am using

Re: installing SL server on a macbook

2009-11-02 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
Yep, I looked a bit deeper, and that info was not relevant anymore. I am trying to find a way to open the boot.efi file, as i have found a reository of all mac model identifiers and their model names. Best --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message beca

Re: Is there a Facebook application compatible on the mac patform ?

2009-11-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi michael, On, at [GMT] (which was 17:39 where I live) you wrote:: mAB> yes there is a facebook client for the iphone. I havn't checked it mAB> out, but i here it is accessible. -- Yes it's fairly accessible but it has a couple show stoppers in my opinion: You can't commen

Re: To those of you having issues with Groups mode in Safari

2009-11-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi James, I have had the same slowness issues wheather i be in dom or group modes. /Krister On, at [GMT] (which was 23:43 where I live) you wrote:: JN> Hi list, JN> I have also been having issues in Safari. It does seem slower to JN> respond when groups mode is on but in

Re: slight accessibility issue with fusion 3

2009-11-02 Thread Thuy
Hi John. I tried to follow your instructions for gaining keyboard control of the virtual machine, but unfortunately, when I tried to restart VO, The keyboard stopped working and all I got was a bing noise. I had no control of the Mac at all and no Voiceover, so the only solution was to do a hard r

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
Matthew, sorry, I should have mentioned that I checked this and yes it is online. I have the proper mail server information and I've tried taking the account offline and back online with no success. tnx, On Nov 2, 2009, at 8:12 AM, matthew Dyer wrote: > > Is the account online? You can go i

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread James & Nash
Hi Scott, You've probably checked this, but have you checked your Incoming and Ougoing port numbers: Incoming should be 995 if SSL is on and it should be either 465 or think 568 if SSL is on for SMP'T. Take care James - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Monday, Novem

braille not working in mail

2009-11-02 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi guys. I've got a braille connect 32 here. My roommate has a bc40. We both have macbook pros running snow leopard. Neither one of us can read a message in mail using the braille display. It will do the first few lines no problem. Then it gets to a point. The focus seems to shift bac

question about the log on screenq

2009-11-02 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, I went out to do some training on a mac the other day and when I started up leopard it threw up the log on screen asking for a password. The client didn't know her password and when I called the company that sold the think, they said there wasn't one. Sure enough, when I pressed ent

Re: braille not working in mail

2009-11-02 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Eric, This is a bug, I have this problem with my Alva 640, and several others on the list have also mentioned encountering this. Suggest you write to accessibility and report it. Best, Donna On Nov 2, 2009, at 8:09 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > > Hi guys. I've got a braille connect 32 her

Re: question about the log on screenq

2009-11-02 Thread James & Nash
Hi Erik, I'm not at my Mac right now, but you'll find it in the Accounts preferences. Take care james - Original Message - From: "erik burggraaf" To: Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 1:16 PM Subject: question about the log on screenq > > Hi, I went out to do some training on a mac

Re: right mouse click

2009-11-02 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Yuma, On Nov 2, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Is there an equivalent to the right-mouse click via keyboard while > using VO? Yes, it's Control-click. Cheers, Anne > > Thanks, and best > > > Yuma Decaux > > Light has no value without darkness > Skype: shainobi1 > twitt

Re: Receiving Files through iChat

2009-11-02 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Cycle through open windows with command Accent. if that doesn't work, try commands 1 or 2, depending on which Ichat account you're in; sometimes that seems to pop up a window that's otherwise hidden. If all else fails, use windows chooser menu, VO F2 twice quickly. Mark BurningHawk Baxte

fusion

2009-11-02 Thread John W. Carty
I'm exploring the purchase of my first mac but it appears I will still need windows access so can anyone tell me if they are using this fusion application with windows and can you have jaws installed to speak automatically when windows is launched? Would I still need to run anti virus software

Re: fusion

2009-11-02 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
HI John, Windows will still behave like a regular machine, despite the machine being virtual. Therefore, it can be infected by viruses. However, this will not affect the Mac for obvious reasons. Also, the machine is isolated from the Mac. Thus, Any principals that you applied to a regular

Re: slight accessibility issue with fusion 3

2009-11-02 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, For me, I had to put it into full screen mode (Control-Command- Return), turn off VoiceOver and hit Command-G. On occasion, though, it seems to automatically just grab the keyboard input in my case when I do this. Not having it in full screen doesn't work for me at all. Good luck. Reg

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
Hi James, thanks. I know I can change the outbound ports, but pop on a non-SSL inbound connection is 110, but can't recall what it would be for a connection secured with SSL. I think your correct 993 sounds familiar and maybe that is the inbound port. Verizon doesn't require SSL for inbound

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread James & Nash
Try 995 on inbound port. I'm sorry if I mistyped. Take care james - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:15 PM Subject: Re: Can't Send Mail > > Hi James, thanks. I know I can change the outbound ports, but pop on a > non-SSL inbound connectio

Re: question about the log on screenq

2009-11-02 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, I got this far on my own. I'm just looking around my own macbook. In the user accounts table I have my user and I have a group that says log in options. When I select this I get automatic log in. Mine was set to off. I changed it to erik burggraaf, filled in my password, and now I

Re: question about the log on screenq

2009-11-02 Thread James & Nash
No I think it's the same in Leopard too. There is a heck box for setting up how login works. Alternatively, your client could always do a resh install. Take care James - Original Message - From: "erik burggraaf" To: Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 4:23 PM Subject: Re: question about

Re: fusion

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
Please see answers below. On Nov 2, 2009, at 10:49 AM, John W. Carty wrote: > I'm exploring the purchase of my first mac but it appears I will > still need windows access so can anyone tell me if they are using > this fusion application with windows and can you have jaws installed > to spea

Re: question about the log on screenq

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
There is an automatic login option in Leopard as there is in SL. You'll find it in the same location under Leopard as you did under SL. On Nov 2, 2009, at 11:23 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > > Hi, I got this far on my own. I'm just looking around my own > macbook. In the user accounts table I h

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
Thanks, will go back and check. I had initially turned on parental controls and disabled them during this mail setup. Worse case is I'll delete the account and start over. In fact I tried removing all the files in ~/Library/Mail, but the settings must be in another location since starting

Re: Receiving Files through iChat

2009-11-02 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
you need to go to the window chooser menu i ichat and find your file transfers window and accept the file. On Nov 2, 2009, at 1:09 AM, Justin Kauflin wrote: > > Does anyone know how to receive files through iChat? My buddy says > that he's sending me the file and its waiting for me to accept,

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread James & Nash
Try deleting them from the Trash. Mac treats Trash as a virtual drive and accesses files from it until theya re removed. take care James - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:17 PM Subject: Re: Can't Send Mail > > Thanks, will go back and c

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
Thanks James, I actually did do that, but I'll of course check because as frustrating as it was and as annoyed with Verizon's tech as I was getting, I may have assumed I did something when I did not. :) On Nov 2, 2009, at 2:26 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > Try deleting them from the Trash. Mac

RE: fusion

2009-11-02 Thread Frank Ventura
Hi, short answer is Yes to all of those questions. As far as memory goes that all depends upon what Windows operating system you are using and what you need it to do. I have Microsoft SBS 2008 virtualized on a Mac Pro which is alocated 8GB of RAM. On my Mac Book I have Windows 2008 R2 virtualized i

selecting files in finder and finder commands

2009-11-02 Thread a radix
Hello everyone, is there somewhere a list of commands/shortcuts that I can use within the finder? I mean commands to go to the beginning/end of a list, copy files and most importantly SELECT files because I have one huge directory with about 2000 files that I want to copy to different subdirecto

Re: browser alternatives

2009-11-02 Thread Chris Blouch
There is no special accessible version. Just download regular Opera 10 from opera.com and give it a try. I only played with it a bit to at least discover that the content area seemed accessible. At the same time, as was pointed out, there are some holes like inaccessible pull-down menus. Since

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, Do you meen 995. Matthew On Nov 2, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Hi James, thanks. I know I can change the outbound ports, but pop on a > non-SSL inbound connection is 110, but can't recall what it would be > for a connection secured with SSL. > I think your correct 993 sound

Re: Can't Send Mail

2009-11-02 Thread Scott Howell
Yes, it is 995. 993 seems familiar for some reason as well. Don't know, but at this rate if I can't figure it out, I'll just setup a Mobile Me account for him. Ah hell, what is 993, I should go look it up, I know its familiar for a reason. On Nov 2, 2009, at 4:47 PM, matthew Dyer wrote: > >

opening atachments in email

2009-11-02 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, How does one do this? Yet again, I've tried enter, VO-Space, Command- O, Command-L, interacting, not interacting, clicking the mouse, and nothing seems to open the file. The file in question is a word file. Thanks, and sorry for the dumb question. Donna --~--~-~--~~

Question on Using Dragon Burn

2009-11-02 Thread David McLean
Hello, Has anyone used Dragon Burn to create an audio cd? If so how do you add tracks to the list of songs to be burned? I am presented with an empty table but can't find a way to add anything. Any help appreciated. Thanks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You receive

Re: Question on Using Dragon Burn

2009-11-02 Thread linzy buhr
i have a question about the ipod and getting apps off of it? if anyone can help me please email back to angelbaby0...@gmail.com On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 8:16 PM, David McLean wrote: > > Hello, Has anyone used Dragon Burn to create an audio cd? If so how > do you add tracks to the list of songs to

Re: How to use Help and Google Searching to learn about your Mac [was Re: Latest article on using the Mac from the Braille Monitor]

2009-11-02 Thread linzy buhr
i just sent an email about apps but the apps are the ones that came with it and i want them off my ipod if anyone can help with that that would be great. that question again is does anyone now how to get the apps that came with the ipod off so i can make more room on my ipod. thanks any help can be

Re: Blogging and VoiceOver

2009-11-02 Thread Sean Tikkun
Happy to trouble shoot with you. I actually haven't run iWeb through the paces, but I think some of the web apps should be very accessible. What's your timeline look like? Sean Tikkun Twisted Bunny Solutions 6331Alison Ln. Madison, WI 53711 Cell: 773-350-5369 Homepage: web.me.com/jaquis e

Re: opening atachments in email

2009-11-02 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Do a VO-shift-M. That should do the trick. You should have the option to open it if you're right on it, at least. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Nov 3, 2009, at 1:54 AM, Donna Goodin

Re: selecting files in finder and finder commands

2009-11-02 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Anouk, The shortcuts for Finder commands are all shown in the Finder menus after each command. VO commands are all shown in the VO menus which you reach by pressing VO-H twice. Cutting and pasting is not available for files and folders to prevent loss of data in case of a sudden pow