yes it will for all of that I have been using a mac for about two and half
years in my grad program and I liked it so much that this past summer I bot a
imac as well as my 13 intech macbook. maurice ham call sine kd0iko.
On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:23 PM, Donna Smith wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I am a long-t
yes it duse I have a 64 gb modle and it anounces it all the time. maurice ham
call sine kd0iko.
On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:35 PM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Heard someone having VO anounce the time on the iphone today and wondered if
> the ipod touch could do the same? If so nice feature.
>
> Egun On, Lag
You mention use of the outlook calender, Snow Leopard does have exchange
support in Apple mail, if your work account is on an exchange server. There
is a calender application as well, called iCal. iCal is a little tricky to use
with VO, but it can be used. Hope this helps.
On Dec 5, 2009,
Hi,
Yeah, I use it quite successfully. Only thing I have to do is turn VoiceOver
off and put it into full screen mode (Control-Command-Enter), and I'm good to
go.
Regards,
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Hi,
Alt-tab will not bring you back. Keep in mind that, when you're in a Windows
environment, Alt-tab becomes option-tab on your Apple keyboard, and not
command-tab.
Regards,
Nic
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Hi Donna,
Yes, the Macintosh comes with accessibility out of the box. In fact, you'll
even get a nice message telling you how to turn it on when powering it on. If
you buy a Macbook or a Macbook Pro, the newest models will have the trackpad
which will work like the iPhone's or iPod Touch touch
Hello, Ok so what does command do under windows in vm?
Thanks, i did not know this and will try if this indeed works.
Greetings, Anouk,
On Dec 5, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Alt-tab will not bring you back. Keep in mind that, when you're in a Windows
> environment, Alt-t
Hello, Why do you have to turn voiceover off?
Greetings, Anouk,
On Dec 5, 2009, at 10:58 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yeah, I use it quite successfully. Only thing I have to do is turn VoiceOver
> off and put it into full screen mode (Control-Command-Enter), and I'm good to
> go.
>
>
Hi there.
I was trying to edit a podcast that is about to go out soon when i encountered
a problem in Amadeus Pro. First, before i ask my questions, i have to say that
this rant is due to the fact that i think i don't understand the concepts of
Amadeus and how it works as well as i would like to
Hello, I just installed an Imac yesterday and some how I've got myself in a
situation where my authentication name or password seems to be invalid whenever
I try to install new software.
Apparently I didn't type what I thought when first registering the machine.
In any case how can I fix this sit
Given some of the tricks I mentioned yesteray, you may be able to make it sort
of accessible but in an entirely clunky manner.
Databases are one of the application sectors, along with accounting and a few
other somewhat sophisticated applications that people need to get higher paying
jobs and p
Ok I just need to comment on a few things. As far as a learning curve
sure you do have to learn a new screen reader but this one introduces
its self to you via a lovely quick start guide that is very
interactive. Also a macintosh computer can be used in a business or
work environment. When they de
Oh and as far as a calendar you can use iCal which is apples calendar
aplication and I believe it supports synchronization of your calendar.
On 12/5/09, David Denne wrote:
> Ok I just need to comment on a few things. As far as a learning curve
> sure you do have to learn a new screen reader but t
Hi Donna,
Are you the Donna Smith that was on the Bookshare Volunteer list a few
years back? If so, hi from the other Donna! :)
I have had an iphone and a Mac since last July, and I really like
them. I warn you though, I went through a period with both, where I
just wanted to throw them t
Hi David,
You wrote:
> Hello, I just installed an Imac yesterday and some how I've got myself in a
> situation where my authentication name or password seems to be invalid
> whenever I try to install new software.
> Apparently I didn't type what I thought when first registering the machine.
> I
Hi Esther,
An excellent summary (as always). One thing I'd add though is that the way
LaTeX handles things like figures and tables can be an issue for those who
are both new to this marvellous typesetting system, and also those of us who
have been using it for eons.
LaTeX uses a sophisticated al
Hi,
I'm also using this plug-in. However, one thing anyone who wishes to try it
should note is that ogg files are not "bookmarkable". this means that once
you stop the audio, a record of the position in the file is not maintained
causing audio playback to resume from the start. This could, of c
Thanks. I'll check it out.
On Dec 5, 2009, at 8:46 AM, James & Nash wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> You wrote:
>> Hello, I just installed an Imac yesterday and some how I've got myself in a
>> situation where my authentication name or password seems to be invalid
>> whenever I try to install new softwa
Hi James,
You wrote,
> "I think you can fix this if you use your installation DVD"
I presume for security, it must be the "actual disk" you used with
the setting up of the machine, and not just any "installation disk".
Cheers,
U2me&me2u,
Stan.
On 05 Dec 2009, at 3:46 PM, James & Nash wrote:
> H
Correct. On all points. Although there is a learning curve, it's less of a
technical one and more or less all about some of the differences in which
access is approached.
On 2009-12-04, at 11:23 PM, Donna Smith wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I am a long-time, frustrated Windows/Microsoft Office/JAWS us
Donna,
You are correct a Mac is fully accessible right out of the box. Anything you
can do on he PC you can do on the Mac, accept for scanning and reading
documents. There is no Mac equivalent to OpenBook.
Matt Roberts
On Dec 4, 2009, at 11:23 PM, Donna Smith wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I am a lo
In addition to Numbers, you can also use Openoffice.org for spreadsheet
applications. The program is free.
Matt Roberts
On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:24 AM, Kevin Gibbs wrote:
> I don't own a Mac, myself, but you've got it basically right. The only big
> problem I see from your perspective is that t
You can put in your OSX installation DVD, and there is a password recovery item
urn the utilities menu. This information is also available in Mac help.
Matt Roberts
On Dec 5, 2009, at 7:06 AM, David McLean wrote:
> Hello, I just installed an Imac yesterday and some how I've got myself in a
>
I don't think the Touch will announce the time automatically, but you can get
the information from the status bar.
Matt Roberts
On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:35 AM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Heard someone having VO anounce the time on the iphone today and wondered if
> the ipod touch could do the same? If
Actually it turned out to be easier than I expected.
I went to system preferences/accounts an tried changing my password by entering
nothing in the old password field and sure enough that was the problem.
Apparently the password I thought I had entered had not taken for some reason.
Thanks for th
David,
I hear that "Numbers" is not terribly accessible. Do you do any
work with that? Have you any opinions?
Kevin
-Original Message-
From: David Denne [mailto:dvdde...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 7:27 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Introdu
Hi Stan,
I think, if it is a retail copy of SL, then it can be any retail copy.
On 5 Dec 2009, at 15:00, Stan wrote:
> Hi James,
> You wrote,
>> "I think you can fix this if you use your installation DVD"
> I presume for security, it must be the "actual disk" you used with
> the setting up of
Thanks everyone for all this great information! It looks like I may
be about to spend some money on a Mac! I may wait till after the
holidays, but I'm definitely going to make the switch. I'll still
have my current Windows-based netbook to use while I'm learning the
Mac.
And yes, Donna, I'm the
Hi
I'm a bit confused. You can always get the time by touching the status
bar in the center or when you are on the unlock screen. Do you mean
you want something that announces the time automatically every so
often?
Pete Nalda wrote:
> Heard someone having VO anounce the time on the iphone today an
Hi folks,
I want to restore one file -- just one file -- using Time Machine. (I
use a Time Capsule.) I launch Time Machine, get back to the date and
time I want -- and then don't know what to do to get to and select the
file I want. There's a restore button, but I'm not sure at all what
that would
Hi Krister
Well, as for the why, think of it like the VO cursor versus the
keyboard focus. You can have one positioned somewhere while marking
out positions with the other.
As for why your cut didn't work, from your steps you did not route the
insertion point to the play head. There's two ways to d
Hi,
I am trying to use the iPhone to gain access to one of those automated
telephone systems. I'm sure you all know the sort of thing "press one to go
insane, press 2 to have more automated options, press * to hear these
options again".
However, after dialling the initial number, I can't seem t
You have to have a monitor, it's that simple.
- Original Message -
From: "Rick Harmon"
To:
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: mac mini
I'm a new mac mini owner and just purchased the november version of the
mini. I unhooked my mini DVI to VGA adapter and tried to pla
Is that the adapter that came with your Mac?
Mine sure as hell doesn't work.
- Original Message -
From: "Rick Harmon"
To:
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: mac mini
Yes it does work correctly with the mini DVI to VGA adapter plugged in to
the mac mini with no monitor
And mine which was purchased during the last weekend in August won't work
either.
- Original Message -
From: "David McLean"
To:
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:44 PM
Subject: -- Re: mac mini
Apparently then there must have been a hardware update between September and
November becau
When you encounter the phone systems, run your finger along the bottom of the
screen, by the "home" button. You need to put the phone on speaker phone mode
for this to work.
Matt Roberts n9gmr...@gmail.com
On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:50 PM, Donal Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to use the
Hi James,
On 05 Dec 2009, at 6:26 PM, James & Nash wrote:,
"I think, if it is a retail copy of SL, then it can be any retail copy"
If I am reading this, as it seams, I do not know why we even bother
with "passwords" and encoding", for all we need to break in is a
"copy or retail disk", or am I
No, this person did something to make her iphone say the time.
On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:27 AM, Jake wrote:
> Hi
> I'm a bit confused. You can always get the time by touching the status
> bar in the center or when you are on the unlock screen. Do you mean
> you want something that announces the time a
Ok. I'll just have to learn how to make it do that either in the Apple store
or if I buy one. Thanks
On Dec 5, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Matt Roberts wrote:
> I don't think the Touch will announce the time automatically, but you can get
> the information from the status bar.
>
> Matt Roberts
>
> On
Hi Stan,
You wrote:
> If I am reading this, as it seams, I do not know why we even bother
> with "passwords" and encoding", for all we need to break in is a
> "copy or retail disk", or am I missing something?
That's an interesting question and something I had not considered. What you
sugges
On the Touch, run your finger across the top of the screen.
Matt Roberts
Sent from my iPhone using VoiceOver
On Dec 5, 2009, at 1:21 PM, Pete Nalda wrote:
> Ok. I'll just have to learn how to make it do that either in the
> Apple store or if I buy one. Thanks
>
> On Dec 5, 2009, at 7:39 AM
Someone asked:
"I've looked with some curiosity at the speech recognition capabilities of
the
Mac. I wonder if I can create my own custom phrases that the mac will
obey.
For instance, if I'm in the finder and I want to move something to the
trash, can I create a rule to say "trash this" or
I am using Mac mail to access a school e-mail account. It is an IMAP account.
I set up the account and for the first couple of weeks, it was working fine.
Now, I can only send mail but cannot receive mail. I checked with the school
help desk but they cannot locate the problem. We checked th
Hi Everyone,
Some of you here probably know me from the Windows side of town. For those of
you that don't know me, my name is Rick Harmon and I run the Blind Geek Zone
website where i provide lots of free tutorials for Windows and primarily Jaws.
I Just purchased a mac mini a couple of weeks
5 dec 2009 kl. 18.36 skrev Jake:
> route the insertion point to the play head with cmd-y, or use option
> +left and option+right to move the insertion point to the correct
> marker and then extend the selection in the desired direction.
This is exactly what i did, and sometimes it works and so
I am using Mac mail to access a school e-mail account. It is an IMAP account.
I set up the account and for the first couple of weeks, it was working fine.
Now, I can only send mail but cannot receive mail. I checked with the school
help desk but they cannot locate the problem. We checked th
Actually, I'm having good luck with openoffice.org for spreadsheeting. I don't
have to do complex formulas with it or anything. I just use it for filling out
my time sheets for work. I get the impression there can be more too it than
what I use it for though.
Best,
erik burggraaf
A+ certifi
Under the mailbox icon after hitting VO try get all new mail. I had this
happen once. This resolved the issue. Some how it got confused. if this does
not work you may need to rebuild the account.
Pete
On Dec 5, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Marc Grossman wrote:
> I am using Mac mail to access a school
Hi,
Yes, when it is unlocked you can hit the status icons. Otherwise, when locked,
you hit the sleep button which, incidentally, also allows you to double-tap the
unlock button. That's how it works for me in the shops anyway. I'd provide more
details if I had one, but that's how I've done it an
Hi Rick,
Definitely glad you're trying the Mac. From listening to the podcasts, it
sounds like you had some interesting things happen during the install, for
sure. I definitely hope that isn't actually putting you off attempting to
fiddle around more with the system. I hope you're enjoying the
Hi Pete, Matt, Jacob, and Others,
Time on the iPhone and iPod Touch is automatically announced when the
screen is in locked mode and you press the "Home" button. This means
that if your screen is locked (e.g., if you pressed the power button
at the top of your iPhone or iPod Touch to lock yo
Hi,
Thanks Ester! I was so close. Heh. :).
Regards,
Nic
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On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Esther wrote:
> Hi Pete, Matt, Jacob, and Others,
>
> Time on the iPhone and iPod Touch i
Hi Nic,
You were actually right, but all you need to do to get the time
announcement when the screen is locked is to press the "sleep" button
at the top -- which is also the power button, and which puts the
screen into locked mode when you tap it. Some people prefer to carry
their iPhones
I just got my Mac a couple of days ago. I have extensive computer knowledge,
starting on the old Apple II, and moved to MSDOS, not by choice, but out of
necessity. The switch to Windows took place, and with it the cost of the
screen readers came as well. Every time you changed operating syste
Hi,
No, you don't need to tweak a setting. You simply need to tilt the phone
slightly until you hear the speaker turn on. That is when the keypad will
become available.
Unfortunately, the keypad is disabled when you are connected to a call on the
phone's ear piece. But if you use a blue-tooth o
enjoy your mac!! you'll love it!! and I completely agree. if there's a
mainstream solution, people should use that. these note takers and
screenreaders are okay if there's no other solution, but people already see
blind people as bad different as it is and it seems to me like people don't
take
Welcome to the list. I agree with your point about using mainstream products
where appropriate. Mac and Linux AT are two very good examples of this.
However, Windows is now also coming to the same place with NVDA which is
brilliant.
TC
James
On 5 Dec 2009, at 21:55, Jessi and Goldina wrote:
Hi Nic,
Thanks for the offer for help and no the difficulties didn't deter me. I don't
have lots of time to spend on the mac right now but I'm watching the list and
reading things so that hopefully my next podcast will go smoother than the
first 3 have so far. The mac is really nice and I'm s
This is not correct. The keypad is not disabled when you are using the
earpiece. Once you tilt the phone away from you and hear the speaker
come on, simply press the keypad button. It's approximately in the
center of the screen, and it's quite large and, of course, is
identified by Voiceover. Once
Hi,
Couldn't you just use it with an earpiece and tilt it away from your head?
That's my understand when I had this discussion with an iPhone user. Plus, I
don't know anyone who actually holds their phone to their ear when they are
wearing an earpiece.
Regards,
Nic
Skype: Kvalme
MSN Messenger:
Hi All,
Sorry, this is a little off topic for the voice over group, but does anyone use
the Tivo Decode manager with the time Capsule base station? I'm trying to
figure out which IP address to use for my Tivo.I went into the Time Capsule
with the airport utility and saw two different IP add
Hi,
NVDA is great, though it does not come installed by default. The thing I love
about the Mac is that, if a sighted user requires you take a look at something
on their Mac, you can just turn VoiceOver on without having to download it, or
run the portable version. I guess the portable version
Hi,
I definitely love my Mac. I had a surprisingly and incredibly easy transition,
actually, but that might have been because I read through the entire VoiceOver
manual and took notes. I didn't get very far with listening to any podcasts, so
I really only had the manual to go on. In fact, I wan
Sorry all,
I had been guessing at IP addresses prior to sending my first email. After
sending the email, I checked my last attempt on the Tivo decode manager, and
found that my last guess was correct, in essence, answering my own question.
To share, the correct IP address was 10.0.1.5, which w
You're right Nic. Mac is good in that regard as well as many others. I guess
the same is true of Linux and Orca although a user could remove Orca and then
you'd be stuck. Can the Universal Access or whatever Apple calls it be deleted
just out of interest.
Thanks
TC
James
On 5 Dec 2009, at 2
Okay.
Short and sweet. Is it possible to open a .m3u play list and add files to it
using ITunes? IF not, is it possible to convert the m3u list in to an ITunes
play list? If so, how? Thanks.
Sincerely,
The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray!!!
Now a Mac User!!!
Phone:
+1 (985) 360-3614
E-mail:
r
The keypad is not disabled, as someone pointed out. For me, it's not a big
problem to put the phone on speaker to key in information. IF I need to do
something confidential, I just wait till I get home.
Matt Roberts n9gmr...@gmail.com
On Dec 5, 2009, at 4:36 PM, Rajiv Shah wrote:
> No, you do
Hi Mark, make sure that the account is online in mail. Under the mailbox menu,
there is an online status submenu, i'd check that to see if things are set
right there.
On Dec 5, 2009, at 2:04 PM, Marc Grossman wrote:
> I am using Mac mail to access a school e-mail account. It is an IMAP
> a
Hi,
You've always got the earphones with the remote. That way, people can't
actually hear what you're doing.
Regards,
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On Dec 6, 2009, at 1:10 AM, Matt Roberts wrote:
> T
Hi,
I'd imagine you probably can. I'm not gonna try it, though.
Regards,
Nic
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On Dec 6, 2009, at 12:49 AM, James & Nash wrote:
> You're right Nic. Mac is good in that regard a
Hi:
One thing that hasn't been said yet is the fact that the Mac is so much more
stable than the PC. programs don't bog down. My husband has had his MacMini
running for nearly four weeks before. He only rebooted to install an update.
Try doing that on a Pc without problems. :) The Mac is f
I'd like to state that my Windows PC is very stable and have ran it for that
long of a time without re booting. My 2.66 Ghz intel core2duo here with
windows 7 is very fast maybe even faster than my brand new mac mini at 2.53
Ghz.
So the assertion that PC's are inherently unstable is honestly a
Thank you so much for the info.
On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Esther wrote:
> Hi Pete, Matt, Jacob, and Others,
>
> Time on the iPhone and iPod Touch is automatically announced when the
> screen is in locked mode and you press the "Home" button. This means
> that if your screen is locked (e.g
Rick, as a very recent switcher myself, I know what you are dealing with in
learning to use the Mac. Aside from learning a whole new set of commands,
there are also some concepts that need to click in your head to successfully
use the Mac. The more time you spend with it, the faster things wil
Krister, I'm trying to learn Amadeus Pro myself. I'm wondering if we could run
that PDF manual through AbyyFine to get a better rendering? It does a great
job with PDF documents. I'm also looking for any podcasts that might be out
there on Amadeus, but can only find one concerning the batch c
Hi
In theory you could remove Voiceover manually, but there's no official
way to do it and the actual core accessibility infrastructure is part
of the OS X core system libraries. It is tied into the GUI at a very
low level.
As far as Linux and Orca goes, that is more complicated than it first
appea
Hi there.
The same is happening for me. When it happens, you can try to move the mouse to
the scrollarea by pressing Vo command f5, and then dubble click by pressing Vo
shift spacebar. This fix the issue for me.
Best regards
Søren Jensen
Mail & MSN:
s...@coolfortheblind.dk
Website:
http://www.co
Perhaps I was hasty as I have never played with Windows 7. It also depends on
what you are doing with your machine, I suppose. My husband is a heavy media
user watching movies, extracting files from various sources, watching videos
and listening to podcast, sometimes doing 2 or 3 of the afore
Hello,
we can label a control using VO+/ keystroke but Can we share these labels with
other users? Using this method we can improve accessibility of some
applications.
Regards
Jonathan Chacón
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Hello,
I've got 4 mail accounts in Mail. Y wrote 3 signatures in mail but I can't use
them in my mail accounts but I have to drag and drop the signatures to the mail
accounts in the configuration window of Mail.
How can I do this using an accessible procedure?
thanks and regards
Jonath
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