RE: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac

2010-04-26 Thread Bryan Smart
Well, for those of us that use Exchange for information management, we'd sure like to be able to run a version of Outlook on the Mac. Mail and ICal can get to some of that info on an Exchange server, but not all of it. Right now, if you want to change a server-side e-mail filtering rule, for exa

accessible dvd player apps

2010-04-26 Thread chad baker
Hi is there any accessible dvd apps. I'm trying to listen to my dvd's but dvd player isn't accessible. I also tried vlc player with no luck. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@go

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2010-04-26 Thread Chris Hofstader
Hi, With my new job as Director of Access Technology for Project GNU/Free Software Foundation, I am so busy that I can hardly keep up with work let alone follow these lists. I thank you all for the help you have given me over the past two years since I got my first MacBook and I hoped I help

Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac

2010-04-26 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Seems a lot of money to spend if you only need those few extra options. Besides, it'll probably happen even for iWork, Mail and iCal. I'm such an optimist right now. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger:

Re: switching from windows, some questions?

2010-04-26 Thread Justin Thornton
hi regaurding this install messenger question yes adium can connect to windows live (msn) its the same thing hopefull all the questions are answered now On Apr 25, 2010, at 11:02 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello Kerie, > > While I can't answer your question about instant messaging, perhaps I ca

jumping to cursor position in a text area

2010-04-26 Thread Peter Durieux
Hi Listers, This is maybe a silly question, but don't find any voice over command to do this. When you are in a textarea and reading with a refreshable brailledisplay, is there a way to jump back to the cursor position? Specially in a terminal this thing should be very handy. Hope someone can g

Re: switching to Mac

2010-04-26 Thread Teresa Cochran
Select to beginning/end of line: command-shift-left and right arrows Select by word: option-shift left and right arrows select by line: option-shift-up-and-down arrows Select to beginning/end of document: command-shift-up-and-down arrows HTH, Teresa -- You received this message because you are su

problem with mail

2010-04-26 Thread Peggy Fleischer
Hi: I am having a strange issue with mail. For some reason, I can't get mail to quit unless I force quit. This just began happening in the last couple of days. Do any of you know how I might fix this? Peggy Fleischer peggyfleisc...@bellsouth.net Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able

Re: A Question Regarding MS Office for Mac

2010-04-26 Thread Chris Blouch
I thought exchange had a web interface. Can those couple thinkgs like mail rules and filters be set up that way? CB Bryan Smart wrote: Well, for those of us that use Exchange for information management, we'd sure like to be able to run a version of Outlook on the Mac. Mail and ICal can get t

Re: switching to Mac

2010-04-26 Thread chaas
thanks Theresa and Marie. Carolyn On Apr 26, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Select to beginning/end of line: command-shift-left and right arrows > Select by word: option-shift left and right arrows > select by line: option-shift-up-and-down arrows > Select to beginning/end of document:

iTunes and speakers and voice over

2010-04-26 Thread marie Howarth
Hi guys, I have used audio highjack for the question I'm about to ask. However, it is difficult to get the effects area up to higjack iTunes through my external speakers. Here's what I want. I like listening to music while I'm chatting or studying and so like to have voice over go through my U

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Nic, Well, now I'm the one who feels silly. Can you explain again how to do this? I did VO-Space, and interacted with the backgwards group, but I don't see any titles. TIA, Donna On Apr 25, 2010, at 9:14 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > DO Vo-Space. An HTML area will pop up in Zoom.

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi Donna, When you interact with the "Backwards" group, you go all the way to the right. Vo-End should also work. You should see an HTML item, and that will show the website when interacting. You can search games, log in to your account on the database, and all the other features including down

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Nic, Thanks. I did get to the website. Do you have to register? Thanks, Donna On Apr 26, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi Donna, > > When you interact with the "Backwards" group, you go all the way to the > right. Vo-End should also work. You should see an HTML item, and that

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, No. Registration is not required to download games. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 26, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Nic, > > Thanks. I did

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks. Donna On Apr 26, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > No. Registration is not required to download games. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread May McDonald
Im guessing the old infocom games you can't get this way? On 2010-04-26, at 10:32 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi Donna, > > When you interact with the "Backwards" group, you go all the way to the > right. Vo-End should also work. You should see an HTML item, and that will > show the website w

Re: switching from windows, some questions?

2010-04-26 Thread Chris Blouch
Didn't notice a direct answer to this. Adium is a chat application where you can connect to another chat user and then type messages back and forth in real time. There are a number of chat services like AIM or MSN Messenger which have their own clients but Adium is more universal in that it con

Re: switching from windows, some questions?

2010-04-26 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Well, I think that was pretty clear when I listed all twenty services or so. :) I don't think Adium does voice chat, at least not for all services. Can anyone remember? Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenge

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, I think there are some on there. I'm pretty sure. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 26, 2010, at 8:27 PM, May McDonald wrote: > Im guessing the old infocom ga

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread May McDonald
Yes, I know there's some there but I can't see how to download them. For example Moon mist. Any ideas? Also, how do I save the games so that I don't always have to search for them? On 2010-04-26, at 11:44 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > I think there are some on there. I'm pretty sure. >

Re: What are the monitor connections on Mac mini and Mac Book Pro?

2010-04-26 Thread Chris Blouch
Not that DisplayPort isn't just an Apple thing. The industry is generally moving away from DVI and HDMI to display port so Apple is just ahead of the curve (as usual). http://www.displayport.org/ CB Brett Campbell wrote: Thank you. I wasn't familiar with the concept of mini display port. S

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, The games save automatically. When downloading a game, you they are listed in a table. To download a game, you hit the link that says the filetype, like .gam, and some might just say Story File. The plugins should allow you to play most types. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype:

Re: accessible dvd player apps

2010-04-26 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi. Both dvd player and vlc are quite accessible. What are you having trouble with? Darcy On 2010-04-26, at 5:44 AM, chad baker wrote: > Hi is there any accessible dvd apps. > I'm trying to listen to my dvd's but dvd player isn't accessible. > I also tried vlc player with no luck. > > -- > Y

Re: updating Zoom

2010-04-26 Thread May McDonald
Ah, thanks. On 2010-04-26, at 11:58 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > The games save automatically. When downloading a game, you they are listed in > a table. > > To download a game, you hit the link that says the filetype, like .gam, and > some might just say Story File. > > The plugins

re-accessible dvd player apps

2010-04-26 Thread chad baker
Hi darsy when my dvd plays i use vo right and left arrow and all i get is a bonk. Not sure how to work i'm new to the mac. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. T

Re: iTunes and speakers and voice over

2010-04-26 Thread phil stephenson
Hi, No doubt others can comment on this but I have heard of an application called "Airfoil" which can send other sound via airtunes to a set of external speakers provided they are connected to an airport base station - not an ideal solution I know and I don't know how accessible it is with VO b

weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, I just had the strangest thing happened. I was browsing on my Mac, and all of a sudden VO just really slowed down for no reason. I decided to restart my Mac, hoping that VO would return to normal, but when I did, it had reset itself to all the default settings. Anyone know what might

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi Donna! I've had exactly the same thing happen to me, and not sure why! I just made a backup of my preferences and then recover them when I need to. Jim On Apr 26, 2010, at 3:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > I just had the strangest thing happened. I was browsing on my Mac, and all

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Jim, Well, at least I'm not alone. :) How did you make a backup of your preferences? Thanks, Donna On Apr 26, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi Donna! > I've had exactly the same thing happen to me, and not sure why! > > I just made a backup of my preferences and then recover them wh

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Pete Nalda
Yeah, I think I've had that happen one time. I don't know what it was, I've heard of it before. On Apr 26, 2010, at 3:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > I just had the strangest thing happened. I was browsing on my Mac, and all > of a sudden VO just really slowed down for no reason. I

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi Donna! When I have voiceover utility open and choose the file menu I can select export voiceover preferences and it will let me save that in a specific location and then can re-import them from the same menu. Jim On Apr 26, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Well, at least

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yup, Your not alone on this one. It's happen to me twice. I have no clue what caused it though. lol. Like Jim, I have saved my VO settings just in case. On Apr 26, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > I just had the strangest thing happened. I was browsing on my Mac, and

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Jim Gatteys
I just had voiceover crash completely--just now. Had to hold down power button on my macbook to shut down and restart. I'm wondering if I have some weird malware with all this talk but not sure how to find out. Also as I am writing this email my fan speed is increasing quite a bit. Anybody h

Re: plain text was switching from windows, some questions?

2010-04-26 Thread Jim Stevenson
What good is attached html on a list for whose who read with speech? -- Please answer in plain text, not mime attached html. Thanks much again as always. Jim >From macvisionaries+bncco-hl6gwhrcbudfebboeo7d...@googlegroups.com Mon Apr 26 >11:34:42 2010 Return-Path: Received: from pagent1.arc

Re: Rearanging columns in Mail?

2010-04-26 Thread Christina
I hope it works. :) On Apr 25, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > Hi Christina, > Thanks for that information. I never thought of doing that before. I was > thinking I was going to have to do something funky with the mouse. I'll check > this out and report back. > > Doug > > > > Sent fr

parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. I decided to try parelells and found it to be inaccessibal with mac voice over. if it is can someone shead some lite on this? this is driving me nuts! Thaks. S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, s

Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I was wondering if there are any accessible and preferrably free Youtube to Mp3 converters made for Mack Os? If so, where can I get it? Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread James & Nash
Hi Courtney On 27 Apr 2010, at 01:28, Courtney Curran wrote: > I was wondering if there are any accessible and preferrably free Youtube to > Mp3 converters made for Mack Os? If so, where can I get it? There is a web-based converter called Vixy. It can be found at www.vixy.net TC James, Lyn, Nas

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Oh coolio. does it convert to 128? I can't stand hearing things any lower then that. Take care. On Apr 26, 2010, at 5:33 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi Courtney > On 27 Apr 2010, at 01:28, Courtney Curran wrote: >> I was wondering if there are any accessible and preferrably free Youtube to >> Mp

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
copy the preffences folder fo vo from the libraries folder to a folder someware else. Good luck. On Apr 26, 2010, at 1:59 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Well, at least I'm not alone. :) How did you make a backup of your > preferences? > Thanks, > Donna > On Apr 26, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Ji

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
I'ts happened to me more then once over the last few months and it is starting to drive me nuts. I don't know what the cause of this but question. doe sapple know about this? On Apr 26, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Yeah, I think I've had that happen one time. I don't know what it was,

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Oh wow sounds easier then what I've been doing. Thanks. On Apr 26, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi Donna! > When I have voiceover utility open and choose the file menu I can select > export voiceover preferences and it will let me save that in a specific > location and then can re-imp

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread James & Nash
I've no idea sorry Sarah. But you can get a really cool little app called ITunes Lame if you do a Google search. It will convert anything in your ITunes library up to 320. HtH TC James Lyn, Nash & Twinny On 27 Apr 2010, at 01:34, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Oh coolio. does it convert to 128? I can

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Thanks, Jim, Rick and Sarah, I didn't know you could export settings. This is the first time I've encountered this problem, but I think I'll do a backup just to be prepared, should the need arise again. :) Also, think I'll dash off an email to accessibility, just to be sure they know

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread marie Howarth
I had this happen once but that was a while ago now. But something else that's been happening a lot recently is VO just stops talking either when I'm typing or switching between windows. I can easily cmd-f5 toggle several times to get it to come back on but this really is getting annoying. Anyon

Re: -- SPAM -- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread David McLean
It is completely inaccessible. According to someone on the macaccess list it can be used once Windows has been installed with it but only to start Windows. On Apr 26, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Hello. I decided to try parelells and found it to be inaccessibal with mac > voice over.

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread Courtney Curran
This kind of relates to downloading Youtube files, so how do I copy the U.R.L. Once I find the video I want to convert, it asks for the URL, but I'm not sure how to copy it. Thanks On 26/04/2010, at 8:42 in the Afternoon, James & Nash wrote: > I've no idea sorry Sarah. But you can get a really c

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread James & Nash
Hi Donna, Go to your Preferences folder which you'll find in the Library Folder of your Home folder. In that folder, you'll find a folder called com.apple.VoiceOver3. Make a copy of this folder and put it somewhere. It contains all your preferences. VO resetting to its defaults has only happ

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread James & Nash
Hi Sarah, Sorry, I forgot to mention that - I've not used it for ages. You can go to your address bar with Cmd + L and then press Cmd + C to copy the highlight URL. Once you find the edit area for the URL on the site, press Cmd + V to paste the URL into the box and then after choosing your pre

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread Courtney Curran
I saw in my menu bars to copy the link, but when I press start, it says Youtube is down, but I'm going to keep on trying. I hope I can get it to work, because I want that song on Cd for my ride to college in the morning. On 26/04/2010, at 8:56 in the Afternoon, James & Nash wrote: > Hi Sarah, >

Re: -- SPAM -- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
What do you mean only to start windows? It's a virtualisation app. Of course vo isn't going to be able to read the os your virtualising; your going to have to use a windows screenreader. On 27/04/2010, David McLean wrote: > It is completely inaccessible. > According to someone on the macaccess li

Re: -- SPAM -- Re: -- SPAM -- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread David McLean
That's not what I'm talking about. The app isn't accessible except to start Windows or whatever vm you're using. With Vmware fusion the application interface, settings etc. are all accessible. I'm not talking about the vm itself which of course you need a screenreader for. On Apr 26, 2010, at

Re: -- SPAM -- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
No actually I go in to the main window and I jsut see parelles desktop and the new dialogue brings me nothing. the preffences brings me nothing. Tc. On Apr 26, 2010, at 6:07 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > What do you mean only to start windows? It's a virtualisation app. Of > course vo isn't goin

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
I'll keept that on my mental desktop. Thanks. S On Apr 26, 2010, at 5:42 PM, James & Nash wrote: > I've no idea sorry Sarah. But you can get a really cool little app called > ITunes Lame if you do a Google search. It will convert anything in your > ITunes library up to 320. > > HtH > TC > Ja

Re: Any accessible free youtube to Mp3 converters for Mack?

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Right click on the vid name and hit enter on copy link then paste the link in to where it wants it. Good luck. On Apr 26, 2010, at 5:47 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > This kind of relates to downloading Youtube files, so how do I copy the > U.R.L. Once I find the video I want to convert, it asks

Re: weird VO thing

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yes I experience this about 3 or 54 times a day. what I do is hit vo command f8 to bring up the quick start guide and escape out of it and 99 percent of the time it works. On Apr 26, 2010, at 5:45 PM, marie Howarth wrote: > I had this happen once but that was a while ago now. But something else

Re: -- SPAM -- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread Brent Harding
Yep, this old Macbook is frustrating me too, I want to boot camp it to run some software I need in Windows and would like portable. All I get is that stupid screen with the flashing cursor right when I put the CD in. There's no apple store near here, and I don't know how to take out some ram as

Re: switching from windows, some questions?

2010-04-26 Thread Carolyn
Chris: I thank you for filling me in. I'll look into the possibilities with it. Again, thanks for cluing in the clueless. Carolyn - Original Message - From: Chris Blouch To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:33 PM Subject: Re: switching from wi

-- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread David McLean
I thought I had read on this list that you need sighted assistance to install a Bootcamp partition. Not sure about that though. Why don't you try Vmware Fusion? On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:01 PM, Brent Harding wrote: > Yep, this old Macbook is frustrating me too, I want to boot camp it to run > some

Re: -- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread Sarah Alawami
I did and it slows down my system with windows. I have 2 gigs with 1 core allotted to it in the vmware settings. but it still is as slow as all get out. so I thought parallels would be faster. but it is not even accessible. Take care. On Apr 26, 2010, at 7:33 PM, David McLean wrote: > I thou

Re: -- parelells a complete waist of my time

2010-04-26 Thread Brent Harding
Yes, and I plan to run Station Playlist through this once in awhile. Will I get that classic audio drift where the sample rates drift, so Jaws will sound like Darth Vador over time and get increasingly delayed? I know that Ensonic audio driver was from the good old ISA card days, here I thought

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2010-04-26 Thread E.J. Zufelt
Good evening, I've found this list to be very helpful as I have made the transition from Windows to OS X over the past year and a half. However, I am finding that there is too much traffic at the moment and I will be leaving for at least a little while. Thanks to all who have provided such us

Re: re-accessible dvd player apps

2010-04-26 Thread Darcy Burnard
Hi. In dvd player, when a disc is playing, you can use the go menu to get to different parts of the dvd. There are options under there for title and chapter. It takes a little trial and error to see which titles are what you want. Under the controls menu, you can do things like pause, rewind