Re: Charging devices from Computer USB ports & Additional comments on iPhone and iPad charging [was Re: A USB device is drawing too much power]

2010-05-07 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Yeah, I'll definitely give that one I shot. I thought I recognized it from something you had to do on occasion with ThinkPad. Again, thanks. I'll let you know. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368

braille font fore mac?

2010-05-07 Thread hank smith
hello is there a braille font fore the mac? if so how do I switch to it? Hank -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: braille font fore mac?

2010-05-07 Thread Rob
Search for a font called Swell-Braille. It is usable in TextEdit. Sent from my iPod On May 7, 2010, at 12:55 AM, "hank smith" wrote: hello is there a braille font fore the mac? if so how do I switch to it? Hank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

foreign languages in macspeech dictate

2010-05-07 Thread william lomas
hi all how do i switch my interface of macspeech dictate international please, to french so that i can issue french commands to it? i only see an english set of commanding prompts -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gr

Re: Charging devices from Computer USB ports & Additional comments on iPhone and iPad charging [was Re: A USB device is drawing too much power]

2010-05-07 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Hmm. It won't let me reset the PRAM. Back to the chalkboard. In fact, nothing happens. Every time I reset the PRAM, I have always been holding them down before powering on, and it has always worked. I've tried it ten times now. #Fail# I suppose that is out of the question right now doing t

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, That is why I suggested a rating system with categories. For example, labeled buttons would be one of the criteria for the rating system. Let the users define accessibility by essentially voting on a few general components that make up over all accessibility for an iPhone app. On May 6,

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Going by the model Apple has devised, I assume the accessibility of an app falls on the shoulders of the developers. On May 6, 2010, at 11:26 PM, olivia norman wrote: > Also, I wonder who's responsibility it is to intigrate access into apps? Is > it Apple's? The developers? > John also makes gr

Fwd: creating audio books from text

2010-05-07 Thread rossy
> > hi william , > i found this little and free software which can solve some problems . > it splits big mp3 in small files and lets you choose if the split should be > made by time o by numbers of file . > it is accessable , very simple and fast to use . > in this web site you can find other sof

Re: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-07 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi Cara, I couldn't agree with you more if i tried. A friendly dialog is what takes the matter forward. I don't know if it has to do with where one grows up and possibly how, but i actually see what apple has done to us as a privilege rather than a "right". I also know that accessibility althoug

RE: Accessible iPhone/iPad apps and refunds

2010-05-07 Thread Bryan Smart
Right, ratings are fine. If I know that an app scores 2 out of 5 in accessibility reviews, I have no reason to expect it to work perfectly, but I can expect that at least some part of it will be minimally usable. If it gets a 1, though, it is a safe bet that I'm not going to be able to do anythi

Apple announces International date for iPad

2010-05-07 Thread marie Howarth
Hi, Apple released the international date for the iPad. Those outside the US now can enjoy the release of Apple's latest member of its growing family on 28TH May. Preorder is still 10TH May. Check your local country Apple store for pricing details. >From the looks, the UK is below what I expecte

Re: Apple announces International date for iPad

2010-05-07 Thread william lomas
can't find prices anywhere On 7 May 2010, at 15:49, marie Howarth wrote: > Hi, > Apple released the international date for the iPad. Those outside the US now > can enjoy the release of Apple's latest member of its growing family on 28TH > May. Preorder is still 10TH May. Check your local countr

Re: Apple announces International date for iPad

2010-05-07 Thread marie Howarth
what country are you in William? I have the UK prices. wifi 16 £429 wifi 32 £499 Wifi 64 £599 3G 16 £529 3G 32 £599 3G 64 £699 all prices are including VAT http://www.macworld.com/article/151113/2010/05/ipad_international.html?lsrc=rss_main On 7 May 2010, at 15:57, william lomas wrote: > can't

Re: Apple announces International date for iPad

2010-05-07 Thread william lomas
ah thanks On 7 May 2010, at 16:22, marie Howarth wrote: > what country are you in William? I have the UK prices. > wifi 16 £429 > wifi 32 £499 > Wifi 64 £599 > 3G 16 £529 > 3G 32 £599 > 3G 64 £699 > all prices are including VAT > http://www.macworld.com/article/151113/2010/05/ipad_international

Re: Apple announces International date for iPad

2010-05-07 Thread Olivia Norman
I'm curious, how do these compair to US prices? Olivia "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs On May 7, 2010, at 11:22 AM, marie Howarth wrote: > what country are you in William? I have the UK prices. > wifi 16 £429 > wifi 32 £499 > Wifi 64 £599 > 3G 16 £529 > 3G 3

Re: Apple announces International date for iPad

2010-05-07 Thread marie Howarth
Not so bad actually Olivia. Take away VAT and we're probably paying around the same as the guys across the pond. On 7 May 2010, at 16:56, Olivia Norman wrote: > I'm curious, how do these compair to US prices? > Olivia > "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs > >

Re: making dvd player in the newest incarnation of the mackbook pro region free

2010-05-07 Thread Chris Blouch
You'll have to rip the DVD first and then use something like DVDBackup 1.3 which will remove region encoding, macrovision and encryption. The program is very old but still launches and the UI appeared to be accessible. Give it a try. I had to google around a bit to find a download link. Here wa

Re: making dvd player in the newest incarnation of the mackbook pro region free

2010-05-07 Thread marie Howarth
This is very possible. I've done it for ages. Download VLC, it's free and open source, pretty usable too. then go to system prefs and where it says CdS/DVDs open that and next to when you insert a video dvd in the pop up hit ignore. Now open VLC to play your DVDs. still legal and you won't use u

Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?

2010-05-07 Thread Chris Blouch
It used to be that you could use a mini-DVI to NTSC to 'trick' the mini into thinking there was a monitor but that stopped working when Apple dropped the analog signals from their DVI implementation. Really, how many people still had ntsc or pal TVs and were going to hook them up to a mini? Wel

Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?

2010-05-07 Thread Courtney Curran
I got my Mini about 2 months ago? which one will I need. Thanks, Courtney On 07/05/2010, at 3:01 in the Afternoon, Chris Blouch wrote: > It used to be that you could use a mini-DVI to NTSC to 'trick' the mini into > thinking there was a monitor but that stopped working when Apple dropped the

Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?

2010-05-07 Thread Chris Blouch
According to Apple's site: http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html you should have both the MiniDVI and a displayport. Since the MiniDVI is $10 cheaper I'd go with that. CB Courtney Curran wrote: I got my Mini about 2 months ago? which one will I need. Thanks, Courtney On 07/05/2010, at

Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi all, I thought I'd ask this here because of the recent iPad talk on this list. Topic related part of this is that I'm considering an iPad as a more Zoomable media Player/Content viewer/creator. That said, can one have this thing in a bag or backpack playing back music or a podcast? What ab

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don't think you need to worry about accidental screen presses. The screen reacts to your skin not pressure. So having it in a big should be fine. On May 7, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Hi all, > I thought I'd ask this here because of the recent iPad talk on this list. > Topic

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Cool! Because I have a backpack with a padded laptop insert that even has a outlet to run headphones through, and have at least one little book I carry to prop the iPad up on for typing, so I won't even really need a case. My mind is at ease. Thanks for the answer :) On May 7, 2010, at 3:55

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Charlie Doremus
Two points! First you can lock the ipad screen by pressing the power button. Also using a case would cover the screen completely preventing any sort of "screen presses". Sent from the iPad I wish I had On May 7, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think you need to w

Summary on Accessible Dictionary apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad [was Re: Looking for a dictionary]

2010-05-07 Thread Esther
Hi Paul, I agree with Enjie that the Dictionary.com app is a very good choice for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users who use VoiceOver. It's free, has nearly 1,000,000 words and 90,000 synonyms, a thesaurus, and will pronounce words if you double tap on the link image that follows each w

What stream recorder for Mac?

2010-05-07 Thread Martin Kirchner
Hi all, what stream recording app do you prefer that runs as properly as possible together with vo? to make local recordings, my choice is WavePad by NCH software. Unfortunately that app don't have any web stream recording capability. Regards Martin -- You received this message because you ar

Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?

2010-05-07 Thread Courtney Curran
Thanks so much for that info. I appreciate it, I'm going to purchase one today, I'm quite excited to see what the differences are. Thanks again, Courtney On 07/05/2010, at 4:36 in the Afternoon, Chris Blouch wrote: > According to Apple's site: > > http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html > > yo

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Ok, but how come when I pushed the power button the music would stop? Was I pushing it too long? And yeah I know a case would prevent anything touching the screen, but my backpack has a suspended padded compartment so I was just going to put it in there, but hopefully while having a podcast or

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Charlie Doremus
Pete, If you happen to tap the iPad screen once you have pressed and held the power button your iPod will shut down. So the trick is not to tap once you start your music. Sent from the iPad I wish I had On May 7, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Ok, but how come when I pushed the power

Re: Mack Mini and Monitor?

2010-05-07 Thread Courtney Curran
This could be a dumb question, but my Tv's about 2 or 3 years old, does this matter? Thanks, Courtney On 07/05/2010, at 3:01 in the Afternoon, Chris Blouch wrote: > It used to be that you could use a mini-DVI to NTSC to 'trick' the mini into > thinking there was a monitor but that stopped worki

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread marie Howarth
I may be wrong but on the iPhone if you hold the power button it will bring up the power options. To lock the iPhone you just press the power button once and it locks. I'm assuming, possibly incorrectly the same is true on the iPad. No holding, just press the power button. On 8 May 2010, at 00:

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Charlie Doremus
Correct Sent from the iPad I wish I had On May 7, 2010, at 1:06 PM, marie Howarth wrote: > I may be wrong but on the iPhone if you hold the power button it will bring > up the power options. To lock the iPhone you just press the power button once > and it locks. I'm assuming, possibly incorre

Re: Kind of a dumb (and maybe a little off-topic) question About the iPad I'm embarrased to ask.

2010-05-07 Thread Pete Nalda
Ok thanks everyone. I'll check this stuff out next time I'm in the store. I'm just weighing all my options with the IPad before I commit to it, as the Touches are so much cheaper. On May 7, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Charlie Doremus wrote: > Correct > > Sent from the iPad I wish I had > > On May 7,

Question about setting Itunes as the default internet playb ack device

2010-05-07 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Hi folks: I'm trying to use Last.FM. The downloadable client app is apparently not VO friendly at all. However, I shouldn't need it; I set Itunes to be the default internet playback source, but it's not behaving that way when I go to last.fm. What am I not getting here? Than ks! :) --

twitterrific

2010-05-07 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I was wondering what all of your thoughts on the Twitter client Twitterrific were? I didn't get it yet because I want to know what people think about it's accessibility features first. Thanks, Courtney -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisiona

Re: twitterrific

2010-05-07 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Twitterific works fine with VoiceOver. I prefer Syrynx because you can filter out tweets from folks you want to see without necessarily unfollowing them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to