Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I've never used a monitor with my Mack mini. Even with setup, I didn't use a mouse, but it was kind of tough, without the mouse plus, I didn't really know much about the Mack. But other than that, my Mack Mini works fine without the monitor, kind of sluggish with Safari though. Hth, Courtney

Re: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-27 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Usually, they cost about $99 for americans, and €99 for other people. If you buy the Scandinavian languages, however, it is $219/€219 for a package. Double check this on the site, but I believe this is what the prices were when I purchased just a couple of weeks ago. Regards, Nic Mobile Me

Re: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
I think for the bundle its about 80 bucks, not sure if you can buy the voices individually, I will have to check as I am on the 30 day trial too. I wonder if they will object to me placing the voices on my iMac and Macbook Pro, its not as if I would be using them at the same time :) On 27 Jun

Re: Bug in iOS 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
yes I have had the same thing On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:13 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > When your replying to a text double tap and hold in the edit field. When you > let go the keyboard should pop up. > On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> Hey gang, >> >> Not sure if anyon

Re: How do you activate and deactivate the num lock

2010-06-27 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Esther. I know that my frends macbook is newer, I think it is from 2009. So it does not work with f6 or fn+f6. But I can not find anything about how it can be done on a newer mac. Hope you can help. Best regards Annie. 2010/6/27, Esther : > Hi Annie, > > If your friend's Macbook was made ear

Re: ACB Convention

2010-06-27 Thread Jessica and Goldina
that would be super cool. I'm down!! peace and positivity Jessica and Goldina follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 2010-06-27, at 1:45 PM, Larry Wanger wrote: > Hey Chris, I'm here in PHX as well and will be around the convention. Maybe > we could try to plan some kind o

Re: accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Jeez you are so knowledgeable, are you some sort of Apple consultant? You are very thorough, I am so impressed. On 27 Jun 2010, at 22:20, Esther wrote: > Hi Mike, > > The problem of VoiceOver's not being able to navigate to, or detect, a > third-party icon that is place on the status menu bar

Re: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-27 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, You cannot buy individual voices. You are stuck with a bundle of languages, and this is because of Acapela's policy. IF you want individual offers, try to convince Acapela to distribute them separately as well as in a bundle. Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com GoogleTalk: chojiro1...@gm

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
Why is it sluggish without a monitor? That does not make sense. Why should someone blind be forced into paying for a monitor they can't see and running up extra electricity costs. Tell apple they need to think more about their green policies! I would love to know what accessibility at apple t

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks for the tip on ghost reader, Ann. I do have infovox voices, but not ghost reader. I actually would like this ability incorporated into vo, rather than having to buy yet another separate application. It seems a lot simpler than using an entirely different app, but I'll go have another loo

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Chris, I was somehow blissfully not aware of the ability to switch speech rate and language without going into the voiceover utility. Now that I know about it, I will definitely use it. mary -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" grou

Re: Wigits and dash board, what are these things?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Kawal, Someone can undoubtedly give you a more sophisticated explanation than I, but I'll do my best. Basically, widgets are little applets that do different things: provide definitions for words, give you the weather, translate words into other languages, and so on. The widgets are locate

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Have you considered marriage counciling as a future career? Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > Well all them pairs of shoes and hand bags she bought which were apparently > on sale and saved her money were all my idea. > > so get your own back and set up that mac mini on yo

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Life ain't fair. We save money on Gas, Lights, and reading materials. We can't complain too much. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:29 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > Why is it sluggish without a monitor? That does not make sense. Why should > someone blind be forced into paying for a monitor they can't see

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi all. One thing that I would really wish would be implemented is grade two braille in other languages than english, I would love a sort of router so you can easily change between languages and the braille grade two changes too. I would like grade two for danish so much, it would be a dream if we

Re: How do you activate and deactivate the num lock

2010-06-27 Thread Esther
Hi Annie, This is beginning to sound as though the input keyboard or some such setting was changed. If the Num lock key is activated, you will not be able to type anything under "q w e r t y" and you will only start getting numbers under the right hand part of that row of keys "4 5 6 *".

Re: accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Esther
Hi Chris, Chris Moore wrote: Jeez you are so knowledgeable, are you some sort of Apple consultant? You are very thorough, I am so impressed. No, not guilty , and I'm not an IT or computer person either, just another user. However, I've become practiced at running Google searches since

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
also you do know about VO A to read all from your current position don't you? On 27 Jun 2010, at 22:44, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi Chris, > I was somehow blissfully not aware of the ability to switch speech rate and > language without going into the voiceover utility. Now that I know about it, > I

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Chris Moore
yes, but sadly as I play for the other team I would probably keep hitting on he husbands lol On 27 Jun 2010, at 22:47, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > Have you considered marriage counciling as a future career? > > Kev > On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> Well all them pairs of shoe

safari 5 address bar dissapeared

2010-06-27 Thread Yuma Antoine Decaux
And it seems as though showing and hiding the address bar which is normally command shift backslash doesn't work. Has the shortcut changed? Weird Best regards, Yuma DX® "Light has no value without darkness" blog: http://www.theblindsamurai.com twitter: http://www.twitter.com/triple7 Tel:

Re: VMWare Fusion, Windows 7 and Ubuntu

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
I am running the latest version of Vinux here. It is working fine for me. You can find this at http://www.vinux.org.uk. Doug On 2010-06-24, at 6:29 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > Has anyone been able to get both Windows and Ubuntu working on a VM on the > Mac? I have windows going pretty well.

Re: accessing programs that display a status menu icon

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
Sadley you cannot access these. Take care. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > Hi everyone. Has anyone seen programs that, when they run, place an icon in > the status menu, I'm assuming this is the area on the top right of the > desktop? I've tried 2 different programs, one t

Re: dvds and the mac

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
No, I was asking for my knowledge. As someone said that you should press a mouse button so I just wondered where the mouse button was. On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > Yes, hold this in, is your cd stuck? you should have an a eject key on the > top right of your keyboard. > On

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, I do know about vo a to read from current position. thanks. mary -- 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 macvis

Mac triple booting with Windows Mac & Ubuntu

2010-06-27 Thread Rob
Has anyone tried setting up a tri-boot configuration using Windows 7 & Ubuntu 10.04? I'd like to know how it went & what your thoughts are. Sent from my iPod -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email t

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
Here is how I delete an app. First double tap and hold until you hear the moving app message. Then double tap again and you should get the delete app message. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-27, at 7:03 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > It's a double-tap, just like it used to be. > Donna > On

Re: other voices for the macintosh computers

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Ronald. I still have the TP2 and still active in the circle of Windows too. I have the mac Book Pro which I purchased from the USA recently and like it very much. Will be a proud owner of the Iphone 4 soon. So will use two phones. One for GEO and the Iphone for calls and all the usual stu

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
You really don't know what your missing. In my experience when I've disconnected my monitor Mail, Safari, Garageband, and iTunes are severely effected. Hook up the monitor again and all is right in my Mac world. lol. Well, almost. On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:21 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > I

NFB Convention

2010-06-27 Thread Greg Kearney
I will be a the NFB Convention in Dallas starting July 2 to July 6. I'm staying at the convention hotel so look me up if you are there. My room will be marked with an Australian flag. Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind of WA - Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria

Re: Windows on the mac question

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Thanks Kevin. Keep me posted and may be write off list so as not to clutter everyone's boxes as others may be not interested. I'd need some detailed instructions in case I had to do anything. On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:27 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > I found some data on remapping keys on the mac k

Re: Wigits and dash board, what are these things?

2010-06-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Donna. Thanks. That helped. I'll have to explore and see how to use them! Kawal. On Jun 27, 2010, at 11:00 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Kawal, > > Someone can undoubtedly give you a more sophisticated explanation than I, but > I'll do my best. Basically, widgets are little applets that d

How can I find a page with my Google Groups on it?

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys, I subscribe to the Mac Visionaries and to the ViPhone list. Since there's so much trafick on both, I'd like to go to a webpage that has links to each of these two groups so I can choose which one I want to go to and read. How can I find or create such a page within Google. I read

Re: How can I find a page with my Google Groups on it?

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Gibbs
I appear to have found the sort of page I'm looking for on my Windows PC. I'll have to test and see if I can go to it from a standing start. Now, how can I create this same sort of thing on the iPhone 4 I'm about to get? Thanks, Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to t

Re: Wigits and dash board, what are these things?

2010-06-27 Thread Carolyn
Donna and Kawal: I've always wanted to ask what those wwere and how they work. Thank you. Carolyn - Original Message - From: Kawal Gucukoglu To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 5:52 PM Subject: Re: Wigits and dash board, what are these things?

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Sure Chris, hide behind one of those names that leave you anonymous. Now I know coach, Anthropology and such things are in your vocabulary. Good advice though and coming from someone on the other team, I'll take the wisdom. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > yes, but sadly

Re: Windows on the mac question

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Don't worry, I'll give a full set of instructions, assuming I can get the script right. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Thanks Kevin. > > Keep me posted and may be write off list so as not to clutter everyone's > boxes as others may be not interested. I'd need some d

Re: Wigits and dash board, what are these things?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
You're welcome. Glad to help, Kawal, (and you, too, Carolyn, just hadn't answered your message yet.) :) Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 7:52 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hi Donna. > > Thanks. That helped. I'll have to explore and see how to use them! > > Kawal. > On Jun 27, 2010, at 11:00 PM, Donn

some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, after installing IOS4 this afternoon, I've been playing around a bit, and already managed to get myself in a pickle. :) I hadn't gotten around to learning about folders yet, but somehow I made one, and stuck a couple of my apps in it. Can anyone tell me: 1. How do I remove my apps from t

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
OH really? I always did. Hmm. Maybe my mind is going crazy. Take care. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 10:54 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Thanks, Sarah. Actually, that is a slight change. You didn't used to haved > to double-click on the app after the tap and hold. > > Thanks, > Donna > On Jun 27, 2010,

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
I purchased the Digit Eyes app and have not had any success in scanning items so far. I even tried turning the phone on it's side and holding the phone a couple of inches away from the item in question. Still no luck with it. I am going to buy the labels they've recommend on there site to sea if

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Or maybe mine is. :) Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:01 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > OH really? I always did. Hmm. Maybe my mind is going crazy. > > Take care. > > S > On Jun 27, 2010, at 10:54 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Thanks, Sarah. Actually, that is a slight change. You didn't used to haved

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
You jsut need adobe reader to paint them as they are pdfs. I can use preview to do it as well so I hear. On Jun 27, 2010, at 6:03 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > I purchased the Digit Eyes app and have not had any success in scanning items > so far. I even tried turning the phone on it's side and holdi

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
to answer your first 2 questions, reset yoru home screen lay out. go to settings, general, reset and reset homescreen layout. You will notice after you do this there is a utilities folder. that conains all of yoru clock and stuff there. Good luck. s On Jun 27, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Donna Goodin wr

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hmm, interesting. It worked. The utilities folder is kind of weird, though, I wonder why it does that. Thanks for the tip. Best, Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:10 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > to answer your first 2 questions, reset yoru home screen lay out. go to > settings, general, reset and rese

moving icons on the home screens

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi again all, Just wondering if any of you have had success moving icons from one page to another on the home screen? Dragging them off the side of the screen doesn't seem to work any more, though in the manual it looks like that's still what you're supposed to do. TIA, Donna -- You received

Re: moving icons on the home screens

2010-06-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Donna, I find that moving icons from page to page works often, but not always, just as it did under the previous os. Seems to help if you're not starting from a position next to the side of the screen you hope to move towards to get an icon to move that way, i.e. when moving an icon to a lowe

moving icons on home screen, never mind, got it

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Seems I was just moving my finger too fast. Donna -- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@g

Re: Windows on the mac question

2010-06-27 Thread Marshall Scott
Hi, I' used SharpKeys to remap the tilde key to the Insert key as well as reassigning a few other keys. This works fine and is much easier than changing the keymapping. Marshall On Jun 27, 2010, at 5:32 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Thanks Kevin. > > Keep me posted and may be write off list so

Re: moving icons on the home screens

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Yep, that's fitting with my experience, too. thanks, Donna On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:41 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi Donna, > I find that moving icons from page to page works often, but not always, just > as it did under the previous os. Seems to help if you're not starting from a > position next to

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Lol, No No No. The reseting of your home screen to get rid of folders you made is completely unnecessary. First if you aren't already in the folder you created double tap on it. Then find the app you want to remove from the folder and double tap and hold like your going to move the app. The

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
This is a bit of a relief. lol. I thought something was wrong with my hearing or, my mind was grasping at straws in regards to the lower voiceover volume. On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Well, after installing IOS4 this afternoon, I've been playing around a bit, > and alread

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Ricardo. I just figured that out the hard way. LOL I had planned to wait and figure out the folder thing later on this week, but since I kept creating accidental folders, I decided I'd better go ahead and read that part of the manual. *grin* It's strange. Sometimes when I move an ico

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Donna Goodin
Kind of weird, isn't it? Personally, I liked having access to the louder volume when I was in places with a lot of background noise, but I guess I'll learn to live without it. Glad to know it wasn't just me or my phone, though. (Or actually, maybe I'll dash off a note to Apple). Cheers, Donna

RE: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Simon F
Yeah the iPhone 4 is out and selling like mad. At least is in the states, the rest of us aren't yet seeing it in the stores. But I do question the design of the new device When you can hold it in your left hand and lose all gsm / 3g and wireless connectivity. I would hope that they will re th

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
The added advenatage of the resetign of hte hom escrene though is the apps on the second page are in abc order. Take care. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 7:21 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Lol, > > No No No. The reseting of your home screen to get rid of folders you made is > completely unnecessary. F

RE: Running Windows

2010-06-27 Thread Simon F
Bryan, That's not quite true, I use virtual box and I am totally blind. I get assistance when configuring the vm's but apart from that it's very usable. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart Sen

Re: Using a Mac Mini without a monitor

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Mattingly
Thanks for being cool Chris. Kev On Jun 27, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > yes, but sadly as I play for the other team I would probably keep hitting on > he husbands lol > On 27 Jun 2010, at 22:47, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > >> Have you considered marriage counciling as a future career?

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Georges Zaynoun
But double tapping is to open not to delete as far as I understand, I want to delete iCal since I don't have an account, I am in Sweden how can I create an account for iCal? It is complaining that I don't have a microphone although I connect the headset that came with the iPOD so how to either

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You can't delete calendar from your iPhone. The way to delete the apps that are able to be delete is to double tap the screen but hold your finger down on the 2nd tap. You will here it say moving app. now you find the app you want to delete and double tap like when you want to open it.

RE: Gestures on Multi-Touch trackpad.

2010-06-27 Thread Simon F
Hi Linda, Thanks for sending this out. I wondered if it is possible to have this information in a word or text file or even html file that can be downloaded on to a local machine, as I use my mac in a lot of places that I don't have a connection to the internet. And it would be good to be

Re: some IOS4 questions

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
Hi, I don't see a difference in the volume. Do remove icons from folders, drag the appropriate icon to the edge of the screen and the home screen will appear, if there are 2 icons left and you drag one out, the other one will automatically come out and the folder will disappear On Jun 27, 2010,

Re: moving icons on the home screens

2010-06-27 Thread Cody Hurst
yep, it still works, jsut gotta drag it all the way to the edge On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi again all, > > Just wondering if any of you have had success moving icons from one page to > another on the home screen? Dragging them off the side of the screen doesn't > seem

Daisy reader for iPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Is there a daisy reader app for the iPhone 4? I'm having a book read by my local state services office and it will be in Daisy format. Is there an app that will allow me to read that on my new iPhone 4 when I get it? Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gr

Safari Reader Doesn't Seem to Get Along Wih Braille Displays?

2010-06-27 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, All, I have cursor tracking on, and when trying to use my Focus 40 Blue display with the Safari 5 reader, I can't get it to display 'any of the text, even when I interact with HTML content. Is there any way to resolve this? Thanks, Teresa -- You received this message because you are subsc

Best Skype app for iPhone with IOS4

2010-06-27 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Guys, I'm picking up an iPhone in two weeks or so when they have more in. Does anyone have a recommendation for the best Skype app in IOS4? Is it possible to hear a tone when someone is skyping you with this new app? Thanks, Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

VO bug in contacts in ios 4

2010-06-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi all, You might not have noticed yet but in the contacts in ios 4 you can't change the label for phone numbers. It's just stuck on mobile. Here is an explanation I worked out and the work around to the bug. Please contact apple to report this. *** I have confirmed this is a VO problem. I

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-27 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Annie, For the time being, Apple doesn't even provide grade 1 Braille in other languages apart from American English. It's my husband who provides all the Braille in other languages, and he has not found a way to implement contracted Braille. He has had no help whatsoever from Apple in th

Re: Best Skype app for iPhone with IOS4

2010-06-27 Thread Sarah Alawami
I don't knwo how skype will be onteh new phone. I'm having plenty of issues. and I would wait until they update it to multy task or what ever it is called. S On Jun 27, 2010, at 10:40 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > Guys, > I'm picking up an iPhone in two weeks or so when they have more in. Does

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