MacBook VoiceOver and DVD player question

2010-09-05 Thread Bob Hill
Hi all, I just received a MacBook 13 inch computer, and am getting used to how it works. One thing I have noticed is that when playing a DVD, I can't use the right and left arrows to move forward or backward by chapter while I have VoiceOver running. When VO is turned off, this works fine. I ca

Re: MacBook VoiceOver and DVD player question

2010-09-05 Thread Ray Foret Jr
command+option should work if I remember correctly. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! A Very Proud and Happy Mac User!!! E-Mail: rforetjr at comcast dot net Skype Name: barefootedray On Sep 5, 2010, at 6:32 AM, Bob Hill wrote: Hi all, I just received a MacBook 13 inch computer, and

Re: windfall

2010-09-05 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
H. I'm currently living in Southern Oregon and am scheduled to travel to Portland some time this fall in search of a job with the assistive tech division (such as it is) of the Oregon Commission; I'll have to check out that store, maybe they'd want to employ me in this regard. Bit of

Re: MacBook VoiceOver and DVD player question

2010-09-05 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, Maybe try turning your quick nav off by pressing right and left arrows at the same time, I don't know if that's a factor or not. HTH, Courtney Listen to The Wonderful World of Doo-wop with me, Moopie Curran on Fridays at 08:00 UTC on http://www.theglobalvoice.info On Sep 5, 2010, at 7:32 AM

new mac.

2010-09-05 Thread Ian McNamara
hi all just to let you all know i now am the proud owner of a new eye mac computer. i have to say from first impressions i am really pleased with it. getting use to voice over really easy and navigating things i need to. i know it is going to be a steep learning curve for me but i feel i am maki

Selecting audio in audacity

2010-09-05 Thread Michael Kuhlmann
Hi to the list, I'm using the accessible version of audacity from 19th january. Is it possible to select a large part of audio in a track by setting a. and b.-markers? Selecting small parts of audio is easy by pressing shift and the cursor left and right keys. But if you want to select for exam

Re: new mac.

2010-09-05 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Hi there Ian, Welcome to the "Mac Squad". You'll just love it there. I've had my 15-inch Mac book pro ever since Novenber 25th 2009. I'll never go back to Windows again. I really love my Mac. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! A Very Proud and Happy Mac User!!! E-Mail: rforetj

Re: Selecting audio in audacity

2010-09-05 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, I would just use the selection tool bar to set the beginning and end times. I can get it right down to 1 1000th of a second that way. Best, Erik Burggraaf Check out my first ever podcast tutorial, Learn braille using the braille box. Visit http://www.erik-burggraaf.com and click podcasts to

Re: taking the plunge with an mbp but have questions but no problems listening to the BBC on Mac Book Pro

2010-09-05 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I'm not surprised about the BBC messing around as you get use to where things are and the next it's moved. Not tried listen again yet. On 2 Sep 2010, at 07:01, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Kawal, > > Yes, I can listen live just fine, it's the Listen Again that's defeating me. > Have you figur

a case with swivel to put both keyboard and trackpad together ?

2010-09-05 Thread Yuma Decaux
I kno my asking this is probably avant guarde but i think itd be nice if someone made a case which housed both the blue tooth keyboard and the magic trackpad With a swivel rotating and sliding out the trackpad as one wishes. I've been using this double combo for a while and its hard to get bac k

Re: new mac.

2010-09-05 Thread Scott Granados
Welcome and great move! I wish I made the mac switch a long time ago but glad I did eventually. Totally worth the effort. On Sep 5, 2010, at 8:12 AM, Ian McNamara wrote: > hi all just to let you all know i now am the proud owner of a new eye mac > computer. i have to say from first impression

preview question

2010-09-05 Thread chad baker
Hi i'm experiencing issues with preview. When i read for a while voice over will turn off then back on. Nothing changed just reading the document. any suggestions thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, se

Re: windfall

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Mark, the Washington State Services for the Blind, which are not repressionists or Nazis, like the Oregon Commission, are looking for a tech person. Contact Meredith Hardin. Regards, cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Mark BurningHawk Baxter" To: Sent: Su

Re: a case with swivel to put both keyboard and trackpad together ?

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I can't answer your question directly, but There is a Mac Store in Portland, Oregon where the employees are very helpful and knowledgeable. Try calling and asking for Chris at 503 238 1200. You may have to press option 6 to reach that store. They seem very creative wi

Re: MacBook VoiceOver and DVD player question

2010-09-05 Thread John D. Lipsey
It works on my end. I'd check to make sure quicknav wasn't on. As long as quicknav is off, it should work just fine. Or maybe mine just works because it's odd, like me. :) On Sep 5, 2010, at 5:32 AM, Bob Hill wrote: > Hi all, > > I just received a MacBook 13 inch computer, and am getting u

Re: a case with swivel to put both keyboard and trackpad together ?

2010-09-05 Thread 504area
It is all your business idea as far as I know. - Julie On Sep 5, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > I kno my asking this is probably avant guarde but i think itd be nice if > someone made a case which housed both the blue tooth keyboard and the magic > trackpad With a swivel rotating

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-09-05 Thread Eric Caron
Mike and others, I would appreciate some help with copying information from the web. I tried to follow the directions below but nothing seems to happen. example. I go to a page with keyboard shortcuts set up in tables. I go to the top and hit VO enter. I then shift Arrow down . The

Re: a case with swivel to put both keyboard and trackpad together ?

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I found this article in a tech review. (Snip) In Search of a Case to Protect the iPad By [7]NICK BILTON The [8]Apple [9]iPad, so sleek and glassy, should be in a design museum, watched over by heavily armed guards with fierce dogs. But

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-09-05 Thread William Windels
Hello Eric, This is a little bit tricky , selecting text on the web and don't function all the times. Specially selecting text in tables on a webpage , can be very hard. Some hints: sometimes , it works better if you chose the group-mode in stead off the dom-mode. Another workaround could be

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-09-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, You can also try this. When on the page, press VO shift spacebar to do a mouse click. Make sure your not on a link or button on the page. Now try navigating with just the arrow keys. If it works, you should be able to select text the way you can on a windows machine. hth On Sep 5, 2010

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-09-05 Thread focus
Hi Eric! I'm not sure but I red what you said! And I think you are missing out a stage, after your 1st vo enter, Mike said to highlight the text, the only way I know to do this is, from the top of the text hold down shift and downarrow until you reach the bottom, that should highlight the text!

Re: MobleMe Help!

2010-09-05 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I've also got Mobile Me so I hope all will be fine when I have to renew. I bought mine from the Apple Store. Kawal. On 4 Sep 2010, at 02:22, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi: > I had to interact, and mouse click the PC, then move over a cell in the table > to unrigister. After unrigistering all c

bookshare question

2010-09-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, How are people getting, and reading Bookshare books on their iPhone/iPod touches? tia -- 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 grou

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-09-05 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello all, If you can get VoiceOver to speak the text you want to copy, just press VO-Shift-c (copy last spoken phrase to clipboard) and you can just do Command-v to paste it where you want. This is immensely useful when setting a shortcut for a menu command that doesn't already have one as it

New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes

2010-09-05 Thread Scott Granados
Hi, So I received a new IPod Touch for my birthday today. I want to use this with my new mac. Is there a good primer for getting started? Any good online documentation? How about anyone having any getting started pointers. Any help or pointers for some light reading would be appreciated. T

Re: bookshare question

2010-09-05 Thread Rafaela Freundt
hi Ricardo, I use Indaisy, it works fairly well. Sometimes it is difficult to get to some specific part of the book because there are not many navigation options yet for text only books. but I do recommend it. HTH, Rafaela El 05/09/2010, a las 15:40, Ricardo Walker escribió: > Hello, > > How

mail cliant.

2010-09-05 Thread Ian McNamara
hi all how do i create a folder in the mail cliant as i have an email i need to keep. thanks very much Ian McNamara -- 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

Re: mail cliant.

2010-09-05 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Hi Ian, this is what I think you're wanting here. YOu can go into the mailbox menu, select the new mailbox item, and setup what Mail refers to as a mailbox, and then move messages into there. Hope this helps. On Sep 5, 2010, at 5:22 PM, Ian McNamara wrote: > hi all how do i create a folder

Re: getting the mac to recognize an sd card

2010-09-05 Thread Linda Adams
Carolyn, I can answer part of your question. Format the SD card on the Victor Stream itself. Press the 7 key 4 times; when you hear it say Format, then press the # key and it will ask you to press it again to confirm. HTH, Linda On Sep 5, 2010, at 12:15 AM, Carolyn wrote: > Hi Mac Family: >

Re: mail cliant.

2010-09-05 Thread Ian McNamara
hi that worked for me. thanks very much for the help. Ian McNamara -- 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 macvisio

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-09-05 Thread Linda Adams
Eric, I struggled with this same question and have finally settled on a method that works flawlessly with copying text areas from the web. I get to the beginning of the text I want to copy and silence VO. Then pressing only the shift key, I press the down arrow to the end of the text I want t

Re: mail cliant.

2010-09-05 Thread Pete Nalda
Goto the Mailbox menu and then go down to new mailbox. You'll then get a dialog asking where to place it (drop down menu) and then a text field for naming it. On Sep 5, 2010, at 4:22 PM, Ian McNamara wrote: > hi all how do i create a folder in the mail cliant as i have an email i need > to ke

Re: mail cliant.

2010-09-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
I m actually thinking of thinking of setting up cmd shift n for new mail box if that key stroke is not taken. I'll research it though. S On Sep 5, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Ian McNamara wrote: > hi that worked for me. thanks very much for the help. > > Ian McNamara > > -- > You received this messa

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-09-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
Sometimes though the text is not presented in a line or lines so thqt method does not work. I've tried it. On Sep 5, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Linda Adams wrote: > Eric, > > I struggled with this same question and have finally settled on a method that > works flawlessly with copying text areas from the

Re: New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes

2010-09-05 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. Plug your ipod in to the comptuer and follow the prompts itunes will give. There are some good guides on www.applevis.com. Take care. Sarah Alawami MSN: marri...@gmail.com aim: marri...@gmail.com: website: http://music.marrie.org youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 Podcast: http://marr

Re: getting the mac to recognize an sd card

2010-09-05 Thread Carolyn
Hi Linda: Thank you for this. Tetween your help and Sarah's, I got Mac to see both the stream with it's current card, and now I'll know how to get the new card working. Hopefully copy and paste will work as they should this time. But, if not, I have a training session on Tuesday. Thanks agai

Re: New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes

2010-09-05 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Happy birthday and sorry, no suggestions other than Sara's. Regards, Cheree Heppe - Original Message - From: "Scott Granados" To: Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 1:59 PM Subject: New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes > Hi, > > So I received a new IPod Touch for my bir

Re: Deleting MSN service in IM+ Pro

2010-09-05 Thread Svietlana SHAPE
Hello, Erik, If you still have a Windows Mobile device, you can try the latest version of IM+ and I hope it will serve your needs much better. :) You can download it over this link (http://www.shapeservices.com/en/ products/details.php?product=im&platform=pocketpc) if your device has the touchscre

Re: New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes

2010-09-05 Thread Scott Granados
Interesting, it didn't prompt me for anything just fired up itunes and showed the IPod as a source. I'll try again and check out the site you provided. Thank you for the pointers. On Sep 5, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Hello. Plug your ipod in to the comptuer and follow the prompts

Re: preview question

2010-09-05 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Try to reload vo with command f five. On Sep 5, 2010, at 10:57 AM, chad baker wrote: > Hi i'm experiencing issues with preview. > When i read for a while voice over will turn off then back on. > Nothing changed just reading the document. > any suggestions > thanks > > -- > You received this mes

Re: New IPOD Touch and Mac Itunes

2010-09-05 Thread Scott Granados
So I found the prompts and am updating the firmware. Thanks for the help. On Sep 5, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Hello. Plug your ipod in to the comptuer and follow the prompts itunes will > give. There are some good guides on www.applevis.com. > > Take care. > Sarah Alawami > MSN:

Bible software for the iphone?

2010-09-05 Thread Christy Schulte
Can anyone recommend a good, accessible, bible app for the iphone? I'd prefer free, and i'd definitely prefer offline so that I don't have to connect to read, but accessible is the number one requirement. I tried a logos version, but couldn't get it to work for anything. Tried touch bible, whic

Re: Bible software for the iphone?

2010-09-05 Thread Greg Aikens
The free Bible app from lifechurch.tv is quite accessible. I really like it because it has a number of daily reading plans you can choose from. You do have to connect in order to access most versions of the Bible, although the do have a handful of them you can download for use when not connected

Re: add to itunes as a spoken track with itunes 10

2010-09-05 Thread rossy koumanova
hellow , we will be working on the scripts from universalaccess . there have been some changes and automator does not find the pattern . let you know as soon as possible . rossy Il giorno 04/set/2010, alle ore 02.56, William Windels ha scritto: > Hello all, > > i just have discovered that the

Re: is kapten GPS for Iphone accessible?

2010-09-05 Thread rossy koumanova
hellow , i tried kapten and find it accessibile and well done . if you need other information let me know . you can try it for 4 euro \month before buying the final licenze . i am very happy with this app . rossy Il giorno 31/ago/2010, alle ore 07.14, John J Herzog ha scritto: > Hi listers, >