Dave,
Is there not an export option within outlook 2k7 that lets you create an
archive file in a mail format?
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It is my sad duty to report that after getting a chance to test Microsoft
Office 2011 for Mac that it is no more accessible in this version than in any
of the previous versions. As in the past it is impossible to interact with any
of the content areas of the program. You are not able to review,
Hi,
The key is to know what Apple Mail will import from since Outlook just
lists programs it can export to. However, I found a great utility at
www.techit.com called Save 4 Mac which does exactly what I want, for
mail, calendars and contacts. Pity my Outlook went on strike though!
Cheers
Da
Sorry if you are receiving this twice.
I wanted to asked you folks who are Mac users if you have found a means to edit
PDF files or complete PDF forms. If so, I would be interested in hearing from
you. I am not referring to taking a PDF file and converting it to another
format first, I am inste
not yet. i did originally but haven't since the double interacting issue but
may do it today if anyone hasn't done it by now.
On Sep 25, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Nik Petersson wrote:
> Hello, has anyone reported this to Apple?
>
>
> Nik
> On 2010-09-25, at 11:13 AM, Chris Westbrook wrote:
>
>> This
Tim and Jeffrey,
I believe I have resolved the password authentication issue in Apple Mail with
the guidance you each provided. I am using an imap account associated with my
former university, which does indeed require SSL . Per your suggestions, I
explored the account preferences and made a
Hi list,
Just wanted to ask if anyone has the pogoplug and if its a good investment for
accessing one's media anywhere?
I am constantly travelling and having to take my hard disks around just
increases the loads and i'd rather keep them safe at hom from where i can get
required files via the c
Ah!
Thanks for this.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:37 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> OhI show discovered that you can use cmd shift r to show an item in the
> finder.
>
> Good luck.
> On Sep 25, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
>
>> I have noticed a few differences. First, you can no longer press
The more people that report it to Apple, the better.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Brandon Misch wrote:
> not yet. i did originally but haven't since the double interacting issue but
> may do it today if anyone hasn't done it by now.
>
> On Sep 25, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Nik Petersson wrote:
>
>> He
Yes! I have one. Bought it last year. It recently died, just a month out of
warranty, and Cloud Engines gave me a good discount on a new one. Can't be
easier to set up. Its only drawback is accessing it from your same LAN that
it's on, you do the transfer over the Internet, not oer your LAN. Unl
i know we all should report this well, the people who use i chat anyway
On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:19 AM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> The more people that report it to Apple, the better.
> On Sep 26, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Brandon Misch wrote:
>
>> not yet. i did originally but haven't since the double int
I might if I had the address.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Brandon Misch wrote:
> i know we all should report this well, the people who use i chat anyway
>
> On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:19 AM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
>
>> The more people that report it to Apple, the better.
>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 8
Hi guys:
How does one pair a braillenote with the Mac? We almost got it but we're
missing something. It says paired, then it drops the ball for some reason. We
got it to find three macs! thanks.
Isaac
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On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> I might if I had the address.
> On Sep 26, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Brandon Misch wrote:
>
>> i know we all should report this well, the people who use i chat anyway
>>
>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:19 AM, Chantel Cuddemi wro
Isaac,
You can perform the pairing via SYstem Preferences as you discovered and then
use the Braille tab in the VOiceOver Utility (vo-f8) to add the device via
bluetooth. If you have performed these steps, please advise. In fact if you
would tell me which display you have, its age, and any othe
My sighted husband bought one for me this weekend, but once he got his hands
on it, he has not put it down. I have an iPod Touch anyhow, and after minimal
time spent with the iPad, I like my Touch just about as well. Of course, I may
change my mind as I spend more time with it. That is, if I
Hi,
There is a brand new Tech Doctor podcast called "Women In Technology" at
http://www.dr-carter.com
In this episode, Robert and three female guests explore some of the most
important issues concerning what it is like for women who work in technology.
Blindness may be more of an obstacle than
Does ringer or amadeus give you more soundforge like usability? I have amadeus
pro, but seemed to be having the same problem. What is ringer by the way?
Another audio editor? Thanks so much for the info.
Kevin
On Sep 25, 2010, at 11:13 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> WHaat are you u
Hello Greg,
Thank you so much for providing this info.
I cannot begin to relay how sad and disappointed I am at the news of
Microsoft's Office 2011 VoiceOver inaccessibility.
Wow!
You know, when I installed the very first beta of Windows 7, it was
completely accessible. That is to say, as so
Figured out Amadeus. 2 minutes of looking at that program yielded the results I
needed. If I set spacebar to rewind, then use left and right brackets in
conjunction with shift, it looks like I can make my selections. Awesome. Looks
like I can use this just like I did with soundforge on windwos.
I hope it is ok to post a message on this list to get a message out to
people and I will handel further correspondence offline. Please send
me email at mannion...@gmail.com if interested or with further
questions. I have a mac mini purchased in June of 2009 that was the
2008 model. At that time it
Mark,
I suspect Microsoft is simply not interested in accessibility for the Mac. I
have never heard anything that would indicate a reason for Microsoft to take
the time to make the Office suite accessible. If accessibility is not in the
beta now, I would wager it will not be in the final versio
I fear that you are correct, Scott; that is, if the Beta of Office 2011 is
not VoiceOver accessible it probably won't be in the final release. What a
shame.
With regard to iWorks, you bring up an interesting point.
Said point being, when is the next version of iWorks slated to be released?
A
Oh man. Tiger? No wonder it wasn't up to your standards. I encourage you to get
a copy of Snow leopard and give that a shot. Comparatively, Tiger is slow and
clunky. Apple really figured web accessibility out in Snow leopard with the
introduction of the web rotor. Not trying to discourage you, b
Hi All!
I've got Mac speech but as yet not got it up and running!
I've been sent an opportunity to upgrade to the new Dragon dictate for Mac!
I'm writing to the list to see if any of you use either software and ask if it
is as good as they claim!
I have not heard any one on the list talk about it
Well, it may be issues with support as well as development. Remember we also
have access to OOo, which is accessible. Barring that, you could always install
Debian within a BM and use the GO.OO.org version which is nincluded in the
distribution.
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 26, 2010, at 4:58 PM, S
Thanks so much for this. Checking it out now. You rock.
Kevin
On Sep 26, 2010, at 12:19 AM, Justin Ekis wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> I'm not sure about the original question about a timer or stopwatch, but you
> also mentioned wanting an alarm clock. I think I recently found a good one.
> The program
Scott,
We did perform these steps.. I have the braillenote mpower bt18 and it's one of
the last units built. It has the updted braille display with the metal cursor
routing buttons. It paired, but it didn't hold it.
If you want to discuss off list you need to send me your email.
coac...@verizon.n
I don't think he said it was a beta. It is very disappointing indeed, really,
Microsoft has no excuse for this one, it's not like they were not aware of
accessibility and voice over, they just chose not to do anything with it. Apple
has created a built in screen reader and provided the APIs to m
The same thing happened with messenger for the mac, the messages could not be
read. Fortunately, there is a great alternative, adium, which works great and
is very accessible.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I suspect Microsoft is simply not interested in accessibil
Hi Mark, have you tried open office for the mac, it's not perfect, but it does
work reasonably well, also, iwork 09 is quite accessible, though it's probably
not worth spending any money on that since 10 is probably around the corner.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 4:17 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
> I fear that y
I bet that if they tried, they would soon realise that the ribbons would be
difficult if not impossible to implement with VO anyway. As it is, their
insistence on these awful things is one of my key drivers for making the
switch, though there are many others too. Mike, the podcast where you
install
Hey folks. Just wanted to throw out a quick link to a file containing 2 jingles
I just completed with Pro Tools 8, now accessible with Voiceover. I invite you
to take a listen. All the sequencing, tracking, editing, mixing, and mastering
was done in Pro Tools. A great deal of the sounds used wer
Hi Isaac,
I'm glad I'm not the only one who is having this problem. I thought I was doing
something wrong. I can't wait for my Braillino. I will post if it pairs easily
and holds the pairing after I get it. Thank you again.
Musically,
Allison
My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar!
Alllison,
My braillino pairs easily and it holds the pairing nicely! We have no trouble
with that one. It's the braillenote that we have trouble with. But you know the
braillino has these tripple action keys? those drive me nuts at times. I don't
like them. I wanted to pair the braillenote to se
Hi Kevin!
I like the jingles!
The Mac theme I like a lot!
On 26 Sep 2010, at 23:54, Kevin Reeves wrote:
> Hey folks. Just wanted to throw out a quick link to a file containing 2
> jingles I just completed with Pro Tools 8, now accessible with Voiceover. I
> invite you to take a listen. All the s
Hi Isaac,
THank you so much for your reply. I found that with the BrailleNote, you need
to turn bluetooth on first, and then put it in to terminal mode. After that is
completed, try pairing it again. THis is the only way I found that works.
Unfortunately, the display on mine is going, and the b
Hi allison,
I was wondering if because my braillenote is part of the dbc(deaf-blind
communicator) had anything to do with the lack of pairing. I didn't know you
had to put it in terminal mode. I'll try that next when the teacher and I have
time. He's trying to get me setup to do email now. Hopef
No I tested the release version of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Greg
On Sep 27, 4:18 am, "M. Taylor" wrote:
> Hello Greg,
>
> Thank you so much for providing this info.
>
> I cannot begin to relay how sad and disappointed I am at the news of
> Microsoft's Office 2011 VoiceOver inaccessibility.
Erik,
Yes you could always install Debian etc. However, that should not be necessary.
OO does work reasonably well, but iWorks suite is also quite accessible and I
am hoping the next version will be even more accessible. I am not sure Mark
when it will be out, but I gather sometime in the next
It is interesting to note that the ribbons were accessible, much of
the user interface is as well. It is the main content areas that are
not accessible.
Greg
On Sep 27, 6:16 am, "Dave Taylor" wrote:
> I bet that if they tried, they would soon realise that the ribbons would be
> difficult if not
Hi Kevin,
Yes AMadues is similar in a lot of ways to Sound Forge. I have Sound Forge on
my HP Desktop and love it. RInger is an program used to create ringtones. You
can download a demo version. I did a podcast on Ringer. You can check it out at:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2810328/ringerpodcast.mp
Hi Isaac,
Thank you for the great info about the Braillino I may have more questions for
you I hope you wouldn't mind One of the reasons I chose the Braillino is that
it runs on triple A batteries. I think that is amazing! I think the
BrailleNote is a great piece of gear. It will be interestin
Hi Ellie,
We live in Westchester, I have never been to Brooklyn. I used to work in the
Bronx though for a nursing home. It was great. Did you find the Awareness app?
I hope so it is great. I hope you are having a great day. Aloha.
Musically,
Allison
My birds are winged blessings, they help me
Aloha Allison,
Yes we fount the app. Mahalo.
Aloha,
Charlie
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On Sep 26, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
> Hi Ellie,
>
> We live in Westchester, I have never been to Brooklyn. I used to work in the
> Bronx though for a nursing home. It
Aloha CHarlie and Ellie,
Nice to hear from you. I hope you are having a wonderful day. I'd love to know
what you think of the Ap. I can't seem t get the mic as sensitive as I want.
Musically,
Allison
My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar!
On Sep 26, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Charlie Dore
The folder or volume on my desktop, which once read "Mac HD", no longer has any
title/label. I am not certain what caused this to happen, which makes it more
complex to correct. Does anyone have any ideas what I may have done and/or
what steps should be taken to correct the problem?
Thanks!
Try hitting enter on the folder and typing in the new name. I dunno if that
will work but god luck.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 6:21 PM, Marketoe Day wrote:
>
> The folder or volume on my desktop, which once read "Mac HD", no longer has
> any title/label. I am not certain what caused this to happen,
I still don't see how it works. do you put on headphones to use it?
S
On Sep 26, 2010, at 5:29 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
> Hi Ellie,
>
> We live in Westchester, I have never been to Brooklyn. I used to work in the
> Bronx though for a nursing home. It was great. Did you find the Awareness
>
Does anyone know if ABIsee is still interested in bringing any of its
OCR products to the Mac platform?
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Last I heard, the answer was yes.
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On Sep 26, 2010, at 7:09 PM, "Frank Ventura"
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> Does anyone know if ABIsee is still interested in bringing any of its OCR
> products to the Mac platform?
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Thx.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:21 PM, Brandon Misch wrote:
> accessibil...@apple.com
>
> On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
>
>> I might if I had the address.
>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Brandon Misch wrote:
>>
>>> i know we all should report this well, the people who use i
you're welcome
On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> Thx.
> On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:21 PM, Brandon Misch wrote:
>
>> accessibil...@apple.com
>>
>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
>>
>>> I might if I had the address.
>>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Brando
Hi Marketoe,
The HD is just like any other item on the Desktop and can be renamed by
navigating to it, pressing return which will make it editable, then retyping
Macintosh HD as the name for the volume. This could be accidentally done as
well if you have the HD selected then press the return k
Fantastic Kev, here's hoping more high end professional apps become accessible
on the Mac.
Chris
On 26 Sep 2010, at 23:54, Kevin Reeves wrote:
> Hey folks. Just wanted to throw out a quick link to a file containing 2
> jingles I just completed with Pro Tools 8, now accessible with Voiceover. I
Hey folks. In mail, I have all my messages grouped by thread. On one of these
machines, I was able to get vo to stop saying "Thread" every time it encounter
one in mail. I somehow got it to just say "Collapsed" and "Expanded." However,
I can't remember how I did it so I can duplicate that on the
Mark,
I had listened to your pod cast sufficiently well. There was a
missing item in things that need to happen, and even after that not
all items in mail will read immediately after they are opened in a
separate window.
The item that you were missing is in the Voice Over Utility.
If you unchec
Hey folks. One more mail question. I've had this issue where sometimes vo will
randomly read when rows are added to a message list. Problem is, I'm not even
in that window, or that app for that matter. It's very annoying and
distracting. Anyone have this happen to them? Thanks so much
Kevin
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Ah didn't know about the info dialogue. Will have to try that if I have to
change them.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 8:52 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi Marketoe,
>
> The HD is just like any other item on the Desktop and can be renamed by
> navigating to it, pressing return which will make it editable, the
Try looking int he custom verbosity for discloser triangle. I'm guessing at the
moment.
Take care.
S
On Sep 26, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote:
> Hey folks. In mail, I have all my messages grouped by thread. On one of these
> machines, I was able to get vo to stop saying "Thread" every t
Did you put something in the dictionary?
On 27/09/2010, Kevin Reeves wrote:
> Hey folks. In mail, I have all my messages grouped by thread. On one of
> these machines, I was able to get vo to stop saying "Thread" every time it
> encounter one in mail. I somehow got it to just say "Collapsed" and
I got it to work. go to the custom verbosity and find the disclosure triangle
and set it to status only.
Good luck.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
> Did you put something in the dictionary?
>
> On 27/09/2010, Kevin Reeves wrote:
>> Hey folks. In mail, I have all my messages
Wow!
I din't know one could live in New York and never step foot in Brooklyn. lol.
I live in Queens by the way. :)
On Sep 26, 2010, at 8:29 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
> Hi Ellie,
>
> We live in Westchester, I have never been to Brooklyn. I used to work in the
> Bronx though for a nursing hom
I set it to status only, and now it says COllapsed disclosure triangle in the
mail window. I even tried eliminating all 3 check boxes, but no go.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:53 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> Try looking int he custom verbosity for discloser triangle. I'm guessing at
> the moment.
>
> Ta
Hi Sarah,
Yes you need headphones. That's kinda the point of the app. :). It uses the
microphone to pick up the noise around you and play it in the headphones while
your listening to music or whatever. Basically, it's like when your recording
and you turn monitor on.
hth
On Sep 26, 2010, at
It would be interesting to test the new version of Office with Dragon
Dictate, David Pogue in his review last week of the new Dragon said
that Dragon was unable to track the insertion point within Microsoft
Word. I assumed this was because of MS using the Darwin framework
instead of the Cocoa fra
Ah might be useful for recording voice memmos or for exactly that, monitering.
good luck.
On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:12 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi Sarah,
>
> Yes you need headphones. That's kinda the point of the app. :). It uses the
> microphone to pick up the noise around you and play it in
Really? mine just says collapsed. Oddness. I got it to work fine.
S
On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:13 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote:
> I set it to status only, and now it says COllapsed disclosure triangle in the
> mail window. I even tried eliminating all 3 check boxes, but no go.
> On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:53
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