RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Scott, that's pretty much my beef, the issue for me comes down to productivity, that alone, not price, not other, just productivity. I'm still hopeful, and wish to become a switcher, not for peer pressure, not for anything other than stability of the screen reader... having said this, you n

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Ricardo, yes, in general I refer to the tab key and the arrow keys. much of my work involves using the internet. during which times I use internet explorer. running JAWS I can press, H, E, T, and the arrow keys, all as single key presses to do practically all I need to do within inter

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Mary, I suppose this is because I've lived for many years in the sighted PC Windows environment, so I knew all the keyboard commands firstly, then installed JAWS when eventually I couldn't see the screen using built in inversion of colours etc... so I have never particularly learnt JAWS key comma

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Scott H, I think the key here is not to say that the Mac users are on an individual bases not productive, no doubt they are, I know many productive people who use Mac's. however, what could be considered fair perhaps is, that if you have to move between a track pad, or number pad, or use 3

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Laura, good post, appreciated reading it... can I ask, you and others have mentioned simply targeting an area of the screen, such as in your example where you say top right of a page etc. how is this achieved? using the touch pad presumably but how? are you meaning you drag the mouse up there, o

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. I have been using the Mac for a few months now, although before I was a windows user. However, those of you will know my reasons for switching and although I use windows at work, I am so glad I switched, and find if I do use windows in Fusion, its so much better than using a windows lap top

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, For nearly 3 weeks now i've been forced to use my beloved mac with only one hand, and that includs but is not limited to typing. I've solved this problem by using the numpad commander to perform vo operations. If you have or are going to get a desktop mac, then this is the solution i would s

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. Is there a list somewhere of the built-in shortcut keys of osx? I guess there's a shortcut list somewhere, i just don't know where to search. /Krister 10 okt 2010 kl. 19.55 skrev Anne Robertson: > Hello Neil, > > I've never used a PC so can't make comparisons. However, I currently have

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Krister Ekstrom
But can you for instance edit in a document using quicknav? The reason why i don't use it is because i find i can't edit with the quicknav turned on or am i wrong completely? /Krister 10 okt 2010 kl. 22.14 skrev Scott Howell: > Ian, > > If you learn quicknav, I think this will help address you

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Krista, you can easily enable / disable quick nav, just press the left / right arrows together, Twitter @neilbarnfather Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Neil, When you use things like h to move among headers, you're using jaws key commands. All those handy one key commands you use with internet explorer are jaws, not Windows commands. And the trade off for those is the necessity of forms mode in Jaws, browse mode in Window Eyes, etc. So enter

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Mary, you've obviously not used JAWS for a while, we've had auto forms mode now for a good few years, this completely removes that issue, you just arrow / tab to the edit field and JAWS auto enters it, then auto exits it for you. very handy. in terms of the virtual buffer, that too I believe is

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Scott Howell
I actually have a doubletalk lt (external) and I might even have access to another. The one I have is in great shape. Send me a note to scottn3...@gmail.com with an offer. I have the unit and adapter, but I did not receive any manuals etc. On Oct 10, 2010, at 11:26 PM, Tiffany D wrote: > Well,

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Claus Thøgersen
Hi, On the other hand a stable Windows xP machine is much more common now than with Windows98 or even worse Windows95. Windows 7 seems to be even more stable than xp. Still the Macs really have a boot time I have never seem matched on a Windows system, and is instant ready after login, ver

Re: Pondering the switch to a Mac (blind but with residual vision)

2010-10-11 Thread David Goodwin
Hi all, Just a brief update on my switch. After spending the past day and a half tweaking and testing every display and accessibility setting that I could find, I had to admit defeat this morning and return the Mac Mini to the store. The problem is that the white on black feature simply does

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Claus Thøgersen
Hi, For some the forms mode have been a big issue, but count the times you press the return key if you do not have auto forms mode enabled. The probem with VO in it's current state is that it is much too hard to do what you often do on a webpage read the text and have a fast way to avoid unn

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi Neil, Correct. If your in an application or web page and someone gives you the physical placement of an item, you can find it on the track pad which gives you the layout similar to what a sighted person sees on the screen. Just like on the iPhone. This leads me into my comment. I don't

Re: Pondering the switch to a Mac (blind but with residual vision)

2010-10-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi David, May I suggest you right apple at accessibil...@apple.com if you haven't already done so? I think they would find your feedback useful. They are very responsive to suggestions. This might further your cause and help someone out in your position in the future. On Oct 11, 2010, at 7:4

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread David Taylor
Further to this, in OS X you use the tab key to get to important items more quickly, while you have the option of the VO keys to pass everything. I use the item chooser a lot though. I had been wanting something similar in windows for a very long time, something that worked in all programs, but

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Scott Ford
Hi Neil, I am not sure where I got John from. I do have to say this for the Mac. I use a Mac book pro for my day to day work. This includes working with clients in both Mac osx and Windows. I have found that the power and performance in the Mac book pro to be nothing short of

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Claus, in terms of JFW, auto forms mode is the default, and I can think of no reason most users would turn it off. I do think that you are right that much of my arguement surrounds use of the net, and although I think you're over killing the point with just how effeciant you think JAWS is verse V

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Laura M
Ricardo, exactly. iTunes is one of the programs I was thinking about last night, because the efficiency gains are so pronounced. I also really like it on webpages like the New York Times, where articles often have a whole lot of extra links and pictures placed in between the text. Even with JAWS, t

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Claus Thøgersen
Hi, It is a good exapmle with Itunes, but >Itunes is a poorly designed windows program, no shortcut keys jaws can find and no menues, other Windows programs designed more keyboard friendly will give jaws at least the same advantages. Claus I cannot see the advantage in - Original Me

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Also don't forget you can interact by using the Track Pad, by flicking two fingers to the right. Kawal Gucukoglu On 11 Oct 2010, at 02:23 PM, Laura M wrote: > Ricardo, exactly. iTunes is one of the programs I was thinking about > last night, because the efficiency gains are so pronounced. I al

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Ian McNamara
Yep i have to say i have found this very interesting. It's also interesting to get diffrent peoples take on both opperating systems as i feel they are both useful in there own ways. In the next few weeks going to look in to some more apps for the mac such as dragon dictate as i like to dictate

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Scott, I have two PC laptop's, the first is a Toshiba R600, the lightest laptop in the World at just 735g, sorry none metric folk, it's not a net book, and has full processor and 3Gb of RAM etc. it has a 12in screen and is extraordinarily light, you pick it up and think either it's a toy or

please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
I am a very knew Mac user and feel that our state rehab departments are favoring the windows based machines over the mac machines. Yes, our states have all the money to give there blind consumers all this adaptive technology while in school. However, after school, blind individuals struggle to

Re: Pondering the switch to a Mac (blind but with residual vision)

2010-10-11 Thread Kaare Dehard
Hi David, would you mind sending your observations, regarding your experience to accessibil...@apple.com... To excuse a bad pun, this appears to be a blind spot for them, and your commentary won't help your good self, but may be useful for future revisions and different approaches to low-vision

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Scott Ford
Hi Scott, In part you pointed out one of my issues, that is the lagging need to use MS-Office. I was also clear that I felt that this will hopefully be resolved soon. Furthermore I have the need to use Openbook for scanning and reading documents. Another area that I find that I

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Claus, again, my Toshiba R600 running Windows 7 and with an SSD, is ready to use, from a cold start, in 17 seconds. this is fully ready, no apps still loading, JAWS is ready and willing etc. granted this is with an SSD and a good machine, but it's a point that should be made. the days when stabil

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Ricardo, F6, that be the resolution, instead of tabbing all the time with Windows and JAWS< let's take your iTunes example. using iTunes on my PC, as I do, I do the following. if I'm in the left tree of items, I start typing the name of say applications, after A P is typed I'm on that section, s

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
David, without a doubt, the item chooser is amazing, I do love it a lot. Twitter @neilbarnfather Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com -Original Mess

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Laura, indeed, much of what you say makes a lot of sense to me, and frankly, is why I'm so eager to make the switch. in terms of iTunes, I think that this is a misconception from years gone by, in the old days, with JAWS 8 and earlier, it was terrible with iTunes, leading to developments such as

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Eleni Vamvakari
This morning, I discovered that, in the digest mode, I could just go to a particular thread, have it displayed on the page and reply individually to posts. That makes things much easier. At any rate, I think that writing up this quick guide is an excellent idea. Perhaps, we can work on it as a g

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Scott Howell
Heather, I use ABBYY Find Reader Express for the Mac. ALthough this is not like the Kurzweil product, I believe it offers something that is of equal value unless you really need the features of such a program. On Oct 11, 2010, at 9:41 AM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I am a very knew Mac user and f

RE: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Definitely, I think that what is called for, and Cara seemed to agree, is a quick start guide written by the user for the user, gosh I sound like a politician. a few pages long, nothing heavy, just something which gets over the basics. Twitter @neilbarnfather Neil Barnfather Talks List Administr

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread David Taylor
Yes, I think there must always be a place for this kind of dialogue. I'm only two weeks in with my plain old MacBook, not even a pro, but find it far better than I expected prior to purchase. I do have Windows 7 on a VM on here as well and use it for Kurzweil 1000 and some chat sites that don't

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Isaac Obie
Hello Heather, It's just like years ago I asked the state for Window Eyes. I was told, "We only have Jaws". So it was Jaws or nothing! So I got in the habit of buying my own equipment. But some states are giving Macs nowadays. I know one list member who received a Macbook pro and is extremely ha

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Correct, That is why I specifically used the example of navigating the settings on ones IOS device. I didn't use the other options found in the source view because the navigations is comparable on windows and Macs when navigating them. Windows users press F6 twice and mac users press VO comma

Quick mod note - responding to digest posts -was- Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Tiffany and list! :) Tiffany, thanks for asking about replying to digest posts. On replying to posts; you're really welcome to respond to a post any way you'd like as long as it keeps it's context. I.E. if you can include enough of the original message you're responding to so that

Re: mac verses pc

2010-10-11 Thread Scott Granados
Just run fusion and call it done, run windows and OSX on the same device. That's what I'm doing and love it. On Oct 10, 2010, at 6:31 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I have taken to using both computers right now. I have a mac laptop and a > windows desktop. Grant it I use my windows desktop more

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Neil and list, someone wished for a brief tutorial from a user's perspective on how best to use Snow Leopard and Voiceover. Well, I have been struggling to do that since getting my mac back in November of 2008 . I called it something like novice log. Unfortunately it is anything but brief.

Re: VMWare Fusion and JFW

2010-10-11 Thread Scott Ford
The ILM will work great as long as you do not make any memory or what the ILM construes as a hardware change, memory, hard drive, or vidio. This is why I use my dongle. Later, Scott On Oct 9, 2010, at 2:27 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > No problems of that here, I can install any Fusion I lik

Re: CD burning options on the Mac and another Amadeus question

2010-10-11 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi John, There really is nothing like simply burns for cd's on the mac. It's really excellent. The only minor problem I have with it is that it hasn't been updated in a while. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Kaare Dehard
When I bought my Macbook pro, I did get some help from ontario's adp program. I didn't however get the "maximum contribution" as things like the screen reader weren't necessary. I don't do a lot of ocr, but I did like k1000 for windows. I think you could make a case for the macs based on ease of

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread David McLean
The problem is while I'd agree the Mac is a great platform the business world still prefers Windows. So to get a job after school you're really going to have to know and understand Windows to function. On Oct 11, 2010, at 9:41 AM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I am a very knew Mac user and feel that

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Eleni Vamvakari
I personally don't like ITunes on anything. I prefer the copy and paste method, which ITunes simply doesn't employ. I have many folders with songs named things like Track 01, Track02 etc. Some were ripped from cds, some were downloaded from Youtube and some I recorded from online radio. So I re

Re: CD burning options on the Mac and another Amadeus question

2010-10-11 Thread ISAAC OBIE
Erik, Where might I find Simply Burn? Thanks. Isaac - Original Message - From: "erik burggraaf" To: Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 12:41 PM Subject: Re: CD burning options on the Mac and another Amadeus question Hi John, There really is nothing like simply burns for cd's on the mac.

Re: Quick mod note - responding to digest posts -was- Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Eleni Vamvakari
Thanks for clearing that up. As I said in my other post, I found that I can actually go to the topics individually in the digest mode and that makes things much easier. It also enables me to use the e-mail with the name that I wish to make legal, that being Eleni. I've never heard of a user payi

kurzweil1000

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
Hello, just wondering if anyone happens to know why k3000 has a mac partner but k1000 does not? It does not make sense, they are made by the same company! Heather -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send

Re: CD burning options on the Mac and another Amadeus question

2010-10-11 Thread Colin M
Hi there! http://simplyburns.berlios.de/ On 11 Oct 2010, at 19:16, ISAAC OBIE wrote: > Erik, > Where might I find Simply Burn? Thanks. > Isaac > - Original Message - From: "erik burggraaf" > To: > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 12:41 PM > Subject: Re: CD burning options on the Mac and a

Re: mac verses pc

2010-10-11 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello. You do need to make sure that the flash driveis excepted to run, that is choose the action. if youuse narator on the school comp you can dothat but if not you will need to borrow someeyes. On Oct 10, 2010, at 20:32, Tiffany D wrote: > Hi Heather, > > You can't access JFW in those place

Re: CD burning options on the Mac and another Amadeus question

2010-10-11 Thread Sarah Alawami
I coxuld not get a cd to rip though. . it only ripped a image file and i really can't do much with that. l...@! S On Oct 11, 2010, at 9:41 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi John, There really is nothing like simply burns for cd's on the mac. > It's really excellent. The only minor problem I h

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Good for you! I'm a Mac user as well, and I too feel rehab agencies need to present both options, and let the consumer make up their own mind. The only program I'd ever need to use on the Windows side of things is Kurzweil. On Oct 11, 2010, at 8:41 AM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I am a very kne

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
When you buy a Mac, you can purchase training at your local apple store for $100 for a year's worth of training. This has been very helpful.. On Oct 11, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: > When I bought my Macbook pro, I did get some help from ontario's adp program. > I didn't however get t

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread EWOUD
it should better be a debate. there is No reason why windows would be favoured above apple. Apple has the possibilaty to run windows on its machine, therefor its a great alternative. windows cannot do that, and the price windows pc with screanreader is also no good, so Apple has to be mentioned

Re: kurzweil1000

2010-10-11 Thread Mary Otten
>From the marketing point of view, the absence of a k1000 makes sense. They >need to make money on it. the parent company doesn't think the math pencils >out. You might also note that the k3000 for the Mac has not been updated in >some time. It is not on par with the Windows version. Again, it h

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Eleni Vamvakari
Actually, yes. Windows can do that. It just takes tweeking and technical knowhow. However, I hear the results aren't always as good as using a native Mac. EWOUD wrote: > it should better be a debate. > there is No reason why windows would be favoured above apple. > Apple has the possibilaty to

debate

2010-10-11 Thread EWOUD
add that windows goes as the wind on a mac and everyone can have fusion, my choise would be made. For once and all, microsoft does Not provide a tool as voice-over, could or should have done that years before! Apple does, so people who wanne live and work independend, should also be adviced to t

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I'm a Technology manager and the bottom line is that while Apple has a great toolset and can be adapted for most business uses, the windows suite of programs is more widely in business today. I know we had a pilot using the Mac laptop but we used the Microsoft Office tools for presentation, E-ma

voiceover guide

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
Hello, I received a response from apple accessibility about the voiceover guide in BRF format. For those who were having problems with the file, they have fixed it now so the file works! I tried it today and it worked just fine. Heather -- You received this message because you are subscrib

quick guide

2010-10-11 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Everyone: I really like this idea of collaborating on a quickguide based on Mac OSX, that puts together the most proficient way of accomplishing tasks by combining the Mac keyboard commands and the best of VO. I'm not the greatest organizer of tasks, but I love to write, and I'd be thrilled

Re: Deleting MobileMe Account

2010-10-11 Thread Linda Adams
Dave, Try the following. To get rid of it go to the finder Press command comma or VO M and go to Finder preferences Arrow left to the Tool Bar and interact Right arrow to the side bar, select it and stop interacting Arrow right to Idisk and uncheck it Arrow left to close button HTH Linda On O

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi: I just wanted to add to Sarai's comment that, at least in my case, my Apple store people have been incredibly cool about the one to one training. They've set no limit on how many times I come in, and, in fact, they tend to take any issues we discover seriously and if they can't address them

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Cara Quinn
Well Neil you'd better become a Mac / VO convert right quick! -or else! *flicks riding crop* lol! Seriously though; no worries on any of this. :) Perhaps we could take this one issue at a time. if you'd like, as there are a lot of great minds here, perhaps we can go point by point on solutions

Fwd: quick guide

2010-10-11 Thread Carolyn Haas
i: I received the following request to forward to this group. We may in fact be closer to making something very cool happen. Carolyn Begin forwarded message: > From: Alex Jurgensen > Date: October 11, 2010 5:48:37 PM MDT > To: Carolyn Haas > Subject: Re: quick guide > > Hi Carolin, > >

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
I guess when it comes to productivity, I think they both involve the same amount of keystrokes. As screen reader users, whether it's using the mac or windows, there's going to be a lot of keystrokes involved, there's simply no way around it. However, what I like about voice over is, if I navigat

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is one area where I like the way voice over handles things. You never have to worry about accidentally typing characters in to a form field, because pressing just the letters always types them, and there are different commands for navigating elements. And no forms mode to deal with, move to

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
There is also a setting in the keyboard preferences that sets whether tab and shift tab move to every control, or just lists and text boxes I think. Obviously, most of us will probably want to set this so that the tab key moves to all controls. On Oct 11, 2010, at 7:08 AM, David Taylor wrote: >

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, that's a great feature, it's great for getting around a web page also, I often use that instead of the voice over find command. On Oct 11, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > David, > > without a doubt, the item chooser is amazing, I do love it a lot. > > Twitter @neilbarn

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
I can't remember a site that doesn't work well with safari, the one case where this happens is with flash, because Adobe refuses to make it accessible on the mac. Other than that, the real key is to know how voice over works, once you have learned that, getting around on the web with the mac is

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
You might check out my pod casts on blind cool tech, I cover this, I'm a fan of using operating system commands when possible. On Oct 11, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > Scott H, > > smile, I have enjoyed it to, and in part it has made me think that it might > be possible

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
I like my training however, our store is so loud that I cant here the voiceover or sometimes the individual at the store! I wish they had a separate area besides in the middle of a noisy store to do one on one! Heather -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
I love my training at the Apple store. The staff is so awesome. I've learned the Mac much faster than if I had to go it alone. Also, tech support is wonderful! Once they hear I'm blind, and use voiceover, they are like, okay, well do this this, and this. The call doesn't break down. On Oct 11,

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
Maybe someone should start a regular podcast on these issues. I know some folks have done this in the past but not a regular show! It would be cool if it was a live show that folks can call in to ask or text and ask questions! I would pay for that podcast if it was good and addressed differe

RE: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Andy Baracco
When you refer to the states, I would imagine that you are referring to the state rehab agencies. State rehab agencies are focused on employment, and if they are purchasing computer equipment for a client, it is most likely for employment related uses, and like it or not, most employers are using

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
That should be illegal woe! -- 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...@googlegroups.com. For

Re: track pads

2010-10-11 Thread carlene knight
Double tapping does nothing so I can't do much. I do all kinds of things with the IPhone. I got so frustrated that I gave my Magic Trackpad to my husband. When you can't select anything, it's silly to keep the device. On Oct 5, 2010, at 3:25 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > have you tri

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
Hay Mike, what is the name of your podcast? Heather -- 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.

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Carolyn Haas
Hi Heather: I'm having the same issue as someone with pretty poor hearing. Fortunately for me, we have the rest area in the mall not far from the store, and often go there to escape the noise and save poor Melissa a lot of frustration . Maybe at some point, ias the blind Mac user population gr

Re: track pads

2010-10-11 Thread carlene knight
Sorry, I failed to thank you for your advice. It was much appreciated. I just finally gavve up. I got the thing because I thought it would be like that, but for some reason it wasn't. Maybe it was my computer, I don't know. On Oct 5, 2010, at 3:25 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > have yo

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread EWOUD
BRING A HEADPHONE OR IERS WITH YOU, THAT WAY A CROWDY STORE IS NO PROBLEM! EWOUD - Original Message - From: "Carolyn Haas" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 2:46 AM Subject: Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information Hi Heather: I'm having the same issue as s

ogg files

2010-10-11 Thread Robert Hooper
As the subject line hints, I would like to be able to play ogg files on the Mac-and perhaps place them on to my iPhone as well. Is there any way within the limitless bounds of Apple's world-seducing energetic power that this can be done successfully? -- You received this message because you ar

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread David McLean
Have you tried Mike Arrigo's podcasts on blindcooltech. After listening to them I found the conversion to the Mac a breeze. On Oct 11, 2010, at 8:37 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I like my training however, our store is so loud that I cant here the > voiceover or sometimes the individual at the s

Itunes iPhone and iPod copy/paste

2010-10-11 Thread Wes
Hi all, I just discovered something in i Tunes. When you have your i Phone/i Pod plugged in,go to it, and then the summary tab and interact. Then, go to "manually manage music", and check it. Then, you go to the sources table. then go to your i Pod/i Phone where it says (your name) i Pod/i Ph

JUST A THOUGHT

2010-10-11 Thread EWOUD
IT WOULD BE A MUCH MORE QUIET PLACE HERE, IF ANYONE FIRST LISNED TO THE PODCASTS, DONE BY FOR EXAMPLE MIKE ORIGO, AVAILABLE ON WWW.BLINDCOOLTECH.COM AND THEN AFTERWORDS CAME BACK WITH APPLE / Iphone, IPOD TOUCH, V/O, TRACKPAD, OR WHATEVER RELATED QUESTIONS. OR AM I SAYING WEARD THINGS NOW? ANY

Noise in the Apple store

2010-10-11 Thread Charlie Doremus
Heather, First off I agree with you about the noise levels at the stores this is an issue that Apple needs to address. When taking her one to one class my partner uses a set of mini speakers when using voice over. And at one location, in the mall, they set up a small table and they work right ou

good apple commercial

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
I live in Austin Texas. We have an Apple corporate office here. The university uses macs and some of the school districts too. I remember when I had to use a mac, know one told me about voiceover. They simply said "macs are not accessible so you cant take that class," and now the answer is,

apple store

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
Yes I signed up for appointments when the store opens now. It is good, I am a morning person as long as I have my coffee! Heather -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegro

Re: Noise in the Apple store

2010-10-11 Thread heather kd5cbl
The domain and there is not a table next to the store because, it is not in a mall or rather it is in an outdoor mall. I think my next sessions will be quieter as the store will have just opened. I hope! Heather -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Pete Nalda
I wonder if Apple has ever thought about this? How many computers could they sell to the State Agencies? Seems they need a Liaison between themselves and the various State Rehab agencies. On Oct 11, 2010, at 4:44 PM, EWOUD wrote: > it should better be a debate. > there is No reason why window

Re: good apple commercial

2010-10-11 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Hey, you know what, you ought to write Steve Jobs about that. He'd go for it!!! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!! Skype Name: barefootedray On Oct 11, 2010, at 8:44 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I live in Austin Texas. We have an Apple co

RE: Noise in the Apple store

2010-10-11 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello Heather. You must be from Austin. I also take training at the domain. I use Laurice. She's an excellent trainer. We've been working on Pages. I'm afraid the noise is just a fact of life and you'll have to live with it. If you like coffee, there's a starbucks very close to the apple store. The

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: They need to show it all, Mac Windows, etc. I don't like that most states' rehab agencies dictate what the consumer will get. They should show it all, and then taylor the technology to the consumers' specific situation, not one size fits all. I also am aware that it is very political. If spe

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Apple has a lot of contracts in the K-12 education market. They also offer student, and teacher discounts on computers, printers, iPods, etc. On Oct 11, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > I wonder if Apple has ever thought about this? How many computers could they > sell to the State Agencie

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
I think they start training sessions at 7 A.M. It's usually quiet early in the morning. On Oct 11, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Heather: > I'm having the same issue as someone with pretty poor hearing. Fortunately > for me, we have the rest area in the mall not far from the store,

RE: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Robert Hooper
As a way of further adding to the juicy pot of simmering contemplation already well on its way to ingestible delight on this list, the reason I am now in possession of a Macbook Pro is because of my state rehabilitation agency. I had to undergo an "adaptive technology assessment", which is essen

RE: Noise in the Apple store

2010-10-11 Thread Jude DaShiell
Not at all correct. A proper application of technology can eliminate the background noise and add value to the training sessions. The trainer will need a mask microphone. The trainee will need two sets of headphones one smaller than the other. One of those the trainer speaks on. The other

Re: ogg files

2010-10-11 Thread Sarah Alawami
You can use vlc media player to play ogg files but the player will stop and start almost like a buffer if you use it. I don't think you can put ogg files on yoru IDevice. S On Oct 11, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Robert Hooper wrote: > As the subject line hints, I would like to be able to play ogg files o

Re: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

2010-10-11 Thread Carolyn Haas
MyHi: My guess is thy haven't probably worried much about the ramifications and possible marketing opportunities with clients with disabilities. I know they've always been big on education, and, for a while, a lot of the shools I went to had Apple based systems. I'd like to believe we're at t

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