Hello Marlaina,
I don't know whether reinitialising the PRAM will solve your problem, but it
fixed some strange behaviour I was getting recently.
To do this, shut down your computer, then hold down the following keys:
Command, Option, letter P, and letter R. With all four keys held down, press
Another interesting issue with our dear Alex is that he will pronounce certain
words one way while reading via the VO-A command versus when you interact with
text and read it word by word or line by line.
Friendly,
Chris
On Nov 30, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
> I notice this mostly
Hi all!
I do not use Alex!
I like Victoria and she also says the capital letter then the rest of the word!
Someone else said in another thread that it could be how the message was sent I
think she meant [ although I'm not sure ] hht or however its spelt!
And my theory is messages coming from the o
Hi!
I have been wondering about that myself. I've noticed this happen in people
only sending via Outlook, regardless if it is plane or HTML view on my end. it
actually hasn't mattered much. I always have my messages in HTML view even
those sent from others, and it only does it when it is an e-m
I think it happens because Alex analyzes a paragraph before speaking
it. That's like the issue with nambu and nahmbu, probably. When its a
whole text that is read it is analyzed first. However, when it sees
paragraphs such as in html it will see it as a whole thing.
On 12/1/10, Nicolai Svendsen w
It is an app to look up places to eat, shop and so on.
On Nov 30, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Courtney Curran wrote:
> Hi,
> What exactly is yelp?
> Courtney
> On Nov 30, 2010, at 6:49 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
>
>> It looks like the folks at yelp are starting to work on the accessibility of
>> their
Sure hope others will write apple accessibility.
Sent from my iPhone
On 01/12/2010, at 3:41 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have been wondering about that myself. I've noticed this happen in people
> only sending via Outlook, regardless if it is plane or HTML view on my end.
> it ac
No I do think it is a vo problem as it happens on too many email including
professionally prepared email.
Sent from my iPhone
On 01/12/2010, at 3:38 AM, Colin M wrote:
> Hi all!
> I do not use Alex!
> I like Victoria and she also says the capital letter then the rest of the
> word!
> Someone
Hello,
Apple has been aware of this problem since Snow Leopard was released. Since it
hasn't yet been fixed, I can only assume that it's a particularly difficult
problem to resolve.
Cheers,
Anne
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Hi there you are not alone Ihave had the same problem for months. finally
had a friend log into my yahoo account and take care of the requests for me.
still not fixed on the latest update, nr is irc functionality working properly.
not even a chirp on new txt in the chat room, so I wear out m
Hi Teresa,
I have the Braillino from Handytech and don't know if I can help. But after
having trouble hooking up the BrailleNote, I thought I'd offer my advice for
what it's worth :).
Have you tried to add the play via USB? Also I wonder if when the display is
connected via USB if you would b
makes me ask why didn't they just put it on in the first place. it gets old
hearing how they screw us who lready bought something I felt like that when a
month after i got my mac the new set came out with better batterieslike a
slap in the face to someone who still had the "new" smell o
Hi!
What messages do you need sounds for? New messages? In that case, just add a
sound to the "group chat" event. That applies to IRC as well as regular group
chats when you invite multiple people into conversations. The same applies to
speaking text. I use this method constantly when using IRC
this is probably already been covered, but satellite systems, direct
dishnetwork and the free to air mpeg systems all use different and proprietary
data formats and encryption, so any litle box would either have to be supported
specifically by directv dish or whatever, or would have to control a
nope the built i mic on the macbook pro at leas tthe 13 inch model I have is
right above the escape and f1 keys tweeters for the left and right channels
are located under the shift keys aproximately, with a "low" frequcy driver
embeded near the screen it actually appears to have 3 drivers fro
now if we can get the nls to pull their heads out of their collective asses
regarding software players!
On Nov 29, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Maurice Mines wrote:
> Hello everybody, apparently recording for the blind and dyslexic today
> announced that they have a book reader that will run on the Mac
cool where did you get duck stream? want to send me a copy? I would like to
play with it on my old pc from time to time
thanks Mike
oh you could just write me of flist and toss me a copy too or skype or
whatever
:)
On Nov 30, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> In Windows, I use duck
oh forgot to mention two nic eprogras audio hijack pro and nicecast they
work great write me off list and I'll gi veyou more info and stuff
On Nov 30, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> In Windows, I use duck stream to broadcast or stream. What is comparable and
> accessible for t
I must be missing something can we get together off list or even better via
skype or I chat?
thanks Michael
On Dec 1, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi!
>
> What messages do you need sounds for? New messages? In that case, just add a
> sound to the "group chat" event. That appli
Good luck! Heather
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the
Mac?
now if we can get the nls to pull their heads out of their collective asses
regarding soft
Hi i'm having trouble attaching files in mail.
i go to attach file and i send it and my friend don't get the attachment.
any suggestions
thanks
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Hi Chad,
Would you be able to outline the exact steps you perform? To ensure the file
has been attached, check through your e-mails to confirm that the file has been
selected. An image with the file name will be placed wherever your cursor is
at the time of the attachment, representing the fil
Hi here are my steps.
first i go to file then attach files
then i select the file i want then i send it and also i check the box for
windows friendly attachments cause my friend runs windows
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Hi!
In that case, consider it may be an issue on his end. If you check if the
attachment is within the message, you should have no problems.
If the attachment is but he does not see the message, consider the following.
Does this occur with all recipients or only one in particular on your end?
Hi Sarah:
I don't know if youou're working from the website or with your own mail
off-line. I found regular trash removal didn't take care of mail. So, I
selected all messages in the "trash" mailbox and deleted them. Then went to
the finder and did the secure empty trash thing. So far, they
Teresa:
I just thought of something different. I don't know if it could help. Check
out disk utility when the display is plugged in, to see if it is showing up.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:11 AM, Allison Manzino wOtherwise, you might give FS a
call, though I doubt they'll have a clue.
carolyn H
rot
Speaking of gmail, mail isn't working with my gmail account anymore. It refuses
to log in. I've deleted the account and re-created it several times with no
better results. The account goes offline and won't check. I even get that the
password is wrong, which it isn't, as I was able to log into t
Thanks, Alison and Carolyn,
How do you mean adding it by USB? Is there a utility besides VO that will tweak
that for me? Also, I don't see it on the desktop or in disk utility. I do
appreciate the suggestions, though. :)
Teresa
On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Teresa:
> I just
As far as I'm aware, most of those sites like Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail have
automated purging of the trash folder.
Teresa
On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Sarah:
> I don't know if youou're working from the website or with your own mail
> off-line. I found regular trash rem
So the apple tv arrives via fedex today. I take it out of the box and yep, it
looks cool, kind of space age like. I unwrapped it and then the remote. I
decide oh well, what do these buttons on the remote do (curiosity killed the
cat). Whala, press the button and my Mac mini fires up ITunes and s
Hi fokes I got my request thing figured out. Some one told me of a
workaround for facebook with adium since it doesn't worjk directly.
If someone could reposte it I would love it. Thank you.
Matthwew
On 12/1/10, Michael Thurman wrote:
> I must be missing something can we get together off l
Hi all.
I am looking for an accessible NNTP usenet client. I was trying four of them,
but none is usable.
I tried Nemo. It seemed very very promising; the configuration wizard was fully
accessible, but... the table containing the subscribed groups looks empty to
Voice Over. I mean, it can see
What is that app for?
On 30 Nov 2010, at 23:49, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
> It looks like the folks at yelp are starting to work on the accessibility of
> their app. It is a lot like some other apps I've seen but there seems to be
> more people using it and therefore the ratings are a little more a
Hi,
Yelp lets you look up resturants and stores and stuff, almost like a little
directory of sorts, as I understand it.
HTH,
Courtney
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On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Kawal Gucuko
Yes. For some reason, when some Mac users updated to 10.6.5, they reported
that after removing and re-creating the outgoing SMTP server settings,they
could once again see their replies to lists in their Inboxes.
Mark
On Nov 30, 2010, at 11:32 PM, Les Kriegler wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
Wow, I'll have to get Gary to help me with all the buttons; my hands are small
to begin with, even on my air! Whomever came up with that sequence really
wanted you to mean to take this action, :)
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:35 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
Hello Marlaina,
I don't know whether r
Let me check and see if I still have it; if so, I will be glad to send it your
way.
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:53 AM, Michael Thurman wrote:
cool where did you get duck stream? want to send me a copy? I would like to
play with it on my old pc from time to time
thanks Mike
oh you could ju
How do you locate the file you want to attach, and what do you do once you find
it?
I have no problem with this so perhaps can help.
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:02 AM, chad baker wrote:
Hi i'm having trouble attaching files in mail.
i go to attach file and i send it and my friend don't get th
Try doing command shift a after you place your cursor at the point where you
want the file to attach. I usually type my name at the bottom and then press
return twice then do Then I press return and then I press command shift d to
send. Works every time for me.
Marlainacommand shift a. At th
Wow, I would like more info on the tv; I am so behind the curve with the apple
tv; I mean why would you want it and can it run with something like direct tv
or is that just a ridiculously dumb question, :)
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
So the apple tv arrives via
It's really unfortunate. Older versions of unison were amazing, but they have
really broken it.
best,
Erik Burggraaf
User support consultant,
Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf,
1-888-255-5194
http://www.erik-burggraaf.com
On 2010-12-01, at 1:56 PM, Massimo Vettoretti wrote:
>
I wanted it because it is a toy for my man room (no offense ladies).
On Dec 1, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> Wow, I would like more info on the tv; I am so behind the curve with the
> apple tv; I mean why would you want it and can it run with something like
> direct tv or is that j
Ok but how does it differ from any other tv and what is the screen size? I
love toys, :)
And, I think you should call your man room your man cave! :)
Hmmm. I have to come up with a gals equivalent to that man cave thing!
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
I wanted it
It is a little box about the size of a DSL modem and it streams content to your
HD TV from the Internet, via Netflicks or ITunes or YouTube..
You're on your own for your room name. I tend to stick with standards myself so
man cave or man room is perfect. If I wanted to go off the beaten path, I
Emacs? that was always the prefered way at UUNet.
On 01/12/2010, erik burggraaf wrote:
> It's really unfortunate. Older versions of unison were amazing, but they
> have really broken it.
>
> best,
>
> Erik Burggraaf
> User support consultant,
> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf,
Ok in my case I don't want to see my replies going to any lists. lol! How do I
fix this? I think it broke after I updated but not sure. I also see it
happening in ios4.2 and it probably happens in the website as well. I guess I
could set up a complex filter in gmail but I'm not willing to go tha
Yeah here is a recording of me trying to do this.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1672188/how%20do%20you%20del%20trash%20in%20gmail.m4a
On Dec 1, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> Speaking of gmail, mail isn't working with my gmail account anymore. It
> refuses to log in. I've deleted the account
except it didn't work. I saw messages from august and it said that messages
older then 30 days would be removed.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
> As far as I'm aware, most of those sites like Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail have
> automated purging of the trash folder.
>
> Teresa
>
Ok so if I have a gazillian songs and I somehow figure out first how to get
them into my iTunes library and then I figure out how to hook this box to my HD
tv, which is already hooked to our Bose Lifestyle, I should be able to hear my
music that is in my library?
On Dec 1, 2010, at 1:50 PM, Kevi
Woe, thanks a lot for the attachment! I might be getting one soon!
Heather
- Original Message -
From: "Hai Nguyen"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: OK, Apple TV is Here and a handy Remote
Kevin,
The requested information is attached.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 1
Ok the od thing is I'm not seeing any of my messages in the mac's trash thing.
Confused here.
S
On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote:
> Hi Sarah:
> I don't know if youou're working from the website or with your own mail
> off-line. I found regular trash removal didn't take care of ma
Yes
On Dec 1, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> Ok so if I have a gazillian songs and I somehow figure out first how to get
> them into my iTunes library and then I figure out how to hook this box to my
> HD tv, which is already hooked to our Bose Lifestyle, I should be able to
> hear
I notice that there is an Apple TV and an Apple TV with 160 GB harddrive. The
specs don't talk about a harddrive. Does the Apple TV come with a harddrive
and, if so, what size is it?
Thx,
Jeff
On 2010-12-01, at 1:09 PM, Hai Nguyen wrote:
> Kevin,
> The requested information is attached.
> O
Try doing a mailbox>syncronize Gmail and see if your trash changes.
Also, I believe that at sometime, GMail changed the name of their
trash folder to "Bin". (probably prepended with a GoogleMail/
Jon
On 01/12/2010, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> Ok the od thing is I'm not seeing any of my messages
No it is still called trash when I hit the more button. I put a recording up
there in one of my posts where I try and do this and it is an epic fail. I'm
slowly doing this through mail but it staking me days as the darned thing times
out.
S
On Dec 1, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
> Tr
Jeff,
The new Apple TV is the only one that will have VOiceOver. You do not want the
version with an internal hard drive.
Scott
On Dec 1, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote:
> I notice that there is an Apple TV and an Apple TV with 160 GB harddrive.
> The specs don't talk about a harddr
Scott,
Is this the little box or is it an actual tv? I know they do have a real tv
with a picture and such.
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
Jeff,
The new Apple TV is the only one that will have VOiceOver. You do not want the
version with an internal hard drive.
Scott
Both apple tv's are just boxes; you provide the tv and apple provides
the device you connect to it.
On 02/12/2010, Marlaina Lieberg <1guide...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Scott,
>
> Is this the little box or is it an actual tv? I know they do have a real tv
> with a picture and such.
>
> Marlaina
> On De
Ok, so what part does voiceover play and if I get the one without a hard drive,
that is the model with vo? Sorry if these are stupid questions, but I have
gigs and gigs of music which I can't play on our Bose, and this looks like it
might solve my problem. Before I go to the Apple store, I wan
Just to expand on this,
DirectTV is a different type of thing. Apple TV lets you aggregate your
digital media on to your TV where something like a DirecTV or Dish box grabs
live content over the air or from space.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
> I wanted it because it i
It's not a TV, it's a set top box you attach to your TV>
On Dec 1, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> Ok but how does it differ from any other tv and what is the screen size? I
> love toys, :)
>
> And, I think you should call your man room your man cave! :)
>
> Hmmm. I have to come
have you tried mutt? its a command line NNTP client. you might have to install
Xcode tools and install it from the ports tree (from macports). most, if not
all command utilities are fairly accessible with VO.
-Eric
On Dec 1, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Massimo Vettoretti wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I am look
I use mutt for email, but I don't think it does nntp.
It is a very nice terminal based mail reader.
Jim
On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 05:28:40PM -0700, Eric Oyen wrote:
> have you tried mutt? its a command line NNTP client. you might have to
> install Xcode tools and install it from the ports tree (f
I wish uverse, direct or dish had voiceover on their tebos! I hope apple
makes a tebo so I can record stuff myself or just see what is on by flipping
through. Heather
- Original Message -
From: "Scott Granados"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: OK, Apple TV
hmmm. I thought it had an nntp functionality built in somewhere. I know pine
can do nntp, but it gets picky one some groups, especially the binaries groups.
-Eric
On Dec 1, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
> I use mutt for email, but I don't think it does nntp.
>
> It is a very nice termin
Dish has an IPhone app that's free. Just attach your receiver via ethernet
cable to your router, download and install the app, and you've got control of
your DVR. I've had moderate success so far even in playing back content from
the disk.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 4:40 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote:
>
Same with Direct TV, and I don't even need an ethernet cable. I can send
content to my kitchen or living room receiver.
On Dec 1, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
Dish has an IPhone app that's free. Just attach your receiver via ethernet
cable to your router, download and install the ap
I will admit that I still get a little confused trying to find removable media
onto which I copy books, but I am usually eventually successful. However, I
now want to copy from one usb thumb drive to another. I seem only to see one
and not both. Can I do this and if so, what am I doing wrong?
I guess I need to get my eye phone with all the aps I here about! Heather
- Original Message -
From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <1guide...@gmail.com>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:46 PM
Subject: iPhone app might make recording accessible, was ok apple tv . . .
Same with Direct TV,
You would use the voiceover cursor for that, there's no need to involve the
mouse, use the control option arrow keys for that. Voice over does not use the
mouse for reviewing the way windows screen readers do.
On Nov 30, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote:
> Ok but if I want to explore a p
Ok, I get that. But Esther said she uses the mouse to find the sample button
on audible to hear book samples. I should have been more clear that I want to
know how to do that sort of thing.
Marlaina
On Dec 1, 2010, at 6:34 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:
You would use the voiceover cursor for that, th
Sorry I'm entering late on this thread but my comcast internet was down for
several days. If the goal is to record old vinyl records to your mac, I did a
podcast some time ago that shows how to do this step by step using the Griffin
mic, a usb turn table, and Amadeus Pro. It is located on blin
Hi Ann,
A couple of comments/questions here. First, this is a very difficult keystroke
to execute. You're talking about typing five keystrokes at once, I cannot do
this. I can hit Command-Option P with my right hand, hit the button to power
on the machine with my left hand, and then while ho
Hi, Marlaina,
If you want to use the mouse, you can move your VO cursor to the item you wish
to interact with. If your cursor tracking is on, then you can click the
physical mouse at this point. If cursor tracking is not on, use VO-command-F5
to bring the mouse to the VO cursor. By the way, you
Well I finily did it, under a different platform and with firefox. Now let's
hope it will register with my mail on the mac side and get rid of them here.
S
On Dec 1, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
> Try doing a mailbox>syncronize Gmail and see if your trash changes.
> Also, I believe th
Pine can do nntp if configured properly. So can alpine.
On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Eric Oyen wrote:
hmmm. I thought it had an nntp functionality built in somewhere. I know pine
can do nntp, but it gets picky one some groups, especially the binaries groups.
-Eric
On Dec 1, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Jim Bar
A package called gnus which runs under emacs can handle both usenet and
email once set up correctly. Mutt never did anything with nntp, mutt only
does email.On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, erik burggraaf wrote:
It's really unfortunate. Older versions of unison were amazing, but they have
really broken
Have a look at http://www.blindbargains.com/ for some details. On Wed, 1
Dec 2010, heather kd5cbl wrote:
Good luck! Heather
- Original Message - From: "Michael Thurman"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs o
The difference is yelp puts reviews next to those restaurants and
stores.On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Courtney Curran wrote:
Hi,
Yelp lets you look up resturants and stores and stuff, almost like a little
directory of sorts, as I understand it.
HTH,
Courtney
Listen to The Wonderful World of Doo-wop wit
Sometimes a little scotch tape can help. Tape the command and option keys
down first then it's a three finger operation.On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Les
Kriegler wrote:
Hi Ann,
A couple of comments/questions here. First, this is a very difficult keystroke
to execute. You're talking about typing fi
Ok, I've just partially resolved one problem. The hardware is fine, according
to Windows and JAWS. Now it remains to be seen whether it's a problem with my
computer in particular, or the USB drivers not being installed for OS X. They
could either be corrupted in my case, or broken in this versio
Hmmm, my suggestion would be to only attach one usb drive to the computer
at first. Then locate it with finder and edit its name to source. Once
done leave the source drive in the computer. Next put the other usb drive
into the computer and locate that with finder and edit the drive name to
Hey Jude,
I've only got two usb drives on my computer and I need one for the braille
display! so that means I've only got one to work with. From what I see most
new Macbooks have two usb drives. the Mac mini has four but one is taken up
with the keyboard unless one gets a bluetooth one I think.
Command, option ; I believe this is better then tape and less damaging to your
keyboard.
Aloha,
Charlie
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On Dec 1, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> Sometimes a little scotch t
Suggestion, buy a usb hub. Models have as many as 8 ports available.
Plug that into one of those two ports and if you have another $20, buy
another hub and plug the second one into the other usb port on the
computer. Power those up, and now your computer has 16 usb ports.
Staples sells these
Goodness, Jude! I don't need that many ports! Staples does have great
prices! In many cases better than Best Buy! that's where I plan to get my
windows seven machine. Thanks!
Isaac
- Original Message -
From: "Jude DaShiell"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:38 AM
Subject: Re:
Just wanted to come in here and ask if there have been any updates to Skype 5
beta for the Mac yet. IF so, does the latest update improve anything?
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
Skype Name:
barefootedray
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Hi!
Also, holding these keys down is fine, as long as it is done just when you hear
the startup chime. Keep in mind, there is a startup delay, which means that you
can do it within this timeframe. I often just hold down any keys to affect the
startup when I hear the chime. Not a second after, b
Hello Ray,
Not a word. In fact, comments sent in on the blog after the release date have
not even been approved yet, so I'm not sure what is going on. At any rate, no
updates on the big Skype blog, either, not even on the Mac-specific one.
I have to wonder what Skype's view of the various comm
Hello Marlaina,
To move the mouse to places that VO cannot reach, you need to turn on
MouseKeys. This is done in System Preferences under Universal Access. Select
the fourth tab, Mouse & Trackpad, and just to the right you'll find MouseKeys.
You have to hold down the FN key to use the K, U, I,
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