Re: WMA fileson the mac

2010-12-10 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Thanks so much. Kawal Gucukoglu On 9 Dec 2010, at 10:16 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yeah they should now open in QT. > > good luck. > On Dec 9, 2010, at 2:06 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > >> Ok Sarah, I've installed it. So now as far as I can read I open it and >> choose what I want to do wi

Re: Handbreak and backing up a Disney Movie

2010-12-10 Thread Justin Kauflin
I can't say how it is to burn the DVD, Up, but I've noticed that some Disney movies have a sort of protection against burning them to the computer. Disney has a funny way of dealing with burning dvd's to the computer. When using handbreak, you can choose between a bunch of different titles

Re: Unison 2.1.3, Accessible or not?

2010-12-10 Thread Scott Howell
Kevin, This is not an issue of whether the developer understands what needs to be done, but more a matter of doing it. I have pointed out the issues well over a year ago and all subsequent releases have not attempted to address accessibility and in fact has only gotten worse in my opinion. I ha

Re: Handbreak and backing up a Disney Movie

2010-12-10 Thread patricia solis
I don't get a error message the movie does get backed up . My problem is when playing it. It doesn't play in the right order. It starts like in other parts of the movie and not the beginning. I have tried several times and the results are the same. Send from Patricias iPhone! :) On Dec 9,

Re: Handbreak and backing up a Disney Movie

2010-12-10 Thread patricia solis
That is exactly what it's doing. Thanks , I will try that. Send from Patricias iPhone! :) On Dec 9, 2010, at 11:32 PM, Justin Kauflin wrote: > I can't say how it is to burn the DVD, Up, but I've noticed that some Disney > movies have a sort of protection against burning them to the computer

Re: mudding on the mac

2010-12-10 Thread Jude DaShiell
In terminal mode, try telnet ancientanguish.org and see what happens. -- 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 macvisi

Re: Peoples thoughts on adress panel!

2010-12-10 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Yes, but don't you think it would be faster not to have to tab several times to whichever button you want and press it for each name? I think the goal has to begin to be creating more efficiency; I guess if I had to find a thing about which to be critical regarding my Mac experience, it would be

Re: Peoples thoughts on adress panel!

2010-12-10 Thread heather kd5cbl
I agree Marlaina. That is a big change from the windows side where their seems to be a shortcut for everything. But I am still getting to know my mac so now it takes me more time than on the windows pc. For example, I have shortcuts for my office, mail, scanning program, media player, camera,

jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Hypnotic Consulting
Anyone have any experience with jailbreaking an i-device? The one article I read didn't really enlighten me, so I'll have to look again. But primarily, I'm wanting to make sure it won't interfere with vo. Thanks Jorge -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Kevin Mattingly
You're on your own there. This list avoids any discussion on that topic. If you want info, you may be able to get some off list from folks. Kev On Dec 10, 2010, at 12:38 PM, Hypnotic Consulting wrote: > Anyone have any experience with jailbreaking an i-device? > The one article I read didn't rea

my apple mail keeps crashing! Help please?

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hello to all. I'm trying to solve this problem by myself and it is not working. lol! I contacted apple access team about this and they can't figure out what's going on either. My mail will randomly crash when reading a random email. I'll hear vo start reading and it will stop and I will hear

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Jim Barbour
The quick and dirty answer is that jailbreaking won't interfere with how VO works with your existing (i.e non jailbroken) apps. However, many jailbroken apps will not work with voiceover. So, as a voiceover user, you can successfully jailbreak your phone and continue to use it. However, there wi

Re: Peoples thoughts on adress panel!

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
I just turn curser tracking off and select that way noncontiguous items and then I just tab once and hit the button for all names. but if some did not know how to do that then the short cuts would be useful. On Dec 10, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > Yes, but don't you think it woul

Re: Peoples thoughts on adress panel!

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
See my podcast on how to make keyboard shortcuts on my podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com. S On Dec 10, 2010, at 9:17 AM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I agree Marlaina. That is a big change from the windows side where their > seems to be a shortcut for everything. But I am still getting to know my

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
I'd echo what Jim has said. There are quite a few apps that you can download that are accessible, but since there are so many apps floating around, it's probably best that you tell us what you are wanting to do then we can advise you. Bare in mind that the steps for jailbreaking are going to vairy

Re: my apple mail keeps crashing! Help please?

2010-12-10 Thread Colin M
Hi Sarah! Did you send this to 2 lists or twice to the same list? I received 2 copies this one to Mac visionaries to which I can reply opens ok! But the other crashed my gmail! Every time I tried to open it! But because I cannot open it I do not know if you sent it to the other list! Colin On 10 D

vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread Chris Westbrook
I'm thinking I am going to put windows on my mac. IS vm fusion better than bootcamp? Do I have to buy another copy of windows if I don't have a windows install disk anywhere? Can I still get xp cheaper if I do? There was some mention of audio problems with vm fusion. Is the audio now compar

Re: my apple mail keeps crashing! Help please?

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
strange. I only sent it to this and the mac access list. and only once to each place. I think my holiday gremlins are back. lol! I also sent the message slightly modified to the apple access team with some info that was given to me on the other list. Take care. S On Dec 10, 2010, at 10:08 AM,

Re: vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread John Lipsey
Hello: Personally, I recommend VM fusion. The update to fusion which was just released seems to have fixed the audio issues. At least, the ones I noticed. Additionally, using Fusion lets you still run mac programs while doing stuff in a windows environment. My understanding is that bootcamp do

Re: vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread Kimberly thurman
Hi: I run Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion on my Mac with no trouble whatsoever. I run them both at the same time and switch back and forth effortlessly. Of course, I have 8 gigs of ram in a late 2009 Macbook Pro 13 inch. The ram is the key. If you don't have enough stick to Boot Camp. I have no

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread brandt
Why is the discussion of jailbreaking avoided on this list? It, afterall is legal. Regards, Brandt Steenkamp MSN/Windows live: brandt...@live.com Google talk: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 - Original Message - From: "Kevin Mat

Episode 2 of the Mobile Access podcast

2010-12-10 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello all. You can listen to me, Carlos, and Taylor in episode 2 of the Mobile Access podcast at http://goo.gl/r6IHE You can also subscribe by using, http://feeds.feedburner.com/handsonmobile Enjoy. Comments and suggestions are welcomed and encouraged. Thanks. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmai

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
It's not avoided. Kev contributes greatly to this list but in this situation he is mistakened. On 10/12/2010, brandt wrote: > Why is the discussion of jailbreaking avoided on this list? It, afterall is > legal. > > Regards, > > Brandt Steenkamp > > MSN/Windows live: brandt...@live.com > > Google

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Kevin Mattingly
If I'm wrong on that one, I'm sorry. I thought I'd seen earlier threads that were kind of pushed back on. Good luck, Kev On Dec 10, 2010, at 1:49 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > It's not avoided. Kev contributes greatly to this list but in this > situation he is mistakened. > > On 10/12/2010, bra

trial version of abby fine reader express

2010-12-10 Thread Greg Aikens
Hi all, I know that under the free trial I can't export more than the first page of a document I have converted. Is there still a way to view the other pages in the document, such as viewing them within Abby Fine Reader? Thanks for your help. Greg -- You received this message because you

Re: vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread Isaac Obie
HI: Would vmware fusion run on a Mac Air? Thanks! Isaac - Original Message - From: "Kimberly thurman" To: Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 1:34 PM Subject: Re: vm fusion or bootcamp Hi: I run Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion on my Mac with no trouble whatsoever. I run them both at t

Re: my apple mail keeps crashing! Help please?

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Well got a reply from apple but it was not what I expected. I explained thta mail could not attach my crash logs for some reason begin msg Hi Sarah, Thank you for the information. In the future, if you could attach the complete crash log it would be more useful than a copy/paste. You can fin

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Scott Granados
Why should that be off topic? Jailbreaking should be fine, especially since there provisions of some of the new FCC regulations that allow for breaking of cryptography and protections for the disabled to access media. On a more general basis though, I bought the phone, if I want to jailbreak it

Re: vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread Scott Granados
Go with fusion, I use it my self and love it. Fusion allows you to run both windows and your Mac OSX environment at the same time. Boot Camp only allows you to use one at a time. Also, the boot process with boot camp isn't accessible I don't believe. I don't think it's impossible to use but

Re: my apple mail keeps crashing! Help please?

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Well got what I believe to have a final responce. I don't have the time to take it in to the apple store and this happens randomly remember. Hi Sarah, If Mail is not accepting attachments, then it sounds as if there is more going on with the OS or the application itself. Looking over the log

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Kevin Mattingly
OK, once again, I'm pulling my foot out my mouth. Anyone can do anything with an apple device as long as it is done legally. The better thing to say is that you jail break it at your own risk. Apple or any other manufacturer may decide that you've voided your warranty. Have fun and good luck,

Re: vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi! What do you mean that the boot process isn't accessible? I haven't seen any trouble so far. Also, the downside to Fusion is that, if you don't allocate the proper amount of memory to your system, you will get what is called a "memory swap". This means that Mac OS X and your virtual machine

Re: vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread Scott Granados
Should, processing power and memory may limit you but it should work. On Dec 10, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Isaac Obie wrote: > HI: > Would vmware fusion run on a Mac Air? Thanks! > Isaac > - Original Message - From: "Kimberly thurman" > > To: > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 1:34 PM > Su

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Scott Granados
Kev, I saw that explaination later on, makes sense. I think you were partly right in that I think someone asked the questions and we warned them to be careful and the thread sort of died but I didn't see how it would be against the rules of the list. SO no worries, I'm on the same page as you

Re: Handbreak and backing up a Disney Movie

2010-12-10 Thread Jenny Wood
Hi Justin. I also would like to thank you for the information. My husband and I have noticed this problem ourselves, and the only work-around we could find was to simply use another program to copy the DVD. However, I must be missing something. I was able to determine which title is the corr

Re: Handbreak and backing up a Disney Movie

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
There is a title pop up button that you can choose I think. I have not used the program in a while. Take care. S On Dec 10, 2010, at 1:12 PM, Jenny Wood wrote: > Hi Justin. I also would like to thank you for the information. My husband > and I have noticed this problem ourselves, and the onl

Re: vm fusion or bootcamp

2010-12-10 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I'm upgrading my memory to 8 on my Mac Book Pro so I will also have more memory soon! On 10 Dec 2010, at 18:34, Kimberly thurman wrote: > Hi: > > I run Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion on my Mac with no trouble whatsoever. I run > them both at the same time and switch back and forth effortlessly. O

Re: Peoples thoughts on adress panel!

2010-12-10 Thread heather kd5cbl
Hi sarah, I could not get the podcast on the shortcuts to download so I can listen to it later! Any advice? Heather - Original Message - From: "Sarah Alawami" To: Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:50 AM Subject: Re: Peoples thoughts on adress panel! See my podcast on how to make k

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread heather kd5cbl
I thought apple was cracking down on jailbraking especially with the eyephones! Heather - Original Message - From: "brandt" To: Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:33 PM Subject: Re: jailbreaking? Why is the discussion of jailbreaking avoided on this list? It, afterall is legal. R

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Scott Granados
How would they know? On Dec 10, 2010, at 2:05 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote: > I thought apple was cracking down on jailbraking especially with the > eyephones! Heather > - Original Message - From: "brandt" > To: > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:33 PM > Subject: Re: jailbreaking? > >

another 6th Gen nano question?

2010-12-10 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, Does the 6th generation Ipod nano have a calendar? If so is it accessible with Voiceover? Courtney -- 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 t

Re: Peoples thoughts on adress panel!

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
Not t at the moment. I'm about to head out the door. All I can say at this point is keep trying until I get back. then I can see what's going on. Sorry about htat. but the shortcuts can be made in keyboard and shortcuts tab under system prefs. S On Dec 10, 2010, at 2:03 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote

Re: Handbreak and backing up a Disney Movie

2010-12-10 Thread Jane
If I can add to this partway through ... I use Mac The Ripper to make copies of DVDs. Works reasonably well withlittle modifications. :) Jane On Dec 10, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > There is a title pop up button that you can choose I think. I have not used > the program in a wh

Back with Questions

2010-12-10 Thread Jane
Hey everyone. I took myself off the list because for the longest time I didn't have a Mac that was just mine; now I do. I have a used Mac Mini. Have had it for a couple of days now. I have a few questions. 1. What do you use to get the audio from unprotected movies? It's not like I need th

Daisy software

2010-12-10 Thread Jane
Is there a program that'll play the text-only daisy books from the NFB yet for the Mac? If so, where is it? :) Thanks. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.co

Mail Question

2010-12-10 Thread Jane
So, how do I empty the trash? I must have about a thousand to get rid of ...:) Jane -- 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 ema

mac mini should I?

2010-12-10 Thread Joe Paton
Good evening all. I'm new to the list, so please bear with my ignorance. I'm thinking about buying a Mac Mini and of course accessing it through VO. Is there anything I should be aware of before doing this, based on the overall experience of list members? It appears to be the least expensive r

google chrome and voiceover

2010-12-10 Thread William Windels
Hi all, There where a few posts on this list about google chrome and, because of that, I have installed it. My first opinion is that it's working. However, it seems not to have the same quality as safari. Some remarks: The webrotor seems to work, a summary of a webpage, count of headings, edit-

Re: mac mini should I?

2010-12-10 Thread Jane
I love mine. It's a tiny box that just sits here on my desk. You have to purchase a monitor and a keyboard--you can use bluetooth or a USB one. I personally am using the USB for now, but I have a bluetooth option if I want/need to use it.:) I just love the way mine's working out, and it's use

Re: mac mini should I?

2010-12-10 Thread heather kd5cbl
I think if you need a monitor, keyboard, trackpad, speakers and cables, I would save up a little more an get a macbook or an imac. The minis are great but after adding all that stuff, could have just purchased a macbook or an imac. BUt I am not sure as you are in the UK! Heather - Origina

RE: mac mini should I?

2010-12-10 Thread Rich Ring
One thing to know about the Mini, if you want complete web access and the ability to play DVDs, you will need a monitor along with the Mini. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Paton Sent: Friday, December 10,

Re: google chrome and voiceover

2010-12-10 Thread Justin Ekis
Hi William, I checked this out a few days ago myself. The accessibility of google chrome is still being developed. I recently took a look at the web page on their bug tracker that lists the open accessibility issues. There were at least 5 or 6 bugs that specifically relate to voiceover. The sta

a couple of questions

2010-12-10 Thread Jon Squally
Hello Everyone, I have a MacBook Pro with 4 gigs of ram. I am still learning since I have only had the machine about a week now. Thank you all for posting information about VMware in the past. This helped a lot when researching the exact method for installing windows 7 within a VM independ

following people in YoruFukurou

2010-12-10 Thread John D. Lipsey
Hi guys: I think this may have been discussed once before, but I don't recall what the answer is. How exactly can you follow people using YoruFukurou. Is it eve possible? I'm confused. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To p

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread tim
Ok, you can jail break any IOS device thanks to the FCC. Now for the bad news. Some iPhones like version4 need the base code.. You will have to google that, but it is out there. To use the one I am giving here you will need to use a PC and teather the device . You need the IOS 4.2.1 for you devi

Re: a couple of questions

2010-12-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Jon, I'm not sure how many replies you will receive on your post as the answers are somewhat complicated. If you wish, send me a contact telephone number for you, off-list, and I will be happy to answer your questions. Please also include the best time to call and the city/state in whi

Re: another 6th Gen nano question?

2010-12-10 Thread M. Taylor
No, the 6 generation iPod Nano does not have a calendar. Mark On Dec 10, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > Does the 6th generation Ipod nano have a calendar? If so is it accessible > with Voiceover? > Courtney > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the

A Few Updates

2010-12-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi all, I made a few updates on my web-site for any newbies that don't mind reading through my Help pages. I've added an iTunes page as well as a Safari page. You can check them out at: http://web.me.com/kilburns/voiceover/ If you see any glaring errors, please let me know off-list and I'll

RE: Mail Question

2010-12-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
There IS a command in the mailbox menu. There are options in the Advanced tab of the accounts preferences window. The whole thing gets a little messier if you are using gmail, because Google thinks that you want to archive everything. Jon Sent from my Windows Mobile phone From: Jane Sent: Frida

Re: Maximizing Windows?

2010-12-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
One of the best ways to handle this is to go to the windows menu and choose zoom, it's not exactly the same as maximizing, but it's the closest thing I think On Dec 9, 2010, at 10:22 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > I was working with my wife who is fully sighted. I was trying to get her to > visually des

Skype fishing scam

2010-12-10 Thread louie
Hi all, I went to skype history today and I found a fishing message. The message was talking about a patch for windows, ofcource this is a Mac. Any one have this happen to them? louie louiem...@wavecable.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisi

RE: Back with Questions

2010-12-10 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Ii have used audio hijack to get audio. There afew options for Spanish,depending your prefered layout. 1. Use the default kb layout, then most Spanish accents are available with the option key. Optio ? Should provide the leading. If you prefer a SPanish or Mexacan layout, then go to system preferen

Re: Skype fishing scam

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
all the time. what I do is set to only except calls and chats from only my contacts. Take care. On Dec 10, 2010, at 5:37 PM, louie wrote: > Hi all, > I went to skype history today and I found a fishing message. > The message was talking about a patch for windows, ofcource this is a Mac. > Any on

Re: Mail Question

2010-12-10 Thread Sarah Alawami
All I do is select all in that trash folder and hit delet and they are gonezo! lol! Take care. S On Dec 10, 2010, at 5:24 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > There IS a command in the mailbox menu. There are options in the > Advanced tab of the accounts preferences window. The whole thing gets a > littl

Re: mac mini should I?

2010-12-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
The mac mini is a nice little mac, just be sure you have a monitor to connect it to, you don't have to have it turned on, but without a monitor connected, voice over will be really sluggish. On Dec 10, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Joe Paton wrote: > Good evening all. > > I'm new to the list, so please bea

Re: Skype fishing scam

2010-12-10 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I see this at least three times daily. I mean every day!!! It's clear somebody's trying to infect Pc's and taking advantage of the naivety of many PC users. I think that's sad. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!! Skype Name: barefootedr

VMWare Fusion on sale

2010-12-10 Thread Kimberly thurman
Here's a great price on VMWare Fusion. It's $33. http://www.buy.com/prod/vmware-fusion-v-3-0-1-user/q/loc/105/212634329.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.c

Re: a couple of questions

2010-12-10 Thread heather kd5cbl
Hay I was wondering if you need to go in to the config to stop programs from starting up that did not meed to start up? I noticed on my windows machine, I did this so it does not take so long. So is it the same for the mac? If so, how do you do this? Heather - Original Message -

Re: Handbreak and backing up a Disney Movie

2010-12-10 Thread Jenny Wood
Thank you! I did finally manage to get things working. And just as I had suspected, it was my own ignorance stopping the show. :-) I am still in the process of becoming completely comfortable with voiceover, and learning when to tab verses using the VO modifier keys with the arrows to navigat

re: A Few Updates

2010-12-10 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Thanks sooo much! I'm one of the newbies! Ezzy - Original Message - From: Tim Kilburn I made a few updates on my web-site for any newbies that don't mind reading through my Help pages. I've added an iTunes page as well as a Safari page. You can check them out at: http://web.me.com/

Re: jailbreaking?

2010-12-10 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
I personaly wouldn't have jailbroken my 3gs if it was a tethered jailbreak. I don't like the idea of my phone becoming useless while I'm away from a computer. Some cool things I've been doing with jailbroken apps: Turn your iPhone into a wireless hotspot with pdaNet. Use 5 icon doc to put 5 icons

Re: mac mini should I?

2010-12-10 Thread Yuma Decaux
Has anyone got that little dongle thingy that does nothing but connect to the mac mini to pass as a display? I've got one of those on my mac mini 2010 and voice over seems alright. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to

location of trash folder

2010-12-10 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I know it's on the dock by default, but where is the trash folder actually located on my Mac? Courtney -- 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 fr

Re: Maximizing Windows?

2010-12-10 Thread Bryan Jones
I like the free utility called right zoom. It changes the zooming behavior to mimic the maximize behavior of MS windows. HTH, Bryan Sent from my iPhone? On Dec 9, 2010, at 11:22 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > I was working with my wife who is fully sighted. I was trying to get her to > visually des

Re: mac mini should I?

2010-12-10 Thread Jude DaShiell
I own a Mac Mini and you need to make it known VoiceOver will be used and have a dvd burner installed in it. It'll be a little more expensive at first but will pay for itself when you start doing things with large volumes of data. When you get the unit, and get it set up needs an ethernet cab