Re: Selecting all messages from sender or on subject in Mac Mail

2011-04-04 Thread Simon Cavendish
Kevin, I tend to go to the toolbar and interact with it and therein there is a search box. I put the name of the sender or any info I wish and the application displays only the relevant messages in a table. Next to the search box, as soon as you hit enter, yoou will get the number of displayed

Re: Adding PDF files to iBooks

2011-04-04 Thread E.J. Zufelt
I didn't seem to find a way to "paste" into iTunes, but I was able to use File > Add to Library, to accomplish the same thing. Thanks, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2011-03-31, at

Re: preview questions

2011-04-04 Thread Esther
Hi Cheng Ann, Let me separate this question and address this in the context of your earlier query in a separate thread, which was about reading mail attachments and using Preview vs. Quicklook. First, if you are having difficulty reading beyond the first page in Preview, you should first check

Re: cleaning out mac hard drive?

2011-04-04 Thread Scott Howell
It is very accessible for most functions. THe only thing that is not apparent is the warning window that you need to access via window chooser. THis window just warns you that data loss could occur, but hey anytime you start mucking about with the data, anything is possible. I want to do a podca

General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread bigboy529
Hi I am a blind person new to the Apple world, I am considering getting a mac mini. I've raid someware that the biggest disadvantage of a mac is that it gets out of date quikly, e.g. if I buy a 2010 mac mini with OS snow leopard 10.6, would I be able to install the latest mac OS and other latest so

itunes question

2011-04-04 Thread Denise Avant
Hello all, I have some cds that were already ripped on my windows machine. i want itunes to treat them as albums which of course is what they are. do i have to rip these cds again using itunes or is there an easy way to move the cds which are in separate folders into itunes and have them treated

ipad and mail question again

2011-04-04 Thread Denise Avant
hello all, i think i have solved some of my mail issues on the ipad. however, i notice when i open mail and look at the various e-mails i hear vo say dismiss popup. i have never seen this on the iphone, and am wondering what's going on. i have also heard vo indicate that a webpage is loading, th

Re: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread Colin M
Hi Big Boy! Well as far as going out of date goes I think some people are still using Mac's that are quite old on this list! They will have to tell you! But why I'm writing is to say unless you are going for a older Mac or you need one soon! I should hold off if you can until later this year for

Re: Audio software recommendations?

2011-04-04 Thread bigboy529
Hi I'm a recording engineer and I use Cubase this is professional recording and mixing software but it's expensive, for your needs I would reccomend looking at GB or logic however I don't know if logic is accessible, but GB is and it works great for its price. Ashley Cox wrote: > Looks cool; thank

Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread bigboy529
Hi I want to use an external firewire sound card on a mac. Would it be possible to still have the voiceover voice playing out the internal sound card via the stereo mini jack but have the rest of my system sound like itunes play out my firewire sound card? -- You received this message because you

Re: question about backing up

2011-04-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I'm very behind on my mail but this might have been said already but, you can also open up the context menu on the drive with VO shift M and just press enter on backup. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Apr 2, 2011, at 8:

Re: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, In my opinion, Macs don't get out of date quickly. I think what you read was making reference to the intel/power PC Macs. In the mid 2000s, Apple switched processors. So those with the old couldn't upgrade past OSX 10.4. But, I can't See Apple ditching Intel anytime soon. So long as yo

Re: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
> Hi, > I don't think Lion will be a big enough reason to wait. I say this because > buying a new OS on the Mac is relatively cheaper than buying a new copy of > windows. Snow Leopard for example cost $30. I have no clue how much Apple > will charge for Lion when it comes out but, I would b

Re: Audio software recommendations?

2011-04-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
Cubase is accessible? Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:27 AM, bigboy529 wrote: > Hi I'm a recording engineer and I use Cubase this is professional > recording and mixing software but it's expensive, for your needs

Re: ipad and mail question again

2011-04-04 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Denise, Apple and some other developers have written some Apps such as Mail to present things a little differently on the iPad than on the iPhone or iTouch. One of the differences is the use of "popup windows" on the iPad. These popup windows present lists of choices and other information th

Re: itunes question

2011-04-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Denise, Remember that you actually have to import any music you want to play into your iTunes library. So just moving onto your computer or your phone isn't sufficient. Personally, I think it's easier to just re-rip the CDs, but that is a matter of personal preference. As for your folders

Re: cleaning out mac hard drive?

2011-04-04 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Ah ok cool. I've been interested in Drive genius, and I think a Podcast on it will definitely decide whether I get it or not. On Apr 4, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > It is very accessible for most functions. THe only thing that is not apparent > is the warning window that you need

How To Read iBooks on Mac

2011-04-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, Is there a way to read iBooks on the Mac? Mark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+uns

Re: How To Read iBooks on Mac

2011-04-04 Thread Jenny Wood
Mark, Funny, my husband and I were just asking ourselves this very question the other night. :-) To the best of my knowledge, iBooks is not yet available for the mac. However, depending on the format of the book you wish to read, you may be able to use another third-party program to read your

mac question?

2011-04-04 Thread
Please for give the ignorance. But what's snow leperd, and what is this lion everyone is talking about? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

RE: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread
So if we buy a say a macbook pro, you won't be able to upgrade to lion? And what will be the major differences? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Colin M Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 5:27 AM To: macvisionaries@go

Re: mac question?

2011-04-04 Thread Scott Howell
Snow Leopard is the name for Mac OS 10.6.X, where X reflects the most recent build (i.e., 10.6.7). Lion is the next version of the Mac OS 10 family of operating systems and will be 10.7. On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: > Please for give the ignorance. But what’s snow leperd,

Re: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread Scott Howell
Yes you would be able to upgrade to Lion provided this is an Intel-based Mac. There will be a number of differences and at this point it would be difficult to say what all of those differences will be. Lion is still in development, but will be incredible. On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Kliph&Shar

windows on macs?

2011-04-04 Thread
Where do I get a copy of windows to run on my macbook pro, and what is the cost? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email t

Re: accessible preview alternatives

2011-04-04 Thread Esther
Hi Matt, VoiceOver was designed to let visually impaired users work easily with sighted colleagues, so there's no need to look for an alternative to Preview if you want your sighted peers to follow along with the text you are reading. You don't even need to change your cursor tracking mode und

Re: mac question?

2011-04-04 Thread Ashley Cox
snow leopard (mac os 10.6) is the version of the mac operating system the mac currently runs. Lion (os 10.7) is the latest version, soon to be released. ash On 04/04/2011 16:41, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: Please for give the ignorance. But what's snow leperd, and what is this lion everyone is ta

Re: windows on macs?

2011-04-04 Thread Ashley Cox
just buy a general purpose copy of windows. the cost will vary depending on whihc you buy; 2k, xp, vista or 7. ash On 04/04/2011 16:42, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: Where do I get a copy of windows to run on my macbook pro, and what is the cost? -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: Selecting all messages from sender or on subject in Mac Mail

2011-04-04 Thread Kevin Gibbs
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Re: Audio software recommendations?

2011-04-04 Thread joseph
hi bigboy i am use sonar on windows for recording my projects. is the version of cubase you are using accessible on the mac? best On 4 Apr 2011, at 11:27, bigboy529 wrote: > Hi I'm a recording engineer and I use Cubase this is professional > recording and mixing software but it's expensive, fo

Re: windows on macs?

2011-04-04 Thread Colin M
Hi Kliph and Sharrie! Just in case do not buy windows office for Mac! It is not accessible! And sorry about the lion thing! I was only suggesting that if they waited for lion to be re least then when they bought there mini! Then lion will come with it! And as you've been told you will be able to u

RE: windows on macs?

2011-04-04 Thread
I'm trying to hold out for the IMac, but getting a little impatient. Sharrie is the laptop user, I like to have more hard drive space and processor speed, and it costs less when it's not mobile, say in a desc top computer. So I will try to hold out and just buy both at the same time. -Origina

my mac converts mp3 to aiff automatically

2011-04-04 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Hi all. I receive CD's with .mp3 files on them. I copied them to my Mac with the intent of putting them on either my stream or book port. When I did this, they all became aiff files. Is there something I can do to tell Mac not to do that? It's annoying because I do not think the stream or b

Re: my mac converts mp3 to aiff automatically

2011-04-04 Thread louie
Did you use Itunes to copy the CD's? On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > Hi all. > > I receive CD's with .mp3 files on them. I copied them to my Mac with the > intent of putting them on either my stream or book port. When I did this, > they all became aiff files. Is there

Re: my mac converts mp3 to aiff automatically

2011-04-04 Thread Jane
Hi Marlaina. You need to go into Itunes Preferences, import settings, and tell it to copy MP3. You'll need to set the sample rate--there are popup things that give you choices. Or you can simply copy the files from the CD and add them. They aren't imported that way into a different format, sim

Re: my mac converts mp3 to aiff automatically

2011-04-04 Thread Colin M
Hi Marlaina! Yes just go to itunes prefs command+comma! And under general scroll to the import disc settings and set it to mp3 under encoding button! then go to the ok button and you'll be good to go! :] But remember all imports from then on will be mp3! Colin I'm far too bad for Heaven! The Devil

Re: my mac converts mp3 to aiff automatically

2011-04-04 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
No I did not. I put them into my drive and copied them over. I'll try it again and see what happened. You know, garbage in garbage out really is the rule around here more often than I like to admit, :) On Apr 4, 2011, at 12:05 PM, louie wrote: Did you use Itunes to copy the CD's? On Apr 4, 2

Re: Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread Frank Carmickle
Hello On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:48 AM, bigboy529 wrote: > Hi I want to use an external firewire sound card on a mac. Would it be > possible to still have the voiceover voice playing out the internal > sound card via the stereo mini jack but have the rest of my system > sound like itunes play out my fi

Re: Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread bigboy529
Then I think I'll be fine, I'm not that worried about itunes as long as I can seperate the voiceover output from the output of my music production software, I'll be using pro tools, logic, neuendo or cubase... thanks Frank Carmickle wrote: > Hello > > On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:48 AM, bigboy529 wrote: >

Re: ipad and mail question again

2011-04-04 Thread Frank Carmickle
Hi On Apr 4, 2011, at 7:30 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: Snip... > Regarding the issue of VO telling you a web page is loading, when and where > is this happening? If it's within a mail message, my initial thought is that > perhaps this would be caused if mail is set to load images automatically. You

Re: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread bigboy529
I'll be using it for professional audio recordings with pro recording software like logic, pro tools, cubase or neuendo. I'll be using a external firewire sound card. I thought the 2.9 GHz dual core with 8 GB ram would do fine but thanks for the tip I'll rather save up and get a mac book pro, a ima

What software comes with Mac OS?

2011-04-04 Thread bigboy529
Hi sorry this is a very dum question but I don't know anything about Mac but want to get myself one. I want to know what software comes standard with lets say snow leopard, as I understand it comes standard with quite a lot. If compared to windows software does it come with email software like outl

Re: Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Wow I id not know this. Where does one go in VO to change the output of VO to an external card? This is getting me one step closer to being able to use the Mac to broadcast. On Apr 4, 2011, at 12:34 PM, bigboy529 wrote: Then I think I'll be fine, I'm not that worried about itunes as long as I c

Re: my mac converts mp3 to aiff automatically

2011-04-04 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
God, you are brilliant! On Apr 4, 2011, at 12:12 PM, Colin M wrote: Hi Marlaina! Yes just go to itunes prefs command+comma! And under general scroll to the import disc settings and set it to mp3 under encoding button! then go to the ok button and you'll be good to go! :] But remember all imports

Re: Audio software recommendations?

2011-04-04 Thread bigboy529
Yes cubase is accessible to an extent, however I have used it very little so far on a mac with voiceover so I cant give you any details. Thing is I don't own a mac, I've used cubase on pc for a long time but lost my eye sight so now I would have to get a mac to continue using it, I have tried it ou

Re: Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread David McLean
You can however with apps such as Vlc and Decibel. On Apr 4, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Frank Carmickle wrote: > Hello > > On Apr 4, 2011, at 6:48 AM, bigboy529 wrote: > >> Hi I want to use an external firewire sound card on a mac. Would it be >> possible to still have the voiceover voice playing out the

brilliant, but still getting aiff format

2011-04-04 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Ok, I went into my prefs in iTunes and changed it to mp3 encoder; I set my bit rate and such, said ok twice and opened the volume that is my audio cd and what to my wondering eyes should appear, all aiff files, no mp3 files. The cd has mp3 files on it only, but somehow the mac is converting the

Re: What software comes with Mac OS?

2011-04-04 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi: One big selling point with Apple computers is they don't come pre-installed with a whole bunch of junkware. Some of the things that come standard are: Addressbook, calculator, dictionary, dvd player, garage band, iCal, iTunes, iPhoto, mail, preview (for reading pdf and some other things), Sa

Re: What software comes with Mac OS?

2011-04-04 Thread Robert Nelson
There are about 30 applications and utilities that come standard with the Operating System. The best thing to do is go to the Apple Store or Apple.com and look up product information for Snow Leopard. It will give you the list of applications that are bundled with the Operating System. L

Re: brilliant, but still getting aiff format

2011-04-04 Thread Colin M
Hi Marlaina! OK when you've got that volume open that might be from when you first imported! So if you are in Itunes highlight all and open vo+shift+m and you should have a option to make mp3 version! If not there then under vo+m in the advanced menu! Just vo space bar if you have then you should

Re: Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread Esther
Hi, The answer is that the Mac doesn't natively support general redirection of sound from one source to another, which can also connect input/output devices with programs, but you can add this functionality with free add-ons such as Soundflower, which used to be distributed with Rogue Amoeba's

re: What software comes with Mac OS?

2011-04-04 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Hello, The Mac comes with iTunes as well as Textedit, iChat, Mail, Power DVD, a calculator and a number of other applications. With Textedit, you can save documents as Word documents, so that you can later open them using MS Word or other applications. Mail works well on the Mac. It is easily u

creating a playlist in itunes

2011-04-04 Thread Denise Avant
hi all, i am going to try to create a playlist in itunes on my mac. are there any instructions for doing this anywhere? thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.c

Re: creating a playlist in itunes

2011-04-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Denise, Try this link: http://web.me.com/kilburns/voiceover/itunes10.html Later... On 2011-04-04, at 4:12 PM, Denise Avant wrote: > hi all, > i am going to try to create a playlist in itunes on my mac. are there any > instructions for doing this anywhere? thanks. > > -- > You received th

Re: cleaning out mac hard drive?

2011-04-04 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Alex, There's no real need to defragment the HD on a Mac. As long The MacOS sort of cleans itself up periodically. Later... On 2011-04-02, at 7:38 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > Can anyone recommend some free utilities to defragment a hard drive > and clear out registry? Here is how litt

Re: How To Read iBooks on Mac

2011-04-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Jenny. Although I'm sure it was not necessary, I made a Lion request to have this added as a UI enhancement. Thank you for replying. Mark On Apr 4, 2011, at 7:12 AM, Jenny Wood wrote: > Mark, > > Funny, my husband and I were just asking ourselves this very question the > other night. :

Re: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
I'm using a mini I've had for almost 3 years, it works great, it should have no problems running 10.7 when it's released. On Apr 4, 2011, at 5:06 AM, bigboy529 wrote: > Hi I am a blind person new to the Apple world, I am considering > getting a mac mini. I've raid someware that the biggest disadv

Re: Voiceover audio output options

2011-04-04 Thread Frank Carmickle
Hi If you are interested in pro tools join the ptaccess list. Send a message to ptaccess+subscr...@googlegroups.com. Also we hold a teleconference weekly. Right now it's held at 8:00 PM Eastern US Tuesdays. If you are interested join us by calling +1 (973) 400-6137 ext 11782. If you have a

Re: General questions on mac mini

2011-04-04 Thread Frank Carmickle
Hi On Apr 4, 2011, at 3:42 PM, bigboy529 wrote: > I'll be using it for professional audio recordings with pro recording > software like logic, pro tools, cubase or neuendo. I'll be using a > external firewire sound card. I thought the 2.9 GHz dual core with 8 > GB ram would do fine but thanks for

help with downloads, please

2011-04-04 Thread carolyn Haas
Hi All: I somehow messed thing up such that my books from the National Library Service wind up just on my hard-drive. They used to go straight to downloads, which is how I prefer it. But, I'm not finding an option to send them there under Safari preferences. Can someone point me in the right

Re: How To Read iBooks on Mac

2011-04-04 Thread Jenny Wood
Oh, I don't know. I think it would be kinda nice to have iBooks on the mac. It never hurts to make a suggestion for something you have an interest in. I'm sure Apple will decide whether or not the idea is popular enough to consider adding in future updates. -- Jenny Wood Phone: (972) 98

Re: help with downloads, please

2011-04-04 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
In my Safari, under General in preferences, is a "safe downloaded files to," with a pop-up button next to it set to Downloads or "other." Perhaps this is the beast you are hunting? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My

Re: help with downloads, please

2011-04-04 Thread Ray Foret Jr
General preffs under Safari is where you'll find that. It's pretty far over to the right hand side. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 4, 2011, at 8:00 PM, carolyn Haas wrote:

Re: help with downloads, please

2011-04-04 Thread carolyn Haas
Well, re the pop-up button, my only option is to "Carolyn" which is my home, when I try selecting "other," it seems everything comes up but "downloads." I can interact with the table and all sorts of options are there. But, not the one I want, which is downloads. Wonder what I'm missing.:) Agai

Re: help with downloads, please

2011-04-04 Thread Esther
Hi Carolyn,  If you bring up the Preferences menu for Safari with Command+comma, and then navigate to the General Tab, then navigate to the Pop-up button and press it (VO-Space), you can chose "Other…".  This brings up a dialog window that you can navigate with the same shortcuts that you use

Navigating pdfs in IBooks

2011-04-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, folk, I've started creating pdf versions of some of my files, so I can read them in IBooks. I'm fairly sure they aren't optimized for accessibility in this case. Perhaps because of this, I have unpredictable results when turning pages in these files. sometimes I can go from page 22 to page