RE: will be starting my first mac class

How much is this one on one training? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah May Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 6:11 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: will be starting my first mac class Hi List, If the guy at the

RE: looking for an external hard drive compatible for both mac and pc

So is it safe to assume that it will erase all data, and does this take away from the drives capacity? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:34 PM To: macvisionaries@google

RE: will be starting my first mac class

Wow! I also live in Minneapolis Minnesota. What apple store did you go in to? Kliphton Senior (face book) http://facebook.com/kliphandsharrie (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (for text o

Re: will be starting my first mac class

The training is called "One to One" and cost $99 a year and you can take as many training sessions as are available as the location of your choice. Enjoy, I'm sure your trainer will teach other. On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Kliph&Sharrie < skhleirpehctcoens7...@gmail.com> wrote: > How much is

Re: Tables in Safari Question

Hello Sarai, I don't know what you exactly mean but: like you shave suggested, in group mode , it's mostly more easy to navigate tables in safari. And what about the checkboxes: there is a way in voiceover to search for: or the same elementtype like the active element (control+option+command+s) o

Re: VO and tables in Lion

Hello Jürgen and others, I have mailed to accessibility about this but then can't/won't handle questions about products in development. I am not subscribed to the development team so I don't know that I can do more. Below is the response of accessibility: Thank you for your email. While we do a

RE: will be starting my first mac class

Hi Cliff, I will be going to the Apple store in the Uptown area. I believe it's on Hennepin Ave. I can't remember the address off the top of my head. So you too live in Minneapolis? Wow, it's rare to find anybody else on lists that I subscribe to from Minnesota let alone Minneapolis.

Re: looking for an external hard drive compatable for both mac and pc

they're using wd in the iMacs and mac pros, and I think toshiba in the latest macbooks. Dad's macbook pro has a wd in it. my mac mini had an hitachi drive which I upgraded when I started to get the click of death. NOt all their drives are bad, just the deskstar ones as far as I know. ash On 07

Re: looking for an external hard drive compatable for both mac and pc

well then maybe people have had better luck just after 6 replacements, i'm never recommending them. ash On 08/04/2011 02:26, Colin M wrote: Hi There! In my Imac is a Hitachi hd! I got it in 2009! Colin Qapla! Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak On 7 Apr 2011, at 23:15, Scott Howell wrote: That is fun

Re: looking for an external hard drive compatible for both mac and pc

It will erase all data, and you cannot store files larger than 2 GB on fat32 ash On 08/04/2011 08:15, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: So is it safe to assume that it will erase all data, and does this take away from the drives capacity? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mai

Re: VO and tables in Lion

Yeah, I got that too. I sent one back stating that I was commenting on snow leopard, not lion I said that it woudl be nice to see it fixed in lion. that's also word for word the response I got. ash On 08/04/2011 08:44, William Windels wrote: Hello Jürgen and others, I have mailed to accessibil

Volume of iTunes and voiceover

Hello list I am wondering whether it is possible to control the volume in itunes but not touch the volume at which voiceover is heard? I would like to be able listen to music whilst i am on the internet but i dont want it to drown out voiceover - which is my issue at the moment. Can anyone shed

Re: looking for an external hard drive compatable for both mac and pc

Hey Ash, the Deskstar was an IBM product at one point as I recall. THose drives were initially quite good, but turned out to be complete garbage, but this was over 10 years ago and the 3.5 formfactor. I know APple selects drives that are quiet and run as cool as possible. I have not kept up with

Re: Volume of iTunes and voiceover

Yeah, this is really easy. I do it all the time! When you're in ITunes, hit your command up arrow, or command down arrow respectedly, to ajust the volume. That won't effect anything but ITunes. You also can vo+right arrow over to the volume slider, interact with it, then vo up and down arrow

Re: Volume of iTunes and voiceover

Hi Charlie! OK when in Itunes use command+up or down arrows to adjust the music volume! Colin Qapla! Chegh chew jaj Vam jaj Kak On 8 Apr 2011, at 11:04, Charlie Bates wrote: > Hello list > > > I am wondering whether it is possible to control the volume in itunes > but not touch the volume at w

Two Incredibly bazaar problems with my Finder

OK, we got two really strange things going on here. When I got my Macbook last Wednesday, and booted it up, and set it up for the first time, I noticed something. There were no icons on my desktop. Macintosh HD wasn't even there. I've sinse gone into the finder preferences and set it to show

Re: Volume of iTunes and voiceover

Thanks so much for the info Chris! I really appreciate it On 08/04/2011, at 8:33 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Yeah, this is really easy. I do it all the time! When you're in ITunes, hit > your command up arrow, or command down arrow respectedly, to ajust the > volume. That won't eff

Re: Volume of iTunes and voiceover

command +up/down arrows when in iTunes. ash On 08/04/2011 11:04, Charlie Bates wrote: Hello list I am wondering whether it is possible to control the volume in itunes but not touch the volume at which voiceover is heard? I would like to be able listen to music whilst i am on the internet but i

Re: looking for an external hard drive compatable for both mac and pc

yeah. don't know if that woudl work, having upgraded the mbp the optical drive slot is completely difference, and so are the posissions of th econnectors. I'd get a hybrid drive, one of the seagate ones. ash -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisio

Re: Two Incredibly bazaar problems with my Finder

your fist problem... yes. i've noticed this too. It's a issue, that Is fixed in lion. the fix for your second problem: go into the macintosh HD, and se the view you wish to use. It should then work on all folders ash On 08/04/2011 11:52, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: OK, we got two really

Re: chicksdigmacs.net has a twitter!

My site's address is in the subject line of this message, but here it is in the body. The site is chicksdigmacs.net. On Apr 8, 2011, at 2:29 AM, Sarah May wrote: > > Hi Rose, > > Could you give us the link to your web site where you have the accessible > aps for the Mac? Most appreciated. >

Re: Two Incredibly bazaar problems with my Finder

OK, I'll give that a try. Any word on when Lion's supposed to be released? Chris. - Original Message - From: Ashley Cox To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 7:27 AM Subject: Re: Two Incredibly bazaar problems with my Finder your fist problem...

Can we put a few things in my dock, please?

Can you guys teach me, please, how to put a file/folder as well as how to put a web site down in my dock for easy later access? I know it can be done, question's just how. Chris. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to th

Re: accessible install of snow leopard in VMWare Player

Let us know how it goes. Getting a hackintosh up and running feels really good once its working, but it might take a couple of days before your 100% happy with it. I find that thinking of how much money I'm saving through out this time gives me enough drive to continue. On 08/04/2011, Dickson Tan

Re: Volume of iTunes and voiceover

Hi, To do this you simply need to Interact With the Volume slider located two items to the right of the Next button in your iTunes window. After you Interact With the slider, use your arrow keys to bring the volume down. Otherwise, you should also be able to press cmd-down arrow while in iTun

Re: Two Incredibly bazaar problems with my Finder

summer 2011 some time. ash On 08/04/2011 13:21, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: OK, I'll give that a try. Any word on when Lion's supposed to be released? Chris. - Original Message - *From:* Ashley Cox *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.

RE: accessible install of snow leopard in VMWare Player

Have you personally ever attemptet an accessible hackintosh install before? If so, how did it go and what did you use? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Mustill-Rose Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 8:47 PM To:

Re: Tables in Safari Question

Hi: How do you tell which checkbox corresponds with which column or row? On Apr 7, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Robert Nelson wrote: > Dear Sara, > > I have encountered these tables taking customer surveys for Chase's online > banking system. It is cumbersome. What I have found helpful is the FIND > NE

Re: Two really annoying problems with Skype version 5.0

Hello Søren, Unfortunately, the Video button very, very, very, very, rarely pops up during a call and believe me, for reasons I can't go into on the list, this is a real show stopper for me. If you ever figure out how to make this button "visible," please let me know. Best regards from Vienn

RE: chicksdigmacs.net has a twitter!

Hi Rose, Thanks for the address. I don't know if you said in your previous message if the web address was in the subject line or nit. If you hadn't, you might do so in the future. Just thought it might help people out. If you did, and I don't remember, I'll be quiet and go along my merry way.

Re: Can we put a few things in my dock, please?

Hi, Chris, If you already have an application open, find it in your dock. It should say the name of the application, then "running". While you're focussed on it, go to the contextual menu by pressing VO-shift-m and choose options. Right arrow into this submenu and choose "keep in dock". To add

Mail Freeze in IOS4

Hi, folk, Does anyone else have a problem with Mail locking up in IOS4? I use an IPod Touch, and receive about 150 messages at a time. I've waited ten minutes to receive this mail sometimes before giving up. Sometimes I have to do a hard reset on the IPod, as it doesn't react to keypresses or t

Re: accessible install of snow leopard in VMWare Player

Hey, I've done quite a few hackintoshes in my time, all of which from memory have needed sighted help to get up and running. I mainly make hackintoshes on desktops that have been built for that exact purpose - E.G. picking a compatible motherboard and CPU. this has made things much easier. The bas

Re: accessible install of snow leopard in VMWare Player

I have an HP probook 4510s, I'd love to actually have a "cheep" mac. If there's a way to install an updatable OSX snow leopard on the laptop I'd be greatful. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to www.TheGlobalVoice.info Conta

Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Hi, Just like the subject says, I'd like to know if you can make a conference in Skype 5. I have not been able to figure out how to add someone to an existing call. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Brianna -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Hi Brianna! The way I understand it to work is! There is a add people button in the call window, I do not know if that does the trick! There is also a add people command [command+shift+a ] that might also do it! But I also red on the Skype help [they said] to add someone to a call go to there nam

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Hi, I've had good success using the add people command myself. You need to click the mouse with vo-shift-space on the name you want to add, and then just hit the Add button. It works nicely for existing calls. I've not yet tried setting up a conference from the get go, though calling one back

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Thanks. I saw the add people button, but I thought that that was just to look for a contact. I'm not sure. But how do I click the mouse on their name, so that that add button comes up? Just the regular option control shift, and space? Sorry for the questions, but I don't know all of the ways to

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Lol sorry, disregard my last message, this is whyat happens when I only read things halfway. I will definitely try this. Thanks again, and sorry for the double posting, Brianna On Apr 8, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi, > I've had good success using the add people command myself.

Kindle app

Hi all, I am a new Mac user, bought the air a little over a month ago. Is the kindle app for the Mac accessible? In the Journey, Ron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@go

Re: VO and tables in Lion

I got the same answer. I answered back I didn't know a developer so I hope they could forward it to the appropriate people. Am 08.04.2011 um 11:01 schrieb Ashley Cox: > Yeah, I got that too. I sent one back stating that I was commenting on snow > leopard, not lion > I said that it woudl be nice

Re: Kindle app

Sorry, but it is inaccessible on the Mac. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Apr 8, 2011, at 2:06 PM, Ronald McEwan wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a new Mac user, bought the air a little over a month ago. > > Is the kindle app for the

Re: will be starting my first mac class

One to one is $100. They say you have to sign up for it when you buy your Mac. However, ever, they have been known to make acceptions with people having to learn voiceover. Honestly, I'm really pretty much blown away with how decent I've been treated by my Apple store. (Now, having dropped my

Re: Can we put a few things in my dock, please?

Hi Chris: You can copy and paste apps into the doc. I'm not sure you can do so wht documents and folders, as I've never tried this. Here's just a thought that comes to mind as I read through today's posts. It might be worth it to check into one to one if there's an apple store nearby. There a

Re: Terminal emulators and the mac

Hi, You can use minicom. The easiest way to get is through macports: http://www.macports.org. On Apr 7, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Bart Bunting wrote: > > -- Hi, > > Can anyone recommend a terminal program to use with VO and the mac? I > am looking for something that will work like putty or minicom

Re: Two really annoying problems with Skype version 5.0

Hi, Sometimes my source list doesn't show up, and this only happens on one computer, which happens to be the computer I use most often for skype. On the other time, the source list shows up regularly when I vo leftarrow over. Courtney On Apr 8, 2011, at 5:16 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello Sø

Re: Can we put a few things in my dock, please?

Sure. Just press command shift T on the app, file, or folder you wish to add to the dock. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Apr 8, 2011, at 3:17 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Chris: > You can copy and paste apps into the doc.

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Yeah, but then how do you hang up on one person in the call individually without cutting everyone? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Colin M" To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:51 PM Subject: Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible? Hi Brianna! The way I understand it to

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Hi Chris: I'm guessing you'd put one call on hold to call a second one. But, how to bring them both up then is a mystery to me.:) On Apr 8, 2011, at 2:36 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Yeah, but then how do you hang up on one person in the call individually > without cutting everyone?

Re: Two really annoying problems with Skype version 5.0

I guess I am getting myself confused. When I am in an active call, I am not understanding what all is in this window as I still can't find the end call button. I keep hearing about the source list and also about some sort of a scroll area. Parden me being so ignorant. I know I should get thi

Re: Can we put a few things in my dock, please?

OK, but I still don't know how to add a web site to the dock, which was another thing I wanted to do. I know you can, I just don't know how. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker" To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 4:28 PM Subject: Re: Can we put a few things in my dock,

Re: Can we put a few things in my dock, please?

Yes you can add files or folders to your doc. They sit to the right of all of your applications, just after the separator (where your stacks are normally found) On 09/04/2011, at 5:17 AM, carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Chris: > You can copy and paste apps into the doc. I'm not sure you can do so wht

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

I don't know even how to put someone on hold. As I said, I am finding skype 5 to be really confusing. I am actually thinking of going back to skype 2 if anyone has the old dmg. I think the skype web site may! have it, but I need to look. I think that the main think to be more specific, as I

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Chris: Settle Down! Step away from the computer! Warning Warning! You're trying to do everything at once. When you're in a call, you can hit command shift h, which us in theory supposed to hang up the call. If it doesn't, press command-w to close the window. This will bring up a dialog ask

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

that is quite correct. Here's another thing. To add someone to a call, just press the add button, then, slect your contact from the table and press return twice. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.c

Skype 5 conferencing 101, (was Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?)

Wow, there seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding Skype conferences in Skype 5. Recently I've found it necessary to be involved in a lot of them, and it gave me a chance to really play around with Skype 5 conferencing. So I thought I'd chime in here. To make a new conversation, hit command-n

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Carolyn, Maybe I am taking things a bit fast, but I don't feel at all frustrated, which by the sound of your e-mail is how you made it sound you thought I felt. I'm more just confused. I understand how to use voice over enough to look through the menus. With all do respect, I find your comme

Re: Skype 5 conferencing 101, (was Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?)

Ah, thanks for that one for sure. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 8, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Rose Morales wrote: > Wow, there seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding Skype con

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Hi Chris! Well no wonder you could be confused! I've just been in a call with one of my contacts and there was no end call button! But on another contacts call it was there! So if you've got a little time and the inclination call mi focus_66 And I might help with the window or not depending on how

Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?

Collin, I just may do that. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Colin M" To: Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible? Hi Chris! Well no wonder you could be confused! I've just been in a call with one of my contacts and there was no

Re: Apple TV in the UK & Voice Over

Today's AccessWorld from AFB have an article about Apple TV's accessibility. Take a look at: http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw120403 Seems me that it isn't working yet with braille display. I also appreciate if someone had already experienced with close captions in Apple TV - is it poss

Sharing Movies

My husband just bought a movie, and I would like to be able to watch it on my own computer or iPad. He has a different iTunes ID than I do. Is this possible? If so, how? I'd love to have my own copy even though he bought it. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

Re: Sharing Movies

Hi Jane I believe you need to be sharing the same itunes account in order to do this. Charlie On 09/04/2011, at 9:38 AM, Jane wrote: > My husband just bought a movie, and I would like to be able to watch it on my > own computer or iPad. He has a different iTunes ID than I do. Is this > possi

Re: Sharing Movies

So I can log into his from my computer, then? Cool. Jane On Apr 8, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Charlie Bates wrote: > Hi Jane > > I believe you need to be sharing the same itunes account in order to do this. > > Charlie > > On 09/04/2011, at 9:38 AM, Jane wrote: > >> My husband just bought a movie,

just got mad for the first time in a long while

I downloaded the kindle app, browsed for a best seller, purchased it, and oh surprise it doesn't work. Then i google search kindle and there are several headlines that makes my blood boil: Amazon made a kill switch for text to speech Text to speech hampered by writer's guild And the list goes

Re: Skype 5 conferencing 101, (was Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?)

Hi Rose, I think there's a reason why we've been seeing a lot of posts about the way Skype 5 works recently, including the thread Mike Busboom started about accessing the camera. A lot of people really don't like the new version. Here's a link to the recent article at TidBITS: "Skype 5 for Ma

Re: just got mad for the first time in a long while

Well, there is audible.com, or bookshare.org (U.S. only). On 4/8/11, Yuma Decaux wrote: > I downloaded the kindle app, browsed for a best seller, purchased it, and oh > surprise it doesn't work. > > Then i google search kindle and there are several headlines that makes my > blood boil: > > Amazon

Re: just got mad for the first time in a long while

Cheree Heppe here: You've just been spoiled by Apple's universal access approach. Why not send an article about this or a letter to your Congressperson, or your Member of Parliament, or some newspaper? Regards, cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 08/04/2011, at 17:36, Alex Hall wrote: > W

Re: -- SPAM --just got mad for the first time in a long while

Despite the fact that this is a Mac list... your only viable Kindle option now is the Accessible Kindle for Pc app. There aren't a lot of things I still use Windows for at home but this is one. On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: > I downloaded the kindle app, browsed for a best seller

Black on white to white on black!

Hi all! Well whilst having a play around, I was looking for the way to change black text on white to white text on black! In universal access under visual tab there is a command to change from one to the other! But it looked familiar so in keyboard help I pressed the command [vo+command+8 ] and

Re: Skype 5 conferencing 101, (was Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?)

Ester, do you know where I may could find a dmg lying around anywhere of the old Skype version 2 that was so much better? If you can point me to it, I'd really rather install it. I mean, someone on list did help me earlier this evening on Skype with the layout, and now, it does make a fair amo

Re: Skype 5 conferencing 101, (was Re: Making a Skype Conference: is it Possible?)

Hi Chris! Well hopefully 2 in 1 for you! Here is the link for Chicks dig mac's and I'll put it on its own line! When on the link just open vo+shift+m and you'll have options the first should be open link! chicksdigmacs.net And I think Rose said that she has the old Skype for people to get! Coli

sorting music in ITunes by album

HI all, I'm not sure how to sort my music in ITunes by album. Could someone please let me know how to do this? Sorry if this is a silly question but I am a new Mac and ITunes user. Many thanks, and thanks too for all your help so far Cam -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: sorting music in ITunes by album

In the Itunes main window, there is an "album view," option; check the box and that should probably do it. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message be

Re: sorting music in ITunes by album

Hi, Its pretty simple. Keep in mind this will work on tables just like that found in iTunes. First, interact with the songs table with control option shift down arrow. Now VO right arrow until you reach the album column. Press VO shift backslash. Press it again to toggle the way the column

manually syncing and managing music in ITunes

HI All, Just another quick question if I may. I would like to manually sync my music as my music library is too full to fit my 16gb IPhone 4. Can I move albums across to my phone or do I need to put the album in a playlist first and then sync the playlist? I hope I am making myself clear ... Any