Re: debating whether or not to extend my warrantee on the macbook pro

2011-04-28 Thread Christopher Peppel
As someone said, yes, get the plan. It is well worth it. You can call Apple Care if you have any questions, furthermore, if anything happens, you can go to the genious bar. On Apr 28, 2011, at 12:41 AM, Maurice Mines wrote: > yes get the plan. > On Apr 27, 2011, at 9:17 PM, Priscilla Garces wr

RE: sounds in Bootcamp

2011-04-28 Thread Dickson Tan
Hello You could go into windows 7 and in the sound option of the control panel, look at the output devices that the computer detects and configure them. In some cases, the output device for the speakers and headphones might differ, though personally I've never experienced a problem with headphones

Re: Accessible Weather Radio App for iOS devices

2011-04-28 Thread Scott Howell
And I suspect that will impact battery performance. Not a wise design IMHO. After all, once you have set your location, unless it tracks your position to provide data on the location where you currently are, there is no reason to have this on continuously. On Apr 27, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Mike Arri

Re: debating whether or not to extend my warrantee on the macbook pro

2011-04-28 Thread erik burggraaf
I'd say there's no reason for debate. The warrantee is the best part of your mac, and if you want it to retain any value after next month then you need the warrantee. If anything happens to your mac and you need service, the cost of service will be so high out of warrantee that you might as we

Re: Accessible Weather Radio App for iOS devices

2011-04-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
I did confirm that the weather app was the problem. Rather than turning location services off completely, I just turned it off for this app, and the location tracking also stopped. I could understand this being used if the app was running, but to keep location tracking on, even when the app is r

Re: debating whether or not to extend my warrantee on the macbook pro

2011-04-28 Thread Bryan Jones
While I'm generally not a fan of extended warranties, I do recommend getting the AppleCare plan for Apple laptops with one caveat: Shop around before purchasing the warranty. A number of retailers such as Amazon sell AppleCare at a discount. HTH, Bryan Priscilla Garces wrote: > I am debating w

Re: debating whether or not to extend my warrantee on the macbook pro

2011-04-28 Thread Zachary Kline
I respectfully disagree with this point of view. Sure, you might be good at fixing things yourself, but then again you might not. If you aren't, and you don't have the warranty, you're stuck paying a large amount of money. If you do have the warranty, you pay now, but don't have to possibly p

Re: debating whether or not to extend my warrantee on the macbook pro

2011-04-28 Thread Ashley Cox
I wouldn't bother with it. If it does break down, which is pretty unlikely (though it can obviously happen) you can fix it yourself if you're good at that sort of thing. ash On 28/04/2011 04:17, Priscilla Garces wrote: Hey folks, How are yo? I have a few questions about the mackbook pro since

adding, dleting and adding aps to folders

2011-04-28 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi listers, I just got an iphone last week. I installed some apps and want to put them in folders. I have some radio apps and the serious app. How do i go about adding and deleting folders? Also how do i add an application into a folder that's on page 2 or 3? Thanks. Matt -- You received this

windows 7 bootcamp help

2011-04-28 Thread Oriol Gómez
Hello all, The other day I was thinking of installing a windows partition on my mac. Is the windows 7 installation accessible if I'm using bootcamp? Or will I need sighted help? Also, will win7 be able to read the macintosh hfs drive? And should I install the 32 bit or 64 bit version? I have a mid

Help with bookshare

2011-04-28 Thread patricia solis
Hello all, I recently got a bookshare account. So, i downloaded the read outloud and the unarchiver to my mac mini. I also downloaded a book and now i'm not sure how to read it. I believe i unziped it with the unarchiver and it created a folder with lots of different files. My qu

Re: iPhone keypad question?

2011-04-28 Thread Cakes
Hi! Is that a Dodge Journey?Just kidding. I just bought my wife a Dodge Journey and we love it. Literally, in the Journey! Johnny Chilelli Erie, PA On 4/27/2011 1:15 PM, Ronald McEwan wrote: While in an edit field move the router to typing and choose standard. In the Journey, Ron

Re: Accessible Weather Radio App for iOS devices

2011-04-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: This app definitely saved me last night when I lost power because of the tornados. I didn't notice a major battery draine by having location tracking on. I'm using an iPhone 4. I was getting weather alerts, texts, and other location data pushed pretty hard, and had plenty of battery. I'm sti

Re: Accessible Weather Radio App for iOS devices

2011-04-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Yes, media partners are local news stations who partner with the app to push local weather info. On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Jenny Wood wrote: > Hi there, and thanks for the info on this app. I have already purchased and > installed it. However, I am a little baffled as to what the media

Re: Accessible Weather Radio App for iOS devices

2011-04-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: Yes, you can enable specific warnings, as well as disable them. I only saw the app repeating alerts if the national weather service repeated a broadcast of a warning. On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:01 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Hi Sarai and others, > > Thanks so much for bringing this app to our atte

How to review iTunes purchased content

2011-04-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
All: How do you review iTunes purchased content? Everytime I try, I receive an error saying the nickname I've chosen has already been used. I've tried several nicknames with no luck. I'm using an MBP 2010. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisiona

My review of Imap Weather Radio

2011-04-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi all: I've received questions about the above application, so thought I'd write a review of the application. Unfortunately, I had use of it yesterday. I'm running an iPhone 4, iOS 4.3. Imap Weather Radio is an accessible weather radio application, which can be configured to alert you to any w

Spellchecker and mail question

2011-04-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi guys: I have my mail to spellcheck before sending; however if I cannot understand the misspelled word, or want to read it in the sentence, or manually enter in a correction, I cannot exit spell checker without sending the message. Is there a way to exit without sending? -- You received this

Recording Podcasts

2011-04-28 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Hello listers, Er exactly do I go about recording a podcast and making it available in the Podcast directory? Thanks, Ezzie Bueno (512) 553-8553 www.sillyez.com Google Talk: ezzybu...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gro

Re: Spellchecker and mail question

2011-04-28 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, Have you tried pressing escape? That always works for me when I'm spellchecking something and want to see the context. Brandon On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:37 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi guys: > I have my mail to spellcheck before sending; however if I cannot understand > the misspelled wo

indication of levels when navigating the finder and reading of lines in web pages

2011-04-28 Thread Tony Hernandez
Hi all. I have been going through the custom verbosity options to try to get voiceover to say the level of an item when navigating directories in the finder before speaking the finder item. I want it to say something like, level 1, applications, expanded. I've tried several things without succe

For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-28 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hello Listers. DocuScan is now mac compatible and can be found on the mac app store. Don't get too excited though, unless you have $299.00 to burn on it. Hope this actually benefits someone. the Infuriated Matt Campbell. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-28 Thread E.J. Zufelt
I know nothing at all about this app. But, I suspect that a significant portion of the cost is related to licencing a OCR SDK Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2011-04-28, at 10:05

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-28 Thread Christopher Peppel
Hi Matt, Thanks so much for the message. I have already purchased the software and am waiting for the Hovercam which has just shipped today. Why are you infuriated? I think, overall, the price is great compared to more expensive solutions. Thanks. Chris On Apr 28, 2011, at 10:05 PM, Mat

RE: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-28 Thread Andy Baracco
Still cheaper than the other blindness oriented OCR solutions, such as K1000, Open Book, Eye-Pal, etc. Andy P. S. I wonder if they are considering doing something for the iPhone. "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvis

Re: Spellchecker and mail question

2011-04-28 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Nope, that sends the message for me. On Apr 28, 2011, at 7:57 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > Hi, > > Have you tried pressing escape? That always works for me when I'm > spellchecking something and want to see the context. > > Brandon > > On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:37 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-28 Thread Kevin Reeves
Hey folks. SO glad to see this is finally available on the mac. One question comes to mind as I am not as familiar with this product. Does this only work with cameras like the hover cam, or can I use it with a cheap Canoscan 25? Thanks so much. Kevin On Apr 28, 2011, at 11:39 PM, Andy Baracco w

Re: Recording Podcasts

2011-04-28 Thread Kevin Reeves
Hello. Recording and publishing a podcast, while easy to do, takes some explaining. Head over to www.schoolofpodcasting.com. There, you should find tons of guides and explanations on how to record and publish. Hope this helps. Kevin On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:45 PM, Ezzy Bueno wrote: > Hello listers

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-28 Thread Tony Bernedal
Hi Kevin I made a quick test this morning with my canon lide 100 and it worked. Now it is intresting to see if it can make something readable out of swedish text. If so I deffently gonna buy this. More simple solution than use vuescan, to abbyy, and to textedit wich works well but very much work t

Re: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

2011-04-28 Thread brandt
Hi there, Yes, $299 is a fair bit of money, but how many actually went and bought open Book or something similar back when ever for 3 ore 4 times more? My biggest complaint is not the cost of software but the ridiculous prices of Mac computers. I can and probably will go the Hakintosh route jus