A question about MAc and accessible world voice chat rooms

2011-06-14 Thread Jes Smith
Hi all, I recently tried to go to the accessible world tech talk room, and unfortunately I went ahead and installed the plugin. MY question is, how do I get rid of the plugin, seeing as I just now received Collin's message that I do not need it to interact with the other participants in the chat

labeling buttons etc.

2011-06-14 Thread Ronald McEwan
Is there a way in VO on Mac to label buttons and such? I bought a new all-in-one printer and the scanning software has many unlabeled buttons. In the Journey, Ron -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, s

Re: labeling buttons etc.

2011-06-14 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Ron, To label a button, position yourself on the button and press VO-/, then type the label for the button. Cheers, Anne On Jun 14, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Ronald McEwan wrote: > Is there a way in VO on Mac to label buttons and such? I bought a new > all-in-one printer and the scanning sof

Re: labeling buttons etc.

2011-06-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
Just find the control you want to label and do a VO-/ on it. You get an edit box prompting you for the name of the label. Doug On 2011-06-14, at 10:57 AM, Ronald McEwan wrote: > Is there a way in VO on Mac to label buttons and such? I bought a new > all-in-one printer and the scanning softwa

Looking for used MBP

2011-06-14 Thread Vince Mistretta
I'm in the market for a new notebook for productivity and was thinking of getting a MBP with enough memory and power to run Fusion/W7HP. Since there's so many models out there, how far should I look in the earlier models (all Intel based of course)? Ideally an I5 model would be great but I know t

Re: A question about MAc and accessible world voice chat rooms

2011-06-14 Thread Colin M
Hi Jes! I'm not sure but from what I understand about Mac's all you'll have to do is find it and trash it! I'm sure someone else will say if I got it wrong! Colin On 14 Jun 2011, at 12:52, Jes Smith wrote: > Hi all, > I recently tried to go to the accessible world tech talk room, and > unfortu

Re: mac sword new name?

2011-06-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi Cliff, The new name is Eloquent. Hope this helps, CJ On Jun 13, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: > What's the new name for the bible app formally called mac sword? thanks. > Kliphton SR > (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 > (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.co

Regarding colour detecting and scanning using iPhone/iPod touch 4th gen

2011-06-14 Thread brandt
Hi there, I am curious about colour detecting and/or text scanning on an iPhone/iPod touch. I suppose VizWiz will probably be the best colour detecter you can ask for, but what about scanning text? Any good options? Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp If you like country, oldies and the occasiona

Re: Regarding colour detecting and scanning using iPhone/iPod touch 4th gen

2011-06-14 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Brandt, The best OCR app for iPhone is Prizmo. Several of us who are totally blind have had very good results with this app, which is also multilingual. As for colour detectors, there seems to be a problem with the iPhone 4 and colour identification. The app that seems to be most accurate

Vuescan 9.x crashes on scan

2011-06-14 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hello people. When i try to scan a document to ocr text using vuescan, the application unexpectedly crashes and the settings for mediatype, scanning and printing size etc goes back to what they used to be, so instead of text, i scan to a jpeg file. Here are the exact steps i follow when this hap

Re: Vuescan 9.x crashes on scan

2011-06-14 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I'd try erasing the prefs file and relaunchin the app. Next, I'd write up a detailed report and send it off to: edhamr...@aol.com with the VueScan.log file attached to the e-mail. Remember, you can find this file under: c/User/Library/Preferences/ Don't zip or otherwise alter the file, just a

Re: itunes sources?

2011-06-14 Thread Gary Readfern-Gray
Yes, you can delete the original folders, itunes will import these files into its own media folder. however I would recommend deleting the folders, checking that itunes plays the files ok before you empty the trash - just to be on the safe side, but i do this all the time so you should be good t

junk mail

2011-06-14 Thread Matt Dierckens
Hi list. I have a question. Iz there a way of accessing a junk mail folder in mail? 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.com. To unsubscribe from this group,

Re: internet explorer on the mac?

2011-06-14 Thread Gary Readfern-Gray
I would just do yourself a faviour and just use safari especially if you're new to voiceover. Chrome is getting better but safari is just more accessible and is still pritty quick and a lot faster than ie on windows, well ie8 anyhow. just my take. Gazza On 11 Jun 2011, at 17:52, Kliph&Sharrie w

Re: fusion or bootcamp on a macbook air

2011-06-14 Thread Gary Readfern-Gray
Well, i was running fusion with 2gb of ram and windows 64-bit on my mbp and it was a bit sluggish. If performance is your main priority, you should run boot camp wich will mean that Windows gets the whole 4gb and will run more smoothly. If you want the ease of flipping between the 2 operating sy

folders missing?

2011-06-14 Thread
Okay, I've created a new folder in apple mail. I can't find it or my drafts folder . Where and how would I find it?Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com (Google Voice) 657-229-2105 Sent from my IMac -- You received this messag

Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Hello all, My name is Ben J Bloomgren. I'm from Scottsdale, Arizona. I'm extremely new to the Mac world, but tomorrow, more than likely, I'll be receiving from Fedex Ground my very own white 13-inch stock MacBook! I've been working with Chris Gilland's system, and I'm loving what I'm seeing! I hop

Re: Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread Gary Readfern-Gray
Hi Ben, welcome to the list and to the world of all things Mac. I've had my mac for around 18 months now and have learned a ton of stuff from the list so you're in the right place. In Christ Gazza On 14 Jun 2011, at 20:54, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: > Hello all, > > My name is Ben J Bloomgren. I

Re: Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread Ezzie Buenito
hi Ben, Welcome to the list! I've had my Mac for almost 8 months and am loving it so far. You'll learn a lot from the basics to the right apps for social networks--such as Twitter. Ezzie - Original Message - From: Gary Readfern-Gray welcome to the list and to the world of all things

Re: fusion or bootcamp on a macbook air

2011-06-14 Thread Mika Pyyhkala
I wonder if Windows 7 32-bit would run any smoother under VMWare than the 64bit version? Thanks, mika On 6/14/11, Gary Readfern-Gray wrote: > Well, i was running fusion with 2gb of ram and windows 64-bit on my mbp and > it was a bit sluggish. If performance is your main priority, you should run

Icloud

2011-06-14 Thread Paul Hunt
I am running IIS 4.3 and ITunes 10.3 and would like to use the ICloud beta. Have any of you got it working and if so, how did you do it? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googl

Re: Growl & Skype Status Messages.

2011-06-14 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Just my opinion. However, I think you'll do best with notifications by not using growl and just using the options that come within Skype preferences. I worked like crazy to get growl to work and it was only after I disable that that I got the results I wanted. -- You received this message because

RE: Looking for used MBP

2011-06-14 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Vince, The scope if your question is too broad for anyone to give you a comprehensive answer, in my opinion. There are just too many variables to take into account without knowing the specific needs of the individual. Your post is somewhat confusing; the subject line reads "used MBP" y

RE: junk mail

2011-06-14 Thread Chantel Cuddemi
Not that I'm aware of. Email: jawsgir...@gmail.com facebook: jawsgir...@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jawsgirl87 skype: leogirl48 msn: jawsgir...@gmail.com aim: scholarmistress -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: Looking for used MBP

2011-06-14 Thread Ronald McEwan
Mark, I think you meant to say 4gb of RAM. In the Journey, Ron On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:30 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Vince, > > The scope if your question is too broad for anyone to give you a > comprehensive answer, in my opinion. > > There are just too many variables to take into acco

Re: Looking for used MBP

2011-06-14 Thread Vince Mistretta
Sorry it wasn't clear. I am an experienced computer user and am in the IT business. MBPs are a bit new so wanted to be sure I got the most advantaged processor and configuration for my needs. You may have imssed it or I may have but it's only for productivity not for any intensive work. "New

Re: Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread matthew Dyer on Mac Mini
Hello. Welcome to the mac world. I have had my mac for over 2 years and I am loving it so much. I am very pleased at how stable mac os really is. I learn new things every day and I know you are going to love it when you receive yours. Good luck. Matthew On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:31 PM, Ezzie

Re: Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
I am just so happy that you're branching out and willing to give the mac as much of a chance as you are. As you've seen playing with my system, Ben, you will not! regret this decision of your's, and trust me, all of us will be more! than happy, including myself, to help you along the journey.

RE: Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
Ezzie and all, I'm so glad that you all have already written me for to welcome me. I've been working quite substantially with Chris's Mac, and I'm quite far along already. I've been using YoruFukurou, and I love it! By the way, what on earth does that name mean? It smacks of Africa, but that's not

Re: time and hot keys?

2011-06-14 Thread Linda Adams
Colin, I have used this to set a keyboard command in the past for toggling between Dom and Group mode. Today, after reading your message, I attempted to set one up to "open Skype". Once I got to the keyboard commander, tabbed to the add button and located Skype on the table of applications,

prizmo

2011-06-14 Thread Craig J Dunlop
does anyone have instructions for using prizmo on my iPhone? 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.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisiona

signitures again?

2011-06-14 Thread
Okay, will try and make this as short as possible. I've created my signatures, but it always defaults to one of my 2 accounts. I have tried selecting pick at ran-dim, but it still only gives me the choice for the default signature, or none. It never let's me choose the alter-net signitue. Wh

Re: signitures again?

2011-06-14 Thread John Panarese
You can pick the default signature in the Mail Preferences. If you have multiple signatures for a single account, as do I, when you compose or reply to a message, you can select the others by VO keys-left arrowing and using the pop up button to pick the one you want to use. Take Care Joh

Re: Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread Shameless FanGirl
Hi there, I've had my macbook Pro for approximately six weeks, and am every bit as in love with the switch now, as I was the day I first discovered it. Don't get me wrong, you'll have frustrations, etc, but that comes of any new undertaking. Rock on, and a huge welcome to the community from me.

Re: Hello from a new member.

2011-06-14 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
Hi, It means Night Owl in Japanese. HTH, Jeffrey On Jun 14, 2011, at 8:21 PM, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote: > Ezzie and all, > > I'm so glad that you all have already written me for to welcome me. I've > been working quite substantially with Chris's Mac, and I'm quite far along > already. I've been usi

Re: signitures again?

2011-06-14 Thread
I tried that, and the only choices were the default one, and none. Sent from Minister Miller's IPhone On Jun 14, 2011, at 9:35 PM, John Panarese wrote: >You can pick the default signature in the Mail Preferences. If you have > multiple signatures for a single account, as do I, when you co

Re: Icloud

2011-06-14 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Paul, On your mobile device, go to settings. You will find some of the necessary options in the Store section there. HTH, Teresa On Jun 14, 2011, at 2:12 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: > I am running IIS 4.3 and ITunes 10.3 and would like to use the ICloud beta. > Have any of you got it working and

Re: Growl & Skype Status Messages.

2011-06-14 Thread Georges Zaynoun
How do I configure them? Thanks. Original message: Just my opinion. However, I think you'll do best with notifications by not using growl and just using the options that come within Skype preferences. I worked like crazy to get growl to work and it was only after I disable that that I got the re

Re: time and hot keys?

2011-06-14 Thread Colin M
Hi Linda! OK from what you wrote all I can do is tell you how I do it! [I wanted to change my Safari key anyway] You've got to the applications part OK so when I get there I find the file field and then locate Skype then stop interacting with the file field and then vo arrow right to the open def