Re: using a mac full time?

A mac running speakup? What did you do, install Linux? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Karen Lewellen" To: Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 8:16 PM Subject: Re: using a mac full time? most informative thread indeed. I have never been a windows user at all, and am enjoying just getti

Re: Weird Macbook charger problem for Chris

OK, but if Apple's aware of all this, then why should we have to pay for something that's their falt, not our's? Why would the protection plan go into effect to cover their! screw up! Chris. - Original Message - From: "Allison Manzino" To: "Mac Visionaries" Sent: Monday, July 11,

Re: using a mac full time?

OK, great, so what do you do if you have no net access and need to scan paper work for a client, or fill out paper work for a job etc. Then you're up the creak without a paddle, ey? This is why me personally... I have a real problem with the whole cloud technology approach. It's a neet idea,

Re: using a mac full time?

Yeah, there was solona, until the guy both got lazy, as well as got sick. OK, the sick part, I'll gladly! give 'em, but the laziness, sorry. No. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Karen Lewellen" To: Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:35 PM Subject: Re: using a mac full time? wait, t

For any musician: this is pretty cool!

If you need a metronome app, this one's free and works great! The web site even specifically! references voiceover and says it works perfectly and is fully supported. thumbs up to the author! Here's the web site to download, and check it out: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ronfleckner/metron

Re: using a mac full time?

For scanning and OCR, I use VueScan. It also has the advantage of being multilingual. Cheers, Anne -- 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 thi

Re: Accessible mudding client for the mac

Hi, I thought atlantis works under rosetta and not cocoa? It might have been updated though... Greetings, Anouk, Op 11-7-2011 20:00, Ben J Bloomgren schreef: Missie and all, I just googled mudding client for the mac, and Atlantis was the first thing that I saw. It works pretty well, but I know

Re: Accessible mudding client for the mac

Hi Anouk, Atlantis is a Coco app which works on Intel macs, so no, Rosetta isn't required. Coco is the GUI framework though, so a PowerPC, or Rosetta, app could be a Coco app as well, just to clarify. Hope this helps, Zack. On Jul 12, 2011, at 1:02 AM, anouk radix wrote: > Hi, I thought atlan

Re: Skype 5.2 and conference calls

So far as adding people to a call, you just VO+left to the "Add people" button and press it. Then, you need to type the first few letters of your contact's name you wish to add and interact with the table. That will help narrow down the choices in the table. IF you just interact with the tabl

Re: complex networking question (double nating)

On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, Scott Howell wrote: I wish I could turn DHCP off on the Comcast modem, but that is not possible. Apparently you have to have a static IP to do this and then they (Comcast) have to do it. I had talked to them today about this (Comcast that is) and they explained things some

Re: Graphing calculator software for the Mac

Frank, I believe there's a utility called Grapher that does this built into SL. Check your Utilities folder. I believe this should work with Zoom. Kevin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to ma

Re: using a mac full time?

It's a bit pricy, but if you scan a lot of books you'd be better off selling your openbook and putting the money towards an eyepal. The eyepal isn't perfect, but as a solution for quickly and accurately transcribing large numbers of pages it is super. Best, Erik Burggraaf Introducing the Ebon

Docuscan versus Voscan

Hi all, I know this has been discussedp previously. But I was wondering could anyone give me a comparison between Docuscan and Voscan? I know people on this list use both. I have the Intel Reader made by Humanware which I love, but it doesn't always recognize the document I'm scanning. For picu

Re: Skype 5.2 and conference calls

Ray, that is absolutely awesome! The only thing I wonder then is how then do I hang up on a person that is in the conference without killing everyone? Also, say I am in a Skype call and receive another call, how do I put the first call on hold, and go answer the incoming call, then when done re

Re: [Bulk] Re: Skype 5.2 and conference calls

Okay. Here's how to choose who to hang up on. Look using VO+right arrow once the conference is underway. You will notice that each participant has a pop up menu all their own. Let us suppose you want to hang up on me and I'm one of five people in the conference. Wel, using VO+right arrow, y

RE: Graphing calculator software for the Mac

Kevin, thanks. I will check that out and report back. Frank -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Shaw Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:10 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Graphing calculator so

Re: Accessing things in the status bar was Re: Porting qwitter to mac?

Woops! Sorry for that, it was unintentional. /Krister 11 jul 2011 kl. 23.24 skrev Christopher-Mark Gilland: > This didn't work for me, though I figured out why. You totally forgot to > mention to make sure in the voiceover utility that under navigation, you're > set to mouse moves the voiceover

Re: using a mac full time?

I have tried Vuescan and i must say i'm not satisfied with it. Firstly, it crashes on me after having scanned a document, and when it works, the ocr isn't at all as good as that of Abbyy finereader Express, which is my ocr app of choise. I don't know why this is, only that it is like that. I use

Re: Skype 5.2 and conference calls

Hi, When you're in a conversation, press cmd+shift+a to add people. You will be in a window with an edit box and a table. Type part of a name in the edit box, then vo+right arrow once to the table and interact with it. Here should be a list of names corresponding to the letters you typed. Select

My very first full on attempt with Amadeus, baby!

OK guys, I'm telling you all? now! I'm a newby bigtime at doing audio on the Mac, so I make no? guaranties of anything here! This may sound attrocious! to some. It's not ProTools quality by no means, but I did manage to multi-track all the instruments with my keyboard and put in my vocals, a

Re: [Bulk] Re: Skype 5.2 and conference calls

Absolutely awesome! Any idea on my other questions? Chris. - Original Message - From: Ray Foret Jr To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: Skype 5.2 and conference calls Okay. Here's how to choose who to hang up o

Re: Accessing things in the status bar was Re: Porting qwitter to mac?

No worries. It's fine, it happens. LOL! Chris. - Original Message - From: "Krister Ekstrom" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:52 AM Subject: Re: Accessing things in the status bar was Re: Porting qwitter to mac? Woops! Sorry for that, it was unintentional. /Krister 11 jul 2011

Re: using a mac full time?

You know... I have so! wanted to get Fine Reader for the Mac, but I haven't the slightest idea where to get it. Every time I google for it, all I find are results for the windows version both trial and illegally cracked, which I obviously don't want to go anywhere even close to. So, yeah, I'm

RE: using a mac full time?

Hi Ann, Is VueScan available through the MAC app store? Also, can you do batch scanning for books? Thanks, Brian M -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:32 AM T

Re: using a mac full time?

Hello, ABBYY Fine Reader is now available in the Apstore for $99. HTH Dan On Jul 12, 2011, at 5:30 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > You know... I have so! wanted to get Fine Reader for the Mac, but I haven't > the slightest idea where to get it. Every time I google for it, all I find > a

Re: My very first full on attempt with Amadeus, baby!

Hey Chris, Great job! I really enjoyed that. Keep up the good work. Chris On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > OK guys, > > I'm telling you all? now! I'm a newby bigtime at doing audio on the Mac, so > I make no? guaranties of anything here! This may sound attroc

Re: complex networking question (double nating)

Hi. In addition to what Jeff said, you should just be able to set you're airport router to point to the comcast modem as it's default gateway. Sounds like that tek at comcast needs to find a new job. On 2011-07-12, at 6:07 AM, Geoff Shang wrote: > On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, Scott Howell wrote: > >> I

Joining a call to aa conference on skype?

Hi, Is there an easy way to answer and join an incoming call to a conference on skype? Also, is there a way to invite someone to conference? We can't seem to find a way to do it. Thanks, Naama -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. T

Re: [Bulk] Joining a call to aa conference on skype?

See the list archives for my recent instructions how to add someone to a Skype call. Also, to answer a Skype call, just press the accept button in the dialog. Answering a call from a conference is the same as answering a call from one person. Remember, to add a person, Just press the add pers

Question about Photobooth

Hey there. So, got a question about photobooth. I have a cat who just insists on jumping down out of my arms right when I hit the shutter button. I'm desperetly wanting to get a pic of her and I to set as my wallpaper. Yeah, I could have someone else take one with my phone or what not, but t

Re: using a mac full time?

Hello Brian, Yes, VueScan can do batch scanning. You have to get the orientation right yourself either by putting the document into the scanner the correct way round, or by using the Rotate controls in VueScan. I can scan a double page at a time in my portable scanner, and for that, I have to

Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

hello all: I just wanted to let you all know that I have posted a Safari Keyboard reference to http://www.douglawlor.com/safari-keyboard-reference. Any comments on these references would be well appreciated, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M

RE: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

Thanks for posting this. I'm sure it will come in handy! _ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lawlor Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:28 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted hello a

Apple Script for Double Space in Text Edit

Hi, it really is not too difficult to interact with the ruler in Text Edit to set the line spacing to double space in a document. However, I wonder if it would be possible to write an apple script to accomplish the task with a keystroke? Thanks for any thoughts. -- You received this message be

Re: using a mac full time?

Hello Krister, If you do much OCR with ABBYY FineReader, then you won't want to upgrade to Lion in a hurry. According to roaringapps.com FineReader isn't compatible with Lion. However, VueScan is shown as compatible with Lion. Cheers, Anne On 12 Jul 2011, at 14:13, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >

Gmail Contacts

Hello: I was recently involved in a conversation with my sister, who is considering switching from her current Android-powered device to an iPhone. She said that an important factor would be the contacts feature. She said that she put a lot of time into her contacts, and has all of them stored

RE: Gmail Contacts

Hi, It works great. I use Google Voice, but the way you set it up on the iOS device is the same. When you add an account, choose Microsoft Exchange. Enter your email, username and password. Click next and let it verify, then enter the server m.google.com in the server field and hit next. Afte

Re: using a mac full time?

Hello Anne, Yet, ABBYY Fine Reader is listed in the Appstore for $99.99. Interesting! Dan On Jul 12, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Krister, > > If you do much OCR with ABBYY FineReader, then you won't want to upgrade to > Lion in a hurry. According to > roaringapps.com FineRe

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

I'll try to get a Mail reference posted tomorrow. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2011-07-12, at 2:00 PM, "Missy Hoppe" wrote: > Thanks for posting this. I'm sure it will come in handy! > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lawl

Re: using a mac full time?

Hello Dan, I suppose, Since ABBYY FineReader works with Snow Leopard, there's no reason for it not to be in the Mac Appstore at the moment. I wonder what will happen once Lion is released. Looking at the Roaring Apps site, there are quite a few apps that won't work. Cheers, Anne On 12 Jul 2

Re: Apple Script for Double Space in Text Edit

Hi Jim, There's an easier solution for what you want to do, which is simply to save the spacing, alignment, and fonts that you want to use in TextEdit as a style file, and select that style when you open TextEdit. I think you could even make it the default, but I don't do that, and having mult

Re: using a mac full time?

Hi, I would assume nothing would happen. After all, there will be plenty of people who won't upgrade to Lion right away or at all, and there will be those running both lion and snow leopard. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, & AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Jul 12

Re: using a mac full time?

I'm using my mac full time. I'm running fusion and use nvda on that with win xp. I'm using k 1000 with that, and think you can run open book as well. As an alternative, there is now docuscan plus from the serotek folks. I can't tell you how good it is, though, since every time I've personall

Lion readiness of ABBYY FineReader Express [was Re: using a mac full time?]

Hi Anne and Others, What is odd is that the version of ABBYY FineReader for the Fujitsu ScanSnap for the Mac, which is the build that was released for these scanners some time ago, shows up on the Fujitsu pages as being checked out as Lion ready. Can't test this myself, though. Cheers, Esther

RE: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

Hi Doug, I haven't had a chance to look at the Safari keyboard reference yet. I probably will have time to do that later this evening or tomorrow. I thank you for doing this because I'm somewhat new to the Mac. I also appreciate you taking the time to put one together for mail as well. C

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

Thanks Doug. that was really kind of you. I'll have a look at it here in a bit, and let you know if I see anything out of place, though I'm sure it'll be just fine. Chris. - Original Message - From: Doug Lawlor To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 201

Re: using a mac full time?

Ouch! Thank you for telling me this, as I almost bought the thing! Chris. - Original Message - From: "Anne Robertson" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:58 PM Subject: Re: using a mac full time? Hello Krister, If you do much OCR with ABBYY FineReader, then you won't want to upgr

Re: Gmail Contacts

Most! Definitely! she can! When she gets her IPhone, have her go in ITunes and highlight the IPhone in her sources list, then go over to the info tab. In there she can check sync contacts, then there is a pop up button to sync with Google. When she does this, it'll ask for her e-mail and pass

Re: Gmail Contacts

Wo! baby! G? Mail? offers Exchange? Since when! Huhho! Frickin! Ey! Nice! I gotta try this! Chris. - Original Message - From: Blake Sinnett To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 1:14 PM Subject: RE: Gmail Contacts Hi, It works great.

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

Awesome! Take your time, no rush. That would be great though! Chris. - Original Message - From: Doug Lawlor To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 1:21 PM Subject: Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted I'll try to get a Mail reference posted tom

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

Doug, Thanks for this & any more that you' do, CJ On Jul 12, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > hello all: > I just wanted to let you all know that I have posted a Safari Keyboard > reference to http://www.douglawlor.com/safari-keyboard-reference. > > Any comments on these references wou

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

Hi Doug, One suggested addition for your Safari Keyboard Reference, unless you want to limit yourself to only cover commands listed under the Safari menu bar: Add the fact that pressing Command-1, Command-2 etc. will activate the first 9 bookmarks in the Bookmarks Menu Bar, whether the Bookmark

can't find nas storage on my network from VM fusion?

Okay, got fusion installed, and using the programs that I like that Mac doesn't support just yet,. That's okay, get the best of both worlds so to speak. Anyways, I can't get to my nas storage from the windows side even though I can from the mac side. It's connected, running just fine, but when

Re: Problem ripping audiobooks from CD with iTunes

Hi Justin, I suspect that when you hear the last second of your imported audiobook tracks cut off, that may be do to the cross-fade setting in iTunes playback. Try bringing up your iTune preferences menu (Command+comma), navigate to Playback (Command+2, or you can navigate to the Playback butt

Re: Problem ripping audiobooks from CD with iTunes

Hi eSther. Lately I've been making the .m4B file, and then converting that to MP3 under the Advanced menu. I still keep the .m4B, but I also have a copy that's an MP3 for use with my Booksense. Very helpful with books that I've ripped as one or more long files. Jane On Jul 12, 2011, at 3:4

Re: Problem ripping audiobooks from CD with iTunes

Hi eSther. Lately I've been making the .m4B file, and then converting that to MP3 under the Advanced menu. I still keep the .m4B, but I also have a copy that's an MP3 for use with my Booksense. Very helpful with books that I've ripped as one or more long files. Jane On Jul 12, 2011, at 3:

Re: [Bulk] Joining a call to aa conference on skype?

On Tue, 12 Jul 2011, Ray Foret Jr wrote: See the list archives for my recent instructions how to add someone to a Skype call. Also, to answer a Skype call, just press the accept button in the dialog. Answering a call from a conference is the same as answering a call from one person. OK but

Re: can't find nas storage on my network from VM fusion?

Hello Kliphton, I remember encountering this issue last year when I first began using Fusion. The solution is in the Tools Menu of Fusion. That is to say, you must activate the fusion Mac Window, which means you will be using VoiceOver to navigate the menu. Somewhere in there you will see a s

Re: Weird problem with Macbook Charger

I have not had any issues with any of the MacBook chargers I own or have used. If the charger is getting that hot you need to take that up with APple asap!!! Continuing to use or speculate on the problem might bring you more problems than you want. Hopefully it is under warranty. On Jul 12, 201

Re: complex networking question (double nating)

Hey Geoff, Sorry I think there was some confusion in the communication. You are correct that DHCP and static IPs have nothing to do with the local LAN. I think what she was trying to say is that the modem effectively cannot be put into a true bridge mode. I think the problem is she could not ex

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

Hi Donna and all! Well Donna I hope you've got your track pad problem solved! But as far as reading the row info I've just set up a track pad shortcut for this! I've left the modifier key set as the command key! Although you can choose any of the others like Shift if you prefer! Seeing that all th

Re: using a mac full time?

Nope. Webvisum only works on Windows. On Jul 11, 2011, at 10:35 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > wait, there has to be a way to access captcha with a mac. some utility that > cuts and pastes or something? > > > On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, louie wrote: > >> The only thing I can say is got a Mac and not go

Re: using a mac full time?

When I used it a few months ago, Solona worked on the Mac. http://solona.net Original message: Nope. Webvisum only works on Windows. On Jul 11, 2011, at 10:35 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: wait, there has to be a way to access captcha with a mac. some utility that cuts and pastes or something?

Re: Weird problem with Macbook Charger

You may want to reset ECU. Different models have different ways. Find the instruction here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 Regards On Jul 12, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > I have not had any issues with any of the MacBook chargers I own or have > used. If the charger is getting

Re: Weird problem with Macbook Charger

As I stated in my original post: I already tried that. Just for reference, on the 13 inch white macbooks, you turn the power off, and press left control, left shift, and power all at the same time. Then you power the system back up. This helped a little, but not completely in my case, howev

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

I Too got the Magic Trackpad not long after they came out, but I haven't used it as much as I thought I would. I like the num pad commander a lot, but I just haven't found the trackpad all that useful. I do prefer it for those situations when I need to do a real mouse click, as I seem always to

mac keeper?

My wife was browsing the web today, and came across something called mac keeper. She says it supposed to keep your mac clean and titty. Has anyone used this? Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (Marriage Blog)

RE: can't find nas storage on my network from VM fusion?

Can you be a little more spicifi? So use voice over in fusion while windows is running and find the tools? Pleas clarify. Kliphton SR (twitter) http://twitter.com/kliphton72 (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com (Marrriage group) http://groups.google.com/group/committed-married-c

Track Panning in GarageBand

Hi, With Voiceover and in GarageBand, is there a way to change the panning of a track over time? I thought I heard there was a way through dragging some line with the mouse, but I wondered if it would be possible with Voiceover. Thanks, Brandon -- You received this message because you are sub

Re: a couple of trackpad commander questions

Hi Mary! As yet I'm not use to the track pad! But one thing I can think of is... Have you had a sighted person say [it's at the top left under something or other!] And as far as I know the Apple way of doing things is that the screen looks the same for sighted people! So the track pad shows you w

Re: voice over keys..

hi christopher. no my friend, I’m not italian. I’m from portugal. sorry for not typing well. but understanding very well inglish. thanks brother foryour atencion . God bless you to. regards. mário gabriel. From: Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 2:54 PM To: macvisionaries@goog