Re: suggestion for biggest advantages of trackpad please

2011-12-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think the biggest advantage to the magic trackpad is screen orientation. For some this won't matter much but, if you need to explain, or have something explained to you by a non voiceover user, it can be a big help. Another nice thing about the trackpad is the ability to use the trackpa

Re: Trucking sim game accessible!

2011-12-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi folks, My name is bigrig296 if anyone would like to find me in the trucking SIM game. I find myself even playing on my iPhone. lol Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Dec 27, 2011, at 4:31 PM, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi all! > Well I try to

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I agree with you wholeheartedly, Gigi. I don't want a bolt-on solution, now that i have seen what VO can do and right out of the box too. If, as someone stated earlier VO in some cases is in par with Jfw 4.5, then it's perfectly fine with me, since everything Jfw since v5 or probably earlier on

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. 24 dec 2011 kl. 21:42 skrev Mike Arrigo: > and open office also works, although it takes some getting used to I have more or less given up on Openoffice just because of that getting used to factor. I wonder if you have made a tutorial or podcast on using openoffice with VO or if you

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
I mentioned open office as it's usable to a degree, though I rarely use it as I use iWork for general use. I only handle open office when building systems for clients (NON VI / Blind users) as an IT consultant. lew On 28 Dec 2011, at 10:59, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > Hi there. > > 24 dec 2011 k

reading pdfs question

2011-12-28 Thread Kirsten Edmondson
Hi, Is there an easy way to read PDFs on my Mac? I use the preview thing it tries to open them in but I can only read small sections and it seems to want to read them all in one go. I used to use fine reader and make them into word docs (on windows machines) so I will prob buy that soon for the

Re: best bluetooth headset

2011-12-28 Thread Ed Worrell
Thanks Jenny and all that have answered me back. I think I will see if I can find a Plantronics Voyager Pro like you told me about Jenny, thanks for this tip. Ed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send em

more on dealing with threads in Mail

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay. I realize we have not discussed this in some time. Here's what's happening to me. I find that, when ever I have at least three apps open, and I go to check my mail, I cannot expand threads by using the right arrow key as I usually do. I am acustomed to expanding a thread with the right

E Q on Macs?

2011-12-28 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. Using external speakers with my mini, and wondering if there is any way to do some E Q, want to boost Alex's high end. Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googleg

Re: E Q on Macs?

2011-12-28 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Itunes has a Graphic EQ that works quite nicely. command option 2 will bring it up. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Kevin Gibbs
guys, I need to burn five custom CDs with some music for a grant application. I need to put a five second silence between track 1 and 2. the rest of the spaces need to be the standard two seconds. I have iTunes 10.5x. Can iTunes do this? It may be the case that the music in my iTunes library is

Re: more on dealing with threads in Mail

2011-12-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
I have had this problem in Windows with Jaws in the past. For this reason, I have gotten in a habit of closing applications and/or windows I am not using at the moment. I think this may be a memory thing. Regards, Gigi On Dec 28, 2011, at 12:37 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay. > > I realize

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Kevin! Why not just add 3 seconds to the first track under the options tab in Info! command+I then when your done just go back and remove the 3 seconds! Then setting a 2 second gap for all will do what you want! hth Colin On 28 Dec 2011, at 19:16, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > guys, > I need to burn f

Re: E Q on Macs?

2011-12-28 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
the case in question would not be supported by this. it only applies to itunes only playback and not system wide or voiceover specific sound adjustments. there are two ways to deal with this. one is a hardware mixer with EQ to the speakers. the other is an application available through the app s

RE: E Q on Macs?

2011-12-28 Thread Bill Holton
Yes, would appreciate it. So used to Eliquence, hard to get used to the muffled high end of Alex. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. L. Alexander Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:23 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subje

Re: E Q on Macs?

2011-12-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, but that just effects the music not Alex. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Dec 28, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > > Itunes has a Graphic EQ that works quite nicely. command option 2 will bring > it up. > > > • M

Re: more on dealing with threads in Mail

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
With respect, we are not talking about either JAWS or window-eyes here. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Dec 28, 2011, at 1:18 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > I have had this prob

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Or better yet, why not use either Simply Burns or just Burns? Either are free and quite accessible and allow you to do exactly that which you wish. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.

Re: more on dealing with threads in Mail

2011-12-28 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Ray. I realize we are not talking about other screen readers. I was just indicating that I follow the same procedure because I started not to and then I had the same problem you mentioned. However, once I started closing windows and other applications I was not using at the moment, that help

Re: more on dealing with threads in Mail

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
In any case, I have seen this happen with the threads since I installed Lion. I do not believe a clean install would fix this. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Dec 28, 2011,

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Ray, Where do I find "Burns," or "Simply Burns?" Also, if I didnt' mention it, could I use this to rip some tracks off a source CD, store those in a file on my desktop and then burn a new CD containing some of the ripped files from that new folder I just made?Kevin -- You received this message b

Re: suggestion for biggest advantages of trackpad please

2011-12-28 Thread M. Taylor
This is a great answer, Ricardo; I did not know the command+right-swipe gesture, thank you. Mark On Dec 28, 2011, at 12:52 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I think the biggest advantage to the magic trackpad is screen orientation. > For some this won't matter much but, if you need to expla

Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Christine Grassman
Hello all. I am using a Macbook with Snow Leopard. I am trying to check my privacy settings on Facebook -- a friend informed me that when I last sent her a message on FB, my cell phone informaiton came along with the message, which I only use to sign in, but do not have listed in my profile -- o

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Okay, the good news is I found "Simply burns." the bad news is that I don't really understand how to apply the pre-gap feature to get the five second interval I need. to begin, I thought that in order to affect the spacing between songs 1 and 2 you would alter the pre-gap on song 1. when I set t

RE: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi, Unfortunately, Facebook seems to be incredibly broken on the mac, no links will work at all. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christine Grassman Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 4:21 PM To: macvisionaries

Re: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Eric Oyen
that is a good thing to know. I am going to hate going to a windows machine just to make sure my privacy is setup properly. as it is, FB is under litigation because they continue to track people, even after they have logged off (or in one case, even after the account was deleted). so, it is not

Re: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Christine Grassman
I'll have to try to access the settings on my iPhone, but if I recall, this, too, has become an accessibility nightmare. Anyone know a way that I can get to my privacy settings easily on the Mac or the iPhone? I have the Facebook app -- gave up n Facely hd some time ago, though I've still got it

Re: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi all! Open facebook.com and on your home page is at the top under a home link a unlabelled button! Click on this and wait a second and if you arrow right from there you should get your account settings! And therefore go and change what you need to! This [by the way] is also how you can find the

Saving Attachments on iPAD.

2011-12-28 Thread Georges Zaynoun
Happy holidays people! If I receive a message with an attachment on my iPAD say an mp3, I can open it and play it from the email but how can I save it permanently on the iPAD? Thanks. -- Georges Zeinoun Timmerv. 6A, SE54163 SKÖVDE Tel: +46500201623, +46500482929 Mobile: +46707567315 E-mail:

Re: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Christine Grassman
Thanks, Colin -- unfortunately, this is not working. Underneath the unlabeled button, both before and after I click on it, is my name, and if I continue to right arrow, the same information appears as before: favorites, then a button, find friends, then a button, and so on. I used both search an

RE: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi, I'm starting to think that Facebook along with Microgarbage simply just doesn't care about aaccessibility. This is the worst I've seen the Facebook site in years, and it's pretty pathetic that the only solution is to use Windows on a VM with IE or something just to navigate the site.

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, the gap between tracks is located in the prefs window, just press command+comma. Forgot exactly where it is but it's there. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Dec 28, 2

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Don't know much about wripping using either program. But, ITunes wrips quite nicely. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Dec 28, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > Ray, >

Re: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I usually go in to the developer menu and imulate IE 9. that seems to do the trick; well, for now at least. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Dec 28, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Red.Fa

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Ray, the gap in the preferences is for the default for all files in a project. The individual ones appear to be in the project window. that's what I've been messing with. My last experiment was to cut the default in the prefs and all the defaults in tracks to 0. I'm still not quite happy with my

Re: Not a Happy Camper: Where Are My Facebook Privacy Settings?

2011-12-28 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi again! OK it worked for me! :] So try this when sitting on that unlabelled button [if your mouse is not following your vo cursor] bring it there with vo+command+f5 then do a mouse click vo+shift+space and see if that will do it for you! :] This also worked for me! Of course if your mouse curso

Re: Saving Attachments on iPAD.

2011-12-28 Thread Aser Tolentino
Hi, I don't believe the iPad can do that natively, so you'd need an app like Filer. When you get an attachment you want to save, you use the "open with" menu to send it to Filer or a similar app. From there, you can transfer it via cloud service, USB or wi-fi. Not sure what happens if you do the

Mini owners, please read

2011-12-28 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. I am still working with Apple tech support on an issue that's about two months old. During my latest discussion with the senior tech I mentioned to him that Apple has a problem with voiceover and running a Mini without a monitor. He said there was no such problem that has ever been reported.

Re: Mini owners, please read

2011-12-28 Thread John Panarese
Hi Bill, I can confirm as well that there is problem without a monitor. I had to use a converter box to get it to work without a monitor properly. Please feel free to give him my address. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com On Dec 28, 2011, at 7:16 PM, Bill Holton wrote: > Hi.

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, Kev, you are overlooking something. You can in fact adjust this gap between tracks even though it's the default. Here's what you do. 1. choose your first track. 2. Now, go in to the prefs window and set the gap before the second track. 3. Now, select your second track. 4. If you

Re: Mini owners, please read

2011-12-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi again, I sent a message off list but forgot to include my name and my consent to forward my email I talked about issues with mac mini mid 2010 with os 7.1 Thanks again, Ioana Gandrabur Sent from my iPhone On Dec 28, 2011, at 7:27 PM, John Panarese wrote: > Hi Bill, >I can confirm as

Re: more on dealing with threads in Mail

2011-12-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
I use lion with classic mail layout with message preview turned off and have no problems with multiple open apps and mail threads. I am not saying there is no problem, but thought I'd mention my particular configuration and its success. Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Dec 28, 2011, at 1:37

Re: more on organizing holiday music

2011-12-28 Thread Traci
Ok, these are the steps I've taken so far, and now I'm not sure what to do. Lol! I've created a separate library, because I kind of like this concept. I've also went through most of my holiday music and put a seasonable word inside the grouping field. Now, I don't know how to get all this mu

Re: pc/mac external harddrive

2011-12-28 Thread Traci
So, I have been semi-successful. I've emptied my external drive onto my windows desktop, and I formatted about 40GB as NTFS, however I can't figure out how to format the rest of the drive a Mac Journal. I'm wondering if I went about this backwards? Maybe I should format the drive on Mac, 40GB

Tuneup Media

2011-12-28 Thread Dan Roy
Has anyone ever tried this out. I am particularly interested in the clean program. I have a lot of songs that I have acquired that have bad tags etc. More info can be found at: http://www.tuneupmedia.com/howitworks/ I don't want to bother if it's inaccessible. Also, does it really work the

Re: checking battery of bluetooth device on mac mini?

2011-12-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi Ester, Your posts are as usually very interesting and informative. Thanks! Don't have the mac here but does this report battery level for all devices connected to the mac? Will try out tomorrow. Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Dec 23, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Ioana, > >

RE: reading pdfs question

2011-12-28 Thread Marcia Yale
I don't like Preview much, either. If you have a high comfort level with a word processor like Pages or TextEdit, you could always hit Command-a to select all the text when in Preview and paste it into that other program. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:mac

uncompressing files

2011-12-28 Thread Gerry Cook
Hi everyone. How can i uncompress a multipart zip file, and also how can i create a multible part zip file archive so that each part is no greater than 300 mb for send space. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Gerry Cook cheers gerry gerryc...@optusnet.com.au -- You received this message

Re: Need to burn custom CD with different spaces between certain tracks

2011-12-28 Thread Kevin Gibbs
Ray, I guess I'm really confused. If I'm supposed to adjust the default gap in the preferences for every track, then what are those gaps in the project window for?  What should they be set for? It was really difficult to set the value for the gaps in the project window immediately to the right of t

Duplicate mailboxes after moving to iCloud

2011-12-28 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Dear Listers, I have just moved .me account to iCloud. After the successful completion of the move, I notice that in my list of inboxes I have .me mailbox as before and iCloud mailbox and all the mailboxes which I had created under .me account are now duplicated under the iCloud account. Does this