Re: reading pdfs question

2011-12-29 Thread Kirsten Edmondson
I did try doing that as my first option as I thought that would be the easiest and quickest way of reading in an accessible way, but it wouldn't select and thus copy etc. On 29 Dec 2011, at 03:03, Marcia Yale wrote: > I don't like Preview much, either. If you have a high comfort level with a >

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

2011-12-29 Thread Ray Foret Jr
That's why the way I told you is the best way to get it done. Just do it like I said and you'll have no trouble. IF you want no gap between tracks two and three, for example, select track one, then, set the default gap for zero seconds then select the next track. Now, if you want a three secon

setting up keyboard shortcut for opening finder help

2011-12-29 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, I read somewhere recently that there was a way to add a keyboard shortcut to open finder. I went to the commander category in vo utility but when I chose open application finder was not in the list of apps. I did a spotlight search for finder and did not find the app either. What am I

The RE Accessory

2011-12-29 Thread Jeff Berwick
Hi Listers, I received the RE accessory for Christmas. I thought that it was accessible and that somebody on the list was using it successfully. Apparently, it is not. When you flick over to the controls it reads them all as one. Is anybody using this to any degree of success? Thx, Jeff

Re: pc/mac external harddrive

2011-12-29 Thread Scott Howell
Traci, If you want to be able to read the drive on both windows and Mac you can use Fat32. You can partition the drive on the Mac and dedicate one partition to the file system for the Mac and make the other partition Fat32. If you make it NTFS you would have to connect it to Windows because the

Re: pc/mac external harddrive

2011-12-29 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi, To my knowledge fat32 only allows max 32 gig size. I have used extended fat as a format and it should be readable by both pc and mac. I can doublecheck the exact format when I am at my mac later today if you want. Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Dec 29, 2011, at 5:37 AM, Scott Howell

Re: setting up keyboard shortcut for opening finder help

2011-12-29 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Ioana! Do you not use command+tab or command+shift+tab to get to the finder! Colin On 29 Dec 2011, at 16:32, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Hi all, > > I read somewhere recently that there was a way to add a keyboard shortcut to > open finder. I went to the commander category in vo utility but wh

Jail Break for 5.0.1

2011-12-29 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello folks, For those who keep up with apple news, there is a recently released jail break for iOS5.0.1. Has anyone tried jail breaking their iDevice? I jail broke, but forgot to update, so I had mobile substraight crashing issues when moving applications within folders. Now I am slightly hesi

Re: setting up keyboard shortcut for opening finder help

2011-12-29 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Why would you need a short cut key to open Finder? It's always just 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 29, 2011, at 10:32 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Hi all, > >

Re: pc/mac external harddrive

2011-12-29 Thread Traci
Great, any help is appreciated. So, maybe I should reformat the drive on my Mac, making 1 partition xFat, and the other Mac Journal. Now from what I've read, the fat format has a limitation of 4GB files. This means an individual file yes? Not folders? It also seems Fat may not be as secure?

Re: setting up keyboard shortcut for opening finder help

2011-12-29 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, or if using Lion, they can just press F11. Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Dec 29, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Red.Falcon wrote: > Hi Ioana! > Do you not use command+tab or command+shift+tab to get to the finder! > Colin > > On 29 Dec 2011, at

RE: reading pdfs question

2011-12-29 Thread Marcia Yale
You need to interact with the scroll area in Preview with VO-Shift-down and then you can copy. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kirsten Edmondson Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 3:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googl

Recommendation for a new user needed.

2011-12-29 Thread Frank Tom
I have a friend, age 75, who is totally blind and a Windows/Jaws failure. I have recommended he switch to a Mac but want to make reasonable suggestions as to what he should buy. I am leaning twards a Mac Mini with a full size bluetooth keyboard with NumPad and a wired mouse. Also, he will need

Re: Recommendation for a new user needed.

2011-12-29 Thread Mr. L. Alexander
I hope you don't mind me asking. is your friend in the UK or outside of the UK? If in the UK, I MAY be able to help. as I run a small organization called free macs for the blind, I refurbish older powermacs to help get blind and visually impaired young people and those in need with a working m

Re: suggestion for biggest advantages of trackpad please

2011-12-29 Thread Vic
In general, I would strongly suggest to read the built-in help for trackpad commander as well as look through the available shortcuts under VO+H->Commands->TrackPadCommander. You can even assign your own custom gestures and track pad commands. This tool is pretty amazing! M. Taylor wrote: > This

Re: Recommendation for a new user needed.

2011-12-29 Thread Frank Tom
Thanks for the offer, but my friend lives in Vermont. We actually have a great supplier in Burlington Vermont, Small Dog, that offers refurbished Macs and great support. I'm also thinking of other folks that may benefit from switching over to a Mac with Voice Over. Our State Division for the

Where to connect the charger on a MBA

2011-12-29 Thread Frank Ventura
Hi all, we just got a 11 inch Mac Book Air here and I am a little puzzled. Can anyone tell me where you plug the charger in on it. I feel two ports on each side including one USb port on each side. I think the other port on the right side is the thunderbolt port. On the left I feel a headphone jack

video

2011-12-29 Thread craig J Dunlop
I am doing a presentation on ios devices and am looking for some good video clips of people doing the voiceover and zoom gestures. Does anyone have any good resources? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Fwd: lion tweaks, application

2011-12-29 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi all, I had asked the group once before if anyone here has tried using this program or if it was something to stay away from. I don't remember seeing a reply about this so I re-post it to ask the group about it again. Thanks, Johnny Begin forwarded message: > From: Mary Otten > Subject:

Re: checking battery of bluetooth device on mac mini?

2011-12-29 Thread Esther
Hi Ioana, The AppleScript that is used by Keyboard Commander only queries and reports the battery status of your Mac by using a shell script call to the "ioreg" command used under Terminal. Not all devices will report battery level status, even when this feature might be supported. The Apple Wi

hi all can anybody please tell me if one password is accessible thanks

2011-12-29 Thread Wayne Coles
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Re: Where to connect the charger on a MBA

2011-12-29 Thread Wayne Coles
hi on the left hand side near the top you will find a rectangle to place the magnetic charger On 29 Dec 2011, at 23:27, Frank Ventura wrote: > Hi all, we just got a 11 inch Mac Book Air here and I am a little > puzzled. Can anyone tell me where you plug the charger in on it. I feel > t

So close, 2 libraries

2011-12-29 Thread Traci
Hi all, Ok, I'm so close in succeeding with 2 libraries and organizing Holiday music. It worked great to export all my holiday playlists, import them into the new library, then delete all those songs from my regular iTunes. Where I'm stuck now, is moving the rest of the Holiday music over to th

RE: Where to connect the charger on a MBA

2011-12-29 Thread Marcia Yale
And you need to remove the tiny plastic cover from the charger cable's end. Then it will fit nicely into that little port. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 6:27 PM

Re: hi all can anybody please tell me if one password is accessible thanks

2011-12-29 Thread M. Taylor
Yes, 1 Password Pro is accessible on iOS devices and on the Mac; I am almost certain that it is accessible on Windows as well but i have not used it on Windows so cannot confirm. Mark On Dec 29, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Wayne Coles wrote: > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to

deleting files on the iPhone

2011-12-29 Thread Shen
Hello, I understand that I can delete files such as podcasts right in my iPhone without the need to connect to a computer. This is done by swiping from left to right across the file you want to delete. But I can't figure out what the equivalent gesture is with VoiceOver. I tried tap and hold, th