Re: question about Apple wired keyboard with num pad.

2012-04-02 Thread David Griffith
You need to be careful though. This applies to the modern thin wired keyboard supplied by Apple. I hated this and replaced it with the old chunkier IMac keyboard. This does not have an FN key and there is a help key instead where the more modern FN key is placed. David Griffith b On 30 Mar 201

Re: question about Apple wired keyboard with num pad.

2012-04-02 Thread Ricardo Walker
Thanks. I'm talking about the thin aluminum keyboard with the 2 USB ports. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 2, 2012, at 6:55 AM, David Griffith wrote: > You need to be careful though. This applies to the modern thin wired keyboard

Re: question about Apple wired keyboard with num pad.

2012-04-02 Thread Kevin Mattingly
I'm talking about the same keyboard. Good luck, Kev On Apr 2, 2012, at 7:53 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Thanks. > > I'm talking about the thin aluminum keyboard with the 2 USB ports. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr

Re: download manager or any suggestions?

2012-04-02 Thread Venkatesh Potluri
Internet download manager also improves the download speed. Is there any alternative for the Mac to get that advantage as well? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone On 01-Apr-2012, at 3:48 PM, CKR wrote: > hello list > I'm searching for an app for downloading several links just one click. > on my pc I

Re: download manager or any suggestions?

2012-04-02 Thread Lewis Alexander
not to my knowledge. there are some concerns about internet download managers though from a security point on the windows side anyway. a port is left open and if found, unknown connections can enter and connect to your machine. have come across this a lot. lew On 2 Apr 2012, at 13:45, Venkates

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Marc Rocheleau
I just wanted to thank all for the info they've given me so far, it's much appreciated! I kind of disappeared, I know, due to a busy weekend. I will be picking people's brains over the next little while so please have patience with me too! Really appreciate the info about fb, gmail and twitter btw.

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Marc, As long as you're willing to jump right in, and not make many screen-reader comparisons between Mac and windows, and you enjoy learning new ways of doing things, then just dive right in. This is what I did, and I haven't regretted it. I got my Mac Mini about two years ago, and I was l

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
I suspect doing this in today's heightened awareness of consumer tracking and privacy, probing people's machines to discover if they were using voiceover would be full of legal landmines. Many do not want to self-identify as having a disability or have that info pried out of their system config

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
Just have to tackle each task one at a time and ask here if you can't find a tool or technique. As far as networking goes, it's all TCP/IP on the internet so there really is no such thing as a 'mac' network or a 'windows' network. Granted Windows does some proprietary things for discovery but

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
One nice feature of Reminders that people aren't always familiar with is the geofence trigger. You can not only set a reminder to ping you on a certain date or time but you can also trigger it when you leave a location or arrive at a location. I was in a brainstorming session for a new accessib

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
That's interesting. How would that work if you were not at the location, could you do it if you were not? On 2 Apr 2012, at 05:11 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > One nice feature of Reminders that people aren't always familiar with is the > geofence trigger. You can not only set a reminder to ping y

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
It goes by addresses you tag in your address book. So I have a 'Home' address and can set up a geofence to go off when I arrive there. CB On 4/2/12 12:16 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: That's interesting. How would that work if you were not at the location, could you do it if you were not? On 2

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Eric Caron
Hi Jennifer, I did two podcasts on how to use the Reminders App from a VoiceOver perspective. You can find them at applevis.com. My purpose in doing the podcasts was to show a person just like you how to use the app and what the features were. I hope you will try them out. Eric C

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Sarai, Follow the following steps. 1. Press Command-Shift-M for the Module Manager. 2. Interact with the first or left most table. 3. Select which source you wish to search for new modules. 4. Press Control-F5 to jump directly to the tool bar. 5. VO-Right Arrow to the Refresh Button. 6. Whe

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Eric Caron
Jennifer and any others interested in the Reminders app. Here are the links to the podcasts I did on using the App. I hope these help. http://www.applevis.com/podcasts/episodes/using-reminders-create-and-manage-tasks-and-lists http://www.applevis.com/podcasts/episodes/exploring-some-advanced-f

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread Walter Harper
Where can I download this software from? Walter On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:09 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > Sarai, > > Follow the following steps. > > 1. Press Command-Shift-M for the Module Manager. > 2. Interact with the first or left most table. > 3. Select which source you wish to search for new modu

Re: Help with iCloud: All Contacts Not Syncing

2012-04-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi Buddy, I had similar issues for a while and it had something to do with my old MobileMe account as the iPhone was originally synced with MobileMe contacts. If I remember correctly, I first fixed up everything on the Mac like you did, then I turned off iCloud syncing on the phone, made sure

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Walter, I'm not sure off the top of my head. But, if you google Eloquent Bible software you'll find it pretty quick. Good luck, CJ On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Walter Harper wrote: > Where can I download this software from? > Walter > On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:09 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Sara

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Marc. People have said that you have to forget everything about other screen readers when learning VoiceOver. I agree with that, and I don't. Interacting is a different concept but once you understand that interacting is a way of restricting where the screen reader's cursor goes, then it ma

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread Walter Harper
I am having trouble with downloading it. I am not sure what is going wrong I am clicking on the name of the zip file and nothing is happening. On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:26 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > Walter, > > I'm not sure off the top of my head. But, if you google Eloquent Bible > software you'll f

Re: hard time reading man pages in terminal

2012-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
I'm always forgetting about bwana. It really is nice but old habits die hard. CB On 3/30/12 1:44 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Eric, Chris, and Others, My suggestion for reading man pages for terminal commands is to download the freeware program bwana: http://bruji.com/bwana/ This program lets you u

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hey GiGi! A brf file? please send it to me. Kawal. On 2 Apr 2012, at 06:37 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi Marc. > People have said that you have to forget everything about other screen > readers when learning VoiceOver. I agree with that, and I don't. Interacting > is a different concept bu

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
These two brf files are on snowy kitty. Is that okay? Eugenia Firth gigifi...@sbcglobal.net On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hey GiGi! > > A brf file? please send it to me. > > Kawal. > > On 2 Apr 2012, at 06:37 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> Hi Marc. >> People have

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Chris, Its anonymously collected, so would breach no privacy laws, none that I know of... I honestly and firmly believe that they would collect this data. Why on Earth wouldn't they? Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
I think if it came out that Apple was probing your system to figure out if you are using assistive technology (which probably means you have a disability) and did this without asking you first, the press and various advocate organizations would have a field day around violation of personal priv

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Walter, You might try closing out Voice Over & relaunching it. If that doesn't work, then ditto for Safari. Lastly, if none of the above fix's the problem, then bookmark the page & reboot your system. I don't know why, but sometimes things just go haywire & you've got to start from zero. Go

RE: A Thank YOu, An Update, and a Question

2012-04-02 Thread M. Taylor
Thank you, Stanza. I will give MacSword a try. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Stan Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 6:56 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Thank YOu, An Update, and a Ques

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread Walter Harper
alright, I will give that a try. Walter On Apr 2, 2012, at 3:17 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > Walter, > > You might try closing out Voice Over & relaunching it. If that doesn't work, > then ditto for Safari. Lastly, if none of the above fix's the problem, then > bookmark the page & reboot your syst

RE: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Eric, Thank you for posting the links to the episode. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:20 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: What is the

RE: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I just finished reading through this thread. If I may: Can one download the NIV using this program? While I'm almost positive the answer is yes, I do not see where this is stated in the thread. Thank you, Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
That's fine. On 2 Apr 2012, at 07:30 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > These two brf files are on snowy kitty. Is that okay? > > Eugenia Firth > gigifi...@sbcglobal.net > > > > On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > >> Hey GiGi! >> >> A brf file? please send it to me. >> >> Kawal.

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Mark, Unfortunately, the NIV is not one of the free downloads. There are many versions, so I haven't asked the Eloquent community about versions that must be purchased. Hope this helps, CJ On Apr 2, 2012, at 12:36 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I just finished reading through

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Jennifer Perdue
Hi, The thing is, I don't know how to use any of those features. I'm still having a hard time making it set for a certain date. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to make it, well, I'm not even sure what all of that means that you said. Sorry if I'm a little ignorant but I'm just st

Re: Amadeus or GarageBand

2012-04-02 Thread Nektarios Mallas
Hello. So, is it possible to use GarageBand to record midi tracks and then listen to them through your keyboard's voices or you have only one way midi communication? Nektarios. On Apr 1, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: > garage band is a more voiceover orientated package for general

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Jennifer Perdue
OK, call me stupid, but I went on the site and couldn't find the podcast you were referring to. Could you be more specific or could you send me a direct link please. I'm still a newer Mac user and can't find things on sites as well as I'd like. Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Apr 2, 2012

Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Jennifer Perdue
OK, now I'm really frustrated. I try to click on the links on the email but I can't get to the right stuff. It just pulls up the last site I had open. What am I doing wrong? Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Apr 2, 2012, at 12:19 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Jennifer and any others interested in

RE: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello CJ and thank you for replying. I will be happy to purchase the N I V if, in fact, it is available. Would you be so kind as to make an inquiry on my behalf? I eagerly await your reply. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@google

No Carbonite on the Mac

2012-04-02 Thread agent086b
Hi all, recently I asked if Carbonite online backup could be used on the Mac with no reply. I wrote to Carbonite and asked the question if Carbonite worked with VoiceOver. I have received a reply from the company. They say that Carbonite will not work with the Mac Screen reader. I have asked th

A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, In addition to being the proud owner of a Focus 40 Blue, I also obtained Freedom Scientific's Pearl camera along with OpenBook 9.0. To put it simply, I am stunned with the OCR performance in both OpenBook and the accuracy of the camera along with the dazzling speed of the image ac

RE: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread Scott Erichsen
Hi Mark, The Pearl will only work with OpenBOok 9.0 and will only work under windows. The two options that work with the Mac are the hoverCam with DocuScan Plus from Serotek and the EyePal. Personally I like the Pearl and OpenBOok as the accuracy is fantastic from everything I've scanned. Cheer

Location reminders working for you? was: Re: What is the difference between the reminder and the calendar on the new update on the IOS 5.1

2012-04-02 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, I set a location reminder when I arrive at my work address is about 2 myles away from home and every once in a blue oon it starts at home I am not sure but maybe when I turn off or on the wii. GOt fed up and remove that reminder. Are you happy with it? Thanks, Ioana Please check out

Re: No Carbonite on the Mac

2012-04-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've actually heard that it does work, I think there is a trial, so you might download it and see how it works. On Apr 2, 2012, at 5:20 PM, agent086b wrote: > Hi all, > recently I asked if Carbonite online backup could be used on the Mac with no > reply. > I wrote to Carbonite and asked the ques

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread David Tanner
Congratulations on getting the Pearl, but I would suggest to you that you not do away with your scanner completely. You will find times when a thick book or so;mething that you cannot keep flat without applying pressure is going to do better on a scanner. The Pearl has a fixed focus, meaning t

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Mark, Unfortunately, the NIV doesn't seem to be available. Eloquent is powered by the Sword Project. The Sword Project is a cross platform that is provided by cross wired.org for various non-profit Christian ministries to afford them the capability to share God's word & study it on a free bas

Re: Amadeus or GarageBand

2012-04-02 Thread Ed Worrell
You can use the included voices in garageband, and then switch them to see what they would sound like as a different instrument. You also can copy midi tracks into Garageband an play around with the different voices to change the effects. I don't think it records in midi format though. hth Ed -

Re: No Carbonite on the Mac

2012-04-02 Thread agent086b
Well, I don't have a Mac yet. I am only going on what there support told me. It would really be great if one of you had the time to download the trial and let us know. Thanks, Max. Original Message Subject: Re: No Carbonite on the Mac From: Mike Arrigo To: macvisionaries@goo

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread Brent Harding
Any hope for those of us Kurzweil users? I could live with my old Epson Perfection scanner, but the new HP all in one takes forever. It's true that it's quieter by a lot, but it's probably 30 to 45 seconds on the scanning phase. I hate the mail now more than I ever did, but I don't have the spac

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread David Tanner
It is alive and well... Do you have version 12 patch 4? That is the latest release and there is some support for at least one digital camera in that patch upgrade. As far as Kurzweil 1000 on the Mac; the news isn't good. There is Kurzweil3000 for the Mac, but the folks at Cambian Learning d

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi all! Has anybody used Abby fine reader express for the mac? I just downloaded a trial version and it was much better than a few years ago. It worked with my old epson perfection scanner and I was able to scan and edit a document. I guess it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of kurzwe

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread Brent Harding
No, I haven't upgraded in many years, didn't think the accuracy of OCR really improved all that much necessarily, only used it for scanning mail once in awhile, but all in one printers sure scan slower than any scanner I've used before. I wish I knew where I put the big box that probably had ve

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread David Tanner
Well, Kurzweil upgrades are quite reasonable. Regardless of what version of the software you have the upgrade price is $125. So, if you are at version 6 you can go all the way to version 12 for $125 and if there is a new version within a year I believe that you get it for free, but don't take

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread David Tanner
And, I bet it is a lot cheaper too. - Original Message - From: "Jim Gatteys" To: Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:35 PM Subject: Re: A Question Regarding OCR Hi all! Has anybody used Abby fine reader express for the mac? I just downloaded a trial version and it was much better than

Re: A Question Regarding OCR

2012-04-02 Thread James Mannion
Hi Mark, I envy you acquiring the braille display especially. I really wish I were incorrect, but I know I am not missing anything or out of date in my understanding that the price of braille displays are just rediculously out of sight in price about 3 to 4 times over and then some. Still being a c

Re: Digest for macvisionaries@googlegroups.com - 25 Messages in 8 Topics

2012-04-02 Thread Chenelle Hancock
Hi all Did you try using primo to read your d Sentoc fromuments?. Sincerely, chenelle my iPhone On Apr 2, 2012, at 11:08 PM, macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries/topics > > A Question Regarding OCR [2 Updates] >