Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Actually, I've done 5.1 channel sound from my Mac. The sound for 5.1 channels is taken directly from what is normally the ear phone output jack. You'll want to be aware that when you run 5.1 channel sound out of your Mac, you will lose VO unless you direct VO to another output; say, a grifin

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Eric Oyen
no problem redirecting vo to a 2 channel usb device (I have one of those). the only issue is: is that SP/DIF output in 5:1 sound or analog. that does make a difference as I have a 5:1 capable sound receiver that uses SP/DIF. -eric On Apr 9, 2012, at 1:32 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Actually, I'v

Re: Tips for reading PDF documents on the Mac

2012-04-09 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hello Rahul: The only time I ever problems reading a brf file in TextEdit was when I discovered that VoiceOver didn't recognize key inputs from my Focus 40. I discovered this by accident. I went into VO setttings, went under braille, under displays, and there discovered that the option for accep

Re: Tips for reading PDF documents on the Mac

2012-04-09 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
So Gi Gi, you are a braille transcriber too? that's good to know as I do the same thing. On 9 Apr 2012, at 10:25 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hello Rahul: > The only time I ever problems reading a brf file in TextEdit was when I > discovered that VoiceOver didn't recognize key inputs from my Foc

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I tell you that it's in 5.1 channel sound. I know. I have played DVD's in 5.1 channel sound through that digital output. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 9, 2012, at 4:

question about Notes

2012-04-09 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys. In my ongoing research of technology needed later in my business, I came across an idea that never occurred to me before until my husband started putting large files into Notes on his iPhone. I just tried doing one of my reports in Notes to see how it would come out, and it came out won

Re: i-pod touch question?

2012-04-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I don't think its possible to do what you want. This task would fall in iTunes lap. Or possibly dropbox if you preferred that for the transferring of the file. Actually, that might even be the easiest way depending on if there is a computer handy. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.in

Re: question about Notes

2012-04-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, What is your definition of large? I mean, Notes are just text files which by nature are relatively small. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 9, 2012, at 6:32 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi guys. > In my ongoing research of tech

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Eric Oyen
ok.. I wasn't aware of how that worked exactly. -eric On Apr 9, 2012, at 2:48 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I tell you that it's in 5.1 channel sound. I know. I have played DVD's in > 5.1 channel sound through that digital output. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a

something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Eric Oyen
ok, something happened last night after going to a page pointed to from my twitter app. it opened safari as normal and then the entire machine locked up for a while. once I was able to get it unlocked, the navigation arrows started acting like the VO keys were being pressed, when clearly they we

Drag and drop with VO

2012-04-09 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi, I read in the VO manual for snow leopard that you can drag and drop things with VoiceOver. I want to put a shortcut to the bard website on my desktop but can't make this work. I know it can be done, but can someone give me step by step instructions to do it? Thanks, Stacey and GEB dog Chesle

Re: something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, is quick nav on? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > ok, > something happened last night after going to a page pointed to from my > twitter app. it opened safari as normal and then the ent

Re: A little help with sorting documents

2012-04-09 Thread jason lefevers
Hi, thanks for your suggestions. I think I figured it out for the most part I will have to play around with colum view and see which I like better. Jason On Apr 8, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Gigi wrote: > Hello Jason. > File organization was for me the most difficult part of switching to the Mac, > and n

Re: Drag and drop with VO

2012-04-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Drag and drop is really not necessary. First, go to the webpage you wish to put on your desktop. Now, press command S to bring up the save dialog. Press command shift H to bring the file browser to your Home folder. In here,navigate to the desktop folder. Now press enter. The site sho

Re: something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Eric Oyen
I don't think so. I also didn't see a key combo for that either. -eric On Apr 9, 2012, at 6:49 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > is quick nav on? > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Eric Oyen wr

Re: something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Press the left and right arrow keys at the same time to check. This toggles on/off quck nav. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 9, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > I don't think so. I also didn't see a key combo for that eithe

Re: something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Eric Oyen
says quicknav is off, yet it behaves like its on. I hate it when problems like this come up. it makes it very hard to troubleshoot. -eric On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:26 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Press the left and right arrow keys at the same time to check. This toggles > on/off quck nav. > > Ric

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Brent Harding
That analog out jack can be switched to optical digital, so use an optical digital cable with the mini plug on the end, or they make adapters from the optical kind of plug. - Original Message - From: Ray Foret Jr To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012

Re: something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Esther
Hi Eric, Could your VoiceOver keys be locked? What happens if you press semi-colon (as in Control-Option-semi-colon to lock and unlock your VoiceOver keys)? Esther On Apr 9, 2012, at 4:30 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > says quicknav is off, yet it behaves like its on. I hate it when problems > like

Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread Esther
Hi Ricardo and Stacey, I was just drafting a reply to Stacey when I read Ricardo's post. Two comments: first, for Ricardo's method, you can press Command-Shift-D to point directly to the Desktop, without having to navigate to the Home folder. Secondly, what you're actually saving with this te

Re: i-pod touch question?

2012-04-09 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. Actually the audio interface via the dock connector I suggested near the end of my message will do the trick for mono or stereo line sources. Those start at around fifty dollars. Cameron. On 4/9/12, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think its possible to do what you want. This task

Re: Drag and drop with VO

2012-04-09 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi Could you give me more info? I bring up save. (got that) Command shift h for home (When I do that I don't hear anything) and how do I bring focus to the desktop? Thanks for all your help. On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:15 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > Drag and drop is really not necessary. First

Re: Tips for reading PDF documents on the Mac

2012-04-09 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Those are very helpful suggestions. I wonder, though: Have you ever tried reading pdf documents formatted in multiple columns? I can do so using an old PowerPC iBook running Tiger, but I can't seem to do so with newer Macs and OSs. Cordially, Rafael Bejarano On Apr 8, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Kirsten

Re: Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread Stacey Robinson
Esther and Ricardo, I got the website saved as a web archive. Esther, I'm going to try your method too. On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Ricardo and Stacey, > > I was just drafting a reply to Stacey when I read Ricardo's post. Two > comments: first, for Ricardo's method, you can

Re: got Apple TV

2012-04-09 Thread Scott Rumery
Hi just tell your husband to mute the TV when he is going through the menus and then he will not have to deal with hearing Voice Over while he is looking for something to watch. This is what our kids do hear because they do get frustrated with hearing Voice Over when they are trying to find som

Recording app that allows recording of audio from other apps?

2012-04-09 Thread chris hallsworth
Hello all. The subject says it all. I found a major bug I think with Dropvox and apps that plays or streams audio where part of the recording isn't included. So is there an app that not only helps me record my podcasts, but also allows recording from audio playing or streaming from other apps?

Re: something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Eric Oyen
it was worse than that. I ended up having to delete the preferences files for voiceover in both my user folder and the main library folder in the system. once that was done and a restart performed, things started working more appropriately. -eric On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:26 AM, Ricardo Walker wrot

Re: something happened with voiceover and navigation

2012-04-09 Thread Teresa Cochran
I've gotten my VO keys locked down by accident sometimes. That problem sounds a bit worse, though. I hope it doesn't rear its ugly head again. Teresa "Man is matter's ability to contemplate itself."--Albert Einstein On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > it was worse than that. I ended

Re: i-pod touch question?

2012-04-09 Thread Brent Harding
With such an interface, if it had both in and out, do they work simultaneously as a "poor man's phone patch"? I was thinking of at home work opportunities answering calls, and didn't want a big rig so to speak on my one line in here because I'd be stuck using it to let delivery guys in for food

Re: question about Notes

2012-04-09 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Ricardo. I think the longest reports I have ever had to turn in have been about 5 printed pages. They are not very formal. I think this method would work. If I had to, I could split the report into two files. If it were easier to rename and transfer Pages files from an iPad using Voiceover

Re: i-pod touch question?

2012-04-09 Thread Cameron Strife
Hi. I'd avoid going the land line route all together if it were me. It would work using Skype and a bluetooth headset. Another option would be to use magic jack and a mac book air for example, or, what about a Skype phone? That could also have a dedicated number like magic jack would... All of thos

Re: Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread jason lefevers
hey ester, I tryed doing this and when I try to save it it nwill not let me save it. I am just trying to do one for google just to try it out I followed all your steps went to save it and typed google.url in to save s box and hit return and it just makes a noise at me and thats as far as I could

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Blouch
I don't think you have to switch it. If I plug in an optical cable to my 5.1 receiver the Mac just switches over to optical output. If I plug in a mini to RCA cable and run that to my receiver for just stereo sound it uses that. One odd thing is that when running digital optical output I can no

recording and editing video

2012-04-09 Thread Maxwell Ivey
Hello list; I've been trying to figure out iMovie or quicktime with no success. could someone please point me to a tutorial on how to record a video and then edit out the bad parts. thanks so much, max -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionar

Re: i-pod touch question?

2012-04-09 Thread Brent Harding
I haven't had a landline in over 3 years since I first got Sprint cell service. I would only do it to satisfy one of these employers, if they were one of them that doesn't use a voip setup of their own. I don't even know if my landlord could make it work because they would have to split the jack

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Brent Harding
What I'm surprised, and maybe the older mac books are different is that the input won't work as a mic jack, it's line level or optical only. One of those dragon headsets won't do it, and neither will the Aftershokz bone conducting earphones. They work good for hearing from, but that internal mic

Re: Frotz

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Blouch
In case you have any trouble finding it, you can download Zoom from here: http://www.logicalshift.demon.co.uk/mac/zoom.html CB On 4/7/12 11:24 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi, I have zoom interpreter here and it searches the IF archive, but I've never been able to automatically load a game. Of c

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Blouch
Or you just need a pre-amp. I actually use a real Mackie mixer so I can mix my Mac speech output and Mic audio for demos, but a simple XLR to line level audio preamp would be fine. I think there are even XLR to USB preamp digitizer combos. In some ways I'm glad it's just a line level input. Mor

Skype on the I phone.

2012-04-09 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi. I am posting to two lists so as not to miss any one who has an I phone. Normally, I use Skype on the Mac but today for convenience sake, used it on my I phone 4S. I am very disappointed to date that Skype has not improved on the I phone and each major update, I hope, pray that it will. In

Re: Any cheaper way to get a new charger that works with my somewhat older Macbook?

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Blouch
I'm always interchanging power bricks and they all worked just fine. If you use a small low-wattage one it will run most laptops but you won't be able to charge your battery at the same time. Last time I needed to buy one was when my wife found one of the kids sucking on the plug. He was unharm

Re: 5:1 sound output on a mac?

2012-04-09 Thread Brent Harding
I bet that mistake I made on an old PC once was using the mic instead of line in to be cute and record me playing DJ with the mic and winamp on a tape. After taping off that sound card input, using the tape machine's tiny monitor function, I plugged in my speakers and got the worst wining noise

Re: navigation and formatting questions

2012-04-09 Thread Chris Blouch
Ahh, what I gave you was the keys to just make a bullet symbol. I haven't played around with Pages enough to know how to make a bulleted list out of, say, several lines of selected text. I fiffled a bit and it seems like you first have to type your lines of text. Then I used shift+arrows to sel

Re: Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi Jason I've created several of those .url files over the years and they are great. When in textedit did you switch from rich text to plain text? That's the only thing I can think of. So it beeps when you press command-s? Jim On Apr 9, 2012, at 2:28 PM, jason lefevers wrote: > hey ester, I

Re: Any cheaper way to get a new charger that works with my somewhat older Macbook?

2012-04-09 Thread Esther
Hi Chris, Brent's correct that the older MacBook models from 2007-2008 require a firmware update in order to charge from the recent model power bricks (with the L-shaped connectors). The affected models are: • MacBook (13-inch Late 2007) • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) • MacBook Pro (15-inc

Re: Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread Veronica Elsea
Hi Jason and others! Jason, the one thing I played with that seemed just a bit fuzzy was when to type the Command-shift-D to get the file on the desktop. I did this after typing command-S. Then I had to navigate back to the text area to type the name. When I hit enter after typing the name, I

Re: Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread Jim Gatteys
> If it's this crazy to do, I may just stick with bookmarks. > Is there a way to copy a url from a page we're visiting to a clipboard and > enter it into a text file by pasting? > Hi! One way to do it is to press command-l while on the web page to get the address field. Then you can press comma

Re: i-pod touch question?

2012-04-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
Well I cannot speak for your situation, but one of the others seems to be correct, at least for the fourth generation i-pod touch my friend has. There are apparently connectors one can obtain which can turn the one jack provided into a line in connection, likely less than the cost of the interfa

iMovie and Wuicktime

2012-04-09 Thread Michael Malarsie
Greetings! I have some YouTUbe videos posted about how to do basic editing with iMovie. I also do all my recording with Quicktime. Are you doing a screen recording or a movie recording? You can do some basic trimming in Quicktime. iMovie you can add titles, transitions, and musi

Re: Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread Esther
Hi Jim and Jason, Jim's correct that the likely source of the problem is that you're trying to save your file in rich text format, which is the default setup for TextEdit. If you try to use Command-S to save a rich text format file to a name with a .url file extension, the system won't let you

Re: iMovie and Wuicktime

2012-04-09 Thread Keith Watson
Mike, Where can I find these videos? I need to pull in some video from a DV tape and would like to review them before I attempt the import. Thanks, Keith On Apr 9, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Michael Malarsie wrote: > > Greetings! > I have some YouTUbe videos posted about how to do basic editing

Re: iMovie and Wuicktime

2012-04-09 Thread Maxwell Ivey
Hello; for now all i want to do is be able to record a simple video. but there always seams to be some bad stuff at the beginning and end due to using the screen reader. I'd like to be able to add an audio background to the beginning and end. and eventually i'd like to be able to add an audi

iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi all! Does anyone on here use their iPhone with t-mobile and if so, is it really slow? Thanks, Jim - Chat with me on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jimintexas Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimintexas Skype: jimintexas Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys -- You received this message

Antivirus software for mac

2012-04-09 Thread Becky Knaub
Hi All, what app is the most accessible and protective for the mac. Thanks. Becky and Ceil -- 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: iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
I use mine, works fine, only works at 2 g speeds but that's good enough for me. On Apr 9, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi all! > Does anyone on here use their iPhone with t-mobile and if so, is it really > slow? > Thanks, > Jim > > - > Chat with me on facebook: http://www.facebook.

Re: Reading Behavior in Mail

2012-04-09 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi, To turn off headers go to mail preferences with command comma go to the view button in the toolbar at top and find display header details. Here there are several choices and I have it set to none. IF needed in a particular message you can still show header info with command shift h. HTH Io

Re: Web shortcut files [was Re: Drag and drop with VO]

2012-04-09 Thread Teresa Cochran
Actually, I only got those dialogs the first time I opened the file. Once you ok it once, it doesn't do that anymore. I really like that little trick though. Thanks, Esther. Teresa "The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete Graham On Apr 9, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Veronica Elsea wrote: >

Re: iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi! is it just the web that is at that speed or the overall operation of the phone? ? Not sure how that all works. Thanks for any info. Jim On Apr 9, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > I use mine, works fine, only works at 2 g speeds but that's good enough for > me. > On Apr 9, 2012, at 5:

Re: Recording app that allows recording of audio from other apps?

2012-04-09 Thread Ezzie Bueno
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Re: iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Jasonlefevers.massage
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Re: iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi! The only way I know to do it is to buy an unlocked phone then you can put in t-mobile's sim card Jim On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Jasonlefevers.massage wrote: > I m confused how do you get a iPhone with t Mobil? I thought it was only > Verizon, sprint, and AT&T where you can get iPhone servi

Re: Any cheaper way to get a new charger that works with my somewhat older Macbook?

2012-04-09 Thread Brent Harding
Mine says 4:1, or maybe it's comma 1, I know I probably got it in 2008. I remember bidding on it before a big blizard. I'm trying to think of also what I can stick under that left arrow to make it better than it it is as that little rubber thing that would be there is just enough in there to mak

Ejecting a disk.

2012-04-09 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi, If I need to eject a disk such as a thumb drive or sd card, How do I tell when it is ejected? Thanks, Stacey and Chesley -- 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.

Re: Ejecting a disk.

2012-04-09 Thread Michael Malarsie
I am pretty sure your good to go once it's not on the desktop anymore. At least thats what I do with my harddrive. Mike Malarsie On Apr 9, 2012, at 9:58 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Hi, > If I need to eject a disk such as a thumb drive or sd card, How do I tell > when it is ejected? > Thanks,

Re: Ejecting a disk.

2012-04-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
You eject a disk or drive by using command+E After that, if Voice Over doesn't tell you it's gone; and, usually, it should, you can tell by tabbing or else using VO+right or left. You'll notice when it's not there anymore. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happ

Re: Ejecting a disk.

2012-04-09 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Sure thing; but, remember, she asked specifically how to eject a drive or disk. She knows now, I think. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 9, 2012, at 10:01 PM, Michael Ma

Re: Ejecting a disk.

2012-04-09 Thread Les Kriegler
Highlight the drive you wish to remove, VO will speak it. Then press Command-E and VO will indicate a message about a selection being replaced. At this point, you can safely eject the drive you wish to remove. Les On Apr 9, 2012, at 10:58 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Hi, > If I need to eject

Re: iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, no, its just the internet speed. The speed of the phone is, what the speed of the phone is. regardless of carrier. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Apr 9, 2012, at 8:17 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi! > is it just the web that i

Re: iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
Just the data connection, so the web and downloading apps, for things like phone calls, text messages, etc. there is no difference. On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:17 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi! > is it just the web that is at that speed or the overall operation of the > phone? > ? Not sure how that all

Re: iPhone and t-mobile

2012-04-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
You can buy one unlocked and insert a t-mobile sim card. On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Jasonlefevers.massage wrote: > I m confused how do you get a iPhone with t Mobil? I thought it was only > Verizon, sprint, and AT&T where you can get iPhone service? > > Jason LeFevers > State of Maryland Regis

Re: Ejecting a disk.

2012-04-09 Thread Gerry Cook
pressing cmd shift e will eject the disk, and vo should tell you that it has been ejected, Hope that helps. cheers gerry have a great day skype: gerry.cook1 email: gerryc...@optusnet.com.au On 10/04/2012, at 12:58 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Hi, > If I need to eject a disk such as a thumb drive