Hi Jenny, I'm glad I've been listening to this thread.
>From my experience on this, Here in the UK, though there is audio description
>to TV shows via new digital TV's, there still isn't a spoken user interface
>to allow access to various menus, same on DVD players, recorders, etc. I've
>not y
Hi.
It's the way the game is played.
The concept is, there are lots of squares with letters in, wich shall
be combined as as many words as possible in 2 minutes.
I like it, but as we all know, sighted have a much easier task to get
the whole picture, wich VO-users don't have :p
-David
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G-mail imap is not like normal imap and I suspect Google would prefer to hold
on to all those messages because of all the information they contain. :) I
certainly would like to know how all those messages in the Gmail deleted
messages folder on the Gmail site could be trashed all at once.
I wond
Hi all,
This is indeed an interesting discussion.
I come from a country where most visually impaired people are so accustomed to
being left out and neglected that they don't even find it worthwhile to discuss
these things.
India has the largest number of visually impaired/ blind people in the w
Braille is your friend here. :)
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On 2012-04-29, at 5:52 AM, David Hole wrote:
> Hi
Ok, vo-j works even better, thanks for the correction. Now, let's hope they
don't break it again as I recall happening in an previous update...
On 29 Apr 2012, at 00:29, Ioana Gandrabur wrote:
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Hi all,
In Dashboard, how can I change the sport from Hockey to something else in ESPN
or the name of the city for checking the weather?
Basically, how can I change the default settings?
Your help would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Rahul
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Hi all,
I am using Chrome for a web browser, and I have a few questions about reading
and navigating web pages.
1. In the vo utility, you can choose either DOM order or grouping. Which is
better?
2. Is there a way to disable the web rotor, so the arrows will act like they do
in text reading or
Hi Christine
Why don't you initiate a class action against the Authors gill so to level the
playing ground for accessible books. Your not the first or only person I have
seen on different lists complain about the Author gill. I just don't see anyone
in the USA doing anything about it. So they
Hi all.
AGain, how can education departments in the USA buy products when they are not
508 rehab accessible? I thought all governments department in the USa had to
ensure the product is accessible based upon this rehab act or does this only
apply for federal?
There is 3 ways to change the t
Hi all.
How do you stop the Mac from locking the screen? I cannot see the option in
the preferences. If I don't use the computer for about 5 to 15 minutes. The
screen locks requiring the password again.
Also, how do you put it into screen lock when you want too?
Sean
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Hi all.
AGain, how can education departments in the USA buy products when they are not
508 rehab accessible? I thought all governments department in the USa had to
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There is 3 ways to change the t
Hi Steve,
You can tell Apple mail to use the gmail trash mailbox instead of its trash
mailbox. Here is a link to a TidBits article which will show you how to
configure apple mail to work with gmail's imap implementation. Gmail has
changed some since the article was written but you should be abl
Hi 1&All,
As no one has mentioned them I sure hope, "Mail App" hasn't dropped;
Command1 "In mailbox"
Command2 "Out mailbox"
Command3 "Drafts mailbox"
Command4 "Sent mailbox"
Command5 "Trash mailbox"
Command6 "Junk mailbox"
as I find these "shortcuts" great for quick switching between boxes.
Stan
Good Day:
The Favorites bar is the item which offers this functionality in the
Mail app for Lion. I checked, and it has, in order from left to write, InBox,
Sent and Drafts. As you might expect, you press command-1 to go to the InBox,
Command 2 to go to the Sent mailbox, and Command-3
Actually, it doesn't work as it should for pop mail either. In mail
preferences, I have checked the option to have erased mail deleted when I quit
mail. It has done this once. Most of the time, when I finish going through my
Email, I have to just do the Shif-command-delete to get the trash empti
There was a protest and a petition, and call for a class action suit. What the
Authors' Guild is doing is relying on a copyright law which says that the
"reading" of a book is not the same as the print -- therefore the Kindle would
be "violating" the "performance violation" -- in other words, th
There should be a, more info, button if you navigate through the widget.
This is usually how you change settings for a widget. For example, with the
Weather Widget, the more info button will allow you to enter a city or postal
code to change the location for the weather report. In the ES
Are you selecting the most recent backup or a specific date. I've never
restored from a network drive, but you might have to wait a bit for the drive
to mount. Network Time Machine backups are stored in Sparse Bundles, which are
special disk images. So, the image has to mount, and if it's
Hi all,
As I go through mail messages, and sometimes in other places, I hear
'disclosure triangle". What is this, how do I use it, and how do I get at the
information I imagine it provides when activated? Thanks. As you probably
figured, I am using the mac more now that it runs well (amazing wha
Hi,
As the subject says, I heard the chirp of an instant message coming from
someone, but I can't read it cause I don't know how.
Any help would be appreciated.
Jenny
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when you hear the words "disclosure triangle" this is an icon representing that
a folder has sub folders.
as an example, if you're in mail and you have a directory like "G-MAIL", this
contains sub directories such as sent and deleted items, etc.
interacting with this component is like any other
Disclosure triangles are a way to hide or reveal extra info or options. If the
disclosure triangle is collapsed, the extra options are hidden and if it is
expanded they are displayed. Press VO+Space to toggle a disclosure triangle.
In mail, expanding a disclosure triangle shows the list of m
This requires some navigation. You have to first have the contact name
selected before you have to use the VO and right arrow keys to navigate until
you find the scroll area that has the chat history. There is also an edit
field to type responses and you just use the enter key to send.
Interact with the table immediately below the tool bar. As you VO up or down
arrow through it, you'll hear the names of people you've had recent Skype
activity with, and one of them will say "one missed event." Be careful,
because it won't say it again if you scroll back over that contact. (t
OK, this may sound a little stupid, but how do you know who chatted you then.
I don't know who chatted me, so I don't know which contact to pick.
thanks for your help.
Jenny
On Apr 29, 2012, at 11:51 AM, John Panarese wrote:
> This requires some navigation. You have to first have the con
Hi,
to add an attachment to an e-mail, open the e-mail and press command shift A to
bring up the filed browser. Find the file and press enter and it will be
attached.
Ricardo Walker
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On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Stacey
Ricardo, I don't want to attach.
I want to insert text directly in to my message.
On Apr 29, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> to add an attachment to an e-mail, open the e-mail and press command shift A
> to bring up the filed browser. Find the file and press enter and it wil
Oh.
just copy and paste then.
Ricardo Walker
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On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:16 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote:
> Ricardo, I don't want to attach.
> I want to insert text directly in to my message.
>
> On Apr 29, 2012, at 12:14 PM, R
Oh, that's simple enough.
Thanks,
Blessings,
Stacey and Geb dog Chesley
stacey...@bellsouth.net
On Apr 29, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Oh.
>
> just copy and paste then.
>
> Ricardo Walker
> rica...@appletothecore.info
> Twitter:@apple2thecore
> www.appletothecore.info
>
> On Apr
Hi,
I actually did a podcast that covers this. You can find it here
http://www.appletothecore.info/2012/01/apple-to-core-episode-3.html
hth
Ricardo Walker
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On Apr 29, 2012, at 10:11 AM, Henry D. Hollithron wrote:
> Go
Hi,
go to system preferences/security & privacy. Under the general tab, uncheck
Require password after sleep or screen saver
Ricardo Walker
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On Apr 29, 2012, at 8:46 AM, Sean Murphy wrote:
> Hi all.
>
>
> How do you
I figured out why it wasn't letting me select it. But another question is, if
I want to load from a DVD in my optical drive, at what point do I hold down the
letter c?
On Apr 29, 2012, at 11:00 AM, John Panarese wrote:
>Are you selecting the most recent backup or a specific date. I've nev
Right when you both the system. Just keep the C key down until you hear
the optical drive begin to spin up.
Take Care
John Panarese
jpanar...@gmail.com
On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:42 PM, Kliphton wrote:
> I figured out why it wasn't letting me select it. But another question is,
> if I wan
Another thing that makes the argument comparing synthesized speech with human
speech totally fallacious is that when a device offers synthesized speech such
as with an iPad, one can use a Braille display and actually read the book
rather than listen to it. We are denied that opportunity if we ca
Hi there!
Well if you found the person with the guide from the other message then a
little tip for you to hold a I M chat!
If when your on the person you wish to chat with!
1, find the html in there profile and interact with it!
2, Arrow down through all the stuff until you get to there message [
No, I still don't know who it was that instant messaged me, so I'm still at the
beginning of the problem.
Jenny
On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Red.Falcon wrote:
> Hi there!
> Well if you found the person with the guide from the other message then a
> little tip for you to hold a I M chat!
>
> If
Oh please, they may "have to", but that doesn't mean they won't find a loop
whole in order to get away with not doing it.
Jenny
On Apr 29, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Sean Murphy wrote:
> Hi all.
>
>
> AGain, how can education departments in the USA buy products when they are
> not 508 rehab accessible
Hi,
I'm sorry for the misconceptions and inaccurate information about things for
the blind in the UK.
I know that I have heard, though, that in Australia, they give you the choice
of computers with accessible software, but I could be wrong about that too.
Here, you have to be in school or ha
Okay, thanks. I found that cmd-right oens threads in mail, and cmd-left closes
them. VO-space brings me to some kind of menu, and left/right alone do nothing
(though I have Quick Nav on, which likely explains this last). Oh, come to
think of it, I didn't interact with the message first, only the
Quick nab would explain why the arrow keys alone don't work. As for VO+space,
I am only interacting with the table as well. Sometimes this works less
reliably than others though.
-Greg
On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
> Okay, thanks. I found that cmd-right oens threads in mail,
on the thought of the muppet show, if anyone remembers the swedish chef? I
think that could be me lol. banana-nana-nanana split. lol
If the UK could really improve their support systems, we'd be in a better
place, HSE regulations changed or adapted, company insurance rules changed in
favour of
You can change that in energy saver preferences.
Allison
On Apr 29, 2012, at 5:46 AM, Sean Murphy wrote:
> Hi all.
>
>
> How do you stop the Mac from locking the screen? I cannot see the option in
> the preferences. If I don't use the computer for about 5 to 15 minutes. The
> screen locks req
Hi All,
There is a brand new Tech Doctor podcast at
http://www.dr-carter.com
Here are the show notes.
During this hour, Robert has a fascinating conversation with, Jolie Mason, the
founder and program director of the Los Angeles Radio Reading Service. The LA
Reading Service can be heard world
HI Lu,
I feel the same way.
thank you for voicing what I have and still felt and feel for a long time.
Jenny
On Apr 29, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Lewis Alexander wrote:
> on the thought of the muppet show, if anyone remembers the swedish chef? I
> think that could be me lol. banana-nana-nanana split
Hi everyone!
I recently got a beautiful new Macboook pro, and find myself using it more than
my pc because it's so portable. I'm wondering if there's a way to tell iTunes
not to add every file I play to my iTunes library. Sometimes I just want to
select a file in the finder, play it once, and ex
Hi all,
In Chrome, is there a keystroke to jump to the search field? Is there a way to
have the results of that search open in a new tab? For instance, in Firefox,
you can tweak a setting to open results in a new tab. Then, to search your
selected search engine, just hit ctrl-e, type your text,
Hi,
Unfortunately, iTunes adds things as you play them, and there's no way to
make it not.
There's a way to not have it copy them to your media folder if you're
playing them from another source such as an external drive, however, but not
what you want to do.
-Original Message-
From: macv
Hi again all,
My last post for now, I promise! I have a Mac Mini with a monitor hooked up via
a Mini Display Port to VGA adapter. It works, but if I leave the mac for a
while and come back to it, the screen is black. I like that it does this, but
the problem is that it won't turn the screen back
muppet moment or latter?
lol
you're very welcome.
Our voices need to be heard, therefore we are one voice... singing in the
darkness oops!
lew
On 29 Apr 2012, at 20:48, Jenny Keller wrote:
> HI Lu,
>
> I feel the same way.
>
> thank you for voicing what I have and still felt and feel
Hi.
What about quicklook? Just press space to start the file playing in quicklook.
This is just part of the finder and can be used on many other file types.
On 2012-04-29, at 3:53 PM, Daniel Miller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, iTunes adds things as you play them, and there's no way to
> ma
Hi, you could use a different program to listen to your song. If I am not
mistaken, iTunes only adds the file to your library because you are using it
to play that file. So if you were to use something like VLC to play your
files, then it should not be added to your iTunes library. If I am
Wow, I didn't even think of that, please let us know if this approach works for
not adding a file to your iTunes library. The Mac is such a wonderful
platform, and I am constantly learning everyday.
Scott Rumery
On Apr 29, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote:
> Hi.
> What about quicklook?
Hi,
if this is all you want to do, I suggest listening to the file with quicklook.
To do this just press spacebar or, command Y on the file.
hth
Ricardo Walker
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On Apr 29, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Allison Mervis wrote:
> Hi
Hi.
Quicklook is amazing! I use it all of the time. You can even read PDF documents
and stuff with it.
On 2012-04-29, at 4:20 PM, Scott Rumery wrote:
> Wow, I didn't even think of that, please let us know if this approach works
> for not adding a file to your iTunes library. The Mac is such a
In that case, is Winamp for mac accessible? Are there any other alternatives to
iTunes that are accessible in termes of basic media playing functions?
On Apr 29, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Daniel Miller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, iTunes adds things as you play them, and there's no way to
> make it
Oh wow. Thanks.
Allison
On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote:
> Hi.
> What about quicklook? Just press space to start the file playing in
> quicklook. This is just part of the finder and can be used on many other file
> types.
>
>
>
> On 2012-04-29, at 3:53 PM, Daniel Miller wr
Hi All, let me remind you that promoting / discussing illegal activity of any
kind is not only unwelcome here but prohibited if you'd like to remain a member
of this list.
So please, let's separate out the MovieVault aspects of this thread from the
on-topic discussion of iPads in the classroom
The quick look solution seems to work very well. Now I just need to read a bit
more about finder to see if there are shortcut keys for pausing, fast
forwarding, etc.
Allison
On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Scott Rumery wrote:
> Wow, I didn't even think of that, please let us know if this approach w
Hi, Does anyone know off hand how to start windows 7 virtual machine in safe
mode in vmware fusion? I've tried f8 and f10 at boot.
Thanks,
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Hi all,
Is there a way to convert a file to mp3 without using iTunes?
Example, you're in a file list and you run across something you want to
convert. Is there a way to do this without having to put the file into your
iTunes.
Also, is there some way to burn files to cd without using iTunes?
Maybe
Lew
The UK has produced hundreds of audio described DVDs, and the number
showing up each year seems to be increasing. The AD track is another
option on the DVD, so you just buy a standard copy and choose the
second English audio track. I'd also say that the amount of audio
description provided in
This has been true with any UNIX based operating system, in the past 40 years.
There are two solutions:
1. BIOS style password. This is a password that is required before single user
mode can be entered. I believe MaCs have this ability, but I have not looked
for it.
2. Run with Lion's encrip
You might want to try using chrome vox. If you hit the command key twice while
in chromevox then all the shortcuts are able to be done without holding down
command-control. Chrome Vox does do things a bit different for arrows. Up/Down
is your primary navigator and left / right navigates at a s
I've heard of Chromevox and I even tried it a while back, but I found it
confusing and difficult to work with. Still, if I can arrow around, it might be
worth looking into again. Are there any podcasts on it?
On 29 Apr 2012, at 20:49, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:
> You might want to try using chrome
You can tell Apple's IMAP client to make any folder the "trash" folder.
1. Select the folder you want to be the trash folder.
2. go to the mailbox menu and find the "Use this mailbox for" sub menu.
3. Select Trash
Note: when you do this, the folder the Macintosh was using for trash will
appear
Hi,
I haven't had much luck with chrome vox. All it does is crash chrome on my
machine. If you want to just navigate with arrows, you should just turn on
quick nav by pressing the left and right arrow keys at the same time.
JMO.
Ricardo Walker
rica...@appletothecore.info
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With a bit of effort I was able to create a signature in Snow Leopard, but then
it is even more effort to associate the signature with an email accout. Try
turning off cursor tracking Vo-Shift-F3 and you might have some luck.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
Jonathan C. Cohn
jonc...@cox.net
On Apr 29
I have quick nav on. However, the left/right arrows don't seem to
navigate reliably (I ended up at the bottom of a page, and you can't
read by smaller chunks inside, say, a paragraph of text). Say you're
reading an article and aren't sure how an oddly spoken phrase is
spelled. On Windows, or in an
It has its own tutorial builtin right now. Was that the case when you tried it?
Jonathan
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On Apr 29, 2012, at 8:52 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
> I've heard of Chromevox and I even tried it a while back, but I found it
> confusing and difficult to work with. Still, i
Perhaps, but, if it was there, I couldn't figure out how to use it
(the tutorial) and couldn't remember everything it threw at me. I know
I managed ot pull up a help file once, but am not sure where that was.
I eventually gave up on it as it was so confusing and didn't work any
better. However, I n
Thanks so much Robert, for that article link. I had no idea you could do all
that with Mail but after reading the post and following most of the steps he
outlined, I have Apple Mail working the way I want now. I even have the mail
boxes organized nicely now. At least everything is going to Tr
Yes, I had no idea of this functionality in Mail; that article set it all
strait for me. I already understood the Google concepts concerning IMAP but I
originally had trouble getting Mail to get totally into the groove so to speak.
This idea of linking or using folders as mail box is interesti
Hi listers.
I have installed growl 1.3.3. it it working fine, but I am unable to
figure out how to have the notifications spoken... could any one tell
me what to do?
Thank you in advance
Cheers
Venkatesh Potluri
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You're doing better than me. I think I have to reinstall it on my machine
because it wasn't behaving very well at all.
After I do that, I'll let you know how it goes.
However, I'd like to know the answer to this question too for when it is
installed on my machine again and hopefully behaves
Hi
Thanks :)
good luck with your installation :D
What exactly is going wrong?
cheers
Venkatesh Potluri
On 4/30/12, Jenny Keller wrote:
> You're doing better than me. I think I have to reinstall it on my machine
> because it wasn't behaving very well at all.
>
> After I do that, I'll let you know
Hi.
You'd better use for Growl different voices, not same as for VoiceOver,
maybe from Acapela
30.04.2012 6:50, Venkatesh Potluri wrote:
Hi listers.
I have installed growl 1.3.3. it it working fine, but I am unable to
figure out how to have the notifications spoken... could any one tell
me wha
Hello Alex,
Even with Quick Nav on, you can still use the normal VO commands to navigate by
character, word, line, sentence, etc. You can also lock the VO keys to minimise
the number of keys to be pressed.
Cheers,
Anne
On 30 Apr 2012, at 03:15, Alex Hall wrote:
> I have quick nav on. However
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