Re: Making my macbook go to sleep

2013-02-04 Thread Daniel C
Hi, There is no way for the Mac to not go to sleep when the lid is closed. The Mac has to go to sleep when the lid is closed because if it didn't, the internal components would get to hot, so to protect itself, the Mac is designed to go to sleep upon lid closure. -- You received this message b

RE: Using time capsule to play movies?

2013-02-04 Thread Kliphton A M
No problem, I was also told it wouldn't work, but tried it myself to see. Low and behold, experience is everything! Glad I did try it. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 8:30 PM To: macvisiona

Re: Making my macbook go to sleep

2013-02-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, as mentioned by others, you can't. This is to prevent over heating. To conserve battery, you can turn screen brightness down to 0%. This effectively turns off the display. F1 and F2 brightens and dims your display. Depending on how you have your function keys set up, you might have to

I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
I did it! I actually? did it! Just two days ago, on Saturday, I went up to Best Buy and with a chunk of extra income I had this month, I bit the bullet and bought me a mac mini! So now I have my 13 inch mid 2010 white macbook, and I also now have this mini. I am taking the mini back to swap

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Chris, Congrats! I was very excited when I got my Mac Mini in April 2010. It was like Christmas all over again. Anyhow, I plunged in without a backward glance, figuratively speaking, and I haven't regretted it. The only thing I really have missed are my favorite games in Windows, but that's

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
OK, I confess I've had access to a mac for a while before my mini, but really haven't used the mail app much. I hope I'm doing this right by replying. I just hit command r on your message which seems to have worked. I'm really enujoing it so far. I actually have YoruFukurou and Pianopub runn

RE: Question about bookmarks

2013-02-04 Thread Mary-Jo Lord
Thanks. I finally got it to work. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicholas Parsons Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 5:31 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Question about bookmarks Hmm, that'

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there It seems to me that the only way some of us could help Sarah is to volunteer to be a beta tester. This is because a lot of us, me included, do not have access to anybody's copy of Microsoft office. I had a Windows copy of Microsoft office, but I sold it when I sold my Windows laptop run

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Nice one Chris. I'm not a full Mac user due to having to use Windows at work. On 4 Feb 2013, at 11:37 AM, Chris Gilland wrote: > I did it! I actually? did it! Just two days ago, on Saturday, I went up to > Best Buy and with a chunk of extra income I had this month, I bit the bullet > and boug

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Erik Heil
Hey chris, Congrats! I don't have a Mac myself, but I'm using this list as a learning experience when I do get a Mac, which hopefully should be in the near future. i"ll have to admit that Alex is one of the major highlights of the Mac experience imho. So, you're on a winning streak. BTW if you want

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Stacey Robinson
Chris, that's wonderful. You'll get used to the mac in time. I love mine. On Feb 4, 2013, at 5:37 AM, Chris Gilland wrote: > I did it! I actually? did it! Just two days ago, on Saturday, I went up to > Best Buy and with a chunk of extra income I had this month, I bit the bullet > and bought me

Re: Adding Album Art in iTunes

2013-02-04 Thread Esther
Hi Nic, You asked about Audiobook Builder, and described your fears about its limitations: "I have bought and used a similar app called AudioBookBinder. It seemed to work really well. However, I discovered, sadly only after converting most of my audiobooks, that it seems to have some limitations.

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Michael Babcock
I already advised you of my opinion yesterday, however I have to say unfortunately this is what happens when you work with Best Buy. This is one of the main reasons why a lot of the retail stores are closing. However, congratulations on the new Mac Mini. I am very excited for you! http://empowe

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Max
A few notes on MS Office for Mac OS from my perspective: -In my experience both Word and Excel are unusable. In Word I cannot actually write and read back what I’ve written. In Excel, I can’t navigate and manipulate cells. For these reasons I do not use either programme on the Mac. R

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Ricardo Walker
cool! This is exactly why I wouldn't buy a computer, tablet, or phone from BestBuy for anything. I avoid that place like it had the plague. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Feb 4, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Erik Heil wrote: > Hey chris, > Co

Re: Accessible video downloader

2013-02-04 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Did you try MacTubes? It's free, quite accessible and works fine as long as you keep it updated. Jürgen Am 04.02.2013 um 03:40 schrieb Jessica Moss : > I actually was curious about that as well; I'd like to be able to download > videos from youtube on occasion, and was wondering if there was suc

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys In all fairness, I do have a friend, a sighted friend, that bought a Mac book from Best Buy. She paid for accident protection or something like that. One fine day she spilled a cup of water into her computer. She took it back to Best Buy, and after they determined that they couldn't fix

tabs in safari

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, Does anyone know how to enter a new tab in safari as well as switch between your open tabs? Thanks, Jed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
I personally have never in the past had issues with Best Buy let alone this franchise location. Having said that I don't doubt your opinions. You're not the first person who has had nothing but trouble. Maybe I've just been lucky up to now. Anyway, I am going to be getting it swapped, so I'm

Re: tabs in safari

2013-02-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Jed, To open a new tab, press command-t. To move between tabs, press control-tab. You can use control-shift-tab to go to the previous tab. HtH, Teresa "Nobody ever tells me anything!"--James Forsyte, quoted in the Forsyte Saga On Feb 4, 2013, at 5:45 AM, Jed Barton wrote: > Hey guys, >

Re: tabs in safari

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
Hi Jed. Yes to both. To open a new tab, simply hit command+T. You'll then be in your address bar, so either type your address, or google search, then hit return as usual. To move between the tabs, you have a couple of option so pick the easiest for you. One way's to quit interacting with th

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
I'm already growing to love this thing! I'm so happy I made the switch. Chris Gilland Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com On

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
Gigi, I have to agree. Though I'm ticked to no end that they did to me what they did, and though I have my suspitions if it was done unintentionally or not, the bottom line is, they're trying to work with me. It took some complaining, but I didn't have to raise much of a stink, thank goodness

Re: Accessible video downloader

2013-02-04 Thread Jessica Moss
I actually was wondering that it was and was meaning to look into it, thanx for the info on that. On Feb 4, 2013, at 8:38 AM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > Did you try MacTubes? It's free, quite accessible and works fine as long as > you keep it updated. > Jürgen > Am 04.02.2013 um 03:40 schrieb Jessic

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Absolutely Max, when Microsoft have accessibility out of the box then I'll say they are committed. I'd also like to see word and the I phone. Kawal. On 4 Feb 2013, at 01:31 PM, Max wrote: > A few notes on MS Office for Mac OS from my perspective: > > -In my experience both Word and E

Google books

2013-02-04 Thread Nancy Wyman
Hello, I need to purchase a book that I can only find through Google books. Is is is it accessible? Will there be a way for me to read the book either on the Mac or iPhone? Thanks Nancy Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dicta

Re: Adding Album Art in iTunes

2013-02-04 Thread Emilio
Hello Esther and others, I am writing because I observed in the message that Ester has been having some issues with Audio Book Binder(ABB) . I am not sure if this program is the same app available in the Appstore, but if so, I have not had any issues joining audio books longer than 14 hours.

Re: Google books

2013-02-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, you can go to the Google Play site in Safari on the Mac or use the Google Play app on the IPhone. The books are a little tricky to read on the desktop. You just have to press the "next page" button instead of using standard browser keystrokes. HtH, Teresa On the other hand, there are di

computer keeps going to sleep

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, Trying to figure out why my computer keeps going to sleep. I set the stuff to never in energy saver, but yet as it sits there with the screen open if i don't use it for 10 minutes or so, i have to type in the password. Any ideas? Thanks, Jed -- You received this message because yo

Re: computer keeps going to sleep

2013-02-04 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi. Disable your screen saver You should be able to find it in system preferences. Set the time to never. On 2013-02-04, at 9:52 AM, Jed Barton wrote: > Hey guys, > > Trying to figure out why my computer keeps going to sleep. I set the stuff > to never in energy saver, but yet as it sits th

going bac, a layer on a web page

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, Sorry i am throwing all these questions out there. Having a ball so far with this mac. When i am on a web page, how do i go back 1 page? I thought it was control shift left bracket but i could be wrong. Thanks, Jed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: computer keeps going to sleep

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey there, TWhere do i find the screen saver? I don't seem to see it in display On Feb 4, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote: > Hi. > Disable your screen saver You should be able to find it in system > preferences. Set the time to never. > > > On 2013-02-04, at 9:52 AM, Jed Barton wrote

Re: going bac, a layer on a web page

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Blouch
Command + Left Bracket works for me. Command + right bracket goes forward again. CB On 2/4/13 9:57 AM, Jed Barton wrote: Hey guys, Sorry i am throwing all these questions out there. Having a ball so far with this mac. When i am on a web page, how do i go back 1 page? I thought it was control

Re: going bac, a layer on a web page

2013-02-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Jed, It's command-left-bracket. HtH, Teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Feb 4, 2013, at 6:57 AM, Jed Barton wrote: > Hey guys, > Sorry i am throwing all these questions out there. Having a ball so far with > this mac. > When i am on a web page, how do i go back 1

AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
> > Hi Kawal and others: For my way of thinking, I say forget Word for the iPhone and let's AFB to do more with the program they just put out. I think I'm really going to like this AccessNote program, especially if AFB can figure out a way to start selection at the point user designated and t

Re: anyone store the movies in their iTunes library on a portable hard drive?

2013-02-04 Thread Phil Halton
in that case, I think it was ricardo who gave the advice to uncheck the "add media to iTunes library", or something like that in the iTunes preferences. Then, when you add the movie files to your iTunes library, it'll just make a pointer to them instead of actually copying them over to the iTune

Re: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Gi Gi. Drop ghox is free. You download the App from the App Store. You then go to Drop Box.com on your Mac and download it after creating an account or logging in if you have one. If could sink notes to the Cloud then that would be orsome but Apple again keep control of their software. Kawa

Re: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I haven't seen accessnote and i think the price tag is outrageous just to test and probably diss the product. What i for the life of me can not understand and probably never going to get an answer to is this: Why do we blind people so want to get back to the isolated state we were in before the

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Blouch
Not to overstate the obvious but there is a disincentive to MS to make office accessible. As has been stated by many folks, with Office on Mac being inaccessible people have turned to VMWare or a second machine to run a full instance of Office AND Windows. That means Microsoft gets to sell two

Re: going bac, a layer on a web page

2013-02-04 Thread Phil Halton
it's command left bracket. - Original Message - From: "Jed Barton" To: Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 9:57 AM Subject: going bac, a layer on a web page Hey guys, Sorry i am throwing all these questions out there. Having a ball so far with this mac. When i am on a web page, how d

Re: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, if you get flamed, I will go down with you. I completely agree, Cryster. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone On Feb 4, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > I haven't seen accessnote and i think the price tag is outrageous just to > test and probably diss the product. What i for the

Re: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I can ask another question, why is Braille touch 20 dollars in the US and ovfor £10 in the UK? I do think it cheeky as we're only downloading software and it not being physical software. Kawal. On 4 Feb 2013, at 03:57 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Well, if you get flamed, I will go down with you

Re: I did it! Bye bye Windows!

2013-02-04 Thread Kerri
May I inquire why you wouldn't purchase a computer from best buy BTW, this mac does not come from there but was curious as eople are asking me about acquiring a mac. On 2013-02-04, at 5:37 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > cool! > > This is exactly why I wouldn't buy a computer, tablet, or phone fro

Re: computer keeps going to sleep

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
Screen saver isn't under display. Go into system prefs, then go to desktop and screen saver. Chris Gilland Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays E-mail: ch...@c

Re: going bac, a layer on a web page

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
No no, you're close. It's command+left bracket. Chris Gilland Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com On Feb 4, 2013, at 9:57 AM,

reading messages in adium

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, /wgeb d=sineibe sebds ne a bew enssage ub aduynm giw di u read utm ir giw di u get ti nt bew nessages ub aduyn? Trying to figure it out i can type a message, but i can't seem to get to my new messages that i receive. Thanks, Jed -- You received this message because you are subscribed

word count for mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Rachel Feinberg
Hi All, Would any one of you folks know where I could get either an application, or a word processor that supports word count for mac? I'm not seeing the feature in bean or TextEdit. The word service app, unless I'm overlooking something, doesn't appear to have that feature either. Thanks for a

Re: reading messages in adium

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
Jed. 99% of your message was totally unreadable. It came out as: /wgeb d=sineibe sebds ne a bew enssage ub aduynm giw di u read utm ir giw di u get ti nt bew nessages ub aduyn? LOL! What the heck happened!? Chris Gilland Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com Phone: 803-7

Re: word count for mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
Have you tried Pages? It definitely has word count. You just go into your inspector, and it shows up right in there. Chris Gilland Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and

Re: word count for mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Rachel Feinberg
The one app I didn't think to look at. Thank you so much! this will help dramatically in work use. On Feb 4, 2013, at 8:45 AM, Chris Gilland wrote: > Have you tried Pages? It definitely has word count. You just go into your > inspector, and it shows up right in there. > > Chris Gilland > Fo

Re: word count for mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Well, there happens to be an app called "Word count". There's also an apple script you could run to do it. Sent from my mac Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Feb 4, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Rachel Feinberg wrote: > Hi All, > > Would any

Re: word count for mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Gilland
Glad to help. Yeah, it's $19.99 in the app store. Once in your document, hit command+option+I to open your inspector. I can look further for you in my copy if you need further instructions. Chris Gilland Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-free: 1

Re: word count for mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Traci
In the app Bean, hit command-option-G, this will give you word count, character count, and a few other statistics. HTH, Traci 1 step, 2 step, ... 1,311 steps! I can do the BIG CLIMB 2013, with your support. Our efforts will help make a big difference in the fight against blood cancers. Please

Re: word count for mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I thought Bean was rather unstable and somewhat crash prone. That so? Sent from my mac Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Feb 4, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Traci wrote: > In the app Bean, hit command-option-G, this will give you word count,

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread SaraFord
> > Hi Everyone! > > > > Wow, thanks for all the responses! I appreciate the warm welcome. I’ve > read all the comments, even though I'm replying to the middle of the > thread. And I have taken notes. I’ve also learned that there are also > other areas I need to investigate that I wouldn’t ha

Re: QuickTime plugging Apple Mail problem.

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Blouch
I found this article about the problem but it seems to be related to OSX 10.6, Java, Mail add-ons and system updates. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20013991-263.html CB On 2/3/13 6:26 AM, Danny Noonan wrote: I've asked once before but thought I'd ask one more time as this issue is get

VoiceOver getting Started resources [was Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!]

2013-02-04 Thread Esther
Hello Sara, The quickest resource to point you to is Apple's VoiceOver Downloads page: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/downloads.html That contains the link to the current VoiceOver Getting Started Guide (that is also on your computer if you start up VoiceOver with Command-F5), and

How to Jailbreak iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using evasi0n [iOS 6.1 - iOS 6]

2013-02-04 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hello everyone. I am just passing this along. Unfortunately I am out and about today on my day job and so am unable to jailbreak my iPhone. http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/02/how-to-jailbreak-iphone-using-evasi0n-ios-6-1-ios-6.html#.UQ_90Il5mc0 -- You received this message because you are sub

Re: Google books

2013-02-04 Thread Mary Otten
When looking at google books, you have to make sure it contains text and isn't just scanned images. If it is just scanned images, as many of them are, it will not be accessible. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: VoiceOver getting Started resources [was Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!]

2013-02-04 Thread Esther
Hello Sara, Some more quick additions of sources of information on VoiceOver related topics: I mentioned earlier in the thread that you can find out a lot about previous discussions on these lists by using the Mail Archives web page for this list at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries

Re: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Mary Otten
I don't think anybody wants to go back to "being isolated" as you put it. What they do want are certain features not available in the mainstream, such as what Anna has pointed out in her posts about the AccessNote app. I didn't hear her or anybody else who is enjoying the app say they want to be

Re: How to Jailbreak iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using evasi0n [iOS 6.1 - iOS 6]

2013-02-04 Thread Ray Foret Jr
I say, ain't this illegal? Why would anyone want to do this to an Iphone 5 anyhow? Sent from my mac Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Feb 4, 2013, at 12:32 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" wrote: > Hello everyone. I am just passing this along

Re: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Chris H
It's all down to exchange rates. The Us dollar will always be more expensive than the Gb pound. Cheeky I know but that's life. Christopher Hallsworth On 04/02/2013 16:09, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: I can ask another question, why is Braille touch 20 dollars in the US and ovfor Ł10 in the UK? I d

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Kerri
My input here is that what you are stating is that by the time Word and Excel become accessible most people either won't switch or like something better. On 2013-02-04, at 5:31 AM, Max wrote: > A few notes on MS Office for Mac OS from my perspective: > > -In my experience both Word and

password prompt for no reason

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, On this new macbook, i have told it to never go to sleep. Yet about every 10 minted if i just sit here with the screen open and don't touch the keyboard, it'll ask for the password. Any ideas? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionar

strange happenings in apple mail

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, Whenever i am outside of apple mail it's telling me that i am getting messages, it starts reading who it is from, etc. I'll be in another window, and it'll start saying who it is from. Should this happen? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: password prompt for no reason

2013-02-04 Thread Esther
Hello Jed, There are two things happening: 1) Your security settings are checked to require a login password if your computer goes to sleep or if the screensaver goes on 2) You screensaver is set to go on if there is no activity in 10 minutes. Neither of these settings have to do with your ener

Re: strange happenings in apple mail

2013-02-04 Thread Daniel C
Yes, it's because you have AppleMail opened, it's just notifications in case you needed to say, wait for an important message. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, s

Re: strange happenings in apple mail

2013-02-04 Thread Alex Hall
You can go to system preferences, then notification center, and disable mail. Right now, it is popping up a notification for every message, and vo is dutifully reading out those announcements. On Feb 4, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Daniel C wrote: > Yes, it's because you have AppleMail opened, it's just n

Uncut demonstration of jailbreak iOS six using voice over

2013-02-04 Thread Michael Babcock
For those of your curious about the jailbreak process, I created a brief uncut audio file of me actually jailbreaking my iPhone 4S. This process is very simple, and you can hear this pod cast here: http://empoweringtheblind.com/blog/uncut-demonstration-of-jailbreak-ios-six-using-voice-over/?id=wo

Re: How to Jailbreak iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using evasi0n [iOS 6.1 - iOS 6]

2013-02-04 Thread Scott Rumery
No it is not illegal. A person might want to Jailbreak their iPhone to take advantage of some cool apps that Apple doesn't allow in their app store. On Feb 4, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I say, ain't this illegal? Why would anyone want to do this to an Iphone 5 > anyhow? > > > Se

Re: Boot camp Linux

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Blouch
Another question is how Linux-specific you're going to get since OSX is Unix underneath. So shell scripts, file permissions and all that jazz can be done there the same as any other unix box. CB On 1/21/13 7:14 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: I've successfully installed Linux as a VMWare virtu

Re: How to Jailbreak iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using evasi0n [iOS 6.1 - iOS 6]

2013-02-04 Thread Michael Babcock
It is not illegal to jailbreak your device, there was a ruling in 2010 that the Federal Communications Commission deemed it to not to be inappropriate to jailbreak your device. However, last Saturday, started another thing that the Federal Communications Commission began in 2010. This is, it is

Re: How to Jailbreak iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using evasi0n [iOS 6.1 - iOS 6]

2013-02-04 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, jailbreaking isn't illegal. Whether you jailbreak is your choice, and it's true that it's not for everyone. I'm merely passing along the information that it's now possible with iOS 6.X. And it's about time, too. -- Raul A. Gallegos Never have more children than you have car windows. - Erma

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Maria & Joe Chapman
Hi. I only use office at college. I have windows on a vm on my mac, but the fact is, that I can't afford office anyway. I do what I can with the word processors i have and then if there is something that must be done in office I do it at college. However if office did become accessible on th

Re: How to Jailbreak iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using evasi0n [iOS 6.1 - iOS 6]

2013-02-04 Thread Maria & Joe Chapman
Hi. Hope that law doesn't come in to effect in Australia. It makes it pretty hard if you want to travel overseas and use another carrier while you're there. regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out www.95-the-mix.com where we play lots of great mu

zoometext for the mack:

2013-02-04 Thread Chenelle Hancock
Hello all, I just recently spoken to someone at ai squared technology inc and they explained to me that their most recent vergin of zoome text for the mack. Is not with speech and the cost is around 99 u.s. dollars and that is a one time payment too. as long as the person has a valid zoo

Re: How to Jailbreak iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using evasi0n [iOS 6.1 - iOS 6]

2013-02-04 Thread Michael Babcock
With all laws, there are obviously technicalities. For example, if you were outside of the United States, and unlocked your phone to allow it to be used outside of the United States, I don't see how the United States Federal Communications Commission would have jurisdiction then. But, I am not a

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Sarah Esther, as usual, has given wonderful information to help you get started. But I would like to say that, having learned that several screen readers, I have always found it easier to learn one in conjunction with other programs. In this case, text edit and finder would be good choices so

Re: o. t.: Microsoft Office for Mac! Important: read and leave comments!

2013-02-04 Thread Maria & Joe Chapman
HI. the voice over tutorial is also good. hth Blessings! Maria Joe and loving guide Karly. Email/ I Message: &fb bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl skype: bubbygirl1972 bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 05/02/2013, at 4:39 AM, SaraFord wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > Wow, thanks for al

Re: some questions about getting new ram

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Blouch
What model identifier is your Mini? If you do "About this Mac" from the Apple menu then "More Info..." and then "System Report" you should find all kinds of good info in the second pane to the right of the vertical splitter. Hard to say exactly what will work without details. CB On 1/21/13 2:

Re: mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-04 Thread Christina C.
Hi, I am barely fiddling with the mac app but I figured out how to do a scan. If you go to file and click on new, then VO around in the window that opens up until you hear something like import from camera and scanner. Select that than VO and interact until you find the name of your scanner. I

Re: some questions about getting new ram

2013-02-04 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks, I ended up finding some ram that works very well. The difference between having 2gb and now 8gb is simply amazing! I am now, finally, able to run a vm for windows so I don't need Bootcamp anymore. The mouse is doing odd things in games, but that is another thread. Sent from my iPhone

Re: some questions about getting new ram

2013-02-04 Thread Chris Blouch
Games within the VM or on the MacOSX host? If within the VM, you have to be sure to install the latest VMWare tools to make sure all the audio, network and other stuff behaves correctly within windows. I suspect you already did that but just wanted to be sure. CB On 2/4/13 4:50 PM, Alex Hall

mouse oddities in Windows VM (was some questions about getting new ram)

2013-02-04 Thread Alex Hall
In Windows. I'm using Virtualbox, not VMware, because it is free. I did the setup in Bootcamp where the program is marginally accessible, and then imported it on the mac. I had a sighted person look at the mouse options, though, and there was nothing there. I'm pretty sure the app is up to date,

Re: mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-04 Thread erik burggraaf
You guys are all ahead of me. I typed in prismo and got no results. Could it be that the app is only available in the US? Thanks, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog

Re: Uncut demonstration of jailbreak iOS six using voice over

2013-02-04 Thread Kerri
thanks so much, michael. What are the advantages of jailbreaking if I can ask a demented question! On 2013-02-04, at 12:26 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: > For those of your curious about the jailbreak process, I created a brief > uncut audio file of me actually jailbreaking my iPhone 4S. This proc

Re: Uncut demonstration of jailbreak iOS six using voice over

2013-02-04 Thread Blake Sinnett
Hello, Well, you get a bunch of stuff. For example, the ability to have buttons do nonstandard things like launch apps, put apps on your device that Apple doesn't want you to have and modify the files in the file system very easily. So you can change the sounds for VoiceOver to something total

jail broken apps that blind folks use

2013-02-04 Thread Scott Berry
As blind users of a jail broken Ipad or Iphone what apps doe those of you who jail break your devices recommend? On 2/4/13 13:33, Scott Rumery wrote: No it is not illegal. A person might want to Jailbreak their iPhone to take advantage of some cool apps that Apple doesn't allow in their app st

Podcasting client for the Mac. Any suggestions?

2013-02-04 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi all. Other than iTunes, can anyone recommend a VO friendly podcasting client for the Mac? I'm looking for one that will stream over downloading. This is something that iTunes does not do well, and my Mac's SSD really isn't made for storing so much stuff. Thanks for any suggestions. Mathew Cam

Re: anyone store the movies in their iTunes library on a portable hard drive?

2013-02-04 Thread Donna Goodin
Yeah, I will do that. Thanks. Donna On Feb 4, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Phil Halton wrote: > in that case, I think it was ricardo who gave the advice to uncheck the "add > media to iTunes library", or something like that in the iTunes preferences. > Then, when you add the movie files to your iTunes li

Re: mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-04 Thread Red.Falcon
Hi Erik! OK wrong spelling! Prizmo with a Z and you should find it! HTH Colin On 4 Feb 2013, at 22:33, erik burggraaf wrote: > You guys are all ahead of me. I typed in prismo and got no results. Could > it be that the app is only available in the US? > > Thanks, > > Erik Burggraaf > Follow

sounds in adium

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, I've got adium working pretty well. Trying to figure out how to assign a sound for when someone sends me an initial message Also, if i have multiple messages going at once, how do i switch between windows? Thanks, Jed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-04 Thread William Windels
Hello, This app seems interesting, accessible with voiceover and seems to have more features then abby fine reader express that I am using on the mac. However, I can figure out if this program is also designed to work with a scanner: should it be possible to start/stop my scanner from inside th

good twitter clients

2013-02-04 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, Any good twitter clients for the mac? Thanks, Jed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To po

Re: mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-04 Thread Christina C.
I believe it's spelled with a Z instead of an S. "PRIZMO" Sent from Christina's iMac :) On Feb 4, 2013, at 3:33 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > You guys are all ahead of me. I typed in prismo and got no results. Could > it be that the app is only available in the US? > > Thanks, > > Erik Burggr

Re: good twitter clients

2013-02-04 Thread Daniel C
Hi, A popular one is called YoruFukurou If you search the Mac Appstore for YoruFukurou, it is free and is a twitter client -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

Re: mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-04 Thread Christina C.
William, I cannot speak for ABBYY as I have never used it. Nor, can I offer much info about prizmo as I am very new to prizmo 2. I have a little bit of experience. I was able to use my scanner directly from prizmo. I scanned a two page paperback book and the results were good. I was able to exp

Where would I find Carbonite on my Mac?

2013-02-04 Thread Agent086b
Hello all, does anybody know where Carbonite resides on the Mac? I would like to ad it to my dock> Thanks for any help. Max. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, sen

Re: jail broken apps that blind folks use

2013-02-04 Thread Michael Babcock
One thing that individuals utilizing the iPad may want to consider when considering jailbreaking is the fact that apparently the stocks, and whether applications come back. I was made aware of this from Chris Gilland, who jailbroke his iPad earlier today. http://empoweringtheblind.com Empowerin

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