Re: Vocalizer Expressive, Was Re: iOS 7, the worse update for norwegians using VoiceOver

2013-09-30 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
hi, i dunno, of course the danish voice is not perfect, but it is useable, and i gotta say the only thing that frustrates me is this, if you drive on the highway you can hardly hear the phone when you use the gps. As for hebrew voices could there be copyright things that they are not telling us abo

Re: ITunes and sequencial track number tagging

2013-09-30 Thread Esther
Hi Ray, Go check through the AppleScripts for iTunes web site that Doug Adams maintains. You'll certainly be able to find something that will do what you want -- the only question is what the most appropriate one to try would be. I did a Google search on "dougscripts track numbers", and it l

Re: Chapters in audio books in iOS 7

2013-09-30 Thread Esther
Hello Jürgen, There's a very long discussion thread about this issue over at the Apple Discussions forum, with many people who are unhappy about the failure of chapter organization for playing Audiobooks in the music app in iOS 7. The only alternative that seems to be workable is to use a third

Re: Chapters in audio books in iOS 7

2013-09-30 Thread Krysti
I like that when I pause an audiobook and go listen to a song and go back to an audiobook it stays where the book is paused Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 29, 2013, at 2:10 PM, Jürgen Fleger wrote: > > Hi Nic and Bread, > thanks for your replies. I'm glad you could duplicate this behaviour whic

Re: Chapters in audio books in iOS 7

2013-09-30 Thread Krysti
I'll try the audible app thanks Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 30, 2013, at 5:55 AM, Esther wrote: > > Hello Jürgen, > There's a very long discussion thread about this issue over at the Apple > Discussions forum, with many people who are unhappy about the failure of > chapter organization for

Re: Chapters in audio books in iOS 7

2013-09-30 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hello Esther, thanks for the great news. I suppose it will be fixed soon if there is such a big discussion about this topic. :-) And thank you very much for the hint about Audiobooks Player. I might give it a try. All the best Jürgen Am 30.09.2013 um 10:55 schrieb Esther : > Hello Jürgen, > Th

Re: how to join the list quickly?

2013-09-30 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks, that's great news. I feel better about recommending this list now - in the past I was hesitant, since I knew it could take many weeks for a new user to get subscribed. On Sep 30, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > In March I offered to help Cara with managing the join requests for

Re: how to join the list quickly?

2013-09-30 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I thought Rahul helped Cara. Perhaps we need to know who is moderating the list these days. Kawal. On 30 Sep 2013, at 03:51 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > In March I offered to help Cara with managing the join requests for the list > as she was having a hard time keeping up. I'm usually on email

Re: how to join the list quickly?

2013-09-30 Thread Chris Blouch
In March I offered to help Cara with managing the join requests for the list as she was having a hard time keeping up. I'm usually on email every day (although not so much on weekends) so most approvals happen in a day. As far as I know there are no pending requests. I am starting to weed out s

Made discovery about losing voice over

2013-09-30 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hello guys I believe I have discovered a way to get voiceover back pretty quick. Summerview have said that you have lost it in Facebook and other applications. I just had it happened to me in the mail. I immediately told Siri to turn voice over on. I had lost speech and the salves also. However

Re: how to join the list quickly?

2013-09-30 Thread Chris Blouch
She may have a number of elves helping. I'm just doing the subscription requests although Google doesn't differentiate between admins so I guess I could step in to moderate if I had to but it's not really what I signed up for. Luckily this list is mostly civil. CB On 9/30/13 10:56 AM, Kawal G

Re: portable battery

2013-09-30 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I have an Anker battery, it is very good and I've had no issue with reliability. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all yo

Re: use Mac as Airplay or bluetooth speaker?

2013-09-30 Thread Jonathan Mosen
I can do this in Windows, so I'd be surprised if you can't on the Mac. In Windows I use software called Shairport, which turns a Windows PC into an Airplay receiver. It's a tiny app that just runs in the background. Not sure if a Mac version of Shairport exists but might be worth a look. Jonatha

subscribing to the list

2013-09-30 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi listers, We've been searching the web some time now. How can I get a friend to join this list? Kind regards, Paul. -- 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

Re: subscribing to the list

2013-09-30 Thread Michael Babcock
No offense is intended by this message, however you said, "We've been searching the web some time now", and i was curious, I do have one serious question to ask. Did you try visiting the website that is referenced at the bottom of every single message sent to this list? On that website, for whic

Re: subscribing to the list

2013-09-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
macvisionaries+subscr...@googlegroups.com , then follow any instructions from emails in reply. Confirmation might be needed, which will probably mean a blank reply. Then approval from the mods after providing a little real-human written feedback. The subsequent instructions will indicate what to

Re: subscribing to the list

2013-09-30 Thread Chris Blouch
I believe you can also get there by going to https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/macvisionaries/join after you are authenticated with your google account. I joined back in 2007 and have long since forgotten all those details :) CB On 9/30/13 1:28 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: macvisionaries

Re: use Mac as Airplay or bluetooth speaker?

2013-09-30 Thread Chris Blouch
I'm sure there are others but this one got good reviews: http://www.airserver.com I think it was $15. CB On 9/30/13 12:59 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: I can do this in Windows, so I'd be surprised if you can't on the Mac. In Windows I use software called Shairport, which turns a Windows PC into

Re: pages question

2013-09-30 Thread Chris Blouch
Sounds to me like you're out of luck. If you somehow accidentally deleted it from your computer, didn't buy it from the app store and can't find your CD, there's not much else that can be done. I think this is one of the secret advantages to the app store vs. buying bits in a box. It will alway

Re: use Mac as Airplay or bluetooth speaker?

2013-09-30 Thread Alex Hall
Well, that's $10 less than Airfoil, which is good. Still, it is ironic and annoying that there is a tiny, presumably free Windows client yet nothing for the Mac, whose parent company made Airplay in the first place. On Sep 30, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I'm sure there are others bu

Re: use Mac as Airplay or bluetooth speaker?

2013-09-30 Thread Chris Blouch
If you're willing to fiddle with free open source stuff you might want to give AirMac a spin: http://code.google.com/p/airmac/ Reflector is a bit cheaper @ $13: http://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector/ CB On 9/30/13 3:24 PM, Alex Hall wrote: Well, that's $10 less than Airfoil, which is good. S

Re: Fastest Way to Scan Books?

2013-09-30 Thread James Lee
Thanks everyone for the replies. It looks like camera solution is not accurate enough. The flatbed (if you can't take book apart) and scanner with ADF seem to be the best. JL On 9/29/2013 5:47 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: Hi. I have tried the hovercam. If mine was broken I do not know, but

Re: Fastest Way to Scan Books?

2013-09-30 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello James, When I scan a book using my Canon Lide 110, I press down on the spine to get the best contact for scanning. I don't even bother to close the lid. The results are very good. Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries

Re: pages question

2013-09-30 Thread Charlie Doremus
There was a bata iCloud that I signed up for awhile ago which allows me to see pages and numbers after I sign in using my apple id. Try going to iCloud.com and see what happens. As I say, I signed up beforehand and I'm pretty sure the bata sign up is closed. If that fails, give apple accessibility

iTunes Match Questions

2013-09-30 Thread Desi Noller
Hi Everyone, I have been considering signing up for iTunes Match, but I am a little reluctant because I am Technologically challenged! LOL! My track record is something like this. Every time someone tells me that installing something on my computer or performing some transaction is the easie

Re: iTunes Match Questions

2013-09-30 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Desi, you should be able to sign up from the Store Menu of iTunes. I like iTunes Match a lot, my only complaint is the 25,000 song limit, which means that I can't upload my entire music library. The limit does not apply to content you purchased through iTunes though. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Cons

Re: use Mac as Airplay or bluetooth speaker?

2013-09-30 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, this app does not seem to work. It runs, but when it does so, my iPhone does not display any Airplay options. On Sep 30, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > If you're willing to fiddle with free open source stuff you might want to > give AirMac a spin: >

folders on the mac

2013-09-30 Thread jean parker
Hello All: I am trying to make a new folder in my documents directory. I hit command shift n but the folder keeps ending up inside of one of the folders already in my documents folder. I know I have done this before because I have folders already created but I am missing something that is keep

Re: folders on the mac

2013-09-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
HI, JEAN, IN FINDER, GO TO YOUR HOME FOLDER WITH COMMAND-SHIFT-H. FIND THE DOCUMENTS FOLDER AND LEAVE THE CURSOR ON IT, BUT DON'T PERFORM ANY OTHER ACTION. PRESS COMMAND-SHIFT-N AND THEN TYPE IN THE FOLDER NAME AT THE PROMPT AND PRESS RETURN. YOU'LL LAND INSIDE YOUR NEW FOLDER. FROM HERE, YOU C

Re: folders on the mac

2013-09-30 Thread Alex Hall
You must be in list view, or whatever view it is when you hit cmd-3. Either hit cmd-2 and create your folder, or go one level up. So, to make a folder in Documents in the cmd-3 view, move to Documents and hit cmd-shift-n. To make a folder on the same level as Documents, go to the Users folder, f

USB AMAZON BASICS KEYBOARD: FN KEY EQUIVALENT?

2013-09-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, is there an equivalent key for fn on the Amazon Basics keyboard. i'm noticing more and more tasks I'd like to accomplish with the fn key, especially with this emulator I'm playing with at the moment. :) Thanks, Teresa -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

Re: folders on the mac

2013-09-30 Thread Danny Noonan
I like to use command o or command downn arrow to open the folder i want to put my new sub folder into. Then its alwayse in the right spot. Danny. Sent from my iPhone > On 1 Oct 2013, at 2:02 pm, Alex Hall wrote: > > You must be in list view, or whatever view it is when you hit cmd-3. Eithe

Re: Fastest Way to Scan Books?

2013-09-30 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
hi james, look at this link http://plustek.com/usa/products/opticbook-series/ Personally i adore my scanner too bits. The price may seem a little high, but again, it really does deliver a beautiful piece of work. That of course is with out you having too cut the book up, Sandi On 9/30/13, Anne