Re: Garageband 10, any tutorial or podcast.

2014-04-02 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
if you want we can sudy together, i know some know. message me on skype dionipher GB: with pleasure. My Skypename is gabriel_battaglia Have a great day. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and st

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Devin Prater
Hmm, everything? Have you found a MUD client of the likes of Mush-z, that is free? Also, there are very few games for the blind on mac, although I must honestly say I don't play many games on Windows anyway, lol. Sent from my iPod > On Apr 1, 2014, at 23:31, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > Yes, you c

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
That's true, I can definitely see your point there, and something I admit I didn't really think of. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2014, at 10:53 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Yes, but there are some folks who could get by with an IOS device only. If > you do wanted BARD, email, and the abili

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
The point I was going to make, which I guess doesn't make any sense now… Is that if it were a standard format you could use something like music converter Pro to convert it. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 12:50 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > Humanware should have developed a tool for t

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
This is fantastic news, Alberto. Yesterday was my birthday, and you couldn't have given me a nicer birthday present! Were you able to participate in online discussion threads and the like, and how well did the testing modules work? If nobody else responds to my inquiries, I will contact you of

Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Scott Duck
Hi Everyone, OK, so far, so good. It sounds like OSX is about as stable as IOS, which is what I had hoped. My next question regarding the Mac involves productivity. How well does VoiceOver do with word processing and spreadsheets? It is my understanding that Text Edit is very accessib

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Apple boy
Hi Scott and all All I can say is I really like both TextEdit and Pages on my Macbook Pro 2012 model. Numbers for the mac I plan to get in the near future as well as Keynote which is Apple's answer to Microsoft PowerPoint. I've heard great things though about the latest Numbers and Keynote all

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. I have pages now, and I do like it. I kinda wish VO would announce a heading as a heading and not just as bold 18 pt, unless, that's all a heading is. On Apr 2, 2014, at 6:14 AM, Chris Apple boy wrote: > Hi Scott and all > All I can say is I really like both TextEdit and Pages on my Ma

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
The one thing I don't like about it is that it does not support Rich text format files, this may seem a little picky but I think that a word processor such as pages should at least be able to support what I think is a pretty basic file format. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:45 AM,

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Matt Dierckens
Textedit will support RTF and so will pages. With pages you just can't write in RTF. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4 On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:59 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: > The one thing I don't like about it is that it does

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Weird, there was one format I know it said it couldn't support and I'm pretty sure it was RTF. Maybe I was wrong. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:06 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > > Textedit will support RTF and so will pages. With pages you just can't write > in RTF. > > Matt Dierck

Re: New to the List

2014-04-02 Thread Becky
Hi Scott I have had my Mack for a year and I love it. There are no dum questions. Becky Sabo Sent from my iPhone On Apr 1, 2014, at 7:15 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: Welcome, I've had my Macbook Pro for 4 years now. It is very stable. > On Apr 1, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Scott Duck wrote: > > Hi ev

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Matt Dierckens
Well I see you're right. You can only export files to word, PDF, epub, Pages 09, and text. I do know that textedit can do RTF. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4 On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:12 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: > Weird, th

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Yes that's correct. However, oddly enough, pages cannot open PDF files, only export to them. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:20 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > > Well I see you're right. You can only export files to word, PDF, epub, Pages > 09, and text. > I do know that textedit can d

Editor for Python

2014-04-02 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
Good morning everyone. I'm looking for a good editor to write my Python scripts? I tried Python Runner and TextMate, they work but I just wonder if somebody knows something more advanced, like a real IDE. Thanks for info. Gabriel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Editor for Python

2014-04-02 Thread isaac
Are you trying to find a python editor for windows or mac?On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Gabriele Battaglia wrote: > Good morning everyone. > > I'm looking for a good editor to write my Python scripts? > > I tried Python Runner and TextMate, they work but I just wonder if somebody > knows somet

using virtual box

2014-04-02 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. I'm on my mac, trying to get virtual box to work. I went to the terminal, and navigated to the folder of the VM, and typed virtual box then the name of the vm, the filename that is, and nothing seems to work, just a virtual box window. What can I do, or will I have to buy a product I'll

Re: using virtual box

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Unfortunately, you'll have to buy it, something like VMware fusion, virtual box is not accessible. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:49 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > > Hi all. I'm on my mac, trying to get virtual box to work. I went to the > terminal, and navigated to the folder of the

Re: Editor for Python

2014-04-02 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
From: "isaac" Are you trying to find a python editor for windows or mac? GB: For Mac. -- 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+unsu

Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. Using Windows 7 64 bit in a VM Fusion virtual machine, whenever I walk away from it for more than an hour or so, I have a devil of a time getting back into the VM. I have both the VM and my Mac Mini set to never go to sleep, and yet when I return the only thing I can get to is the Mac Fusion

Re: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread David Griffith
Are you using Fusion in full screen mode? I found it worked better in full screen. David Griffith -- 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 macvisio

RE: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Bill Holton
I do try pressing Shift command F when I first try waking up the machine, in case it has somehow gotten out of full screen mode, but it doesn't seem to help. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Griffith Sent:

Re: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Matt Dierckens
The keystroke for full screen is CTRL CMD F. Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4 On Apr 2, 2014, at 9:42 AM, Bill Holton wrote: > I do try pressing Shift command F when I first try waking up the machine, in > case it has som

Re: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
The command is actually command and control f. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 9:42 AM, Bill Holton wrote: > > I do try pressing Shift command F when I first try waking up the machine, in > case it has somehow gotten out of full screen mode, but it doesn't seem to > help. > > > -

Re: using virtual box

2014-04-02 Thread Devin Prater
Lovely. I think I'll just not use virtual machines, although having an android machine would have been pretty cool. On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:54 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: > Unfortunately, you'll have to buy it, something like VMware fusion, virtual > box is not accessible. > > Sent from my iPhone >

RE: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Bill Holton
Thanks. The correct key would probably help. Let me give that a try the next time it happens. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dierckens Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread erik burggraaf
Agreed, High end audio, video and gravhic editing still require a desktop solution. Although, the average consumer can do work that looks farely pro on a smartphone. Data storage still requires a desktop solution although I am waiting for tonido to be released for raspbian. Then I can use a

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Do not believe that it is up to par with desktop solutions as far as office things go, you probably won't be doing any fancy graphics or tables or transitions on a smart phone. At least not any of the high-end stuff. And that isn't even considering accessibility as of yet Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. Are these chat features analogous to the Bulletin Board facility that is found in BlackBoard? I know that a lot of visually-impaired people had problems with this and for me, it was a show-stopper. Mike On 2,Apr,2014, at 4:03 AM, Deb Lewis wrote: > I had to use the chat features for exa

alex skipping, and ready boost

2014-04-02 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. So I don't know if this is a problem for anyone else, but sometimes, Alex skips a syllable or so of a word when reading. Any way to fix this? Also, is there a mac equivalent to the windows ready boost system? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: alex skipping, and ready boost

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Yeah that was one thing I kind of liked about it, but I don't think there is. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > > Hi all. So I don't know if this is a problem for anyone else, but sometimes, > Alex skips a syllable or so of a word when reading. Any way to

Re: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Phil Halton
Bill, I have the same setup as you, win7-64 in fusion on a MBA. First, do you have windows power management set to hibernate or go to sleep after a certain time, like after an hour? I have mine set to never sleep. second, when I'm finished with windows I suspend it from Fusion toolbar. that pr

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Phil Halton
That's my opinion as well, I still make extensive use of spreadsheet and word processing applications beyond the basic uses and that's just not possible with numbers or pages on the IOS platforms. On Apr 2, 2014, at 1:35 AM, Maria and Joe Chapman wrote: > Hi. I find that an iPhone or iPad d

RE: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. Thanks for the suggestions. I do have both the VM and my Mac set to never sleep. I left it running, yesterday, because I was installing Office 365 and the first time I did it I must have shut down the machine at a bad time because the next time I tried to run it I got errors in Office and ha

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread alberto
Hi, I have been able to use all aspects of canvas perfectly fine. Now keeping this in mind you should be aware not every school runs the same version of canvas some may run an older version, and other a newer one so when you are able to check it out for yourself that is when you will know if th

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread alberto
Nope for that you will need different software. On Apr 2, 2014, at 6:23 AM, Josh Gregory wrote: > Yes that's correct. However, oddly enough, pages cannot open PDF files, only > export to them. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 2, 2014, at 8:20 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > >> Well I see you'r

Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Scott Duck
Hi, Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment on a PC? I know that, doing it that way, I wouldn't get the stability of a Mac but it would give me a taste of using one. And, by relatively easy, I don't mean in 246 easy steps. LOL Thanks, Scott Duck -- You received thi

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread alberto
Yep I second that as well. On Apr 2, 2014, at 6:06 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > Textedit will support RTF and so will pages. With pages you just can't write > in RTF. > > Matt Dierckens > Macintosh Trainer > Blind Access Training > www.blindaccesstraining.com > 1-877-774-7670 ext. 4 > > > >

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread alberto
I don't think so, but anyone can correct me if I am wrong. I think that may even be illegal. On Apr 2, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Scott Duck wrote: > Hi, > Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment on a PC? > I know that, doing it that way, I wouldn't get the stability of a Ma

Re: Productivity Software on the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Deb Lewis
I think it depends entirely on how you use the applications. My office is all Ms Office. We've found that pages documents don't really export well to word and even Word for Mac, which is not accessible, doesn't export well to word for windows. I think there are some better word processing packa

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Deb Lewis
Yes, it's similar. And someone who has current access to Canvas should check this out specifically because it has been about 18 months for me and of course things do change. But it was a show stopper for sure. On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:12 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Hi. > > Are these chat features

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there I can't answer the question that you asked exactly, but if you know anybody that has a Macintosh computer, you can call up voiceover on it. I don't know if you know that they all have voice over in them . Also, even if there is a way to do what you ask, the question is would VoiceOver

Re: Waking up a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Deb Lewis
I have much less problem with this now that i"m no longer using full screen mode. And, if I'm going to be away from the window for any real length of time I just suspend and return as needed. But really everything has run so much more smoothly all around since ditching the notion of full screen

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
What version does your school use, Alberto? Thanks. Mike On 2,Apr,2014, at 5:13 PM, alberto wrote: > Hi, I have been able to use all aspects of canvas perfectly fine. Now > keeping this in mind you should be aware not every school runs the same > version of canvas some may run an older vers

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread alberto
Hi, if you don't mind we can most possibly take this off list so we don't clutter it up for the rest of the members. On Apr 2, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > What version does your school use, Alberto? > > Thanks. > > Mike > > On 2,Apr,2014, at 5:13 PM, alberto wrote: > >> Hi, I ha

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Apple boy
I'm sure this is actually illegal under the Apple License terms for Mac Os X but someone can prove me wrong if they like. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 16:17, Scott Duck wrote: Hi, Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environ

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread josh gregory
The one thing I will say mac has going for it among its many advantages, is the ability to walk up to any mac and it just works. Amazing as long as it has 10.4 or above which most do nowadays. A little different with the iMac as I've just experienced (from the laptop prospective) but definitely doa

stability of the mac

2014-04-02 Thread Jean Parker
Hello to the person who is thinking of making the switch to mac: I did this about a year ago and here are my thoughts. First of all, the reason I switched was similar to that of other people, my PC became inoperable one to many times and it was at a time when I was to have begun an online teachi

help with audio recording

2014-04-02 Thread Laura Bratton
HI All, I need to record a work meeting and then burn the recording on a CD or have it to send as an MP3 file. What would be the best way to do this? What works best with Voice over? I am using a mac book pro. Thank you so much for the help, laura -- You received this message because you are

Re: help with audio recording

2014-04-02 Thread alberto
I believe either audio high jack pro, or audacity may meet your needs. I don't know how good either one of these two are for recording since one which i audacity I use to make ring tones with, and audio high jack pro I haven't used, but I've heard very good things about it. On Apr 2, 2014, at

RE: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Scott Duck
Hi Chris, You very well may be correct and it may be illegal any way that you do it, if it is even possible. However, just so there is no confusion, I wasn't talking about pirating it. I assume that, if I were to purchase a copy of OSX, I could legally install it on anything that I like, just as

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread josh gregory
Yes, it is. On 4/2/14, alberto wrote: > I don't think so, but anyone can correct me if I am wrong. I think that may > even be illegal. > On Apr 2, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Scott Duck wrote: > >> Hi, >> Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment on a >> PC? I know that, doing i

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread josh gregory
No, even if you did buy it, which you can't without a mac, it still isn't legal. On 4/2/14, Scott Duck wrote: > Hi Chris, > You very well may be correct and it may be illegal any way that you do it, > if it is even possible. However, just so there is no confusion, I wasn't > talking about pirati

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread alberto
Hi, even with a bought copy you have those restrictions. On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Scott Duck wrote: > Hi Chris, > You very well may be correct and it may be illegal any way that you do it, > if it is even possible. However, just so there is no confusion, I wasn't > talking about pirating it.

mac learning curve

2014-04-02 Thread Kerri
hillo, Jean: I think the learning curve is steep for most people and in this I was fortunate as I am (unfortunately) unemployed and so could take the time to learn the Mac. For me the most difficult aspect was knowing how to access help because this list though helpful, was unable to assist unt

Re: keyboard app?

2014-04-02 Thread Kayaker
Hello, The app that I know that does this is called 1Keybaord. It basically requires a bluetooth enabled Mac and turns your Mac into a bluetooth keyboard. Here is a link to the app info at the developer's site: http://www.eyalw.com/1keyboard --k Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely s

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread erik burggraaf
I Gree. WHy not spend 30-50 bucks for a nice voice and give them NVDA? Best, Erik Burggraaf Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2014-04-01, at 11:28 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > That's horrible. Why in the world, Window-eyes? I'd put that

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread erik burggraaf
If you have the feature pack for the stream you can record your notes in wave or mp3 and simply copy and paste them. Erik Burggraaf Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2014-04-02, at 12:40 AM, Kerri wrote: > the only thing I wish the mac

downloading files mobily was Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread erik burggraaf
I do this all the time with PDF MP3, Docx, and zip among other files. It's very possible and highlyfunctional on both android and IOS. If you're having trouble with this, post in a separate thread with the tablet device you're using and I will help you out. Best, Erik Burggraaf Ebony Consul

Re: keyboard app?

2014-04-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there I have one called type two phone which turns your Mac keyboard into a keyboard for your iPhone. Gigi Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 12:52 PM, Kayaker wrote: > > Hello, > > The app that I know that does this is called 1Keybaord. It basically requires > a bluetooth enabled M

account problems with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Hi, I created 2 accounts on my macbook air, one for me and one for my husband. I have it set up to display the log in screen upon booting, and we each have to enter the respective passwords for our accounts. Everything was working fine until today. When I tried to log onto my account, it woul

Re: account problems with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread John Panarese
Is VoiceOver on in the login window? This may be a foolish questions, but I have witnessed it happen, but you didn't have the caps lock on by accident when you were trying the password originally? If you have reset your password, you might be seeing a dialog about your keychain, but Vo

Re: mac learning curve

2014-04-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
I think it varies. It took me about two weeks because I have been teaching myself computers for years. My first computer was at Apple to eat, and that then you better teach yourself or you didn't learn. Also, I am infamous for sitting down and reading software documentation all the way from begi

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there For Scott who is new to the list, do you live near an Apple store? If you do, they will let you come in there, turn voiceover on, and do things with the computer. There is a tutorial that comes up when you first turn voiceover on that takes you through the basics. Gigi Sent from my iPh

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Apple boy
Yes that is what's so nice about Apple Stores. Even though I haven't been in one I am hearing nothing but praise regarding the Apple Store. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 19:36, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hi there For Scott who is new to the list, do

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
I don't use muds, so that's not an issue for me, though I know this is important to some people. I think someone was developing a mac client called imud, but not sure what happened to it. Original message: Hmm, everything? Have you found a MUD client of the likes of Mush-z, that is free? Also,

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Apple boy
See because Mac Os X is only available in the Mac App Store it is now impossible to purchase it for devices other than a mac. So even if it wasn't illegal you still have the restrictions and Apple certainly reinforces these by only making it available in the Mac App Store. Regards Chris Clap

RE: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread BBS
I just want to correct the person that said there are only a few games on the Mac. There are a lot of games to play on here. I like to play RS Games and the Playroom on here with its web client. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [m

Re: mac learning curve

2014-04-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
I've had exactly the same learning experience and methods as you, Gigi. Not everyone learns best this way, unfortunately, so I guess we and a certain number of others have been lucky. Getting my Mac Mini was like receiving a particularly challenging three-D puzzle game. I had a momentary panic w

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Apple boy
Hi all Sorry about that, I've not tested these myself so could only comment on the games I know are already available. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 20:01, BBS wrote: I just want to correct the person that said there are only a few games on th

RE: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Myrna Votta
With the second generation Victor Stream, the default file type for notes is MP3. There is no longer that weird file type. If you still have the first generation of the Stream, then, if you purchase a license for the SoftPak, then you can choose MP3 as the file type for your notes. Therefore, in

Re: account problems with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Hi John, Yes, vo is active on the log on screen. I'll try again and see if the caps lock key was pressed, but I don't think it was. It easily could've happened, though, because my cat was sitting with me and could've easily stepped on the caps lock.(grin) Cait On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:32 PM, John

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
There used to be things called a Hackintosh which was basically OSX installed on a generic PC. There were even companies which would sell you one but they have pretty much all been sued out of existence. Apples OSX license doesn't let you install on non-Apple hardware since, at some level, it's

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Devin Prater
Um? Yeah, a lot of card games, in 2 sites. I don't consider all the sub games in a game its own game. On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:01 PM, BBS wrote: > I just want to correct the person that said there are only a few games on > the Mac. There are a lot of games to play on here. I like to play RS Games >

Re: keyboard app?

2014-04-02 Thread Jessica
how does that app work? can you use it with an ipad? Jessica jldai...@gmail.com On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi there > I have one called type two phone which turns your Mac keyboard into a > keyboard for your iPhone. > Gigi > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 2, 2014, at

iWorks update fixes more AppleScript

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Blouch
Just rand across this article which says the latest patches to iWorks has fixed a pile of AppleScript issues and added more hooks. http://www.macworld.com/article/2138687/latest-iwork-update-is-another-win-for-applescript.html CB -- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: keyboard app?

2014-04-02 Thread Chris Apple boy
Hi all Yes it can work with an iPad. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 02/04/2014 21:03, Jessica wrote: how does that app work? can you use it with an ipad? Jessica jldai...@gmail.com On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hi there I have one cal

Re: downloading files mobily was Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I don't have a tablet as of yet. I am mainly an iPhone and an iMac user. > On 2 Apr 2014, at 07:15 pm, erik burggraaf wrote: > > I do this all the time with PDF MP3, Docx, and zip among other files. It's > very possible and highlyfunctional on both android and IOS. If you're having > trouble

Re: mac learning curve

2014-04-02 Thread Ray Foret Jr
It took me about three weeks or so to really wrap my head around the Mac. Even though I'd studdied Mike's material very carefully. Best decition I ever made was the Mac. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted

more on the accounts problem with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Ok. I tried again to log on with my account on my mac air. Turns out the caps lock key wasn't engaged. I did manage to get onto the machine, but got error messages about the keychain password, and different services wanting to use the local items key chain password. I have no idea what this

Re: Garageband 10, any tutorial or podcast.

2014-04-02 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
gabriel where you from bbecuase when i seach your name there a lot On 02 Apr 2014, at 09:16 am, Gabriele Battaglia wrote: > gabriel_battaglia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: Garageband 10, any tutorial or podcast.

2014-04-02 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
Hi, type my skype name exactly as I gave : gabriel_battaglia I'm shown as Kriyaban and I'm from Bologna, Italy. -- 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

Re: mac learning curve

2014-04-02 Thread Kerri
Mine too was an Apple 2 E and I'm self taught but it was tough but worth every hour of it. On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:33 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > I think it varies. It took me about two weeks because I have been teaching > myself computers for years. My first computer was at Apple to eat, and tha

Re: more on the accounts problem with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Have a look under users and groups, that should help somewhat. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 4:53 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie > wrote: > > Ok. > > I tried again to log on with my account on my mac air. Turns out the caps > lock key wasn't engaged. > > I did manage to get onto the mac

Re: more on the accounts problem with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Were the keychain messages errors or were they just asking for permission? If the latter, you would just do vo-space on "allow or "always allow" or whatever is there. You change your login method in System Preferences in Users and Accounts. First you will have to do vo-space on click the lock to

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, Apple stores are set up like computer labs, with tables and stools. The employees at my local store are great about letting folks experiment. I poked around on a Mac for two hours one day before I made the decision to switch. I also played with a friend's Mac. He had had no idea about Voice

Re: more on the accounts problem with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Hi Cheryl, It was an error message. it said something like, the log in key chain couldn't be found, then it gave me options to continue anyway with log on, create a new key chain, and I can't remember what the third option was. I chose to create a new keychain, then it let me log on. However

Re: more on the accounts problem with mac air

2014-04-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, There's quite a number of Keychain references in Mavericks and I've seen these sorts of errors before. The Keychain should usually fix itself when/if you go into the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences and change your password again. Once fixed, you shouldn't have those sorts of pro

Can't present with latest version of keynote on any device?

2014-04-02 Thread Jessica D
Hi, I am unable to present using the latest version of keyote on any of my devices. When I try, the screen flashes and I am taken to slide 6. Why is this happening? How do i fix it? Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there Somebody on this list said earlier that they had had less than a good experience with one-to-one tutoring at the Apple store. I had a wonderful experience because the Apple employee that worked with me have been a long time MacUser. He really enjoyed computers and thought it was really

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
The Stream 2 records in MP3 format now. Those play fine on the Mac. On Apr 1, 2014, at 11:40 PM, Kerri wrote: > the only thing I wish the mac would do--and this is no fault of the mac--is > have the ability to convert the notes from a victor reader stream so I don't > have to use humanWare comp

Re: Unread messages in mail.

2014-04-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, You've figure right. As you navigate with VO down your messages list, Mail thinks that you've manipulated that message, so it becomes unread even if you actually didn't read it. Many VO users turn off the Preview pane and use other methods to read their messages. One method is by pressin

Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Yeah that also applies to AppleCare, you have to tell them that too. Or just call accessibility. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Hi there > Somebody on this list said earlier that they had had less than a good > experience with one-to-one tutoring at

Re: Unread messages in mail.

2014-04-02 Thread Devin Prater
Um, how can I do this without a trackpad? On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:25 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > You've figure right. As you navigate with VO down your messages list, Mail > thinks that you've manipulated that message, so it becomes unread even if you > actually didn't read it. Many VO use

converting text to audio

2014-04-02 Thread Robert Cole
Hello can someone remind me how to convert text to audio and send it to iTunes? Thanks, -- 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+unsubs

Re: converting text to audio

2014-04-02 Thread Josh Gregory
Hi, highlight the text you want, press voice over plus shift plus m to go to the context menu, then click something like send to iTunes is a spoken track or something like that. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 10:10 PM, Robert Cole wrote: > > Hello can someone remind me how to conver

Re: converting text to audio

2014-04-02 Thread Rob
Thanks, just what I needed. On Apr 2, 2014, at 9:13 PM, Josh Gregory wrote: > Hi, highlight the text you want, press voice over plus shift plus m to go to > the context menu, then click something like send to iTunes is a spoken track > or something like that. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On A

Re: Unread messages in mail.

2014-04-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, At #6, use your mouse instead of the Trackpad to drag in the same manner. Dragging with a actual mouse is no different than with a Trackpad for the end result. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > Um, how can I do this without

Re: iWorks update fixes more AppleScript

2014-04-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, This is a really good thing. I’ve been struggling with Pages and AppleScript over the last little while and am hopeful that the new hooks will make things run smoother. I did read on the initial Software Update page for Pages about some AppleScript improvements but this detail is much app

Re: mac learning curve

2014-04-02 Thread Andrew Head
Learning the mac sure is a big learning curve. Simple tasks you knew how to do under windows suddenly become tricky until you know the correct keystrokes. Ultimately however, once you've mastered the basics of what you want to know, you'll pick up on things much faster and everything will make m

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