Morning Teresa.
I have one question for you. How will you handel downloads if you just use an I
Pad? What will you do if someone sent you a download?
Kawal.
> On 19 Jun 2014, at 02:43 am, Teresa Cochran wrote:
>
> Thanks, Alex. My thought is that the touch-screen feedback will for the most
>
The MacBook Air does have fans. The fans run occasionally. The holes for the
fan are concealed behind the hinge.
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Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
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> On 19 Jun 2014, at 14:03, Alex Hall wrote:
>
> One consideration is that, as
Yes, this is my experience. The touchscreen feedback has caused me to become
rather quicker on webpages and such. A friend is a teacher for the visually
impaired. She has a few ten through twelve y/o blind kids who are unbelievably
quick with the iPad. One of them is faster than any blind person
Hi, Cheryl,
Your suggestion was very helpful; it worked perfectly.
Thank you very much,
Mike
On 18,Jun,2014, at 16:00, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
> You are very welcome! It sure scared me when I went into System Preferences
> and couldn't find that particular preference pane!
>
> As far as I know
Hi all.
Forsome reason, this procedure has left my brain. How do Igo about changing the
name of the honer of the computer?
Do I have to create a new user account?
Thanks.Matt Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
www.blindaccesstraining.com
1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
matt...@blindaccesstra
Yes you have to create another user account.
To do this first open system preferences.
Next go to users and groups.
Next choose click the lock to make changes.
Next enter you're password. Next press enter after entering the password.
Next tab to the users groups and log in options.
Next vo
Hello All,
I have held back on purchasing a Mac book because most of my work is in
giving lectures, workshops and presentations. I use Power Point on my
laptop with JAWS to get the work done. When considering a Mac book I
would need to have this ability. Last year when I contacted Apple
access
Hi,
You can go into System preferences, and click the "Sharing" button. Then, VO to
the right and just after the tool bar there is an edit box Labeled "Computer
Name." then, you can just change it there. I think that's what you're trying to
do right? If not, reply back, and we'll figure this out
I don't think Keynote would work with image files. The image would need to be
converted to text. Yes, I have used Keynote successfully to create and read
presentations. It works very nicely with voiceover.
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> On Jun 19, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Jule Ann M Lieberman wrote:
>
> Hell
I think so.
A student has a macbook that was her husband's and it was in his name. Now she
wants it in her name.
Matt Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
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matt...@blindaccesstraining.com
Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system a
I just tried this.
I went in to sharing under system preferences.
Then I went to the edit field and then changed the computer name but when I
went in to users and groups it still showed my user account there.
isaac
isaac.heb...@gmail.com
Skype gold_wildcat
On Jun 19, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Matt
Yes, Keynote is accessible. I imagine the Apple rep was saying that the
slide(s) you were trying to work with were images only, rather like a PDF that
is scanned text instead of actual text is inaccessible.
On Jun 19, 2014, at 8:35 AM, Jessica D wrote:
> I don't think Keynote would work with im
It just seems like a hassle to have to change a whole user account. If there's
a way to modify the current user name and be done with it, awesome
Matt Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
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matt...@blindaccesstraining.com
Introduction to
Hello everyone,
For those who use the new Pages, I was wondering is there a way by default, to
have the app save documents in word format. Currently, I have been messing
around with the export function in the file menu, saving as a word doc and
reopening the document, making some changes with
Hi,
Ah, OK. Well, in that case, it looks like you'll have to create another user
account then and start setting up everything like VoiceOver and such from
scratch and delete the old account. I don't know if this is right or not, but
that's what it looks like from what I just read.
Hope this help
I could not get online to browse or to update Windows. It was a new VM, so
deleted it and will redo it this weekend, see if that fixes things.
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Thank you all, will give this a try on a Mac either on son’s desk or at an
apple Store.
Thanks.
Jule Ann
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Hi,
I just looked again. Under users and Groups in System Preferences, there is a
way to change the name. It's in the box that says "Full Name" But, I don't know
if there is a way to change the actual username other than creating a whole new
account.
Hope this helps,
Jeffrey
On Jun 19, 2014, at
Hi,
As far as I'm aware, this is not possible. Pages is a Word Processor that is
meant to be a content creation tool across Apple devices and its focus is not
meant to just be an accessible tool that makes up for its competitors
accessibility shortcomings. Including the export feature allows
Hi.
Can someone recommend a good podcast or other resource for using iTunes on
the Mac with VoiceOver? Thanks.
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I love them as well, I've only had to call them a couple times, but both reps
I've talked to have given me their contact info if I needed to talk to them
again, which was amazing, considering that most customer call centers would
never do that.
On Jun 18, 2014, at 9:31 PM, Devin Prater wrote:
I've always been using listview, but can't remember how to switch between them.
On Jun 18, 2014, at 11:48 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:
> What view are they using? Column view has this behavior.
> Best wishes,
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
> On Jun 18, 2014, at 1:15 PM, Jessica Moss wrote:
>
>> I've ju
I usually call in as well. I don't normally use the email feature because when
I do, they almost never answer me. If they do, it's a very rare and takes one
to two days to get a response. That is great timing. But you can't always wait.
What did you say specifically to get them to respond to you
Here is the link to the podcast.
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/demonstration-how-use-itunes-11-voiceover-mac
isaac
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On Jun 19, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Bill Holton wrote:
> Hi.
> Can someone recommend a good podcast or other resource for using iTun
Hi,
As previously mentioned, you can change the name of the computer from within
the Sharing pane of System Preferences, but this only changes the name of the
computer and does not affect user accounts in any way. You can also change the
Display name of the user account, but cannot change the
Hi Tim.
When doing my research, I found something on macworld with instructions on how
to change everything. I think my poor student would get confused. Thanks for
your help.
Matt Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
www.blindaccesstraining.com
1-877-774-7670 ext. 4
matt...@blindacce
Hi,
The easiest method is to press cmd-1 for Icon view, cmd-2 for List view, cmd-3
for Column view and cmd-4 for Cover Flow view. Note that you must be in the
open window or within a supported dialog box for these commands to be applied.
Also, if you open a window, press cmd-2 to put it into
Hi Matt,
I stand corrected. This used to be the case in Snow Leopard and earlier and I
actually have heard of this sort of thing for moving Home directories to other
locations but somehow I didn't make the connection. Old age I guess. Anyway,
there's also a Apple Support article at
http://s
Hi there
When I extended my Apple Care when I got my Mac, I never dreamed I would call
that 877-204-3930 number as much as I have. After all, I am an experienced
computer user, so I just got it for disasters like a hard drive frying itself
or something. The thing is, we just have accessibility
Hi, Kawal,
Many common file types will open in iOS. If it's sent either as a link or an
attachment, such as pdf, etc., I will be able to open it. The publications I
write for are pdf.
Teresa
Winging its way from my iPod
> On Jun 19, 2014, at 12:56 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
>
> Morning Tere
So, do you suggest that I work with creating a pages document in its own format
and once its completed, export it as a word doc so it can be shared with other
people and with other devices?
Daniel
On 19 Jun 2014, at 14:30, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As far as I'm aware, this is not possib
Usually it just works. Another thing to check is to make sure you have
installed the VMWare tools, but I think I had network access even before
I installed those.
CB
On 6/19/14, 9:17 AM, Bill Holton wrote:
I could not get online to browse or to update Windows. It was a new
VM, so deleted i
Hi,
Basically, yes.
Later...
Tim Kilburn
Fort McMurray, AB Canada
On Jun 19, 2014, at 11:12 AM, Daniel McGee
wrote:
> So, do you suggest that I work with creating a pages document in its own
> format and once its completed, export it as a word doc so it can be shared
> with other people an
Hi, all,
It seems I should remember this from past events, but what is the usual fall
event at which new Apple products are announced?
Thanks,
Teresa
Winging its way from my iPod
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Don't forget the sound quality which is superior on the iPad than any
other iOS device. Recent iPads come with stereo speakers as well.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu
On 19/06/2014 03:03, Alex Hall wrote:
One consideration is that, aside from b
Even if the radio button appears checked for your selected networking method,
press it again and authenticate. Sometimes it happens that the VMWare
networking driver gets out of sync with the configuration of your virtual
machine. This will especially be true for bridged networking.
Cheers,
S
I actually have a set of computer speakers with a subwoofer that sound and work
great with my iPod. I haven't heard the iPad built-in speakers yet. They'll
probably come in handy as a backup.
Teresa
Winging its way from my iPod
> On Jun 19, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Christopher Hallsworth
> wrote:
Are you sure it's Fat32? It might be NTFS which means your Mac can read
it but not write it. If there is nothing on there I'd start by
formatting it as Fat32.
CB
On 6/18/14, 9:51 PM, Helena Fehr wrote:
Hi, all!
I've got a 32 gigabyte flash-drive I'm tyring to use on my Mac, it's
one of those
It is usually held in October. The one last year, was the same day Mavericks
was released to the public. I would expect that again this year. If you're
subscribed to the Apple podcast, just keep checking the Podcasts app.
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> On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
Hi guys,
I'm wondering how I can delete tv shows that I have watched from my library so
that my hard drive does not fill up too fast.
I download everything from my Tivo on to my mac and I would like to figure out
a way to clean out all the items that I have watched.
I found a section in the progr
Hi,
I'm pretty excited about having Alex speaking under ios 8.
Will he work on the iPad 3rd generation as well as the latest iPad mini?
Thanks
Chris
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Hi, all,
I'd like to create a global sign'ture for my iCloud devices. I know how to
change it on each device, but is there a way to set one up in iCloud itself
that I can access with my iPod? I don't have a computer at the moment.
Thanks in advance,
Teresa
Winging its way from my iPod
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I don't think so. As far as I can tell, signatures don't sync at all, and are
meant to be device-specific. This is annoying, but I have found no way around
it yet.
On Jun 19, 2014, at 2:25 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
> Hi, all,
>
> I'd like to create a global sign'ture for my iCloud devices. I k
Hi,
If these are TV shows that you have purchased through the iTunes Store, then
navigate to the item you wish to delete, then press the Delete key on your
keyboard. You will be given a confirmation notice. Make sure that the "Also
Delete from iCloud" is not checked. This will remove it from
Hi, Alex,
That's odd. When I went to icloud.com on my Mac, I went to the mail section and
saw a way to change the signature there. In the help for iCloud, it says
there's a web mail link, but my iPod doesn't show a page when I click it. It
may not have been implemented yet, I guess.
Thanks,
Te
I would be curious to know if he would work on my iPhone 5 and iPad
fourth-generation.
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> On Jun 19, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Chris G wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm pretty excited about having Alex speaking under ios 8.
>
> Will he work on the iPad 3rd generation as well as the latest iPad
Hello everybody:
I'm just wondering if anybody has used the square payment system? As I
understand it the credit card reader plugs into the headphone jack of the
device. How can one access what's going on on the screen then?
Thanks,
DougSent from my iPhone
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>From what I've heard, you would have to plug the card reader in, turn
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> On Jun 19, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote:
>
> Hello everybody:
> I'm just wondering if anybody has used the square payment system? As
You can change signatures on iCloud.com, but that is only going to affect mail
sent from that website, not your other devices. Unfortunately, I don't think
iOS devices can fully access iCloud.com; Apple wants them to use the mobile
apps instead. This may have changed, but last I checked, that is
Hello. I have just been approved as a new member on this list and
wanted to write a quick intro message. I'm an assistive technology
specialist and I've been in the field for over 20 years. I am a
long-time user of windows and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an
iMac for our classroom
Right, it would make sense that Apple is pushing for mobile app use. Ok,
changing signatures on the device is easy, though.
Thanks,
Teresa
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How I wonder what you're at"
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> On Jun 19, 2014, at 11:55 AM, Alex Hall wrote:
>
> You can change signatures
Hi there welcome to the list David. We are glad that you have joined us.
If you have any questions or need any help we are here to help you.
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On Jun 19, 2014, at 2:06 PM, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries
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> Hello. I have just been a
Hi, David,
Welcome to the list. I did a double-take, because I just realized you've posted
to another list I'm on, and thought you were already a member of this one for a
while. In any case, my confusion is cleared up.
I switched to the Mac in 2010 and just jumped right in. I wasn't doing
Assi
It's where they announce the new iPhone and the future of older ones and
the official release date for the new iOS.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
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On 19/06/2014 18:45, Teresa Cochran wrote:
Hi, all,
It seems I should remember this from past ev
And David introduced me to this list!
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Hello. I have just been a
You will use the square app to do this.
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On Jun 19, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote:
> Hello everybody:
> I'm just wondering if anybody has used the square payment system? As I
> understand it the credit card reader plugs into the headphone j
I am afraid this is offtopic, but I am considering purchasing a braille display
from enablemart. Has anyone bought from there? how are they? feel free to email
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I won't waste any time as I have a question.
I've gotten very comfortable at using the finder. In the past, when I
enter my Mac HD drive I right arrow past the toolbar and I'm told there
is a table. When I interact with the table, I can then get to my
various files and folders.
As of yesterda
Hi, David,
The finder has three basic views: list view, column view, and icon browser.
List view and column view are the most accessible. The list view has a table
with fairly detailed information about each file. You can expand the folders
from the table or use option-down-arrow to go into the
Welcome, David, I also saw you on the VIPhone list. :) That list and this one
both go t one folder, so I sometimes get mixed up as to who is on which and, in
fact, to which list I am replying. Glad to see you here; hopefully you
will run into far less drama than on the other list. :)
On Jun 19
Hello,
You've got expensive tastes. It's really difficult after receiving a
faulty MFJ product but knowing they are very popular, trust them again?
73
On 19 Jun 2014, at 14:18, Jule Ann M Lieberman wrote:
> Thank you all, will give this a try on a Mac either on son's desk or at an
> apple
If you need more information, I wrote an article about getting started with
Finder for www.applevis.com that you might find useful. I don't have a link
right now, but it is on the page for new Mac users, which itself is linked to
on the homepage.
On Jun 19, 2014, at 4:17 PM, Teresa Cochran wrot
Welcome to the list! Hope you like it here. For those who don't know
this integration is thanks to continuity/handoff which is supposed to
let you start something on one device then continue on another.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu
On 19/06/2
Hi! I already tried formatting it; for some reason it won't work, and yes, I
know it's a FaT32 format, because before this all happened, I was able to use
the flash-drive on both my Mac and my windows computers.
God Bless!!!
Helena
May the Lord bless y
We're all curious at this moment so let's be patient.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
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On 19/06/2014 19:33, Jessica D wrote:
I would be curious to know if he would work on my iPhone 5 and iPad
fourth-generation.
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On Jun 19,
Welcome to the list! I remember the tutorial you did for the type 'n'
speak, really enjoyed that when I first got it back in 1993. I have 3
macs at home and no longer have any pcs. I have no regrets about
switching, I think the mac does not suffer from many of the problems
that windows does, an
You probably switched views, try pressing command+2 to switch back to
list view.
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I won't waste any time as I have a question.
I've gotten very comfortable at using the finder. In the past, when I
enter my Mac HD drive I right arrow past the toolbar and I'm told there
is a tabl
Hi,
When you go to format it in Disk Utility, make sure that the actual stick is
selected, not the volume. That is, there should be listed something like 32 GB
blah blah and one named whatever the stick is called. You need to select the
32 GB blah blah thing, then attempt the erase disk. If
Hello,
Whoops, replied to the wrong message.
Apologies!
On 19 Jun 2014, at 21:32, Georgina Joyce wrote:
> Hello,
>
> You've got expensive tastes. It's really difficult after receiving a
> faulty MFJ product but knowing they are very popular, trust them again?
>
> 73
>
>
> On 19 Jun 2014,
Hello everyone, this is Chenelle I have been on here in quite some time my
question is after downloading the Rhapsody app onto my iPhone 5s how do I can't
be the songs from which I downloaded from the out onto my iPhone itself thank
you so much and have a great day
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hey all, i'm not shure if i'm posting to the rite place but here goes.. I'm
running the latest version of itunes on the latest version of mac os10 i'm
using a play list to manage sinking my ipod touch.
but when i select a hole album then add it to my play list when i check the
list afterwoods
Some questions for you.
1. When you go to select the album to add, are you choosing in the scrole box
to add only selected albums and play lists to your iPad?
2. Now, when you interact with the scrole area, are you making sure the album
you want to add is checked?
I'd suggest that if you wan
ok heres how i'm doing it i'm selecting all tracks in an album with command a,
then i'm rite clicking going to the "ad to play list" menu then selecting the
play list from the menu then pressing enter.
i hope this helps kind regards trahern.
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Teresa and Mike,
Thank you for your explanations. I think the likely answer to my
question is that I deliberately switched the finder into column view, as
I liked the navigation interface a bit better than the list view. OK, I
understand now ...
Feel free to visit my new Web site http://ww
Mike,
I'm honored that you remember that tutorial, which I recorded in 1993,
by the way.
I agree with your comments re: Mac advantages over Windows. On the PC,
when my Web browser hangs, it often hangs up my screen reader which is
NVDA, a screen reader which rarely crashes. The one time Safar
I have just discovered that I too am having the same issue. They really need
to fix this. I find that no matter what I do, I cannot select all tracks in a
particular album. This is gonna make it tricky putting together custom albums
for convertion to AAC using ITunes.
Sent from my mac, the
Hello,
some time ago there was mention of a podcast for Amadeus Pro I think called
Convert Vinyl to CD. I am not sure but I think the bloke who did it may have
been David Karen. Does anybody know where to get this podcast? I did have it
and have lost it.
Thanks for any help.
Max
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Some of these drives have write protect switches, you might check and see if it
has that.
On Jun 19, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Helena Fehr wrote:
> Hi! I already tried formatting it; for some reason it won't work, and yes, I
> know it's a FaT32 format, because before this all happened, I was able to us
To the individual who was having issues adding all the tracks of a particular
album to a playlist, I think I have found and solved the problem. The issue
seems to be the way the album itself is selected before tracks can be added
from it to any playlist or else a new playolist. Try this sequen
what is the commands to go in and out of a virtual machine?
can't remember what the camm command is to go from windows to mac onn
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Are people using the new version of skype for ios? What do you think of it? I
want to be sure it will work before I download it.
Thanks,
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Hi Jean. It depends on what version of Skype you're talking about. Do you
mean Skype on the Mac or on iOS?
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