Re: Mail Apps

2014-07-12 Thread Jason White
Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > Thunderbird is one of the major reasons I have been toying with going back > to Windows as my primary OS on my iMac. It might not be Mozilla's fault > that Apple's APIs aren't easy to use in portable code, or it might, but > Thunderbird is another one for those who

Re: Speaking TV guides -Offcom consultation

2014-07-12 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
It's not peachy, but I'm fairly optimistic. Although for various reasons I don't believe Ofcom has real teeth, we do have social acceptance of audiodescription and subtitles on public broadcasts, which goes a long way to making the case for it. That's one genuine advantage of having taxpayers

Re: Mail Apps

2014-07-12 Thread Tristan
Hi, I actually own a domain hosted through Linode. It's a somewhat professional domain, though I've always preferred using internet e-mail services (don't ask me why). I suppose it wouldn't hurt to migrate things to a more personal address (I do indeed own one of these as well, but it's DNS records

Re: Apple's App Review Should Test Accessibility

2014-07-12 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
On 11 Jul 2014, at 19:28, erik burggraaf wrote: > Second, The Freedom Scientifics, GW Micros, and Humanwares, of the world are > a thing of the past and becoming less and less relevant every day as they > refuse to adapt and find ways to grow in a world where accessibility is in > the mainstrea

Re: installing torrent on mac

2014-07-12 Thread Kliphton Senior
Try Using a VPN. Hot spot shield is only 30 bucks for a entire year. Kliphton ~iMessage,Email&FaceTime-Audio~ m.kliph...@gmail.com ~Twitter,Instagram,FourSquare&Skype~ kliphton72 ~Text only~ 727-266-5283 "Personal blog-read at your own risk!" http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com On Jul 11, 2014

Re: fusion problem with keys, again

2014-07-12 Thread Kliphton Senior
Hello, do you have a backup of your VM saved somewhere? I don't use windows often, but when I do, whenever I make a major change, or get things set the way I want. I save it to one of my USB drives, or to my time capsule. That way if something happens, I can delete the messed up copy, and ju

Re: New to the Mac, where can I find good tutorials?

2014-07-12 Thread Kliphton Senior
I have been using the mac for a little over 4 years, and would be glad to help you on skype if you like. My contact info is below. Feel free to contact me in one of those ways. Kliphton ~iMessage,Email&FaceTime-Audio~ m.kliph...@gmail.com ~Twitter,Instagram,FourSquare&Skype~ kliphton72 ~Tex

Re: using the super drive with Vmware, and windows?

2014-07-12 Thread Kliphton Senior
You cannot use it in the traditional way. You have to go to the share tab in VMware settings, and share it threw the mac. That is the only way windows is going to see it. At least since fusion 5. It worked in fusion 4, but in 5 and six this is the way it has to be done. If you need any help

Re: Mail Apps

2014-07-12 Thread Alex Hall
You'll be locked in no matter which one of the big providers you go with. Remember, though, that iCloud is not specific to Apple devices. Sure, it's easiest to set up on them, but in the end it's just a basic IMAP email provider, so you can set it up on any IMAP-capable mail client you want, on

Re: using the super drive with Vmware, and windows?

2014-07-12 Thread Justin Mann
Hi there, That worked like a champ, and I've got the carom working. Will the vm save those settings, or am I going to have to redo those settings whenever I need to use the carom drive? On Jul 12, 2014, at 6:40 AM, Kliphton Senior wrote: > You cannot use it in the traditional way. You have t

stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Kevin Barry
When my Mac is on battery it goes to sleep very soon. How do I change the timing of this? I've looked all around system preferences and I can't seem to find a setting for this. the closest I can find is to decide if I should have to reenter my password when waking. Thanks. Kevin

Re: stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Tristan
When you don't want the Mac to sleep, you can do the following 1. Go to utilities with command+shitft+U In the finder. 2. Open Terminal. 3. Type: pmset noidle Until you press ctrl+C, your MacBook will not sleep. I alsor recommend learning more about the pmset command, as that does permit you to ch

Re: Audacity.

2014-07-12 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
Alex you are amazing! you just saved my day :) On 7/11/14, Alex Hall wrote: > It comes in only one flavor, and I find it to work quite well. There are > some tricks you need to know going in, though. > > 1. Use left bracket and right bracket to mark sections of audio. Once > marked, you can save

Re: stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Jimmy Podsim
Under the Apple menu, or on your doc, go to system preferences and then energy saver. You will find a slider there for when it's on power and when it's on battery. God bless our troops and God bless America again. Jimmy Podsim. http://www.facebook.com/jimmy.podsim/ Yahoo messenger, jp.kd5...

NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Terje Strømberg
The NFB Resolution is very important for all blind and low vision all over the world. We all want accessible digital future. A link to a comment from the president in NFB: https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/comments-apple-and-nfb-resolution-2014-12 Take care -- You received this message because y

Re: using the super drive with Vmware, and windows?

2014-07-12 Thread Kliphton Senior
It will stay that way until you change it. > Kliphton > ~iMessage,Email&FaceTime-Audio~ m.kliph...@gmail.com > > ~Twitter,Instagram,FourSquare&Skype~ kliphton72 > > ~Text only~ 727-266-5283 > > “Personal blog-read at your own risk!” http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com > On Jul 12, 2014, at 8:5

Re: stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
Go to the energy saver section of system preferences, there are 2 tabs there, one for when it's plugged in and one for running on battery. On Jul 12, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Kevin Barry wrote: >When my Mac is on battery it goes to sleep very soon. How do I > change the timing of this?

Re: stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Kevin Barry
yes, but it doesn't offer the option of setting sleep timing. At 11:01 AM 7/12/2014, you wrote: Go to the energy saver section of system preferences, there are 2 tabs there, one for when it's plugged in and one for running on battery. On Jul 12, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Kevin Barry wrote: >

Re: stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Matt Dierckens
What is that schedule dialog for then? I thought you could schedule a tine? Matt Dierckens Macintosh Trainer Blind Access Training www.blindaccesstraining.com 1-877-774-7670 ext. 3 matt...@blindaccesstraining.com Introduction to the Macintosh Operating system and voiceover course available now. Sp

Re: Issue with the latest Launch Bar

2014-07-12 Thread Brian Fischler
Will have to do so this week, as I keep forgetting about it since I am not running the program On Jul 11, 2014, at 5:00 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > I can't remember if this has been brought up, but have you contacted the > developers? When I first discovered Launch Bar, I contacted them about

iTunes Match question

2014-07-12 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I've been organizing my iTunes library and adding some albums with the idea of subscribing to iTunes Match when I have everything organized. I have some albums that are showing their album name and artist correctly in iTunes and the names of the tracks are correct but track numbers apparently di

Intergrating Facebook with Twitter.

2014-07-12 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello. Can someone tell me how I can intergrate Facebook with Twitter please? I went on the desktop site Twitter/settings, and could not find anything there. I am using Tweetlists and another Facebook client. Is it better to use the I phone client for Facebook? Thank you. Kawal. -- You rec

Re: fusion problem with keys, again

2014-07-12 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Thanks for these tips. My problem was caused by quick nav being turned on in this case. Why is it a bad idea to have vo running when you are using fusion? Cheers, Cait On Jul 11, 2014, at 5:31 PM, Tristan wrote: > Generally it's a poor idea to run VoiceOver while in a virtual machine > of any

Re: Apple's App Review Should Test Accessibility

2014-07-12 Thread erik
The explanation has to be, "We are apple. Our devices are accessible. our commitment to access is the same as our commitment to secrity, stability or any other aspect of the user experience. Apps will be accessible." Best, Erik u Sent from my android device. -Original Message- F

Testa

2014-07-12 Thread Feliciano G
Test Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone -- 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

App store tabs dimmed after upgrading to mavericks

2014-07-12 Thread Feliciano G
I am not able to access the app store. The App Store tabs are dimmed I cannot activate them. What do I check? Week two of using a mac. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gro

Re: App store tabs dimmed after upgrading to mavericks

2014-07-12 Thread Jessica D
Try VO MM to access the menu bar, and make sure you are on wifi. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 12, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Feliciano G wrote: > > > I am not able to access the app store. The App Store tabs are dimmed I > cannot activate them. What do I check? Week two of using a mac. > >

Re: Testa

2014-07-12 Thread Jessica D
yes, go it. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 12, 2014, at 4:42 PM, Feliciano G wrote: > > Test > > > Regards, Feliciano > > Sent from the Super-iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this

Re: Revisiting the conversion of audio files on the Mac

2014-07-12 Thread Devin Prater
I use VLC for this, for now. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Jul 9, 2014, at 3:50 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, I use max for this. > > Type download max into a google search and it is the first or second one. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Follow my fund me campaign for your chance to w

Re: fusion problem with keys, again

2014-07-12 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I do have a back up, yes. In this case, it was quick nag that was the culprit! Cait On Jul 12, 2014, at 7:33 AM, Kliphton Senior wrote: > Hello, do you have a backup of your VM saved somewhere? I don't use windows > often, but when I do, whenever I make a major change, or get things set the

Re: Testa

2014-07-12 Thread Feliciano G
Thanks :) Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone > On Jul 12, 2014, at 1:57 PM, "Jessica D" wrote: > > yes, go it. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jul 12, 2014, at 4:42 PM, Feliciano G wrote: >> >> Test >> >> >> Regards, Feliciano >> >> Sent from the Super-iPhone

Re: installing torrent on mac

2014-07-12 Thread Devin Prater
Oh, you can do torrents in transmission?? That's cool; new to me at least. Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com On Jul 11, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > Mmm. Unless you have a filtered Internet connection, which is unusual at > home, I can't imagine why you'd be getting messages li

voiceover: weird XCode issues

2014-07-12 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
Hello all: For those of you on both lists, sorry for the double post. I wasn't sure if people had this issue before with other programs. First, XCode likes to do indentation for me. This is fine, but when I arrow to a new line voiceover always starts reading the spaces on a blank line: "space s

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello, I personally am not in favor of this resolution; not because I don't want accessibility. Apple took the lead in making its products accessible without government or organizational intervention. Microsoft, on the other hand, allowed third-party vendors to do its work within accessibility.

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Let me see if I understand this. Apple who has built in innovation on its own must discuss with the nfb how to now limit that innovation to fit the nfb's one size fits all definition of blindness? as in all blind people are interchangeable, and the nfb is the only source to tell you how to fi

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
Karen: I fully agree. It really does feel like we're slapping Apple in the face, forcing them to conform. I really really hope this doesn't work, because it's going to create a huge mess and totally redefine apps. Not everything is accessible but that really is fine with me; usually I can find

Re: fusion problem with keys, again

2014-07-12 Thread gs
Nothing bad about it as far as I can tell. In fact, having it running allows one to quickly toggle between OSes. This is a real luxury. There are times when I disable it so that notifications don't interrupt my Windows screen reader. Of course, there are other ways to prevent this from happe

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: regarding the latest NFB resolution on technology under discussion, it is definitely not always possible to get a right outcome by sweet reason or long deliberations and conferencing with the various parties. However, every year at the NFB's conventions, one or more resolution

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
I cannot imagine it being about anything else but nfb getting money in exchange for building in limitations. Granted I make no secret of choosing my own dictionary. But why on earth in the 21st century is anyone still worshiping at the nfb altar anyway? So they pass a resolution...and? The only

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Tristan
I feel the need to point out this article: https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/comments-apple-and-nfb-resolution-2014-12 This gives me a largely new prospective on this; I was really inclined to agree with everyone's opinions on this at first, but it honestly looks like they're trying to work with, and

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries
If you are one of the readers who are openly critical of the NFB's resolution, I'm wondering if you Have actually read Jonathan Mosen's excellent and balanced response? If you have not, may I kindly suggest that you do so. Some of you may not care if all apps are accessible and are willing to

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Why certainly I read it. followed the link and read the posting from the president explaining the resolution, the criticism still flowing etc. And to answer your question, most certainly I know that innovation comes to products outside of the nfb's dictionary of limitations. fortunately some

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Sheree, I dare say that Organ investigation joins many others. again why the double standard? If another business limited the use of service animals in their facilities...it would be an Ada complaint. Apple should consider the practices of who chooses to preach. Somewhere in a file I have

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Who do you know that doesn't read background material before responding? Like I said ... emotional triggers. Regards, Cheree Heppe Senior Case Specialist Office of Disability, Adjudication and Review Social Security Administration Sent from my IPhone 4S On 12 Jul 2014, at 1

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: Is a blog article the same as a resolution? Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my IPhone 4S On 12 Jul 2014, at 18:57, Tristan wrote: I feel the need to point out this article: https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/comments-apple-and-nfb-resolution-2014-12 This gives me a largely new

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries
> Who do you know that doesn't read background material before responding? It's a fair question. I guess I just had to wonder how many people who seem so incredibly hostile about this decision actually looked into the situation and considered the facts in a calm and rational manner. This rea

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, and the fact is, all companies think in terms of what is good for the business. The message NFB is sending with this current bludgeoning resolution attack is, when a company does more than any other company toward accessibility, we are going to single you out and attack you. Will this actu

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
Look at any cult and ask yourself the same exact questions. On 7/12/2014 9:51 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I cannot imagine it being about anything else but nfb getting money in exchange for building in limitations. Granted I make no secret of choosing my own dictionary. But why on earth in the 21s

Re: Intergrating Facebook with Twitter.

2014-07-12 Thread Kliphton Senior
Not sure I understand what you mean? There is a setting on twitter, that enables your tweets to show up on your face book page. But I don't think it is the same for face book, having your posts show up on twitter. Be a little more specific and maybe I have the answer. HTH Are you a Christia

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread David Chittenden
It is probably more like, NFB attempted to dialogue with Apple. Apple rebuffed NFB, like Apple rebuffs any organisation doing something similar. NFB passes a resolution which they can then take back to Apple and say, See, the blind are behind us because we are the blind and this resolution was p

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: How do you define your terms? Anger does not seem to be in play in the responses I have read. Unless you consider my mention of an emotional trigger to be akin to anger. I don't consider any of these previous posts to be angry. Insulted, concerned, worried, yes, but not an

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
The text of the resolution is in the blog...which was shared before unless this is different. In fact I read this before writing my comment on the resolution myself. Does not matter really, any comfort that might presently be enjoyed with apple products individually is at risk of going out of t

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Oh indeed? And to think the president in the before referenced blog demonstrates the sweetness of this idea by noting that the NFB gave awards to Apple. Failed to mention that Apple did not show. This is seeming more good natured by the moment. Still my greater point is this. No apple user on

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Tyler, You just topped the Sundae with a cherry. A cult indeed. Kare On Sat, 12 Jul 2014, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: Look at any cult and ask yourself the same exact questions. On 7/12/2014 9:51 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I cannot imagine it being about anything else but nfb getting money in e

To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Okay. I am changing the subject because I think it's high time I said something. I well remember how many Mac users strongly criticized the NFB for their June 2009 Braille Monitor article on Voice Over. That criticism was fully justified: let there be no doubt about that. On the other hand,

Re: installing torrent on mac

2014-07-12 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
sabahattin, how to contact you off list= On 12 Jul 2014, at 07:57 am, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > You can install BitTorrent clients on either platform, Mac or Windows. It's > not clear to me why you'd be getting issues on either side. > > Which client are you using? What software did you d

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
hi, i think and i can be wrong, at the same time i am pretty amazed, keep reading and find out why. NFB, is mostly like DBS in denmark, in norway and sweeden it is no doubt called something else. Some else talked about stereotypes, she got a good point. For not long ago a person from DBS was visiti

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
I'm writing this from a sock-footed perspective, so take that for what it's worth... None of this is "hate" directed at NFB. I don't agree with their philosophy. I don't believe that one organization should have the power to "resolve" to make a company like Apple do anything. This isn't a matte

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Actually ray, I am personally indifferent to the nfb. Your suggestion that a balanced mature discussion about apple products is at least in my view, what such a resolution aims to prevent. The nfb is presenting itself as a major authority, representing a single concept of what the experienc

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Jason White
Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay. > > I am changing the subject because I think it's high time I said something. It appears from some of the opinions expressed in this thread that the politics surrounding blindness-related advocacy organizations in the U.S. are still very divisive. Were there always

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Pamela Francis
I don't think any of the conversations and dialogue within this thread has been about hating anything or anyone. I read Jonathan Mozen's article. I thought it was fair and balanced. However given the reasons I made in my initial post I am not in favor of this resolution. It should've been a bla

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread Robert C
Wow, what happened? Did I get sucked into a political forum and dragged out of a Mac forum? Ok so Apple is memtiomed in the NFB thread but holy cow Batman! If poliitics and philosaphy and religion is allowed here, I am outa here. There are plenty of forums elsewhere better suited for that nc

Re: Intergrating Facebook with Twitter.

2014-07-12 Thread David Taylor
If you do a web search for Twitter for Facebook, you will get taken to the correct page to set up so that your Twitter updates show on Facebook. This is doable on Mac browsers. i remember having an issue with it, but can't remember what it was, but I may have had to use Chrome rather than Safari

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Ray, Don't think anyone is hating, especially on you. You're a pretty positive contributor & have been since before I was on the list. i think what you're hearing is people saying, "don't represent yourself...NFB I mean...as the voice of all or even most of the blind people in the world.