Re: Radio tuner aps for the Mac

2011-08-14 Thread Mary Otten
their way to do that and then comment on it! Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, sen

Re: VoiceOver 4.0

2010-06-28 Thread Mary Otten
Michael, I think that pressing the vo keys plus a will do the same as the insert down arrow in JAWS. I don't use JAWS, or haven't for a while, but I think insert down arrow reads from cursor position forward; if that is the case, then vo keys plus a does the trick. Or you could have something in

using a hard drive for multiple back ups?

2010-07-02 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I have a 1 tb hard drive which is being used by time machine. But I would also really like to have a bootable back up, and I know TM does not do this. I have carbon copy cloneer, which will make bootable back ups. Question is, and perhaps its a stupid one, are the applications smart enou

braille connect 32 and the Mac

2010-07-06 Thread Mary Otten
between the device and my Mac, just the cells going up and down flashing the name of the device. Has anybody seen this and have a suggestion? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To po

pairing braille connect 32 with a Mac

2010-07-06 Thread Mary Otten
in to usb for charging purposes but the display is set for a bluetootn communication channel. Anybody got any ideas? I did eventually just go and unpair, since the pairing wasn't working. but before doing it again, I'd like to hear of others' experiences. Mary M

Re: converting audible books .aa files

2010-07-10 Thread Mary Otten
, you use Itunes as your audible manager software. there is no separate audible manager software for the Mac. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to m

double duty for an airport express?

2010-07-11 Thread Mary Otten
extreme router to replace an aging linksis that still works but does not support newer protocols. But even if I don't do that, I'd really like to have one of these 2 airport expresses do double duty. thanks for relating your experiences in this area, if any. Mary Mary Otten mot

navigating images o websites

2010-07-12 Thread Mary Otten
y alt text associated with these images, in accordance with the 508 guidelines. And when I read this site on a pc using a screen reader, the vertical lines are nowhere to be heard. So with that long explanation, can somebody please clarify for me what the image navigation in vo is all about? mar

Re: shortcut key for opening documents folder

2010-07-14 Thread Mary Otten
Is there a special setting to enable command shift d to go to the desktop? It doesn't work here. Of course, command shift d is the "send again" when in mail, but I just tried it while in ITunes and while in the doc and it didn't do anything. Mary Mary Otten motte...

IBraille

2010-07-21 Thread Mary Otten
ny or their software much. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send ema

Re: introduction and questions about switching to mac

2010-07-21 Thread Mary Otten
application that lets you emboss using index embossers, and its primitive compared with Duxbury, or even with its Windows counterpart. It hasn't been updated in 3 plus years. Mary including Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: IBraille

2010-07-21 Thread Mary Otten
just let it go with no effort at improving it at all. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from t

Re: IBraille

2010-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
I was just on the Index website, and it looks like they are closed until some time in august; I forget the exact date; the 6th maybe? So calling or writing isn't going to yield much if their notice on the home page is to be believed. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received

Re: IBraille

2010-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
rade their product. Its kind of embarrassing to have them advertising this as such a breakthrough, and here it is going on 4 years old and has some pretty glaring deficiencies. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: Alert: Do not update to new version of Dragon Dictation app -- accessibility issues

2010-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
Thank you, Esther. Yet another example of lack of commitment to accessibility. what on earth did they gain by changing buttons to the ever popular var mobile applicat? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Magic Trackpad

2010-07-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Kev, Did you get the magic Track Pad at the Apple store? Or are they available at other places as well? It sounds intriguing. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this g

track pad gesture questions

2010-07-30 Thread Mary Otten
beyond my abilities at this point. Clarification would be great. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe f

Re: Bluetooth keyboards and the IPhone

2010-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
x27;t move from app to app, control to control within an app etc. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscr

magic rackpad commands

2010-08-02 Thread Mary Otten
lving getting access to the linked item equivalent of vo plus j, I would guess, and I don't remember it or any of the others, some of which are undoubtedly the same as those on the I-devices. thanks for the pointer to the list., Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this messa

getting bookmarks from a friend's mac to mine

2010-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
copy them to a thumb drive and paste them in to another mac somewhere else. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com.

Re: How do you perform a command click on the multi gesture trackpad?

2010-08-03 Thread Mary Otten
Along with the questions about how to perform command click etc, what is a secondary click? I saw it referenced and haven't a clue what it might be. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&

Re: How do you perform a command click on the multi gesture trackpad?

2010-08-04 Thread Mary Otten
Hi ricardo, If you press on the track pad towards its front edge, where you'd tap if you wanted to go to the doc, it will click. Its got little mechanical parts in the feet or something. I forget exactly the description. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this me

Re: How do you perform a command click on the multi gesture trackpad?

2010-08-05 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Brian, for that info on the secondary click. It seems there would be conflicts between secondary tap and track pad commander. Same for the two finder single tap. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: getting bookmarks from a friend's mac to mine

2010-08-06 Thread Mary Otten
ldn't have wondered how she'd get me her links collection. silly me. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com.

Re: Mini or MacBookPro?

2010-08-07 Thread Mary Otten
thought I was going to run Windows and fusion or bootcamp at the time I bought the mini. Unless you need portability or have limited desktop real estate that would make a notebook more attractive than mini plus keyboard plus monitor and possible magic trackpad, I'd get the Mini. Mary

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-07 Thread Mary Otten
Has something changed such that there is now a full version of fine reader for the Mac? last I knew, it was the express version which isn't as good as the Windows version in terms of features. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

Re: Mini or MacBookPro?

2010-08-07 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Mike, When I first got my mini, I tried an old Windows usb keyboard I had lying around the house. The Mini didn't see it. I haven't a clue why. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&

Re: Mini or MacBookPro?

2010-08-07 Thread Mary Otten
And don't macbook pros, even the cheapest one, start with 4 gb of ram, whereas the macbook has 2? Mac Mall has the Macbook for $969 as of the last price i saw earlier this week. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: audible.com

2010-08-08 Thread Mary Otten
s, my Mac still worked just fine. I wonder if that's because it was authorized via ITunes. anyway, you do know that you authorize your Mac via ITunes, right? Good luck. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-09 Thread Mary Otten
a book scanning solution, not something that will let me scan a single page now and again. From what I've been told by people using FR express who have used K1000 previously, there is no comparison, and FR express can't do the things I listed above. Is that info out of date? Mary Mary

Re: how to select from curser directly to the bottom of text

2010-08-09 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Chris, I thought vo a was suppose to read from top of page to your cursor. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegrou

Re: Navigating to the top or bottom of a table.

2010-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
I just did this in my email messages table that has several hundreds of messages in it and it worked like a champ. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group,

Re: Auto tab interaction and mac wide shortcuts -> was Navigating the Mail Messages Table [was Re: Navigating to the top or bottom of a table.]

2010-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
enus, lists can be useful tools for learning, so if there is such a list somewhere, I hope it will get posted here. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group,

reading down a table column when on the web

2010-08-17 Thread Mary Otten
numpad or regular arrow keys, that doesn't happen. I turned quick nav off and then moving the regular arrows doesn't do anything, which, I suppose, is what I suspected would happen. Surely, there must be a way to do this. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this mes

Re: reading down a table column when on the web

2010-08-18 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, I am interacting with the table before trying to read down one of its columns. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@google

Re: getting the most out of quicknav?

2010-08-23 Thread Mary Otten
I really like QN for quickly getting through lots of mail, because I can just get the subject as I arrow down through the table with QN. I'd love to see that within tables on the web, but it would conflict with the web rotor as things stand right now. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmai

Re: Instructions for Kobo Books: How to change to scrolling mode and do table of contents navigation

2010-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
. Tapping the button that sounds like icon_igear also doesn't seem to do anything, and I'm not seeing icons across the bottom that somebody else mentioned in another message either. what the heck am I doing wrong? mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message bec

Re: Instructions for Kobo Books: How to change to scrolling mode and do table of contents navigation

2010-08-28 Thread Mary Otten
Of course, after sending my last message on this topic, I went back one more time and tried the cobo app, and it worked as described. I don't get it, but I hope it continues to work. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

audio source button in airfoil has become nonresponsive

2010-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
xperienced this problem? and if so, how did you fix it? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

further to the airfoil problem

2010-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
rfoil doesn't think I have any other apps on my system that it could use. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups

Re: audio source button in airfoil has become nonresponsive

2010-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
as my application choices in it. this use to work like a charm. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubs

Re: Pandora on the Mac

2010-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
site, I'm sorry to say. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: Pandora on the Mac

2010-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
'm in there. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mac

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
ht be technically usable if you jump through hoops. but how many hoops before you say nuts and just go back to what works without the hoops? If Apple fixes the Word table issue with pages, that seems like a better solution, even though it costs, and Open Office is free. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmai

webkit weirdness with new windows

2010-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
g. no downloaded books. Safari still works, thank goodness. But I can't imagine what could have changed in webkit. Has anybody noticed this problem? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gr

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
Really? the Open Office spreadsheet works well with vo? Can you use xls and xlsx spreadsheets? I don't need to make them; I just need to read them. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: webkit weirdness with new windows

2010-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
f that helps. I did check my settings to see if something had gotten changed that might somehow prevent windows from opening, and I didn't see anything. I have tabs set to never. I even turned off the pop up window blocker to see if that was the problem. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -

Re: webkit weirdness with new windows

2010-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
a new window will open and you will see the list of subchannels. I am going to try forcing a new window as you suggested in a previous message. but this again just works in Safari as expected without such measures. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because yo

no more custom ring tone creation in ITunes 10

2010-09-07 Thread Mary Otten
According to a story on today's macrumors, Apple has taken out the ability to create custom ring tones from songs you purchase via ITunes. If this capability is something you value, you may wish to hold off on that upgrade. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this me

trackpad gesture that mutes speech in voiceover

2010-09-13 Thread Mary Otten
perhaps do it again to undo the mistake in future and not have to resort to sighted help? Thanks. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to m

Re: trackpad gesture that mutes speech in voiceover

2010-09-13 Thread Mary Otten
of the pickle. Now just now my trackpad confused a rotor gesture with a three finger double tap is another matter. I don't claim to be the best at gestures, but those seem pretty different to me, and I've been using the Ipod touch for months and never had that happen. Mary Mary O

allegiant air website not accessible with vo and safari

2010-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
s m t w etc and the numbers for dates all in a string, I couldn't get focus on any one thing to try to select. Getting the numbers and letter abbreviations read out was further than I or she got with windows screen readers, but it still didn't do us any good. Mary Mary Otten motte..

Re: IOS 4.1, blutooth keyboard and the iPod Touch as a notetaker for school?

2010-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
s not available for IPhone or IPod touch. I have my fingers crossed for it becoming available soon. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email

Re: allegiant air website not accessible with vo and safari

2010-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
Colin, Were you in dom or group mode? That's the only thing I didn't think of, trying the other mode. I was in dom mode. I had no problems with the pop up buttons to select my city. But the calendar fields certainly didn't appear for me as you described. Mary Mary Otten mot

Re: allegiant air website not accessible with vo and safari

2010-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
rrows for anything resembling dates. No go. Don't know what I'm not doing, but since Colin managed, it seems like I ought to be able to do that too. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&quo

Re: ABBYY OCR Software

2010-09-22 Thread Mary Otten
s not like Kurzweil 1000. It also doesn't cost as much. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

further to my itunes problem with the incompatible library file

2013-06-06 Thread Mary Otten
a solution that is hopefully not going to involve terminal or some other unix-like action that neither I nor my partner will feel comfortable doing. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

Re: further to my itunes problem with the incompatible library file

2013-06-06 Thread Mary Otten
stuff itself. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To po

Re: further to my itunes problem with the incompatible library file

2013-06-06 Thread Mary Otten
other than download itunes, the program opened and all seems to be well now. Thank heavens! Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails f

Re: Cepstral Version 6 Has Been Released

2013-06-06 Thread Mary Otten
Do they have a page where you can go to hear samples? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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 macv

Re: DocuScan Plus

2013-06-08 Thread Mary Otten
Docuscan plus is alive and well, but doesn't the demo time out after a certain number of days? So unless you just got your demo, it may well be at its end and timed out. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: DocuScan Plus

2013-06-08 Thread Mary Otten
Docuscan works with only english, no other languages, sadly. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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: Docuscan plus

2013-06-10 Thread Mary Otten
Docuscan plus runs on a poc or a Mac, not IOS. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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 macvisionarie

Re: IOS 7 did I hear something right?

2013-06-10 Thread Mary Otten
I thought the male voice sounded like a much nicer version of Tom than I'm use to hearing. They did mention having French and German voices too and demonstrated those briefly. And they said more hq languages were coming. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message becaus

Re: Docuscan plus

2013-06-10 Thread Mary Otten
Well, I'm thinking of the docuscan from Serotek. If that's the one you're talking about, it is not on the iPad. It is on the Pc and the Mac. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&qu

can't open itunes again

2013-06-10 Thread Mary Otten
trip to the Mac store is the way to solve this, although it'd be nice not to have to go that route. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: IOS 7 did I hear something right?

2013-06-10 Thread Mary Otten
Google has a better voice? Which google voice are you referring to? Surely not the awful google tts? If I had to use that, I'd throw my Nexus 7 against the wall. Horrible. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

from snow leopard to mountain lion with voice over

2013-06-11 Thread Mary Otten
I wonder if there is a resource somewhere that I can use to educate myself about the changes in voice over and major applications between SL and ML. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Re: from snow leopard to mountain lion with voice over

2013-06-12 Thread Mary Otten
so be able to run Mavericks. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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.

itunes ate my library file again

2013-06-12 Thread Mary Otten
of itunes than the one I have. After years of flawless operation, I think I have an evil poltergeist in my Mac. Clearly, there is something going on here that it just more than a simple file corruption problem. It just shouldn't happen again that fast. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -

Re: itunes ate my library file again

2013-06-12 Thread Mary Otten
Well, the notes for this latest version of iTunes say it is compatible with Snow Leopard. And since my original download came via software update, I think it is reasonable to suppose that at least Apple thinks this version is ok to run on SL. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You

using time machine

2013-06-12 Thread Mary Otten
Mac when I opened time machine, so I focused in finder on my itunes folver under the users/username/music path, but then when I opened TM, that didn't help. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVi

itunes match and play lists

2013-06-12 Thread Mary Otten
brary, and no way of having playlists, iTunes match would seem kind of clunky with respect to coming up with nice mixes of various artists etc. I must be missing something here. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: itunes ate my library file again

2013-06-13 Thread Mary Otten
all to me. But it is what happened. And no, I am neither drinking, smoking or otherwise under the influence of strange substances. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: itunes ate my library file again

2013-06-13 Thread Mary Otten
I'm not aware of any other copies of itunes application, but I didn't look for any; sounds like a good idea. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: from snow leopard to mountain lion with voice over

2013-06-13 Thread Mary Otten
It would appear that you can upgrade straight from SL to ML. At least, the Mac store guy said I could, and the application shows up in my Mac app store. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&q

itunes match content versus what's on my hard drive

2013-06-15 Thread Mary Otten
licates. Actually, I got sighted help, since the app isn't accessible with VO. So there shouldn't be any duplicate records; I wonder what caused the difference in number of songs and how to tell which didn't make the grade, so to speak. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- Yo

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Mary Otten
a 5400 rpm, like laptops and the Mac mini. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-16 Thread Mary Otten
Phil, Interesting that the 27 inch iMac is seen as the better deal. But how much of that is based on the display, a factor that interest blind people not at all, unless, of course, you have enough vision to be able to take advantage of it. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received

Re: VMWare Fusion for $15 (plus shipping)

2013-06-17 Thread Mary Otten
ore ssd storage. I'm attracted by the idea of using sdxc cards to extend the storage of a 128 mba, but you couldn't do that with an os on the card, I don't imagine. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ma

Re: Fusion boot camp or parallel

2013-06-17 Thread Mary Otten
possibility in the iMac is a good argument for that one for future proofing, I suppose. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emai

accessibility settings in ML

2013-06-18 Thread Mary Otten
and I didn't see anything like that. So perhaps I'm crazy. Is all the stuff still foun in the voice over utility? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

making do with no vo keys to right of space bar

2013-06-18 Thread Mary Otten
e for getting rid of the control key on the right, but since that's not practical, I'd be curious how you MacBook owners who also have desktops with a full keyboard dealt with the transition. Do you miss the vo keys on the right and the num pad? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com --

Re: accessibility settings in ML

2013-06-18 Thread Mary Otten
Ray, it is probably just some memory glitch here. As one ages, these things happen. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

Re: making do with no vo keys to right of space bar

2013-06-19 Thread Mary Otten
still have a Windows laptop with the full keyboard. Life will certainly go on. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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, se

Re: Docuscan and twane scanners?

2013-07-22 Thread Mary Otten
I use docuscan with an Epson scanner that uses twain. It is an older model, but it does use twain. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiv

Re: What I think Apple needs to change: was: Re: best way to navigate Mail when Quick Nav is on?

2013-07-30 Thread Mary Otten
s who work for Apple who have experience with other operating systems. I say that not because I want to see some other approach duplicated, but because I've seen too much tunnel vision coming from folks whose only experience is with one or another os. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.co

Re: What I think Apple needs to change: was: Re: best way to navigate Mail when Quick Nav is on?

2013-07-30 Thread Mary Otten
Shane, While this is possibly straying off topic, I wonder if NVDA with its object nav isn't rather similar to the interaction model with VO. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To u

Re: Seeing Eye GPS

2013-08-04 Thread Mary Otten
Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- 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 post to this gr

current vo manual

2013-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
I have looked on Apple's site for the voiceover manual and the only thing I find is from 2008, getting started guide. I was hoping to find something that reflects the current VO but have come up empty. Does anybody have a link? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this me

Re: current vo manual

2013-08-16 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Barry. I did go to the accessibility page, which is where I found the little blurb on VO but I missed the link you sent. Found the old VO manual under the support/manuals link. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

boot camp or vmware

2013-08-17 Thread Mary Otten
apps under VMware or bootcamp? Also, I have only a magic track pad, not a mouse. I assume that's not going to work on the Windows side. I personally don't care, but my sighted better half would. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribe

winclone for bootcamp back-up

2013-08-19 Thread Mary Otten
Has anybody used this app? It costs 30 bucks and is recommended by MacWorld if you use a bootcamp partition. Back up, move to a different Mac etc. Since it is 30 bucks, I was wondering if it is VO-friendly. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are

Re: ABBYY fine reader express looking good

2013-08-20 Thread Mary Otten
of all in one. And when he tried Abbyy, he got nowhere with it. He's sighted. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails f

Re: winclone for bootcamp back-up

2013-08-20 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Vinny. How disappointing that they now charge for a less accessible program. Thumbs down on that. Does anybody know of an equivalent solution that would be vo-friendly? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: winclone for bootcamp back-up

2013-08-24 Thread Mary Otten
Applied Psychologist > Training and Coaching. > Because individuals of groups matter! > > > On 21 Aug 2013, at 01:20, Mary Otten wrote: > >> Thanks, Vinny. How disappointing that they now charge for a less accessible >> program. Thumbs down on that. Does a

Re: Libre Office 4.1 accessibility fail

2013-08-26 Thread Mary Otten
Looking forward to this, especially if tables will be navigable in this new version. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Aug 26, 2013, at 8:22 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Looking forward to the new accessible version. As far as I know there is no > other accessible office suite other than Apple's own

Problem waking up my mac

2013-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I have a problem with the new Mac Mini running Mountain lion. It won't wake up. All I get is the ability to turn voiceover off and on and then the word authentication. It was fine last night, but obviously went to sleep overnight, and now it won't wake up. Once I hear "authentication", I

Re: Problem waking up my mac

2013-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
choice. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Aug 29, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: > Mary, are you able to power off the machine? And if you can, I'm wondering if > we starting at what allow things to return to normal. Good luck. > Less > > Sent from my iPhone > &

Re: Problem waking up my mac

2013-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Tim. Your suggestion to click the trackpad to restore focus to the authentication window did the trick. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

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