where did my mail sounds go?

2013-08-29 Thread Mary Otten
they're not. What am I missing? 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...@googl

Re: where did my mail sounds go?

2013-08-30 Thread Mary Otten
Ok, no luck. I sent that last message in this thread and didn't get my sounds back. 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 email

Re: where did my mail sounds go?

2013-08-30 Thread Mary Otten
d is no longer valid. How would I find that out, I wonder. 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 ema

Re: where did my mail sounds go?

2013-08-30 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Robert, I don't have "power nap" but I do have sleep, so I set that to "never". So now when I send this, I will hopefully hear the send sound. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &

Re: where did my mail sounds go?

2013-08-30 Thread Mary Otten
changes to the expected sonic environment can be. 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 macvisionarie

Importing bookmarks from Windows Internet Explorer to Safari on Mountain lion

2013-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I wonder if this is possible. If I put the favorites folder onto a thumb drive and then import that into Safari on Mountain lion. Is that doable? Mary Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscrib

taming the album grid in Itunes

2013-08-31 Thread Mary Otten
it is a confusing mess. Is there a way to deal with this mess or change the view? I looked in the view menu but nothing else seems available. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. T

Re: taming the album grid in Itunes

2013-09-01 Thread Mary Otten
> very buggy so I don't use it much. > > > On Aug 31, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Hi all, > > Is there a way to get an alternative view to the table that has the album > grid in it?> For instance, in my music library, I select the artists racio >

Re: New to the list, with lots of questions

2013-09-02 Thread Mary Otten
Apple mail program. I can't compare it with Outlook Express, because I never used that program. Good luck with the decision.\ \ Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscrib

radium

2013-09-14 Thread Mary Otten
hat much attention to the discussion, because my os at that time wouldn't let me use the app, and I have no idea if the current version is the same, apparently accessible one, that people had been discussing. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are s

getting to desktop with no items selected

2013-09-16 Thread Mary Otten
on top of an existing item, but rather, on to a blank space on my desktop. 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 i

Re: Infovox Lisa

2013-09-17 Thread Mary Otten
in the U.S. 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

dropbox on the Mac

2013-09-17 Thread Mary Otten
menu. What is the work around for this lack of keyboard access? Or do you have to do everything from the web? That would be off putting. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubsc

airfoil for Mac

2013-09-17 Thread Mary Otten
f you running ML and useing AirFoil, what functionality does it add that you don't get from airplay or the extra functionality in apps like Radium that give you access to the connected stereo or apple tv? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are

itunes radio and skipping songs

2013-09-19 Thread Mary Otten
to be true. Any conformations or contradictions to this experience? Also,m I accidentally told iTunes never to play a particular song that I actually wanted to say "play more like this". I don't suppose there is a way to undo such mistakes? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -

Re: dropBox again

2013-09-19 Thread Mary Otten
nd f5. Then Hold the option key and click the track pad. 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 macvisio

Re: itunes radio and skipping songs

2013-09-19 Thread Mary Otten
the same effect that it does in the songs table. But no luck. Maybe I need to interact down at another level, although I thought I was as far down as I could be in the interaction layers. I still think Itunes radio is going to be pretty darned cool. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- Yo

Re: itunes radio and skipping songs

2013-09-20 Thread Mary Otten
:46 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Mary, >>>>> >>>>> to delete a station completely, navigate to it and then press VO shift M. >>>>> Delete should be the only thing in the context menu. >>>>> >>&g

Re: iBooks on Mac

2013-09-24 Thread Mary Otten
Sent iBooks is coming to the Mac when the new Mavericks operating system comes out. Apple announced that back in the spring at WWDC. Mary from my iPhone On Sep 24, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Helena Fehr wrote: > Hi all! > I've been hearing rumours that iBooks is coming to the Mac. ANybody know > whe

Re: it's official, I am an idiot!

2013-09-25 Thread Mary Otten
You can still mute the voice over sounds, just not with the mute switch. I read about that in Jonathan's book, but right now I can't remember where you go to do it. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Sep 25, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > This is true. > I wish they would mute the VO sou

navigating pop up menus with first letter?

2013-10-04 Thread Mary Otten
an in Windows after activating the same control, which Windows sees as a combo box. I thought under SL, it was also possible to use this sort of navigation. Am I nuts? Is there a setting I am missing. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscrib

Re: navigating pop up menus with first letter?

2013-10-07 Thread Mary Otten
have this problem. I haven't used my bt keyboard and iPad in a while, so I may be wrong. But I don't recall having issues with first letter nag on websites under IOS. Maybe they'll beef this up in Mavericks. One may hope. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this

Re: kindle for mac?

2013-10-09 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, there is a Kindle app for the Mac, and no, it is not accessible. 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

Itunes oddity

2012-12-04 Thread Mary Otten
, although it is not. Very weird and confusing the first time it happens. 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 u

zite update

2012-12-04 Thread Mary Otten
t the first few screens which are apparently showing images of new features. Get to the last one, where the only thing VO says is "try tapping this related article" and that's all she wrote. There is no related article, and tapping that phrase gives nothing. Mary Mary Otten motte..

sorry

2012-12-04 Thread Mary Otten
I just sent an iPhone/iPad related message to this list by mistake. Sorry about that. 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@google

Recently Added playlist in Itunes 11 has no music

2012-12-17 Thread Mary Otten
. Is there something I'm missing? Or did they just decide to take the recently added music out of the list? Seems very strange. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to t

explanation for missing recently added songs

2012-12-17 Thread Mary Otten
quot; only knows about iTunes purchases or cds you wrip, but not things imported into the library from other sources like Amazon. The music from Amazon does show up in the music table, thank goodness. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

searching for a book on google books

2012-12-19 Thread Mary Otten
ri. Has anybody been able to search for google books on the play store, and if so, how? 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@googleg

Caliber on the Mac

2012-12-31 Thread Mary Otten
ut if others have tried and been told to buzz off, then that would be good to know as well. 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@googl

itext express

2013-01-01 Thread Mary Otten
go to bookmarks in epubs if possible, and how to get rid of "new line, new line" are the things that are stopping me from using this app just now. Thanks for all clarifications. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

learning ally book manager for Mac

2013-01-09 Thread Mary Otten
l with the unresponsive sign in process. 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, send emai

Re: Caliber on the Mac

2013-01-10 Thread Mary Otten
to use the terminal, but I've also heard that that process is hit and miss and a bit complicated. The Caliber process with the gui is easy, if you can access it. So I will see about adding my voice to those others who have written the developers. But I'm not holding my breath. Ma

Re: Question and Comment on Using a Braille Display with a Mac

2013-01-10 Thread Mary Otten
Scott, Please put the answer to this question on list, and I'm sure it will help others as well. Vo J is such a useful command for those of us who like to use the preview pane in mail. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

bookle

2013-01-11 Thread Mary Otten
BOOKS AND HAD MORE THAN JUST THAT ONE IN MY TABLE OF BOOKS, THINGS WENT DOWNHILL FAST. the 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@

Re: bookle

2013-01-11 Thread Mary Otten
t all useful info in this case, since that info wipes out the announcement of the currently selected title. 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

Re: Stopping VO from saying, Return, new line.

2013-01-19 Thread Mary Otten
value of hearing tab, new line etc in a document one is writing, but otherwise, it is just so much unwanted speech interrupting the flow of the text I do want to hear. So as somebody suggested, a note to Apple Accessibility seems to be in order. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You

Re: hotkeys for buttons in dialogs?

2013-01-20 Thread Mary Otten
I just tried command d s and c for saving not saving and canceling a reply I started and then closed. The only one that worked was command d for don't save. Very convenient. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
interest in another mini. The one I have now is a bit over 3 years old and still going strong, but it runs sl, and I'm starting to have issues, like not being able to use the nightly webkit builds anymore, and I suspect that the web issues are only going to get worse, not better. Mary

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
e of use to others. 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, send email to macvisio

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
No, I'm looking at the next Mini up from the 599 one. I think it is $799.00 prior to any upgrading. 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

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
Oh, well, I wasn't looking for the server. I assume the os on that is different. 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@googl

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
ve. I like the sound of the fusion drive; seems to make a lot of sense but not sure how it would play out with a system running a vm and Windows. Lots of good food for thought in the responses here. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
Angelo, which manufacturer was your ram that you bought after market from Amazon? 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@googlegrou

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Kliph. I will look in to that company. It sounds like a good thing. 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@googlegrou

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
Angelo, You bought the MinI was looking at yesterday. quad core, and upgraded to 16gb, if I could put another hd in there, it would be good to go for a few years, I should think. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-23 Thread Mary Otten
Kliph, I just went to the site www.retailproof.com, and what they have are various types of tiles. Phone number is right. What am I missing here? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" grou

Re: Mac mini ram and hd questions

2013-01-24 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, you can have a fusion drive in a new Mini for more $, of course. 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 u

Re: TTS for mac?

2013-01-26 Thread Mary Otten
llent. 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, send email to macvisio

Re: iBooks question

2013-02-01 Thread Mary Otten
is older and doesn't have much memory. But I've read bunches of pages in the Nook app using that same iPad, and it just keeps reading along like it should. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisi

Re: iBooks question

2013-02-01 Thread Mary Otten
Well, you can't read lines in the sense of using the rotor element, because it is absent when in the content area. But you can move around using the braille display within the page of the book and thus get chunks of text. I hope that made sense. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com --

mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-01 Thread Mary Otten
This is advertised as a Macworld special, so I would guess it will not be on long. But if you're running at least ios 10.7.5, this could be a good scanning application. I'm on s/l still, so it is a "no go" for me. It is supposedly vo friendly. mary Mary Otten motte...

Re: mac application prismo is half price in Mac app store

2013-02-01 Thread Mary Otten
I will be curious how it works if you try it, Les. I was kind of hoping I could buy it at this price and then install it on a future Mac, but it won't let me do that because I have only SL. And of course I meant os 10.7.5, not ios 10.7.5 in my original note. Mary Otten motte...@gmai

Re: Google books

2013-02-04 Thread Mary Otten
When looking at google books, you have to make sure it contains text and isn't just scanned images. If it is just scanned images, as many of them are, it will not be accessible. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread Mary Otten
ther such nonsense. 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

Re: Nuance Vs Alex (was Intonation)

2013-02-20 Thread Mary Otten
aken with the A Capella speech except for the Russian, which is decent, but off topic for this thread. 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 receivin

Re: Nuance Vs Alex (was Intonation)

2013-02-21 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Shawn, for that tip about keeping the better Alex voice when you get a Mac running ML. I am still using Snow Leopard, so will definitely need to copy out that speech file when I get a new Mac. I really like the SL Alex. mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message

"Gifting" a song in the iTunes store

2014-11-02 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I was wondering how to give the gift of a song in the Mac iTunes Store. I see the song and the price and there's a pop up button. One of the choices in there is to "gift" the song. When I VO space on that, nothing happens. What am I missing? How does one do this? Mary Sent from my iPh

Sound output under Yosemite

2014-11-02 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I just upgraded my Mac mini to Yosemite. I discovered what I think is a problem, in that I no longer automatically switch from the onboard speaker of the many to my USB speakers. Under Mavericks, if I did not have my USB speakers on. Voiceover and other sounds came through the minis sp

itunes 12 on mac can't get album or any other sort of list view of my music

2014-11-03 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 group,

Re: itunes 12 on mac can't get album or any other sort of list view of my music

2014-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
David, I’m not on Windows. I’m on a Mac running Yosemite. I up graded from Mavericks yesterday and did the repair permissions. Column browser isn’t showing up in the view menu. I guess all I can do is hope that the many sighted people who thikn the redesign was stupid will convince Apple to not

Re: itunes 12 on mac can't get album or any other sort of list view of my music

2014-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
in the menu. 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

Re: itunes 12 on mac can't get album or any other sort of list view of my music

2014-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
Command b gives me a ding sound and no joy. So column browser is definitely absent here. I’ve tried the radio buttons. I know how to get out of the pop over. What I’m saying is that nothing, and I do mean nothing, gives me a view of music that is other than that album grid. Mary Otten motte

Re: itunes 12 on mac can't get album or any other sort of list view of my music

2014-11-03 Thread Mary Otten
Ok, it was vo space on the item in the table, not just selecting it, as I had been doing, that did the trick. Contrast that with the behavior of the output device under system sound prefs, where all you need do is select an item by arrowing to it, and the change occurs. Mary Mary Otten motte

quickly switching keyboards on the Mac

2014-11-11 Thread Mary Otten
I would like to find a way to quickly switch between the standard U.S. English keyboard and the Russian keyboard layout on my Mac. Is there a way to set up a toggle to do this? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

How to get itunes not to switch to store while typing a search term

2014-11-15 Thread Mary Otten
any settings, so I can’t understand why iTunes won’t let me type a complete word, or even several letters in a row, without insisting on moving me to a search results section that I’m not ready to look at yet. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are

Re: How to get itunes not to switch to store while typing a search term

2014-11-15 Thread Mary Otten
that same problem ever since the upgrade to Yosemite. >>> It's very annoying. I have been able to search, but only by trying over >>> and over again, until I get all the text in. >>> Best, >>> Donna >>>> On Nov 15, 2014, at 1:25 PM, Mary Ott

Re: How to get itunes not to switch to store while typing a search term

2014-11-17 Thread Mary Otten
7;ve been having that same problem ever since the upgrade to Yosemite. >>> It's very annoying. I have been able to search, but only by trying over >>> and over again, until I get all the text in. >>> Best, >>> Donna >>>> On Nov 15, 2014, at 1

Re: How to get itunes not to switch to store while typing a search term

2014-11-17 Thread Mary Otten
working, because the thought of a clean install is not in the least appealing. 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, sen

Discrepancy in iTunes "various artist"

2014-11-18 Thread Mary Otten
I have a fair number of compilations which are by "various artist". When I am in iTunes, and I get to the various artists section, I see a whole bunch of albums. If I go into my music folder via the alias which is on my desktop on the Mac, and I open up the folder for various artists, I get a sc

Re: Braille Embosser and Compatible Software

2014-11-19 Thread Mary Otten
To the best of my knowledge, Duxbury is not yet out for the Mac. I am on a Duxbury mailing list, and I think I would see something there if they had released that product. The people who make the index line of braillers recently released a driver and some software that is free if you have the re

Re: A little off topic, yet maybe relevant to some

2014-11-22 Thread Mary Otten
It's probably simple. They probably ran out of money. I don't think very many people use their screen reader. And I have no idea how many are on Sam nett. I know I am. I have most of the year left on a subscription. It is really too bad. I will certainly miss them. And I do wish the company woul

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2014-11-26 Thread Mary Otten
The Mac app is in accessible. You will just have to use the Amazon cloud player on your eye device. No deal with the Mac. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 26, 2014, at 9:06 PM, denise avant wrote: > > Hello all, > I have bought an album from Amazon music. I downloaded the amazon app for the

Re: a very curious chage in my mail

2014-12-08 Thread Mary Otten
Ray, How did you change to IMAP in your Comcast account? I have not put IMAP on my Mac or any of my phones, because it is pop, and some of the mail I get there relates only and specifically to the PC, so my Comcast is the only email I still get on the PC. But, if I could have it changed to IMAP,

Choppy Apple TV

2014-12-22 Thread Mary Otten
Hi all, I have an older Apple TV, the first model that had voiceover. I have it connected to a TV through HDMI. It works fine through the internal lousy TV speakers. When I connect my sound bar to the TV using the TV optical output from the TV to my sound bar, voiceover becomes very choppy and

Re: Choppy Apple TV

2014-12-23 Thread Mary Otten
choppy both with VO and movies >>> through my tv’s speakers. It just started after the last apple tv software >>> update. I’m hoping there will be a new update to correct this. >>> Jeff >>> >>>> On Dec 22, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Mary Otten wr

Re: Choppy Apple TV

2014-12-23 Thread Mary Otten
e wrote: > > Have you tried using your TV headphone jack? > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 23, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> I would love to be able to do the audio and video through a single cable and >> still be able to use

Re: Choppy Apple TV

2014-12-23 Thread Mary Otten
MI successfully as well > though with my LG Electronics sound bar that I had which broke. > > >> On Dec 23, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Robert Cole wrote: >> >> Have you tried using your TV headphone jack? >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> O

Re: Choppy Apple TV

2014-12-23 Thread Mary Otten
PM, Scott Berry wrote: > > I have the Third generation. I forwent the whole TV thing though. > > >> On Dec 23, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Which AppleTV do you have, Scott? The second or third generation one? >> Someone suggested that the late

Re: Differences between Netflix and Hulu plus: opinions?

2014-12-26 Thread Mary Otten
Both services are accessible on the Apple TV. We have accounts for both. My husband uses them. I have lately started using both, and they are both fully accessible so far as I can tell. Netflix on iOS, I do not find accessible at all. Or I should say very limited. Very frustrating. It used to wo

Re: Netflics site verses iPhone app verses Apple tV

2014-12-30 Thread Mary Otten
I have given up on all means of accessing Netflix except AppleTV, which works wonderfully. I know some say they have good luck with the iOS app. But I can't get off first base. I can't even get to the search field anymore. As for the Mac, since mine has been dead now for a little while, out for

Re: Still Having VoiceOver Dropouts

2015-02-02 Thread Mary Otten
I am also having voiceover dropouts on my Mac running 10.10.2. When I first upgraded to Yosemite, I did not have these problems. Then, my drive had a problem, for which it had to go back and get reformatted and have the whole system reinstalled. I am running a fusion Drive, and the technician sa

Re: Am I nuts, or is Alex way better now?

2015-02-08 Thread Mary Otten
If you're using Yosemite and you're noticing Alex skipping or stuttering, I don't think that is an Alex problem. Rather, I think it is something to do with Yosemite, although it doesn't appear on everybody's machine. It also happens with vocalizer voices. I use the Russian ones, and it happens t

Re: more on converting files to ebooks, Caliber?

2013-03-04 Thread Mary Otten
gui is totally useless with VO. 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 macvisionarie

Re: more on converting files to ebooks, Caliber?

2013-03-04 Thread Mary Otten
it were vo friendly. 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. T

Re: more on converting files to ebooks, Caliber?

2013-03-04 Thread Mary Otten
I've never heard of this program from epup soft. Is it a Mac or a pc program? 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: more on converting files to ebooks, Caliber?

2013-03-06 Thread Mary Otten
ough VO is useless in the application, at least on my machine running Snow Leopard. When you buy the book, you can tell Amazon that you want it sent to your kindle for Mac application, and so when you open the Kindle app, the book will be there, not that you can do anything with it. Mary O

Re: more on converting files to ebooks, Caliber?

2013-03-07 Thread Mary Otten
tripped on my iPad, and they weren't cut off in the middle. So perhaps this has changed regarding the need to actually focus on the book in the application before it completely downloads. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: more on converting files to ebooks, Caliber?

2013-03-07 Thread Mary Otten
least, I have not found a means of making the change permanent. 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: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

2013-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
s there in switching? 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. T

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

2013-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
ew os. Same with i-devices, but that's a different subject. IPad 1 anybody? . 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 i

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

2013-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
han what I would pay for a new Mac. I'm not saying that the Mac isn't good. I just think the decision to switch is a lot more complicated than deciding it is a good deal because you get the screen reader buiult in to the os. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You receive

Re: Reading .epub books on mac

2013-04-15 Thread Mary Otten
c and into the app to access them? 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: Reading .epub books on mac

2013-04-17 Thread Mary Otten
mp;N site, since I really never looked for one. There may be a library link or something that would permit accessing books for download. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscr

Re: Reading .epub books on mac

2013-04-18 Thread Mary Otten
tions will be a nice breakk, since I happen really to prefer the Alex voice to anything on my iPad. But you can't beat the convenience of continuous reading that the well-designed Nook and i-books apps offer on the i-devices. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message b

Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover.

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
Amazon's mobile app for ios is accessible. You'll do lots of clicking through various screens to see reviews etc, though. So unless you really have problems with the regular site, I'd just stick with it. Others disagree, though. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- Yo

Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover.

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
don't see a way to do that with the Kindle app. The fact that you can read by words or characters in the Kindle app is a plus. I hope Apple fixes the word character line thing in the next ios release. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover.

2013-05-01 Thread Mary Otten
ssuming you have not been buying Kindle books for yourself until now, of course. 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 ema

Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover.

2013-05-02 Thread Mary Otten
order to access Kindle stuff in future. 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 macvisio

Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover.

2013-05-02 Thread Mary Otten
I know this is anecdotal evidence, but I can say that I can't remember ever finding a title on iBooks that was not also on Kindle. Not true for the other way around, and that continues to be so through today. So I think iBooks is definitely not catching up. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmai

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