RE: internet explorer on the mac?

I think the only way you will be able to use IE on the Mac is to use Bootcamp to run Windows, or to run Windows in a virtual window by using something like VM Fusion. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionarie

RE: apps for the blind?

There is no app that will do everything something like Sendero or Trekker will do, but the combination of Navigon or Tom Tom and something like Sendero Look Around will come pretty close. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: Extremely frustrated with Navigon not transferring to IPhone

If you do that, make sure that you do it with WIFI and not 3G. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 1:08 AM To: macvisionaries

RE: Extremely frustrated with Navigon not transferring to IPhone

You have iTunes on your phone, but in this case, you would use the "App Store" app. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 1:24

RE: Extremely frustrated with Navigon not transferring to IPhone

I did as well. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Les Kriegler Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2:24 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Extremely frustrate

RE: Extremely frustrated with Navigon not transferring to IPhone

I have Roadrunner, and it took a long time, but not hours. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Les Kriegler Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2:40 AM To: macvisionaries@googl

RE: Would you pick up a touch screen iMac?

But you would still have the option of plugging in a keyboard. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:45 AM To: macvisionaries@

RE: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

>From what i read here, it seems as though folks who use the Mac still have to use Windows for many tasks. I guess that shows that the Mac still has a way to go before it could be considered a powerful solution for computer productivity. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original

RE: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

af Check out my first ever podcast tutorial, Learn braille using the braille box. Visit http://www.erik-burggraaf.com and click podcasts to read more and subscribe. On 2010-08-31, at 8:09 AM, Andy Baracco wrote: > From what i read here, it seems as though folks who use the Mac still > have to

RE: long rant was Re: GW Micro Responds to the Future of Screen Readers Discussion Panel Questions

I don't like the many 4 finger salutes that you have to do with Voiceover. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 2:41 AM To: m

RE: My Passport External Hard Drive

This may be because out of the box, those drives are formatted for Windows. You may need to reformat the drive. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather Sent: S

RE: ABBYY OCR Software

What is Bluescan? Are you saying that you need a program in addition to Abby in order to scan and recognize? Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Wed

RE: USB Hub

Did it come with a CD? Perhaps drivers need to be installed. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Snyder Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 10:05 PM To: macvisionaries

RE: please don't turn this in to a debate, just need information

When you refer to the states, I would imagine that you are referring to the state rehab agencies. State rehab agencies are focused on employment, and if they are purchasing computer equipment for a client, it is most likely for employment related uses, and like it or not, most employers are using

RE: Bluetooth Mini keyboard for the Mac and I phone 4.

One of the Seratalk podcasts had a very positive review of a mini bluetooth keyboard called the Freedom Connect. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Taylor Sent: Tu

RE: an odd thing regarding voicemail and iphone

This is normal. Apparently there is a lag time before the provider deletes it from the system. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent: Thursday, October

RE: the gns bluetooth gps receiver for apple products

Sendero experimented with an indoor GPS type system at the CSUN conference a few years ago. I do not understand the tech behind it, but it somehow involved flourescent lights. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:mac

RE: scanner vs eye pal solo

Yes! It was called 64 Reader. I believe it was developed by Ed Bowman, who later went on to write a DOS screen reader called Tiny Talk. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: scanner vs eye pal solo

The Solo is just what it says, a stand alone reading device. "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:44 PM To: macvisionaries@goog

RE: apple wireless keyboard:

Well! while you have your credit card in hand, you could buy a bluetooth Braille display, a nifty headset of your choice, speakers, and I guess it goes on and on depending on your card limit. (SMILE)! Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@goog

RE: some newbie mac questions - item chooser

How do you download it? When I clicked on the link, WMP came up and it began to play. I just want to download it. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marlaina Lieberg Se

RE: Mod note -was- Re: THE MAC BEING LIKE CRACK DISCUSSION

scott's post gave me the biggest laugh I have had from anything on this list. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 5:09 PM To: ma

RE: iTunes: is there a good tutorial out there?

For windows or the Mac? NBP has an iTunes tutorial. It is based on the Windows version though. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marlaina Lieberg Sent: Friday, Decembe

RE: Capchas and OCR?

I have seen this question asked on other lists, and the consensus seems to be "no" because the image is deliberately distorted, just like the audio CAPTCHA's are. I know people who have no vision problem who say that they have trouble reproducing them. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer."

RE: xternal hard drive not showing up on desktop.

Make sure that the USB end of the USB cable that goes into the back of the drive is securely seated. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of matthew Dyer Sent: Monday, Decemb

RE: Problems with Braille displays and iOS devices

There is also a list for the RefreshaBraille, and I have seen posts there concerning the RBD and iPhone. For more info, go to: http://tech.aph.org/mailman/listinfo/rbd Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar

RE: bad language was Re: =What the Verizon phone means for Apple

Oh! God! Please give me strength. Are people really saying that the blind are the only segment of society that uses raw language? my grandfather was a construction worker, and not blind, and often used language that would make one blush. This reminds me of gatherings of adult blind people where

RE: bad language was Re: =What the Verizon phone means for Apple

eat Grandfather summed up nicely: "you can please some of the people some of the time. you can please all of the people some of the time. BUT, you cannot please all of the people all of the time". It sounds cliche I know, but, it is often true. -Eric On Jan 12, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Andy

RE: Apple to Remove the Home Button from Future iPads and iPhones?

My take was that this only will apply to the iPad. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Mustill-Rose Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 3:57 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegro

RE: Apple to Remove the Home Button from Future iPads and iPhones?

Before my iPhone, every cell phone I ever had would either play a tune, vibrate, or both when it came on. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday,

RE: anyone tried eharmony?

Actually, I know several people who found success with Eharmony, but I agree with Scott, in that you can find that special person anywhere. i know a couple who met at a bus stop, just like that Hollys song. I know a woman whose future husband pumped her gas one day in a service station. But scre

RE: iWOrk: VoiceOver Falls Short

I agree with what is stated below. I have noticed this bias in other comparisons that you have done. If I didn't know better, I would say that you are an FS plant. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionarie

RE: scanning and the mac

But you have to have both packages. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:06 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegrou

RE: scanning and the mac

Stephen at Kurzweil told me that you can't buy the camera separately, and you can't use it separately. The Eye-Pal software must be installed, as k1000 needs to access components of the Eye-Pal software, so if you are going to use K1000 with the Eye-Pal camera, you will need to purchase both pack

RE: Big time Vo Crash

Gee! I use windows and Window Eyes, and my speech crashes once or twice a day. I wouldn't know what it would be like to go through a day without speech crashing. I guess all things are relative. (SMILE)! Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries

RE: zoomreader for the iphone!

It is designed for persons with low vision. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 4:22 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

RE: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

Still cheaper than the other blindness oriented OCR solutions, such as K1000, Open Book, Eye-Pal, etc. Andy P. S. I wonder if they are considering doing something for the iPhone. "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvis

RE: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

I paid $1000 for Open Book. Seems like a bargain to me. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." _ From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 2:51 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subj

RE: For those who can actually afford this, DocuScan Plus is now on the mac app store.

If you want Open Book with the Pearl camera, be prepared to shell out $1600 to $2000 depending on whether or not FS still is offering the intro price on the Pearl. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@g

RE: Mac arrives today.

Do you need to enter a pairing code? Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shameless FanGirl Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 8:03 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: abby fine reader express question

Can you say Docuscan? Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of carolyn Haas Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:59 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: abby fine read

RE: abby fine reader express question

I do not think you are going to see a lot of effort expended on OCR packages for the blind for a few reasons. One is that the mainstream solutions are becoming more and more accessible, and the 3rd party funders of the expensive blindness oriented solutions do not have the funds that they used to

RE: iPad 2 application Question

iPhone apps will run on the iPad, but will only display in the middle part of the screen. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli Sent: Thursday, May 26, 20

RE: iPad 2 application Question

in the lower right corner of the display. Tapping there will bring iPhone apps to full screen view. Aloha, Charlie Our new book "YOU MIGHT BE A MORON" is on sale at www.giantdolphin.com click the off the bookshelf link On May 26, 2011, at 3:55 PM, "Andy Baracco" wrote:

RE: Questions from a Potential New Mac User

There is Docuscan from Serotek. Also, I believe that the Eye-Pal has a version for the Mac. Andy "I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Colin M Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:10 P