(extedit) how to select text, start a new page

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
Hello, can I just select text with cmd-shift down arrow and then i can copy it? I guess I will have to be careful to have my cursor at the beginning of a line? Also how can I start a new page? Thanks, Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this mes

writing a letter in openoffice

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
Hello, i know i said I would use textedit for the forseeable future but when i write an official letter Id rather use somehting like office. So I typed the letter into openoffice and this seemed to go ok but when i wanted to scroll through it with either the up arrow or vo- up i got a lot o

Re: writing a letter in openoffice

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
t; I haven't tried Open Office with Snow Leopard yet so I probably can't > say too much. > > > On 02/09/2009, at 6:41 PM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hello, i know i said I would use textedit for the forseeable future >> but when i write an official letter

Re: timezone

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
Hi I got it, it was a bit of fiddling but its right now. Greetings, Anouk On Sep 2, 2009, at 3:54 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi Anouk, > > You asked: my timezone seems to be wrong, although i did set it to >> amsterdam when i first setup my mac. Where can I change it? > > TK: Go under System Pr

problems with turning off group mode in safari

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I wanted to turn off group mode and go back to dom mode in safari because that works better in braille so i checked dom mode in the voicover utility but i still get all the tables if i navigate through a page with braille, not all the individual items ae shown Greetings, Anouk, -

mudclient: savitar

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I just tried a few mudclients for the mac, 2 of the 3 i found outright dont work in snow leopard (mudwalker and atlantis) one seems to work, savitar but either it is not accessible or it is buggy, it does noe reply if i change anything in its settings. you can find it at www.heynow.

jamochamud (java program)

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
Hello, this free mud client does not seem to have problems with snow leopard but it is nt really accessible either, i can read the welcom screen but then i cant go to menus (if it has those) or go to buttons, they have no help tag. should java normally work with voicover? Their website is

staying in place in a webpage works

2009-09-02 Thread anouk radix
Hello, it works at least in wikipedia i tried it just now. Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

problems reading a document in textedit

2009-09-03 Thread anouk radix
Hello everyone, i tried again today to take my macbook pro with me to school today but it did not go as well as the first two times. I had to consult a lawbook (if htats the right word) and every time i went down a line i got messages like textedit busy or busy or textedit ready which made

ftpclients on the mac?

2009-09-03 Thread anouk radix
Hello are there any good ftp-clients that work with voicover? With good i mean that they have to be able to que stuff and download folders. Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisio

making java apps accessible with vo?

2009-09-03 Thread anouk radix
Hello, in the neoofficce discussion i thought there was some kinf of java accessibility toolkit mentioned? Will this also help making apps accessible with voicover or was it just for windows and windows screenreaders? If it would improve java accessibility on the mac I would like to point

Re: ftpclients on the mac?

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
t; or >> want it one day and you won't be disappointed. >> >> Best, >> >> erik burggraaf >> A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. >> Phone: 888-255-5194 >> Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 3-Sep-09, at 9:01 AM, anouk ra

Re: problems reading a document in textedit

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
, AnoukOn Sep 3, 2009, at 3:05 PM, James & Nash wrote: > > Could it dpend on the length of the document? This should not be the > case > but I have known it happen in Microsoft Office > - Original Message ----- > From: "anouk radix" > To: > Sent: Thursday

Re: problems reading a document in textedit

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
t dpend on the length of the document? This should not be the >> case >> but I have known it happen in Microsoft Office >> - Original Message - >> From: "anouk radix" >> To: >> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 1:50 PM >> Subject: pro

Re: problems reading a document in textedit

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
I say long documents, I am referring to those that are >> several hundred pages or more in length. >> >> >> On Sep 3, 2009, at 9:05 AM, James & Nash wrote: >> >>> >>> Could it dpend on the length of the document? This should not be the >>&g

Re: problems reading a document in textedit

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
me terminology I used above in >>>>> regards to a content list. The new group mode nest groups now and >>>>> it >>>>> seems to me that a group containing other groups is announced as a >>>>> content list. >>>>> >>&g

Re: Where to go to inform Apple about bugs with Voice Over?

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hello, the way to interact with apple about accessibility issues is emailing accessibil...@apple.com. If you call them people tend to dont know what you are talking about. Greetings, Anouk On Sep 4, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Justin Kauflin wrote: > > Hello, > I'm wondering if anyone has a good pl

Re: I'm not so impressed with s l.

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hey Tony, I am having issues too, not as many as you do but still. Please try mailing apple accessibility about them, i will as well and hope they fix it soon. Greetings, Anouk, On Sep 4, 2009, at 9:55 AM, Tony Bernedal wrote: > > Hi all. > Spending yesterday evening with snow leopard and I m

Re: VOHelpDesk 3.0 Beta Released

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
I would like to know this as well. Greetings, Anouk, On Sep 4, 2009, at 5:17 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > What is VO Help Desk? The website doesn't say. > > thanks, > anna > > > > On Sep 2, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Brandon Misch wrote: > >> Hey all. this is from Alex. he wanted me to foreward this

Re: making java apps accessible with vo?

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
bridge > is required. It seems to me to be marginally better then jaws in > Windows, but it's still not perfect. > > On Sep 3, 2009, at 3:54 PM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hello, in the neoofficce discussion i thought there was some kinf of >> java accessibility

Re: Letting Apple Accessibility know when they've done a good job

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Certainly, i let them know that I bought a mac in the first place and that I was thankful for all the work that was being done by them. Also when I mailed them just now I said I was very happy with voicover and sl overall. Greetings, Anouk On Sep 4, 2009, at 10:10 AM, James & Nash wrote: >

cursor (braille) not on the right spot)

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hello, sometimes in mail when i am typing stuff, the cursor is not on the right spot where it hsould be. It is a few characters before the place where I am typing. Its a bit strange and disorienting luckily i have cursor routing keys . Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~-

background picture

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hello all, when i first installed my mac it asked for a picture to select for my account I guess it made a picture but now someone on adium told me it is displayed there as well which ius sort of embarrassing. I did not know that a picture for my account would be displayed in adium as well

Re: background picture

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
: > > Hi, you can change this in the accounts section of preferences, on the > personal tab in there. YOu can select to not use an icon. Hope this > helps. > On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:31 AM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hello all, when i first installed my mac it asked for

how to empty trash folder

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hello, i know i can put stuff in trash with cmd-del but if i am in the thrash and i press that it returns it to its prev location. So How can I actually empty the trash? Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are su

emptying thrash

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hello Scott, cmd-shft-del is secure delete trash but it works from anywere. Is there also such a button to delete it normally? Thanks, Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVi

Re: how to empty trash folder

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
ect: Re: how to empty trash folder > > >> >> Hey Anouk, >> >> The keyboard shortcut to empty the trash is command-shift-delete. >> Works from anywhere you happen to be in the OS as far as I can tell. >> >> hth >> Scott >> >> On 9/4/09,

Re: emptying thrash

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
ging > up the confirmation box, but I don't think that changes whether it's a > secure erase. > > If the shortcut you want exists, you won't have long to wait before > someone smarter than me chimes in though lol. > > Scott > > On 9/4/09, anouk radix wr

trashing files

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hi, if i type cmd-shift-home in the fidner window and i say i want to securely thrash files i get the following information after a while, alert the operation cant be completed because you dont have permission toaccess these items. Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~~--

safari being crashy

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
Hello, Safari is being a bit crashy this evening, i thought this system would be more stable then this. Although the system itself hads not frozen yet several programs have. Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscr

safari sluggish and slow

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
HEllo, yeah so first it crashed and now its very sluggish and slow if i open more then one page, wikipedia and google to be excact. I constantly get safari is busy or safari is ready messages. I cant do much of anything and there is very slow or no response at all to commands. Greetings, A

Re: problems reading a document in textedit

2009-09-04 Thread anouk radix
pro, it has always included an installation CD or DVD. Then again, I > have always purchased my apple products from a retail store, so I > don't know what methods are available if you shop online. > > On Sep 4, 2009, at 3:49 AM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hi John

apple ii emulator for sl?

2009-09-05 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I remember playing eamon games in my dos days about 10 years ago. Are there any apple ii emulators for snow leopard? Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. T

savitar

2009-09-05 Thread anouk radix
Hello Mike and others, i retried savitar, my mouse cursor follows the voicover cursor but when i press control-shift-space on a button or checkbox it is not checked or pressed. Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are s

keyboard to use with garageband?

2009-09-06 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I have a yamaha ypt403 keyboard which i use on occasion, it has a usb port and can be used udner windows as a midi keyboard but it needs a driver. Does anyone know if it can be used udner the mac as well or what keyboards can be used with garageband? Greetings, AnoukÎ --~--~-~

voicover spontanously restarting?

2009-09-06 Thread anouk radix
Hi, I have had this happen for a few times and I am not sure why it does? I know it restarts because I normally have voice off and i hear its welcome message. I also notice that if i have vlc running for a long time its gets very sluggish and does not response anymore, i have to force quit i

Re: keyboard to use with garageband?

2009-09-06 Thread anouk radix
nd it >> just >> worked with no drivers or software installs. If you have the keyboard >> just go ahead and try it out. >> >> Jonathan >> On Sep 6, 2009, at 1:41 PM, anouk radix wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello, I have a yamaha ypt403 keyboard w

music applications on the mac

2009-09-07 Thread anouk radix
Hello everyone, i know there is garageband of course but I wonder if there is an application for the mac like sonar is for windows? Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

nisus writer pro, opening certain documents

2009-09-07 Thread anouk radix
Hello, i just tried to open one of my lawbooks which has a.doc extension but i suspect its a wordperfect file although i am not sure, textedit opens it but it is very slow, anyhow with nisus writer when i try to open this file it says i need to install rosetta. Why is this, this seem s very

using macbook with closed lid?

2009-09-07 Thread anouk radix
Hi everyone, i go to school with my laptop everyday by bus, this ride takers 45 minutes. I always take my dog with me. I would like to use my laptop for studyig diring this time but there is not much room. Luckily i have a quite compact braille display and the new os x has bluetooth suppor

Re: music applications on the mac

2009-09-08 Thread anouk radix
ser support consultant. > Phone: 888-255-5194 > Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com > > On 7-Sep-09, at 5:18 AM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hello everyone, i know there is garageband of course but I wonder if >> there is

Re: music applications on the mac

2009-09-08 Thread anouk radix
ll boot camp and stick > with Sonar. If you get a spare few minutes, I encourage you to write > to accessibil...@apple.com and express some distaste that there have > been no accessibility improvements in the latest major version of > Logic, an Apple product. > > Hth, sorry to be th

opening folders in transmit

2009-09-08 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I am using transmit for the first time today and I can download a folder in the root of an ftp site. I am not sure yet though how i can open folders and move to folders within that. I know i can open a folder in a new window but then if i want to navigate to one of it s subfolders t

Re: apple ii emulator for sl?

2009-09-08 Thread anouk radix
ges > and get all the games. > > Then I might never leave my house again, only just sit rivitted to my > mac playing text adventures, grins. > > Best, > > erik burggraaf > A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. > Phone: 888-255-5194 > Email: e...@erik-

Re: jamochamud (java program)

2009-09-08 Thread anouk radix
ecific that I may have over- > looked. > > Jeff > > On Sep 2, 12:14 pm, anouk radix wrote: >> Hello, this free mud client does not seem to have problems with snow >> leopard but it is nt really accessible either, i can read the welcom >> screen but then i cant go to m

getting an individuals email address

2009-09-08 Thread anouk radix
Hello, not sure if this has been covered before, but i would like to get a persons emal address who posts to the macvisionarie slist, i nwindows you can do this by standing on the name and then getting the ctrl-f10 menu and doing settings. Can i do this on the mac? Greetings, Anouk --~--~--

Re: My MacBook Has Arrived

2009-09-09 Thread anouk radix
Nice, all the new blind mac owners. I recently spoke with another dutch blind mac owner, who is not on any list but also uses voicover at work. I am glad I am not the only blind dutch person that uses the mac after all and its nice that the general blind mac community seems to be increasin

Re: jamochamud (java program)

2009-09-09 Thread anouk radix
accessibility features added? > > Jeff > > On Sep 8, 7:20 pm, anouk radix wrote: >> Hello, sorry for the late reply. I myself recently switched to the >> mac >> and am not a programmer. I would love to just use the mac though, >> replacing windows because i

filezilla

2009-09-10 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I have used filezilla primarily on a windows system in the past and it worked very well, although this was version 2. I just tried the latest version 3.72 on the mac (snow leopard) and I must say that I was not too much impressed with it. I could not read text I entered and couls no

Re: filezilla

2009-09-10 Thread anouk radix
Hi, do you know how you can go to an underlying directory with transmit? command o command right arrow or right arrow dont seem to work. Autoresume is a must have, a pity that it is not there now, io also tried to contact their support but got no reply. Greetings, Anouk On Sep 10, 2009, at

Re: filezilla

2009-09-10 Thread anouk radix
Its a pity because i can navigate through the root allright and downloading works as well but if I cant move to underlying directories then its useless to me. I will try the mousrouting later. Do you know the command to bring the mousecursor to the current vo cursor location? the are not r

ftp client

2009-09-10 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I just tried cuteftp for the mac and it does not work at all, at least within snow leopard. Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, sen

Re: ftp client

2009-09-10 Thread anouk radix
well, but I > haven't tried them. > > > On Sep 10, 2009, at 10:00 AM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hello, I just tried cuteftp for the mac and it does not work at all, >> at least within snow leopard. >> Greetings, Anouk >> >>> > >

Re: filezilla

2009-09-10 Thread anouk radix
Hello, thanks a lot! after some exploring of transmit i discovered you can go to a deeper directory by using command-down arrow, it works fine now, thanks a lot. Greetings, Anouk On Sep 10, 2009, at 5:11 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Hi Anna, > > I believe its vo command shift F3. > > Th

ejecting a cd?

2009-09-10 Thread anouk radix
Hello, i just inserted a cd and for whatever reason mac os x cant read it, it does not show up in the finder, how can I eject it? Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gr

voicover no longer automatically interacts

2009-09-13 Thread anouk radix
Hello, For some reason voicover no longer automatically interacts when i am in a file dialog In the past i could automatically get into the list of files but now for some reason i have to interact with the dialog. I have had a computer crash yesterday but everything else seems to work normal

using programs in terminal

2009-09-13 Thread anouk radix
Hello, i downloaded a mud client tintin++ that runs in the terminal, when i press command o on it i just get the bare terminal window though but no program interface. Do i need to navigate to the program and initiate it from within the terminal? Is there some way for me to learn the basic

problems emptying trash

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hi, in windows i can empty my trash rather quickly, in mac os x i can only find how to secure empty trash which takes HOURS AND HOURS and is very annoying. Can I physically go to the trash fodler and remove stuff from there without secure emptying because this is taking hours. Greetings, Ano

yes, i finally got it!

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I finally got rid of this annoying thrash problem i had. You need to deselect in finder the use secure empty trash option and then it works. I fired my pc up to do some searching on google and I found it, apparently more people were confused after installing snow leopard. Greetings, A

opening saved game file

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hello, apparently not all file dialogs work the seem, i am in zoom and want to open a games save file. I am in the directory listing and it says games collapsed level zero, but how do i now go in that directory and select the file I want? i can do right arrow and it says x rows added so i

kill application command

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hello, A bit disturbingly to me although os x itself has only hung once on me several applications often need to be force quit and restarted before they work again, this is now a bit of a lengty process because you have to go to the appl e menu and then force quit, verification which often

opening saved games(again)

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hello, ok i guess i have found a quicker way thatshould work, apparently if i type the name of the saved gamefile into the search window it searches my whole computer for it and finds it but, even though i see it in the file list and it says it is selected i cant open it by hitting the ope

still problems opening games

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hello, ok i can navigate the list of files now in the saved game chooser dialog although i guess i am not using the normal method, i am using control-option-f to find the file i want, now still htough i cannot open it which is really getting frustrating, voicover SAYS the file is selected

preventing adium from reading message history

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hello, everytime i go into a chat window adium shows all the messages i have received from that person which takes a long time to go through, is it possible for adium to only show the current message and nothing else? Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Y

Re: opening saved game file

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hi Mark hitting vo-\ does not seem to do anything, in the keyboard help it gives the right function but when i type it when standing on the games folder nothing happens, i can open it allright with just the right arrow though, but if i want to go through it, or just in it i have to tope vo

Re: preventing adium from reading message history

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
s can be a pain if you >> close a window and want to see the last thing someone said. >> >> On Sep 14, 2009, at 5:52 PM, anouk radix wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello, everytime i go into a chat window adium shows all the >>> messages >>> i hav

Re: preventing adium from reading message history

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hmm i did turn off message history and still i get this. On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:54 AM, chris polk wrote: > > yes, if you turn off message history. but this can be a pain if you > close a window and want to see the last thing someone said. > > On Sep 14, 2009, at 5:52 PM, an

re: ps turning off history in adium

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I guess by message history you mean the log messages checkbox in the general tab of the prefferences window? I have that one unchecked, i could not find any other setting in the preferences that i found to have any relevance to this. Greetings, Anouk --~--~-~--~~-

Re: problems emptying trash

2009-09-14 Thread anouk radix
empty trash. and > yes secure empty delete does take a long time mainly because it is > reallocating the drive space as it goes kind of like emptying the > trash and then restarting your computer in windows. Hope i'm right, > and hope that helps. good luck, Max > On Sep 14, 200

Re: opening saved game file

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
On Sep 15, 2009, at 3:23 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > > Couldn't hurt to hit a command 3 (three) there, just to be sure you're > in the column view... > > > Mark BurningHawk Baxter > > Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 > MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com > My home page: > http://MarkBu

re:mark, problems opening saved games

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
Hi Mark, i put it in column mode but no if i arrow right i dont even get the message that the directory is expanded, also vo\ still does not seem to work. Greetings, Anouk, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

could someone try zoom?

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
Hello, the tityle says it all, could someone try this program? especially the open saved games feature because for some reason I just dont get this to work, i can select the saved game file, at least voiceover says its selected but then i cant open it. I thought that saved game files ware no

music distorting in vlc.

2009-09-15 Thread anouk radix
Hello, first of all I want to confirm what others hve already said, vlc works fine in sl. It crashes on me on occasion if i leave it open for hours on end without using it but if i keep it in active use when working on the mac everything is fine. There is a strange thing happening though. Be

voicover being crashy

2009-09-21 Thread anouk radix
Hello after some more intensive studying on th emac I must say voicover is crashin in pages and textedit, i use the voicover search control-option-f and I have had on many occasions that the whole voicover restartfs if I use a big document to search through especially if i search again qui

macbook air and bootcamp windows 7

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hi everyone, I am considering buying a macbook air but would like to run windows 7 on it as well as mac os x lion. I would like to run win7 with bootcamp but is there a way to install it without an external dvd drive? Thanks in advance Greetings, Anouk, -- You received this message because you

top macbook air or top macbook pro 13 inch with ssd

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hello, I am seriously thinking of rejoining the macworld again. I know I want a 13 inch laptop (11 inch would be even better but the 13 inch macbook air seems to be able to have better specs in regards to ssd harddrive space and processor clock speed). In the Netherlands the top macbook air mod

macbook air vs macbook pro optical connections and internal sound

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hi, I was always rather fond of the macbook pro speakers, do the different current macbook air models have the seem ones or are they inferior? Do the different airs have the seem speakers? I know macbook pro has optical input and output, especially output owuld be nice for me, is this also poss

using macbook air with garageband and external keyboard?

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hi everyone, One of the uses for my new mac would be getting to know garageband. The macbook air isnt especially endowed with a lot of usb ports but does it have bluetooth, that way i could save one usb port that normally would be used with my braille display. Also, are the internal speakers goo

spottify on the mac?

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hi everyone, I now use spottify often on the pc and on the iphone, especially on the iphone I like it a lot. I was wondering if it is also accessible with lion and vo on the mac? Greetings, Anouk, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" gro

newsgroups and lion

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hi guys, When I was using my macbook pro 2 years ago there was only the panic newsgroup reading software and that got pretty unaccessible by the end. I was wondering if there have been any improvements since then, is sabnzb accessible or are there any other clients now? Thanks, Greetings, Anouk

11 vs 13 inch macbook air?

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hello everyone, Because I need my laptop on the go all the time I am considering buying a macbook air over a macbook pro. I like power but I hope the ssd in the macbook air makes up for the higher lcock speed in the 13 inch macbook pro. I was thinking i would need firewire for an external sound

11 vs 13 inch macbook air keyboard size

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hi, I have not yet seen the new macbook air models, does anyone know how they achieve the smaller size of the 11 inch model? Do they make the keyboard smaller, smaller keys or less room between them, i guess the 11 inch model is not as wide as the 13 inch so they have to size down something, rig

i5 vs i7 speed and battery use

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
Hi everyone, I have been delving a bit more into the apple site (the different macbook air models) apparently the accu in the 11 inch is a lot less powerful and that is with the normal i5 processors. The i7 upgrade is a bit costly. I wonder if it is really worth it. If you compare with the sta

macbook kopen in Nederland

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
HAllo, Zoals eerder aangegeven wil ik een macbook air kopen maar met een aangepaste processor. Weet iemand of je tegenwoordig ook via ideal kunt betalen bij de apple store? Ik kan hem wel bij de winkel kopen maar dan komt hij uit de fabriek, ik kan hem beter thuis laten bezorgen dat is efficie

Re: i5 vs i7 speed and battery use

2011-08-16 Thread anouk radix
: http://maccrazy.com/macbook-air-2011-i5-vs-i7-is-the-upgrade-worth-it Sounds like in general the Air i5 is crazy fast, trouncing MacBook Pros from less than a year ago. CB On 8/16/11 8:58 AM, anouk radix wrote: Hi everyone, I have been delving a bit more into the apple site (the different

how to use midi keyboard and macbook air

2011-08-17 Thread anouk radix
Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to use a midi keyboard with an usb output straight to the usb jack of the macbook air? Will this be fast enough or should I buy an external sound card/midi interface with a midi input and do it htat way? What midi keyboards do you guys recommend? Thanks, Gr

garageband jampacks and other plugins?

2011-08-17 Thread anouk radix
Hi, I ordered my macbook air 11 inch with i7 processor today and because I am still a student I got 100 euro discount and 75 euro discount as itunes gift card. The thing I am looking forward the most, when the air arrives, is toying with garageband. I know apple itself developed 5 jampacks for

Re: garageband jampacks and other plugins?

2011-08-18 Thread anouk radix
- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of anouk radix Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:51 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: garageband jampacks and other plugins? Hi, I ordered my macbook air 11 inch with i7 processor today and because I

(yamaha) vocaloid on the mac with vo?

2011-08-19 Thread anouk radix
Hi, The vocaloid software allows you to have crudely said artificial singing voices. Yamaha is the developer and a few studios have developed different vocaloid voices. I was wondering if anyone has tried this software on the mac and if it works with vo? Greetings, Anouk, -- You received this

anyone experience the m-audio axiom 61 midi keyboard?

2011-08-19 Thread anouk radix
Hi, I did some research into midi keyboards and garageband yesterday. The m-audio axiom 61 that was released last year seems to be the best. It has direct link software that allows it to work closely with garageband, the knobs and faders etc will be auto mapped to garageband functionality. It

Re: anyone experience the m-audio axiom 61 midi keyboard?

2011-08-19 Thread anouk radix
d I might have gone for that one. Greetings, Anouk, Op 19-8-2011 17:40, Ricardo Walker schreef: Hi, The oxygen does the same, and at a fraction of the cost. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter& Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Aug 19, 2011, at 10:15 AM, anouk radix

commercial ebooks on lion with vo?

2011-08-22 Thread anouk radix
Hi everyone, My new macbook air will arrive soon and I was wondering if it is possible yet to read ebooks on the mac, by ebooks I mean commercial encrypted ones with voiceover or built-in text to speech? I know its possible on the iphone but I prefer doing it ona normal macbook with my braille

resources for new garageband user with voiceover

2011-08-24 Thread anouk radix
Hi everyon, I will get my mac in a week and although I have played some piano in the past I would like to move into computer music making. Garageband will be my first experience in this. Are there any useful guidebooks/podcasts/other resources that can guide me in this? Especially resources f

Re: commercial ebooks on lion with vo?

2011-08-25 Thread anouk radix
Kobo and then read them with the Digital Editions app. This app is usable, but you have to work around some bugs. I've also heard that iTunes will at some point get something like ibooks built into it. That is not confirmed though. Hope this helps On Aug 22, 1:49 pm, anouk radix wrote: H

Re: Office VS IWorks

2011-08-25 Thread anouk radix
Hi, maybe this has already been pointed out but there is also openoffice for the mac that is accessible. I personally prefer Iwork but thats a personal choice. Greetings, Anouk, Op 24-8-2011 2:52, Kristyn Leigh schreef: Office for Mac is not accessible with VoiceOver. On Aug 23, 2011, at 8:47

Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-27 Thread anouk radix
Hey Donna, My macbook air 11 inch will be here tuesday. What upgrades did you get? I have the standard 11 inch model with upgraded i7 processor. Greetings, Anouk, Op 26-8-2011 15:15, Donna Goodin schreef: Hi Neil, thanks for paying such close attention to my message, and for writing such a gr

Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-27 Thread anouk radix
Hi, at least in the Dutch apple store you can also get the 256 gb upgrade for the 11 inch model but it is indeed really expensive. I htought about getting it but in the end dicided against it. The decision between 13 and 11 inch was tough but in the end I opted for ultraportability. Greetings,

Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-27 Thread anouk radix
Hi, for me the internal speaker sound isnt as much of an issue because I will probbably buy a pair of headphones to go with it at some point, i now still have my audio system in the living room to connect it to but am going to sell that (funds have to come from somewhere) but then for stationar

fuwion + win7 on current mba:Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-27 Thread anouk radix
Op 27-8-2011 22:44, Donna Goodin schreef: that's certainly been my impression so far. Glad to hear you're liking yours. Cheers, Donna On Aug 27, 2011, at 4:13 PM, David McLean wrote: I bought one in July and it's great.You will love it! It flies. On Aug 27, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Donna Goodin w

backing up virtual windows and jaws/hal keys?

2011-08-27 Thread anouk radix
Hi, I am planning to go use vmware fusion + windows 7 on my mac because its easy to install AND back up as a blind person. I worry thoguh what will happen to my amount of jaws or hal keys if i move virtual installations to and from external drives. Will jaws or hall then see the window sinstal

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