Re: Anyone Ever Use Homespun Music for Instruction?

2012-03-03 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi Teresa, Don't know about the player in question, but I thought I'd mention blindvi.com. Bill brown runs it & creates tutorials for guitar, piano, banjo, drums & etc for the blind. It's a great sight & NLS carries quite a few of his titles. Might want to check it out. Best wishes, CJ O

Re: Anyone Ever Use Homespun Music for Instruction?

2012-03-04 Thread CJ Daniel
sten & judge their worth to you. Good Luck, CJ On Mar 3, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Unfortunately, the site seems to be down. I'll look at the catalog for NLS, > but none of his books appear to be on Bard either. > > Thanks much, > > Teresa > &

Re: The best Mac alternative to MS Office

2012-03-05 Thread CJ Daniel
David, I'm curious. Have you tried Mesus Writer Pro @ all? I've been considering it, but was wondering about accessibility, before I purchase the application. Any comments about this software would be appreciated. CJ On Mar 5, 2012, at 9:07 AM, David Griffith wrote: > I personally have fo

Re: Anyone Ever Use Homespun Music for Instruction?

2012-03-05 Thread CJ Daniel
ible to VO. I sent a nice polite inquiry off to Leaping Brains, the > designers of this player, and I will see what happens. > > Thanks, > Teresa > > "Slow down; you'll get there faster." > > On Mar 4, 2012, at 12:18 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Te

Re: mi fi question:hello all,

2012-03-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Jenna, I have the iPhone 4 & an Apple Macbook. For the life of me, I can't figure outt why, if I have the iPhone, would I want the iPad as well? As far as I know, they're run the same IOS &, far the most part, the same applications. True, you have a larger display & I guess this would help f

Re: Libre and Open office

2012-03-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Becky, Same problem here. Just downloaded & installed Libre. Checked it out & was really impressed with the features & logical layout. Then, I started typing…what a downer! Hope some one else knows how to make the typing echo work or it's back to Pages, which really doesn't seem very intuit

Re: Questions about switching from PC to Mac

2012-03-31 Thread CJ Daniel
Real good thought, if you ask me. CJ On Mar 31, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: > this has just triggered an idea and if there's anyone on list working for > apple, an apple developer or beta tester, here's the idea. > > so that apple is more aware of who has purchased a mac, wheneve

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Sarai, Follow the following steps. 1. Press Command-Shift-M for the Module Manager. 2. Interact with the first or left most table. 3. Select which source you wish to search for new modules. 4. Press Control-F5 to jump directly to the tool bar. 5. VO-Right Arrow to the Refresh Button. 6. Whe

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Walter, I'm not sure off the top of my head. But, if you google Eloquent Bible software you'll find it pretty quick. Good luck, CJ On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Walter Harper wrote: > Where can I download this software from? > Walter > On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:09

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
u've got to start from zero. Good luck, CJ On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Walter Harper wrote: > I am having trouble with downloading it. > I am not sure what is going wrong I am clicking on the name of the zip file > and nothing is happening. > > On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:26 PM, CJ

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
ginal Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CJ Daniel > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 12:17 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Eloquent > > Walter, > > You might try closing out Voice Over & rela

Re: Eloquent

2012-04-02 Thread CJ Daniel
r replying. > > I will be happy to purchase the N I V if, in fact, it is available. > > Would you be so kind as to make an inquiry on my behalf? > > I eagerly await your reply. > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >

Re: 30 great open source apps for the Mac

2012-04-13 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi All, Just a note on one of the 30 listed apps. I downloaded netbeans, an IDE for source code development, & it is only partially accessible. Any feedback on the rest of the listed applications would be appreciated. CJ On Apr 12, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Michael Malarsie wrote: > This is good

Re: Guitar chords

2012-04-15 Thread CJ Daniel
Michael, Try Bill Brown's tutorials for the blind or Guitar by Ear CD's & MP3's @ www.musicvi.com. He's got a ton of stuff & a lot of it is available for free through the Library of Congress's music division. Let me know if I can help in any other way. I've been playing for over 30-years in

Re: Guitar chords

2012-04-17 Thread CJ Daniel
2012, at 6:43 PM, Michael Malarsie wrote: > This sounds awesome! Available for free? Who do I go about doing that? I love > free! Thanks a lot! > > Mike Malarsie > On Apr 15, 2012, at 7:07 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Michael, >> >> Try Bill Brown's tutorials f

Re: Returning to a old stereo

2012-04-23 Thread CJ Daniel
Chris, Excellent reply & very informative. It brought all my old-days of chasing the perfect, next best thing, in surround-sound. Boy oh boy, when I consider all the money I put in to that stuff through out the late 80's & 90's, it makes me blush. Anyway, again, great simplified explanation

Re: Upgrading a macbook pro from late 2010

2012-06-18 Thread CJ Daniel
David, I, recently, upgraded the RAM in my 2008 MBP by myself, with a little sighted assistant from my 17-year-old. I went from 2GB to 4GB & really noticed a difference in VoiceOver's performance. Mind you, it's not as if I went from a VolksWagon to a Formula 1 race car. But, VO doesn't lag

Creative Writing Apps?

2012-06-22 Thread CJ Daniel
Hello All, I'm considering the purchase of a creative writing application from the App Store. I've had Pages for a while & find that it is not what I'm looking for. So, I've done some research & come up with some candidates. I'm considering these three applications. I.E. Manuscript, Scriven

Re: Creative Writing Apps?

2012-06-25 Thread CJ Daniel
p://www.literatureandlatte.com/trial.php > > They now have a Windows version of Scrivener, too. And I think they also > offer an education discount, but you may have to supply additional > information. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Jun 22, 2012, at 12:22 PM,

Re: Creative Writing Apps?

2012-07-03 Thread CJ Daniel
p you might want, I thought I'd > mention that Ulysses is on sale today for $1.99 at the Mac App Store, as part > of an indie developer promotion called "two dollar Tuesday". These special > prices are only good for the day, though. > > HTH. Cheers, > > E

Re: Downloading books shortcuts?

2012-07-06 Thread CJ Daniel
Mary, Once your DownLoad folder is opened, you can unarchive the BARD book in question by clicking or VO-SpaceBar on the file. After it is expanded, copy or Command-C the file to your clipboard. rotor through the Finder's open windows by pressing Command-Tilda--the key under the Escape key.

Re: chess?

2012-07-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Alex, As far as I know, having been trounced soundly by my Macbook Pro on multiple occasions, the Chess app works just fine with VO. I'm, actually, planning to set up a board next to the laptop & pay more attention next time, by echoing the moves in the real & tactile world. Good luck, CJ

Re: Unable to determine people's answers to my questions on EHarmony

2012-07-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Dito, I met my wife Kathi on Eharmony in December of '04 & we were married on Easter Sunday a little over 3-months later. While we have had our ups & downs, mostly because of our kids, I don't believe either of us would change a thing. That's over 7-years now & still cooking. Anyway, good

Re: safari question re heading navigation

2012-07-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Lisette, As previously mentioned, the solution seems to lay in restarting VO &/or occasionally Safari as well. This would seem to indicate a problem with VO loosing track of the big picture. It is annoying, as well as a few other bugs in Apple's accessible approach. But, it is cool to walk i

Re: some basic questions about a mac

2012-07-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Rachel, Glad some one took the time to answer a lot of Scott's questions. I can add that I use my PAC Mate's 40 character display with VoiceOver all the time. The routing buttons don't seem to work as I believe they should, but I can live with that. As for trying to sync the actual PAC Mate,

Re: Mac mini for sale.

2012-07-13 Thread CJ Daniel
Eric, Congrats! That was a heck of a deal. I was thinking about it myself. Hope you enjoy. Again, congrats, CJ On Jul 12, 2012, at 5:30 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > OK listers, > > I just confirmed this purchase with Allison so I hope you folks can > help me with mac mini questions. t

Re: Mac feel natural

2011-11-23 Thread CJ Daniel
Second that. When my Windows machine crashed & it just wasn't worth repairing the component that fried, all of a sudden the Mac got a lot more friendly…*grin* And after 6 or so months, I realized it was feeling pretty natural &, while occasionally I'm frustrated by some of Mac's quirky little

Re: Mac feel natural

2011-11-23 Thread CJ Daniel
Traci, Thanks for the sentiments. I'm looking forward to the new pup, but this Sunday, when I go to GDA, will be tough. When I get to LAX, I'm meeting my current guide's puppy raiser to retire him. Not looking forward to that or to being away from my wife & family. However, when I get that

Re: Merry Christmas

2011-12-24 Thread CJ Daniel
Gavin, Thank you very much & the same to you. I hope the Lord blesses you & that Santa stops by…LOL. Merry Christmas, CJ On Dec 24, 2011, at 3:33 PM, Gavin wrote: > Hi guys > > Just writing to wish you all a very merry Christmas all the way from sunny > South Africa. It's about half pa

Re: selling on Ebay?

2012-01-05 Thread CJ Daniel
Ray, I've got upwards of 300 transactions on ebay. Half selling & half buying. I did met of them on my Windows machine. But, since the switch about a year ago I haven't had any problems. Not sure if I'm just so familiar with the listing setup that I did most of it from memory &/or I was lis

Re: Sent from my iPhone… looks cool?

2012-01-12 Thread CJ Daniel
Maybe you're over thinking this one? CJ On Jan 12, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Well I got so fed up with my I phone saying sent from my I phone so I turned > it off altogether. Now I hate it saying 'sent from my I phone'! > On 12 Jan 2012, at 18:30, Emrah wrote: > >> Hi all,

Re: bible application

2012-01-16 Thread CJ Daniel
Walter, I use the shareware program Eloquence, formerly known as MacSword. It is very good & very comprehensive. Unfortunately, it doesn't have some of the modern mainstream bible versions, such as NLT, NIV, etc. If you're interested, you can google Eloquence bible software for the Mac and t

Re: bible application

2012-01-16 Thread CJ Daniel
, at 12:47 PM, Hank Smith wrote: > Hello > where can you get bible software that does have the current translations, as > well as the cathlic bible at? > thanks Hank > On 1/16/2012 12:07 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: >> Walter, >> >> I use the shareware program Eloquence, for

Re: bible application

2012-01-17 Thread CJ Daniel
ows … cj.bear.dan...@gmail.com Hope this helps, CJ On Jan 17, 2012, at 3:38 AM, Angie Giltinan wrote: > I tried the eloquence ap, and i can move around the sources, but can't make > any books open, or find where I canread the text. > Maybe I'm doing something wro > On

Re: Creating a distribution or Group mailing list in Address Book?

2012-01-18 Thread CJ Daniel
Michael, Did this just the other day. Once you've created a new group, make sure you on that particular "Untitled Group" in the appropriate table. Then, under the edit option on the menu bar, you will find a "Rename Group" option. Select it & you are magically transported to an edit box for

Re: bible application

2012-01-18 Thread CJ Daniel
get any of them to open so I can read them > On Jan 17, 2012, at 3:50 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Angie, >> >> You have to add the libraries to the app, once you install it. I can't >> remember, off-hand, how to do that. However, if you'll email me off

Re: eloquence

2012-01-20 Thread CJ Daniel
Angie, Just covering the basics, but did you open a host? I.E. did you go to the File Menu, VO_Down Arrow to New Single--which is a sub menu--Right arrow to open, & VO-Down Arrow to Open Bible Host & select it with VO-Space Bar? You can, also, accomplish this with Command-Shift-N for Bibles.

Re: eloquence

2012-01-23 Thread CJ Daniel
mmentaries. > I think this app might work out after all! > On Jan 20, 2012, at 1:06 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Angie, >> >> Just covering the basics, but did you open a host? I.E. did you go to the >> File Menu, VO_Down Arrow to >> New Single--which is

Re: River Bible

2012-01-27 Thread CJ Daniel
Angie, How much was the River Bible? Thanks, CJ On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Angie Giltinan wrote: > Hi all, > In my quest to find a good bible app that I felt comfortable with, I have > found River Bible. > It has a simple interface, that allows you to search, read a selected book, > or

Re: River Bible

2012-01-29 Thread CJ Daniel
n't like about it is that you can only use a few > translations. > I wish I could even buy more or something. > Enjoy! > Angie > On Jan 27, 2012, at 8:22 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Angie, >> >> How much was the River Bible? >> >> Thanks, &

Re: efficiently selecting multiple cells in numbers

2012-01-30 Thread CJ Daniel
Ann, I've watched your posts on the various Apple related lists & heard you on different podcasts. I'd just like to comment on your in-depth knowledge of apple products & your willingness to share that knowledge with others. Your familiarity with pages is particularly impressive. I wish you'

Re: instructions on how to use pages with voice over?

2012-02-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Chenelle, I'm just embarking upon my Pages adventure, as I've recently decided to become familiar with the program using VO. As I discovered in the past, while using MS Word with Windows & JAWS, one of the tricks to using any feature-packed application with adaptive software is to learn about

Re: Question about Mountain Lion

2012-02-18 Thread CJ Daniel
Actually, I feel compelled to jump in here. I returned from GDA in December with a successor guide. Because of this, I'm pretty sure that a better choice than "Black Lab" or "German Shepherd" would be the ever popular & oh so lovable "Golden Retriever." Just imagine that silly, grinning, fl

Re: Office Productivity on the Mac

2012-02-23 Thread CJ Daniel
Steve, Just a mention, but for a little while now, it's been possible to buy the separate components of iWork separately @ reduced prices from the Apple App Store. I.E. Pages for word processing, Numbers for spread sheet activities, & Presentation for power point applications. I believe I pur

Re: YouTube Tutorials

2012-02-25 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Mike, First, thanks for your service in the Stan. If after only two years, you're already trying your hand @ youtube tutorials, I'd say you're getting on with the job. I hope all goes well for you. CJ On Feb 25, 2012, at 2:33 PM, Michael Malarsie wrote: > Greetings all. > I am ne

Re: Deleting an app

2014-01-21 Thread CJ Daniel
Scott, It’s so much easier than Windows that @ first you’re sure you’re missing something. Anyway, go to the applications folder, by pressing Command-Shift-A. Interact with the list view or whichever display mode you have chosen. Arrow to the app in question. Press Command-Delete & answer

Re: Deleting an app

2014-01-21 Thread CJ Daniel
p created when it was installed. Again, > though, the more common .app files can simply be deleted to uninstall them. > On Jan 21, 2014, at 6:39 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Scott, >> >> It’s so much easier than Windows that @ first you’re sure you’re missing >> some

Re: playing and rewinding on youtube

2014-01-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, Turn off "Quick Nav" & use J to rewind, K to play/pause, & L to fast-forward. Cheers, CJ On Jan 29, 2014, at 4:42 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > is there any trick to play and pause on the youtube site? and i cant even see > the replay menu when the video is finish, the only thi

Re: playing and rewinding on youtube

2014-01-31 Thread CJ Daniel
10 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > how about skiping the ads? > and i want to insert this also how about viewing videos on facebook? i can > see the play on it. > On 29 Jan 2014, at 09:29 pm, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Turn off "Quick Nav"

Re: how to get loops from Main Stage in to Garage Band

2014-02-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Scott, In MainStage, you add additional loops from with in the program itself. I'm sorry, but I can't remember the exact process. You could probably google it. As I recall, it worked with VoiceOver, no problem. I know that doesn't help much & I, typically, dislike those responses that offer

Re: Intro

2014-02-11 Thread CJ Daniel
Jenine, It's CJ of CJ & Surnow fame from many moons ago @ GDD. I'm glad to see you on the list. I hope you & Kent are well. Also, glad to see another fellow traveler on the Macbook trail. I've been pretty happy with mine, since my wife gifted me with one back in 2010. Actually, got a new o

Re: Go Apple

2014-03-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Donna, Thanks for posting that one. If I had Mr. Cook's email address, I write him a heart-felt "@-a-boy." Again, thanks, CJ On Mar 1, 2014, at 7:15 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Thought you all would like this article. go Tim Cook! > > http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/tim-cook-soundly

Re: Still Some Pretty Severe Bugs in Mavericks

2014-03-06 Thread CJ Daniel
Alex, Ditto on the arrow-keys to open a conversation & the somewhat mixed results for their usage, upon occasion. Also, the problem has been around for the last couple of versions of OSX for me as well. In fact, I've just decided, that--like it or not--VoiceOver can vary in it's response from

Re: cant buy additiona practice and loops on the garage band. how can i do this?

2014-03-28 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, In GB10, it's under the Garageband option on the menu bar. I think its "Purchase additional..." I had trouble with it, so I resorted to having my wife click in the dialog box w/ VoiceOver off. After that, I was able to use VoiceOver with out further problems. Good luck, P.S. For $4.

Re: keeping old GarageBand version after Upgrading to V10

2014-03-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Phil, Just pull the trigger &, just like iMovie, the old version will be placed in a separate folder. Good luck, CJ On Mar 29, 2014, at 4:23 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > How do you go about doing it Matt. I get a prompt to upgrade from within the > old version, but I'm afraid if I do that it'll

Re: how to hear the sound loops on the garage band

2014-03-30 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, If I understand your question about hearing the loops correctly, in GB10 you Shift-VO-Spacebar--perform a hardware type mouse click with VoiceOver, on the loop to listen to it. You, then, perform the same action again to stop listening. While a loop is playing, you can move up & down thro

Re: how to hear the sound loops on the garage band

2014-03-31 Thread CJ Daniel
Nope, Press on the name of the loop. At least that's the way I do it. CJ On Mar 31, 2014, at 1:43 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > thank you very much, i should press the real loop instead of the name of the > loop > On 31 Mar 2014, at 12:41 am, CJ Daniel wrote: >

Re: New to the List

2014-04-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Scott, Welcome & don't feel alone. The reasons you stated & the, basically, yearly upgrade fees for JAWS were what led me to switch to a mac several years ago. I'm on my second one now, as my first was a hand-me-down from my wife. While nothing's perfect, it's, still, quite a thrill to w

Re: how to hear the sound loops on the garage band

2014-04-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Interesting... I can click the name of the loop. Another foible comes to light. Oh well, @ least you're hearing the loops. Good luck, CJ On Apr 1, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > nope, i already tried it, i have to click the real loop instead of the name > of the lo

Re: Understanding Garageband 10.0.2

2014-04-05 Thread CJ Daniel
Gabriel, Email me off-list, @ my gmail address contained in the header, & I'll send you a set of notes compiled by several guys on another list. They're a little rough, but they should help with GB 10 quite a bit. CJ On Apr 4, 2014, at 11:39 PM, Gabriele Battaglia wrote: > Hi all. > Could

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-06 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, Hit return, Carriage Return, to move to bar 1, beat 1, tic 1; before you paste your loop. Good luck, CJ On Apr 6, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Venkatesh Potluri wrote: > Hi list. > I am very happy about the fact that the new garage band is accessible. > I am getting started with garageband. I wish

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-07 Thread CJ Daniel
g to edit or work with regions in GB. > On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:28 AM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Hit return, Carriage Return, to move to bar 1, beat 1, tic 1; before you >> paste your loop. >> >> Good luck, >> >> CJ >> >> &

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Gabriel, If you press VO-HH & arrow down to the Hot Spots option, you can VO-Spacebar & read all about it. After reading about it, if you need help, then email me & I'll see what I can do. Good luck, CJ On Apr 7, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Gabriele Battaglia wrote: > Hi Daniel, as I'm very new to

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-10 Thread CJ Daniel
gt; Venkatesh > > On 4/9/14, Kjsc Radio wrote: >> Since we're talking about GarageBand, I have a question. Does anybody know >> how to add effects, to an existing synthesizer? >> >> Jonnyboy! Iphones rock! >> >>> On 7 Apr 2014, at 21:27, CJ Dani

Re: how to play on Itunes by album

2014-04-12 Thread CJ Daniel
Well, If I understand your question a-right, in album view you bring up a context menu--VO-Shift-m--& press play "album title" with VO-SpaceBar. If that's not what you're asking, could be more specific about the problem in your next post? Thanks, CJ On Apr 12, 2014, at 2:45 AM, Dionipher Pr

Re: applescript

2014-04-16 Thread CJ Daniel
Jim, There's a book or two specifically addressing Apple Scripting on bookshare.org. I know I downloaded one @ some point in the past. Good luck, CJ On Apr 16, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Cool, thanks, Alex. I just have some tasks that I'd like to do and looking > at automator

Fwd: Update from Voice Dream

2014-05-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, I thought this might be of interest to IOS & DAISY book readers. Keep in mind that the app works well with BookShare. CJ Begin forwarded message: > From: Winston Chen > Subject: Update from Voice Dream > Date: May 7, 2014 at 1:59:43 AM MST > To: > Reply-To: Winston Chen > > Hi, > >

Re: escape key working under fusion but not under OSX?

2014-06-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Scott, Under Mavericks, the escape key's functionality changed. You can press Option-Escape key to actuate a standard escape key function. Also, VO has a general escape key, when VO-Escape key is pressed. However, the VO sequence doesn't always work for me, while the Option-Escape key, prett

Re: [New post] Apple removing music downloading apps from App Store

2014-06-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Well, It is Apple related & saves me the time of going to look for it. So, I vote yes. Anyway, is it so hard to see the MSG header & deleting it, if you don't won't to read it? Seriously? Let's police everything, cause it might be inconvenient for me. Again, seriously? CJ On Jun 10, 201

Re: Mac Daily News

2014-06-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Christopher, I was actually enjoying the updates. I found them timely, after last weeks WWDC. Sorry some folks got on you like that. Just goes to show, like they say, "you can't please everyone." CJ On Jun 10, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > Hi all > Just want to apolo

Re: Mac Daily News

2014-06-10 Thread CJ Daniel
So, because you didn't see the point, someone else is supposed to modify their behavior? In case you didn't catch that, the emphasis was on the pronoun "you." Seriously, CJ On Jun 10, 2014, at 2:12 PM, Dave O. wrote: > If people are interested in the types of things he was posting, they

Re: audio question

2014-06-24 Thread CJ Daniel
Jenine, You might look in to the M-Audio Fast Track or Fast Track Pro. Those work pretty well with Mac. But, I believe they're only 2 channel for the XLR's. On-the-other-hand, they're are more expensive models by the same manufacturer with 4-channels. Also, depending on your Mac, your not l

Re: question about Mac book Air

2014-07-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Juliet, Always a good idea to buy as much storage & processing power as possible. Although, I admit that future development of the cloud may change the need for on-board storage capacity. But, upgraded RAM & processors may have an effect on your Mac's ability to keep up with OSX releases down

Re: garage band keyboard shortcuts: expanding loops and note editing

2014-07-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Well, You could try interacting with the Bar, beat, & tic within the tool bar & just cursor left or right in the correct one & there you go. Personally, I have a hot spot set to just jump there. As for resizing a loop, just use VO-Command-Accent to access the resize menu with the loop in ques

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

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

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

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Mary, Have you ever been a programmer? I was years ago & the idea of making every program accessible to the blind, who will not buy every program just because it is accessible, is a nightmare. The amount of unrecoverable man-hours, which is recovered through net gain in revenue, just boggles

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

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
David, I think you're exactly on target. NFB set blind-tech back, @ least 10-years, by moving to block the addition of a robust screen reader into Window's products after Non-Freedom Scientific's considerable contribution to the organization. Now, between development's like Apple's Voiceover,

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

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Or, Possibly, some folks, who love their Apple products, might wake up & tell NFB to shut up & go away. I already have congress making decisions that don't reflect my values. I certainly don't need the NFB, an organization that I have never supported, representing itself as representing me.

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Really? It seems to me that regulation is a bit like law enforcement these days. Sure, they can catch the average citizen. But, they never seem to catch the big fish. In other words, just as NFB is trying to police a company that is already doing a pretty good job of doing what they define a

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
>> On Jul 14, 2014, at 4:25 PM, Robert C wrote: >>> >>> Enough already! Give it a rest. This is NOT the place to bring up >>> political issues. >>> >>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>> When you are dissatisfied and would like to g

Re: Moderators

2015-03-28 Thread CJ Daniel
Mario, You seem to have a fixation with fecal matter & the orifice from which it proceeds. Possibly some counseling would help with the issues you seem to be exhibiting. Or, possibly you’re already under a physician’s care & just need to modify your pharmaceutical regiment. Lastly, I suppose

Re: Logos Bible Software

2015-03-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Emelio, As previously stated, Logos is not accessible. Also, the afore mentioned Eloquent—the bible software previously known as MacSword—has not been accessible since the introduction of Mavericks. Well, @ least not in my experience. And, I did try to contact the developer, twice, with no j

Re: Proposal to create an alternate MacVisionaries list

2015-03-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Donna, Don’t blame you one bit. You were pretty vilely used by this person. Your reaction seems pretty understandable. But, I don’t think we need to throw the baby out with the bathwater yet. In fact, if your ready to take on the responsibility of being a mod, perhaps you could volunteer

Re: Giving away a MBP Non-Retina

2015-05-04 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey, That’s a very nice thing you’re doing. I hope it goes to a deserving individual. Anyway, I applaud your generosity. Sincerely, CJ > On May 4, 2015, at 4:24 AM, Shaf wrote: > > As the subject states > We're giving away a MBP non-retina mid 2012 for free excluding delivery > costs. It

Re: robobraille

2015-05-25 Thread CJ Daniel
Joe, As Henry stated, the web based interface is usable. However, in my experience, its a pain in the anatomy…;-) So, I do try to stick to the email based option. Just send a MSG to conv...@robobraille.org with your document attached. Be sure to put the type of conversion you wish in the sub

Re: question about garage band

2015-07-11 Thread CJ Daniel
Ted, Can you clarify as to whether you’re trying to input MIDI from your keyboard or actual audio? Thanks, CJ > On Jul 11, 2015, at 7:20 PM, Ted Phillips wrote: > > Hi all. I have been trying to do some recording in Garage Band 10.1. I can > open a project and set up the tracks, but se

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Ditto!!! I can’t even say how much I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one. I hear “Christopher Mark” & I just delete. Again, I’m so glad that it’s not just me. In fact, since he’s become so much more active…”Christopher Mark” tags on darn near every email header…I’ve considered dropping t

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
You got that right. CJ > On Aug 2, 2015, at 7:43 AM, Shaf wrote: > > Just ignore him. He's generally a dick where a lot of things are > concerned. Don't take it personally. > > On 8/2/2015 1:02 PM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: >> I really don't appreciate your attitude sir. It is not called for in th

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Aleeha, I applaud your efforts. Every little bit helps. As stated in another post, the sooner you start ignoring Christopher Mark, the better off we’ll all be. Sorry he’s such a bother. By the way, pretty name. CJ > On Aug 2, 2015, at 5:02 AM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: > > I really don't app

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
immaturity? Just saying... >> On Aug 2, 2015, at 6:37 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: >> >> Aleeha, >> >> I applaud your efforts. Every little bit helps. As stated in another post, >> the sooner you start ignoring Christopher Mark, the better off we’ll all be. >&g

Re: OS X beta.

2015-08-06 Thread CJ Daniel
Careful George, You’ll set him off again…for the umteenth time. I mean after all, when I posted this msg this thread was up to a count of 38. Oh, and about a dozen of those were from He whom shall not be mentioned. Sort of ridiculous, CJ > On Aug 6, 2015, at 12:11 PM, george b wrote: >

Re: OS X beta.

2015-08-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Well said, CJ > On Aug 7, 2015, at 7:09 PM, gs wrote: > > Chris, > Most of us have already reached our conclusions with regard to you. you are > pathetically out of place on the list. We do not have a moderator but if we > did you would have been reduced quite a while back. If this list does

Call to the List Owner to Appoint a New Moderator

2015-08-26 Thread CJ Daniel
eclaim the good standing of this list & move forward to continue a great tradition of the civil exchange of knowledge & mutual assistance. Sincerely, CJ Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe

Re: Moderator Note - Important -was- Re: So is this list going to die or not?

2015-08-27 Thread CJ Daniel
ues or—if life’s circumstances are preventing your full participation in this list’s activities—then relinquish ownership to some one who has the time & where-with-all to make a positive difference. I hope you can understand that all of this is offered with compassion towards you. With great regar

Re: To The List About The Recent Spam

2016-02-16 Thread CJ Daniel
Marie, Press VO-F8 to launch the VO Utility. VO-Shift-DownArrow on the Category table. Arrow to the Speech option. VO-Shift-UpArrow to stop interacting & move right to the voice options. Press VO-SpaceBar to select it. Down Arrow to the Configure option. Pick any other voice than Alex, Br

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-09-30 Thread CJ Daniel
Alex, I read both posts & really appreciate your efforts. In fact, they have reenforced my belief that it is best to wait a release or two before taking the plunge. Again, thanks for your work in this area. CJ > On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > Just a note to s

Re: Safari on the Mac worse than ever?

2015-10-16 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Brian, Have a little respect. Mike was leading the pack on using the Mac & VoiceOver in it’s infancy. Further more, he had the generosity to turn his explorations in to audible tutorials that were available to anyone. Actually, I seem to remember there were eight of them. Many Mac users

Re: problem with mail sounds on my Mac

2015-10-21 Thread CJ Daniel
Katie, Sorry, but that seems to be a bug with Mail in El Capitan. In other words, it’s not a configurable thing. In fact, I just saw a post from a guy on another list that specifically mentioned that this issue was still alive & well in today’s maintenance release. So, I suppose we’ll have t

Re: [Bulk] problem with mail sounds on my Mac

2015-10-21 Thread CJ Daniel
e know. I thought I had something set up wrong > when I was checking for new email. Glad it’s just a bug. I hope Apple fixes > this in the next update. > Katie >> On Oct 21, 2015, at 2:23 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: >> >> Katie, >> >> Sorry, but that seems to b

Re: Help! What did I do? FN, Ctrl, Option, keys not working.

2015-11-04 Thread CJ Daniel
Melony, Hate to say it, but it sounds more like a hardware problem to me, especially if you can’t remember doing anything to change your machine. I could be wrong & I hope I am, but I think I’d be headed off to the Apple store. Never the less, good luck, CJ > On Nov 4, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Mela

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