Re: Embossing from a Mac..

2014-01-02 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Ok, thanks for letting me know on that. I have no experience with Duxbury, so i will pass that along to my sister. Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 2, 2014, at 3

Re: Embossing from a Mac..

2014-01-02 Thread Daniel Hawkins
can’t hear what I typed, but if I hit VO l, it will read back to me just fine. I found a text reader extensions, but the real problem is that the two apps just won’t run on Maverick, and i see that others are having that problem. So, for us on the Mac it is Text Edit, or Pages... Daniel Hawkins

Re: Embossing from a Mac..

2014-01-03 Thread Daniel Hawkins
called odt2 that is supposed to translate to braille. I know my braille instructor does that on a Windows machine. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 3, 2014, at 11:21 AM, Chris

Re: Sorting in latest Numbers

2014-01-07 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Wow, where do you learn all those commands for Numbers? I been looking all over for a directions for a VO user. Do you guys know any books I could learn from? Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7

Re: New to the the Mac, and the dictation program.

2014-01-07 Thread Daniel Hawkins
about editing using a screenreader and no braille display. Just recently I just completed grade 1 braille, so I am going to get a braille display soon. So hopefully I can edit better. I’m courious, what novels do you write? Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3

Re: Auto switch in vo

2014-01-07 Thread Daniel Hawkins
go up or down to select the voice you want. Once you are done, release the three keys. Enjoy! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 7, 2014, at 12:52 PM, ramy moustafa wrote

Re: Resetting Prams

2014-01-07 Thread Daniel Hawkins
reboot does not work. Somestimes my Mac act like it have a mind of it’s own.For one, Google Chrome, and a fully updated Libre Office, does not stay open for long. It will say it have experienced an error. So maybe mine needs a reinstall soon. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in

Re: VueScan and FineReader

2014-01-07 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello, I do not have either one. But from what I heard that Abbyy Fine reader Pro is out, and it is much much more accessible, and you don’t need a third party app on top of that. I heard that Express is not that accessible now. Hope that helps. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro

Re: VO Choppy in Mavericks

2014-01-07 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello all, Not choppy for me. But I do know when I look into a long thread in mail, it would skip mail. Say for example like this thread, I’d would scroll down and see one mail, then we I go back one it will name several that I skipped. It can get frustrating. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my

Re: VO Choppy in Mavericks

2014-01-08 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I have 4gb or RAM and a hard drive. I’m am not experiencing the stuttering problem. I wonder what is your voice speed? Mine is at 40 and I’m using Alex, the only voice i can understand. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual

Re: New to the the Mac, and the dictation program.

2014-01-08 Thread Daniel Hawkins
cold I find it very very hard to type or flex my fingers and sign in American Sign Laguage. So, I really do hope you can find a solution. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 8

Re: Does Dictation have a page limit in Pages for working?

2014-01-08 Thread Daniel Hawkins
experienced can chime in. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 8, 2014, at 7:50 AM, April Brown wrote: > Hi Jessica, > > Yes, I am using Enhanced Dictation. If

Re: Mini sadly not running

2014-01-08 Thread Daniel Hawkins
problem. And maybe it would be good to have a usb keyboard for those rare cases that blooth don’t work. Have you tried to hit cmd and F5? Sometimes Voiceover crashes or just don’t work. Just press cmd F5 once. Wait a min and redo the command and wait a few min. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my

Re: No VoiceOver or dictation for now.

2014-01-09 Thread Daniel Hawkins
. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 9, 2014, at 7:00 AM, April Brown wrote: > Thanks for your help! > > Since dictation won't do what I need it to do in Page

Re: VoiceOver Not Working All of the Sudden

2014-01-09 Thread Daniel Hawkins
The moon is out? I can understand you frustration. I for one don’t have this problem. But, how is your memory usage? It could be a hardware problem or you may need a clean install? Do you have a backup drive? Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7

Re: Mini sadly not running

2014-01-09 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Go to System Preferences, it can be found in dock, or from the apple Menu. Then find Users and Groups and look under there. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 9, 2014, at 10

Re: Mini sadly not running

2014-01-09 Thread Daniel Hawkins
No prob! Glad I know enough to help out! Hope everything will be resolved soon! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 9, 2014, at 11:44 AM, Regina Alvarado wrote: > Tha

Re: No VoiceOver or dictation for now.

2014-01-09 Thread Daniel Hawkins
very knowledgeable and helpful there. How much of a loss in hearing do you have? face to face, do you understand voices ok? Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 9, 2014, at 11:10

Re: moving page by page in pages

2014-01-09 Thread Daniel Hawkins
This is new news to me. I always had trouble editing in Pages if the doc is longer than one page. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 9, 2014, at 5:23 PM, Andrew Head wrote

Re: embedded youtube videos

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I am too courious on this subject. I still can’t figure how to play youtube videos. I’m assuming we are on the Youtube website? Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 9, 2014, at

Re: Step by Step Guide

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel Hawkins
will help some. I would very much recommend to get used to Voiceover preferences and understand what they do. To use a screenreader, it is a steep learning curve, but the payoff is worth it. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD

Re: Accessing The Voiceover Quick Staart tutorial

2014-01-11 Thread Daniel Hawkins
April, About Safari remembering your password. If you don’t like that you can disable Apple Keychain. It is Apple’s new method to remember all your passwords. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate

Re: Mac Mini and speaker or only TV

2014-01-11 Thread Daniel Hawkins
liable. Also I’d suggest have a splitter and have a earbud or headphone on standby for those occasions that the tv is not working. The bluetooth speaker should work just fine, but I’d would not suggest it to troubleshoot if the tv is not putting out sound. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbo

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
. Enjoy! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 12, 2014, at 3:04 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Hello everyone, > > After listening to David Woodbridge's podcast on bluet

Re: webpage question and a Mini question

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
To adjust voices or volume or pitch on the fly. Hold down three keys at the left of your keyboard.It is cmd, options, ctrl, once all three are held down, then use the left or right arrow to choose you want. Once you get what you want, use the up or down arrow to adjust. Daniel Hawkins - Posted

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
The free Pages, Numbers, and Keynote only applies to those that bought a new iDevice after August. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 12, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Eric Caron wrote

Re: Repairing Macbook AIr or recovering its data

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello, The biggest question is, what year is it? I think pre 2012 models you can remove the SSD and plug it to another computer. But I think the newer models everything is sodired on. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual

Re: Moving through tabs and Closing them in Mavericks Safari

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
just go right and reinteract the HTML area Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 12, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Lee Jones wrote: > Dear List, how do you cycle through tabs in maveri

Clamshell, or no sleep when closeing the Mac.

2014-01-12 Thread Daniel Hawkins
far I have tried Isomniax and it don’t work with Maverick. I have tried No Sleep, but I can’t seem to get it to work. Do you guys know any accessable way to turn off sleep when I’m plugged in the power? Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB

Re: Clamshell, or no sleep when closeing the Mac.

2014-01-13 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Bingo! It worked! I went thru the Preference Pane and it asked me if I want no sleep to work on ac power or battery power. So I checked the ac power only. Thanks! I have been struggleing with this for over a week. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core

Re: Voices, setting them?

2014-01-13 Thread Daniel Hawkins
the options, when you get to the voices part, use the up or down to selecct a voice. Once done release all keys. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 13, 2014, at 6:58 PM, regina

Re: Voices, setting them?

2014-01-13 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Mail app. I think my method is not the best but here is what I do. I interact with the text feild, then I do rotor to Lines, or Link, and then scroll down untill I see the link. Then hit VO space. I’m sure there is a better method but I have not figured that. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my

Re: Faith not Receiving messages

2014-01-14 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Have she restarted the app? My mail app checks mail every 5 min, and my iPhone app checks mail when i restart the app. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 14, 2014, at 8:46 AM

Re: filing taxes

2014-01-14 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hmm, I’m am too courious about tis too. I think I know VO enough now to take the plunge to file lol. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 14, 2014, at 11:26 AM, Caitlyn and

Re: Does Anyone Else Have to Restart Mail Periodically to Get New Messages?

2014-01-14 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hmm not me. My Mac is fully updated... Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 14, 2014, at 1:05 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: > Theresa I am having the same problem. Glad it&#x

Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in

2014-01-14 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hmm interesting. Since I went blind last year, I started on the Mac first. Two weeks I started to learn Windows 7 with NVDA. So, what does this mean? Will others find Windows Eye better now since it is cheaper? Or will most Windows users still use JAWS or NVDA? Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my

Re: OT: FW: GW Micro Announces Global Window-Eyes Initiative for users of Microsoft Office

2014-01-14 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I think I will have to use NVDA portable to download Windows Eye lol. My question is, do you get free updates? Or is it that you will have to pay for upgrades? Also what does this do to the native Narrator? Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB

Re: vo+w spelling

2014-01-14 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I believe VO W is to change the phonanics of a word. It can say a letter and that’s it, or it can say a letter. Like if you come across w, it can just say w, or if can say wisky. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot

Re: selecting multiple lines of text

2014-01-15 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Make sure the Line command is selected first, not character or word or any other. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 15, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, >

Re: hearing and speakers, headphones, TV, monitor, what? Help, please!

2014-01-15 Thread Daniel Hawkins
you doubletap with three fingers. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 15, 2014, at 6:41 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > I have a mini hooked up to a monitor with a separate speak

Re: Text edit

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hmm, Have you first interact with the text field? then do the Line command and press VO down? Then get to the word you want then do a word or character mode. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Also don’t forget the Voiceover Help menu. press the VO keys and h, and to get commands press VO and h twice quickly. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:38 PM

Re: "where to go from here? macv

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I would like to add, if you want to adjust VO on the fly, and not the master volume, just hold ctrl, options, and cmd, then use the left or right arrows untill it say volume, then adjust by going up or down. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB

Re: Safari question

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
As David said cmd [. That can be found under the delete key. If you start from the right under the delete key and go left by three keys, that is [. If you hit cmd ] that will go forward. this key combination can be used under finder too. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in

Re: questions about preview and braille

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
place. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 17, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: > Hi, > I have been reading a file in preview. I have another file open i

Re: Selecting a bunch of items in Mavericks without having to select them all

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Really? I use shift. Wonder what’s the difference... Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 17, 2014, at 10:55 AM, isaac wrote: > Use command a to select all items. > On

Re: Selecting a bunch of items in Mavericks without having to select them all

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Ok, what I do is do the line command, or word command or link command, then start the top and hold shift, and just go down till the end, once you have select all that you want, then cmd c to copy . Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3

Re: questions about preview and braille

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
, line etc. This method is also used for editing and copying and paste. I’m not sure this method is the best way to do things, but this is the way I find most helpful. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7

Re: Dual Boot versus Virtual Machine

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello all, I would like to add. On top of this. If you are looking at other Options other than Duxbury, you can use Libre and install the OBT2 extention and that can translate. I have seen that on a Windows side, but I have not seen it on the Mac side since I don’t have an embosser. Daniel

Re: questions about preview and braille

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel Hawkins
No prob, did it work for you? Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 17, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie wrote: > thanks! > right after I wrote in asking what the

Re: ftp server

2014-01-18 Thread Daniel Hawkins
You can use Logmein Hamachi for a virtual network. It is accessable. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 18, 2014, at 7:04 PM, Jessica Moss wrote: > Can you upload

Re: please disregard previous message

2014-01-19 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hello Andrew, How did you get the video to play? I can’t seem to find the play or pause button. Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 18, 2014, at 8:59 PM, Andrew Head

Re: can't play youtube videos in safari

2014-01-19 Thread Daniel Hawkins
That may be my problem with Safari. I keep on getting Adobe flash player install, but the install wizard is not accessable. Anyone got a idea how to install myself without me running to my wife? Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-20 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Hmm, no I don’t get this. I do a lot of group messages and it is buggy, but not sending to wrong number.. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 20, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Ray Foret

Re: Enlarging menus

2014-01-21 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I am too a VO user. But what I heard from others that zoom does not do largeing menues. But if you get zXoomtext that will do the trick. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 21

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-21 Thread Daniel Hawkins
had. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 21, 2014, at 7:14 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > The only possibilities from your end I can think of are: (a) make sure all >

Re: RSS syncing with the Newsify iOS app?

2014-01-21 Thread Daniel Hawkins
Is Readkit free? I also have NewsIsy, but i am not sure what my sync options are set to. Looks like I’m playing around with it today. Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On

Re: Severe Gmail issues in Mavericks Still

2014-01-21 Thread Daniel Hawkins
I was wondering, how do you Archive mail on a Mac, and how to view Archive mail? Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 21, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Robert C wrote: >

Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in

2014-01-21 Thread Daniel Hawkins
. Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 20, 2014, at 5:45 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hey guys, Another thing has occurred to me about this. As you know, > window-eyes has been

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