Re: My clean install so far

2014-06-22 Thread Daniel McGee
Hello Chris, am glad to hear that by performing a clean install you are experiencing lots of improvements. Out of interest, before you did the clean install did you upgrade from any previous version or versions of OSX? As for myself, for the clean install folks this may sound crazy but I've been

Re: My clean install so far

2014-06-22 Thread Daniel McGee
at the Hadley School for the Blind > www.hadley.edu > > On 22/06/2014 14:32, Daniel McGee wrote: >> Hello Chris, am glad to hear that by performing a clean install you are >> experiencing lots of improvements. Out of interest, before you did the clean >> install did you u

Re: Keychain

2014-06-22 Thread Daniel McGee
I'm just wondering, how does this work between Mac and IOS devices alike? I was thinking about using it but was worried about passwords being for lack of a better term, "discoverable." Guess I'm the paranoid type. lol Seriously though, I'd like to give this feature of iCloud the benefit of a do

Anyone experiencing no feedback when searching with google for the 1st time with Safari?

2014-06-30 Thread Daniel McGee
Hey all, sorry for the long subject line but I was wondering if I was the only one experiencing this. Here's what's happening in descriptive form. 1. load up Safari and it puts you automatically in the edit field. At least it does for me. 2. Start typing your search and expected result is for V

Re: Anyone experiencing no feedback when searching with google for the 1st time with Safari?

2014-06-30 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi isaac, interesting. Lets see what others have to say. On 30 Jun 2014, at 17:58, isaac wrote: > isaac -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ma

Re: Anyone experiencing no feedback when searching with google for the 1st time with Safari?

2014-06-30 Thread Daniel McGee
I do need to press command l twice to tell voice over to > speak the contents of the address bar. This is because I do not know the > right command. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 30, 2014, at 1:24 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> >> I have no issues here wit

The best way of saving and editing documents with the new pages on the mac

2014-06-30 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, I only got one answer to this question below from this list. Unless its just simply no one uses the app or I made an error in trying to get across what I want to achieve, I have made an attempt at rephrasing my question in the hope its more clear and will generate more responses. If not,

Re: OS X 10.9.4 is out

2014-06-30 Thread Daniel McGee
Was hoping this update included the newer sounding compact voices found on IOS with VO. Didn't happen, sigh. Even though I sent an email to the accessibility team about it. I'm not complaining because I'm sure they have other accessibility assignments but it still would of been nice for Daniel t

Re: The best way of saving and editing documents with the new pages on the mac

2014-06-30 Thread Daniel McGee
ess command s to save it. > isaac > isaac.heb...@gmail.com > Skype gold_wildcat > > On Jun 30, 2014, at 1:54 PM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > >> Hi all, I only got one answer to this question below from this list. Unless >> its just simply no one uses the app or I made an er

Re: The best way of saving and editing documents with the new pages on the mac

2014-07-01 Thread Daniel McGee
but until then, you'll just > have to do what everyone else does and export to Word when you've finished > working on a document you wish to share with non-Mac users. > > I hope this is clear, but I'm sure Tim Kilburn already explained this to you. > > Cheers, >

Re: An Overview of iOS 8's New Accessibility Features – MacStories

2014-07-01 Thread Daniel McGee
I don’t know what to expect from IOS 8 but it would be nice if they could continue the trend of voices. In the form of downloading voices you actually want. Like on the Mac. By example, say for those in the US, by default you get Samantha but you actually preferred Tom for whatever reason. Or f

Re: Alex on IOS 8

2014-07-01 Thread Daniel McGee
Well, I know for me, Alex will be a wonderful improvement compared to Samantha. I have respect, for those who like Samantha but she really gives me a head ake when I tried to listen to her. lol On 23 Jun 2014, at 16:18, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > Well let's wait it out I guess. It's proba

Re: Anyone experiencing no feedback when searching with google for the 1st time with Safari?

2014-07-01 Thread Daniel McGee
I have had the problem sometimes but not now. > Though i have problems with safari and some embeded players which stops after > a while. > So i rather use google chrome. > /A > 30 jun 2014 kl. 19:03 skrev Daniel McGee : > >> Hi isaac, interesting. >> >> Lets

Re: Alex on IOS 8

2014-07-01 Thread Daniel McGee
the word her, I feel that this word gets cut off a bit early. With compact, I don't get these problems nearly as much. On 1 Jul 2014, at 20:32, Jessica D wrote: > Do you like Karen? I am using her temporarily. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 1, 2014, at 3:27 PM, D

Re: An Overview of iOS 8's New Accessibility Features – MacStories

2014-07-02 Thread Daniel McGee
Which voice do you use, then if you don’t like Alex. On 2 Jul 2014, at 12:01, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > In what way don't you like him? > > Christopher Hallsworth > Student at the Hadley School for the Blind > www.hadley.edu > > On 02/07/2014 10:31, Anders Holmberg wrote: >> Hi! >> Act

Re: Frustrations with updating Adobe Flash player

2014-07-05 Thread Daniel McGee
I wouldn't worry about it. In any case, I would advise you to download the latest flash player from adobe's main site. Just in case, this update that you try to install puts something bad on your system. I'm not trying to frighten you here but I'd advise you to always get something from the orig

File format for a flash drive switching between Mac and Windows

2014-07-07 Thread Daniel McGee
Hey all, maybe a simple question but it isn't for me. So your advice would be welcome. Basically, I have a flash drive sitting here that I'm thinking of using with somebody to act as the go between for transferring music files. The problem is that he uses Windows. XP I believe and I'm using a M

Re: File format for a flash drive switching between Mac and Windows

2014-07-09 Thread Daniel McGee
> tthew > > > Ma > On 07/07/2014 07:03 PM, Daniel McGee wrote:Hey all, maybe a simple question > but it isn't for me. So your advice would be welcome. Basically, I have a > flash drive sitting here that I'm thinking of using with somebody to act as > the go

Re: File format for a flash drive switching between Mac and Windows

2014-07-09 Thread Daniel McGee
r, jp.kd5...@att.net > > jp.kd5...@att.net > > > > On Jul 9, 2014, at 6:09 AM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > >> I'm seeing the following options. >> >> MS Dos FAT >> >> EX Fat >> >> Which option should I choose? >> >> I&#

Finding the default speaking rate between OSX and IOS

2014-07-09 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, I'd like to find the default speaking rate between OSX and IOS for voices. By this, for example IOS is default speaking rate is set to 30%. Where as in contrast, OSX is either 40, or 45% I can't remember the actual figure for OSX. So basically, working with 30% from IOS, I wondered if a

Re: Finding the default speaking rate between OSX and IOS

2014-07-09 Thread Daniel McGee
So would you both say that 30% IOS and 45% OS sound the same as they are both talking? On 9 Jul 2014, at 16:58, Jessica D wrote: > On osx the default speech rate is 45% > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 9, 2014, at 10:07 AM, Daniel McGee >> wrote: >> &

Re: highlighting text

2014-07-10 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi, another way you may want to copy text. I just learned this recently from this list is the last thrase copied to the clipboard. You do this by holding down the VO keys adding shift to the combo and finally hitting the letter C and it will copy what was last spoken. So say Voiceover read a pa

Re: highlighting text

2014-07-10 Thread Daniel McGee
triple tap with three fingers is how its done on IOS. HTH On 10 Jul 2014, at 19:06, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> how do you copy last phrase using iOS? >> >>> On 10 Jul 2014, at 04:52 pm, Daniel McGee >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, another way you may

Re: highlighting text

2014-07-10 Thread Daniel McGee
rote: > >> Three finger quadruple tap. >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 10, 2014, at 2:06 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >> >>>> how do you copy last phrase using iOS? >>>> >>>>> On 10 Jul 2014, at 04:52 pm, Daniel McGee

Re: New iTunes seems to fix navigation

2014-07-11 Thread Daniel McGee
Using just the arrow keys again navigates the source list as well as any table. Although, this will make you laugh. When I tested it out and it did indeed work as it did before it was broken, I then automatically went back to interacting with whatever needed to be interacted with. Where as befor

Getting Voiceover to read quote marks in Pages for Mac

2014-07-13 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi guys, using Pages 5.2 on the Mac and having my punctuation 1st set to some then tested again with most, again, which also failed. Is it possible to get Voiceover announce quotes when someone is speaking? For example. James: "Hello, nice weather today isn't." Jill: "Indeed it certainly is."

Re: Getting Voiceover to read quote marks in Pages for Mac

2014-07-13 Thread Daniel McGee
e problem. > On Jul 13, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > >> Hi guys, using Pages 5.2 on the Mac and having my punctuation 1st set to >> some then tested again with most, again, which also failed. >> Is it possible to get Voiceover announce quotes when someone i

Re: Getting Voiceover to read quote marks in Pages for Mac

2014-07-13 Thread Daniel McGee
hen Smart Quotes is on, replacing normal quotes with >>> those fancy opening/closing ones, the fancy ones are not spoken no matter >>> what. Disabling this and using normal quotes eliminates the problem. >>> On Jul 13, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Daniel McGee >>> wrote

Re: facebook site a mess and wish advice

2014-07-14 Thread Daniel McGee
Hello Ray, I use to use the main site www.facebook.com For quite a while but have actually started using the app more with the iPhone. I don't know if you have one of these but I'm just telling you how I changed from computer to iPhone with Facebook for what it is worth. hth On 14 Jul 2014, a

Re: Getting Voiceover to read quote marks in Pages for Mac

2014-07-14 Thread Daniel McGee
luded, being sure that the Smart Quotes setting is off > (I don't know if it is a per-document setting or not) and see what happens > then. Also give the pronunciation dictionary trick a shot, as other people > will probably use smart quotes so you may never be rid of them entirely. >

Re: Macbook Drive Mysteriously Full

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel McGee
Alex, just a thought but have you over time downloaded more than one voice fro the Voiceover Utility? I know this wouldn't be the reason why your hard drive should be filling up so. However, if you have more than one voice that you don't use anymore, maybe it might be worth it getting rid of it

Re: Macbook Drive Mysteriously Full

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel McGee
;> I have some voices i do not use but can't figure out how to remove them? >> Is it just to uncheck them in the voiceover utilities? >> /A >> 15 jul 2014 kl. 18:22 skrev Daniel McGee : >> >>> Alex, just a thought but have you over time downloaded more than

Making Alex sound a bit more robotic

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, sometimes when I'm listening to podcasts where people demonstrate something on the Mac and are using the Alex voice, I don't know if it is me but he seems a little deeper so to speak and maybe a touch of less natural sounding. Basically, I want to kind of have him sound a bit more robot

Re: Making Alex sound a bit more robotic

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Anne, yes I have tried using Fred in the past but for me, he's a little to quiet if you know what I mean. Its between Alex and Daniel compact. I always seem to be going back to Daniel compact though, dispite continuing to try all the other voices that I can choose from. There's something a

Re: Making Alex sound a bit more robotic

2014-07-15 Thread Daniel McGee
gt; Philadelphia, PA 19122 > 215-204-2933 Direct > 800-204-7428 > www.disabilities.temple.edu > jule.ann.lieber...@temple.edu > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel McGee > Sent: T

Anyone miss certain words with Voiceover english voices

2014-07-18 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, I was just simply wondering, regarding to whatever english voice you use with Voiceover are there at all times, where say your reading a piece of text from Safari and you miss hear the odd word hear and there. I'm sorry if that isn't descriptive or thought out more but to just to explai

Re: Anyone miss certain words with Voiceover english voices

2014-07-19 Thread Daniel McGee
try Infovox Ivox voices, >> though these are expensive. >> >> Cheers >> Dave >> >> On 18 Jul 2014, at 13:17, Daniel McGee wrote: >> >>> Hi all, I was just simply wondering, regarding to whatever english voice >>> you use with Voiceover ar

Re: Message rules problem

2015-03-16 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Kawal, I had a thought but wanted your opinion on if it would be safe to perform. I was thinking of deleting the account from Mail's preferences quitting mail, open it again and recreate the account in question. My concern though with this is that would I lose any emails that already live in

Interact with text

2015-04-02 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, this might sound sort of weird to say but is there any chance of getting VO to stop saying "interact with text." when you jump to and from the text area of a message using mail? I was wondering if this could possibly be done through the VO utility, speech and Pronunciation tab. The go

Re: Interact with text

2015-04-02 Thread Daniel McGee
> Certified Assistive Technology Specialist > Macintosh, Windows and IOS Trainer > U.S. number: 573-401-1018 > Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com <mailto:matt.dierck...@me.com> >> On Apr 2, 2015, at 12:31, Daniel McGee > <mailto:danielmcgee...@icloud.com>> wrote:

Re: Interact with text

2015-04-02 Thread Daniel McGee
OS Trainer > U.S. number: 573-401-1018 > Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com <mailto:matt.dierck...@me.com> >> On Apr 2, 2015, at 13:13, Daniel McGee > <mailto:danielmcgee...@icloud.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi Matthew, well when I press enter I find that I get more tex

Re: Interact with text

2015-04-02 Thread Daniel McGee
e there is a way of turning this off in verbosity at all. >> Interact with text does not only apply to the mail application. >> >> God bless. >> Matthew Dierckens >> Certified Assistive Technology Specialist >> Macintosh, Windows and IOS Trainer

A podcast on how to reinstall the Mac operating system

2015-04-04 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, I know this isn't exactly a fun topic to discuss but in all my years of using the Mac, with Voiceover, I've never ever come across a podcast demonstrating how someone can independently reinstall OS X from scratch by themselves. The reason for me saying this is because when the next ne

Re: A podcast on how to reinstall the Mac operating system

2015-04-04 Thread Daniel McGee
before due to reasons out of my > control, and I can tell you absolutely beyond a doubt that it definitely is > incredibly doable. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Daniel McGee" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 4:14 PM > Subject: A p

Re: A podcast on how to reinstall the Mac operating system

2015-04-04 Thread Daniel McGee
>> honestly not format fresh for now, LOL! However, that said, if I ever, God >> forbid, have to reinstall things, I'd be more than happy to make a podcast >> of me doing it. I've done it multiple times before due to reasons out of my >> control, and I can te

Re: Keystroke form muting voiceover

2015-04-05 Thread Daniel McGee
Is there no actual keystroke to mute VO by default then? > On 5 Apr 2015, at 13:06, Devin Prater wrote: > > If you have a braille display, you can use space with M to mute voiceover. >> On Apr 5, 2015, at 6:48 AM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >> You can also use the keyboard commander. For example,

organising by threaded conversations on Mac

2015-04-24 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, for those who may use threaded conversation view on the mac, are there any tips on how you would use it effectively? For example, I can tell if a thread is unread but am unable to tell how many messages are unread. Once, I've opened it. Just really share with me how you would use this on

Re: organising by threaded conversations on Mac

2015-04-25 Thread Daniel McGee
y. > > Using the Standard layout, from the View menu, select Organize by > Conversation, then select Collapse all Conversations. > > That should get you started. > > Good Luck and Enjoy, > > Mark > > > -Original Message----- > From: macvis

organise by conversation is checked. However, mac gets hot.

2015-05-12 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, when organise by conversation is checked, in the mail app. Are any of you finding that your Mac Book Pros fans kick in and it starts to heat up underneath them. Am not sure if its to do with the VO activity I set up to reduce that disclosure triangle stuff for threaded conversations or

RNIB Overdrive syncing question

2015-07-28 Thread Daniel McGee
Dear all, since last week, I have been using the RNIB Overdrive service for a one month trial and so far, I'm enjoying the experience. I have just one question for those who may use it. Currently, I find the syncing works pretty well between iPhone and iPad but can anyone confirm that they go

Re: RNIB Overdrive syncing question

2015-07-28 Thread Daniel McGee
gt;> >> If so, this is a limitation in the Mac Overdrive program - you can’t do it. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Ed >>> On 28 Jul 2015, at 12:21, Daniel McGee wrote: >>> >>> Dear all, since last week, I have been using the RNIB Overdrive servic

Re: RNIB Overdrive syncing question

2015-07-28 Thread Daniel McGee
t; one of the commercial audio book sellers who also use the Overdrive platform. > > Cheers, > > Ed >> On 28 Jul 2015, at 20:48, Daniel McGee wrote: >> >> Hi Edward yes, that's exactly what I meant but I'm glad to know that it's a >> limatation

Re: RNIB Overdrive syncing question

2015-07-28 Thread Daniel McGee
ut for me the book is still > there. >> On 28 Jul 2015, at 20:48, Daniel McGee wrote: >> >> Hi Edward yes, that's exactly what I meant but I'm glad to know that it's a >> limatation that I wasn't going mad trying to get it to sync from iPhone to &

Re: RNIB Overdrive syncing question

2015-07-28 Thread Daniel McGee
My thought too. There's always room for improvements. > On 28 Jul 2015, at 21:28, Edward Green wrote: > > No worries, hopefully Overdrive will fix the Mac software at some point. > > Cheers, > > Ed >> On 28 Jul 2015, at 21:23, Daniel McGee wrote: >>

Preserving iTunes audiobooks when performing a clean install

2015-08-15 Thread Daniel McGee
Dear all I have a lot of audiobooks that I've purchased from iTunes. When El capitan is release in the autumn, what would be the best way of getting them back into iTunes if I was to perform a clean install of the new os, rather than the regular upgrade? Thanks in advance for any help with t

Re: Preserving iTunes audiobooks when performing a clean install

2015-08-17 Thread Daniel McGee
ze your computer to play the protected content. > Simply enter them when requested then hit the OK button to re-authorize your > computer to play the content. > > Is this somewhat clear? :) > > Grant > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries

What devices support handoff?

2015-08-29 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, What devices support handoff? I have an iPhone 5. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To pos

Re: What devices support handoff?

2015-08-29 Thread Daniel McGee
T204689. > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > > > >> On 29 Aug 2015, at 9:08 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: >> >> Hi all, What devices support handoff? >> >> >> I have an iPhone 5. >> >> -- >> You received this message b

Re: a new macvisionaries list

2015-08-29 Thread Daniel McGee
Why not subscribe to the mac4theblind list. It's quite a low traffic list, so I'm sure that new members are most welcome to join. Just my input, for what's it's worth. > On 26 Aug 2015, at 20:07, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Tyler, > > Are you aware that there are several other lis

Re: Free Youtube converter for the mac

2013-11-11 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi, I use this app too it works great for me also. Its simple to use and is regularly updated. Daniel On 11 Nov 2013, at 10:42, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > /Krister -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

How to create a disc partition on my MBP for trying out Mavericks?

2013-11-11 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, subject pretty much explains it all. I would like to know how to do this from a Voiceover perspective. My main concern for doing this though is that does it actually wipe your internal hard drive once you've added the 1 partition in the pop up button box? Wanting to give Mavericks a test

Re: How to create a disc partition on my MBP for trying out Mavericks?

2013-11-11 Thread Daniel McGee
(before I go ahead and do it > myself) > > On Nov 11, 2013, at 7:01 AM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > >> Hi all, subject pretty much explains it all. I would like to know how to do >> this from a Voiceover perspective. >> My main concern for doing this though is that does it

Is it true in Mavericks that iTunes contact syncing has gone?

2013-11-12 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, just wondering if the above subject line is true. Apparently, I found some articles on the net that say that it is no longer possible to sink your contacts from iPhone to mac via USB cabel but one is forced to use iCloud. Personally I don't use iCloud and I don't know about others but for

Re: Applications key on mac?

2013-11-12 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Rob, the Voiceover keys, Control option shift M combination is what you want. This will open a context menu the equivalent to windows. hth Daniel On 12 Nov 2013, at 19:21, Rob wrote: > Hi, > Is there a key command to open a right click menu like the applications key > on a PC? > > Sent f

Re: Is it true in Mavericks that iTunes contact syncing has gone?

2013-11-13 Thread Daniel McGee
;>> have every faith in Apple. Yes things go wrong but don't every company >>>>> make mistakes and hopefully learn by them? I hope it's not true either >>>>> but personally I sync absolutely everything to the cloud including >>>>> con

Re: Is it true in Mavericks that iTunes contact syncing has gone?

2013-11-14 Thread Daniel McGee
e synced with your > iPhone. > > Later… > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 13, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > >> Ok guys, I accept the cloud for what's it worth. >> If I want to use it, how can I insure that all my cont

Re: OT Great news: OS X 10.9.1 to focus on VoiceOver improvements, among other things. http://goo.gl/qkBRKh Great news: OS X 10.9.1 to focus on VoiceOver improvements, among other things

2013-11-16 Thread Daniel McGee
Its on the Mac rumours site too. www.macrumors.com Ray just out of interest why do you think they shouldn't of posted it? I hope they fix the Safari bug where Voiceover keeps repeating everything such as links, bulleted items etc. Yep that one is driving me crazy! Its even present on Mountain Lio

Safari 2 items, 3 items and internal link?

2013-11-16 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, with Safari, anyone no why on earth we get with Voiceover 2 items, 3 items oh and lets not forget that internal link now and then. I don't know if its me but these little things in Safari are starting to get on my nerves. Guess you could say I'm moaning. lol Do they annoy others here.

iphone not automatically deleting my voice memo once deleted from itunes

2013-11-18 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, once I've converted my Voice Memos to mp3 in iTunes. I am finding that once I've deleted the memos in iTunes and sync my iPhone again with iTunes and go to check the voice memos app on the phone they are still there. So this is essentially requiring me to do a double delete. While I agree

iOS 7 question

2013-11-19 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, if I update to Mavericks apparently, contact syncing has been removed in iTunes therefore forcing one to use iCloud. However, if one was to just update to ios7 without updating to Mavericks, would this functionality still be removed? In other words, if I just update the iphone to the late

What do all of you guys think of this?

2013-11-20 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, really want to update to Mavericks but this new OS is really making it so hard to do so. This article will explain why. Basically, I have no interest or intention of using the service so unfortunately where does that leave me. P.S. I hope I'm not the only one. In particular, really concer

Will Safari be continuing support for Mountain Lion for a while yet?

2013-11-25 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, I know 10.9 Mavericks is out and that It has the latest version of Safari which is 7 on the new OS. However, I am still using Mountain Lion and am going to stick with this previous version for a while yet. I have my reasons for this. What I'd like to know is that after a newer OS update

Re: Can't Expand Conversations in Mail

2013-11-26 Thread Daniel McGee
Maybe try expanding the disclosure triangle. I have never had to do this myself in mail but once or maybe twice in iTunes. To do this: Hold down the Voiceover keys and hit the "back slash" key. This is located three letters from the letter L to the right. I hope this helps. Daniel On 26 Nov 20

Re: Will Safari be continuing support for Mountain Lion for a while yet?

2013-11-26 Thread Daniel McGee
e > >> On Nov 25, 2013, at 5:31 PM, Daniel McGee >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, I know 10.9 Mavericks is out and that It has the latest version of >> Safari which is 7 on the new OS. However, I am still using Mountain Lion and >> am going to stick with this pre

Re: safari malfunctioning?

2013-11-27 Thread Daniel McGee
Would repair disc permissions be an idea? This is what I would do if all else fails. I've found this even speeds up my Mac or at least makes its runs more smoothly from time to time when I perform this task. Of course, I'm not certain this will clear up your issue and by the way my complete symp

Is there a way to quickly review the list of un-read messages in an inbox in apple mail.

2013-11-29 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, the story goes like this. In my gmail account I have lots of messages. Yet, when I went to check my other account that I have and then went back to the gmail inbox it claimed that I had 1 unread message. I was just wondering, is there a way to set the viewing of messages to unread then

What is the name of Nuance's voices called in Mountain Lion?

2013-12-02 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, a quick question. Its purpose being just simply curiosity. Using Mountain Lion what is the name of the Nuances voices actually called in this version of the OS? For instence, I understand it to be Vocalizer Expressive in Mavericks. I may have some follow-up questions down the line but thi

Re: What is the name of Nuance's voices called in Mountain Lion?

2013-12-02 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Sean, thank you. If you are using Mavericks, in your experience how would you compare the difference between Vocalizer Automotive version 5 to the newer version vocaliser expressive? On 2 Dec 2013, at 18:25, BBS wrote: > Hi Daniel. In Mountain Lion it's Vocalizer Automotive version 5. >

Re: What is the name of Nuance's voices called in Mountain Lion?

2013-12-02 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Brian, I was asking about the actual name/version of the TTS's that Nuance are using with Mountain Lion. So, my question was more about the name of the version that Nuance call them on Mountain Lion. Not the actual names of the individual voices you can get e.g. Karen, Samantha etc. I hope t

Re: What is the name of Nuance's voices called in Mountain Lion?

2013-12-03 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Brian, no problem. Completely understand what you mean about on the look out for new voices. I would be too. lol Have a good day. Daniel On 3 Dec 2013, at 02:13, Brian Fischler wrote: > Thanks Sean, already doing that, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing > out on some new voices. Appr

Re: What is the name of Nuance's voices called in Mountain Lion?

2013-12-03 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Shawn, interesting. I wonder if Nuance have brought those extra voices then. I personally wouldn't use them myself but its good to know that there around for someone who may like those voices. I have another question if I may. Basically, in the other world of computers I was using Windows and h

Re: What is the name of Nuance's voices called in Mountain Lion?

2013-12-03 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Shawn, thanks for the info you provided. I know you said you can't remember but I was just wondering how do you know which version they were before vocalizer expressive came along? If that makes sense. Thanks On 3 Dec 2013, at 22:56, BBS wrote: > Hi Daniel. I can't remember but I think Jaws

which premium english voices do you recommend is the best for hearing in pared users?

2013-12-05 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, 1st off, I relies that this is going to be a subjective question but am looking for opinions/recommendations on which you think is the best english premium voices in Mavericks and ios7 for hearing in pared users. Currently, I am trying out the voices that one gets with the iOS devices an

matching same speaking rate with voiceover between devices

2013-12-11 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, currently have an iPhone and a Mac Book Pro and am trying to determine the same speaking rate between the two devices. I hope this makes sense that is I am wanting to adjust the percentage of the speaking rate of the two above devices so that in order when I am switching from one of the

Advantages and dis-advantages of the compact and HQ voices of Voiceover

2013-12-23 Thread Daniel McGee
Dear all, I have been thinking of late about the difference between the two different voices you get with Voiceover premium and compact so here are my thoughts. I would love to know what you think yourself and if you want to add to the discussion then by all means feel free to do so. Note: this

Re: Advantages and dis-advantages of the compact and HQ voices of Voiceover

2013-12-24 Thread Daniel McGee
berdade, o homem a escravatura. > Marie Chénier > > Mario Navarro > mario@gmail.com > > > > No dia 24/12/2013, às 00:43, Daniel McGee > escreveu: > >> Dear all, I have been thinking of late about the difference between the two >> different voic

Re: Advantages and dis-advantages of the compact and HQ voices of Voiceover

2013-12-27 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi everyone, thanks for all your feedback on how you use the voices. Sean, I particularly like the way you described how you use the voice. It makes sense. You see, in the Windows world when using another screenreader I was able to speed up the void up to 30% and still understand it. I kind of wan

Re: Can't Access Menu Bar in VMWare Fusion 6. Urgent issue!

2013-12-30 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Darrell, have you tried CTRL F2? This Command is actually not a voiceover command as such but more of a universal global command for the OS. I actually now prefer using this command rather than the Voiceover one now. Give it a go and I hope it works. As a side note, if ever your wanting to get

Re: Can I listen to the BBC from my Apple TV

2014-01-03 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi Gena, nice to hear that someone listens to radio4extra. I too listen to that radio station quite a lot really. :) If all else fails and you have wi-fi and a reasonable data plan then there’s always the website where you can access the content. I do this from my Mac and I have never had any tr

Time Machine question

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, I got a portable external hard drive for christmas and have been using it with Time Machine which I have a question about. If I were to leave Time Machine on but not have my portable hard drive connected, would this still drain the battery on my Mac Book Pro? This is just a question that

Re: Time Machine question

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel McGee
n > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jan 10, 2014, at 4:54 AM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > >> Hi all, I got a portable external hard drive for christmas and have been >> using it with Time Machine which I have a question about. >> If I were to leave Time Machine on bu

alternative to email sending sound

2014-01-10 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, how can one tell if an email has been successfully sent aside from the standard email swoosh sound. There maybe times or situations where one may miss this sound and I was wondering if this was the case how would you tell if an email has successfully gone on its merry way to the desired

Re: new mac user

2014-01-16 Thread Daniel McGee
To add what Ray has said. Once you’ve setup your Mac the way you like it. It maybe a good idea to check the checkbox found in system preferences, Users and Groups, now your in a table. Arrow down to Login options group and here is where you’ll find the check box which is called, “use Voiceover i

What is the intonation?

2014-01-17 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, I understand what the pitch is in the VO utility but could someone explain what does the intonation do when changed? Thank you Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivin

Re: What is the intonation?

2014-01-18 Thread Daniel McGee
Teresa, thank you for your description of the word. Daniel On 17 Jan 2014, at 18:55, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Teresa -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e

iCloud and Safari question

2014-01-18 Thread Daniel McGee
Hello all, I pretty much have most items checked in the iCloud settings list both on my Mac and my iphone. The question is, if I check the Safari check box on mac and iphone what will iCloud do for me once this happens? Thanks and I’ll look forward to understanding the answer. Daniel -- You r

Re: Serious Mail Busy Problems in Mavericks All of the sudden

2014-01-18 Thread Daniel McGee
Unfortunately, I can’t suggest anything but if its of any help, I have a MBP late 2011 with 4GB of RAM and I have done straight updates from Lion to Mountain Lion and finally Mavericks. Yet I haven’t experienced any problems with Mail busy’s at all. I have the “use classic layout” box found in

pausing and resuming audiobooks with iTunes on the mac problem

2014-07-25 Thread Daniel McGee
Hello all, basically when I'm listening to an audiobook that I've downloaded from the iTunes store with iTunes on the Mac and go to start listening to it. Unless I'm doing something wrong but when I pause it say for example someone called me for something. Once I've done whatever and go back to

Why are pages documents so large in file size

2014-07-31 Thread Daniel McGee
Hi all, was wondering why when one creates a pages document, why they are so much larger in file size compared to other doc formats. To put this into perspective for you, I have created a word document with text edit called "new books requests.docx" This 1st document, file size w

Re: Why are pages documents so large in file size

2014-07-31 Thread Daniel McGee
what causes the difference. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Aug 1, 2014, at 12:04 AM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > >> Hi all, was wondering why when one creates a pages document, why they are so >> much larger in file size com

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