Re: i am really am enjoying the newest update to yousemati. one of the features i am loving is the why fy bug is fixed.it is great

2014-11-18 Thread David Griffith
I think I agree with this. The lag was not terrible for me before but so far I have not had the occasional Voiceover drop outs I was getting and Voiceover appears able to keep up with my typing, although I have switched to an older keyboard which may also be helping. David Griffith > On

Re: Discrepancy in iTunes "various artist"

2014-11-18 Thread David Griffith
split the contents into several Finder folders organised under the Artists name. . So you might have a Beatles version of Great 60sMusic , a Rolling Stones version of Great 60s music and a Pink Floyd version of Great 60s music. David Griffith On 18/11/2014 23:17, Mary Otten wrote: I have a

Re: Editing track info in iTunes 12

2014-11-19 Thread David Griffith
buttons which, when pressed, will let you edit information. I am not sure why they have done this as it seems unnecessarily complicated but rest assured you can still edit information. David Griffith > On 19 Nov 2014, at 21:03, Lisette Wesseling > wrote: > > Hi all, > Plea

Finder Podcast Part 1

2014-11-20 Thread David Griffith
I am taking a break from the Safari Podcast series though I may return. Below is the first of a series on strategies for using Finder. This shows how to confine Spotlight searches to Finder windows. It also describes how to restrict the search results to file names rather than wider criteria.

Re: Sendspace Wizard has corrupted entries

2014-11-21 Thread David Griffith
Remember that most of the short cut keys also work, e.g. option R to jump to remote view table of your uploaded files. David Griffith > On 21 Nov 2014, at 07:08, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Hi all > I decided to check out the Wizard app. It's ok, however in the

Finder Podcast Number 2

2014-11-22 Thread David Griffith
Finder Podcast 2 below. This one moves on from using the name: command to start looking at how it can be used in conjunction with the Kind: command. Topic covered include searching by music file tag information. Searching by different music file types and searching for documents names with diff

Finder Podcast Reference Notes

2014-11-23 Thread David Griffith
Below is a link for a reference text document to be used in support of the Finder Podcast series. Finder Series 02 Finder Spotlight Search Notes Reference Notes Text Document detailing thefinder Spotlight operators described in Podcasts 1 and 2. https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/522j2w

Re: Finder Podcast Reference Notes

2014-11-24 Thread David Griffith
I think I saw that you had > resolved your issue. Ironically I had planned to cover folder Actions and downloads notifications in the Podcast after next which may help you with this. The next one is using sort order to assist in various tasks. David Griffith Don=downloads > 24 No

Re: Browsing and restoring prior versions in textedit, pages etc

2014-11-24 Thread David Griffith
I might be able to offer more help. David Griffith On 24 Nov 2014, at 19:50, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Hi there > You have my condolences on that because this is happened to me too. In my > case, my latest disaster happened in pages. Do you have a time machine > back

Re: using NFB Newsline with Safari

2014-11-25 Thread David Griffith
I do not use this web site but in general if I go back a page on Safari and find that I am not getting expected results then pressing command R to refresh the page will resolve issues for me. David griffith On 25/11/2014 04:15, Juliette Swiler wrote: HI all, Has anyone used the web news on

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2014-11-27 Thread David Griffith
You need to use not the inaccessible Amazon app but instead install the alternative Amazon Music Downloader. Generally in checking out you need to reject the option to use the Amazon app and select the option which says something like no thanks use the Amazon Music Downloader. David

Re: Finder Podcast Part 1

2014-11-27 Thread David Griffith
would be just to see if Apple Vis would be interested in hosting the podcasts. David Griffith On 26 Nov 2014, at 14:04, Todor Fassl wrote: > > I have a linux script that I can use to create a podcast from a set of mp3 > files. I can also provide download space. Anyone interested should c

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2014-11-27 Thread David Griffith
presumably tis should work on the Mac as well. I will have to go and buy track to test it I guess. David Griffith > On 27 Nov 2014, at 05:06, denise avant wrote: > > Hello all, > I have bought an album from Amazon music. I downloaded the amazon app for the > mac, but cannot seem

Finder Podcast 3

2014-11-27 Thread David Griffith
Podcast List Finder Series 03 Finder Part 3. In this podcast we look at how to search within a folder location,, also searching by file type without file names,and using Finder Sort parameters to assist with searching by file types. https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/rnp0vi Previous uploads

Re: Uninstalling an application on the Mac

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
Yes the iOS app is accessible but the last time I tried them both the windows and Mac apps were in contrast amongst the most inaccessible applications I have ever encountered. David Griffith > On 28 Nov 2014, at 17:07, Bill Gallik wrote: > > Is that right, the Amazon app for a M

Re: automatic podcast feed on mac, was Finder Podcast Part 1

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
the meantime Apple vis have accepted my first Finder Podcast so I will probably upload some more material there. David Griffith > On 28 Nov 2014, at 20:36, Rob wrote: > > Hi, > I just found some info online on creating a automatic feed for podcasting > using folder actions fon th

Re: Finder Podcast Part 1

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
By all means if it does not involve you in too much effort. I am starting to submit via Apple Vis but a workable way of posting podcasts independently would be a very worthwhile project. If I ever get my head completely around it I will probably do a Podcast on it! David Griffith > On 28

Downloading From amazon.

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
used quick nav and repeatedly pressed b to jump to the necessary buttons during checkout. David Griffith . -- 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

Re: Downloading From amazon.

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
messages and you will find the option to download and use the old Mp3 Downloader program which remains accessible. David Griffith. > On 29 Nov 2014, at 00:21, denise avant wrote: > > I want to double check the file name. Is this the file that says amazon music > installer? Did

Re: Downloading From amazon.

2014-11-28 Thread David Griffith
I think Google will be your best bet. David Griffith > On 29 Nov 2014, at 00:59, denise avant wrote: > > ok, I will give it another try. I used your link from yesterday, but it was > to the UK page of Amazon, and not the U.S. page. Then I tried looking on > Amazon.com/getc

Re: Uninstalling an application on the Mac

2014-11-29 Thread David Griffith
They are talking about Amazon Music Chris not iTunes. I posted earlier about using Amazon Mp3 Downloader to get Amazon purchased music on the Mac. David Griffith > On 29 Nov 2014, at 07:22, Christopher Hallsworth > wrote: > > If you enable music in automatic downloads then

Re: A TuneIn Radio for the Mac

2014-11-29 Thread David Griffith
Oddly when I tried to visit the site it was reported by Google as a site with Malware and blocked. After reviewing the advisory I decided to continue to the site anyway only to find that my ISP had blocked the website also as they were convinced it was hosting malicious malware. David griffith

Re: accessable mack apps

2014-11-29 Thread David Griffith
You will find a wealth of information on accessible apps on http://www.applevis.com/apps > On 29 Nov 2014, at 21:56, becky sabo wrote: > > Hi all, > I was wondering where I can fine accessible apps for the mack? I am on apple > v s and I do not no where to go fine which apps accessible for the

Re: some more questions

2014-12-01 Thread David Griffith
its name will need to be run like a Windows style program. These tend also to be best deleted with a utility like app delete or clean my mac. David Griffith > On 2 Dec 2014, at 06:25, deedra waters wrote: > > I have a really major question of sorts, well 2. How do i uninstall apps fr

Re: item chooser in safari

2014-12-01 Thread David Griffith
have done in the past is hide the Toolbar in Safari which will of course hide these options from item chooser as well. You can do this in Yosemite as well. David Griffith > On 2 Dec 2014, at 06:55, Faisal ali wrote: > > Hi, > so are you not able to just make safari show items on

Re: victor reader stream

2014-12-04 Thread David Griffith
it was the PC fault though and is more likely to be a fault on the card itself. David Griffith On 04/12/2014 17:40, BobH. wrote: I'd be careful of that, Mac is fastidious about format. It trashed an SD card of mine I used in a Milestone. I had to re-format on the old XP machine and pu

Re: victor reader stream

2014-12-05 Thread David Griffith
the mac or if you put the Card on a Windows machine simply delete the underline Trash folder which is visible there. David Griffith > On 5 Dec 2014, at 08:41, BobH. wrote: > > Aa yes, Mac keeps what amounts to a hidden recycle folder on the media it > is keeping material for.

Finder Podcast 4

2014-12-06 Thread David Griffith
Finder Series 04 Finder Part 4. Using Folder Actions to create Download alerts. This is demonstrated by using the RNIB Talking Newspaper and Magazine service and covers transferring a newspaper to an SD card for playing in a portable player . A brief look at using iBooks to read the same newsp

Re: Finder Podcast 4

2014-12-06 Thread David Griffith
I have submitted it. It is awaiting approval. David Griffith On 06/12/2014 19:28, Faisal ali wrote: Is this going to be made available on apple vis? On Dec 6, 2014, at 11:19 AM, David Griffith <mailto:daj.griff...@gmail.com>> wrote: Finder Series 04 Finder Part 4. Using Folder A

Easy iTunes 12 on the Mac Podcast

2014-12-07 Thread David Griffith
As some people seem to have experienced a few difficulties with iTunes 12 on Mac Yosemite I have decided to update my Mavericks iTunes series for Yosemite. The first in the series is below. Podcast List Easy iTunes 12 on Yosemite Series 01 Easy iTunes 12Part 1. This podcast demonstrates easy

Re: The dark side of Apple's two-factor authentication

2014-12-09 Thread David Griffith
? David Griffith > On 9 Dec 2014, at 21:22, Joseph wrote: > > Hello List, > The only thing i'd suggest regarding your recovery key is this. Don't store > it on a computer device. Reason? What if the computer with the key on it > crashes? I'd write it down som

Re: Unable to increase volume sometimes under Yosemite

2014-12-11 Thread David Griffith
You can set up the volume beeps to indicate volume change in Sound section of system preferences. David Griffith > On 11 Dec 2014, at 14:19, Dionipher Presas Herrera > wrote: > > there's no annoying sound now to increase or decrease the volume on yosometi. > try pressing

Re: Unable to increase volume sometimes under Yosemite

2014-12-11 Thread David Griffith
It is in system preferences then sound then sound effects then Play feedback when volume is changed. David Griffith > On 11 Dec 2014, at 14:31, Daniel C wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 11, 2014, at 8:28 AM, David Griffith wrote: >> >>

Re: Daisy Player for Mac Suggestions.

2014-12-11 Thread David Griffith
rovide variable speed playback and navigate by the mp3 files. Unfortunately though I have not managed to get the bookmarking feature of VLC to work. David Griffith > On 11 Dec 2014, at 16:23, Devin Prater wrote: > > There really isn't one that is good. There may be web apps, bu

Re: Help! clean installed of Yosemite major crashed

2014-12-12 Thread David Griffith
scansoft voices like Daniel or Samantha I would personally start again with another clean install and this time as soon as the system loads change to Alex as the default voice and then see how you go. Then you can start reimporting your music etc. David Griffith > On 12 Dec 2014, at 03:17, Sa

Re: newbie any help from members with a little vision

2014-12-12 Thread David Griffith
support the colour profile you request this is likely to have more impact.. David Griffith > On 13 Dec 2014, at 00:09, Zoe Fiogkos wrote: > > Yes I have done that but it doesn’t give me the right colors in the menus and > windows, that’s why I asked if anyone knows more advance

Saga trying to reinstall Yosemtie

2014-12-13 Thread David Griffith
to Yosemite. I will have to inquire about bootable media to run re-installs from but I thought that was the whole point of the recovery console. Checking on Google there are quite a few experiencing the same issue and complaining. David Griffith -- You received this message because you are

Re: Saga trying to reinstall Yosemtie

2014-12-14 Thread David Griffith
away from 50% to something like 77%. I have seen others report this as well. This can be easily rectified in system preferences but why it should happen in the first place is a bit of a mystery also. David Griffith On 14/12/2014 09:03, M. Taylor wrote: Hello David, First, let me say that I am

Re: Saga trying to reinstall Yosemtie

2014-12-14 Thread David Griffith
sending a screen dump the next time it happens is a good one. Actually taking a snapshot whilst everything is in good health may be a good idea for comparison sake if it happens again. David Griffith > On 14 Dec 2014, at 17:52, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hello David, > >

Re: Saga trying to reinstall Yosemtie

2014-12-15 Thread David Griffith
There is some discussion of this problem on https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6638906 where people running Yosemite 2013 machines are still getting Mavericks Recovery Console. There is no official resolution except that someone at the bottom of the page says that donwloading Yosemite again an

Re: Adobe Flash Player Not Installing

2014-12-15 Thread David Griffith
installation process I had to hit shift vo space bar on each button to execute them with a virtual mouse click. ,as pressing VO space bar or enter or spcace did not work in my case. David Griffith On 15/12/2014 16:27, Andrew Lamanche wrote: Hi, I thought flashplayer file is pkg file which you have to

Re: Saga trying to reinstall Yosemtie

2014-12-15 Thread David Griffith
start by trying to download the latest Yosemite installer and replace my old installer with this. David Griffith On 15/12/2014 16:40, Faisal ali wrote: David, your problem sounds very serious and a real headache. What would your recommendation be for those who do not have a yosemite installer

Re: actually now everything is dinging

2014-12-15 Thread David Griffith
responding. If any app is causing a problem you can force it to quit from this window. David Griffith > On 15 Dec 2014, at 21:09, Zoe Fiogkos wrote: > > Ok guys now I’m in trouble no matter what keys I click no matter if I flick > on the trackpad all I hear is a ding and nothing else

Re: Toggeling voiceover speech

2014-12-17 Thread David Griffith
You have to set this up yourself. I have done this in Keyboard Commander, in my case I can now hit right option A and it toggles speech on and off. You have to make sure you select the right toggle in keyboard commander, you want mute speech rather than muting all sound. \David Griffith >

Re: App requires Java

2014-12-18 Thread David Griffith
/I have installed Java 7 and and a legacy version of Java 6 to run Stanza with an have experienced no ill affects./ David Griffith On 18/12/2014 05:37, Robert Cole wrote: Hi, I tried installing Cyber Duck FTP app and was asked to install Java Runtime. My question is, is it safe to have Java

Re: working with iBooks On Mac

2014-12-20 Thread David Griffith
arrow keys. I can confirm that I too cannot get the navigate by chapter commands to work. The only way of navigating I can find by chapter is to use the table of contents. David Griffith > On 21 Dec 2014, at 03:10, Sarai Bucciarelli > wrote: > > Hello: > I cannot figur

Re: pressing command option u to activate the web roter does not work in the latest version of google chrome please help!!!

2014-12-20 Thread David Griffith
rota item is selected simply use down arrow or up arrow to navigate by that element. David Griffith > On 21 Dec 2014, at 03:58, Trahern Culver wrote: > > hi all, i’m running the latest version of yosemite with the latest version of > google chrome. I have a big problem in google c

Re: list maker?

2014-12-21 Thread David Griffith
your list of filenames with command v. That should b job done. David Griffith > On 22 Dec 2014, at 02:53, Kliph wrote: > >> Okay, I was given a program called list maker by a friend about 2 years ago. >> Unfortunately it was just for windows. What this program would do is, s

Re: how to search on the mac using spotlight?

2014-12-22 Thread David Griffith
You should find some podcasts on using Finder spotlight search to locate files on your mac below. Specifically you might find the first 3 of the Finder series useful for what you want. Podcast List Easy iTunes 12 on Yosemite Series 01 Easy iTunes 12 Part 1. This podcast demonstrates easy m

Re: How in the world do you get to a program that is open yet does not appear anywhere

2014-12-23 Thread David Griffith
If you want to get rid of it then you could try going to system preferences then users and groups and then login itemsto see if it is checked there to be loaded at login. If it is then uncheck this item and restart your Mac. Now try deleting it. David Griffith > On 23 Dec 2014, at 15

Re: Viewing Smart folders criteria

2014-12-23 Thread David Griffith
t;)) Query: David Griffith David Griffith > On 23 Dec 2014, at 15:38, Phil Halton wrote: > > I’ve just started working with smart folders after listening to David > Griffith’s podcast. I’ve been able to create a saved search as a smart folder > but I have a question. >

Re: working with iBooks On Mac

2014-12-23 Thread David Griffith
of contents is a properly formatted iBooks or epub book. On other platforms I have found some books created in ePub format by conversion programs sometimes have problems with table of contents structures. David Griffith On 23/12/2014 20:41, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, Try using the arrow keys to

Re: strange issue in Safari and bookmarks

2014-12-23 Thread David Griffith
under Mavericks for those occasions I wanted to quickly get out of the Tool bar and this seems to work just as well under Yosemite. As i say I will keep on trying to see if I can reproduce your problem. David Griffith > On 23 Dec 2014, at 20:04, Faisal ali wrote: > > Hi all, >

Re: how to search on the mac using spotlight?

2014-12-23 Thread David Griffith
them. David Griffith > On 24 Dec 2014, at 02:41, Trahern Culver wrote: > > hi david the sendspace links are not working for me does your podcast have > its own website? or can i get it from iTunes? kind regards trey. > > -- > You received this message because you are subs

Re: A tip regarding moving sites into folders in the bookmarks tool bar

2014-12-24 Thread David Griffith
Great I have been asked to update the Safari Podcasts so will definitely credit u when I get around to this. David Griffith > On 24 Dec 2014, at 16:02, Faisal ali wrote: > > Hi, > this is just a tip for moving websites around and organizing them into > folders. David, I’m n

Re: viruses and mac/windows partitions

2014-12-25 Thread David Griffith
your Mac side as well as the Windows side would hopefully pretty much eliminate the theoretical risk . David Griffith > On 26 Dec 2014, at 01:11, joe quinn wrote: > > Me and my wife want to install windows on our macs using boot camp. What we > want to know is, if any viruse

Re: inserting a link?

2014-12-26 Thread David Griffith
I find that I simply have to paste in the link and Mail will recognise it as link and convert it automatically as soon as I press return. David Griffith David Griffith will recognise simmply > On 27 Dec 2014, at 04:38, kliphzkor...@icloud.com wrote: > > I can’t remember this simple

Re: showing hidden files

2014-12-27 Thread David Griffith
I put your question into Google and got the following result which shows how to do this in Terminal It apparently works for Yosemite as well. http://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/ > On 28 Dec 2014, at 00:26, Scott Berry wrote: > > How do I show hidden

Re: iTunes: playing a second track in albums

2014-12-27 Thread David Griffith
by pressing enter on the tracks. David Griffith > On 28 Dec 2014, at 03:08, Colin Matthews > wrote: > > Hi! > This has been bugging me as well! > I’ve found after arrowing to the next track [say from 2 to 15] if I then > press VO+shift+space to do a mouse click then

Re: how to search on the mac using spotlight?

2014-12-28 Thread David Griffith
They focus initially on finder spotlight which is brought up with option command spacebar. I will be extending the series in the new year to cover other aspects of Spotlight in particular searching by date and other tips for spotlight usage. David Griffith > On 28 Dec 2014, at 21:36, Christ

Re: moving folders in Mail

2014-12-28 Thread David Griffith
I have never tried it in classic view so I will have to give it a try there. I find it very hit and miss in Modern view certainly. After 5 attempts I succeeded in adding a mail box but it was inexplicable as to why the method worked on that occasion whilst failing before. David Griffith

Re: headphones

2014-12-31 Thread David Griffith
you are correct and either need bluetooth or a repair. David Griffith > On 31 Dec 2014, at 00:33, wayne coles wrote: > > Hello,list i need some advice about ,headphones as my headphone jack has > stopped working , so i need recommendations for wireless headphones that use >

Re: getting rid of adware and other junk on the mac

2014-12-31 Thread David Griffith
for that. David Griffith > On 31 Dec 2014, at 09:44, Caitlyn Furness wrote: > > Hi, > can anybody reccommend a good cleaner for the mac? I want to get rid of > adware and other junk type files.. > > I heard of tune up my mac, but don’t know how good it is. any s

Investihgations n Libre Office.

2014-12-31 Thread David Griffith
button to restart my iMac. I found little that I could not do more easily in TextEdit but these initial observations may be too harsh if there are strategies for coping with the app which I am not aware of. i would be interested to hear if anybody else has more positive experience. David

Re: playing a folder of music

2015-01-01 Thread David Griffith
the folder. David Griffith > On 1 Jan 2015, at 23:52, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I thought I understood how to do this because I have been playing individual > files. I go into the context menu and choose “open with” and then I can pick > one of my players. when I tried this wit

Re: How tyo scroll in textEdit

2015-01-03 Thread David Griffith
Or on full sized keyboard option page up or down.. > On 2 Jan 2015, at 21:24, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Yes, you can scroll by page by pressing fn key+option key+up arrow but you > have to perform this twice to scroll up or down one page. I don't understand > why you have to press this key co

Apple Mail Page up and down

2015-01-03 Thread David Griffith
this does not work for me. I suspect that this is a lack of attention to proper keyboard support by Apple but thought I would check with others to see if there is any ideas for alternative strategies. I know I can navigate by paragraph in non text split line emails. David Griffith -- You

Re: Apple Mail Page up and down

2015-01-03 Thread David Griffith
Thanks for the suggestion but I have assigned the voiceover command go down a page and go up a page to Numpad Commander control 8 and 9 but it only provokes a ding when you try to execute this in the Mail message window. I think this is the same as pressing vo page down. David Griffith > O

Re: Putting email lists in contacts

2015-01-04 Thread David Griffith
buttons. This is clunky and I wonder why it is necessary but not a show stopper. David Griffith On 4 Jan 2015, at 05:59, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > > I find groups to be rather confusing - not the concept but the practical > setup - but I admit I haven't yet concentrated on this

Re: Google Chrome doesn't perform well under Yosemite

2015-01-04 Thread David Griffith
content on the page but in my case Voiceover seemed incapable of detecting and reading the actual text apart from header or link or list elements on the page. David Griffith > On 4 Jan 2015, at 13:11, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > Yup. > > Same here. You have to navigate by elements

Re: Observation with Mail under Yosemite

2015-01-04 Thread David Griffith
. David Griffith. > On 4 Jan 2015, at 19:35, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Hi all, > Just a minor but annoying observation with Mail under Yosemite. > I use the preview pain to read messages. What I do is first select the > message in the messages table, then press vo-j

Re: possible new bug

2015-01-05 Thread David Griffith
as the cause of the difficulty. David Griffith > On 5 Jan 2015, at 04:46, Sarah Lanier wrote: > > I have the same problem, except that the only thing I can use the keyboard > for when it freezes is Voice Over commands. > > Sarah > > > Sent from Windows Ma

Re: possible new bug

2015-01-05 Thread David Griffith
If you also forward your message to accessibil...@apple.com there is a better chance that it will be addressed. As I understand it they priorities bug fixes and concerns based on the volume of people who report issues. David Griffith > On 5 Jan 2015, at 15:55, Pablo Sandoval wrote: >

Re: Safari

2015-01-08 Thread David Griffith
The back command in Safari is command left bracket. The forward command is command right bracket. I personally put a tactile dot on the left bracket key to help me locate this as I use it a lot for this and things like web spot navigation. David Griffith > On 8 Jan 2015, at 01:19, Lo

Re: Bluetooth Numeric Keypad

2015-01-08 Thread David Griffith
VO Help as the new go to menu key. I always use VO H to bring up VO help anyway so this is a easy adjustment. David Griffith > On 8 Jan 2015, at 19:05, The Believer wrote: > > Does anyone use one of these keypads with the Macbook Pro? Any > recommendations? > >

Re: Bluetooth Numeric Keypad

2015-01-08 Thread David Griffith
made no mention of support for the mac and I gambled on buying it, but it worked anyway. .. Hopefully you will have more success in sourcing a reasonably priced bluetooth option. David Griffith > On 8 Jan 2015, at 19:46, The Believer wrote: > > Thanks David. Do you remember the b

Re: some questions re VO setup

2015-01-09 Thread David Griffith
In relation to your Safari question you need to go to Safari Preferences and change th behaviour of Safari at start to open new window. Then you need to go to change the behaviour of open new window to load your home page. Now when you start Safari you should open your Home page each time. These

Re: insert multiple files in one document

2015-01-09 Thread David Griffith
Someone may know what is definitely going on but what I do if any menu options are dimmed is to bring up Window Chooser as often this inability to execute a menu is caused by another window needing attention and dragging focus away from the menu. . Worth having a look anyway. David Griffith

Re: coaching in terminal

2015-01-09 Thread David Griffith
command O, highlight the folder and press return and this will do the same thing. David Griffith > On 9 Jan 2015, at 20:43, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I got the terminal commands to work with VLC last night. it started playing > right away but it stopped often and I would have to tell it

Re: coaching in terminal

2015-01-09 Thread David Griffith
No it does not matter. If you highlight the file and press return it will play that file. If you highlight the folder and press return it will play the folder. David Griffith > On 10 Jan 2015, at 05:39, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > am I correct in assuming that if I open vlc and press

Re: coaching in terminal

2015-01-09 Thread David Griffith
should allow you randomised access to all the music you require. David Griffith folder y > On 10 Jan 2015, at 05:33, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > some of the folders I want to play have subfolders. what happened when I did > the command-a and then command-down arrow is that each subf

Re: coaching in terminal

2015-01-10 Thread David Griffith
It is in System Preferencesfor your Mac, available from either your Dock or the Appple menu. David Griffith10/01/2015 21:29, Lorie McCloud wrote: can you tell me where those energy saver settings are? are they in VLC or somewhere else? On Jan 10, 2015, at 12:37 AM, David Griffith wrote: I

Re: coaching in terminal

2015-01-10 Thread David Griffith
I am not sure why VLC would crash. To open a folder just highlight the folder and navigate to the open button. David Griffith On 10/01/2015 21:38, Lorie McCloud wrote: if I open VLC first, how do I get to my folders? while I was looking for the one I wanted, VLC crashed. how do I highlight a

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2015-01-11 Thread David Griffith
nloader > through a google search. The search seems to be showing that it does not > exist anymore. Have I overlooked something? > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> Subject: Re: Buying mp3 albums from amaz

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2015-01-11 Thread David Griffith
Mp3 Folder in your Music Folder on the Mac. It also gives the option to import into iTunes if you wish. David Griffith On 11/01/2015 17:51, erik burggraaf wrote: So, if I check the box and hit the button it will install the accessible downloader? Best, Erik Burggraaf On Jan 11, 2015, at

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2015-01-12 Thread David Griffith
persuade you not to install and try to direct you to the Amazon Music app instead but just persevere down the page and you should find a link for the Amazon Mp3 Downloader. It was certainly available 2 days ago. David Griffith On 12/01/2015 21:20, Lorie McCloud wrote: do you know if it’s available

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2015-01-12 Thread David Griffith
By the way I have just checked and not just Mac but windows versions of Amazon Mp3 downloader are still available. The windows version installed fine in my Fusion window. David Griffith On 12/01/2015 21:20, Lorie McCloud wrote: do you know if it’s available in the U.S.? I used to have the mp3

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2015-01-12 Thread David Griffith
also give you the option to import into iTunes. unlike on Windows the app is completely accessible on the Mac. David Griffith > On 13 Jan 2015, at 03:25, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I've never had any luck downloading anything with the mp3 downloader, can I > get some pointers with

Re: Buying mp3 albums from amazon and downloading to the mac

2015-01-13 Thread David Griffith
oted Ray > > Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! > > Sent from my Mac, > the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in > >> On Jan 13, 2015, at 12:02 AM, David Griffith > <mailto:daj.griff...@gmail.com>> wrote

Re: Itunes match stalling checking songs

2015-01-14 Thread David Griffith
. Generally I have to restart iTunes to clear the problem. You should not lose what you have already imported. David Griffith > On 14 Jan 2015, at 08:34, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > > I subscribed to iTunes match a few hours ago. It has been going through the > steps fine but now for some t

Re: iMac versus MBA?

2015-01-15 Thread David Griffith
anything you do not need. David Griffith On 15/01/2015 03:29, Donna Goodin wrote: Hi all, As some of you may remember, my employer has purchased an iMac for me. I am sorry to say it, but I've been incredibly disappointed in the iMac. I had expected it to perform better than my MBA, bu

Re: iMac versus MBA?

2015-01-15 Thread David Griffith
It is not in the app store but I found it as the first result when I went into google. David Griffith On 15/01/2015 17:43, Faisal ali wrote: Hi David, Where can clean my mac be found? Is it in the app store? Thanks On Jan 15, 2015, at 3:05 AM, David Griffith wrote: I am using an iMac from

Re: clean my mac questions

2015-01-15 Thread David Griffith
app are fully accessible through a system of tables for actions you want to take. Once you have selected an Action you wish to take then again go to the menu bar, press A for action and then cursor down once to execute the action which you have selected in the table. David Griffith DOn 15/01

Re: Windows 7 CTRL-right and left arrow Function Problem

2015-01-18 Thread David Griffith
keyboards is to press the shift key in conjunction with the control and arrow keys. Jaws should read the words as normal. The This temporarily highlights all the text on the words you are reading but a press of a cursor key removes this and you can read at least a word at a time. David Griffith

Re: chrome and yosemite

2015-01-18 Thread David Griffith
but this may be my skills level. David Griffith On 18/01/2015 20:07, christopher hallsworth wrote: It's working but can;'t read anything on a page really. I read something about using group navigation so will see if this works at my end. On 18 Jan 2015, at 16:23, Jean wrote: Hel

Re: Windows 7 CTRL-right and left arrow Function Problem

2015-01-18 Thread David Griffith
probably not understanding what you are describing. David Griffith > On 19 Jan 2015, at 02:39, Emilio wrote: > > Hello, > > I am aware of these "alternatives" to "reading" the text, but in my case I > have observed that when adding the "shitft&quo

Re: Is there a shortcut key to make VO speak the font or other attributes of selected text?

2015-01-19 Thread David Griffith
the result back to Mail. David Griffith On 20/01/2015 03:50, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi Donna, You have to highlight each piece of text and use command + and command - to adjust it so that they are all the same size. If you highlight the whole thing at once then all the fonts will simply

Re: Copying and printing a long list of filenames into a document

2015-01-20 Thread David Griffith
1. Copy all the files in Finder by selecting them and pressing command C. 2. Open TextEdit. 3. Press command shift T to force the format in TextEdit to text only. 4. Press command V to paste in the filenames. Job done. David Griffith > On 20 Jan 2015, at 14:04, Mike Busboom wrote: > &

Re: Copying and printing a long list of filenames into a document

2015-01-21 Thread David Griffith
for you. 7. Once you have all the filenames you want needed selected then press command C to copy them all to the Mac pasteboard and then follow instruction in TextEdit as before. David Griffith On 20/01/2015 16:15, Mike Busboom wrote: You are a superstar, David! It worked, and I am very

Re: Using a footswitch for dictation

2015-01-23 Thread David Griffith
keys from software to hardware in system preferences to make this even easier by a press of the F8 key. This is much more efficient than command tabbing between TextEdit and iTunes. David Griffith > On 23 Jan 2015, at 08:03, BobH. wrote: > > A bluetooth foot switch would have a

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