Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues

2011-07-23 Thread David Tanner
e and start blaming someone when what we > did before doesn't work the same anymore. > I like the way you've pointed this out. It sounds much better than I could > have done. > > Take care > Oh, and BTW: found that iPad setting. Thanks again. > > Carolyn &g

Re: updates for Itunes and Iwork

2011-07-23 Thread David Tanner
Mary, It should be possible to keep the current version you have. When you get the prompt to upgrade just hit cancel and continue to use the version you are already using. On Jul 23, 2011, at 12:00 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > David, > I don't want ITunes 10.4. I want to keep my 10.3, and if that'

Re: lion and braille input

2011-07-23 Thread David Tanner
Yes, that was done on purpose because it makes it easier for the average user to remember changing between grades of Braille by using the letter "G" with a chord. On Jul 23, 2011, at 4:35 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > I wonder if this was actually intentional. Chord-g will let you switch > between

Re: Great new features in Lion

2011-07-23 Thread David Tanner
Ok folks let me perhaps show my ignorance since I have never used Apple email much, but I have never seen what I am seeing now. Everything seems to be working fine for me in email since I sat my preferred options, but I really would prefer not to hear VoiceOver announce "misspelled every time

Re: moving from the top to the bottom of inbox in mail

2011-07-23 Thread David Tanner
It is VO keys with shift the FN key and left arrow to move to top or right arrow to go to bottom. On Jul 23, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Ahmed Alomran wrote: > Hi all > before I upgrade to mac o s x 10.7 I used to press the option key with up and > down arrow to move from top to botom and versversa. But

Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues

2011-07-23 Thread David Tanner
I understand exactly what you are saying, and what you are saying is essentially what I changed. I went into the view preferences and chose to sort by date instead of by thread. I have never liked reading by thread. I prefer to see messages according to when they were received and so I sat th

Re: Voice Over Manual for Lion?

2011-07-24 Thread David Tanner
Someone nicely passed along the link yesterday afternoon. Here it is. Enjoy! http://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/10.7/English.lproj/index.html - Original Message - From: "Michael Busboom" To: Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 10:35 AM Subject: Voice Over Manual for Lion? Hello

Re: Voice Over Manual for Lion?

2011-07-25 Thread David Tanner
e is nothing for the index to find. You can't put this file onto another device such as a vr stream or bp. On Jul 24, 2011, at 4:44 PM, David Tanner wrote: Someone nicely passed along the link yesterday afternoon. Here it is. Enjoy! http://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/10.7

Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues

2011-07-25 Thread David Tanner
I am certainly glad that I don't see nearly as many bugs in VoiceOver as you will find in the shark. - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker" To: Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:12 AM Subject: Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues Hi, In regards to the iWork stuff, Its kinda

Re: ABBYY FineReader

2011-07-25 Thread David Tanner
Can you or someone on this list tell me which scanners will work with Fine Reader please. I understand that the Canon Canoscan Lide scanners may not work with Fine Reader. - Original Message - From: "Anne Robertson" To: Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 9:12 AM Subject: ABBYY FineRead

Re: scanning software question

2011-07-25 Thread David Tanner
Yes, the best for mac as far as accessibility is DocuScan Plus from Serotek. You can get a 7 day trial by downloading the app for free from the app store. When you install it and bring it up the first time it will let you register it and get a 7 day trial period for using the software. The pr

Re: Why use a TrackPad?

2011-07-25 Thread David Tanner
Mary, Are you saying that if a person is using the little keyboard without the number pad or a laptop keyboard that the Trackpad is a much easier way to go? I am considering buying the pad also, and this would make a big difference to me since I am using a MacBook Pro. - Original Mess

Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues

2011-07-26 Thread David Tanner
lieve that it will truely meet their needs. - Original Message - From: "carolyn Haas" To: Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:26 PM Subject: Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues Hi David: Can you be bribed? On Jul 25, 2011, at 7:24 PM, David Tanner wrote: I am certainly glad

Re: yet another VO feature broken?

2011-07-26 Thread David Tanner
Then go back to the classic view and VO-j will work perfectly for you. I sat my email to sort by date of receipt and VO-j works wonderfully. - Original Message - From: "carlene knight" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:20 AM Subject: Re: yet another VO feature broken? I can't ju

Re: ABBYY FineReader

2011-07-26 Thread David Tanner
nners work directly with ABBYY FineReader. This question has been asked endless times and no satisfactory answers have been forthcoming. For me, scanning with VueScan and OCR with ABBYY FineReader works seamlessly. Cheers, Anne On 26 Jul 2011, at 03:31, David Tanner wrote: Can you or someo

Re: Voice over lag and other lion issues

2011-07-27 Thread David Tanner
Ok, so VoiceOver has been around 4 or 5 years and has quite a good feature set. No, they don't have everything some other screen readers for Windows have. But, those have been around for 15 years or more, and just look at how buggy and often times unstable they are and I want to ask why those

Re: cannoscan lide 600f and Mac ocr programs

2011-08-04 Thread David Tanner
Mary, You might want to check the Canon drivers page if you need a driver for it. I am using the Canon Lide 200 on my Mac Book Pro quite well with Docu Scan Plus. We checked at work on Omni Page for Mac and the latest version we could find will not work on Snow Leopard or Lion. It apparentl

Re: cannoscan lide 600f and Mac ocr programs

2011-08-05 Thread David Tanner
Mary, Frankly, I think for most blind users the best choice right now is probably Docu Scan Plus. I have also used Eye-Pal, and there is too little that you can actually do with it considering the price. - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To: Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 12

Re: Accessible Electronic OCR?

2011-08-11 Thread David Tanner
This can be very easily done with DocuScan Plus on the Mac, and the recognition is extreemly good. I have yet to see hardly any errors in the recognition of image PDFs by DocuScan Plus. - Original Message - From: "Teresa Cochran" To: Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:06 AM Subject:

Re: IOS 7 did I hear something right?

2013-06-10 Thread David Tanner
What a shame! One would really like to hear about the new announcements, and we have folks more interested in creating extra chat with their childish little on list fight. Sent from my accessible iPhone On Jun 10, 2013, at 8:48 PM, "Chris Gilland" wrote: > Boy! Aren't we in a good mood tod

RE: Here is Part 3 of A Look at ProTools.

2013-06-16 Thread David Tanner
Chris, Would you please post the link for the 4th tutorial again. I got the message, but it accidently got deleted, and now I can't find the deleted message. Thanks very much! -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: For David and others: Resending A Look at ProTools part 4

2013-06-17 Thread David Tanner
Thanks very much Chris. s -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Gilland Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:19 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: For David and others: Resending A Look at ProTools part 4

RE: Anyone know what ever happened to NLS Bard's iPhone App

2013-07-24 Thread David Tanner
According to the folks that were at the NLS booth at the ACB and NFB conventions this summer they were saying Septem -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:56 PM To: macvis

Re: Question About Perkins Mini Braille Display

2013-09-16 Thread David Tanner
I own a Perkins many braille use it for work and have since November your evaluation is way off base it is very well-made is a 16 cell display am much better than the 14 cell display he recommended and far far better than the 12 so frail pin David Tanner, Host MainMenu - Technology from a

RE: iOS seven update

2013-09-18 Thread David Tanner
And, how are they acting with the new upgrade. It sounded like it wasn't a good idea to upgrade the iPhone 4 and that also seemed to be the suggestion for iPads too. So, I am wondering if they are working alright on your devices? I have a couple of iPads that need upgrading and an iPhone 4 also,

RE: Reading Text Documents

2013-09-26 Thread David Tanner
You will need to get the picture file run through an optical character recognition software and turned into a text file before any screen reader will be able to read this document. If you can not get help with this at the disabilities office at your college then you really need to contact the sta

Re: Comments on third party iPod Touch

2012-12-25 Thread David Tanner
The sound is much better on the iTouch 5. It isn't as good as the iPhone, but it certainly has improved very much. I had a iTouch 3 and recently got an iTouch 5 and the cound is tons better, and also much better than the iTouch 4. - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: T

Re: air play speaker recommendations?

2012-12-27 Thread David Tanner
My personal choice, and it has bluetooth and Airplay is the Bose SoundLink. Excellent sound, plenty of power, 8 hours plus battery life per charge, and the size is small enough to carry along along with a laptop, and still not break your arm. About the size of a college textbook. Order on lin

Re: air play speaker recommendations?

2012-12-28 Thread David Tanner
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Tanner Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:46 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: air play speaker recommendations? My personal choice, and it has bluetooth and Airplay is the Bose

How To Deauthorize A System You No longer Own

2013-01-05 Thread David Tanner
Does anyone know how one could deauthorize a computer in iTunes when you no longer have the computer. I have run out of authorizations on my iTunes account and two of the systems that were authorized I can't deauthorize because I no longer have those two machines. David Tanner -

Re: How To Deauthorize A System You No longer Own

2013-01-05 Thread David Tanner
Thank you. I was hopeing that there was a way to do that. - Original Message - From: "Daniel C" To: Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 9:59 PM Subject: Re: How To Deauthorize A System You No longer Own Find a computer you can use; pc or mac, sign in with your apple ID on iTunes, the

Re: Blindy.tv - Please spread the word about it

2013-01-21 Thread David Tanner
The problem is the FCC rule says one thing, but the cable folks aren't following the rules, and nobody seems to want to take on folks like Comcast. - Original Message - From: "Kerri" To: Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 9:47 PM Subject: Re: Blindy.tv - Please spread the word about it

Re: Blindy.tv - Please spread the word about it

2013-01-21 Thread David Tanner
You know what, the regulations you state here have been in place for over 6 months and Comcast still is not providing these even on request they claim that they are still looking into it. So, are you saying it is alright for Comcast to break the law and not follow FCC rules or Direct TV to not

Re: Blindy.tv - Please spread the word about it

2013-01-21 Thread David Tanner
You really must be dreaming! The big cable companies will only react if it starts to hurt their profits. So maybe a big class action lawsuite against the biggest ones out there supported by both ACB and NFB that goes for a monitary settlement large enough to hurt those companies and provide th

RE: Jailbreak iPhone 4S

2013-01-27 Thread David Tanner
Ha From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@ge to tell you this, but as of a couple of days ago it is illegal to jail break a phone in the U. S. ooglegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krysti Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 11:04 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Cc: macvisionari

FW: [IDevices] It's Now Illegal to Unlock Your Phone

2013-01-27 Thread David Tanner
From: IDevices [mailto:idevices-boun...@gatewayfortheblind.com] On Behalf Of Trish Zoellers Scott Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 11:27 AM To: Gateway IOS Devices Subject: [IDevices] It's Now Illegal to Unlock Your Phone From http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/now-illegal-unlock-cellp

RE: [IDevices] It's Now Illegal to Unlock Your Phone

2013-01-27 Thread David Tanner
ounder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com E-mail: ch...@clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-Free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays. - Original Message - From: David Tanner <mailto:david.tanner...@gmail.com>

RE: AccessNote

2013-02-04 Thread David Tanner
I think that at present many folks may think that this app is over priced, but if AFB comes through with the additional features that they have implied that they will then I think that it will be a very good app for a lots of folks. One thing that I think folks are forgetting is that they have bui

RE: Convincing rehab services to purchase a Mac

2013-04-11 Thread David Tanner
Donna, I am an assistive technology specialist for Minnesota State Services for the Blind and have been with them for 17 years. Over the past two to three years we have purchased a number of MacBook Pros and a few iMaccs. And, none of our counselors object to purchasing Macs so long as they

MainMenu Highlights The Accessible Kindel App For iOS Devices This Week!

2013-05-08 Thread David Tanner
/mainmenu Subscribe to a list where you can interact with other Main Menu listeners and the Main Menu staff by sending a blank email message to: mm-friends-subscribe at acbradio.org David Tanner, Treasurer American Council Of The Blind - Minnesota -- You received this message

Re: [Maccessibility] Prizmo OCR App for iOS Enhances VoiceOver Support

2013-05-14 Thread David Tanner
It is $9.99 regular price but it is on sale in the app store now for five dollars Sent from my accessible iPhone On May 14, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Is it still free? I should like to see how it compairs with Text Detective > for which I paid. Something to think about anyhow.

Re: [Maccessibility] The Humanware Communicator for iOS

2012-09-08 Thread David Tanner
No, you guys don't understand what is going on with this app. It is primarily an app that most blind folks wouldn't want. It is so that a deaf-blind can do face-to-face communications with another person. Yes, it looks pretty simple, but when you look at development costs and realize that yo

Re: [Maccessibility] The Humanware Communicator for iOS

2012-09-08 Thread David Tanner
the cost per year for being an apple developer is $100. Do they really plan on selling so few that they have to charge as much as they pay apple for a year for just one app purchase? Yes, I realize they get only 66% of the cost, but still... $100 for a text entry app? I really don't see it. On 9/

Re: [Maccessibility] The Humanware Communicator for iOS

2012-09-09 Thread David Tanner
f the cost, but still... $100 for a text entry app? I really don't see it. On 9/8/12, David Tanner wrote: No, you guys don't understand what is going on with this app. It is primarily an app that most blind folks wouldn't want. It is so that a deaf-blind can do face-to-face commu

Re: I O S 6 Bug: Accessibility seriously broken

2012-09-22 Thread David Tanner
No problems as reported here either. - Original Message - From: Richard Ring To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 9:17 AM Subject: Re: I O S 6 Bug: Accessibility seriously broken Using an iPhone 4S and iOS6, I cannot duplicate the issues t

Re: Sirus XM app iPod iPad

2012-09-29 Thread David Tanner
I have the MusicDoc software and really like it, but I have noticed justrecently that some of the channels have changed and they have not yet changed on Music Doc to reflect the channel change on XM. Is there anything we can do to get that changed so we are getting the right channel on MusicDoc

Re: Sirus XM app iPod iPad

2012-09-30 Thread David Tanner
hat he could get around it a little easier, however it still was not quality that it should've been. I dump Sirius XM primarily because their app was so crappy. I find I'm able to get the same quality of music on the radio on the Internet for free Pam Francis On Sep 29, 20

Re: siriusxm

2012-10-12 Thread David Tanner
You cannot get just an on-line subscription. I tried to drop down to that from having a radio, but I was told that you must have at least 1 radio. So that is what I have, 1 raadio and an internet subscription that I use with Music Doc. - Original Message - From: "Scott Davert" To

Re: Best braille display

2012-10-17 Thread David Tanner
At this time I can't think of any displays that small that do not have a Braille Perkins style keyboard on them. - Original Message - From: "Emrah" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:45 PM Subject: Best braille display Hi folks, What is your recommendation for a braille displa

Re: Fast scanner that works on the mac

2012-10-19 Thread David Tanner
Don, It is not a problem. There is a Mac driver for the 210 and the 200. - Original Message - From: "Don Breda" To: Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 3:55 AM Subject: Re: Fast scanner that works on the mac I have the successor to yours the 210 and you don't have to wait for the ligh

Re: Blocking Email Senders?

2012-11-06 Thread David Tanner
This is far from the first time this list has turned into a disgusting place to be. I have recommended NVDA, I have interviewed Mike several times for MainMenu, and I have a lot of respect for him, and for the entire development team. But, I have to say that given the ongoing problems with thi

Re: Braille displays

2012-11-27 Thread David Tanner
Do you have a choice as far as number of cells? - Original Message - From: "Amber Wallenstein" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 8:03 PM Subject: Braille displays I am looking for a portable Braille display that works well with both a Mac and Windows computer and an IPhone. Doe

Re: ZoomText on the Mac Coming Soon

2012-11-29 Thread David Tanner
Yes, there is large print on the Mac, but it does not have nearly the features that Zoomtext to make the computer much easier to use for the low vision user. If Zoomtext offers the level of features on the Mac that they do in Windows they are sure to attract a lot of low vision users because th

Re: ZoomText on the Mac Coming Soon

2012-11-29 Thread David Tanner
While I would still agree with your statement about Narrator. You ought to take a look at what Microsoft has done with Narrator in Windows 8. It has come a long way from where it was before. It is really usable now. - Original Message - From: "Teresa Cochran" To: Sent: Thursday,

Re: Using Course Smart e-books

2011-08-17 Thread David Tanner
I went to their presentation at the NFB convention. They gave an interesting presentation, but it sounds like the only way to access books from them is through a web browser. It sounds like they do plan on starting to support EPub 3 next year. That should help things, but if you are having p

Re: Trying to install a HP all in one printer under Bootcamp running Windows7

2011-08-21 Thread David Tanner
Did you install all the Apple drivers from your Apple operating system installation CD? If you didn't do that after installing Windows then you need to do that and then try the install again. Just because Windows is up and running in Bootcamp doesn't mean that you have finished the job. You

Re: Office VS IWorks

2011-08-25 Thread David Tanner
You will not be able to access MicroSoft Office with VoiceOver. You can access iWork. - Original Message - From: "anouk radix" To: Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 2:23 AM Subject: Re: Office VS IWorks Hi, maybe this has already been pointed out but there is also openoffice for

Re: Subscribe to Vision Australia podcasts [was Re: How do you use autocorrect/fix a mispelled word]

2011-09-01 Thread David Tanner
Hi John, I am using iCatcher. What is the best way to subscribe to this podcast using iCatcher? Maybe the official podcast name would help since there is the ability to search for podcasts. Does anyone know the official name of the podcast? - Original Message - From: "Jon Cohn"

Re: Subscribe to Vision Australia podcasts [was Re: How do you use autocorrect/fix a mispelled word]

2011-09-02 Thread David Tanner
king about. It has all of the Lion VoiceOver documentation in mp3 format too. http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/feed/ On Sep 1, 2011, at 9:09 PM, David Tanner wrote: Hi John, I am using iCatcher. What is the best way to subscribe to this podcast using iCatcher? Maybe the official podcast

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-05 Thread David Tanner
Your best and most accessible scanning choice for the price is DocuScan Plus. You can download a trial version from the App Store and register it for a 7 day trial period. The price is $299 and gives you both the Apple version and the QWindows version too, if you need it. It works well with

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread David Tanner
s international! Cheers, Anne On 6 Sep 2011, at 06:21, David Tanner wrote: Your best and most accessible scanning choice for the price is DocuScan Plus. You can download a trial version from the App Store and register it for a 7 day trial period. The price is $299 and gives you both the Apple

Re: More about Window-Eyes and VMware Fusion 4

2011-09-20 Thread David Tanner
Then am I to assume that if you have never had Fusion on that machine you still couldn't run Window-Eyes 7.5 with Fusion 4.01? - Original Message - From: "Bill Holton" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:11 AM Subject: RE: More about Window-Eyes and VMware Fusion 4 Thanks fo

Re: Scanning software like Kurzweil for the Mac?

2011-09-20 Thread David Tanner
I would totally agree with you. I do realize that some people need to scan in other languages, but I get the strong impression that some on this list have discounted DocuScan Plus way too far. If they would try it I think that they would find that it has a lot to offer, and is an excellent cho

Re: Scanning software like Kurzweil for the Mac?

2011-09-20 Thread David Tanner
Hovercam can be purchased from Serotek for $499 along with DocuScan Plus. Or, you can purchase the same camera from http://www.hovercam.com for around $320 in the U. S. - Original Message - From: "Rachel magario" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 3:13 PM Subject: Re: Scanning

Re: Scanning software like Kurzweil for the Mac?

2011-09-20 Thread David Tanner
Will it work with the latest Canon Lide Scanners? - Original Message - From: "Søren Jensen" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 3:15 PM Subject: Re: Scanning software like Kurzweil for the Mac? Hi Anne and others. I've just tried the latest demo of FineReader and I'm really surpri

Re: More about Window-Eyes and VMware Fusion 4

2011-09-24 Thread David Tanner
So, do you think it has to do with the Fusion 4 video driver? - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 5:32 AM Subject: Re: More about Window-Eyes and VMware Fusion 4 I was able to upgrade the VM and not the tools. When allowing the VM to be

Re: Now that blindmicemart (blindmicemegamall) is back . . .

2011-11-07 Thread David Tanner
If you join and login the movie valt is one of the links on the home page after you login. You can no longer get there without loging in to the mall. - Original Message - From: "Christine Grassman" To: Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 9:31 AM Subject: Re: Now that blindmicemart (bl

Re: Down grading my I cloud storage.

2017-08-19 Thread David Tanner
it. Hope that helps schedules David Tanner >From my iPhone 7 > On Aug 19, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > Hi. > > I am having to change my I Cloud storage due to some change of circumstances > and as I tried to down grade my storage, it was as if Apple would

Re: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

2017-08-31 Thread David Tanner
Well look at it this way, if looking at the front if your phone so the camera can see your face it you're ugly enough to break the phone maybe you should get rid of it anyway. Smile David Tanner >From my iPhone 7 > On Aug 31, 2017, at 1:21 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Ka

RE: direct TV now updated

2017-11-18 Thread David Tanner
When it mutes all it is actually doing is turning your volume all the way down. You can easily solve that by turning up the volume on your phone with the volume buttons on your phone. Once you do that then go into settings in the app and close to the top of the settings you will find the choic

Re: podcast on installing windows with bootcamp accessibly

2017-12-14 Thread David Tanner
Could someone please repeat the address for where to get the tutorial I missed it somewhere along the line and have not been able to go back and find it thank you. David Tanner >From my iPhone 7 > On Dec 14, 2017, at 1:28 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote: >

Re: Apple watch tutorials

2017-01-02 Thread David Tanner
The simple answer is no Apple Watch does not work with braille displays. David Tanner >From my iPhone 6 S > On Jan 2, 2017, at 8:51 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > > Does Braille display work w/ Apple Watch? > >> On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 6:25 PM Simon Fogarty wrote: >> Hi t

Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports

2011-02-11 Thread David Tanner
I wish I could tell you where I saw that choice, but I do know that I have seen that choice in Fusion more than once. - Original Message - From: "Earle M. Harrison" To: Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 4:35 PM Subject: Re: VMWare Fusion and USB Ports I see a USB button in the tool

Re: Telephone: An Accessible and Free VoIP Application

2011-02-14 Thread David Tanner
So, are you saying that if one has a service like NetTalk that you would run the NetTalk app and then run this app as the phone app to use with NetTalk? I find the NetTalk app usable, but not nearly what I would like it to be. - Original Message - From: "Zachary Kline" To: Sent: S

Re: Telephone: An Accessible and Free VoIP Application

2011-02-14 Thread David Tanner
What is Blink??? - Original Message - From: "Sarah Alawami" To: "mac vissionaries vissionaries" Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:38 AM Subject: Re: Telephone: An Accessible and Free VoIP Application If you don't have a sip provider can you just use it like you can with blink?

Re: bootcamp 64 bit win7?

2011-02-15 Thread David Tanner
Have you set your Mac to be running in 64 bit mode. Apparently, just because Mac can be 64 bit does not mean that it comes running in 64 bit mode. There are some things that you need to do to get your Mac to actually run in 64 bit instead of 32 bit. I know this is the case, but I have not ne

Re: bootcamp 64 bit win7?

2011-02-15 Thread David Tanner
h time but it loads the 64 bit kernel. Thanks Scott On Feb 15, 2011, at 11:36 AM, David Tanner wrote: Have you set your Mac to be running in 64 bit mode. Apparently, just because Mac can be 64 bit does not mean that it comes running in 64 bit mode. There are some things that you need to do t

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-17 Thread David Tanner
You are right on, the only accessible OCR for Mac right now is Eye-Pal which has no where close to the features of Kurzweil1000. The best solution at this time is K11000 in Windows and with the latest Fusion you should be able to setup a hotkey so that you can actually launch K1000 while you ar

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-17 Thread David Tanner
It certainly works, features are somewhat limited, it does not use VoiceOver, and is not setup like a standard Apple application. Instead it has been ported over to Apple using its' own speech and essentually the same keys as the Windows version. But, it is better than nothing. - Origi

Re: Itunes beginner's questions.

2011-02-17 Thread David Tanner
Have you or anyone else her used Daisy Worm? If so, how do you import books into Daisy Worm? - Original Message - From: "Ricardo Walker" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:18 PM Subject: Re: Itunes beginner's questions. Hi, Importing content is very easy. Just press co

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-17 Thread David Tanner
It is a Windows OCR product for blind that has been ported to the Mac. It is made by ABISEE Company http://www.abisee.com. And the process for getting the Apple version of the software is as follows at this time. 1. Purchase the Windows version of Eye-Pal from Abisee or a dealor of Abisee prod

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-17 Thread David Tanner
At this point you can't buy the camera separately. - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To: Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:09 AM Subject: Re: scanning and the mac Brian, Eye-pal is a scanning solution offered for sale by abisee, a company in Massachusetts. It was written

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-18 Thread David Tanner
c and a 13 inch Macbook Pro, and VM Fusion is fine on the Macbook. I also have the iPal Solo (stand alone version of the iPal). I opted for this as I did not realise at the time they were working on Mac software. On 18 Feb 2011, at 01:40, David Tanner wrote: You are right on, the only accessi

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-18 Thread David Tanner
e VM. I am wondering if this is more an issue with older 13-inch MBPs. Scott On Feb 17, 2011, at 8:52 PM, David Tanner wrote: It certainly works, features are somewhat limited, it does not use VoiceOver, and is not setup like a standard Apple application. Instead it has been ported over to Apple

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-18 Thread David Tanner
d and provided by my employer. So, even with all their tweaks and such, I have yet to encounter any failure in sound while in the VM. I am wondering if this is more an issue with older 13-inch MBPs. Scott On Feb 17, 2011, at 8:52 PM, David Tanner wrote: It certainly works, features are somewhat

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-18 Thread David Tanner
-inch MBPs. Scott On Feb 17, 2011, at 8:52 PM, David Tanner wrote: It certainly works, features are somewhat limited, it does not use VoiceOver, and is not setup like a standard Apple application. Instead it has been ported over to Apple using its' own speech and essentually the sam

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-19 Thread David Tanner
cd. S. On Feb 18, 2011, at 8:45 PM, David Tanner wrote: Clearly people are not reading the entire message before they say all is well. Never has anything been said about not having sound when running Windows under VM Ware Fusion. The issue is when running Windows by itself without Snow Leo

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-19 Thread David Tanner
hough. So not sure if that makes a difference. On 19 Feb 2011, at 03:14, David Tanner wrote: It isn't Fusion that is the problem. The issue is if you try to run Windows without running it as a virtual machine. The sound usually works if you are running Windows through Fusion as a virtua

Re: OCR for Mac

2011-02-19 Thread David Tanner
The only accessible package thus far is Eye-Pal. You can find information on it at www.abisee.com. The basics are that you purchase the Windows version with the digital camera, and then you can download the Apple version from the abisee website. - Original Message - From: "Joanne

Re: scanning and the mac

2011-02-19 Thread David Tanner
o get this done. On Feb 18, 2011, at 10:45 PM, "David Tanner" wrote: Clearly people are not reading the entire message before they say all is well. Never has anything been said about not having sound when running Windows under VM Ware Fusion. The issue is when running Windows by

Re: mac word 2010 not accessible--voice over will not work,

2011-02-21 Thread David Tanner
Other than Pages, have you found a professional quality office suite that does work with VoiceOver? Also, any suggestions as to an app that works with VoiceOver for sending and receiving faxes? - Original Message - From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 11:49 A

Re: testing brailledisplays for mac and iphone4

2011-02-23 Thread David Tanner
You are not going to the right place to setup a Braille display. After turning on bluetooth you go back to the general settings menu then go to the choice for accessability, go in there and then go to the VoiceOver button and click in there, then go to the Braille button and click in there. Un

Re: RFB&D Releases RFB&D Audio iOS App

2011-02-28 Thread David Tanner
It's a lot cheaper than a Victor Reader Stream, and it means being able to do more of what you need to do on one device. - Original Message - From: "Sarah Alawami" To: Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 6:18 PM Subject: Re: RFB&D Releases RFB&D Audio iOS App tht's true. the bookshare

Re: some good and some possibly bad news for bo users

2011-03-02 Thread David Tanner
Yes, and in the Windows version there is no inflection, and no way to hear punctuation when reading continuously if you need to do that for some reason. - Original Message - From: "Mary Otten" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:46 AM Subject: some good and some possibly bad ne

Re: iOS 4.3 to Launch on March 11th: HotSpot, Faster Safari, iTunes Home Sharing

2011-03-02 Thread David Tanner
I have used the Focus Blue, Refresh A Braille, and Easy Link 12 now known as the Braille Pen with the current IOS, and have been happy with how all three worked. In fact, I love using my Focus Blue with my iPhone 4 and the Braille Pen at $995 with my iTouch is fantastic. Just imagine a nice n

Re: iOS 4.3 to Launch on March 11th: HotSpot, Faster Safari, iTunes Home Sharing

2011-03-02 Thread David Tanner
Ok, I have seen the loss of Braille when the screen locks. That would be a good one to fix. But, you can fix that by setting the iTouch to never lock. That is possible. I have not seen the display disconnect when the screen locks only that you no longer get any Braille output until the unit i

Re: VmWare Fusion, xp and jaws

2011-03-05 Thread David Tanner
One solution is to use a number pad instead. - Original Message - From: "Bart Bunting" To: Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 3:54 PM Subject: VmWare Fusion, xp and jaws Hi Everyone, Just got my new macbook pro yesterday. I'm trying to configure a virtual machine using vmware fusion

Re: macbook air vs ipad 2

2011-03-05 Thread David Tanner
Well, let's see, the iPad is clunkier to carry around than an iPhone or iTouch. The iPad is almost as expensive as buying the basic MacBook Pro 13 with two gigabytes of memory, and the processor in the new iPad is only a 1.0 gigahert duel core processor. The MacBook Pro 13 has a lot faster pr

Re: iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot Wi-Fi Sharing Limited to Three Devices in Many Countries?

2011-03-05 Thread David Tanner
Any idea how these compare to MYFI. - Original Message - From: "Scott Granados" To: Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 9:48 PM Subject: Re: iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot Wi-Fi Sharing Limited to Three Devices in Many Countries? Yeah, I have an overdrive but canceled the service. It worked

Re: Macbook Pro VS. Macbook Air.

2011-03-08 Thread David Tanner
I looked at the Air a couple of weeks ago and the dealor said a 128GB was the largest hard drive, and if you want 4GB of RAM you have to special order that configuration, they are not available in the Apple Store. - Original Message - From: "Neil James" To: Sent: Monday, March 07,

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