Re: IPhone SE 2020 (2nd generation)

2021-09-20 Thread doug . lawlor
I havent used the wallet yet but the app switcher seems to be working fine here. Best, Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2021, at 7:30 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  > I just upgraded my iPhone XS. I read the list of bug reports on applevis.com, > and there was

Selecting Messages in iOS Mail

2021-09-22 Thread doug . lawlor
Hello all, Is there an easy way to select a bunch of messages in iOS Mail on the iPhone to perform actions such as mark read, Move, Delete, etc? I see an Edit option, but when I clic'k this I am able to select one message at a time. I can't figure out a way to select multiple messages. Does an

Re: Selecting Messages in iOS Mail

2021-09-23 Thread doug . lawlor
Hi Joseph, I'm running 15 here and don't see a Select all option when the edit mode is enabled. I've never done this before on iOs 14 so am not sure what to expect here. I may give Apple a call regarding this later today. This is interesting to say the least. Best, Doug Sent from my iPhon

Re: Selecting Messages in iOS Mail

2021-09-23 Thread doug . lawlor
Thanks Jonathan, My problem was I had Filtering toggled on which makes the Select all button disapear. Turning off Filtering solves this problem. Best, Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2021, at 6:55 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > In IOS 15 it is two swipes to the left after pressi

Re: Selecting Messages in iOS Mail

2021-09-23 Thread doug . lawlor
>From what I'm seeing here it isn't. Its looking like the filtering is only for >display perposes only. I hope i'm wrong about that. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > That does not sound good. What if you want to delete all messages with

Re: Problem with Watch OS 8.0

2021-09-23 Thread doug . lawlor
Hi Paul, I can use the workout app here just fine. I can have music playing if I choose too, but music comes threw my phone by default. When music starts playing, does it play threw the watch or the phone? If music is playing threw the phone you should bee able to just double tap the phone scre

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

2021-09-30 Thread doug . lawlor
As the president of the CFB, I see a lot of older people who use these features. I understand that we should all do our best to learn the iOs interface but we also have to understand that a lot of older people just want to get the basics done. Even accomlishing the basics on these devices c

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

2021-09-30 Thread doug . lawlor
I also prefer to use a keyboard as well. I only use Siri for the most simple of tasks such as a fast way to open an application or using it on the Apple watch to get my location if I realized I passed a street I was supposed to cross. So I'm not a Siri expert by any stretch of the imagination.

Re: Recent Siri Changes Remove Call, Email, and Voicemail Features Used by Low Vision and Blind Users

2021-09-30 Thread doug . lawlor
All of these assistants will always have to go to the cloud to get something. The main problem I see is that some of the older demographic, who prefer a device that has buttons for doing things, have a great deal of trouble adjusting to a touch screen environment. These people would be satisfied

Re: New watch hand gestures

2021-10-11 Thread doug . lawlor
I don't see anything regarding hand gestures here, but I have the SE. I've rooked in the watch app and don't see them: Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2021, at 6:35 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: > > Hi all, > I’ve enabled this on my watch series 6 in IOS 15 but the watch is not > reacting. I’ve

Re: Turning voiceover on and off quickly

2021-10-19 Thread doug . lawlor
You can fix this by going to Settings, Accessibility, Accessibility Shortcut, and making sure this is set to VoiceOver. Best, Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2021, at 6:29 AM, 'Andy Logue' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >  > Hi all. > > I used to press the home button, on my iphon

Re: Amazon app on the I phone using voice over.

2021-10-19 Thread doug . lawlor
What is happening here is when you select a product Voiceover can't see any of the product description: Very strange! Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2021, at 2:10 PM, Katey Jackson wrote: > > It’s broken with voiceover on the iPhone as well as without voiceover. Very > strange. >

Re: In latest WatchOs, how do I turn off. sleep mode when I wake up early?

2021-11-07 Thread doug . lawlor
I'm interested in knowing the same thing. It seems if I do it on the phone after a certain time it will let me turn off Sleep mode. If I do it before this time just the focus mode gets disabled. Best, Doug This message has been sent from a mobile device. Email: doug.law...@gmail.com > On

Re: Documentation for VoiceOver on the iPhone?

2022-03-24 Thread doug . lawlor
Hi Mike, I just did a quick web search and found the following page which I believe is a part of the iPhone user guide. Take a look at the following: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iphfa3d32c50/ios Douglas Lawlor Email: doug.law...@gmail.com > On Mar 24, 2022, at 8:56 AM, Herb

Re: When It Comes to iPhone, Are You All Thumbs?

2023-01-22 Thread doug . lawlor
I use mainly Braille Screen Input for typing. Although it takes getting used to at first, It is the best method for me. I started learning bsi after FlickType went away. best, Doug Douglas Lawlor Email: doug.law...@gmail.comOn Jan 19, 2023, at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:Well, perhaps because I

How much ram and storage should i get?

2023-02-06 Thread doug . lawlor
Hello all, It's been a long time since I posted here. I'm in the process of purchasing a new Mac and was wondering how much ram and storage people are going with these days? I mainly want a machine for web and app testing, some word processing / text editing, and some single track audio record

Re: How much ram and storage should i get?

2023-02-06 Thread doug . lawlor
Thanks all. That's what I was sort of figuring. Get as much ram and storage as you can afford. Makes sense too. Best, Doug. Douglas Lawlor Email: doug.law...@gmail.comOn Feb 6, 2023, at 11:32 PM, Dave Carlson wrote:No matter what you think, and no matter what others think, you will always want mo

Re: My files don’t show up in the iOS files app on iCloud

2023-03-08 Thread doug . lawlor
I can never get iCloud to work from the Windows side. I eventually gave up on it from a Windows perspective. I'm not sure why you can't see your files especially since you are uploading them from a mac. Could your data still be syncing by any chance? How much data did you upload? Best, Doug

Re: copying text on an iPhone

2023-04-05 Thread doug . lawlor
Hi Lorie, Yes you can do this. 1. Use the iOS roter and navigate to "Text Selection" 2. Swipe down and you will hear a number of options related to selecting text. I just chose Select all and the text of the email minus the signature was selected. 3. Now roter to "Edit" and choose "Copy".

Re: copying text on an iPhone

2023-04-05 Thread doug . lawlor
To add to this, if you select characters, words, or lines as options, you have to then swipe right and you'll hear the text as it's being selected. You can then roter to the "Edit" option and select "Copy" to copy it to the clipboard then navigate to another app ,and paste it their. Here is part

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Skott, As of this writing Drobo Dashboard is not accessible. When you launch the program VoiceOver does not see the program's controls. It would be nice if we could get in contact with the developer and get them to do something about this problem. I havent been able to update a Drobo FS in mo

Re: Drobo dashboard, is it accessible?

2012-03-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
demand and the potential market for these products. > > On Mar 20, 2012, at 9:28 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hi Skott, >> As of this writing Drobo Dashboard is not accessible. When you launch the >> program VoiceOver does not see the program's controls. It would be ni

RosettaStone Software: has anyone tried this?

2012-04-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I'm just wondering if anyone has tried the RosettaStone language learning software. Looking at there FAQ pages I see that it can work on the Mac. I'm not sure about accessibility however. I suspect they use a cross platform development solution which is always not the most accessible

Re: RosettaStone Software: has anyone tried this?

2012-04-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
he expense of the supplier. > > sorry to break this to you but that's what it's going to be. > > lew > > On 11 Apr 2012, at 12:30, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello list: >> I'm just wondering if anyone has tried the RosettaStone language learning &g

Getting live regions on a web page to automatically speak?

2012-05-07 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I am working with a binary options broker who has live regions on their web site that update with pricing information. I can find the region and get it to speak by arrowing over it using quickNav. I'm sure VO/left and right arrows will do the same thing. The problem I am having is wh

Re: Getting live regions on a web page to automatically speak?

2012-05-08 Thread Doug Lawlor
g a hotspot and monitoring it? > > SALUDOS, DANIELA R.T. > MACNETICOS, APPLE Y ACCESIBILIDAD A TU ALCANCE. > EN TWITTER: @macneticos > NUESTRO BLOG EN: > www.macneticus.blogspot.com > Y EL PODCAST EN:` > http://macneticos.libsyn.com > > > > El 07/05/

Re: upgrading to mountain lion was Loving Mountain Lion

2012-07-25 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Christine, Yu should be able to upgrade your macbook just fine. Mine is just the white macbook from February, 2010 with 4 GB ram and I upgraded it fine today. Doug On 2012-07-25, at 3:31 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > I'm having trouble determining if I can upgrade my MacBook. On the tec

Re: Installing mountain lion

2012-07-25 Thread Doug Lawlor
When your system reboots for the first time you can turn on VoiceOver at this point to get your percentage of your install progress and the approximate time left. When my system rebooted for the second time VoiceOver came up speaking. Doug On 2012-07-25, at 2:53 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > O

Using Dragon Express with VoiceOver?

2011-11-17 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I just purchased Dragon Express for the introductory price of $49.99 and can't figure out how to go about accessing the program. There is supposed to be an icon in the menu bar but it is the usual problem where VoiceOver can't access it. Any other way to access this program? I'm very

How to share an Internet connection on the mac?

2011-12-09 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I've never had to use this since I got my mac. In fact, I've never had to share an Internet connection in the past 10 years or so from a computer. I know this should be quite simple. I go into Preferences, select sharing, and navigate through the table of sharing items until I see I

Re: How to share an Internet connection on the mac?

2011-12-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
be able to now check the checkbox in the > On column. It will then prompt you with the usual "are you sure..." dialog. > > CB > > On 12/9/11 5:37 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> Hello list: >> I've never had to use this since I got my mac. In fact, I've

Can't remove bluetooth devices

2012-01-02 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I can't seem to remove a bluetooth device. The process sounds simple enough. Open bluetooth preferences, select the device you want to remove from the device table, navigate to the remove device button and press it. My problem is that this button is dimmed. I've also tried routing th

Re: OCR on the mac

2012-01-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
I would love to see a version of Kursweil 1000 for the Mac. I have a lot of stuff in Kursweil format that I'd like to access. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2012-01-28, at 6:18 AM, "Lisa Salinger" wrote: > Hello, > For what it's worth, you do have the option to save your scans to Serotek's > s

Right clicking links on a web page?

2012-01-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I am trying to do the equivalent of right clicking the mouse on a link so I can save the pdf files that these links point to. My problem is I can't seem to get the menu with the save as option in it. I get a menu for the current page I am viewing. How does one save a file from a web

Re: Right clicking links on a web page?

2012-01-29 Thread Doug Lawlor
the link. But if you do want the context menu anyway, press VO shift > M. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Jan 28, 2012, at 7:14 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello list: &

Re: sim card on iphone 3gs?

2012-02-08 Thread Doug Lawlor
The sim card hole is next to the head phone jack a push pin will work if you get it positioned just right. Sent from my iPhone On 2012-02-09, at 2:04 AM, Hank Smith wrote: > Hello where exactly is the hole to put a paper clip, to get the sim tray to > pop out on the 3gs? > is it buy the pow

Printing an invoice from the Apple store?

2012-02-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello List: How do I go about printing an invoice from the Apple store? I log into my account and successfully see my orders. I click on the Print Invoice link for an order but nothing happens. I get no dialogs or anything. Actually what I want to do is to generate a PDF of the invoice from the

Question about Radium

2012-02-21 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I just recently purchased Radium from the mac app store. This is an app that has access to a number of radio stations and gives you full keyboard control over the app from any other application. I really like this app accept for one thing. I can't see a full list of my favourite sta

Stopping Mail from speaking subject and preview window of every message being download

2014-02-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello List, This is really driving me nuts! I need to stop mail speaking every message being downloaded. Can this be done? I took a look through the view menu but can't find anything that would be related to this. Would something have to be changed in the notifications window? Thanks, Doug

Re: statusbar in 10.9.2 mavericks

2014-04-10 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello all: I'm getting the same problem here as well. I've got two third party items in my status bar. The first is the dropbox icon and the second is the icon for 1Password Mini. If I Vo+Space on Dropbox I get the window opening sound and hear the word "app" which is then cut off. The window c

Re: statusbar in 10.9.2 mavericks

2014-04-10 Thread Doug Lawlor
If I issue the following commands this is what happens. Press Vo+m+m to focus on the status menu. Vo+arrow to the DropBox icon. Press Vo+Command+f5 to move the mouse pointer to the VoiceOver cursor. Double tap the track pad. VoiceOver gives me the following message: "Dropbox 2.4.11 Up to date

Re: Accessible Packet Sniffers?

2014-04-10 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Alex, I don't know of a Mac specific utility, but I used to use a console utility called "mmap" quite a few years ago when I was doing a lot of experimenting with Linux. I don't have the links handy but do a search for a package called home-brew. It is a packaging system for Mac OS that will

Re: Scanners revisited

2014-04-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello everyone, What I don't like about Docuscan plus is that it requires the image to be sent to Serotek's servers for processing. If scans could be processed locally this would be a good solution. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2014, at 1:11 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > > It's not that bad

Re: keyboard question

2014-05-03 Thread Doug Lawlor
What version of Mac OS are you running? How old is your iMac? Doug Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2014, at 2:48 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie > wrote: > > At an office supply store near me. It's called Beatty's Basics. > Any ideas as to my question? > Cait > >> On May 2, 2014, at 2:14 PM, Isaac

Re: UEB on the I phone.

2014-05-06 Thread Doug Lawlor
Speaking of you EB, does anybody know where I can find a description of all of the UEB character set? Thanks in advance, Doug Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > > UEB is the default table as I set it up myself when I connected my Focus 40 > Blue. > >>

Re: good o c r for mac

2014-05-06 Thread Doug Lawlor
D what formats does fine reader scanned into? Thanks, Doug Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Scott Berry wrote: > > I suggest Abby Fine Reader. If your a student you can get aa discount too. > It normally costs $99.95 but if you get the 30% discount you get it for > $65.95.

Re: keyboard question

2014-05-06 Thread Doug Lawlor
fy to type on.. But it's not > worth the hassle unless I can figure out something relatively soon.. > Thanks for any help! > Cait > >> On May 3, 2014, at 3:52 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> >> What version of Mac OS are you running? How old is your iMac? >

Re: good o c r for mac

2014-05-07 Thread Doug Lawlor
ote: > > Hello Doug, > > Here is the list of formats for FineReader Pro. > > PDF, ePub, Word, FB2, Excel, Image, PowerPoint Presentation, HTML, ODT, CSV, > TXT, and RTF. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > >> On 7 May 2014, at 01:16, Doug Lawlor wrote: >

Can anyone tell me why I can't access a URL on this page?

2014-06-05 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I am trying to figure out why I can't access a URL contained in the text "View full job posting" on the following page. When I am using VoiceOver I get the text some like: "View full job posting dimmed" When I do a Vo+space on this text I get an indication that I'm in a group. When I

Square payment system

2014-06-19 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello everybody: I'm just wondering if anybody has used the square payment system? As I understand it the credit card reader plugs into the headphone jack of the device. How can one access what's going on on the screen then? Thanks, DougSent from my iPhone -- You received this message because

Re: Square payment system

2014-06-21 Thread Doug Lawlor
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Re: using voiceover in terminal?

2014-07-17 Thread Doug Lawlor
I would like to know the the same thing as well. I find when you are using the terminal output from commands sometimes does not get spoken. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 17, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Justin Mann wrote: > > HI all, > > Are there any particular settings that you should use with

Re: using voiceover in terminal?

2014-07-19 Thread Doug Lawlor
input area. Then, use vo-up and >>>>> vo-down to review output, and regular up and down to navigate commands. >>>>> It isn't perfect, but interacting makes it a lot better. >>>>>> On Jul 17, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >>>&

Re: another mail client?

2015-07-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
I remember using mutt back in the early 2000s under linux and loved it. I could zip through tuns of mail by just using key commands and the action would just happen. I can’t find anything today that can match mutt and the speakup console screen reader for mail processing. Doug -- You receive

Re: Questions about programs

2015-07-18 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Rena, Notes is the app used for taking quick notes. These notes can then be synced across your Macs and any IOS device you have. Maps will display apple Maps on your mac. Keynote is a presentation program something like Microsoft PowerPoint. Doug -- You received this message because you

iPhone 5 screen will not lock

2016-01-16 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi all, I have an iPhone 5 and the screen will not lock. Pressing the lock button will take a screen shot. It almost seems like the home button is getting activated some how. Restoring the phone from a backup will fix it for about half a day and then the whole thing starts again. Has anyone se

Re: viewing full message details?

2013-10-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
I wish there was a way of doing Thisb in iOS as well but I can't find a way of doing this. Anybody know if this is possible in iOS? Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 14, 2013, at 1:29 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > That works, thanks. I also re-discovered cmd-shift-h, which shows full > informati

Re: problems type2phone on mavericks with iphone 4 with ios7

2013-11-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2013, at 10:41 PM, Helena Fehr I can > get type to phone working but I can't get control keys to pass to the phony > for some reason. Running 10.9 and latest type to phone. > > Dougwrote: > > Wow! You too? The thing is I can't even get my Type2phone thing t

Re: using voiceover in terminal?

2014-07-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
ected. Doug On Jul 20, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hi! > Yes. > I certainly did. > /A > 20 jul 2014 kl. 00:25 skrev Doug Lawlor : > >> Did you try a sudo make instead of just make? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 19,

Re: Express VPN -

2014-08-09 Thread Doug Lawlor
I am using it on the iPhone now. The only thing I am seeing is that open vpn is not supported. I contacted them through there live chat and asked them if I could use open vpn connect. They told me that this is not compatible with there setup. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2014, at 6:

Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list, The subject says it all. I am using a braille display and I would like the phone to be completely silent when using the braille display. How do I go about turning off the sounds that seem to emanate from the phone while using the braille display? Sent from my iPhone -- You receive

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
iPhone > On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > > Hello list, > The subject says it all. I am using a braille display and I would like the > phone to be completely silent when using the braille display. How do I go > about turning off the sounds that seem to eman

Re: Anybody know how to turn off the sound's in voice over in iOS?

2014-08-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
That turns off speech but not the sounds. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2014, at 8:59 PM, The Believer wrote: > > Space 1-3-4 > > From The Believer. . . > What if it were true? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > >> On 8/13/2014 5:44 PM, Doug Lawlo

Re: Accessible website for booking flights

2014-09-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
I've always used my travel agent. I've always found that using a travel agent is the best when you want to make sure that assistance is requested properly. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2014, at 8:17 PM, Jamie Tachiyama wrote: > > I use Orbitz. > > > Jamie T > Blind Dragon Hobbies > One

App store in iOs 8?

2014-09-18 Thread Doug Lawlor
Anybody else having problems using the app store in iOs 8? When I bring it up the only thing I see are the tabs on the bottom of the screen and nothing else. Doug Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsu

Re: App store in iOs 8?

2014-09-19 Thread Doug Lawlor
could close it in the > App Chooser then re-open it to see if that makes any difference. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Sep 18, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> >> Anybody else having problems using the app store in i

Re: anyone know about problems with iBooks in IOS 8?

2014-09-19 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Donna, Have you tried going into the app swicher, closing iBooks with a 3 finger swipe up, pressing home to get back to the home screen, then opening iBooks again? I was having similar problems with the app store here and doing the above fixed the problem. DougSent from my iPhone > On S

Re: KNFB Reader iPhone App

2014-09-21 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone has tried using the KNFB reader with a battery something like the mophy juice pack attached? Is there a difference in using it? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2014, at 8:55 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > > In 1990 Vocational Rehab and an associat

Re: All the new features in Lion

2011-06-08 Thread Doug Lawlor
I think for some reason Apple has all of this sourted out in some way. I am of the firm belief once we start using this new cloud stuff we will wonder how we lived without it. I for one am looking forward to all of this! Bring it on Apple. Cool stuff! Doug On 6/8/2011 8:34 AM, Kaare Dehard wr

Re: Buying a mac computer

2011-06-09 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Wendy, You can get all of the details fro Apple but here are a few key differences that come to the top of my head. MacBook pro comes in three sizes, 13, 15, and 17 inch screens. Contains a built-in DVD drive, SD card reader, Can take up to 8 GB ram I believe, Nice large hard drive, USB, Fir

Recording a video of a running application?

2011-06-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I am looking for an accessible tool to record a video on the mac. I need something in particular that will allow me to record a video of a running application. Thanks, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To p

Task manager for the mac?

2011-06-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello: I am looking for a task manager for the mac. I found something on the app store called "Things". Has anyone used this? Thanks, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@

Re: Recording a video of a running application?

2011-06-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > > > On Jun 12, 2011, at 4:16 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello list: >> I am looking for an accessible tool to record a video on the mac. I need >>

Re: Recording a video of a running application?

2011-06-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
and I thought that QuickTime was just a player. I learn something new everyday! Thanks Doug On 2011-06-12, at 9:33 AM, Ashley Cox wrote: > quick time will do this, simply use the screen recording option in the file > menu. > ash > > On 12/06/2011 12:10, Doug Lawlor wr

Re: Task manager for the mac?

2011-06-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
I'm not talking about a process manager, but something like Active ToDo List for Windows. Doug On 2011-06-12, at 11:45 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > The mac already has one, it's called activity monitor, and it's in the > utilities folder. > On Jun 12, 2011, at 3:

Re: Voiceover at the log on screen?

2011-06-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
I am looking at my system here now and don't see a start VO at logon check box. I'm running all the latest updates here as well. I went into the system preferences, selected accounts, selected my account which is the admin account, unlocked system preferences, but still don't see any start VO at

Re: empty app windows?

2011-06-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Klifton, If you have an app that is non responsive you can force quit it by doing a command-option-escape. This will bring up a window with a table of running applications. Just interact with that table, highlight the non responsive app, stop interacting with the table and navigate right unti

Windows VM slowing to a crawl

2011-06-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello List: I am noticing on my system that my Windows VM under Fusion tends to slow to a crawl after using it for a while. I have it set up to use one processor core and 2 GB of ram. I am running Windows 7/64. What is the best version of Windows 7 to run under Fusion? I've heard some people say

Re: labeling buttons etc.

2011-06-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
Just find the control you want to label and do a VO-/ on it. You get an edit box prompting you for the name of the label. Doug On 2011-06-14, at 10:57 AM, Ronald McEwan wrote: > Is there a way in VO on Mac to label buttons and such? I bought a new > all-in-one printer and the scanning softwa

Moving row by row on a table in a web page?

2011-06-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello again list: Is there an easy way to move row by row in a table on a web page? I cam move by what seems like column by column using the normal left and right VoiceOver commands but I can't find any commands that will let me move row by row. Does anyone know an easy way to do this? Thanks,

Re: Moving row by row on a table in a web page?

2011-06-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
ething, but have you tried vo-up and down >> arrow? These keys always work for me in moving between rows in a table, on >> a web page or otherwise. >> Best, >> Zack. >> On Jun 15, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> >>> Hello again list: >>&g

Re: Moving row by row on a table in a web page?

2011-06-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
VO/up and down arrows do work. I was using Quicknav and never thought of using them. Doug On 2011-06-15, at 8:23 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Cantcha just use vo+up and down arrows? > > Chris. > > On Jun 15, 2011, at 3:30 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello ag

Selecting machines in VMWare Fusion's library?

2011-06-18 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: How does one go about selecting a VM from Fusion's virtual machine library? I interact with the table of machines, move the VO cursor to the machine I want, and then stop interacting with the table but the first machine in the library is still selected. I then do the same thing but r

Re: HELP!!! My Mac won't turn on!

2011-06-18 Thread Doug Lawlor
Has VoiceOver gotten turned off by mistake? Try turning the Mac on, wait for a minute or 2 for the system to fully boot, then try turning VO back on with command F5. Has the system volume gotten turned down or muted somehow? Try pressing f10 or if you have the function keys set to perform softwa

Re: HELP!!! My Mac won't turn on!

2011-06-18 Thread Doug Lawlor
. > > Ezzie > > > - Original Message - > From: Doug Lawlor To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Date sent: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:41:21 -0230 > Subject: Re: HELP!!! My Mac won't turn on! > > Has VoiceOver gotten turned off by mistake? Try turning the Mac

Dealing with the standard save dialog from applications?

2011-06-19 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello People: Just a quick question about working with the save dialog presented by applications. I have the disclosure box checked. I use the side bar to select what device or place I want to save the file. I then use the file list to narrow it down and select a directory where I want the file

Re: Dealing with the standard save dialog from applications?

2011-06-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
n the screen. This is the strangest thing. Doug On 2011-06-20, at 7:40 AM, Larry Skutchan wrote: > Confusing as it is, turning off Quick Nav and using the Right Arrow to expand > that folder seems to work. > On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:10 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello People: >>

Re: Dealing with the standard save dialog from applications?

2011-06-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
u are not in Column view. Just press > Cmd-3 while in the dialogue box and all will be well. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On Jun 20, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Strange, I can't seem to get this to work here at all. Here is what I just >>

Re: internet

2011-06-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
I hope they fix this in Lion. Really really annoying. Doug On 2011-06-20, at 11:08 PM, Ezzie Buenito wrote: > I'm not sure why it does it. It's really annoying though. > Another thing you can try is to turn off VO and turn it back on. > > Ezzie > > > - Original Message - > From: Craig

Re: removing usb-discks when going in standby

2011-06-24 Thread Doug Lawlor
I'd be curious why you would have to do this? Doesn't the disk properly initialize when the computer is turned back on in the morning? My mac seems to do all things properly here when going into any type of power save mode. Doug On 2011-06-24, at 11:25 AM, William Windels wrote: > Hello, > Be

Simple reminder app?

2011-06-24 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: Does anyone know of a simple reminder app that does something like the following: 1. launch the app and a screen pops up asking you for the text of the reminder, time you want it to go off, and a check box to have it repeat so many times per day? Thanks, Doug -- You received thi

Re: Simple reminder app?

2011-06-26 Thread Doug Lawlor
ad into the future, to > handle it then. Forgetful. It's in the app store. > - Original Message - From: "Sarai Bucciarelli" > > To: > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 3:18 AM > Subject: Re: Simple reminder app? > > >> Hi: >> iCal will work

Re: Idisk

2011-06-26 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Craig, In the finder do the following: Press command-comma to open the preferences window. Navigate to the toolbar at the top of the window, interact with it , and select sidebar, and press that button. In this window you get a list of devices, shared locations, places, and searches for the p

Re: removing usb-discks when going in standby

2011-06-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
e disc > isn't properly unmounted. > > best regards, > William > Op 24-jun-2011, om 19:18 heeft Doug Lawlor het volgende geschreven: > >> I'd be curious why you would have to do this? Doesn't the disk properly >> initialize when the computer is turned b

Re: new Syrinx 2.4.3 and password issues

2011-07-01 Thread Doug Lawlor
Twitter has authorized the app fine here. I always find it better to paste the password into password fields rather than hand typing it. Doug On 2011-07-01, at 1:09 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Hi folks. Is anyone having issues with Syrinx 2.4.3, the just-released > update, in which

Re: Quick To Flash 2.6 and Audible Samples

2011-07-01 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Robert: when you have Safari open just do a VO-m to bring up the menu, right arrow once to get on the Safari menu, arrow down until you see click to flash, right arrow to open the sub menu then you can access the preferences. I must admit I'm not having great success with this app either. I n

Re: Quick To Flash 2.6 and Audible Samples

2011-07-01 Thread Doug Lawlor
> Quick to Flash is not in my Safari menu. The plugg-in is installed and > running. Does anybody know why it isn't in the menu? > > Robert > > > On Jul 1, 2011, at 12:27 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hi Robert: >> when you have Safari open just do a VO-m to b

Importing burned audio cds into iTunes? Where do they go?

2011-07-05 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: Last evening a friend gave me a cd that was burned on another computer. I took this and imported it into iTunes. Naturally iTunes could not find the names of the tracks. I did not see this as a problem so I went ahead and imported it. The problem is it is not showing up in my iTunes

Re: Importing burned audio cds into iTunes? Where do they go?

2011-07-05 Thread Doug Lawlor
"sort column down." > 7. If you've sorted the column down you should find your most recently > imported tracks at the top of the list. These will hopefully be the unnamed > tracks you are looking for. > > HTH, > Bryan > >> On 5 Jul 2011, at 23:06, Doug La

Re: Is the true, or just a rhumor

2011-07-06 Thread Doug Lawlor
It would be nice if it came out today. But I suspect next week we will see Lion. I can hardly wait for it to come out. Looking forward to the new features. Doug On 2011-07-06, at 11:05 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > I have heard from several very reliable sources that today at 9 pecifi

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