Re: Is the true, or just a rhumor

2011-07-06 Thread Doug Lawlor
Haven't seen anything on sites like Mac Rumors about it. On 2011-07-06, at 11:44 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > So, you don't think it's today? > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "Doug Lawlor" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, Jul

Voiceover not getting enabled on iPhone 3gs

2011-07-06 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I just restored the phone to factory default settings and can get VoiceOver enabled. I connected the phone to iTunes and let it sync. I then located the phone in the source table, interacted with the scroll area, pressed the universal access button, made sure that the VoiceOver radio

Re: Voiceover not getting enabled on iPhone 3gs

2011-07-06 Thread Doug Lawlor
Just a thought. > > Dan > > On Jul 6, 2011, at 1:16 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello list: >> I just restored the phone to factory default settings and can get VoiceOver >> enabled. >> I connected the phone to iTunes and let it sync. I then located the phon

Re: Wouldn't a braille keyboard be nice?

2011-07-07 Thread Doug Lawlor
Doesn't the same company who makes the Braille pen make a keyboard only device? I thought they did Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2011-07-07, at 9:05 AM, "Missy Hoppe" wrote: > It can be; depends on your braille skills. I've been typing on a traditional > keyboard since I was 8, so that's why

Editing with Marsedit?

2011-07-07 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: How do I go about editing with Mars edit? When I am editing text and turn QuickNav off I don't get any response when using up, down, left, and right arrow keys. Can I fix this? Thanks, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionar

MarsEdit Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-10 Thread Doug Lawlor
hello list: For those who are interested in the wonderful blog editor MarsEdit, I have posted a keyboard reference at: http://www.douglawlor.com/marsedit-keyboard-reference I hope people find this helpful. I would be interested to know if people would want to see more keyboard reference lists li

Re: instructions for how to burn a bootable copy of Lion to DVD

2011-07-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
Applications purchased from the Mac App Store are installed in your applications folder. I assume that Lion will be no different. Doug On 2011-07-08, at 5:43 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > As there has been a fair amount of discussion of Lion Yesterday and whether > or not one can install it from a

Re: office applications

2011-07-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi James, I am not the biggest user of office applications of any kind. However, People say that Pages is quite accessible. I'm quite sure that someone on this list has done a podcast using the Numbers spreadsheet app. I honestly down't know about the rest of the apps in the iWork sweet because

Re: MarsEdit Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
osting and using blogs. I > would appreciate keyboard reference guides for other applications. For > example, text editior, e-mail program, Safari, and etc. > > Thanks, > > Sarah > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvi

Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
hello all: I just wanted to let you all know that I have posted a Safari Keyboard reference to http://www.douglawlor.com/safari-keyboard-reference. Any comments on these references would be well appreciated, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
I'll try to get a Mail reference posted tomorrow. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2011-07-12, at 2:00 PM, "Missy Hoppe" wrote: > Thanks for posting this. I'm sure it will come in handy! > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@goo

Re: Safari Keyboard Reference Posted

2011-07-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
s, so you only have to press > "return" after pressing "option" to complete the action. You'll find this is > true for the other shortcuts that specify clicking on the link, too, so > "Command-return" on a link will open the link in a new window or tab. >

Re: Is this calendar app accessible?

2011-07-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Christina, You can download a demo of this app at http://flexibits.com/fantastical. Doug On 2011-07-13, at 7:03 PM, Christina wrote: > Hi, I just have not been able to grasp iCal and therefore, I do not use a > calendar app but I need to. Well, this mac app is very appealing to me > becau

Flash to HTML5; Can it be done?

2011-07-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I am looking for either a Safari Extension or plugin that will allow me to convert any flash video to HTML5. I've seem extensions that will let me do this with Youtube videos but not videos from other sites. I'm taking a course that has lots of flash videos and am wondering if there

Re: Flash to HTML5; Can it be done?

2011-07-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
github.com/safariextensions/clicktoplugin/ > > On Jul 14, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > > Hello list: > I am looking for either a Safari Extension or plugin that will allow me to > convert any flash video to HTML5. I've seem extensions that will let me do > t

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Zack, I have downloaded the installer and it ran automatically after the download finished. The problem is I'm not sure where the installer downloaded to either. I looked in the Applications folder but found nothing that would look like the Mac OS10 installer. I wanted to burn a DVD but looks

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
I've got it up and running here as well. I like the fact that when interacting with a message table in Mail you get much more information when up and down arrowing. Doug On 2011-07-20, at 1:37 PM, David Taylor wrote: > Replying from Lion. All is well so far. > > Cheers > Dave > > On 20 Jul

Re: lion is now on the app store

2011-07-20 Thread Doug Lawlor
to being done. > Yours, > Zack. > On Jul 20, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hi Zack, >> I have downloaded the installer and it ran automatically after the download >> finished. The problem is I'm not sure where the installer downloaded to >>

Anyone know how to deal with the popups that come up in edit boxes in Lion?

2011-07-21 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I'm just wondering how do we go about working with the autocorrection features in Lion. I'm talking about the autocorrection sound like you hear on the iPhone but they've now ported this to the Mac. The difference is that when you get the autocorrection sound on the Mac you get how m

Re: Anyone know how to deal with the popups that come up in edit boxes in Lion?

2011-07-21 Thread Doug Lawlor
gt; to that popup menu. You can then use VO left and right to navigate through > the choices and press the Return key when you've found your desired choice. > > HTH, > Bryan > > On Jul 21, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> I'm just wondering how do we go ab

Re: OS X Lion and VoiceOver issues

2011-07-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
I've tried to do three things here to perform a drag and drop in Launchpad. 1. Do what you do in IOS which is to hold a finger on an icon until the moving sound is heard then start dragging the app to the new location. This does not work. No moving sound is heard when you try the IOS method. 2. U

Getting an app out of full screen mode in Lion?

2011-07-23 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: Has anyone found a way to get an app out of full screen mode? I was taking a look at Mail and pressed the button to make the app full screen. I just don't know how to get it out of this mode again. Thanks, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Booting from the Lion Partition

2011-07-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
Just hold down command-r while powering on and the recovery partition will come up. Doug On 2011-07-27, at 11:24 AM, Mika Pyyhkala wrote: > Can anyone also please post the key sequence to boot up the machine > and bring up the Lion partition? > > Thanks, > Mika > > On 7/27/11, Dan Roy wrote:

Re: Booting from the Lion Partition

2011-07-29 Thread Doug Lawlor
oug, just curious, is this command-R key new or has it been > around with SL? > In other words would you use the same command-R to boot off a SL dvd > on a mac that did not have Lion? > Best, > Mikab > > On 7/27/11, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> Just hold down command-r whil

Re: Looking for an accessible DVD ripper

2011-07-29 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Paul, Check out dvd remaster. This program should do what you want and is very accessible. I'm not sure how much it is because when I bought the program it was on sale for 90% off the list price. Doug On 2011-07-29, at 1:42 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: > Hi, guys. I am looking for an accessib

Re: blogging app?

2011-07-31 Thread Doug Lawlor
Have a look at an app called Marsedit which you can find at http://www.marsedit.com. In my opinion it is the best software of it's kind. I've posted a keyboard reference to my blog at http://www.douglawlor.com/marsedit-keyboard-reference. Doug On 2011-07-31, at 1:34 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote: >

Re: Getting to the top or bottom of a list

2011-08-03 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Paul, You must interact with the messages column then interact with the messages table. When you interact with the messages column you see two items, Sort by date and messages. Just interact with the messages table then vo+shift+home will take you to the top and vo+shift+end will take you to

Re: saytext is available

2010-06-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
I tried this app using the iPhone 3GS with a magazine and seem to be getting the same results as you describe. I even turned on the light over my dining room table to see if this would help. I will try it with a letter tomorrow to see if I can get better results. Doug Sent from my iPhone On

Re: Apple and audible

2010-06-29 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hey! It's good to hear that the latest nightly build of webkit fixes the Audible problem. Thanks for the info. DougSent from my iPhone On 2010-06-29, at 7:15 PM, Chris Westbrook wrote: > If you can, tell the people at the store to install the latest nightly build > version of webkit. Thi

Re: A warning about Digit-Eyes

2010-07-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
If an RFID reader was used, does that mean that all products would have RFID tags embedded to provide information to the user? How many products have these tags now? Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-07-11, at 7:26 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > Bryan, > > All I can say is at the end of this ent

Re: A warning about Digit-Eyes

2010-07-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
That's interesting, RFID would be much better for identifying products because you would not have to point a device at the product in question to identify it. Just get a reader in the general direztion of the of the product and we should be able to identify it. As I understand it, the range of R

Re: Bluetooth serial port profile on iOS 4.

2010-07-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
I know that Megelan has come out with something called the ToughCase for the iPhone and iPod Touch that contains it's own gps receiver that they claim is supposed to work with both of these devices. You can find it at the apple online store. I would be interested to know if the gps receiver in t

Re: A warning about Digit-Eyes

2010-07-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
> yet. > On Jul 11, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> That's interesting, RFID would be much better for identifying products >> because you would not have to point a device at the product in question to >> identify it. Just get a reader in the genera

Re: A warning about Digit-Eyes

2010-07-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
o agree to do RFID > shelf tagging > d) in the case of either of the options above, you also need a portable RFID > scanner that (say) can communicate with your phone. > > Cordially, > Nancy Miracle > > > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Doug Lawlor wro

Re: A warning about Digit-Eyes

2010-07-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
12, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> No RFID reader in iPhone 4 as far as I can tell. My knowledge is limited on >> this subject as well. It may depend on the scanner being used. >> >> Doug >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>

Re: Accessible TV Tuner Software?

2010-07-21 Thread Doug Lawlor
Does this program only support analog cable boxes, or does it support digital cable as well? I haven't had any kind of cable tv in years. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-07-21, at 12:27 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > I have emailed them asking if they would consider adding improved VO support, >

Re: Accessible TV Tuner Software?

2010-07-21 Thread Doug Lawlor
2010, at 20:12, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Does this program only support analog cable boxes, or does it support >> digital cable as well? I haven't had any kind of cable tv in years. >> >> Doug >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 2010-

Re: Tornado warning! (get away from windows)

2010-07-29 Thread Doug Lawlor
www.rae.es is working for me here as well. Doug On 2010-07-28, at 10:36 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > I just tried to load: > > www.rae.es > > and it came up for me very quickly. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > E-Mail: > rforetjr at comcast dot net > Skype Name: > baref

Is there a blind mac programmers list?

2010-07-29 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list, Is there a blind mac programmers list? I thought I heard of one mentioned sometime ago but can't remember the name of it. Thanks, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisi

Re: Is there a blind mac programmers list?

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Lawlor
ilto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lawlor > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:33 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Is there a blind mac programmers list? > > Hello list, > Is there a blind mac programmers list? I thought I heard of one menti

Re: DVS Movies in itunes Store

2010-08-02 Thread Doug Lawlor
I would like to know the same thing. It would be interesting if we could purchase DVS movies from the iTunes store. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-08-02, at 1:12 AM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > HI there, > > Does anyone know if there are movies in the iTunes store that come with > descriptive v

Re: itunes radio and skipping songs

2013-09-19 Thread Doug Lawlor
Does itunes radio only work in certain countries? I'm in Ghana, have installed ios 7 on my iPhone, but still don't see the radio tab in the music app. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 19, 2013, at 11:54 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I have not upgraded to ios 7, but I did get the new iTunes on m

Re: Millionaire Upgrade

2010-10-31 Thread Doug Lawlor
Thanks for that. Will be looking forward to listing to it. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-10-31, at 8:05 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hi All; -Just a quick note from me to let you know that for those interested > in books on business and entrepreneurship, you can get the audio version of > M

Re: Millionaire Upgrade

2010-11-02 Thread Doug Lawlor
I downloaded the Millionaire upgrade app, read the book, and then upgraded to Millionaire MBA. Very interesting stuff. I enjoyed the book very much. I will enjoy Millionaire MBA even more. Again, thanks for the heads up on the book. Sent from my iPhone On 2010-11-02, at 12:03 AM, Joshua Loya

Re: set a function key to move VO to the dock?

2010-11-02 Thread Doug Lawlor
Shouldn't control f3 do it? That is what I do in SL on my MacBook. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-11-02, at 9:54 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > Try just using the built in mac keyboard command for this, if your function > keys are set for software, control F3 will do the trick. > On Nov 2, 201

Re: Skype 5 Beta and listening to voice mails

2010-11-04 Thread Doug Lawlor
I thought Skype5 was only for Windows. I asoom it is for the Mac now too? Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-11-04, at 3:18 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Yep... what? I'm not using AudioHijack, I just want to retrieve my voice > mails; I can't figure it out even when I sign into Skype

Re: Skype 5 Beta and listening to voice mails

2010-11-04 Thread Doug Lawlor
I looked in the same place and found the same thing. Thanks, Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-11-04, at 6:32 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yep I looked at mac roomers and found the article. > > Take care. > > S > On Nov 4, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > &g

Re: accessibility of MacBook Air

2010-11-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
I used a Braille and speak in about 1988 or so. The thing seemed revolutionary at the time. It was so small for what it did and the battery life was so good. I also liked the instant on feature. I saw nothing else that had those features at the time for the price. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2

Re: iPad WiFi issues delaying iPhone/iPad update:

2010-11-12 Thread Doug Lawlor
I read in either Apple Insider or Mac Rumors that another gold master was issued today. I'm guessing we will see it released next week. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-11-13, at 2:21 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Yeah I read the article and I'm willing to wait. It pushes my podcast I was >

Re: accessibility of MacBook Air

2010-11-13 Thread Doug Lawlor
I just bought a MacBook last February and now I want one of the 11 inch MacBook airs. Getting back to the cd rom drive, I hardly use mine. When I get my pogoplug and drobo next week all of the stuff I have on hard drives and CDs laying around is getting put over on the drobo. When I get this set

Re: cd drives going out of style:

2010-11-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
I know the questions i am asking are way off topic for this list but here goes. I'm interested in a new ride as well. What cars come with back seat entertainment systems? What do people do about hiring a driver? Are there any web sites, email lists or what ever that discuss the topic of driver

Re: skype 5 and dialing account numbers within a call

2010-11-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Mark, Just look down the screen when you have a call active and you will notice a check box for "toggle Dial pad". Check this and the dial pad will become active. You should now be able to enter tones while in a call. If you make a call and notice that the technical call window is active, jus

Re: Running Firefox on your mac

2010-11-24 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Brandt, The option you have is to buy VMWare Fusion and either run a copy of Windows as a virtual machine or you could also run Vinux from http://Vinux.org.uk which is a free option if you don't want to purchase another Windows license. You would still have to purchase Fusion though. Doug

Re: Apple TV question

2010-11-24 Thread Doug Lawlor
Looking at the specs this evening I noticed there is something called an optical audio port. Not an RCA but another means of connection never the less. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-11-25, at 12:18 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > The earlier version of the Apple TV had the ability to

Re: One Password for the Mac

2010-11-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
If the password list was accessible I would buy this program. It is a really nice application otherwise. Doug On 2010-11-27, at 9:59 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > Yuma, > > Good luck with the certification. I have XCode installed as well, but I am > not a programmer and I have only used some of

Small Preview Issue

2010-12-02 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello list: I am having a small Preview issue. When I go to the image sidebar and select a page to read and then go back to the text box and interact with the current text of the page I get sent back to the page I was previously reading. Has anyone else noticed this? How did you go about fixing

Re: Small Preview Issue

2010-12-03 Thread Doug Lawlor
idebar, > have you set Thumbnails? > > With these settings, Preview is working fine for me. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 2 Dec 2010, at 15:37, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello list: >> I am having a small Preview issue. When I go to the image sideba

Re: some news on the e-sense front

2010-12-05 Thread Doug Lawlor
Wow! I would love to see this! I was one of the people talking about Braille output. There are lots of potential uses for technology like this. Let me know what you find out. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-12-05, at 5:59 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Thanks for keeping us updated, Yuma. I

iTunes plugin for speeding up audio?

2010-05-11 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello List, Is there a plugin that can be used to speed up spoken word audio for iTunes? I know I can do this on my iPhone but it would also be nice if I could do this in iTunes itself. Thanks all, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVision

Making the mouse follow the VO cursor

2010-05-25 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello all: I am trying to get the mouse to follow the VO cursor when moving from item to item in a table. In the navigation settings of the Voiceover utility I have the mouse cursor set to follow the VO cursor. I assumed that the mouse cursor would be placed on the text that the Vo cursor is on

Re: skype update on iphone

2010-05-30 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello, I can confirm that those commands don't work on the currently released iPhone OS either. Using OS 3.1.3.7018. Thanks, Doug On 2010-05-29, at 8:27 PM, Peter Durieux wrote: > Hi Listers, > > Today there was an update for the skype application on the iphone., > The newest version allows

Re: haptic film

2010-05-31 Thread Doug Lawlor
Speaking of this technology, I was listening to a BBC program and the announcer indicated that a company called Immersion was or has come out with a haptic iPhone sleeve. Has anyone else heard of this? I looked at the companies web site located at http://www.immersion.com/ but could not find any

Re: haptic film

2010-06-01 Thread Doug Lawlor
That would be interesting if we could read braille with this technology. I think it is to early to say at this point. I think in theory you could do so however. Doug On 2010-06-01, at 7:31 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > Ah, but could you do braille? > > Jon > > > On 01/06

Re: haptic film

2010-06-01 Thread Doug Lawlor
Cohn wrote: >> >>> Ah, but could you do braille? >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> >>> On 01/06/2010, Doug Lawlor wrote: >>>> Speaking of this technology, I was listening to a BBC program and the >>>> announcer indicated that a company

Programmers Editor

2010-06-03 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Bryan, What editor do you use for writing code on the Mac? Thanks, Doug On 2010-06-04, at 2:27 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > No. This isn't possible. > > You can save and load VoiceOver settings, though. Look in the File menu of > the VoiceOver utility. I have different settings that I use wh

Re: Programmers Editor

2010-06-04 Thread Doug Lawlor
s.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lawlor > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:22 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Programmers Editor > > Hi Bryan, > What editor do you use for writing code on the Mac? > > Thanks, > > Dou

Re: Constant VoiceOver in use/Busy message

2010-06-05 Thread Doug Lawlor
I get this message a lot when working with web pages in Safari. I would like to know how I can stop or at least minimize this message as well. It makes VO totally unusable in the program you are using. Thanks, Doug On 2010-06-05, at 1:15 PM, Daniel K. Gartmann wrote: > > Hi, > > I am getti

Re: Possible workaround to Safari5 Problems

2010-06-09 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello, I have done what you described below and VO is still restarting here when I access Audible's site. I honestly don't think a web site should be restarting your screen reader. Has this been reported to Apple Accessibility? Thanks, Doug On 2010-06-09, at 1:42 AM, Barry Hadder wrote: >

Re: Possible workaround to Safari5 Problems

2010-06-09 Thread Doug Lawlor
ve had the same think happen on an Apple support page. > > On Jun 9, 2010, at 4:05 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> >> Hello, I have done what you described below and VO is still restarting here >> when I access Audible's site. I honestly don't think a web site

Re: DAISY question, and other programs to get for my Mac?

2010-06-14 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi: I use http://www.macupdate.com Hope this helps, Doug On 2010-06-14, at 6:15 AM, kary johns wrote: > Thanks for these. > > At the risk of sounding incredibly dum, whare do I find Mac programs? > An obvious question, but I've never seen any. > Plenty of iPhone and iPad apps, but not mac. > T

Re: a quick note from my iphone, pretty cool

2010-06-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello, I have a new apple wireless keyboard that I have now paired with my macbook but want to pair with my iPhone. How do I get the keyboard back into discovery mode so I can do this? It always wants to pair with the macbook now. Thanks, Doug On 2010-06-20, at 3:40 AM, Cody wrote: > Hi al

Re: a quick note from my iphone, pretty cool

2010-06-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
iphone detected it > On Jun 22, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello, >> I have a new apple wireless keyboard that I have now paired with my macbook >> but want to pair with my iPhone. How do I get the keyboard back into >> discovery mode so I can

The iPhone and iPod Touch are now real note taking devices!

2010-06-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hey, this is cool! I now have my Apple Wireless keyboard paired with the iPhone and the nice thing about it is that you can use things like up and down arrow keys to navigate through a document. It is really nice to be able to touch type from a real keyboard. Now, does anyone know of a foldable

Re: The iPhone and iPod Touch are now real note taking devices!

2010-06-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
cool, I already have a juice pack that > my iPhone slides into, it makes the iPhone 3GS a bit heavier and thicker but > feels much better in my big hands. > On 22 Jun 2010, at 16:57, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hey, this is cool! >> I now have my Apple Wireless keyboard pa

Re: The iPhone and iPod Touch are now real note taking devices!

2010-06-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
I have looked at an app called Documents2 that allows one to create Tex documents and I believe some others. I assume you can use this app to transfer files to the pc in some way. I will investigate this further and let you know what I find out. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-22, at 4

Re: handy tech braille star 40 bluetooth pairing with iphone

2010-06-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Peter, make sure to go into Braille settings in the VoiceOver settings to pair you're display. This is not done under the Bluetooth settings.Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-22, at 4:14 PM, Peter Durieux wrote: > Hi folks, > > Has anyone success pairing the Handy techs Braillestar 40 wi

Re: The iPhone and iPod Touch are now real note taking devices!

2010-06-22 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Mary, I installed this app sometime ago but only took a basic look at it. I am planning to have a more detail look tomorrow. It looks accessible from what I've seen of it. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-22, at 10:29 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi Doug, > I looked at the description an

Re: handy tech braille star 40 bluetooth pairing with iphone

2010-06-23 Thread Doug Lawlor
section in the voice over settings, my iphone > keep on searching for devices but no handy tech is showing up. when I'm > scanning with my macbook, The Handy Tech is found. > > Any future tips should be very welcome. :) > > tia > > -Peter > > > Op 22-jun-2010

Re: closing apps on the iPod and iPhone

2010-06-24 Thread Doug Lawlor
How do I access the app switcher? I am not seeing an app switcher here. Thanks, Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-23, at 10:52 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > Thanks, Chris. > It worked beautifully. > > Friendly, > Chris > > On Jun 23, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> Go to the app

Re: closing apps on the iPod and iPhone

2010-06-24 Thread Doug Lawlor
I should have read the manual. You just double-click the home button. Cool! Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-23, at 10:52 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > Thanks, Chris. > It worked beautifully. > > Friendly, > Chris > > On Jun 23, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> Go to the app switc

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-26 Thread Doug Lawlor
Let's hope when the next generation of the iPod Touch is released, usually sometime in September, they include a 5 megapixel camera. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-26, at 4:22 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > The iPhone 4 should do a great job with this app. The 5 megapixel camera > provides

Re: document app for Ipod touch

2010-06-26 Thread Doug Lawlor
Check out an app called Documents2. I believe there is another app called Mobile Studio. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-26, at 2:06 AM, Courtney Curran wrote: > Hi, > I know this was mentioned awhile back, but I couldn't find it. But is there > an app that can create .txt, .rtf, or o

Re: VMWare Fusion, Windows 7 and Ubuntu

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
I am running the latest version of Vinux here. It is working fine for me. You can find this at http://www.vinux.org.uk. Doug On 2010-06-24, at 6:29 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: > Has anyone been able to get both Windows and Ubuntu working on a VM on the > Mac? I have windows going pretty well.

Re: deleting apps on iphone 4?

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
Here is how I delete an app. First double tap and hold until you hear the moving app message. Then double tap again and you should get the delete app message. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-27, at 7:03 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > It's a double-tap, just like it used to be. > Donna > On

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-27 Thread Doug Lawlor
I purchased the Digit Eyes app and have not had any success in scanning items so far. I even tried turning the phone on it's side and holding the phone a couple of inches away from the item in question. Still no luck with it. I am going to buy the labels they've recommend on there site to sea if

Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone

2010-06-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
x27;t think I will use it much. As for labels I will stick with my > RNIB Pen Friend Audio Labeller (it was only £50) and never fails. > On 28 Jun 2010, at 02:03, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> I purchased the Digit Eyes app and have not had any success in scanning >> items so far

Re: Is Saytext available?

2010-06-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
I just checked the app store and there is no sign of the app in Canada. Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-28, at 11:44 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: > Hi all, > > I have seen several posts about scanning with Saytext. Is is out? Thanks > again for all your help. Have a great day. > > Alli

Reading the status bar with voiceover

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello all: I am relatively new to the mac and have a quick question. I notice in several applications, Safari being one of these, there is a command in the view menu to show and hide the status bar. However, when I show the status bar I cannot seem to read this using any of the Voiceover command

Re: Reading the status bar with voiceover

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
mac, and > for several apps such as time machine and bluetooth, > hth > > On 15 Apr 2010, at 14:44, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Hello all: >> I am relatively new to the mac and have a quick question. I notice in >> several applications, Safari being one of these,

Re: Reading the status bar with voiceover

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
ve never duplicated this in other apps that > have a status bar though. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > APlus certified technician and user support consultant > Call toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > Visit my all new website: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > Email: e...@erik-burg

Re: Reading the status bar with voiceover

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
with the main content area before you can navigate > down to the bottom. This is the case with Safari and SubEthaEdit. > > CB > > Doug Lawlor wrote: >> >> Hi Eric, >> I'm noticing the same thing here. I wanted to look at the status bar in >> MarsEdi

Re: vmware fusion 3 and jaws

2010-04-15 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hi Cam, I am new to the Mac myself but managed to get Vmware Fusion and Windows 7 up and running. Here is what I did. * go to the VmWare web site at http://www.vmware.com and find the Fusion section. Once there you have to register and then they send you a trial serial number which you have to

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-16 Thread Doug Lawlor
Where is this battery checking button? I've got a new macbook and don't see it here. Doug On 2010-04-16, at 3:51 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > I sometimes use the visual button myself. Even the non-pro Macbooks have > this, actually, so it's not exclusive. > > As for the redesign, I

Re: vmware fusion 3 and jaws

2010-04-16 Thread Doug Lawlor
oing this soon. One quick question, I > presume I wold need to install an antivirus program if I install Windows? > > Thanks, > > Phil > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil > Skype me via philstephenson > &

Re: vmware fusion 3 and jaws

2010-04-16 Thread Doug Lawlor
stion, I >> presume I wold need to install an antivirus program if I install Windows? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Phil >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Find me on Twitter at www.Twitter .com/stepphil >> Skype me via philstephens

Rearanging columns in Mail?

2010-04-16 Thread Doug Lawlor
Hello all: How can I rearrange the columns in Mail so that the thread column is next to the subject column? Is there a way to do this using Voiceover? Thanks, Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, se

Re: subject announced

2010-04-17 Thread Doug Lawlor
As far as I can see here vo announcess all of that stuff for me. Just use the tab key to navigate between fields or use vo +left and right arrows to navigate. Sent from my iPhone On 2010-04-17, at 2:25 AM, ch...@q.com wrote: Ok, while I'm at it, Hi everyone. I sent off a messag a minute ag

Re: Mac Mini and idea for MacBooks

2010-04-17 Thread Doug Lawlor
.@me.com > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Apr 16, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> Where is this battery checking button? I've got a new macbook and

Re: Desktop

2010-04-17 Thread Doug Lawlor
Thanks for the keyboard list. I have it now in my bookmarks. Doug On 2010-04-17, at 1:57 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > There's this pretty comprehensive list of keystrokes that I've used and it > may have been posted here before. It doesn't seem to have one directly for > desktop--one for the fi

Re: Rearanging columns in Mail?

2010-04-25 Thread Doug Lawlor
akes no sense I will try to explain again. Just let me know. Good Luck, Christina On Apr 16, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: Hello all: How can I rearrange the columns in Mail so that the thread column is next to the subject column? Is there a way to do this using Voiceover? T

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