RE: Severe Gmail issues in Mavericks Still

2014-01-21 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi David, If I understand what you have explained with GMAIL, if I go to gmail.com, and to the all-mail folder and delete all the old (thousands of them), then they shouldn't be downloaded once I think about upgrading to Mavericks. Is that correct? The master folder is the all mail folder and

RE: Severe Gmail issues in Mavericks Still

2014-01-21 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi David, Another question about Gmail. Can one create new label folders on the iPhone or does it need to be created at gmail.com? Also, if you have a folder listed in the account Gmail area on the phone, can the rule be created on the phone or again the rule needs to be created in gmail.com?

RE: Switching Between Docs In iText Express On A Mac Air

2014-01-22 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Daniel, I think I have the FN key enable because I use it with combinations with the function keys on the top row. What I have done is use the FN-F2 twice to bring up the window chooser and select the document that I want to reopen. I guess I can relate the window chooser on the Air to the

Re: mac gourmet help.

2014-01-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jessica, I believe there were others who contacted the developers that were using just Mac Gourmet to see if they could receive a license for the most current version. I decided to get the deluxe version because of the nutritional feature. I'm thinking in the future in creating a specialty

Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-01-28 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, To me the interface of the iOS version of Mac Gourmet is easier to navigate and input the data correctly into the fields. I have been attempting to use Mac Gourmet Deluxe on my Air, but I find it more confusing and not direct to input the info for a recipe. Are there any tricks or

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
manual. > Hope this clears up some of the confusion. > Jim > > On Jan 29, 2014, at 1:18 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > >> Hello Folks, >> >> To me the interface of the iOS version of Mac Gourmet is easier to navigate >> and input the data correctly into the fields

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-04 Thread Eileen Misrahi
ommand-5 to > enter the ingredients and do the sale for directions with command-6. Your > other options like categories and servings/yield will be in that edit session > as well. > Jim > > On Jan 31, 2014, at 7:08 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >>

Re: gmail issue statistics

2014-02-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, It would also be great if those who are posting could also include any settings in Gmail that they made in order for Gmail to work flawlessly in Maverick. This is the main reason why I haven't upgraded to Maverick yet, along with the problem with finder. It would also be nice to put the

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
r. >> One other thing, I created a hotspot at the save button and a corresponding >> keystroke so i don't have to hunt for the save button all the time. >> Good luck, >> Jim >> >>> On Feb 4, 2014, at 9:22 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: >>>

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
gt; On Feb 6, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > >> Hi Jessica, >> >> Jim beat me to this, but I'll still post. First, I want to know if in >> service preferences you have the keyboard shortcut checked there and in >> TextEdit also. If not, you wil

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
o go to mariner web site and file a high >>>> priority ticket with them to help. Let them know that you are using >>>> voiceover. >>>> One other thing, I created a hotspot at the save button and a >>>> corresponding keystroke so i don't

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
gt; Hope this is helpful. > Jim > > On Feb 6, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > >> Hi Jessica, >> >> Jim beat me to this, but I'll still post. First, I want to know if in >> service preferences you have the keyboard shortcut checked there and

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Jim > > On Feb 6, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> >> Thanks. I can't keep up with yu. I can tell I am still a beginner when it >> comes to navigating around my Mac. *Smile*. >> >> Eileen >> On Feb 6, 2014, at

Mac Gourmet Deluxe: Selecting Equipment Used For Recipe

2014-02-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Mac Gourmet Deluxe Users, On the iOS version there is a tab or button to select the equipment that one would use for the recipe. Does such a thing exist in Mac Gourmet Deluxe in the Mac version? If so, where is it found? Thanks. Cheers, Eileen -- You received this message because y

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-09 Thread Eileen Misrahi
gt;>> On Feb 6, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Jim, >>>>>> This was helpful for me. I've had mac gourmet for a while now and >>>>>> haven't figur

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-09 Thread Eileen Misrahi
gt; the import assistant but then it makes me retype all the information. also, > how do i use the meal planner? i added something, but do not see the recipe > for that item, i just see the item's name, and i used copy and paste. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-09 Thread Eileen Misrahi
it out. Worse case you can find the recipe you want to view > in meal planner and do command-`(accent) to switch windows and read the > recipe from there. > Jim > > On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > >> Hi Jessica, >> >> I am not using

Re: Creating Recipes In Mac Gourmet Deluxe vs. iOS

2014-02-09 Thread Eileen Misrahi
ion. Let me look at it and see > if I can figure it out. Worse case you can find the recipe you want to view > in meal planner and do command-`(accent) to switch windows and read the > recipe from there. > Jim > > On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: >

RE: Questions and Tips On Using Dictation On Mac Air

2014-02-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Alex, Thanks. I guess I forgot to state in the first post that I am running ML, so I probably will have the limit of 30 seconds. I can work around that because these are recipes. However, I will be reading the braille with the right finger and then operating the FN key with the left. Since

Re: Questions and Tips On Using Dictation On Mac Air

2014-02-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Alex, I actually had your podcast downloaded already from applevis. I just finished listening to it and made the necessary setting adjustments. With these 2 accessible options, it gets pretty close to Dragon. Not bad and I'm sure I get the hang of it real quick. Thanks for the suggestion.

Recommendations For BT Keyboard For Mac Air With Page Up/Down & Home/End Keys

2014-02-14 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I am seeking recommendations for a BT keyboard for my Mac Air that has a page up/down and home/end keys. I am concerned with the amount of use of the VO keys, command key, and FN key combinations with the arrow keys that in the future they will wear out. It would be nice to have ful

Installing Bootcamp On MBA: Any Tips For Success

2014-02-15 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Everyone, I have made the decision to use Bootcamp and need some expert advise. I have listened to the podcast by Michael Hanson, Applevis editor. I do have some questions that those who have done this procedure in the past can answer. 1. For the download for the Apple support software,

Re: serious problems burning iso to disk on mavericks

2014-02-15 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, Even though I can't help you with this, I am in the same predicament, as I want to install Bootcamp on my MBA with the OS of Mountain Lion. However, I will be using a Windows 8 disk, so I may have different problems that will arise. I wish you the best and hope you can resolve this issu

Slow Download Of Windows Support Software for Bootcamp

2014-02-19 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I have a question about Bootcamp and downloading the windows support software. I am only about 20 '% downloaded of the software on to a external USB thumb drive. The Internet speed for whatever reason is crawling to a snails pace. I do have the Windows 8 disk in the DVD external driv

Re: Windows 7 64 bit won't recognize Enabling Phoenix Embosser on my Mac

2014-02-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I'm in the process of setting up bootcamp with Win 8. I have a Juliette Pro 60, which I needed to use a Serial to USB adaptor on my Dell laptop. I am just wondering if you are using an adaptor to connect the embosser to the Mac. I needed to set up a new printer as gerneric on my PC. Als

Re: OT: Is anyone having difficulty signing into bookshare?

2014-02-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I just used Safari and logged into Bookshare with my user email and password. It took 2 attempts, but it did work on the second time. I am using a MBA 2013 edition with the OS of Mountain Lion. I only give you my specs to see if there is a difference in what you are using with your MacB

Re: + ATTENTION: Immediately install patch for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices. )

2014-02-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jim, I'm affraid yes. I just tested both my Mac Air running ML and it's not infected, but my iPhone is. The phone is running 6.1.2. Right now, I am debating to jailbreak or just do the update to iOS 7 to be secure. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Feb 24, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Jim Gatteys

Re: The age old question of which braille display to get

2014-02-26 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Amy, The only other thing I may add is the feel of the braille cells under your fingers. All braille displays have a disstinct feel to them. I have not investted in a dedicated braille display because I have a Braille Note 32, which meets my needs as a braille display. With JAWS 15 (latest b

RE: An explanation of interaction required

2014-02-28 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi April, I am only 6 months out of having purchased my Mac Air. I am not sure if I made the suggestion to your original thread about the web site called macfortheblind.com. I know you are probably using Mavericks, but the 3 part series on the finder was extremely helpful to me in getting s

Re: taptapsee. For what?

2014-03-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I'll start with TapTapSee first. As others have said, one needs to be a good picture taker to use the app well without wasting the picture count. I have used TapTapSee to recognize T-shirts with writing or a motif on it. After it has been recognized, I use the Looktel Recognizer app

RE: Talking goggles

2014-03-03 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I just used the app a few minutes ago. For the most part, I will turn on the camera flash in the app located in the upper left corner. The default will say something like this “Flash” I will double-tap it and VO announces “Flash It,” and then I double tap it again to make sure the fl

Re: mail columns all messed up now

2014-03-07 Thread Eileen Misrahi
""'Hello, I had the same question when I went for a training at Apple a few months ago. They explained it that if a message hasn't been read, it would say "image" in the status field. This is exactly what I find in the native mail app on my Air. If I arrow down and have the VO cursor read it ag

Dragon Dictate VS Mac built-in Dictation and Speech Navigation

2014-03-08 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, Dragon is launching a new dictate software for Mac. There is an introductory price of US $99.99. My question for the list is: With the ability dictate and navigate the Mac via speech, what would be the avantages in investing in Dragon? One feature that caught my attention was the abi

Wire Headset With Mic On Mac Air Or Other Solutions For Dragon?

2014-03-09 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello There, This is a separate thread, but a follow up to the Dragon question vs. the native dictation features on the mac I have a wired headset with a microphone, which was bundled with Dragon Naturally Speaking for my PC. Since the Mac Air has a single headphone jack that is duel in nature

Calendar Problems Worsen With Latest Security update For Moutain Lion?

2014-03-09 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, I am not sure if if I need to report this to accessibility at Apple. I use to be able to input my appointments in the native calendar app in Mountain Lion. I am able to select the date and open the inspector to begin the process of adding an appointment. Here is where I begin to h

Resolved the calendar problems in Mountain Lion

2014-03-11 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Jim & all, I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. I was using VO-spacebar to open up the "Event Details," which was not the correct command to use with this item. I needed to interact with it, which resolved my problem of not being able to access the event details area. Although I

Re: Set default view in Finder?

2014-03-11 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Alex, When you are in Finder, press CMD-2 to set the view to list or CMD-3 for column view. These are the only 2 I will use. HTH. Cheers, Eileen On Mar 11, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > That MBP I was working on is now running fine, at least as fine as a 2010 > machin

RE: Calendar in iOS

2014-03-12 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jessica, When the calendar app is open, you can press CMD-3 and this will change it to month view. When it states "March, 2014" you will need to interact with it with the keystrokes VO-Shift-Down Arrow. The other method is to open the menu with VO-M and then the letter V to open the view menu.

iBank for the Mac? Is it accessible?bi

2014-03-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, I found this in the Mac app store and I was wondering if any one on the list is using it and if it is accessible with voiceover? Also, if someone is using it, can you print checks with it like in Quicken? Thanks in advance for your input. Best, Eileen -- You received this m

Re: iBank for the Mac? Is it accessible?bi

2014-03-21 Thread Eileen Misrahi
;s computer sometime and let you know. The > iPhone version is accessible though. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 21, 2014, at 12:15 AM, Eileen Misrahi >> wrote: >> >> Hello Folks, >> >> I found this in the Mac app store and I was wonderin

Re: iBank for the Mac? Is it accessible"bi

2014-03-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
> Best wishes, >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> >>> On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:44 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jonathan, >>> >>> I am looking for a Mac equivalent to Quicken. I looked at iBank and it was >>>

Re: moving windows favorites to the mac

2014-03-25 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I know this response may be off topic to this list, but I want to give you a possible solution to move your favorites in IE. This is how I have done it in the past: 1. On the PC, open the run dialog box with the Windows key and the letter R. 2. Type "favorites" in the edit box and press

Re: moving windows favorites to the mac

2014-03-26 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Don and all, I guess you can teach an old person new tricks. The reason why I will bring up my favorites through the run dialog box is to clean out unwanted or old favorites in the list before migrating them. I then just do a copy and paste into an external drigve of my choice. I rather ta

Moving A text Doc File Into A Folder

2014-04-13 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, I am hoping that someone can jog my memory on how to accomplish this tast. I create a new doc and save it to my documents folder on my Mac Air. I want to move this file to a subfolder in my docs folder. This is what I do, but I must be missing a step. 1. Go to my docs folder in m

Re: Moving A text Doc File Into A Folder

2014-04-13 Thread Eileen Misrahi
e folder and you can press command-option-v. You can expand > folders in list mode, but this is only best for browsing purposes. > > HtH, > teresa > > "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too > dark to read."--Groucho

Re: scanning within a vm

2014-04-14 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, If you are talking about the Optic Book 3600, you'll be out of luck. When I first became a proud owner of my Mac Air last August, I attempted to install the drivers for it, but I had no success. I did contact the company because there were some drivers offer on the support web page, but

Re: Viewing Recognized Text in Fine Reader?

2014-04-17 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I have been following this thread out of interest regarding Fine Reader Pro. I have not yet purchased it, but I believe from all of the current posts and other discussions in the past that this app for the Mac is the most friendly user with voiceover. Would like to suggest a solution for

Re: Best scanners for text scanning

2014-04-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
HELLO All, I was intrigued with something that Annie said in her post. I have an Opticbook 3600 scanner, which only has an old beta driver offered on their website. Can you expain what "vuescan" is and where to find it? I would like to know which Opticbook model you are using with the Mac? Th

Re: Which Mac?

2014-05-04 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I will ditto what David said. The way I handle a DVD/CD ROM drive is using an external one. There are plenty out there that shouldn't cost more than $20. The one I have is from my PC netbook days that didn't have an internal DVD drive. Just make sure that the drive is compatible for Macs

Re: Which Mac?

2014-05-07 Thread Eileen Misrahi
>>> swaps-a-lot mode. I just upgraded a Mac Mini from 4 to 16GB. Cost was >>>>>>> about $160 which, as an old computer geezer, is just crazy cheap. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> CB >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 5/4/14, 12:

Re: Which Mac?

2014-05-08 Thread Eileen Misrahi
gt;>> >>>> On 5/8/14, matthew dyer wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I wish there was a way to install windows without sited help using boot >>>> camp. I don’t even have a thumb drive to uuse at the moment, but just >>>> saying an

Overheating MBA When Running Windows In Bootcamp

2014-05-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I would like to know if others have experience their MBA or Macbook Pro getting warm when running Windows 8 in bootcamp. I'm not sure if thisis just normal because of the Windows side using more resources. I have an external drive and the Pearl camera plugged into the 2USB ports. Wou

Re: Overheating MBA When Running Windows In Bootcamp

2014-05-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
ey didn't, your hub would just drop back to USB2 and still work. > On May 16, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I would like to know if others have experience their MBA or Macbook Pro >> getting warm when running Windows 8 in boo

Re: Typing program for blind students

2014-05-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Thanks Katie for jogging my memory. I got the first part, but not the last. This app was recommended by another AT trainer here in CA. The app is being used throughout lower and higher education. I'm glad to hear that a Mac version will be released soon. The developer previously was employed wit

Re: Audio description app for IOS

2014-05-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, It was unfortunate that the company that developed MovieReading went belly up. I was fortunate to have seen Fellamena in the movies. It was such a pleasure to have in-depth audio description and not to have rely on my husband to perform that service. He did a great job, but there was

RE: which lap top

2014-06-03 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, Just food for thought. Unless one purchases a 17 inch PC laptop, a numpad is not included in the keyboard layout on the PC side either. (Maybe OT). Hence, I have to use a USB external numpad. Because I have Win8 installed in bootcamp, I have plugged in a full USB keyboard, with a numpad. W

Error Message Attempting To Launch Paprika Recipe Manager

2014-06-05 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, I thought I would venture in using Paprika again, since I have also installed the ap on my phone. I was looking for a particular recipe and I thought it was in MacGourmet, but I guess it never was uploaded. On the Mac side, I am getting an error message that Paprika can't be open

Re: Error Message Attempting To Launch Paprika Recipe Manager

2014-06-05 Thread Eileen Misrahi
to import the recipe. I'm almost done with the chocolate chip cookies, so I'll have time to get back in the swing of things. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2014, at 3:24 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > > Did you give up on Mac Gourmet? > jg > >> On

RE: Special request to all who are beta testing IOS8 especially on the Mac.

2014-06-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Gigi, I can commensurate with you. When I was in grad school between 2005-2008, I did the same thing. Unfortunately, when I always attempted to recreate what I had deleted, it never came out the way it did the first time. I was using a PC at the time and all of my problems existed because I

Re: Mac Daily News

2014-06-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Monitors, It would be nice to have some clarification on this matter. The one that now seems to think it's okay to post from MacDailyationews is the one who complained that this type of spam was cluttering the list. I myself will choose which of these topics interest me or which ones I need

Re: question about running Windows on a Mac

2014-06-14 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I recently installedWin8 on a MBA that has 8 GB of RAM using an Intel 7 processor in bootcamp. I'm running ML and it's definitely the fastest PC I have ever had. I have solved a couple of issues such as sharing files/folders using One Drive or Dropbox and setting up the default startup o

RE: Vulnerability of running Windows on a Mac

2014-06-18 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I am using Win 8 in bootcamp and treating this portion of my MBA as though I was running a stand-a-lone Windows machine. That said, I have installed Nod-32 antivirus because of the nature of Windows having the potential of catching a virus. I have been there and done that, so I don’t

Problems With Downloding Maps In Navigon

2014-06-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I'm about to pull my hair out on downloading the 2013 maps for Navigon. I have just spent more than 1 hour trying select and get the maps into the map list in Navigon. There must be some trick to the trade with this or I am just about to take it off the phone. The maps in the map man

Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions

2014-06-23 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, After several discussions about using braille, I decided to pair my BrailleNote Apex with my MacBook Air 2013. Pairing was no problem. I checked my settings in the voiceover utility to make sure that contracted braille was checked. However, when I opened a DOCX file with iText Exp

RE: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions

2014-06-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
nded. Eileen -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason White Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:18 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions Eileen Misrahi wrote: >

RE: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions

2014-06-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I just responded to Jason's post on this matter. When you suggested to look at the mapping for the Apex in VO, where would I find this? I would assume in VO utility in braille. Is that correct? When I had either a Text Edit or iText Express document opened, the 2 inner keys on the Apex int

RE: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions

2014-06-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
irl, How to act like a lady, How to think like a man, And how to work like a dog. --Author Unknown Robert & Annie Yanni ke7nwn E-mail- gone.to.da...@gmail.com On 6/24/2014 3:08 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > Hello, > > I just responded to Jason's post on this matter. When you sugge

RE: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions

2014-06-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:08 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions Have you tried a reset of both devices? Kd that does not help, a clean install of osx may be needed. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2014, at 6:01 PM, "Eileen Mi

RE: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions

2014-06-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
this, and space-g is coming to mind, but I might be thinking of iOS. On Jun 24, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: Hi Jason, Earlier today, I reviewed the support documents from Humanware for the Apex using it as a braille display with VO, the "getting Started With VO" docume

RE: TapTapSee for ipad?

2014-06-25 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Have you tried "TapTapSee" (without the quotes)? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Baxter Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 4:06 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: TapTapSee for ipad? When I go to

RE: motionXgps drive.

2014-06-26 Thread Eileen Misrahi
I'm sure we will get different opinions on different GPS apps. I started a long time ago with Navigon and even when I acquired other GPS apps to try, I always went back to Navigon. I still do have Motion GPS X on my iPhone, but it's out dated and I would have to pay for it again to have the voice g

Re: Blind Square - help getting started please

2014-06-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of using Blind Square to your liking. To answer yourquestion about using Google Maps, this ne

RE: Blind Square - help getting started please

2014-06-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
g.com/training-courses/ On Jun 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: Hi Eleanor, This is the first chance I have had to open the app. I hope you have read the help info that is documented in the app. There are so many settings that you can select to make the experience of usin

RE: Blind Square - help getting started please

2014-06-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
supposed to say things when you type? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:21 PM, "Eileen Misrahi" wrote: If my memory serves me, Blind Square around Thanksgiving time one year was $6.99.. I didn’t get it at the time, but do have it now. There are just some apps that I would pa

Blind Square and Creating Routes

2014-06-29 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, Unless Sendero has recently included that in their Seeing Eye app for the iPhone, the only GPS software that has the function to record a route is the stand-a-lone soffware for the BrailleNote and Braille Sense products. When the Sendero app came out for the phone, this was one featu

RE: Using BrailleNoe With Mac AirQuestions

2014-06-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I believe I asked a question about panning with my BrailleNote and my Mac Air a while back, but it has led to other things. I have reviewed the voiceover commands for braille, have looked at all the keystrokes for the BrailleNote and voiceover,, but I haven't been able to figure this out.

Re: question about Mac book Air

2014-07-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I have a Mac Air 2013, with 8 GB RAM, an Intel 7, and 512 gb drive. I'm running Win 8.1 in bootcamp. When partitioning the hard drive in bootcamp, it ended up with 94 on the Windows side. Here is a list of items installed to give one an idea of the space used. It includes JAWS 15, Kurzwe

RE: Tandom equivalent for the Mac

2014-07-04 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I just want to point out that when you connect to a tandum such as in JAWS, one will know who they are connecting with and the trust of the individual who needs to get access to your computer is not going to perform any malicious trojen or malware. The purpose of a tandum session is for

SD Card reader for the MBA

2014-07-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, I attempted to connect an old multi-card reader in both the bootcamp Win 8.1 and Mac OS ML. On the bootcamp side, it seems like it wants to connect because I hear the chimes, but no additional drives are listed in windows Explorer. On the Mac side, this card reader is not recogniz

RE: New to the Mac, where can I find good tutorials?

2014-07-11 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, There is a website called fedoraoutlier.com that offers a Mac Master Series. You can enroll month-to-month or pay for a year subscription that includes 2 extra months. I’m not sure what the current price structure is, as I enrolled during the promotion on this. The link to the Mac Maste

Re: jumping to items in Doc

2014-07-13 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, This maybe slightly off the thread, but when I have things in the doc that have similar spellings, I will choose to go to sotlight and access the app from there. That's what I enjoy about the Mac, there are many ways to get where one wants to go. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On

Re: What's the best way to create fillable forms on the Mac?

2014-07-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Donna, Are you needing to create a form with edit fields, checkboxes, drop down combo boxes? I haven't tried this yet, but if you have office running on the Windows side and saved it as a DOCX file/template, wouldn't it open in TextEdit or in another processing app on the Mac side and have t

Re: Did something really stupid: spilled lemonade on my MBA

2015-03-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
As someone has suggested, place the unit into rice. I needed to do this a while back with my iPhone4. I got lucky and didn't have any damage. One website mentioned to leave the device in rice covered for 2-3 days and not to turn it on. This can short out other components on the mother board.I kn

Disabling the Document Pane in Office Word 2016 Preview?

2015-03-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello List, I have installed the beta Microsoft Office 2016 on my MacBook Air 2013. It would be nice to be able to disable the “Document” Pane. I believe that the edit field is under it and the pane is blocking it from voiceover. Hence, this makes Word not accessible to us. I was attempting to

Re: Disabling the Document Pane in Office Word 2016 Preview?

2015-03-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
: Disabling the Document Pane in Office Word 2016 Preview? >>> >>> >>> any outlook app too? >>> >>> Christopher-Mark Gilland skrev den 3/10/2015 8:31 PM: >>>> Here you go, my friend. I hope that this helps. This link should be the >&g

Re: Disabling the Document Pane in Office Word 2016 Preview?

2015-03-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
ris. > > - Original Message - From: "Eileen Misrahi" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 7:08 PM > Subject: Re: Disabling the Document Pane in Office Word 2016 Preview? > > > Hello, > > I took a look at this again. I interacted with the Document pa

Re: Disabling the Document Pane in Office Word 2016 Preview?

2015-03-11 Thread Eileen Misrahi
documents? > > - Bill & Leader Dog Holland > - "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." > - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) > - Original Message - From: "Eileen Misrahi" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, March 10

Re: Office for Mac 2016 Preview

2015-03-12 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi John, I have thought about that logic too because of the ability to obtain Window-Eyes for free if one has a copy of either Office 2010 or 2013. Let's see how this will pan out when the full version is release. However, I'm not holding out that this minor inconvenience of not accessing the e

Re: Office for Mac 2016 Preview

2015-03-12 Thread Eileen Misrahi
do it, I would rather have a separate system running the > Windows program. I still have JAWS, and I could just update it. The Mac and > Windows computers can read files produced on the other one, so I see no real > advantage to mixing the systems. Maybe I am wrong about that, but a

Re: Online Colegge degrees

2015-03-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I went through an entire distant learning Master’s program from 2005-2008, when I received my degree. Blackboard was the method of accessing all of the required assignments and test uploads. The accessibility all depended on how the professor uploaded the materials. The “Office Chat” in

A Newbie with Numbers

2015-03-23 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I decided to bite the bullet and open Numbers on my Mac. I have some experience with Excel, but I know things must be done differently in Numbers. Here are my questions: 1. I want to sort the date column from oldest to newest. Can this be done in Numbers and what are the steps to do

Re: A Newbie with Numbers

2015-03-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
formular editor opens > and starts a formular line. Note! The cursor sometimes seems to be placed > before the equal sign but it must sit behind it if you want to create a > functioning formular. > > All the best > Jürgen > > >> Am 24.03.2015 um 02:29 schrie

Re: How to capitalize acronyms

2015-03-26 Thread Eileen Misrahi
I'm confused. Is this on the native keyboard on the phone? If so, single finger triple tap will turn on caps lock. Then you are able to type all the letters in capitals. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2015, at 2:21 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > > Here is my try. MIDI. Well, it appe

Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8

2015-03-28 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I finally opened this thread only to discover the initial post so inflammatory. However, I am not personalizing the fowl language at all. Yesterday, when out and about I was having problems with my Voyager Plus BT headset. it frequently bots its connection. and I needed to pair it b

Re: learning to use numbers

2015-03-29 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I'm in the same boat as Laura, but have applied some of the same principles that I've used in Excel. What surprised me was that VO announced the header for each column when in a particular cell. I was wondering how specify the defined ranges when creating a simple formula. It was di

Re: A question about making headings on different levels with ms word.

2015-04-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jamie, Thanks for the tip on activating all the style selections. However, I haven’t found a keystroke that will work like on the PC side. I did locate a list of keystrokes for Word 2016, but the ones for heading styles don’t work for me. It would be nice if I had a keystroke to evoke the v

Re: A question about making headings on different levels with ms word.

2015-04-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jamie, I was successful in adding a heading 1 level in a doc, but what is missing is having VO announce what type of style one has used. This is obtained with JAWS on the PC side. The only way I knew it was applied was using the speak attribute VO keystroke of VO-T. I know the font size of

Re: A question about making headings on different levels with ms word.

2015-04-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jamie, I was successful in adding a heading 1 level in a doc, but what is missing is having VO announce what type of style one has used. This is obtained with JAWS on the PC side. The only way I knew it was applied was using the speak attribute VO keystroke of VO-T. I know the font size of

Re: Seeking Recommendations for Check Writing Software

2015-04-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, My question regarding Checkbook is: Can you print checks from it? I thought a while back that on one of these list serves that that feature was not supported. I believe at the time that there wasn’t any Mac app that had that feature. That’s one reason why I have BootCamp installed on my Ma

Re: Clamxav: The rest of the story?

2015-05-12 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Alex, This is the first time I have had a chance to rescan the computer with Clamxav. I just want to confirm if I’m doing this correctly. I get a table of 21 infected files in a table. I interact with it and press Control-A to select all. I open the contextual menu with VO-Shift-M and arrow

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