Re: question of Outlook tell recognizer

2012-03-04 Thread Frank Tom
Hi there Gigi, The answer, as always, is "maybe." The Recognizer as always, looks for an Image that has been saved to your I Phone. If you take a picture, and then try to find the same place, as long as you are standing in the same place and aiming the phone at the same angle, it should work.

Re: Finale or music editor for mac?

2012-03-04 Thread Frank Tom
If you have low vision, Sibelius is somewhat usable. My vision is not good enough to use it effectively so I Have give up. You cannot even label buttons. You can change the pitch of notes, so even if you cannot see the note, if you're good enough to write music, you're probably good enough to r

How to keep I Photo from automatically loading

2012-03-20 Thread Frank Tom
On my friend's new I Mac, I Photo keeps loading at startup. I canceled this option via I Photo in the Doc . Is there another area where I have to turn a check box off? Since is goal in life is to get into the BARD website and download magazines by himself, I want to have Safari load automatical

Re: How to keep I Photo from automatically loading

2012-03-21 Thread Frank Tom
t; Regards Dean > > > > Sent from Dean Adams Macbook Pro > breezepa...@gmail.com > phone: 0243206031 > Mobile: 0428133758 > Skype : deanadams9 > > On 21/03/2012, at 10:03 AM, Frank Tom wrote: > >> On my friend's new I Mac, I Photo keeps loading at st

Re: Data Detecter

2012-05-03 Thread Frank Tom
Several years ago, someone posted a way to turn off this " feature." It's probably in the archives. I think it can be done through terminal. Anyone out there who knows what they are doing? Tom On Apr 27, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Veronica Elsea wrote: > Hi Steve and everyone! > I too am watching to see

Re: Unable to determine people's answers to my questions on EHarmony

2012-07-08 Thread Frank Tom
I don't know about accessibility now, but it's worth the effort. I met Janet on E Harmony seven years ago. In August we celebrate our fifth anniversary. With her four children and my two, we now have eleven gran children between us. Keep trying; it's worth the effort. Tom On Jul 8, 2012, at

Re: Music Notation software

2011-12-01 Thread Frank Tom
I'm afraid to say there are no solutions. I can use Sabalius , my spelling is wrong, with some vision. However, mos of the buttons are not labeled and I could not label them with VO. On Nov 13, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Joshua Loya wrote: > Hello my fellow Mac loving musicians, > What options, if any, a

A mail problem fixed.

2011-12-02 Thread Frank Tom
I was having problems with Mail reading every conversation twice. I believe the problem was that I had mail grouped by conversaition in Mail on my Mac and also on the G Mail server. As soon as I turned the Group by Conversation off on G Mail, the problem went away. For the first time in over a

Re: How do I get VO in headset

2011-12-26 Thread Frank Tom
Hi there Ed, Do you get anything through your headset? If not, VO isn't the problem. I assume you made sure Bluetooth is on and all the other obvious possibilities have been checked. Tom . On Dec 26, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Ed Worrell wrote: > Hello all, I am trying to get VO to come through my n

Recommendation for a new user needed.

2011-12-29 Thread Frank Tom
I have a friend, age 75, who is totally blind and a Windows/Jaws failure. I have recommended he switch to a Mac but want to make reasonable suggestions as to what he should buy. I am leaning twards a Mac Mini with a full size bluetooth keyboard with NumPad and a wired mouse. Also, he will need

Re: Recommendation for a new user needed.

2011-12-29 Thread Frank Tom
> if not, then I advise that rather than purchasing a new machine for him, you > find a supplier dealing in refurbed macs. > > this would save money and still offer some support. please drop me a line and > I can advise where possible. > > lew > > On 29 Dec 2011, at 22:24, F

Re: Recommendation for a new user needed.

2012-01-01 Thread Frank Tom
> Regards, > Gigi > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 29, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Frank Tom wrote: > >> Thanks for the offer, but my friend lives in Vermont. We actually have a >> great supplier in Burlington Vermont, Small Dog, that offers refurbished >>

Re: Downloading and uncompressing bard books in mac

2012-01-09 Thread Frank Tom
You may have to learn to be a bit more patient. When I download a BARD book, it first appears in the download file as a .Zip file. I then go and make myself a cup of tea. When I come back, the .zip file is gone and a collapsed file is in it's place. Herb tea seems to work the best. Just joki

Re: Anyone Using Google Chrome with VO?

2012-02-07 Thread Frank Tom
I used it when I went to the MyWay web site in Switzerland. The site is in either French or German and I had Google Chrome translate from German into English. It worked remarkably well. Tom On Feb 7, 2012, at 1:39 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, all, > > Upon a cursory look at vO with Google c

Problems with new extended keyboard

2012-02-11 Thread Frank Tom
My friend just bought a 21.5 inch I Mac with extended USB keyboard. In key describer mode, the f1 through f4 and F7 and F8 keys do not work. Is there a special key combination to enable these function keys or did he just get a bad keyboard? Thanks. Tom Frank -- You received this message

Recommendation for extended keyboard.

2012-02-12 Thread Frank Tom
I didn't get a response to what's wrong with the extended keyboard my friend got, so, I will ask another question. What is the best extended keyboard out there, either wireless or usb, for the blind mac user. I personally like the bluetooth keyboard that came with my five year old I Mac. Unf

Re: Recommendation for extended keyboard.

2012-02-13 Thread Frank Tom
'd check on the compatibility of F-key support > for media functions. Again, I haven't used these keyboards personally and > have only read reviews. Don't confuse the MacAlly BTKey full-sized keyboard > with their newer BTKey mini keyboard. As with the Matias products, you

Re: Problems with new extended keyboard

2012-02-14 Thread Frank Tom
8:19 AM, Frank Tom wrote: > My friend just bought a 21.5 inch I Mac with extended USB keyboard. In key > describer mode, the f1 through f4 and F7 and F8 keys do not work. Is there > a special key combination to enable these function keys or did he just get a > bad keyboard?

Matais keyboard on sale

2012-02-18 Thread Frank Tom
Hello Esther , et. al., I went to Small Dog in Burlington VT this morning to buy the Matais keyboard. When I went to pay for it, it was on sale from $139.95 down to $109.00 I don't know if this is a Presidents' day sale or not, but if anyone is thinking about buying this keyboard, it may be on s

Re: transfering n.l.s. books to the mac:

2012-02-20 Thread Frank Tom
Unless the policy has changed, you will not be able to read NLS books on your Mac. Each device, like the BookPort Plus and the Victor Reader Stream, must have an authorization key to read NLS books. At this time, there is no key. Tom Frank On Feb 19, 2012, at 8:45 PM, Gigi wrote: > Hello > Well

Re: Matais keyboard on sale

2012-02-20 Thread Frank Tom
you are using? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Tom > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 8:04 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Matais keyboard on sale > >

Re: fn key on the full sized keyboard

2012-02-21 Thread Frank Tom
Maybe I'm a little off base, but I don't think there is a FN key on a full size keyboard. A full size keyboard, by definition, has function keys. There all on the top row. In any case, the keyboard describer mode, VO K, should tell you what everything is. Tom Frank On Feb 21, 2012, at 4:09 PM

Re: fn key on the full sized keyboard

2012-02-24 Thread Frank Tom
tions and all. > Personally, I prefer this configuration so I don't have to use the FN > key every time I want to use VO to identify active window or > application and the like. > > > On 2/21/12, Frank Tom wrote: >> Maybe I'm a little off base, but I don't think there

Re: Sendero look around app is now available

2010-09-19 Thread Frank Tom
Hi there all, This is a great pedestrian app but don't try to use it in a moving car. It tries to update the location and goes nuts. I switched back to Navigon, direct help, current location, to find out where I was in the car. I could have asked my wife who was driving, but Navigon is more fu

Re: helping a blind friend get technology

2012-12-02 Thread Frank Tom
Also, try picking up a used Mac for her. Small Dog Electronics in Burlington Vermont offers discounted used Macs, but I would search locally, first. If she has any usable vision and portability is not an issue, try an IMac instead. good luck. Tom vermont...@gmail.com On Dec 2, 2012, at 7:54

Bootcamp and Windows 8

2013-01-21 Thread Frank Tom
I just got a new 27 inch I Mac and loaded Windows 7 using Bootcamp. Can it be upgraded to Windows 8? I heard that Narrator in Windows 8 is very good so I was planning on giving it a try. If Windows 8 is not an option, what do you recommend? Should I use NVDA? No way do I want to shell out t

Re: Music notation app

2012-11-11 Thread Frank Tom
Unfortunately there are no programs that are voice over accessible. If you have low vision, your friend might be able to use Sibelius First, but you absolutely have to have some usable vision. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Nov 10, 2012, at 4:38 PM, Christine Olivares wrote: > Hello ever

Re: Constant VoiceOver in use/Busy message

2010-06-05 Thread Frank Tom
Hi all, I don't know about Safari, but the Mail Busy message was driving me nuts. I no longer shut my computer down at night; instead, like a good parent, I just put it to sleep using Command Option Escape, the key at the far upper right. This seems to solve my problem. Also, you may try turnin

Re: nls book readers

2010-03-16 Thread Frank Tom
Hi all, I got the advanced talking book player when they first came out last summer. Although I was stationed in Huntsville Alabama for my entire service, I am a Service connected Vietnam era Vet. It's like pre boarding at the airport, if someone is willing to let me go to the head of the line,

Re: Office 2008 Accessibility

2010-03-17 Thread Frank Tom
Hi Chad, Let's not forget TextEdit, the work processor that comes with the Mac. The price is right, it comes with every Mac, and will do what most people want; letters, notes, short papers, etc. I use Mail exclusively so no need for Microsoft Office. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Mar 1

Re: NLS DTB players, usb flash drives, formating on a mac, cartrage errors Help?

2010-04-11 Thread Frank Tom
Hi there, I don't know anything about windows formating, but I do about the NLS player. I use 4 gjig thumbn drives without any problems. I insert them in the same slot as the regular cartridges go. This way they are protected; a little more difficult to get them in and out but a lot safer. Ac

Re: Apple updates Macbook Pros with I5 and I7 chips

2010-04-14 Thread Frank Tom
Hi all, My wife has to have the latest toys so we stopped by after work today and picked up her new 15 inch Mac Pro. After she's done playing I'll let you know how it works with VO. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com On Apr 13, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Note that this is only on th

Re: Mail messages not being read automatically

2009-09-03 Thread Frank Tom
. To toggle quick nav on and off, hold down both right and left arrows.. Frank Tom vermont...@gmail.com On Sep 3, 2009, at 6:00 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > > 3 sep 2009 kl. 05.53 skrev Woody Anna Dresner: > >> In >> Leopard, the message was always read automatica

Re: Mail not Reading Automatically - Oh Rats

2009-09-04 Thread Frank Tom
doesn't work the first time, I shift Tab back to the message line and then tab back to the preview pane. works every time. Frank Tom vermont...@gmail.com On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:58 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > > 4 sep 2009 kl. 04.55 skrev Woody Anna Dresner: > >> Som