Re: Continuous Reading in Ibooks on iPhone 4S

2012-02-28 Thread Jane
every book I've gotten so far is accessible. I have yet to find an inaccessible novel. Jane On Feb 27, 2012, at 11:46 PM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Hello Esther and others, > > I would like to thank you all very much for your input regarding my question > about continuous

Re: The First Philadelphia VoiceOver Event

2012-03-12 Thread Jane
What? Here in pHiladelphia and I didn't know? *sighs* Jane On Mar 12, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Austin Seraphin wrote: > Recently, the Pennsylvania regional chapter of the American Council of the > Blind partnered with local Apple stores to put on a VoiceOver event. I > rocked out at th

TextEdit Icon Description

2012-03-12 Thread Jane
My husband was looking at the TextEdit icon for Mac. It looked so interesting he wrote up an entry with a description and translation of what's written on the icon. Here's a link to what he wrote: http://talvinamarich.livejournal.com/656882.html -- You received this message because you are su

Re: anyone working with GoogleDocs?

2012-03-14 Thread Jane
You can use Google Docs with Chrome and ChromeVox. I use it often; it's how we keep up with expenses. We also used it to plan our Christmas shopping and presents. Easy to colloborate. Jane On Mar 14, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > My university is

Re: anyone working with GoogleDocs?

2012-03-14 Thread Jane
Oh, I think it will work with VoiceOver. I just use Google Chrome ibecause it's faster than Safari. Jane On Mar 14, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hmm, interesting. It doesn't work with Chrome without Chromevox. How very > like google, to make their app such that

Re: Using your air in public.

2012-03-14 Thread Jane
ang out at, people are generally cool. I've never had problems, an the strange ones don't stay around long because, I guess, tey are being watched by the others. Jane On Mar 14, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Vivianna wrote: > Hi all, > i think you misunderstood me. yes, i have a case for my a

Re: Mac Book Air & cooling fan?

2012-03-15 Thread Jane
My MacBook Pro tends to run hot lately, too. I'm not sure what is causing it. I thougt it was iTunes at first, but now I am not sure. Jane On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:33 PM, Philippa Woodcraft wrote: > hi. i have noticed my MBA's fan is kicking in much much more these > days. star

Posting to LiveJournal With the iPad

2012-03-21 Thread Jane
any other options for my iPad? Any thoughts welcome. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mac

Re: Slide to unlock?

2012-03-21 Thread Jane
I double-tap where it says to slide to unlock. Jane On Mar 21, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > I can't slide to unlock. Can anyone describe what to do? > On 21 Mar 2012, at 03:07, James Mannion wrote: > >> One way to avoid it if it really bothers you i

Re: a slightly silly ipod question?

2012-03-27 Thread Jane
HokuSAI is a free editor. I Have it, but I haven't used it, but it's worth a try, since it's free. Jane On Mar 27, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > There are audio editors available. I'm not sure if they can save as > other formats though. Google would be your b

Re: DAISY Player for the Mac/iPhone

2012-03-28 Thread Jane
You *can* use Read2Go with Braille or VoiceOver voices. I have. Jane On Mar 27, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > I haven't seen any replies to this yet; doesn't anyone out there use > daisy books on either IOS or mac? Particularly on IOS devices? I don't > th

Re: Braille displays

2012-04-04 Thread Jane
My Refreshabraille is working just fine with 5.1 Jane On Apr 4, 2012, at 9:57 PM, James Mannion wrote: > Does anyone know for sure if the refreshabraille is currently working > with IOS 5.1? I remember reading about some displays not currently > working under 5.1 and can't remem

Turning raille into epubs

2012-04-05 Thread Jane
I would be very interested in learning how to take the BRF files and make them epubs. It would make reading them on my iPad much easier. Jane On Apr 5, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Timothy Emmons wrote: > hey Becky, there are a lot of different ways to read braille, on the mac, > using lion o

Questions

2012-04-05 Thread Jane
and brief descriptions welcome. Please email me off-list so we don't clutter this one with stuff others may not want. My email is: juanitatig...@gmail.com Thanks for your assistance. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&quo

Re: blindmicemegamall movie vault and illegal file-sharing allegation

2012-04-28 Thread Jane
see this as a one-size-fits-all and forget the few who may need a bit more accessibility? Jane On Apr 28, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Lewis Alexander wrote: > nice one donna, I fully agree. > > the iPad is a product which can truly change the lives of blind users > throughout the world

Re: Accessible FruitMachine is available in the App store

2012-05-13 Thread Jane
Hola! Sorry to say that the link you sent gave me an error in Spanish asking me to wait. Then an error in English saying the item is not available in the US store. Hope it can be fixed. :) Jane On May 13, 2012, at 5:09 PM, Jonathan Chacón Barbero wrote: > Hello, > > I've ju

Re: Import a group of mp3 files into ITunes and treat them as an album

2012-05-15 Thread Jane
with that playlist. That's what I did when I ended up with 198 files I needed to put together into a single album and in just the right order. Jane On May 15, 2012, at 8:21 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > First, put them in a folder with a distinctive name. Then, give all the

Re: Import a group of mp3 files into ITunes and treat them as an album

2012-05-15 Thread Jane
Hi. I haven't figured out exactly when items drop off, but definitely after you add a lot. I added 198 files, and the list was well over 1,000. Later, it had shrunk back down to 764. Jane On May 15, 2012, at 10:13 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: > Hello everyone. I created the playlist

Re: choosing multiple Email addresses

2012-05-22 Thread Jane
I just keep typing till the right one is entered. Jane On May 22, 2012, at 9:16 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi: > When using mail, how can you pick a specific email address when the person > you are composing a message has two addresses? I have auto fill addresses > checked. I

iTunesU

2012-05-24 Thread Jane
I have subscribed to a few free classes in iTunesU. I got a warning saying I may need to download or purchase additional material. Am I going to get smacked with extra charges without knowing it? I certainly hope not! Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Adium Trouble

2012-06-05 Thread Jane
now how I managed to mess this one contact up. Where do I go to fix individual settings for a contact, and what do I fix? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@go

Re: the apple video for yesterday

2012-06-12 Thread Jane
I can also quickly turn the video into audio, if you like. I just grabbed it. Jane On Jun 12, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Matthew Campbell wrote: > Hi. > It's up on the Apple keynote podcast feed. You can grab it from iTunes. > > On 2012-06-12, at 12:49 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: >

Re: How to read Kindle Books in iBooks

2012-06-15 Thread Jane
books with text-to-speech? If they'd do that, and fix accessibility ont he idevices, too, we wouldn't need this work-around that only partially works. That said, if you can tell me how to register the app and navigate with only VoiceOver, it would be cool to try. Jane Jane On J

Re: How to read Kindle Books in iBooks

2012-06-15 Thread Jane
Very true. I keep hoping that accessibility is fixed whenever Calibre updates, but nope. Worse, I can't expain to the developers what exactly the problem is other than a vague, "Turn on VoiceOver and shut your eyes. All you'll hear is unknown, and you won't be able to int

Accessible Dice Roller

2012-06-23 Thread Jane
Does anyone know of an accessible dice roller for the Mac? One that'll handle any mumber of sided dice from 4 to 100? If so, links would be appreciated. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to t

Re: Naval Combat iOS game app is free today

2012-07-04 Thread Jane
Thanks! I have lost twice. My daughter has one a game. Jane On Jul 4, 2012, at 7:32 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi All, > > I just noticed that Naval Combat, an accessible, battleship-style game app > for the iPhone that was discussed on the viphone list earlier this year, is >

Re: iMessage with a Mac running snow leopard

2012-07-25 Thread Jane
Nope; it's only available as a beta--and a quirky one at that--under Lion, or as a full-featured app under Mountain Lion. I can't wait to upgrade. Jane On Jul 25, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Shannon Dyer wrote: > Hi, all. > > I'm still running SL. Can I use the IMessage feat

Re: iTunes Gift Card Question

2012-08-18 Thread Jane
Cool! Looks like I'll be getting Fleksy, then! Can I also spend that credit in the Mac App store, or is it limmited only to iTunes? Jane On Aug 18, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Hank Smith wrote: > yes. > u can use the itunes gift card for anything in the app store. > hth > On 8/18/2

Re: iTunes Gift Card Question

2012-08-18 Thread Jane
Hey there. Oh, I remember how to redem them. I just didn't remember if I could use it for an in-app purchase, say to upgrade Fleksy from free to the full version. :) Jane On Aug 18, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Rodney Haynie wrote: > Jane, > Yes you can. Just add your gift card to your iTu

Re: iTunes Gift Card Question

2012-08-18 Thread Jane
Well, I bought it, so why is my balance unchanged? Dang it. Jane On Aug 18, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Rodney Haynie wrote: > Jane, > Yes you can. Just add your gift card to your iTunes account. The process is > called redeem. > > So you can find the Redeem link in iTunes by using t

Re: iTunes Gift Card Question

2012-08-19 Thread Jane
Hey there. The problem got resolved. It took a bit but the store balance changed. Jane On Aug 19, 2012, at 12:03 AM, Rodney Haynie wrote: > Jane, > > Don't know why that happened. I have redeemed two gift cards on my account > at separate times, and I had a credit card

Re: iTunes Gift Card Question

2012-08-19 Thread Jane
Wish I had $80 to spend! LOL! Jane On Aug 19, 2012, at 3:17 PM, Mika Pyyhkala wrote: > Just an FYI that as of today you can buy a $100 iTunes gift card for $80.00 > from > http://wallmart.com > The iTunes gift card will be emailed to you. > I saw this on @dansDeals > ht

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-19 Thread Jane
Is it worth getting with an iPod Touch 4Th Gen? Considering it but don't want to spend the money if I can't get good results. Jane On Aug 19, 2012, at 9:39 PM, Rachel Feinberg wrote: > Try Text Detective. It's an app that scans automatically without the need to > take a

Re: Continuous Reading in Ibooks on iPhone 4S

2012-02-26 Thread Jane
Hi. Tru a two-finger-flick-down. That'll start it reading and will turn pages. Jane On Feb 26, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Hello everyone, > > A couple of weeks ago, I downloaded the book on Siri and have started to read > it. The navigation works reasonably we

External Drives, CDs, and DVD problems

2014-03-04 Thread Jane
to fix this? I'd like everything to just automatically mount so I an get to it like it used to. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, se

Re: External Drives, CDs, and DVD problems

2014-03-04 Thread Jane
I think a week or so. Jane On Mar 4, 2014, at 1:48 PM, isaac wrote: > How long this problem has been happening? > On Mar 4, 2014, at 12:47 PM, Jane wrote: > >> I *think* this started after upgrading to the newest Mavericks, but not >> sure. Whenever I put in a CD, or

Re: External Drives, CDs, and DVD problems

2014-03-04 Thread Jane
Because it shows up in Disc Utility, but not anywhere else. The Mount button is not greyed out. When I mount it by pressing that button, it pops up on the desktop and anywhere else I have it set to show external drives and discs. Jane On Mar 4, 2014, at 2:50 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: >

Re: External Drives, CDs, and DVD problems

2014-03-04 Thread Jane
Nope, they are just normal drives. I mean, I have plugged them in before for a long time with no problems. Jane On Mar 4, 2014, at 3:26 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I guess that eliminates my first hunch. Finder > Preferneces > General then > check off "Show these items o

Calibre Question

2014-04-14 Thread Jane
How can I install the command line tools/ It's not like I an acces Preferences, Advanced, Misscelaneous. At least, last I checked it didn't work. Is there any other way to get them installed? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-16 Thread Jane
I can't seem to get to my Status menu things at all. VO-m twice doesn't work. None of the trackpad commands seem to work. I guess it is there, somewhere, but I can't access it. Do any of you have ideas? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-16 Thread Jane
Hi there. I tried both cycling VO off and on and a re-start of this computer. It didn't make a difference. Any other thoughts? Jane On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > I would just suggest either cycling VO off then on or restarting your Mac. > T

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-16 Thread Jane
Yep, I have tried with both. It doesn't work I bet I am going to have to reformat and re-install once I have stuff backed up, *sigh* Jane On Apr 16, 2014, at 6:13 PM, John Panarese wrote: > Are you using VO-m twice or control-F8 to get to the status menus? This is >

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-17 Thread Jane
It just says Apple menu and then puts me back wherever I was before. I always try from the desktop. Jane On Apr 17, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > Don't rush to the reformat, that is a drastic and usually unnecessary task. > Try to do a repair permissi

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-17 Thread Jane
I am repairing permissions for the third tie now and I am down to one permission that needs to be repaired. Interestingly, it has nothing to do with Status menus. It has to do with Safari. I still can't access the extra menus, though. Jane On Apr 17, 2014, at 11:07 AM, Tim Kilburn

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-17 Thread Jane
Are you talking about the BAttery plugin under Menu Extras? It won't let me open that. Or do I need to look elsewhere in the Core SErvices folder? Jane On Apr 17, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hmmm. I wouldn't bother doing another repair after this, as some items

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-17 Thread Jane
If I do this, am I going to have to somehow re-authorize thiwcomputer? I think I have maybe one authorization left. Jane On Apr 17, 2014, at 7:26 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > That should be the one. It's starting to look like you may need to do a > re-install.

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-18 Thread Jane
I made sure cursor tracking is on and I routed the VO cursor to the keyboard, but I don't see a differene. Unless I missed a setting somwhere. Jane On Apr 18, 2014, at 1:34 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > That's a good idea Cara. I've seen that happen in the pas

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-18 Thread Jane
Can you walk me through the re-install? I haven't had to do that in a *looong* time. Jane On Apr 18, 2014, at 1:34 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > That's a good idea Cara. I've seen that happen in the past when I've forgot > to turn cursor tracking back

Re: Status Menus Are Gone

2014-04-18 Thread Jane
How much space do I need to have free on here? I have43.66GB free. Jane On Apr 18, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > OK, here you go... > > 1. Close all windows and quit all applications. > 2. Up to the Apple menu. > 3. Down to Restart. > > As

Skyrates Help - Yes Mac related

2014-05-21 Thread Jane
all, or if I am just dreaming and I have to resign myself to plain old general chat. I use this link: http://skyrates.jusque.net/skylight/ to chat, if that helps and if anyone is willing to look at this. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: WWDC Keynote at 10:00 AM Pacific, Live Stream Link

2014-06-02 Thread Jane
Here's the strean: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2014/ On Jun 2, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Jessica wrote: > i am subscribed to the podcast. the event has not shown up yet though. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >> You can download the free

Soulver

2013-10-17 Thread Jane
ink: http://www.acqualia.com/soulver/ Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this

Re: Soulver

2013-10-18 Thread Jane
Nope, because they don't have a trial version for the iPad. Would love to try it, but have to wait till finances settle down a bit. Jane On Oct 18, 2013, at 2:10 PM, Patrick Neazer wrote: > Hello Jane and all: > > I know that you are using this app on your mac. I am guess

Re: Mavericks is free.

2013-10-22 Thread Jane
Where did you find this? Jane On Oct 22, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hello list, > > I thought you would all like to know Mavericks is free, and available today. > Even if your running an older OS like Snow Leopard. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker >

Re: Mavericks is free.

2013-10-22 Thread Jane
I just saw it on Twitter, too My apologies for thinking this was a joke. Jane On Oct 22, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Lol. > > It’s not a joke. It was announced in the Apple event that is streaming live > at this moment. Mavericks will be hitting the Mac store

Re: First impressions of Mavericks

2013-10-22 Thread Jane
It wasn't the last time I'd checked. Maybe it will be accessible next May? Jane On Oct 22, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Tim Emmons wrote: > Oh that reminds me, is the Kindle app on the mac itself accessible? I haven't > loaded it onto the mac Book Pro yet. Thanks. > On Oct 22,

Updating to Mavericks

2013-10-23 Thread Jane
i, I can't find what kin of Mac it is, even under About This Mac. No year or anything like that. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send a

Re: Solved: Closing Preview Pane in Maverix Mail App

2013-10-26 Thread Jane
Well, everything seems to work until I get to the drag and click. I am using a trackpad and just don't seem to have the hang of it. I dont use it very often anyway ... What trricks do ou recomment? Jane On Oct 26, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > Thanks to a gr

Re: Bard mobile saying "request timed out, "

2013-11-04 Thread Jane
I think it can't decide which to use. Actually, when you are at home your cellular data thing should turn off. Accepting phone calls is one thing, but the rest of it should be going over the wireless. Jane On Nov 4, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Hi, all. >

Re: Bard mobile saying "request timed out, "

2013-11-04 Thread Jane
Hi, Mark. I actually don't know. Sorry! I always manually turn it off whenever I need to. Jane On Nov 4, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > I usually end up turning off Wi-Fi, instead of mobile data, but I have to > turn it off manually from settings. > &g

Re: Bard mobile saying "request timed out, "

2013-11-05 Thread Jane
If you are trying to download a book and the process is interrupted, it tries again when the app is re-opened. Jane On Nov 5, 2013, at 12:08 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > What I would also like to know, is what requests, since I did not send one? > > It seems that th

Deleting Mail From Gmail site

2013-11-16 Thread Jane
te them on Gmail using the Mac. Does anyone have suggestions? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegr

Re: Surveys to Increase Accessibility at Cultural Institutions

2013-11-19 Thread Jane
Hello I'm interested in taking survey to assist. Jane On Nov 19, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Ibraheem Fakir wrote: > Dear List, > > I am working on a project geared towards producing access technology for > cultural institutions. A major part of this project is to gather informat

Downloading MP3s Purchased From amazon

2014-01-02 Thread Jane
em to work. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send ema

Re: Serious Mail Busy Problems in Mavericks All of the sudden

2014-01-19 Thread Jane
Patience is the key. At least, that's what works for me. I just let the computer sit there, and things will settle down. This happens a lot with GMail. Jane On Jan 19, 2014, at 12:43 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > This was on another thread but are you running any sound add-ons li

Re: downlaoding youtube videos

2014-08-08 Thread Jane
There is a download button on my YouTube page. I click on that, and then I do a search for MB with vo-f. Then I am placed on a link I can click on to download the video, or I can click on More and get other options. From there, it's easy to extract the audio using Quicktime. Jane On

Re: e book question

2014-08-14 Thread Jane
You can read epubs and .mobi files on your iPad. Epubs in iBooks. .mobi in the Kindle app. Both apps are free from the iTunes App Store. Jane On Aug 14, 2014, at 7:15 PM, Jean wrote: > Hello All: > Is e pub accessible to us? What about MOBI? If so, how do we read them? Is >

Re: Reading braille in text edit: asking again

2014-08-15 Thread Jane
No way that I've found to not see them, unless you edit on an iDevice. Then I think you can't see them. I have the opposite problem. Jane On Aug 15, 2014, at 12:24 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > I just thought I would check this in case somebody has come up with a > solut

Re: Reading braille in text edit: asking again

2014-08-15 Thread Jane
When editing print documents, it's great, and that's why I wish I could see them on an iDevice. But I do wish that it could be a toggle. You know, for pleasure reading, not for editing. Jane On Aug 15, 2014, at 12:37 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > Yes, editing on an i-device

Re: iTunes iCloud

2011-06-07 Thread Jane
I wasn't sure if iCloud would become available till iOS5 came out, but I could be wrong there. Maybe it's going to come out with Lion. Jane On Jun 7, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hmmm, thanks, but it looked to me as if ITunes 10.3 was being offered as beta > s

Re: automatic download of books in Ibooks

2011-06-12 Thread Jane
You need to go into preferences and store and check the checkbox for books. If you want apps and music check those, as well. Jane On Jun 11, 2011, at 9:38 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > I wonder what I am missing. I have updated my Ibooks and I have turned on the > setting under "store&

Re: Stanza and Kindle Books?

2011-06-20 Thread Jane
You can take the Kindle book from Stanza, copy it to the clipboard, put it into TextEdit, find the strange symbols, and replace with what they ought to be. Then you can convert to epub for iBooks. Jane On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:23 PM, Chinyoka on Macbook wrote: > Hi, > > I always re

Changing Book Info in Stanza

2011-06-20 Thread Jane
How do I change the info for an Epub book from within Stanza? I can't seem to figure out which fields do what or how to get the changes to stick. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group

Podcast Question

2011-06-23 Thread Jane
those, put them all into the same album, and relabel the tracks, and have it sort better? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

Re: e-pub

2011-06-30 Thread Jane
With the iPhone, I use iBooks. For the Mac I use Stanza at www.lexcycle.com Jane On Jun 30, 2011, at 3:42 PM, John W. Carty wrote: > Is anyone having any luck reading e-pub formatted material on the mac and/or > iphone? > > thanx, > > John > > > -- > You

Re: new Syrinx 2.4.3 and password issues

2011-07-01 Thread Jane
What I did was to close Syrinx, go to the Twitter web site in Safari, log in with the correct password, give it a minute, close the web page, then log in again with Syrinx. It worked. It was a clunky workaround, but it got the job done. Jane On Jul 1, 2011, at 11:39 AM, Mark BurningHawk

MuD Clients Re: Making Blind Adrenaline Games Accessible on the Mac

2011-07-02 Thread Jane
I was just earching for mud client that will hopefully run under Lion and will be accessible. The one I use, Nuntius, doesn't appear to be able to run under it because it uses Rozetta, that thing they are phasing out. Jane On Jul 2, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: >

Re: Problem ripping audiobooks from CD with iTunes

2011-07-12 Thread Jane
Hi eSther. Lately I've been making the .m4B file, and then converting that to MP3 under the Advanced menu. I still keep the .m4B, but I also have a copy that's an MP3 for use with my Booksense. Very helpful with books that I've ripped as one or more long files. Jane On Jul

Re: Problem ripping audiobooks from CD with iTunes

2011-07-12 Thread Jane
Hi eSther. Lately I've been making the .m4B file, and then converting that to MP3 under the Advanced menu. I still keep the .m4B, but I also have a copy that's an MP3 for use with my Booksense. Very helpful with books that I've ripped as one or more long files. Jane On Jul

Re: lion and voiceover's drag and drop

2011-07-21 Thread Jane
I suspect if you had found the "desktop" folder in your home directory and dropped it there, it would work. Jane On Jul 21, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Dan wrote: > Hello, > I just used the comma and period keys respectively and here's what happened. > I located a fil

Updating Software

2011-07-21 Thread Jane
processor thingy. Should I bother updating he software? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macv

Re: Reading ebooks on the Mac

2011-07-26 Thread Jane
I am currently using Adobe Digital Edition 1.8 to read books from Kobo on the Mac. I am also getting it to work on the iPad. It takes some fiddling, but you can read books from there with either the Mac or the iPad or other iDevice. Jane On Jul 26, 2011, at 4:36 PM, Max wrote: > Hi.

Re: Reading ebooks on the Mac

2011-07-26 Thread Jane
et to find out, but I plan to--soon. Jane On Jul 26, 2011, at 5:42 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Jane, > > Wow, this must be the 1.8 beta that is supposed to add accessibility support. > According to the MacUpdate page, this was released July 20, 2011. Is this > usable? The curren

Re: Reading ebooks on the Mac

2011-07-27 Thread Jane
I just use the arrow keys for previous and next page. Left for previous, right for next. Jane On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:45 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Max, > > I'm not Jane, but I've started using Adobe Digital Editions Preview. > Theoretically, you can interact

Re: convert text to mp3

2010-07-09 Thread Jane
Hello. I use text-to-MP3 tech a lot, especially when I want to convert stuff in the background while I am working for later listening on my iPod. Works out really well. Jane On 7/9/2010 8:07 AM, Eric Caron wrote: I'm always glad to find ways to use technology to make life easi

Re: converting audible books .aa files

2010-07-11 Thread Jane
The Booksense plays Audible, too. I don't know if GoldWave will convert them; they plugged that loophole. Jane On 7/10/2010 11:41 AM, Kevin Mattingly wrote: You should be able to use ITunes and downlown your books into it. I'm not sure about the nls player but the VR St

iPad question

2010-08-05 Thread Jane
Does it come with a GPS thing? I *may* be getting one soon, and I was just wondering. Also, how about the eWorks suite? Igty's a word processor, Numbers, and Pages? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

More iPad questions

2010-08-10 Thread Jane
an find a practice keyboard just to practice entering text, including capitalization, punctuation, and say, Spanish letters and numbers? I think that's all of my questions. Thanks for your patience. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVi

Re: kindle on the mac?

2013-06-10 Thread Jane
Nope; Amazon has said they are workingon it. Jane On Jun 10, 2013, at 6:58 PM, "Kliphton A M" wrote: > Is the kindle app for mac accessible? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. &

Re: Ibooks Coming to the Mac

2013-06-27 Thread Jane
ooks collection! Jane On Jun 27, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey all, > > After going through all the announcements about the IOS and OS I was kind of > curious why the blind community is so excited about Ibooks coming to the mac. > I never use Ibooks on the iPhone, an

Re: Ibooks Coming to the Mac

2013-06-27 Thread Jane
You can subscribe to Bookshare, too, and maybe the series will be there. If so you can download as MP3 audio to play on your player, though the quality will be that of synthesized speech. Still, better than nothing. Jane On Jun 27, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey J

Re: Ibooks Coming to the Mac

2013-06-27 Thread Jane
VO turns pages in the Kindle app, as well, thankfully! But yes, VoiceOver and various reading solutions are great. Jane On Jun 27, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > IMHO, iBooks and vo together are the most elegant solutions we have for > reading for us. VoiceOver turns pages

Re: Ibooks Coming to the Mac

2013-06-27 Thread Jane
They don't accept your registration with NLS? Jane On Jun 27, 2013, at 9:25 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Thanks Jane. I had looked into Bookshare, but would first need to get a > letter from my doc, and I think it was more costly than the amount of books I > read in a year, b

Re: Ibooks Coming to the Mac

2013-06-28 Thread Jane
I think that's what I did. Go to www.bookshare.org and click on membership I think. If you are really stuck, try supp...@bookshare.org They may take a bit to get back to you, but they can help you. Jane On Jun 28, 2013, at 1:05 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey Jane, >

How To Request A Refund for An iTunes or App Store Purchase

2013-07-16 Thread Jane
Saw this and thought it would be useful. I haven't actually tried this with anything yet. How To Request A Refund for An iTunes or App Store Purchase Hope this helps someone. Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries&

Re: To the person wanting feedback on Kindle app and braille

2013-08-04 Thread Jane
very frustrated with the delay when trying to read with Braille that way. I either have to turn the font size up to a bigger one, or only listenwith speech. Jane On Aug 4, 2013, at 8:31 PM, Cristina Hartmann wrote: > Hi Lisette, > > Sorry about not getting back to you sooner. Somehow I m

iTunes Question

2013-09-18 Thread Jane
om several podcasts because there are way too many episodes that are not downloaded that I have already listened to. Is this fixable? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Mountain Lion Automator Problem

2013-10-02 Thread Jane
» into type string. I don't know what it means, let alone how to fix this, Anyone got ideas? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: Mountain Lion Automator Problem

2013-10-03 Thread Jane
Hi. Yes I have looked at the first two actions; they seem to work. You got the third action, I thought it would just take the file from the desktop encoe it, and delete the original, but not sure what I am doing wrong here. Jane On Oct 2, 2013, at 11:46 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: >

Archive and Reinstall

2013-10-06 Thread Jane
ing import selected audio files error I keep getting, and perhaps it would just help the system run smoother, I have 80GB free--would this be enough to d the re-install and still keep my files and things? Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

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