Re: Funny iPhone story

Cool! And Funny! Thanks! JG On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Gigi wrote: > Ok guys. > Here is a funny iPhone story that happened to me today. > > > With amusement: > Gigi > With all due apology > > Sent from my iPhone > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

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

What I've had to do on several occasions is to disconnect all cables from the Mac, turn it upside down, remove the battery [it it's a MacBook Pro or other type of Mac Laptop, hold the battery in my hands for a count of 20 seconds, reinsert the battetery, turn the power on, holding the power button

Re: Solitaire app for the iphone?

Hi, Donna! Looking for Solitare game for my iPod Touch 8 gigabyte, but faired just as you did. JG On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > Anyone know if there is such a critter? I've tried a couple of free > solitaire games but neither has been accessible. > TIA,

Re: Solitaire app for the iphone?

Would even like to have a paid version like I have on my iMac G4 since about 2005/6/7 or so. JG On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > That's really too bad! I can waste s much time playing solitaire! Have > you tried any of the paid versions? > Take care, > Donna > --~--~

Re: Solitaire app for the iphone?

Don't know whether it still is available. It was put out by Demon (?), I think, and do not know whether it would work with the intel Macs or iPhone/iPod Touch. Let me know when you find it, whether it works; or, find another which does work, please. JG On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:20 PM, michael A.

Re: Solitaire app for the iphone?

albeit much slower. Hope this helps! JG On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Joan, > > Where'd you get the version for your IMac? > Donna > > On Oct 29, 2009, at 4:15 PM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire wrote: > > Would even like to have a paid ve

Re: Is there a Facebook application compatible on the mac patform ?

I was able to get onto Facebook via Daily Strength and on their Facebook site. Could not get onto Facebook via 'facebook.com'. I love it as Daily Strength and their combined Facebook site deals with all kinds of disabilities as well as just the ordinary Facebook stuff. Hope this helps! JG (a.k.a.

Re: Solitaire app for the iphone?

I'd try it, Donna! Think I'll try the website: http://www.dogmelon.com.au/sol/Mac_Solitaire.shtml to see whether they have a version I can use on me iPod Touch 8 gigabyte. And, will probably buy their newest 2009 version for me MacBook Pro [late 2008 version]. Forget all the confusing info I gave

Re: hello

I'm getting lots of e-mail from MacVisionaries every day all day long. JG On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Hi List, > > > > I’m not receiving any email from here, I was just wondering if any traffic > was moving? > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~

Re: -- installing windows media player

On my iMac G4 Desktop I installed Windows Media Player in 2005 and it still works. But, when I tried to update it a couple years later, found out that Microsoft no longer supports the Player for Macintosh. Mine still works but it won't play mpeg4 iTunes or other mpeg 4s However, it still plays mpeg

Re: Loss of Speech

Same thing happened to me last night. Thought had my power supply plugged into my MacBook Pro but discovered it was not plugged into power. Used the computer from 0700 to 1900 hours, got alert about reserve power, and Mac went out. Got it back, speech was gone and went out again. Plugged in power s

Re: adding stuff to the doc?

Thanks, Lynn! It surely does help! I'm not on Twitter yet; but if you are on Facebook, you can follow me there. My username is ArmExtenders. JG On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Lynn Schneider wrote: > Also, you can add it while the app you want to add is running. Open up the > app you want to

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

Before I tried downloading an NLSdtb, The Tech person at the Talking Book Library [phoenix, Arizona] told me first how to upgrade the thumb drive [he recommends only using no more than a 2 gigabyte as it can take a 4 gigabyte max but the dtbm has to work much harder to mount it; and, he said not to

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

Thanks, Guys! Will try this trick when next I'm using me nlsdtbm! JG On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Jessica and Trish the Golden Dog < tehil...@samobile.net> wrote: > Well as some people said the library people said no more than 4 gigs. > I think you can do more than that. But I would not go

Re: what I think

I agree with Ray completely—my sentiments precisely! I wait it out and try to figure out things for myself. Always I appreciate it when someone admits to being wrong or to making a mistake; and, go on from there. Heavens I surely do make a lot of mistakes, admit it, and tell what work-a-rounds or

Re: currency converter?

I just got $400 equals £283.835 using my converter on the Dashboard Widgit. JG --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.c

Re: details on Voiceover for iPod Shuffle?

I believe it uses the voice you use on your computer; that is, if the voice is one of the VoiceOver voices JG. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Jacob Schmude wrote: > > Hi > I suspected this, but the Shuffle page wasn't definite. Question then > is, where is it getting these voices to generate

Re: details on Voiceover for iPod Shuffle?

ylist capable] which I want to hear! Anyone know whether it is available now and how much in U.S. dollars it costs? JG On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > > On Mar 13, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire wrote: > > > I believe it uses th

Re: details on Voiceover for iPod Shuffle?

sings, > Ben > > On Mar 13, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire wrote: > > That's good to know! Can hardly wait to get the new iPod Shuffle with 1 > gigabyte hard drive, with VoiceOver capability and the new earbuds which > have the control buttons —3 of t

Re: Poll Results

Heya, Cara! 'Hopefully it will be fairly transparent to you all and I'll leave it up to you how you'd like me to add you all to the respective lists. I.e. should I simply copy all of our current members over to the new list and simply have people unsub who would rather not be there, or shall I s

Re: Poll Results

Now, I'm totally confused! Couldn't vote on the poll because could not find where it was to vote; just Cara's wonderful profile—I'm impressed! Think I'll just let Cara decide. Just didn't wan't to have more lists to clutter up me inbox. JG On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:33 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >

Re: IPod Shuffle

Syncing takes longer. Probably because of installing the VoiceOver to announce the new songs added. Plus, seems to install the languages used to announce the songs in Spanish, French, German, etc. Just dearly love mine! JG On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Tiffany D wrote: > > I just went to the

Re: Safari VS Webkit explanation

Hi, Brett and anyone else! Very interesting; but, can anyone help me out, please? Installed Safari 4.0 last night on my iMac G4 running Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger. This morning, discovered that the new Safari is much faster; but, now, cannot scroll web pages with my arrow keys and cannot see the mouse

Re: Selling my IPod classic 160 gb

I'm interested; but, I think $250 is a little steep since I paid less than that for my iPod Classic 160 gb, have tons of iTunes [especially the freebies] on it as well as audio books, including some I imported into iTunes; and, can see meself filling it up fast. Don't want to delete what I already

Re: Snow leopard just arrived

I believe the voice is 'Alex". Please correct me if i'm wrong. JG On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:01 PM, James & Nash < james.austin1...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > What voice was used? Just curious. Also what type of Mac do you have? > > Thanks > > Take care --~--~-~--~~~-

Re: Tiger or leopard?

I have one installation disc of 10.6 Snow Leopard but am keeping it as I may need it to reinstall if my Snow Leopard MacBook Pro I bought on eBay goes haywire [came without installation disc]. It only cost me $25.00 from Apple. Still prefer my MacBook Pro with Leopard [which I refused to upgrade] a

Re: Tiger or leopard?

Oooops! Meant I'd upgraded my iMac G4 from Panther to Tiger with VoiceOver. JG On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Aimee Glover wrote: > Well I'll have to check it out. It was a free computer so. > > Aimee > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 23, 2011, at 8:49 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > > > I have a

Re: Tiger or leopard?

Mein Gott im Himmel! What a RipOff! JG On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Best I could find these days was $160 + $5.45 shipping from Megamacs: > > http://www.megamacs.com/index.**php?action=frameview&id=** > 3723199&ref=google

Re: Apple Care Protection

I definitely recommend it! My iMac G4 was repaired under it in 2007 when it failed. Apple did a top-notch job and returned it to me jolly quick. in 2009 it was destroyed by a dozen lightning strikes on my property; destroying the power supply and logic board. Since it was then out of warranty, it n

Re: Apple Care Protection

ives and keeps my basement office > toasty. > > CB > > > On 9/30/11 1:28 PM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire wrote: > > I definitely recommend it! My iMac G4 was repaired under it in 2007 when it > failed. Apple did a top-notch job and returned it to me jolly quick. i

Re: Apple Care Protection

drying out for a while, > still worked. Well, the hard drive that sits in the bottom of the case was > ruined, but a new drive made it all better again. I keep expecting to turn > it on and get nothing but a bad smell out of it but so far it just keeps on > working. > > CB > >

Re: rosetta stonesand voiceover?

Don't think you need VoiceOver for Rosetta. Had it on my iMac G4, running Panther, then upgraded to Tiger; and, cannot remember needing to use VoiceOver. But that was 3 years ago when it died in a dozen rapid-fire property lightning strikes. I believe that the CDs/DVDs (?) had its own voice. When t

Re: Please welcome a new list mod!

Thank you, Cara, for all the hard work you have been and continue to provide us! Welcome aboard, Carolyn, and looking forward to your helpful presence on our Forum! JG On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hello All! > > I just wanted to send along a little note to let you all k

Re: Please welcome a new list mod!

Thank you, Cara, for all the hard work you have been and continue to provide us! Welcome aboard, Carolyn, and looking forward to your helpful presence on our Forum! JG On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hello All! > > I just wanted to send along a little note to let you all k

Re: A jingle I recorded for a client. All done on a Mac in Pro Tools 9.

Just love it! I'm not a music composer but love music! And yours is just fantastic in my humble opinion! I'm saving the website so as to listen to it again and again. JG On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Kevin Reeves wrote: > Hey folks. Just got through with this jingle I wrote for a client. I