Re: Possible bug in Lion

2012-03-08 Thread John Sanfilippo
I do not know why I am receiving this as it is not my question. At the same time, my request that a specific braille keyboard might be included as an option in future versions of iOS was never addressed. Just letting you know. John Sanfilippo On Mar 8, 2012, at 11:43 AM, accessibil

Re: how to save audio from youtube

2012-05-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
I often use http://youtube-mp3.com I've long ago given up on using some onboard app to convert. Be aware that there is a 20 minute limit on the length of the original video. It's great for short things. Just my 2 cents. js On May 6, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi listers, I have

Re: how to save audio from youtube

2012-05-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
Oops, I gave the wrong URL. This is correct: http://yutube-mp3.org Basically, you copy the URL of the item you want converted, then go to youtube-mp3.org, paste it in the text edit field, press the provided convert button, wait a moment, then press the download button. All done. js -- You r

Re: navigating to the addressbar on a webpage

2012-05-25 Thread John Sanfilippo
On a PC in Internet Explorer, try alt d. On a mac in Safari, command l. On May 25, 2012, at 7:28 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: Hi all, Is there a keystroke that can take me directly to the address bar on a webpage? Thanks, Stacey -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go

Lion, open with, unexpected behavior

2012-07-15 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I'm wondering what I may be missing here or if my system is somehow malfunctioning: I have file b.mp3 in Documents/z/. I wish to open b.mp3 with the app of my choosing, rather than open the app first. If I just focus on the file and press shift vo m for a contextual menu, I get Finder

Re: Lion, open with, unexpected behavior

2012-07-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
15.07.2012 um 22:52 schrieb Anne Robertson: > Hello John, > > Open with works for me, but I use List view in the Finder. Could it be a > problem with Column view? > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 15 Jul 2012, at 19:54, John Sanfilippo wrote: > >> Hello,

Re: confused about cursor tracking in textEdit

2012-08-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
I have found that you actually have to interact with text before you issue your vo a command. Then vo will read from here down. Isn't it strange that this is necessary even though you're reading or editing text, interacting with it all the time? js On Aug 9, 2012, at 9:32 PM, Alex Hall wrot

Text edit and icloud

2012-08-13 Thread John Sanfilippo
I think it was Veronica who had a question about text edit wanting to put everything in the cloud. I too found this irritating and discovered that: 1, You can uncheck the iCloud box in the text edit dialog, and check the local box. Then carry on. I do not know if that remains in effect for the

Re: getting text edit to read automatically

2011-12-04 Thread John Sanfilippo
yeah, but I've found that you'd better press vo shift down arrow first to make sure you are interacting with the text, or you just might be surprised by vo's reading the entire file. I think it rather odd that you have to interact with the text you've been reading or writing. I mean, if that'

Re: Is there really not a Save As option in Text Edit?

2012-01-04 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Donna, I ponder this quite a lot and actually got some help from Accessibility at Apple. I'm not sure, but check the files menu or dialog for "Save a copy". What I've been doing, when I can anticipate the need, is, while viewing the file from Finder, simply command c, command v to make a saf

copy paste midi to GB, very helpful! Thanks!

2012-01-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Ricardo and midi fans. Just wanna thank y'all for the rap about midi files and gb, because that bit about just copying the midi in finder and pasting it into an open band project worked just fine for me. Perhaps I'll make friends with gb after all. smile John S ; -- You received this m

Re: Reading Conversations in Mail

2012-01-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
yeah, my question also, thanks. js - Original Message - From: Marc Sutton When there are multiple messages in a conversation, i have noticed that you can use vo-j to get to all of them. If you press delete the first message is gone and the next one in the stack appears. How can

Re: Dropbox

2012-01-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hmm, I use a mac with lion and vista, and a netbook with win xp, and have pcs a t work running xp. Using dropbox on all these is completely seamless. Do be sure that you allow some time for your files to transfer. You may have some other problem, of which I'm unaware. js - Original Mess

Re: question about spell check

2012-02-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
do you mean shift control option? js - Original Message - From: Adie To: MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:31 PM Subject: Re: question about spell check Hi I just can't get the VO M to bring up the spelling suggestions any more in Text Edit, it st

Re: Pros and cons with sound studio, was Re: Help getting started with Amadeus

2012-02-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
curious, does this software have a feature which will move to 0 crossings? Having this places the edit point where there is no sound and is supposed to avoid clicks and pops which can otherwise occur. js On Feb 9, 2012, at 10:21 AM, Robert Carter wrote: Hi, You are correct that there is not

Re: Braille Touch: please help get Apple onboard

2012-02-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Alex, Thank you for taking the time to be so articulate and informative about this matter. I really appreciate your effort. Best regards, John Sanfilippo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Dropbox ishu

2012-02-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
You can find the dropbox contextual menu but I find it hard to describe doing that. I found it to be such a kludge that I simply resorted to memorizing my drobpox public folder address: http://dl.dropbox/u/12345678/fileName.ext O yeah and make sure to name files without spaces to cut down havin

Re: text edit and braille margins

2012-02-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
Oo, I have much the same concern, so I'm looking forward to hearing more about this. js On Feb 27, 2012, at 9:42 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: Dear listers, I have an old braille printer that is not attached to my mac. To emboss something, all I have to do is create simple plain text files with 27

Re: dropbox question

2014-03-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, What usually works for me, when you place items in the Public folder, You highlight the file you want to share and press control option m for a context menu. Arrow down and I think you'll find Copy Public link. Then paste that link from the paste board into your email message. This method s

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
Here are some ideas: 1, Use Lime and Lime aloud from Dancing dots to enter your notation. Get the free Cute PDF and print your score to PDF. 2, Try The Braille Music Editor version 2.1.4.4. In which you write braille music. Export to music xml. Import the music xml to the notation program of ch

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
O, here it is, The blurb is not my writing: http://bmc.delysid.org/ It's a web based interface that allows you to enter braille code and translates it on the fly to pdf or midi. It's made by the guy who wrote the freedot program. He has the software written for the mac, and is trying currently

Re: Music Scores

2014-03-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
LilyPond does have midi playback, but I do not know how it works, only that I've heard it does. js - Original Message - From: Brandon Olivares To: "Mac Visionaries" Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:14 PM Subject: Re: Music Scores Sorry, I think Lilypond will indeed work.

Re: external battery charger

2015-09-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I'm entering this thread late, but maybe you'd want to consider a Charge Bank which is available at www.ATGuys.com. It can charge several devices at once and can fully charge an iPhone 5S at least twice. They get $89 for it. John S - Original Message - From: "John Weir" To: Se

Re: Macupdate desktop on mavericks.

2013-10-27 Thread John Sanfilippo
Oo, Would this work to update dropbox?, I mean, if it works at all? John S On Oct 27, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: Hi Nic. I use macupdate desktop for updating apps, that I have not purchased from the app store. It is an advantage, because some apps is a little difficult to

Re: getting to the top of a page or document

2013-11-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Try command plus up arrow. John S On Nov 14, 2013, at 11:57 PM, Brooke Jostad wrote: Hi all, I'm having trouble moving to the dop of documents and text. I can go by page and by paragraph using the macbook Air, but is there a keystroke I'm not finding that allows me to get to the top of the e

Re: how to read braille files without end-of-line markers

2013-11-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
I'm not dead certain of this but this is what may be happening: I think Apple save Unix text files which means line end with just line feed. Other OSs save files whose lines end with carriage return and linefeed. If you want to bother, You might be able to search for carriage returns and remove

bluetooth keyboard command for iPod screen lock?

2013-12-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I'm using an RII bluetooth keyboard with my iPod fourth generation. I've discovered that screen lock can be your best friend as it protects against unwanted changes. Pressing the home key on the keyboard wakes the ipod up. But is there a key command to lock the screen? I'd rather not ha

Re: Latest Prizmo is relatively smooth

2013-12-15 Thread John Sanfilippo
Is this a strictly 64 bit app? John On Dec 15, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Alex Hall wrote: Hi all, I got Prizmo for Mac a while ago thanks to a series of promo codes they were giving out on Twitter. When I got it, it was pretty bad and not at all an efficient experience. I just did a scan with their

command shift o behavior, bug or new feature?

2013-12-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello all, I've just updated Mavericks via the App Store and observe this: from the desktop, I press command shift o. I prefer viewing as columns. VO says "Documents, 6 of 22", I expect to hear desktop, downloads, dropbox as I press the up or down arrows, but hear nothing at all. then when I

Re: Access Note

2014-01-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
I may be missing the import of your question, but I use Access note now regularly. But, I do not use it for braille or with braille. All I know is that i have it "hooked up" with DropBox and I press the sync button rather conscienciously and my stuff is usually properly sinced. John S -

DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note

2014-01-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
hat I am doing something wrong here. Regards, Gigi On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:41 PM, John Sanfilippo wrote: I may be missing the import of your question, but I use Access note now regularly. But, I do not use it for braille or with braille. All I know is that i have it "hooked up" wi

Re: DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note

2014-01-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
I ever get them in there. I will go and look at everything again tomorrow. You've done everything you can think of to help me with this, and I appreciate it. Regards, Gigi On Jan 10, 2014, at 9:30 PM, John Sanfilippo wrote: Hi, I usually let DropBox install itself wher

Re: IOS8 VoiceOver and Bluetooth Keyboards

2014-09-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
My experience is: 1, a RII keyboard may skip characters or lines, or reiterate characters. Not really new, but it is much more persistent and prevalent. 2, A Brailliant BI 40 cannot enter characters easily. I do not hear the characters typed, a full cell preceeds the first character and only spa

Re: Apple iOS 8 update cripples phones. How to fix it.

2014-09-29 Thread John Sanfilippo
I have a 5s and the same happens to me. Worse: VO cuts out entirely. When a sighted person starts it it says it is on, but it isn't and the hot key does not work. This is bad, and that aint good. js - Original Message - From: Jessica Moss To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com S

Re: How do I add a recipient in the Messages app?

2014-10-25 Thread John Sanfilippo
, I hope someone gives you a better answer than this, but when I was using iOS7, I found that starting in Notes and Sharing that note worked far better than ever bothering with messages. John S - Original Message - From: Donna Goodin To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent

Re: Visual input concerning screen brightness.

2011-06-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Wow! I quite aggree with your need to dim the screen even further than it currently allows. I've resorted to the screen curtain (shift vo f11), though that's not really the answer. Thanks for sharing. John S On Jun 9, 2011, at 10:25 PM, Tom Frank wrote: Hi all, Even at zero percent the scree

Re: [Bulk] Re: editing?

2011-06-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Colin, I'm joining this thread late, so I may be missing something very important. But am I to understand that this is something like "sticky select", where you drop a virtual anchor at point A, move to point B without holding a shift key, then dropping a virtual end marker at point B? Bec

Re: Corection, Was editing?

2011-06-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
thanks for that clarification. Now, is this universally applicable? Where does it work? I found that it works in Mail, when interacting with message text., but not in text edit. js On 11 Jun 2011, at 05:46, Teresa Cochran wrote: > The command you really want is control-option-return, more co

Re: Corection, Was editing?

2011-06-12 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Colin, Thanks. I'll look into it further. But I thought I interacted (though isn't one already interacting with text in text edit when a file is opened in it?), and in my case it didn't seem to work. Ciao for now. js On Jun 11, 2011, at 12:03 PM, Colin M wrote: Hi there! I've just opened

Re: Scrolling a PM40 display

2011-07-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I'm not sure this will work with the mac as I have not tried. but try pressing the left most cursor routing button to go left and the right most button to move right. I much prefer this to the hit or miss nature of the whiz wheels. But if you ar3e happy with what you have and/or what I sugg

Re: Voice Over Manual for Lion?

2011-07-25 Thread John Sanfilippo
I followed the link, pressed command a to select all, pressed command c to copy to the paste board and opened text edit to command v paste there. hth, js On Jul 25, 2011, at 1:10 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. The problem with this link is that you have to remain in front of your computer in

Moving mesage to other mailboxRe: Not another question from this guy!

2011-08-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, Johnny We've all got questions at one time or other. Here's what I do with this: With the message you wanna move in focus, and not from within the message, press control option shift m for a list of options, up arrow to move, being sure to go past move again. On move to, press right arrow,

Re: versioning in text edit

2011-08-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
I too am interested in this and would like to know how you might recover something if it were corrupted. Note, I'm not using Time Machine in any way unless it's working behind the scenes. I have not set it up, nor do I have external backup media, beyond small flash drives. js On Aug 11, 2011

Re: screen curtain

2010-07-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
On my imac I also notice that the mouse pointer remains visible. Turning the brightness down to 0 dims the screen but does not shut it off. js On Jul 28, 2010, at 1:36 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > Yep. It doesn't turn off the screen, it only displays solid black. The > backlight is still on, usi

Re: how to select from curser directly to the bottom of text

2010-08-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
I usually use shift end. js - Original Message - From: Ray Foret Jr To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:13 PM Subject: how to select from curser directly to the bottom of text Hi, Can someone please remind me how to select from the poin

Re: Multiple recipients in "to:" field?

2010-08-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello Michael and list, I'm no expert, but I do this and it works for me. In the To field, I like to have just one address. In the Cc field I begin typing. When the right match occurs, usually quickly, I just press comma space and begin typing the next address, comma space etc., ending the las

Re: fine-tuning a Spotlight search

2010-08-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
When it's file names I wish to find and not file content, I like to command tab to Finder and press command f. 1. I type what I'm looking for, 2, optionally tab over to the check boxes which say contents, file name, reverse their settings by pressing space on both of them, 3, then, shift tab

Re: Renaming Folders?

2010-08-29 Thread John Sanfilippo
In Snow Leopard, I just press return on the folder name, type the new name and press return again, just like renaming a file. John On Aug 29, 2010, at 11:54 AM, David McLean wrote: > Strange as it seems, I haven't had a reason to do this on the Mac yet but I > noticed today there doesn't seem

Re: fine-tuning a Spotlight search

2010-08-31 Thread John Sanfilippo
Smile, you raise an interesting point. I hadn't thought of finding folders, though I have no objection to doing so. Let me play with that one. As for my optional step 2, it so happens that by default, Finder is looking inside each file to find a match for the text you specify. That's all well a

noncontiguous selecting, Re: I've lost the post! Help!

2010-09-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, Not sure this is what you want but here goes: 1, select the first of your files, 2, interact with the list, 3, press control option shift f3 to turn cursor tracking off, 4, vo arrow to the next item of interest, 5 press vo command space to select it, Continue with steps 4 and 5 untill all file

where are my created mailboxes?

2010-09-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I hope I have the right list. I've always been replying, rarely initiating a thread. I recently created mailboxes, using the on my mac option. So, I suppose these mailbox folders are somewhere where I can access them, in or out of mail. The thing is, I cannot find them and I do not find

Re: mail authentication issue

2013-07-19 Thread John Sanfilippo
All I can say is that I'm having the same issue and am interested to learn the solution too. John S - Original Message - From: Kerri To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:30 AM Subject: mail authentication issue . Hello. I've been experiencin

Re: windows 64 bit and bootcamp.

2012-12-05 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I have a student running Snow Leopard, and Boot Camp with a Windows 7 on a 64 bit machine. His sighted wife helped install win 7 and we discovered that there were no system sounds available. Eventuall Microsoft helped them resolve that issuse. But the main point is that I know of at least

Checkbook Pro 2, Summaries help appreciated

2012-12-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, I've been using Splasm Software's checkbook 2 since 2009, and moved up to Pro sometime this year. In neither version have I managed to rap my mind around using splits or using the summaries. I am especially interested in getting better at using the summaries. If anyone can help, please ema

Re: Switching between Input/output devices on Mac

2012-12-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Yeah, I have the same problem. What I find interesting is that, when I first got the thing, all I had to do was remove the USB antenna and sound would return to the main speakers. Used to, I say, not anymore. JS On Dec 14, 2012, at 7:13 AM, Jane wrote: I just got a cheap USB headset with mi

Re: How to help blind people new to Mac learn it as fast and smooth as possible

2013-01-09 Thread John Sanfilippo
Just my opinion: Understand that the two most important things to learn are 1, Finder and 2, text edit. Next it's probably a toss up between Mail and Safari. JS - Original Message - From: David Hole To: MacVisionaries Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 12:28 PM Subject: H

Re: Hiding the Preview Pane in Mail

2013-01-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
I find your second explanation seems much simpler and clearer than all the trackpad stuff you mentioned. The key commands seem simpler and more precise. js - Original Message - From: Cheryl Homiak To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 9:29 AM

Re: Audio or written tutorials on Amadeus Pro from a blind perspective?

2013-01-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Uhm, maybe this can help: 1, in Preview, save as text. 2, simply email the pdf to conv...@robobraille.org You will get back plain text. HTH, John S - Original Message - From: Maurice Mines To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 6:38 PM Subject

Re: Editing text

2013-02-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
The odd thing about Text Edit and moving by paragraph is that, Well, I found, you must interact with the text in order for it to work. Press control option shift down arrow, then try vo shift page up or down and see what happens. John S - Original Message - From: Katie Zodrow T

Re: selecting text from one particular point to end

2014-12-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Try shift plus option plus down arrow, then delete. JS - Original Message - From: Christina C. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:11 PM Subject: selecting text from one particular point to end Greetings, How do I select from one ro

Re: Hand-coding midi files on Mac?

2014-12-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
You may want to look into Lilypond. That's free. It is a music engraving program, and there is a learning curve but it sounds to me like it will do what you want. ww.lilypond.org John S - Original Message - From: Alex Hall To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, D

Re: Question for fellow composers/arrangers out there.

2015-02-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
I'd suggest you look into www.LilyPond.org. It's a text based system which will work on any platform. Expect a learning curve and you'll still want and need sighted help. It's open source or G N U, which you'll learn as you delve into it. John S - Original Message - From: Sarah Am

Re: Sound studio editing tracks

2013-03-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Sarai, I've had some success with Sound Studio using the following method: command p to play. near the place to start editing, press comma to pause the recording, comma to resume again. While playing, the 1 key rewinds, the 2 key fast forwards, but only by one second. At the spot you want

Re: Sound studio editing tracks

2013-04-01 Thread John Sanfilippo
wn arrow to locate the desired option. Press return to set the desired value. >>> >>> Cursor tracking does need to be off when editing. You may want to turn it on when working with menu items excluding the zoom level popup. >>> >>> Robert Carter

Re: Banking Programs and VO

2012-08-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
I, and a few other users here, use Checkbook Pro by Splasm Software. Though I have some unresolved issues, I find it very useful for the most part. John S - Original Message - From: Grant To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:51 PM Subject: Ba

can't control volume with my keyboard under certain conditions

2012-09-08 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, Under Lion I had a Logitech wireless head set with a mic. I could use either the headset or the keyboard to adjust system volume. I switched to Mountain Lion. I hadn't bothered using the Logitech head set until recently. I now have the following situation: As long as the head set is co

Re: Windows7 bootcamp and JAWS

2012-09-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
I think the thing to keep in mind is that FS says they will not support Jaws running on a Mac. I'm running VIsta on my Mac. I don't think you'll have any problem running win7, but who knows. John S - Original Message - From: Phil Halton To: Macvisionaries Sent: Friday, Septe

Re: Take Control eBooks' September Sale

2012-09-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
Thanks so very Much, Ester. I went and got the whole lot, and the CD. John Sanfilippo - Original Message - From: Esther Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 8:37 PM Subject: Take Control eBooks' September Sale -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

Re: Victor Reader Stream and vmware fusion

2012-10-06 Thread John Sanfilippo
I can certainly understand why you'd want to just connect your Victor Reader Stream, rather than removing the SD card and either putting it directly into a slot if available on the computer, or inserting the card into a card reader, but I've always just done this because I understood that the Vi

Re: cool app: capture sound on your Mac as easily as a screenshot

2012-11-16 Thread John Sanfilippo
Sounds great but, 1, it is alpha software, which they plainly state. 2, How do you work it? Once installed and run, what's the hot key? Just My experience so far. JohnS On Nov 16, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Alex Hall wrote: Hi all, I just read about this app that lets you press a shortcut to start

Re: cool app: capture sound on your Mac as easily as a screenshot

2012-11-17 Thread John Sanfilippo
ac as easily as a screenshot Again, I have not yet run it myself, but the hotkey is supposed to be ctrl-cmd-space to both start and stop it. Yes, it is alpha software, and I should have said that in my original post, sorry. On Nov 17, 2012, at 1:32 AM, John Sanfilippo wrote: > Sounds g

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-10 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello Neil and list, I do tend to agree with you re multiple key input. I haven't tried this myself, but you might try sticky keys, where you can press keys sequentially instead of simultaneously. Of course, you still have a string of keys and perhaps vast distances to traverse. John S On O

Re: Can keyboard only navigation ever be...

2010-10-11 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Neil and list, someone wished for a brief tutorial from a user's perspective on how best to use Snow Leopard and Voiceover. Well, I have been struggling to do that since getting my mac back in November of 2008 . I called it something like novice log. Unfortunately it is anything but brief.

Re: Financial program for Mac

2010-10-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
I'm using a wonderful program called, simply, "Checkbook". Checkbook comes in a pro version, but neither of these programs is very expensive at all. I think the basic program is $14. The pro version is probably not much more. Sorry. I have no further information at the moment. Regards, John S

Re: Financial program for Mac

2010-10-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
Mopre on "Checkbook" The company is Splasm software. The design is by Randy Noble. Hope this helps some. John S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubs

ipod question for a friend

2010-11-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, A friend of mine asked for help in obtaining info on an ipod touch. I know nothing about them, but would like to help. Hope this is ok. My friend writes thus: I'm planning to buy the 64gb Touch and there's a feature on all the Touch models that I have a feeling is not accessible with th

Re: Recording Project

2010-11-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
Kawal, I had the same problem you had. How did you download the file? js On Nov 7, 2010, at 7:45 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Dear Kevin. I downloaded the file and all is fine. Kawal. On 7 Nov 2010, at 03:06, Kevin Shaw wrote: > Greetings again list, > > Earlier, Mr. Reeves posted some work

pasting date and time in Text Edit?

2010-11-08 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, Is it possible to paste the current date and time at the cursor location in Text Edit? John S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

Re: pasting date and time in Text Edit?

2010-11-15 Thread John Sanfilippo
Jon, Thanks for replying. I'd want a date/time stamp like this: Monday, November 15, 2010, 14:41 Note the 24 hour clock. I looked at date and time and text formats. js On Nov 10, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: Well, I don't believe there is a built in function for that, but I belie

gb6, i life 11, virtusl instruments?

2010-11-23 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I've recently purchased i life 11. I was playing with Garage Band 6. When I went to select a virtual instrument, I met a dialog asking if I wanted to download the virtual instruments and loops. I okayed that, but began to wonder why 16gB of data might not be on the installation DVD alrea

Re: iMac and USB Headset

2009-02-28 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hmm, you know, I have seen references to USB head sets for quite a while. It has always left me wondering why bother? If a computer has audio in and out jacks and the internal sound card is capable of decent playback and recording, and, given the usual high demand for USB connections of oth

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
personal opinion, The pac mate and street talk are both dead animals. The only thing I like about the pac mate now is the braille display and the ability to use it or the pac mate itself if either is not working. The braille display is the better part of the hardware, in my opinion. My experie

Re: Another List? was: Re: apple script and vo

2009-09-02 Thread John Sanfilippo
For me, programming is a hobby which I can occasionally put to some good use. I'm very interested, as long as I needn't be a pro to participate. js - Original Message - From: Chris Hofstader To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 7:26 AM Sub

Re: test

2009-09-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
this went to the list. I'm responding. js On Sep 7, 2009, at 1:39 PM, william lomas wrote: > > hi has this gone to the list this time and not to the list > member? > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribe

playing midi files

2011-09-18 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, I have an iMac, dual core 20 from 2008, running Lion 10.7.1. I have a collection of plain midi files and want to play them. This used to be no problem under Leopard. Something in my system has changed and my midi files no longer play. How might I correct this situation? Thanks in adva

Re: playing midi files

2011-09-18 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi Missy, Actually, VLC is one of the first things I tried. Then QuickTime 7, Neither of these is playing anything. I don't think it's the software; my hunch it is something else, but what? For instance, Garage Band plays its files, the very few that I have. Thanks for the response. js On

Re: Text Edit and Dropbox

2011-09-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
I do the same thing, but allow some time to elapse. It takes a little time for the files to update. I've learned to avoid pressing command s which saves a version. Just command q to close text edit and save the current changes. js On Sep 20, 2011, at 5:21 AM, David Hole wrote: Hi folks. I h

Re: Text Edit and Dropbox

2011-09-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
Well, it appears to be the way Lion works now. Command s saves a version, though I've never been able to find these alternates, and command q simply saves and exits. That's how it works. I do not understand any more than that. js On Sep 21, 2011, at 12:26 PM, Paul Erkens wrote

Re: Text Edit and Dropbox

2011-09-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
I confidently press command q to exit and save my already named document. I use command s when the document is new and I want to give it a name. hth, John Sanfilippo On Sep 22, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: Hi John Filipo, So, what you're saying is: in text edit, hit command q to

a friend seeks to sell a mac book

2011-09-26 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, A friend of mine seeks to sell a mac book with these specs: Purchased May 2010. 320 gB hard drive 4 gB ram. Interested persons should contact jnai...@bellsouth.net js -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this

Re: how to use auto correction in lion with voice over?

2011-10-02 Thread John Sanfilippo
Try command semicolon, or command shift semicolon, and see where these lead. hth, js On Oct 2, 2011, at 3:13 PM, trahern culver wrote: hey all how do you use auto correction in lion with voice over? thanks for your help kind regards trahern -- You received this message because you are subscr

Checkbook 2.2 Summary questions

2011-11-04 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hello, To anyone who may be using Checkbook 2.2, not the pro version. I am struggling to understand how the summary is supposed to work. I'm asking for a year to date summary.When I press enter on this summary it shows the appropriate dates, but when I review the actual data output it shows al

Re: What is the move command in Lion please

2011-11-07 Thread John Sanfilippo
start with command c as usual for copy. go to the destination location and press command option v to paste. You'll get a message which says something like "moved here". js On Nov 7, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: What is the move command in lion. I am trying to move something, a f

Re: apple accessability

2017-09-21 Thread John Sanfilippo
877-204-3930 On 9/20/17 19:37, wayne17a wrote: hello list can can anyone please give me the number for apple accessability please -- js v -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of th

Re: Sierra Update

2017-03-30 Thread John Sanfilippo
Yeah, I had the same trouble. John On 3/30/17 9:13, Adrienne Chalmers wrote: Hi I can’t seem to find the latest Sierra update in the app store. I have tried searching the store and I have tried doing it through software update in About This Mac. I was expecting that I would have had a n

Re: Creating new folder on external drive and what is a smart folder

2010-12-22 Thread John Sanfilippo
I look forward to this discussion because I have been at this since November of 2008 and still need to know these things. Thanks for asking. js On Dec 22, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: Hi all. I have a USB drive connected to my MBA. I want to make a new folder on that drive, wh

Re: get items from the trash with VO

2011-01-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
I just tried this: control f3 to open the dock. move to trash there. Press Return to open trash. Find your item. Press command c to copy the item. Move to where you want it placed. Press command v to paste your item where you want it. I tried finding a way to just remove the item from trash, or r

Re: working with the previous recipients table?

2011-03-12 Thread John Sanfilippo
Hi, 1, control f2, 2, w for window, 3, arrow down to find Previous recipients, 4, press Return or Enter. hth js On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: How do I get to the previously used recipients table? This is something I have never been able to figure out but know it has gre

Re: Is the disappearance of Voice Over a unique problem, or do others have it, too?

2011-03-14 Thread John Sanfilippo
Not this exact problem, but something similar: IMac, Snow Leopard 10.6.6. I invoke sleep. When I wake it up, I must either press a number of arrows or other simple commands, or simply close and open vo with command 5. On Mar 14, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: Hi everyone, I am usin

Re: Garage Band Tutorials again please?

2011-04-01 Thread John Sanfilippo
when I follow the link sited, I get a big black screen and no more. js On Apr 1, 2011, at 8:17 AM, James Malone wrote: oh, thanks heaps. I'll save these links again. Lol On 01/04/2011, at 10:54 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi James, > > you can find them here. > http://www.mobileaccess.org/?s=

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