Re: Please could someone provide tips on how to aim the camera in order for Goggles and other such stuff to work

2016-01-06 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
You could Troy aiming the camera at people and seeing if you can get it to say one face to faces which it should do. Jonathan Cohn > On Jan 6, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > Hello, > Ok, time to stop telling myself and others how stupid i am and do something > constructive abo

Re: Problem with passwords in 1Password

2016-01-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
So you are getting right to left behavior like you would in Hebrew or Arabic. I know there was a Unicode character to switch this, I wonder if you can switch it with that somehow. Jonathan Cohn > On Jan 2, 2016, at 11:56 AM, gs wrote: > > I admit that I need to continue to try to isolate ex

Re: Question about Learning Alley L A Book Manager

2016-01-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
This was a change made in Yosemite announced in summer 2014. It is inexcusable that there is not at least a daw listing this change. I also consider this a security risk that this needs to be enabled. Jonathan Cohn > On Jan 7, 2016, at 3:59 PM, Sharon Hooley wrote: > > I guess it'll take a

Re: Question about Learning Alley L A Book Manager

2016-01-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
t’s most likely a harmless thing. Now, >> that also being said, why Learning Alley in the first place thought they had >> to make the app this way? I’m sure there is a reason we don’t get, but I >> agree it seems a little odd. >> >> Anyway, I’m not the program

Windows and Linux and VM's

2016-01-28 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, After 6 months of not having a personal Macintosh to work on, I picked up a new MacBook Air with a full complement of CPU and memory I feel for the first time that I might be able to do some work on a other OS’s on a machine that I own. I am assuming that I want to use VM’s because I wil

Re: Iphone slow on wifi.

2016-02-03 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
WiFi Assist was what I was referring to. I cant find the article though, but google des reveal several stories on this service. Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 3, 2016, at 11:00 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > I think its wifi assist he is refering to. > This can be found under mobile data sett

Re: icloud

2016-02-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Generally, I believe this is a website feature and not iCloud feature. Usually these concert cookies into your local machine so that you computer and send information back to the website page indicating that you are the person you say you you were. Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 5, 2016, at 3:56 AM,

Re: Unable to access mail via mac

2016-02-10 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
You can set things in either mail Preferences or system preferences. In their preferences you need to go to the campaign. In system preferences we need to go to the Internet accounts pain. Let me know if you need additional help. Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 10, 2016, at 10:49 AM, Traci wrote: >

Re: To The List About The Recent Spam

2016-02-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Just have voiceover read a string with 100 characters all e followed by r to get it to crash. I look at the pending messages, and also tried on my own with one that was only in the text of the email message. With server crashed with that draft and I deleted the truck. Jonathan Cohn > On Feb

Re: Frustrated with Apple Pay

2016-02-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
info? Also, there is a card name in the more info followed by the word installed. Despite being not labeled as a button or link this is clickable on my phone and might give more details. What does the screen say when you click more Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 18, 2016, at 8:50 AM, Sarai Bucciar

Re: reading library documentation in AppleScript

2016-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I find that there are often tables at class or suite boundaries. Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 23, 2016, at 7:41 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > You got it, unfortunately. That said, on 10.10 and later, arrow key > navigation works just like it does in Safari. Also, once you know the basics > of scripti

Re: OT: Applescript refusing to see document object of Pages?

2016-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
It is the current version of pages right? Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 23, 2016, at 9:53 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Thanks for the response. The crazy thing is, I can't even get that far. I get > stuck on getting the window: "Pages got an error: can't get window 1". If I > try "every window" instea

Re: iTunes not honoring album order

2016-02-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
You can interact with album you if you use control option space. Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 23, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Blee Blat wrote: > > Which views are the most useful for accessibility in iTunes? Album view for > example, which is the default often doesn't show most of the stuff because it > sh

Re: OT: Applescript refusing to see document object of Pages?

2016-02-27 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
But I am that is the person that I am using. Do you want to compare Scripps? using Jonathan Cohn > On Feb 27, 2016, at 9:19 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Sorry for the delay. Yes, it's 5.6.1, and the App Store shows no updates for > it. >> On Feb 23, 2016, at 22:54,

Re: system integrity protection

2015-09-18 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I would be careful before turning this off. I believe that dropbox will still work, but just in a different integration with the finder. These solutions are designed to make the Macintosh more secure by only allowing applications with a specific internal flag set to have access to the essential

AppleScript to hide the mail preview in Yosemite.

2015-09-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Good day, I just finished a test version of an AppleScript application that appears to close the preview pane on Mail message viewers when run in the current version of Yosemite. This application requires that you permit it to access UI actions which must be done as an administrator. There are

Re: system integrity protection

2015-09-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Well, I have exactly the opposite plans, I will leave it on unless I come to a situation where I need to turn it off. I am not quite sure how much safer in practice the new system will be, but it does put an additional layer of protection between critical files and applications that believe they

Re: Cannon Scanner and Mac Mini

2015-09-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe my canon scanner came with a CD with a twain driver and some other code. Perhaps you need to install a driver. Best wishes, Jonathan > On Sep 18, 2015, at 09:34, 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, I have a Macbook Air and a Mac Mini both running Yosemite. >

Re: E-mail bug on IOS.

2015-09-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I saw this issue exactly once and it was while running IOS 9. Best wishes, Jonathan > On Sep 17, 2015, at 17:51, eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: > > I just watt to add that there are times in 8.4.1 mail I lose all the buttons > at the bottom, which includes move, delete, reply, and compose.

recording events.

2015-09-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I was going through keyboard help to try and figure something out, and discovered that on my Yosemite system VoiceOver claims that command-VO-R is associated with “toggle vent recording. When I attempted to use this thinking it might help with what I was working on, it just dings at me. Does a

Re: right mouse click

2015-09-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
tell application “VoiceOver” to click once with the right button If this is something you need to do frequently and you can’t get the developer to correct their system to work with the contextual menu command of VoiceOver,. You would use the VoiceOver library of applescript to move the mouse to t

Re: IOS 9 impressions?

2015-09-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
on typing mode. It seems like standard typing has a problem. > On Sep 20, 2015, at 7:11 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Is the bug just the phrasing of the hint then? Sighted users would double > tap, VO users would triple tap. The gesture hasn't changed, only the text of > the hint. The triple tap

Re: event detected

2015-09-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Jonathan Cohn > On Sep 20, 2015, at 1:55 AM, Michael Babcock wrote: > > good day; > i just registered for a webinar, and have never tried to do this in the past > (Siri is my friend and normally i ask him/her to set my appointments for me). > My phone isn’t next to me, and i’ll admit i’m be

Re: talking dashboard: the say ram script

2015-09-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There are several programs in usr bin that end in stat that are better for scripting and screen readers not sure what understands the current system. I used to use vmstat and memstat quite a bit. I would check but my computer resources are being used by others. Jonathan Cohn > On Sep 28, 20

Re: When Updating.

2015-09-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
When upgrading from Leopard to Yosemite, I did have to erase the disk because of some changes in the disk partitions. There was no warning from the installation until it was too late. ZI had to boot from recovery partition and then restore from time machine. I suggest you get Take Control of Up

Re: java run time environment

2015-10-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
You should look at your start up items under the users system preferences and see what's there. Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 1, 2015, at 8:25 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > > It is happening on startup and everything is running fine without it. That's > the weird part. > >> On Oct 1, 2015, at 1:38 PM

Re: OSX 10.11

2015-10-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There are strings you can put into the text to adjust the speech. I believe you enclose the adjustments in [[rate 30 ]] That is two square brackets. Best wishes, Jonathan > On Oct 1, 2015, at 11:58, Singing Sparrow wrote: > > Well, for what i want to do i need it a bit more felxable, Meani

Re: Moving to the next cell in Numbers

2015-10-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe this is the tab key. Also might want to try the arrow keys without QuickNav on. Best wishes, Jonathan > On Oct 2, 2015, at 13:27, Tom Frank wrote: > > How do I finish entering data into a Numbers field and move to the next cell? > This is a very simple operation but I have not be

Re: finder annoyance

2015-10-03 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
How are you closing the window? I thought command W just closes one tab. Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 3, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > How do I set up finder so that if I have multiple folders open and want to > close one of them, they don't all close? I've tried checkin

Re: Option key plus number doesn't bring up websites in Safari.

2015-10-03 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I just read an MacWorld article this morning about this. The command number strokes are now used for tabs. Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 3, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Thanks, Mike, that worked. Just curious, how did you find that out? Did you > just figure it out, or is it docume

Re: Option key plus number doesn't bring up websites in Safari.

2015-10-03 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
> On Oct 3, 2015, at 12:13 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: >> >> I just read an MacWorld article this morning about this. The command number >> strokes are now used for tabs. >> >> >> Jonathan Cohn >> >>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Donna

Re: Files Question.

2015-10-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 19, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Eileen Scrivani wrote: > > Hi, > > I had my Mac Book restored to Yosemity last week. I’ve recopied my files > back onto the computer, but have a question about the files I copied over > from a USB drive. > > I copied 3 folders from my Win

Re: Safari on the Mac worse than ever?

2015-10-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
They had several openings last time I heard. But they require that you know braille. Which I don't. Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 16, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Devin Prater wrote: > > They should really hire a blind software engineer. I think that's about the > only way we'll get any progress. > > Sent

Re: Wifi calling

2015-10-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
For Sprint WiFi calling the service provider name changes. Also Sprint WiFi is always on in my house even though I have good signals in most of it. Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 23, 2015, at 11:27 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: > > You can leave it on at all times. It only uses wifi for devices that don

Re: New laptop.

2015-11-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
That system is fairly new. If you can upgrade memory or drive you should get another 2 or 3 years out of it. I think the only networking he really that upgraded is Bluetooth 4.2 in the new systems. Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 1, 2015, at 3:26 AM, Sadam Ahmed wrote: > > Hi fellow list members,

Re: Bizarre observation with screen saver

2015-11-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Is this a screen saver or a lock screen? Jonathan Cohn > On Oct 31, 2015, at 11:32 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Guys, > > This is about to drive me up the wall! I have a macbook running 10.11.1 El > Capitan. I have gone into the energy saver preferences and have made sure t

Fwd: [WebAIM] Office 365 for authoring accessible documents

2015-11-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I thought this might be useful to the members, but was not sure about the policy on forwarding other lists messages. I know web aim has an archive, so perhaps the best thing would be to find the archive of this story and let our group know about the information included. Take care, Jonathan

Re: OT: automatically mount drive at startup?

2015-11-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
All mounting of disks is done with auto mounts , perhaps you can put a map there for your smug. Also launched agents would be a way to run a command at login. I know you can get it to start a process if a specific directory exists. Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 16, 2015, at 11:16 PM, Alex Hall wro

Re: pages help please?

2015-11-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
It sounds like your voice over cursor is not following your keyboard cursor. This could be either a VO shift F3. Or a option with in the voiceover utilities the 0F8. What is your max say when you had PO shift at three? Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 17, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Zoe Fiogkos wrote: > > I h

Re: Help witth apple script

2015-12-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I can help also, though my access to a Macintosh is a bit limited. Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 5, 2015, at 12:39 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I can try. What three steps? >> On Dec 4, 2015, at 6:16 PM, - wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Is there anyone who could help me do a very simple apple script of

Re: Question about third generation Apple TV

2015-12-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Also Netflix audio describe video does not work on the second generation. Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 4, 2015, at 10:37 PM, Daniel Miller wrote: > > Hi marry, > > Yes, you need a video signal in order to play Netflix on the 3rd generation > Apple TV. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 4, 201

Re: syncing music

2015-12-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If you purchased a Music using the Apple iTunes Store, they can just download it again from the store. If not, then where is the music? By default I believe everything in your iTunes should migrate to your new phone. Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 2, 2015, at 8:00 PM, Gabe Griffith wrote: > > Hi al

Re: Help witth apple script

2015-12-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Dan, Did you reply to Alex already? I did not see any text your second message. Other than repeat of the first message. Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 4, 2015, at 6:16 PM, - wrote: > > > Hi, > > Is there anyone who could help me do a very simple apple script of three > steps? > > The info on the

Re: Accessing iCloud files on the PC?

2015-12-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Apple does have an iCloud plugIn for Microsoft systems. I have it installed, but I don't think I've ever used it. Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:34 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > On a note related to Mike's question, I have been thinking about switching > over from Dropbox t

EmacsSpeak

2015-12-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, Mary are you complaining about EmacsSpeak as being different from the rest of the accessibility world, or as being not very usable at all. My second text editor that I learned was a version of Emacs from before they incorporated List as an integral part of Emacs, and I used Emacs for ove

Re: VO answer to insert minus in JaWS or insert plus in Window-Eyes

2015-12-14 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
VO+command+f5 will route the mouse to the VoiceOver cursor, though often the mouse is already configure to follow it. You can turn on speak mouse after delay in the VoiceOver options. I don't think this will work as well for you as the Windows Sr. do since they use an intercept into the displa

Re: Help witth apple script

2015-12-14 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
It might be better to use expect I am not sure if this is provided with macOS also I did not get to look at the scripting dictionary for Terminal, it might have expect and send commands like expect does. I also remember a terminal like program that was more functional than trrminal. Jonathan

Re: Most efficient way to read emails

2015-12-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have tested, that you can change the order the columns in the standard view of mail using AppleScript. Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 16, 2015, at 2:52 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > For what it's worth, I also use the five-line preview. Often, this is enough > to let me read the entire message, or at

Re: Most efficient way to read emails

2015-12-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
tter > if the settings were folder specific, but I'm guessing that's not possible? > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 17/12/2015, at 10:15 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: >> >>

Re: scripting column changes in Mail.

2015-12-21 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Alex First, I thought I was testing in standard mode and only discovered that I was in classic mode after I sent the note. And yes, the use statement made its debut in Mavericks or Yosemite. If necessary, I could add appropriate tell blocks to work in earlier versions of AppleScript. The phr

Re: suggestions for securely copying 6tb of files?

2015-12-21 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If there any security fixes in the intervening versions we could probably get Apple to update. The Apple versions of BSD file utilities often have support for resource forks since BSD 4.4 did not support features found in HFS or other more complex file layouts. I have no ideas if he's ever gotte

Re: how to know when the mac has shut down

2015-12-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Could you put a light meter on the Apple logo on the back of the lid? I believe that is linked to the backlight in Jonathan Cohn > On Dec 23, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Rhonda Partain wrote: > > Thanks for your answer. So how do I know when the screen is locked? > > -Original Message- > Fro

Re: iBooks internal location on the mac?

2013-11-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Look at Tidbits.com this week thereis a article About fixing genres in iBooks that includes the process of moving the book to the desktop. Apparently the library folder that contains books uses random names for the folders so you need to export them from the program directly. Sent from my iPh

Re: off topic someone from Israel

2013-11-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, I would be interested in talking to somebody who writes in Hebrew regularly on a macintosh. My sighted family members are getting very frustrated with word and Hebrew so if you hear anything please let me know. Thanks, Jonathan Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2013, at 10:46 AM, je

Re: more issues with voiceover focus and mail

2013-11-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
VO shift f3 toggle cursor tracking has thosd symptoms. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2013, at 7:42 PM, alia robinson wrote: > > Okay, I have more serious issues coming up with mail. when I am reading a > message in modern layout I usually listen to the first few lines to see if I > want t

Re: Installing OSX on a 2TB WD Drive

2013-11-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Did you verify that the disk was mounted before going into the Startup Disk System Preference? Also, I would expect this configuration to be slow. If I am not mistaken the Passport drives do not use Firewire or Lightning and so are restricted to USB speeds. Best wishes, Jonathan On Nov 22,

Re: turning off auto correct and setting up message rules

2013-11-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have not worked with auto-correct much, but I believe there is a checkbox in system preferences under keyboard for turning this off. For rules, the rules area of Mail preferences is where you want to be. Since I am a couple versions back on OS right now I will not give specific instructions,

Re: Say Indentation

2013-11-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe putting Punctuation to all will do this. Also, Under text with speech verbosity in the Voice Over utility there is aan unchecked box for type in the text row, I have no idea what information this would provide. Best wishes, Jonathan On Nov 22, 2013, at 4:42 PM, David Tingler wrote

LinkedIn driving me crazy.

2013-11-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hints and suggestions welcome. On the iPhone: Unable to find how to accept an invite. On Safari on the Macintosh: I can no longer find the frame with messages sent to me. I also am having significant repeating of items in lists that used to be grouped together. If anybody has made eff

Another scan possibility.

2013-11-25 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, A couple years back I looked a little at a document organization package recommended by Tidbits.com (actually I think they sponser Tidbis tooo). It includes a copy of ABBY Fine Reader as a OCR engine and indexes documents as they are imported into the database. I never took the time to r

Re: Installing OSX on a 2TB WD Drive

2013-11-25 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have done this in the past week though using the Lion OS. The disk does have to be partitioned very specifically and Disk Utility hides the partitioning scheme in the option button. Take a look at the partition tab of Disk Utility and hopefully you will understand. Best wishes, Jonathan

Re: Could Use some Automation Advice

2013-11-25 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I looked at the Night Owl program and it does not accept Apple Events. For the dictionary idea if you go to keyboard system preferences there is an area to set up keyboard expansion. I understand this also syncs with the iPhone too. Quite a few folks like Keyboard Maestro which interacts direct

Re: Another scan possibility.

2013-11-25 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX Mountain Lion and LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > > On Nov 25

Re: mac mini mid 2010 with 10.9 question

2013-12-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I am considering which of the four Macintosh computers in the house to upgrade to Mavericks myself. They are all from 2008 - 2009 and have either 2 or 4 Gigabytes of memory. I have heard the new OS is a bit slow at first, and the fact that I have30,000 e-mails stored on GMAIL has given me pause.

Re: itunes issues

2013-12-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If you have the text of the error that would be significantly more useful for most of us on the list. My daughter had similar issues after upgrading to IOS 7 and they were fixed by doing a fix file permissions in the disk utility. This is one of the few times I have heard of where a fix permiss

Re: Budgeting Software

2013-12-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have had good luck with iBank on the iPhone though the Macintosh version is not accessible. Quicken was never very good to me, though they do have an active poster to the Apple Accessibility mailing list for developers. I don't think Quicken for Macintosh has been redesigned to use th

Re: where the insert key?

2014-01-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
So it sounds like you have an extended keyboard. In that case, there is an insert key in the numbers keypad. Several folks on this list also have had success with a key remapping service like sharp keys. Do a search for sharp keys and then install it on your Windows environment. Jonathan On J

Re: so how does one open an attachment in the latest iteration of mail?

2014-07-25 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
In the advanced area of account settings in Mail there is a check box to download all attachments. Is this checked for you? until the message was opened. Considering how large mail spools can be these days and the fact that GMAIL takes a bit to sync it might have just been a timing issue. Best

Re: can't figure out how to open NFB Newsline email attachments

2014-08-20 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If you have a Victor reader or other leader for Daisy books I can help you because I wrote a script couple years back that I can bring back to life that will do most the work for you. Contact me at my email address of Jon.C.cohn @Gmail.com. For more information. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 18

QUicken 2015

2014-08-24 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I understand this isI have done a small amount of testing of Quicken 2015 for the Macintosh and it seems to be usable via VoiceOver. There are some issues with account setup and it is quite different from The Quicken that ran on older Macs. I can continue to test it for another couple of w

Re: PDF Pen Pro

2014-09-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Does PDFPen understand tagged PDf files? I saw that MacUpdate is having a promotion on DFPen, and I hate having to switch over to Windows to get proper layout and reading of headings in my PDF documents. Best wishes, Jonathan On Aug 30, 2014, at 10:40 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > Yeah,

Re: help about mac help

2014-09-14 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Well, I am afraid I can't help you. When I attempt to use help center either Help Center or Voice Over quits unexpectedly and I can not pull up any specific topics. But for your particular issue, do you have any firewall software enabled on your Macintosh? perhaps the Help Center application is

Re: a printer to use with both Mac Mini and a Win-h computer

2014-10-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Most wifi enabled printers should work. Often the hard part is the initial setup. The HP machines appear to have their own WiFi hotspot in them, that is advertised so that any machine can print to them. If you are in a dorm environment this might be a good thing to lock down, but I think you mig

Re: still having trouble with mail

2014-10-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Have you checked if view deleted messages is on? This is in the view menu. I have also on occasion had the Unread smart folder not allow me to delete from it. Best wishes, Jonathan On Oct 13, 2014, at 2:24 PM, becky sabo wrote: > Hi all, > I have cleaned out my mail folder on my mack but

Re: One Password

2014-10-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have still not updated to 1Password 4, but in the current 1password there is an additional frame in the Safari window that pops up pertinent information when you enter a password. It will ask you if you want to create a new entry or change an existing one and will also have a save and never s

Re: Scripting VoiceOver Utility

2014-10-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I am fairly confident that there is no AppleScript terminology to change the output destination. The output word is used in VoiceOver terminology to output a string to they synthesizer. You might be able to use one of the sound manipulation programs like AirFoil or Audio HiJack to change the out

Re: Bookmarks on desktop

2014-10-13 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hmm, I would think one could do this with AppleScript Create link and save . Of course if we are going to hit applescript then with UI programming, one could just initiate the drag / drop of the ICON in the address bar. Best wishes, Jonathan On Oct 10, 2014, at 5:13 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via

Fwd: O'Reilly ebook bundles now include DAISY talking book format

2010-09-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Begin forwarded message: > Date: September 8, 2010 1:58:45 PM EDT > Subject: O'Reilly ebook bundles now include DAISY talking book format > Source: O'Reilly News and Commentary > Author: Andrew Savikas > > More than 800 O'Reilly titles are now available in DAISY format. If you'v

Useful hint for terminal users "open -f"

2010-09-23 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I was playing around with making fun of "droid" adds. So I created a sound file... say -o droiddead.aiff -v cello "droid. is. dead. Long live I Phone" I thought hmm, I should be able to open this from the termial and not have to switch to the finder. In the process, I discoverd that there

Re: Markdown rendering tool?

2013-07-01 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I have heard that a product named after President Grant (starting with a U) is quite good. Tidbits.com reviewed it about 6 months ago. I sent a message to the author and he said it appeared the program would work with VoiceOver. I did not pursue it further as my work got busier. BTW todays ti

Re: DeltaView and Uberal Law Practice Management accessibility with screen readers

2013-07-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
So is this a website, or a dedicated application. Curious as to if it has embeded flash or jawva objects on the page. I would only know how to check for this on the windows environment, but generally flash does not work at all on the Macintosh with accessibility and java must be configured just

Re: resetting Skype password?

2013-07-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I know it has to be done from the web site. You might be able to login using your facebook or twitter account also. Best wishes, Jonathan On Jul 5, 2013, at 5:41 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > anyone know how to do this? > TIA, > Donna > > -- > You received this message because you are subscrib

Re: 2 extremely frustrating problems - please help

2013-07-06 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
If you typpe right control T with keyboard commander on, the default is to tell you the time. I would suggest trying to clean your keyboard by turning it upside down and shaking. also, do any of the keys feel like they are sticking? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 6, 2013, at 12:22 PM, Rahul Bajaj

Re: How can I read a table in a .doc file?

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello Anne, I wonder if we could write a script to automate the rendering of tables as floating so we could see them. There is certainly a AppleScript to select tables as objects. Generally I do not actively use pager gut I would be glad to try and your described procedure. Brat wishes, Jonat

Re: xcode creating actions and outlets

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe Xccode still uses gccunder the hood. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Sorry, i didn't mention not using x-code, but more in the attempt of > harnessing the syntax used in objective c rather than concentrating on the > interface or IB in x

Re: xcode creating actions and outlets

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Gcc that was. It certainly has a objective c compiler. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:50 PM, "Jonathan C. Cohn" wrote: > I believe Xccode still uses gccunder the hood. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wro

Re: 2 problems pertaining to the downloads folder and Safari

2013-07-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Reverse the sort order by selecting sort by Fahd. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Rahul Bajaj wrote: > Any help regarding the first problem would be highly appreciated. > > On 07/07/2013, Rahul Bajaj wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm facing 2 problems. >> 1. In the downloads fold

Re: problems: vo not refreshing (braille or speech) when going back a page in safari

2013-07-11 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Try using standard safari To verify it is not a WebKit bug. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2013, at 2:27 PM, Anouk Radix wrote: > Hi everyone, well basically the title says it all. > I have some sites that i often need to track back a page to get back to > search results but with safari and v

Re: New PDF reader

2013-07-11 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
More details? No Bo support or not support of PDF UA standards? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Barry Hadder wrote: > I've just tried it. > It doesn't work. > > On Jul 10, 2013, at 3:15 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > > Anyone try the one released by the Swiss National Assoc. of

Re: Bing Replacing Google as Default Search Engine in Safari on OS X

2013-07-11 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
JavaScript feature in HTML 5. There us a function to use the search bar. Most browsers have an override for. Not sure about Safari. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > Google is set to my default search engine in Safari preferences, but every > now and

Re: Installing new languages on os and vo?

2013-07-15 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I am fairly confident this installs the voices in the system library. Best wishes, Jonathan On Jul 15, 2013, at 10:51 PM, ramy moustafa wrote: > thanks so much for this. but how can i install a new language in the os > itself? > > Ramy moustafa saber > licturer at: > faculty of musical educa

Re: Muting startup sound

2013-07-17 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
There is away to adjust the volume. It involves setting a value in NVRAM perhaps system.audioThis wil allow you to set the percent volume. Cocktail and perhaps tinker tool have controls for adjusting this. Use caution though, I have more often wanted this kind of startup on my other machines

Re: Cloning one Mac onto another?

2013-07-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
No, target node does not work with USB, it might work with lightning though. Your next best alternative is too shutdown wireless on both systems and connect with a standard ethernet cable. Apple computers do not require a hub for wired connections. Best wishes, Jonathan Sent from my iPhone

Re: Webpage navigation shortcuts in safari

2013-07-30 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
P is the closest I have seen. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 30, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > I know all these standard shortcuts. what I'm looking to do is to skip > over a series of links and get to the text on a webpage in one motion. > kind of like a quick nag command that'll move to

Re: OSX code to detect voiceover

2013-07-31 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
He could send an get bounds of vo cursor message to VoiceOver if that causes an exception then VoiceOver is not runni or not accepting scripting commands. I wonder if he can get the results of ps command. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Chris H wrote: > Could he not use the

Re: iCloud question

2012-12-02 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
The applications will be waiting for you in the Application Store. Just login and switch over to "Updates" tab. Under the Updates tab is a purchased tab. I also once listened to a podcast describing how to use iTunes to move applications to the new IOS device. It could be that just plugging

Re: couple apple TV questions?

2012-12-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Vision Australia had a demo of how to add voiceover to the long press of the menu button. You need to go into settings and find the accessability menu in the options. I suggest you find the PodCast. Jonathan Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com (703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On Dec

Re: muting voiceover?

2012-12-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe that is the universal mute I can look this evening. In the mean time, you can bring ip the Vo controller with control opt f8. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2012, at 5:48 AM, "Estelita" wrote: > For the person who asked how to mute or unmute the voiceover on the Mac, it > is f10 k

Re: Supercharge Your Productivity With LaunchBar [Deals]

2013-01-05 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I tried Launch bar several years ago and was unable to get VO to work very well with it. However, there should be a free demo download of it from the vendor. Tidbits also has recommended the software as almost essential for adding efficiency. Jonathan Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com (703) 573-6956

Re: Single user mode?

2013-01-28 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
That is all you would get from single user mode. single user mode only has the very basic of programs running. It will not even set up your network. So, you could run single user mode, configure the network with ifconfig commands. Start sshd and then start terminal on a second machine and ss

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