Re: musescore anyone?

2017-08-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Thanks for that opinion. actually I intended adding this website, www.flat.io Which allows for notation entirely via browser. There are apparently ios and android options there as well. Given accessible differs from person to person, I intend exploring both doors. Kare "No one is born hating

Re: converting PDF to Word or HTML?

2017-09-05 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi all, As a reminder, regardless of platform, you can always use the robobraille tools. www.robobraille.org the e-mail for pdf to things like html and rtf and word is conv...@robobraille.org the service also converts epub items and files to mobi. Hope this helps, Karen "No one is born hatin

Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described?

2017-09-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, May I ask what we will find here? following that link takes me to a sendspace mobile page, with no download options. Karen "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion ... People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate,

Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described?

2017-09-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
where are you getting this from? Personally I prefer, *legal* sources, and want to experience it as I would with a DVD, i. e. not just the description but dialogue etc. Karen "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion ... People

Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described?

2017-09-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
ork. Other things I am getting from friends. You can also subscribe to Net flix and they also have described content there. Nektarios. On 7 Sep 2017, at 23:43, Karen Lewellen wrote: where are you getting this from? Personally I prefer, *legal* sources, and want to experience it as I would with

Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described?

2017-09-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
o watch my favorite show I might feel differently and have to take different steps. It’s a big bad world out there. On Sep 7, 2017, at 5:02 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: So this is stolen property? I am not sure I understand the no other option idea. Karen "No one is born hating another person

Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described?

2017-09-08 Thread Karen Lewellen
e know how I can determine if the DVD had audio description? I usually listen to these DVD???s on my Mac book using DVD player. I???m not sure what menu to check under to find the DVS option if its available. Thanks. Eileen From: Karen Lewellen Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 4:43 PM To: macv

Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described?

2017-09-08 Thread Karen Lewellen
abbreviation they are using now for video description? DVS or DV or a.d.v.? Thanks. Eileen From: Karen Lewellen Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 12:36 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described? Hi Eileen, Now, this is just a guess, because I

RE: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described?

2017-09-08 Thread Karen Lewellen
Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Saturday, 9 September 2017 8:23 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: **OFFtoppic, Game of thrones season 7 audio described? Hi Eileen, I am in Toronto, we get entirely different editions in our libraries. I would guess that perhaps it might be the same

Re: Music Beds and podcasts

2017-09-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
I was about to suggest just getting in touch with Cameron, as his work is first rate! Besides, if you do not know what you are about you will violate a copyright. Karen On Thu, 21 Sep 2017, Cameron Strife wrote: You could do it in garage band or reaper... By the way, I offer a range of

Re: Siri is still pretty stupid

2017-09-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
speaking only for myself, is not siri more of a toy anyway? leaving voiceover, for the serious work? Personally I just dial directory assistance, since Siri is likely using less current data. Still I am not using an iPhone anyway, so ignore me lol. Seriously, could not you just google the

RE: Siri is still pretty stupid

2017-09-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
-Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: September 23, 2017 9:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri is still pretty stupid speaking only for myself, is not siri more

RE: Siri is still pretty stupid

2017-09-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
free. Glad you took my comment in the spirit it was meant. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: September 23, 2017 11:55 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Siri is still pretty stupi

RE: Siri is still pretty stupid

2017-09-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
Cod and each piece is half the size of a dinner plate. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: September 23, 2017 12:49 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Siri is still pretty stupi

RE: Siri is still pretty stupid

2017-09-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
Yes the majority of voting Americans did not vote for Trump, with some of the states being rather tight. Not so much a winner take all, but percentage. Part of why electronic influences, Facebook, on line voting, the safety of and integrity of the systems are part of what is being reviewed n

Re: getting rid of the annoying Do Not Disturb driving prompt?

2017-09-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi guys, This is just a possibility, I know nothing about your providers, or the nature of your phones. Still, it is possible that , for legal reasons, the feature might not be turned off. No matter the presence of the switch. I say this because some cities are seriously intensifying their d

RE: Uber App and a Guide Dog

2017-09-27 Thread Karen Lewellen
Was this right behind Toronto? Know idea about uber, but regularly Toronto's taxi association gets complaints about this I am told. So often in fact that they have a dedicated contact just for them. Uber is an interesting travel choice regardless, just ask the women who have been assaulted b

RE: Uber App and a Guide Dog

2017-09-27 Thread Karen Lewellen
about the accessibility of the apps themselves. Of course, NFB gets money from Lift / Uber to certify that they are not being discriminatory but none of that rolls down to you for actually doing the compliance checks. On 27 September 2017 at 10:49, Karen Lewellen mailto:klewel...@shellworld.net> &

RE: Uber App and a Guide Dog

2017-09-27 Thread Karen Lewellen
ated like dirt. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: September 27, 2017 2:49 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Uber App and a Guide Dog I am not writing from a place of cynicism.

Re: alternatives to Skype?

2017-10-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
Donna, Indeed Zoom provides phone dial in options, there are numbers in both the u. s. and Canada. As others have said, I understand Zoom staff can be quite supportive. Karen On Sun, 29 Oct 2017, Raymond Foret Jr wrote: As a matter of fact yes it does. Don’t remember it off hand but wh

Re: Switching voices in High Sierra

2017-10-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
Anne, May I ask how many voices are default in High Sierra? I am in a position to buy just now with finding voice that is safe for me physically, a very important factor. Cheers, Kare On Sun, 29 Oct 2017, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello, Here’s a slightly quicker way of switching voices in Hi

Re: Switching voices in High Sierra

2017-10-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Anne, Unfortunately yes. My French is far from computer use worthy, smiles. Kare On Sun, 29 Oct 2017, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello Kare, I’m really not sure how many default voices there are. Are you only talking about English? Cheers, Anne On 29 Oct 2017, at 19:58, Karen Lewellen

Iphone 5c question?

2017-11-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, I am inheriting an iphone 5c from a co-worker. Granted my first major step will be learning if there is a voiceover in Ios safe voice for me to even use. still, I am thankful for a chance to experiment with limited investment. may I ask what Ios edition I can run on this phone? Than

Re: Alex, Compact? Is this Correct?

2017-11-14 Thread Karen Lewellen
Tim, How would a user even know to look there given the label though? After all, as I understand it the voice quality on other devices is degrading, so they might think the quality is poor and cannot be fixed. So, without a clear indicator that activities, which could mean any number of t

a question about apple care, for an unlocked iphone.

2017-11-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, I do hope I have the service plan name correctly. As of December 1, all Canadian mobile providers must unlock phones free of charge. I recently got an IPhone 5..more to the type, that is tied to Bell, and that I intend having unlocked. Once that is done I want to have an apple gen

RE: a question about apple care, for an unlocked iphone.

2017-11-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
aries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Thursday, 30 November 2017 3:27 PM To: list voiceover Subject: a question about apple care, for an unlocked iphone. Hi folks, I do hope I have the service plan name correctly. As of December 1, all Can

Re: iTunes Versus CDs

2017-12-10 Thread Karen Lewellen
While I fully respect your question, it is a bit open ended. Do you mean technically? in terms of sitting in your living room with the adorable stereo of your choice, verses wearing small headphones not sharing the musical magic with anyone? Just one interpretation. Kare "No one is born hat

Re: iTunes Versus CDs

2017-12-10 Thread Karen Lewellen
Tim is correct. If you desire full uncompressed sound quality, cd and lp is the only way to go. I will add speaking only for myself, I am enough of an audiophile to hear the difference between the two as well, with music important enough to me professionally to keep my cds and keep buying

Re: From Moderator Mark: I just Want You All To Know

2017-12-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
*sniffs!* and a Merry Christmas back to you as well. Kare On Mon, 25 Dec 2017, M. Taylor wrote: Hello Everyone, In an age of political correctness, it's gotten so that I'm almost afraid to wish anyone a Merry Christmas so I'll just say that I hope you all had a pleasant December 25th and

creative Itunes question?

2017-12-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, Details, as is often the case with me might make things more confusing, so will only add more to the question if it is not clear. A heart sister of mine got me an ITunes album as a gift. What I mean is the note came from ITunes, with the ability to get this album tied to my spec

RE: creative Itunes question?

2017-12-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
ll have to take an action to resolve your dilemma. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 7:13 PM To: list voiceover Subject: creative Itunes question? Hi folks, Deta

RE: creative Itunes question?

2017-12-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Windows with great success. Mark -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 2:10 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: creative Itunes question? Hi Mark, I am

Re: From Moderator Mark: Happy New Year, Everyone

2018-01-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
I will add too that for one who claims some concept of Christianity, the qualifications you included makes me wonder if the words "judge not less you be not judged." mean anything? Happy new year to all, Kare On Mon, 1 Jan 2018, Tim Kilburn wrote: Agreed. Sharing with the entire group was

RE: How to keep your phone (and fingers) from freezing this winter, iMore

2018-01-06 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Simon, As I am having trouble sleeping due to the cold, I thought I would research your question. The short answer is that the NASA martian rover Curiosity landed on the surface in 2012 I believe? providing a great deal of information regarding the weather on Mars. According to space.com

Re: a couple of ipod questions?

2016-12-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
/2016 03:11 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi everyone, Yes I recall posts indicating that Apple is going to discontinue the iPod. I am not seeking a hot off the shelf model regardless, having two unique questions. First, what was the last edition that still had buttons? If I must get a touch, how close

Re: a couple of ipod questions?

2016-12-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
it sounds like you’ve tried this. Maybe as you said the older iPod video or similar may be the way for you to go. On Dec 9, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Scott, I cannot use ios at all, the voices stimulate the dizzy centres of my brain because of a vascular accident in a surgery. My

Re: Merry xmas to u all

2016-12-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
Same to you down there Simon, to everyone on list. You know something Simon, I have always wondered what the holiday radio play list consists of in Australia. I mean let it snow might not resonate laughs. Cheers, Kare On Sat, 24 Dec 2016, Simon Fogarty wrote: Sent from my iPhonehi mac vi

sampeling the voice Tom?

2017-02-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, After noticing a few references to this voice, I am wondering on which platform it might be sampled? As in, is it only available in sierra or is there an IOs edition as well? Thanks, Karen

Re: sampeling the voice Tom?

2017-02-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016 Canadian Phone: 519-962-9140 U.S. phone: 573-401-1018 Personal Email: matt.dierck...@me.com On Feb 15, 2017, at 19:16, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi folks, After noticing a few references to this voice, I am wondering on which

ot: seeking Brian Moor.

2017-02-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, I realize this is unique, but someone here may know something I cannot discover otherwise. Brian Moor is a member of our list here. He agreed to provide a small expert witness review for a human right hearing, providing his resume to my lowers and the legal agency doing the review.

Re: ot: seeking Brian Moor.

2017-02-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Much appreciated! Kare On Tue, 28 Feb 2017, Erik Burggraaf wrote: Brian's phone number is 416-489-6690. Follow the prompts to find out what his extension is. Hope this helps, Erik Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On February 28, 2017 1:07:39 PM Karen Lew

Re: Let's Use Social Media to Advocate for The Visually Impaired

2017-03-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
mark, I wish to interject something I feel you and those of you who resonate with this effort should consider. Speaking only for myself I feel one reason why it can be challenging to instigate impact is the way you discuss the experience of sight loss as if it is totally and absolutely t

Re: A service better than drop box, I love it!

2017-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Just wondering, why not tell dropbox about the issue encouraging them to fix the problem? I agree, largely because I have read of professional associates having issues...without evening involving accessibility. Still, I hear equally unpleasant things about cloud services. A company cannot learn

Re: Apple Two-Factor Authentication Finally Enabled on all of my Devices and Accounts

2017-04-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
on a side note, something to consider. There is a well established scam where you get an email branded from apple, claiming that your apple id has been compromised. I get them regularly, and I do not even have an apple device. The scam is one of many those who successfully hacked large players

Re: skype nonsense

2019-01-10 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Jean, Simply asking this for perspective..and apologize if the answer is somewhere else. When was the last time you successfully used Skype with the exact computer environment you are using now? what if anything has changed since then? Cheers, Kare On Thu, 10 Jan 2019, jean parker wrot

Re: Re: Does anyone know if it’s possible to play your iTunes library using Alexa?

2019-01-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
Actually, is it truly? Amazon wants you to focus on their service when using their devices, so they have little reason to support Apple music, certainly not if they prefer you use their own. additionally, I had a thought while writing this message. granted I do not use either service, but w

Re: Re: Does anyone know if it’s possible to play your iTunes library using Alexa?

2019-01-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
an I could in a short message here. Again, it's not the smoothest relationship, but it is doable in specific situations. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Jan 15, 2019, at 09:21, Karen Lewellen wrote: Actually, is it truly

Re: commands in the mail ap?

2019-01-18 Thread Karen Lewellen
Do they still provide that wonderful on-board tutorial for first time users? Kare On Fri, 18 Jan 2019, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Shirley. All the Voiceover commands and more... Don't forget the commands menu which is accessed with VO-h-h. And VO-h for Voiceover help.

Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine

2019-01-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
Just a quick comment. This is an opinion piece, not well standard journalism. I was concerned by the lack of balance, i. e. talking with someone from Apple about the assumptions here, lack of specifics about the number sources, so I followed the link to the actual article. Author is credited

Re: COpying from PDf book

2019-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, Not necessarily depending on the tool and document in question. If you use the converting options provided by robobraille, www.robobraille.org which includes an e-mail conversion tool, conv...@robobraille.org With your choosing the format you wish, then if the page numbers are actually in

Re: COpying from PDf book

2019-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Education School of Education Durham University Leazes Road DURHAM DH1 1TA Tel: 0191 3348249 Email: julie.ratt...@durham.ac.uk<mailto:julie.ratt...@durham.ac.uk> Twitter @joolsled On 7 Feb 2019, at 18:27, Karen Lewellen mailto:klewel...@shellworld.net>> wrote: Hi, Not necessarily

Re: COpying from PDf book

2019-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
: Thanks so much for this, however the page numbers are not written, we know them just from the page itself. so, willl the Robobraille will keep the same pagination? On Feb 7, 2019, at 8:27 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi, Not necessarily depending on the tool and document in question. If you use the

Re: COpying from PDf book

2019-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
. On Feb 8, 2019, at 12:01 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote: granted I did not see an example of your goal documents. still as you spoke of research, my thought was that you were using existing documents from which you were taking published information. robobraille converts the contents of a pdf file

Re: COpying from PDf book

2019-02-08 Thread Karen Lewellen
<mailto:julie.ratt...@durham.ac.uk> Twitter @joolsled On 7 Feb 2019, at 21:52, Karen Lewellen mailto:klewel...@shellworld.net>> wrote: If you are an individual, not a school there is no limit. There are blanket passes for schools to engage in converting for their students. Kare On Thu

Re: Voice Dream Reader

2019-02-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
may I ask what format the voice dream reader books are in presently? Meaning, could not the books themselves be moved since voice dream simply reads them? Kare On Fri, 22 Feb 2019, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Hi Simon, No problems with iTunes. I was just trying to work out how to get audio b

Mat's question, was Voice Dream Reader

2019-02-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
r that can transform the mp3 into an m4b that the Books app on your iOS device or iTunes can work together to read and remember across devices. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 21, 2019, at 12:04, Karen Lewellen wrote: may I

Re: Ripping CDs into iTunes

2019-02-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Tim, Question from the back of the class. You say that if a title exists in Apple music, that instead of uploading your ripped edition, that title simply becomes usable and downloadable for you. How exact is this choice? For example if you rip Ticket to ride by the carpenters from your c

Re: Ripping CDs into iTunes

2019-02-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
cognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 25, 2019, at 12:17, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Tim, Question from the back of the class. You say that if a title exists in Apple music, that instead of uploading your ripped edition, that title simply becomes usable and downloadable for you. How exact

Re: Ripping CDs into iTunes

2019-02-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
nal studio version at times. Sorry if my wording was confusing. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 25, 2019, at 13:04, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Tim, That explanation you provided is fine thanks. That the system sometimes s

Re: alternative text only weather pages

2019-03-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
For an example of what Maurice references. mobile.weather.gov granted I am unsure what everyone seeks, speaking personally I remain thankful that Environment Canada still keeps good old fashioned weather hotlines...on the phone. Still, when I visited the site above with my latest edition o

Re: Braille Weather Page

2019-03-17 Thread Karen Lewellen
e. t. I am told by some from another list, that this page requires one to subscribe and provide a password. Is that correct? What became of the on line petition idea? Karen On Sun, 17 Mar 2019, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries wrote: Try the following link to tell Weather Underground we want th

Re: Braille Weather Page

2019-03-17 Thread Karen Lewellen
computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind: Sincerely, The constantly barefooted Ray On Mar 17, 2019, at 4:48 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: e. t. I am told by some from another list, that this page requires one to subscribe and provide a password. Is that correct? What became of the on

Re: Braille Weather Page

2019-03-17 Thread Karen Lewellen
ve been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 3/17/2019 2:48 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: e. t. I am told by some from another list, that this page requires one to subscribe  and provide a password.  Is that correct? What became of the on line petition idea? Karen On Sun, 17 Mar 2

Re: Apple news plus service

2019-03-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
I would add that the amount you are going to pay Apple, will actually end up supporting those media sources financially. That knfb newsline thing does not insure the journalism you are reading remains viable by providing that journalism with financial support. Mary, is it possible the ne

Re: Apple news plus service

2019-03-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
9, at 5:10 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I would add that the amount you are going to pay Apple, will actually end up supporting those media sources financially. That knfb newsline thing does not insure the journalism you are reading remains viable by providing that journalism with fina

Re: Apple news plus service

2019-03-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Tim, And this sir, ladies and gentlemen, is the difference between apple and Google. Apple has incorporated accessibility testing into the release process. One can expect with consistency, that access exists as advertised at the most fundamental level no matter where you get your Apple pr

Re: Job wantted

2019-03-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Oh I don't know...Southern Ontario is more like New York City. there are parts of upstate NY that get far more winter than here. And British Columbia is practically the tropics compared to Tim's Alberta. On Thu, 28 Mar 2019, Julie Rattray wrote: Haha - me neither - the only people who c

Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe

2019-04-15 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Mark, I have a question about your experience. You describe the tts voice as your beloved Samantha, suggesting that you spend allot of time with her as a major part of your listening? If true, might your personal history with the voice, the inflections the pronunciations impact your appr

Re: Plain text source of Mueller report

2019-04-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
Speaking personally, some on the list were having issues finding formats that worked for them either on the Mac or in IOS. Providing a plain text copy may help those individuals, if using Voiceover, or a braille display with their apple device etc. Karen On Sat, 20 Apr 2019, CHUCK REICHEL

Re: Not All Apple Stores are Created Equally (Smile)

2019-04-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hey Marie, Do they still have in-store instruction at your Buffalo store? Unless I have yet to find it here, the Apple stores I have visited in Toronto are anything but that Hawaiian store Paradise. I fave some fond memories of the time I visited the Apple store in Manhattan though, it was

Re: A Very lack-sessible website

2010-12-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
well folks, if you are talking about the honeybaked.com site as in for the ham, the site works perfectly in lynx, which likely means it also does in e-links, the java script friendly but text focus browser. Carolyn, did you get their number and try to call them? I did not dig much either, looked

i-pad vs i-phone?

2010-12-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, I am still a *long* way form getting either one of these things, but am curious if the pad offers phone type functions? I suppose I mean can an i-pad serve as your phone as well, or would one require both devices forgive me if this is a babe in the apple grove sort of question, but as

Re: i-pad vs i-phone?

2010-12-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
fully awkward holding the iPad up to your head.:), or having your conversation be heard by everyone in the room. Carolyn H On Dec 28, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi folks, I am still a *long* way form getting either one of these things, but am curious if the pad offers phone type function

ot: or maybe not, thunder?

2011-01-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
I say or maybe not due to those here who want to run mac and windows, and the kind nod these folks make to the mac. Its a largely European project with some good backing, and some even better motives. forgive me if this has been shared before, I have little reason to read up on windows things lo

learning voiceover the old fashioned way?

2011-01-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi all, If I have read it once I have read it a zillion times, and agree. It is important to know a screen reader as completely as possible. I prefer, especially if I cannot get hands on training, or if I have seen that others may have issues, to read as much as I can in advance. so, has anyon

Re: learning voiceover the old fashioned way?

2011-01-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
cumentation for switchers on their site, that outlined the major differences between the Mac and Windows. I'm sure it's still there. Darcy On 2011-01-04, at 6:07 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, If I have read it once I have read it a zillion times, and agree. It is important to

RE: learning voiceover the old fashioned way?

2011-01-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
rious voiceover related docs off list. Cameron. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 6:08 PM To: list voiceover Subject: learning voiceover the old fashioned way? Hi al

Re: Furious about itunes

2011-01-09 Thread Karen Lewellen
oh goodness! but I have heard of this happening before. Granted the person was using itunes on a windows machine, but apparently the program will if one is not careful with setup, go through your system and remove things it feels might not be legal copies. Granted, I do not know how you have s

Re: Apple to add Wi-Fi hotspot to GSM iPhone with iOS 4.3 - rumor

2011-01-11 Thread Karen Lewellen
I could read it fine, and will copy if others cannot. apparently this feature is only available if the carrier offers it. at&T does not on the personal level, its an extra $20. Since the feature is already built into the new verizon phone, they must plan to offer it for free, its in the settings

Re: Apple to add Wi-Fi hotspot to GSM iPhone with iOS 4.3 - rumor

2011-01-11 Thread Karen Lewellen
04 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: I could read it fine, and will copy if others cannot. apparently this feature is only available if the carrier offers it. at&T does not on the personal level, its an extra $20. Since the feature is already built into the new verizon phone, they must plan to offer it

Re: Apple to add Wi-Fi hotspot to GSM iPhone with iOS 4.3 - rumor

2011-01-11 Thread Karen Lewellen
Alawami wrote: Thanks. Sorry about that. and take care. S On Jan 11, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: sure, give me a minute. will want to clean up all the stuff at the top. Karen On Tue, 11 Jan 2011, Sarah Alawami wrote: Actually it's 30 not 20 according to what a rep told me. b

Re: unwanted solicitations

2011-01-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
I can appreciate Carlyn's concern, however. I am still wondering how I got on the mac mall list, and an invite to dropbox from someone here. that does not count the ones I get from grouply lol. Still I think it may be the nature of the e-mail list beast. People take my email out of yahoogroup

Re: Apple "screwing" iPhone users to block them from opening the hardware they paid for.

2011-01-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
ahem, I think not. the smarter than average thinker will think it unwise to tinker with such an investment. I have note even read it, and i find the concept hilarious! Actually its rather common for them makers of electronics to strongly suggest that opening them up to have a look is a very bad

anyone tried eharmony?

2011-01-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
yes, this is on topic lol. Sort of in the same spirit of Carolin's site question at that place that made me hungry...honeybaked I think. What is so amazing about eharmony is that no one has not made them fix this already. One of the reps told me they have had complaints before, and yet on one

Re: anyone tried eharmony?

2011-01-22 Thread Karen Lewellen
. Of course, no one ever got back to me, humm. Heather - Original Message - From: "Karen Lewellen" To: "list voiceover" Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:51 AM Subject: anyone tried eharmony? yes, this is on topic lol. Sort of in the same spirit of Carolin

Re: scanning

2011-01-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
just wondering, are there book-edge scanners that are compatible? The idea of cutting up a book made me flinch lol. Karen On Sat, 29 Jan 2011, Anne Robertson wrote: Hello, My Canon Lide 700F portable USB scanner does a beautiful job with VueScan and ABBYY FineReader. When scanning books, I fl

tooltips and voiceover?

2011-02-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi all, Very general question related to an access matter. Does voiceover, or any screen reader for that matter, use this as a feature? I have never been a windows user, but I have never come across the term at all. thanks, Karen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

Re: tooltips and voiceover?

2011-02-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
windows screen readers will read hthem. I have never seen tool tips as any part of the screen reader itself. Brina. On 01/02/2011 1:41 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all, Very general question related to an access matter. Does voiceover, or any screen reader for that matter, use this as a

Re: trouble with xmradio site

2011-02-07 Thread Karen Lewellen
Granted, I came in on the middle of this thread. I did read the posts here though. No actual link was shared, so I guessed given he subject that you were doing this? www.xmradio.com You likely know that the services have merged. When I tried this using lynx the cat, not the chain or e-links, t

.aif file question?

2011-02-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi all, I am about to add some material to my production site and have a file in the .aif format. I feel sure all apple media players can swing this, it is an apple format after all. but what about the windows players? I suppose I could convert it to .wav, not sure how, and frankly would rathe

ot: descirptive video on the web survey.

2011-02-18 Thread Karen Lewellen
Of possible interest, as it gives these folks subjects from many platforms. hope some can take part. Karen Take a Survey: Text-to-Speech Delivery of Description of Web-based Video WGBH's Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is conducting a joint study with IBM

music notation and the mac?

2011-02-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi, Let me ask this with care so you follow what I mean. Is there a voiceover friendly mac program for creating music notation, say for sheet music and arrangements? For example, in Linux there is a program called Lilypond, which is totally command line so speech friendly. I am not so much thi

Re: music notation and the mac?

2011-02-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
011, at 9:37 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi, Let me ask this with care so you follow what I mean. Is there a voiceover friendly mac program for creating music notation, say for sheet music and arrangements? For example, in Linux there is a program called Lilypond, which is totally command

Re: music notation and the mac?

2011-02-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
#x27;t work. And writing got no response. Steph - Original Message - From: Karen Lewellen No idea about the program mentioned here, never used . Lilypond looks terrific though. I would hope any mac offerings would emulate this program. Karen On Fri, 25 Feb 2011, Stephanie Mitchell

Re: music notation and the mac?

2011-02-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
again. let me know if you get it working. Also, the windows version never worked. Steph - Original Message - From: Karen Lewellen though. I would hope any mac offerings would emulate this program. Karen On Fri, 25 Feb 2011, Stephanie Mitchell wrote: Yes, I used that with jaws, but use

ot: sort of ebook site?

2011-03-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi all I say sort of, because the site was referenced here when someone else was looking for an ebook. I am seeking one by Fred E. Dodson, and while a google search keeps finding them, for free indeed, it is not working. thought I might check the recommended site here for the title instead. tha

Re: ot: sort of ebook site?

2011-03-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
such is my question. if memory serves, Ester was the source of the site, so I am hoping she will remember. Karen On Fri, 4 Mar 2011, Teresa Cochran wrote: Which site would that be? Teresa On Mar 4, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi all I say sort of, because the site was

Re: Need a blink using iOS in Toronto to test streetcar app

2011-03-05 Thread Karen Lewellen
In fact, that was my first thought, someone making a reference to both...which had me wondering just the sort of testing they wanted lol. Kare On Sat, 5 Mar 2011, Scott Granados wrote: Hahahha that's fantastic. The Pocket Rocket in the US is a vibrator that's marketed with that name. I for

Re: Need a blink using iOS in Toronto to test streetcar app

2011-03-05 Thread Karen Lewellen
possibilities alone are great. "Feeling lost and stressed on the subway, break out your Pocket Rocket and let it set you free" On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:19 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: In fact, that was my first thought, someone making a reference to both...which had me wondering just the sort

OT: for list members in Canada?

2011-03-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
asking, since someone may have an idea. I am looking for good dial up service anywhere in the country, if you can suggest an option, write me off list please? klewel...@shellworld.net Again, only in Canada. Thanks, Karen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

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