Re: Booting from an external HD in lion

2011-11-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
The right arrow will boot in to the lion recovery, try the left arrow instead, that's what I use and it works. On Nov 14, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: > Hello again, all! When I was running SL and wanted to boot into Lion from my > external drive, it was fairly simple. I just > held down

Mike H: read a question regarding Itune's and the apple tv.

2011-11-17 Thread Mike Huckabay
Hi there I'm kerius if anny one know's of a media server with movie and tv siporte that will siporte the apple tv and would work like home sharing but isn't home sharing at all? Being the way my network is home sharing will not work on it. If anny one has suggestions they can also e-male me off l

Re: Bookshare on the Mac

2011-11-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes you can, after unzipping a daisy book, one of the files has an xml extention, that should open in safari allowing you to read the book. On Nov 18, 2011, at 8:32 PM, Scott Rumery wrote: > Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to read Bookshare books on the Mac? > I think that using V O to

Re: Adobe Reader 10 for OSx inaccessible

2011-11-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unless something has changed, yes, it's not accessible, fortunately you can read most pdf files that have text using preview, so Adobe reader is not needed. On Nov 21, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Ronald van Rhijn wrote: > Hello all, > Am I correct that Adobe Reader 10 isn't accessible with Voice Over? At l

something I've noticed with regard to the nuance voices

2011-11-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, regarding the issue of the nuance voices sometimes sounding weird, I've noticed something interesting. It only happens when using voiceover. When using another application that speaks such as chrome vox, the issue never happens. Also noticed another strange thing. When using voiceo

Re: Browsing with Safari has become extremely difficult

2011-11-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
Give this a try, I wonder if you have a plug in or extension that is causing you problems, in preferences, try disabling plug ins, also, try disabling extensions, see if that allows the browser to work any better. On Nov 30, 2011, at 6:32 PM, Christina wrote: > It's happening on all kinds of sit

Re: playing youtube vidios using Crome.

2011-12-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Do you have plug ins enabled in chrome, also, are you using voiceover or chome vox with chrome? Voiceover has an issue where it doesn't always click links in chrome, so you will want to use chromevox instead. On Dec 3, 2011, at 8:57 PM, Jessica wrote: > Well, I still couldn't get Safari to do an

Re: YouTube and HTML 5

2011-12-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
Go to youtube.com/html5 and click the link to join the html 5 trial. Once that is done, most videos will play using html 5 instead of flash, not all videos will use html 5 though, so some of them will still play using flash, but for the html 5 videos, yes, the player controls are very accessible

Re: how can I rename files in finder without having to go through get info?

2011-12-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Try pressing enter on the file, this should allow you to change the name, press enter again when you have made the changes. On Dec 11, 2011, at 4:57 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: > the subject says it all. > I am trying to rename a bunch of files that underscores in the filenames. I > have a lot of filen

Re: Combo box driving me crazy

2011-12-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Usually combo boxes, at least the standard ones that are called combo boxes on windows are pop up menus on the mac. I wonder if the control you are dealing with here is similar to the one on the android market. When you first move to it, it's an edit box, however when you start typing, it change

Re: My thoughts regarding the latest "VoiceOver On" podcast

2011-12-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
I guess it depends on what you want to do. Before I got my first mac, I was a dos windows user as well, when I got my first mac, I used them both, now I no longer have a pc and have no desire to get another one. I use windows for a couple things, only because I have to, and I use windows at work

Re: Mini owners, please read

2012-01-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
It is also an issue for me, voice over is very sluggish and sometimes does not even work unless a monitor is connected, this actually caused a friend of mine to sell her mini and get a macbook instead. On Jan 2, 2012, at 5:26 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav wrote: > yes, I have that issue, althoug

Re: A truly frustrating issue

2012-01-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
The first thing I would do here is repair the disk permissions. When starting up the mac, hold command+r to boot in to the recovery mode, once booted, press command+f5 to start voice over, open the disk utility and have it check the disk for problems. Once that is done, have it repair the permis

Re: Some questions about Google Goggles

2012-01-20 Thread Mike Arrigo
Google Goggles identify food in cans or packages? > > 2. Is there a blind-friendly Google Goggles app for either the iPhone or Mac? > > Best regards and thanks, > > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >

Re: OCR on the mac

2012-01-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Docuscan plus works very well. On Jan 26, 2012, at 10:37 AM, Angie Giltinan wrote: > Hi all, > I want to find a good scanning solution for my mac. > I will purchase a flat bed scanner, but not sure which one you all recommend, > and what software you think would be best. > I thought of using Docu

Re: very bad impression about 10.7.3 was Re: 10.7.3 is out!

2012-02-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
Working fine for me as well, you might try repairing your disk permissions. On Feb 2, 2012, at 5:03 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > From my perspective, all working well here. VO seems a tad more responsive. > ITunes definently so. No crashes as yet. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ra

Re: VO or Chormevox with Google Chrome?

2012-02-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
Generally, I use chromevox. At this point, voiceover is unable to see list boxes on web pages. Also, there are times where voiceover is no longer able to click on items on the page. On the other hand, chromevox is more likely to crash, fortunately you can have both and use what works best for yo

Mike H a question regarding the iTunes store IOS devices apple TV and favourites

2012-02-04 Thread Mike Huckabay
HI there I have a question regarding voice over and iTunes. I'm kerius if I faverit something on the apple tv how do I get to the favourites in iTunes on the mac? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this grou

Re: help! Lost my ability to see my Iphone in Itunes!

2012-02-05 Thread Mike Huckabay
this helps. Mike. On 2012-02-05, at 8:15 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Subject line says it just about all. did a wireless synch and think I > changed a ssetting or two using ITunes but cannot remember what I did. I now > find that, no matter whether I plug my Iphone in to my Mac via the U

Re: Anyone Using Google Chrome with VO?

2012-02-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
It work well with voice over, but there are a few issues. Voiceover does not see lists, such as what you might find on some email sites. Also, pressing vo shift u to hear the location of a link does not work. I have also seen times where using voiceover to click links does not work, but this onl

Re: Recommendation for extended keyboard.

2012-02-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
Any usb keyboard will work, even a windows keyboard, so you should base it more on what is easiest to type on, in general, any keyboard should work. On Feb 12, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Frank Tom wrote: > I didn't get a response to what's wrong with the extended keyboard my friend > got, so, I will as

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
Do you have the mac mini connected to a monitor, if not, it may cause this kind of behavior, the monitor does not need to be turned on, just connected. On Feb 12, 2012, at 7:43 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > I just installed Dropbox this afternoon on my new mac mini. I thought > it installed OK and i

Re: Possible bug in Lion

2012-02-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is normal on windows keyboards, the command and option keys will be reversed, unless you need to use the mouse you could probably disconnect it. On Feb 12, 2012, at 8:09 PM, Bill Holton wrote: > Hi. > To save precious USB connections on my Mac Mini I used a usb hub to connect > both my mous

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

2012-02-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
ut a monitor. I sent htem a half dozen > emails from people who had. Now they don't respond to me anymore. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Monday, February

Re: the messages beta

2012-02-16 Thread Mike Huckabay
You can get the messages app off the apple sight or go to mac roomers and there is a download link there also. On 2012-02-16, at 10:39 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Its on the Apple site. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Fe

Re: Mac OSX 10.8 Moutain Lion

2012-02-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
I wonder if you will still be able to install any app you want or if you can only install apps from the app store. On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:58 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Well, > > I figure it wouldn't cost anymore than the last 2 versions of Mac OSX. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.in

new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, motion gps has just released version 13 for the iphone, if you live in the United States or Canada, it's well worth checking out. They have fixed the unlabeled buttons and provided very good accessibility for voiceover users. I think this app is now by far the best one for blind us

Re: Mountain lion and what we would love to be changed.

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
I also have no problems navigating tables. The one place where this can be a problem is in word processor documents, but these can easily be read by converting them to plain text. On Feb 17, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Tables? > > I find navigating tables to be perfectly fine. >

Re: adding books to my nls cartrige on the mac

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
THe mac does copy some folders such as for the trash. You can use an app such as cocktail to disable attempts to index the drive. Other than that, most of the time the players ignore the extra folders. On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:01 PM, Angie Giltinan wrote: > hi all, > I have struggled with this ques

Re: adding books to my nls cartrige on the mac

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
I don't use the cartridges either, actually don't even have an nls player since I already have other players that will play these books, but I have helped friends copy books to their cartridges, they are basically USB flash drives. The mac will copy some extra folders to it but the player will i

Re: New accessible solution for Social networking on the iPhone

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, ED, Which social network is the App designed to work with ? Thanks, Mike On 18,Feb,2012, at 4:52 PM, Ed Worrell wrote: > Hello LIsters. I have been working with an app developer to make his Social > networking app accessible. The app is called Status Report. Here is the > direc

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
It does not work in Europe at this time. On Feb 18, 2012, at 9:50 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello Mike, > > Do you know if this App works at all in Europe? Since I still am an > expatriate American and get to the States occasionally, I'll probably buy it, > but knowi

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Busboom
works, which version should I grab? Thanks for all the times you have assisted me! Mike On 18,Feb,2012, at 5:07 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mike, > > This app does not work in Europe. I like the combination of Navigon and > Ariadne GPS. You might also find MyWay Classic useful

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Busboom
home screen? Thanks so much, Mike On 18,Feb,2012, at 5:42 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mike, > > The current version of Navigon is accessible, at least, it is on my iPhone 4. > So if you have a 4 or a 4S, you'll be fine. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > On

Re: Color Identifier for the iPhone 4S

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Anne, Do you know which camera on the iPhone the App uses? Thanks, Mike On 18,Feb,2012, at 5:04 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mike, > > The best colour identifier I've found for the iPhone is aidColors. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 18 Feb 20

Re: Color Identifier for the iPhone 4S

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Busboom
The App uses the rear camera. On 18,Feb,2012, at 6:46 PM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Hello Anne, > > Do you know which camera on the iPhone the App uses? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > On 18,Feb,2012, at 5:04 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > >> Hello Mike, >> &g

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
There is no way to get older versions, the current version of navigon worked fine for me, used it earlier today on a short root, I still like motion gps better because entering addresses is much easier. On Feb 18, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > Hello Anne, > > Thanks for r

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
It's much easier to enter addresses on the motion app, just type it, no need to use 2 or 3 different screens to do this, also I think motion is a bit faster. On Feb 19, 2012, at 6:04 AM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Can you tell me what Motion does that navigon doesn&#x

Re: voice quirks was Re: Mountain lion and what we would love to be changed.

2012-02-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
I also reported the nuance pitch issue a while back. Another issue is that when the mouse pointer is in the menus, pressing VO F5 does not report the item under the mouse. On Feb 19, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > Hi, > My nuance voices also go up and down in pitch. Although it's a

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
something > you can just type in an address and have it give you turn by turn directions > only? > > I'm moving to a new neighborhood and would like to be able to know what > streets I'm crossing and stuff. > > thanks, > > Jenny and my goofy guideBr

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-20 Thread Mike Arrigo
ow App. > > Les > On Feb 19, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> It's much easier to enter addresses on the motion app, just type it, no need >> to use 2 or 3 different screens to do this, also I think motion is a bit >> faster. >> On Feb 19, 2012, at

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
; I would recommend Mike Arrigo's podcast on this app. I was having difficulty > in activating menu selections and his suggestion on tapping the middle of the > screen before activating options was very useful. Thanks Mike. I think I > can use this app now. > > Les > O

Re: Chromevox

2012-02-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
It's not required, chrome works pretty well with voiceover also, but chrome vox provides an alternative. On Feb 21, 2012, at 10:29 PM, ezzie bueno wrote: > Hello again, > > What exactly is Chromevox? I use Google Chrome. Is Chromevox absolutely > necessary? > > Thanks, > Ezzie Ez Bueno > Sent

Continuous Reading in Ibooks on iPhone 4S

2012-02-26 Thread Mike Busboom
in advance, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more

Re: Continuous Reading in Ibooks on iPhone 4S

2012-02-26 Thread Mike Busboom
isn't turned to, nor is reading continued. Mike On 26,Feb,2012, at 11:56 AM, Jane wrote: > Hi. > > Tru a two-finger-flick-down. That'll start it reading and will turn pages. > > Jane > > > On Feb 26, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Mike Busboom wrote: > >>

Re: Braille Touch: please help get Apple onboard

2012-02-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Here is one reason among many why android is much more flexible, adding this functionality will not have any restrictions. Yes, Apple does not allow adding other keyboards, or input methods as they might be called. The thing is, if Apple allows this one, other developers will want to do the same

Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in

2014-01-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
I mostly use a mac, but was at a friend’s place the other day, they use windows 7 with NVDA, and it works great. Unless you are using a really nonstandard application, I can’t see any reason to pay for these expensive screen readers anymore, they simply are not needed. On Jan 21, 2014, at 1:40 P

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. If I do a Factory Restore, will all my data be erased and if so, how do I get it back from the Cloud? I have 1.1 GB of data on iCloud out of the 5 GB they give you for free. Thanks, Mike On 21,Jan,2014, at 4:22 PM, Daniel Hawkins wrote: > I am too running IOS 7.0.4 on a 4s, and

Re: Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Busboom
are sent text messages. Mike On 21,Jan,2014, at 2:14 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > The only possibilities from your end I can think of are: (a) make sure all > your contacts' phone numbers are correctly identified i.e.: a mobile phone > doesn't show as "home" e

Re: Mud client for OSX 10.9?

2014-01-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think an app called IMud is in development, but so far as not appeared on the app store, Apple is quite picky about what apps are permitted, so hard to say what is going on there. Original message: I'm a new Mac user who got a MacBook air yesterday. Are there any good mud clients with sound s

tip for using voice over on the web

2014-01-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, some of you may find this useful. There are some web sites that will display certain extra links if the mouse is placed on the first item of a list. For example, if a site says products, putting the mouse on it may open a list of product categories. Really this is bad web design,

Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-02 Thread Mike Busboom
he intended recipient of my message. I then keep flicking to the right until I get to the "Send message" option. This entry is just past the "Notes" option. When I click on the "Send message" option, I am presented a list of all the numbers I have for the contact and w

Re: Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-02 Thread Mike Busboom
I'm not sure how that would work either, Ray, but since I thus far only needed to send messages to individual recipients ... I also use WhatsApp quite a lot and within that app, sending to groups of people seems to be unproblematic. Mike On 2,Feb,2014, at 2:38 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:

Re: Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-03 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Pam, Strange, because that's precisely the same configuration I have, an iPhone 4S running the latest and greatest from iOS/7. Go figure. Best, Mike On 3,Feb,2014, at 7:46 AM, Pamela Francis wrote: > I'm wondering if it has to do with whatever iPhone you have. Th

Re: Work-around for "Annoying issue with sending messages to certain contacts under iOS/7 "

2014-02-03 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Ricardo, That use to be the way things were until iOS/7 came along. I guess I'll just have to be sure to send messages to only one person at a time, thus ensuring that my approach will work for me. Mike On 3,Feb,2014, at 1:48 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hello, > > I c

Re: question about VMware fusion on new MBA

2014-02-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
You can use the same copy of fusion, as long as you have the serial number to activate it. Windows 7 will probably ask you to reactivate it, but it shouldn't be a problem. Original message: hi all. i am currently using VMware fusion with a OEM of windows 7. if i purchase another machine can i

Re: question about VMware fusion on new MBA

2014-02-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
Right, if you copy it, it will change a bunch of things, such as the network address. Moving is definitely preferable. On Feb 5, 2014, at 9:07 PM, Vivianna wrote: > thanks for this information. i have it in my notes. > move, don't copy. > > Vivianna > > On Feb 5, 2014, at 5:37 PM, Phil Halton

Multilingual woes with USB headset with MacBook

2014-02-10 Thread Mike Busboom
Any thoughts on how to rectify this problem would be appreciated. My best to all, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email t

Re: Multilingual woes with USB headset with MacBook

2014-02-10 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, Anne, I just switch the voice, unfortunately. I am clueless. In all truthfulness, I have never created a VO activity since I have never needed one. Any other ideas would be most greatly appreciated. Best, Mike On 10,Feb,2014, at 3:53 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mike, >

Re: Multilingual woes with USB headset with MacBook

2014-02-10 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Nektarios, It's one of the voices that comes with the Mac. Good writing you, by the way. Mike On 10,Feb,2014, at 5:27 PM, Nektarios Mallas wrote: > Hi there. > When you use the German voice, is this voice from Acapela or the voices that > come with the mac? > >

Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-15 Thread Mike Busboom
xists on that platform? Many thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to t

Re: Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-19 Thread Mike Busboom
Please, if you would, look for the software. However, the software that I was asked to use is called Lync with a 'y,' i.e. L Y N C. Thanks and take care, Mike On 15,Feb,2014, at 6:34 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > Hello, > I have used LIMC. There is a Macintosh version. Le

Re: A Voiceover settings questions

2014-02-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, it's in the visual settings. There's an option for whether to show the voice over cursor on the screen. Original message: Hi. My wife was looking at my screen last night, and she mentioned that I have a box tracking the cursor. I cannot find anywhere to turn this off. Can someone suggest

Is ther a way to change punctuation behavior on iDevices?

2014-02-21 Thread Mike Busboom
d the problem be rectified if I set my unit back to its default settings? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Kindest regards to all, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop r

Re: Is ther a way to change punctuation behavior on iDevices?

2014-02-21 Thread Mike Busboom
Anne and Robert, thank you very much. I honestly don't understand how I issed that setting, and considering how long I've used the iPhone, I have no, absolutely no, excuse! Thank you very, very much; you've made life easier for me! Mike On 21,Feb,2014, at 1:32 PM, Anne R

Re: Accessible Lync Conference Software for the Mac?

2014-02-21 Thread Mike Busboom
Please keep me apprised, and thank you very much! Mike On 21,Feb,2014, at 5:41 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > Yes, spell check got in the way there. > > For small offices Microsoft offers Office 365 which provides Mail, Lync, Word > 1 Note, Sharepoint. > > When I went ba

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

2014-02-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sounds like they have fixed the voiceover bug that was in 10.9.1 that prevented it from reading screens in applications that use apple automator, that's a good thing since this utility is very handy. Original message: Hello. I am happy to report, that making a bootible drive with disc maker X

Re: [440611] Nuance Voices Pronouncing Words as Letters/Numbers in 10.9.2

2014-03-02 Thread Mike Busboom
don't mind) in which we could hear precisely what you mean? We, too, could then add our voices to any comments directed to the Apple Accessibility team. Best regards, Mike On 2,Mar,2014, at 3:46 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > In 10.9.1 and below, the pronunciation was way different. Pronou

Locking the iPhone in portrait mode under iOS7

2014-03-04 Thread Mike Busboom
addressing this issue with VO in the equation? My best to all and thanks in advance, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionarie

Re: Locking the iPhone in portrait mode under iOS7

2014-03-04 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Daniel and everyone else. Thank you very, very much; it worked like a charm, and everything is as it should be. Thanks again and kindest regards, Mike On 4,Mar,2014, at 8:11 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hi Mike, with IOS 7 you can gain back this functionality in the control >

Re: Talking goggles

2014-03-05 Thread Mike Busboom
or so before hearing a response. HTH, Mike On 4,Mar,2014, at 1:37 PM, Jessica wrote: > i had good lighting and was on wifi. i had 2 or 3 bars. but even if i only > had 1 bar, it should have still worked. i held my iphone about a hand's width > from the package as well. what am

Re: Limeade 18000 MHA Pack

2014-03-07 Thread Mike Busboom
hen I am in the States and I purchase them here in Austria from sources that are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Take care and kindest regards, Mike By the way, I've never encountered a USB wall charger that didn't do this. On 4,Mar,2014, at 10:57 PM, Angus MacKinnon w

Fantasy Baseball on the iPhone?

2014-03-07 Thread Mike Busboom
person to use some sort of app on the iPhone and participate in a fantasy baseball league. If this is not possible on the iPhone, is it possible on a Mac? My best to all of you and thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVision

Re: Fantasy Baseball on the iPhone?

2014-03-07 Thread Mike Busboom
ore. :-) Best regards from Vienna, Mike On 7,Mar,2014, at 2:48 PM, Janet Ingber wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Yahoo's fantasy baseball iOS app is accessible. > > Take care, > Janet > On Mar 7, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: > >> For years and years, I

Re: Fantasy Baseball on the iPhone?

2014-03-10 Thread Mike Busboom
accessible. Kindest regards and thanks! Mike On 9,Mar,2014, at 6:40 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey Mike, > > I am a big fantasy baseball guy. Love it as I find it's the best way to still > connect to the game that I love. I am happy to report that I have had a > dialogu

Making the Keyboard visible on an iPhone

2014-03-10 Thread Mike Busboom
the iPhone back if there isn't a bluetooth keyboard around to let you invoke the command? Thanks. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, se

Re: Making the Keyboard visible on an iPhone

2014-03-11 Thread Mike Busboom
has never been shut off, the problem arose. So the problem was my fault, and it is now behind me. If I want to use the iPhone virtual keyboard, I will make sure that the bluetooth keyboard is turned off first. Thanks, Ricardo and Teresa, for your input. Mike On 10,Mar,2014, at 8:59 PM, R

Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-12 Thread Mike Busboom
of my listening on an iPhone. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you very much, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisio

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-12 Thread Mike Busboom
No, I have not. I am assuming that there is an accessible app for the iPhone? And do they let you listen to whatever you want to? And are they available here in Europe? Thanks. On 12,Mar,2014, at 3:44 PM, isaac wrote: > Have you tried using pandora. > On Mar 12, 2014, at 9:28 AM

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-13 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. No, I have not tried using Pandora. I will download the app. Do you know if there is a Wiki or "How to" to get started? Thanks. Mike On 12,Mar,2014, at 3:44 PM, isaac wrote: > Have you tried using pandora. > On Mar 12, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Mike Busboom wrote: >

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-13 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Christina, I just now checked the Spotify site and I believe that it will work for me. As soon as I opened the page, I was told in German that Spotify was available in Austria. Thank you very much, Mike On 12,Mar,2014, at 4:31 PM, Christina C. wrote: > It's been around a

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-13 Thread Mike Busboom
countries. So that leaves Spotify unless, of course, they are subject to the same licensing restrictions. iTunes radio, or whatever they call it, isn't available over here, either. Oh well, at least the coffee and beer are pretty spectacular here in Vienna! :-) Cheers, Mike On 13,Mar

Re: Is There a Slacker Radio equivalent for European listeners?

2014-03-14 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Ed, I do have a US iTunes account and the thought of using it along with Strong VPN has crossed my mind. The only time I use my American account over here is when I need to order books from Nook that I can't get on Amazon, Bookshare or Blio. Take care, Mike On 13,Mar,2014, at 9:

Using Google Music Manager

2014-03-24 Thread Mike M
of them were on the Mac. Everything needs to be done in Google Music Manager but when I open it up I only hear "Unknown" over and over. VO can't read any part of the program. Does anyone have any tips or solutions? Thanks and take care! Mike -- You receive

Re: best batteries for Apple bluetooth keyboard...

2014-03-27 Thread Mike Busboom
wonder if rechargeable batteries wouldn't discharge before the keyboard had a chance to run them down. If Apple makes rechargeable batteries for this keyboard, then they probably thought of this. Nevertheless, alkaline batteries are pretty cheap, and I can't complain about their lifespan thus fa

Re: Latest Pages for College/Professional Work

2014-03-27 Thread Mike Busboom
ugh I love Nisus Writer Pro, I can't use it professionally, because I haven't been able to make the Track Changes features work well enough. Like everyone else in this thread has said, what works best might be dictated by the specific tasks you would want to accomplish. Mike On 23,

Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Busboom
? My gratitude as always, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, sen

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
I find the mac to be very stable, certainly far less problems than with windows. It's not perfect, no platform is, but I have 3 macs and have no desire to switch back to a PC. Original message: Hi Everyone, As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason is that

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, you can even reinstall your operating system completely without sighted help, this is something windows does not provide. If someone offered me a windows PC for free, I would say, thanks, but no thanks. the mac does everything I need, and does it better than windows. On Apr 1, 2014, at 4:23

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
onvert the notes from a victor reader stream so I don't > have to use humanWare companion. > > > > On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:31 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> Yes, you can even reinstall your operating system completely without sighted >> help, this is something win

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
t you off-list with a few more questions, if you don't mind. Kindest regards from Vienna, Austria, Mike On 1,Apr,2014, at 4:02 PM, alberto wrote: > Hi, I have used it on the mac many times since the college I attend has it, > and it is completely accessible. I have not tried the ap

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. Are these chat features analogous to the Bulletin Board facility that is found in BlackBoard? I know that a lot of visually-impaired people had problems with this and for me, it was a show-stopper. Mike On 2,Apr,2014, at 4:03 AM, Deb Lewis wrote: > I had to use the chat features

Re: Experiences with Canvas, the Learning Management platform?

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Busboom
What version does your school use, Alberto? Thanks. Mike On 2,Apr,2014, at 5:13 PM, alberto wrote: > Hi, I have been able to use all aspects of canvas perfectly fine. Now > keeping this in mind you should be aware not every school runs the same > version of canvas some may run

Re: Stability of the Mac

2014-04-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
free? Also, there are very few games for the blind on mac, although I must honestly say I don't play many games on Windows anyway, lol. Sent from my iPod On Apr 1, 2014, at 23:31, Mike Arrigo wrote: Yes, you can even reinstall your operating system completely without sighted help, th

Listening to APH Interview on the Mac

2014-04-04 Thread Mike Busboom
doesn't support it. If I want to listen to this interview using my Mac, how would this be accomplished? Thank you. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving ema

Re: Listening to APH Interview on the Mac

2014-04-05 Thread Mike Busboom
. I hope that Google Chrome will work just as well when I upgrade. Thanks again for the help. Mike On 4,Apr,2014, at 8:28 PM, Keith Watson wrote: > Use Google Chrome to listen to flash. Its built in so you don't need to > install any Adobe crap on your Mac. > > Keith > &g

Getting multilingual voices back after upgrading to Mavericks

2014-04-07 Thread Mike Busboom
d his American pronunciation. I am unable to get my Mac to speak German with the proper German pronunciation. Does anyone have any ideas about how to address this issue? Thanks. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.

Re: Getting multilingual voices back after upgrading to Mavericks

2014-04-09 Thread Mike Busboom
aired. Kindest regards, and please excuse the typos and mistakes! Mike On 7,Apr,2014, at 15:41, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Mike, > > First of all, are you using the German voices provided by Apple or the > Infovox iVox voices? > > How did you do your upgrade. Did you do a clea

Re: Getting multilingual voices back after upgrading to Mavericks

2014-04-09 Thread Mike Busboom
ch to reinstall Mavericks on your own machine." Does this mean that I will always need to reboot from this external source? If not, once I have booted from it, is my next step to repair permissions, or somehow attempt to do an entire re-install? Thank you. Mike > On 9,Apr,2014, a

Re: SiriusXM WebPlayer & MACBook PRO ... VoiceOver (VO) Navigation

2014-04-20 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unless something has changed, this player is all flash based, flash is not accessible on the mac. Hopefully they will move to html 5, this offers all the benefits of flash and is usually accessible. On Apr 20, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Robin wrote: > Has anyone on this list been able to navigate on a M

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