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

2015-10-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
With the new version of Safari, you have to use command option and the numbers. > On Oct 2, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > > I've been trying to open Facebook by pressing Command plus 1 from the number > row on my Mac. This always used to work. It doesn't anymore. I'm using > Yosemi

Re: Safari on the Mac worse than ever?

2015-10-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is why it’s always best to wait until at least the first, and sometimes the second major update before installing a new version of the operating system, let the major bugs get worked out first. > On Oct 15, 2015, at 5:42 PM, Sadam Ahmed wrote: > > This is why I have Rolled back to Yosemit

Re: Safari on the Mac worse than ever?

2015-10-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
down again to get VO to read it. These two issues alone are so severe that Apple should fire anyone doing Quality Control for VO or they just do not care about the quality of it. Very disappointed in Apple again. On Oct 15, 2015, at 10:30 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: This is why it’s always be

Spell checking notes and messages on the iPhone

2015-11-03 Thread Mike Busboom
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Reading iBooks with Voice Dream Reader?

2015-11-03 Thread Mike Busboom
mailing list for people who wish to discuss this and other VoiceDream apps? Thanks so much, Mike -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's po

Re: Spell checking notes and messages on the iPhone

2015-11-04 Thread Mike Busboom
. However, if it works for you, … Thank you very much anyway, Mike > On 3,Nov,2015, at 21:41, David Chittenden wrote: > > Hello, > > Go to settings, general, keyboard, then check the spellcheck box by double > tapping it. Sometimes, upgrading the iPhone changes

Re: Something To Consider When Updating Your Mac

2015-11-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
When I do my upgrade, I will make it in to a mac pod cast, some time in the next few weeks. Any time I install a new operating system, I reformat the hard drive first, I never install as an upgrade, should be a long but enjoyable pod cast to do. Original message: Hello Devin, You ask an exc

Re: El Capitan - Upgrade or Clean Install

2015-11-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
I always do a clean install of a new operating system. While I do copy things from a backup after the install such as my itunes library, I install all of my applications from scratch and customize all of them to my liking in the new operating system. It takes a lot more time to do things this w

Re: El Capitan - Upgrade or Clean Install

2015-11-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
I actually have the last model of the white macbook, I might do that one, but haven’t decided yet. > On Nov 12, 2015, at 7:12 PM, Robin wrote: > > Hey Mike, > > Which of YourMacs are you going to UpDate via PodCastRecording (i.e., MacMini > OR MacBook)? Is it a MacBook Ai

Looking for an old MacVisionaries podcast

2015-11-20 Thread Mike Busboom
missed it, but I looked sort of hard. If anyone knows where this podcast is, I’d appreciate knowing. If the podcast is no longer on the site, would someone be willing to send me a Dropbox link if they happened to have downloaded and saved it? Thanks and kind regards, Mike -- The following

Installing El Capitin on an older Macbook

2015-11-22 Thread Mike Busboom
from Apple stating that it wouldn’t be possible, but I would be interested in other people’s thoughts. Thanks in advance, Mike -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you

Changing spell checking languages in Text Edit

2015-11-22 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. I need to do some basic work in Text Edit and need to change my spell checker from British English to American English. Is there any way to accomplish this quickly? Thanks in advance, Mike -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Changing spell checking languages in Text Edit

2015-11-22 Thread Mike Busboom
Shame on me, Andrew, for missing that pop-up button. You just go to the Edit menu, down to the spelling submenu, and there it is! Thanks, first of all, for your help, and sorry about my negligence; I should have found that pop-up button on my own. I really appreciated your help. Mike >

Forcing Wi-Fi on my Mac to default to my home network

2015-11-22 Thread Mike Busboom
automatically force my Mac to log onto the network of my choice. Can someone tell me how to accomplish this or point me to a Wiki that covers this issue? Many thanks, Mike -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: Installing El Capitin on an older Macbook

2015-11-23 Thread Mike Busboom
Thank you for sending that link. It confirmed what people on this list said. Best regards, Mike > On 22,Nov,2015, at 22:31, E.T. wrote: > > This link should settle all these questions. Google is ever so very > helpful, isn't it? (smiles) > > <https://support

Re: Forcing Wi-Fi on my Mac to default to my home network

2015-11-23 Thread Mike Busboom
I would like to thank you for this info, Andrew. The problem has been rectified, thanks to your assistance. Mike > On 22,Nov,2015, at 22:05, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Mike, > > Open network preferences and choose "advanced". If you explore ththis the > adva

Re: Chrome and it's excess ability on the Mac and iOS

2015-12-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
On I O S, Apple requires that all browsers use the safari engine to display web pages, so, really, there is not much benefit to using another browser besides safari itself, unless having your history on another browser sync to another device is important to you. Chrome on the mac is useable wit

Moving a file in DropBox to iCloud

2015-12-04 Thread Mike Busboom
possible, I’d rather try importing the book directly into VoiceDream Reader as is, if possible. Thanks in advance, Mike -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

Re: Moving a file in DropBox to iCloud

2015-12-04 Thread Mike Busboom
MacBook to iCloud. Thank you and have a great day, Mike > On 4,Dec,2015, at 12:49, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > I'm not sure why you think that Voice Dream doesn't have dropbox support. It > does. Just click Add at the bottom of the screen and for me dropbox i

Re: Moving a file in DropBox to iCloud

2015-12-04 Thread Mike Busboom
. The god of “geniusness was smiling down on you today. Mike " > On 4,Dec,2015, at 13:16, Donna Goodin <mailto:doniado...@me.com>> wrote: > > Hi, Mike, > > Sorry, there's one prior step. Tap Settings. There you will see a much > longer list of accounts

Re: Chrome and it's excess ability on the Mac and iOS

2015-12-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Usually, just pressing the arrow keys will work, you don't have to change any settings. Personally I think that using the voiceover keys to navigate works better though. Original message: Hi Johnathon, what setting do I adjust so I can arrow up or down in Safari? I still use VO+Left or right ar

Re: Latest iOS Update - Telling the time Bug

2015-12-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
The bug is still there, so you have to press the home button and swipe right or left to get the time. > On Dec 8, 2015, at 5:06 PM, David Griffith wrote: > > I wonder if anybody can tell me if the bug where the iPhone stopped > announcing the time from lock screen with a press of the Home butto

Re: Latest iOS Update - Telling the time Bug

2015-12-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
I stand corrected, it does speak the time when you press the home button, though it's a bit more delayed than it used to be I think. Original message: The bug is still there, so you have to press the home button and swipe right or left to get the time. On Dec 8, 2015, at 5:06 PM, David Griffith

el capitan upgrade pod cast

2015-12-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, for anyone who is interested, I didd a pod cast on how to upgrade to El Capitan and hopefully avoid the issues that some users have had, so far it's working well for me, here is the link. http://media.blubrry.com/blindgeekzone/p/www.blind-geek-zone.net/wp-content/uploads/gravity_fo

Re: el capitan upgrade pod cast

2015-12-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
It would be nice if that were the case, but, unless Apple has changed things, each operating system has its own recovery installer, that's why the upgrade has to be installed first. Original message: Hi Mike, I was under the impression that if re-installing the OS from the rec

Arrowing around the screen under El Capiten

2015-12-11 Thread Mike Busboom
time, but not character-by-character. Is there a way to get VO to announce the next or previous character, as opposed to the next or previous word, just by using the left and right arrow keys, when moving around in a document or e-mail? Thanks in advance, Mike -- The following information is

Re: Arrowing around the screen under El Capiten

2015-12-11 Thread Mike Busboom
right, VO didn’t say a thing, though from time to time, it would say several letters with just one tap of the right-arrow key. Perhaps someone at the Apple store can clean it for him. I can’t think of anything else that would be causing this problem. Mike > On 11,Dec,2015, at 19:37, Alex H

Re: el capitan upgrade pod cast

2015-12-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Capitan from the app store, then use createinstallmedia (in the resources folder) to create a USB installer. Then boot from that and install. Bill On Dec 11, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: Nice work, Mike. As you discovered, the Erase function of Disk Utility now allows you

my impressions of El Capitan

2015-12-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words about the upgrade pod cast, glad you enjoyed it. el Capitan works well, the only bug I've found is, in finder windows such as the hard drive or your home folder, if you hide the tool bar, that setting does not stick, at least not when using list view. I've

Re: my impressions of El Capitan

2015-12-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
standard way of voiceover interaction. Trying the new ways seems weird to me after being used to the standard way for so long. Brian On Dec 16, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words about the upgrade pod cast, glad you enjoyed it. el Capitan works well, t

Re: my impressions of El Capitan

2015-12-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
AM, Brian Howerton wrote: Yeah, I am definitely a fan of the standard way of voiceover interaction. Trying the new ways seems weird to me after being used to the standard way for so long. Brian On Dec 16, 2015, at 2:13 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words about the up

Re: my impressions of El Capitan

2015-12-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
ll 3 of my macs and have not had any of the issues you describe. Original message: Hi Mike. After listening to your podcast, I decided to do a clean install of el capitan and I find that things run much better. I have how ever one question, When doing the reformat, I selected the main dri

Re: my impressions of El Capitan

2015-12-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
The operating system will only install on a journaled drive. You could disable journaling and things might be a bit faster, but that's up to you. Original message: Funny you should mention that Mike. I just got my Mac back from the shop and they formated the drive to Journaled rather tha

Automatic language switching on the Mac?

2015-12-18 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi. Like several people on the list, I work in more than one language on a daily basis. On my iPhone 6, the language being displayed is automatically detected and spoken by VoiceOver. Is this feature available on the Mac and if so, How can it be turned on? Thanks in advance, Mike -- The

Re: Automatic language switching on the Mac?

2015-12-18 Thread Mike Busboom
I’ll write to Apple as well and ask them the same question you did. Perhaps they will register the fact that it is not a wish from just one person. Kind regards, Mike > On 18,Dec,2015, at 18:20, Alex Hall wrote: > > It's not. I ran into this the other day, and wrote an email to App

Re: Automatic language switching on the Mac?

2015-12-19 Thread Mike Busboom
So are you guys sending these messages about language detection/switching to the Accessibility group? I want to send mine to the same place. :-) Mike > On 18,Dec,2015, at 20:18, Alex Hall wrote: > > Yes, a setting would be great. In fact, such a setting should come to iOS as &g

Re: requesting help using Google translate with Safari

2015-12-21 Thread Mike Busboom
Greetings from Vienna, Austria, While I can’t answer your question, I might be able to help you with your translation. E-mail me privately, and perhaps I can help you. Best regards, Mike > On 20,Dec,2015, at 02:41, Michael Marshall wrote: > > hey all, > I am ripping my hair out

Re: Bricked my Macbook Air. Is a genius the only option?

2013-10-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
e any tricks that I can do on my own before taking it to a genius? Thanks for any tips! Happy almost Halloween! Mike M -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: Mavericks available now

2013-10-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
Is it a free or paid upgrade? I will be curious to know how it works, but think I will wait until at least the first update in case there are any major bugs. Original message: Subject line says it all. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionar

Re: Mavericks available now

2013-10-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
gt; On 22 Oct 2013, at 21:19, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> Is it a free or paid upgrade? I will be curious to know how it works, but >> think I will wait until at least the first update in case there are any >> major bugs. >> Original message: >>> Subject line say

Re: Mavericks available now

2013-10-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
That's why I prefer to wait until at least the first major update. On Oct 22, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Michael Marshall wrote: > thanks for that. > i just don't want to update the OS to find it so buggy that i can't use it. > On 23/10/2013, at 7:23 AM, Edward Green wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> >> It's

Re: Regarding clean installs…

2013-10-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
Doing a clean install erases the hard drive and installs the operating system from scratch. After that, you can restore your applications and data, though I prefer to install them manually. It takes longer but that way everything has a fresh start in the new version. Of course, any content, suc

Re: Poor mail Experience. Any way to Tweak?

2013-10-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
A few things here. You might try changing to classic view instead of conversation view, I think that's a bit easier. Second, the fastest way to move through your messages is to interact with the messages table and place your voice over cursor on the subject column, at that point, you can just a

Re: Poor mail Experience. Any way to Tweak?

2013-10-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
There is a setting in voice over where you can disable the announcement of column headers, this should turn off the reading of the title of each column. Original message: Thanks very much for that Alex. I have never used Classic View before today, but you’re right, enabling it has allowed me t

Re: a showstopper in the latest safari update

2013-10-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
A lot of the busy issues were fixed in mountain lion, you may want to update your operating system. Original message: The new Safari 6.1 went on my Lion system today and now some voiceover issues have developed. 1. Web Item rotor no longer shows all headers on a google search, or on some othe

Re: Logos progrm on Mac or iPad

2013-10-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
Last I checked, these programs were not very accessible, but there is a work around. If you go to http://biblia.com you can log in with your email address and password and read your purchased books in your web browser. If you do this on a desktop computer, choose the option to switch to mobile

Re: External Hard Drive Suggestions

2013-11-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
I actually have a seagate, it worked great. When you get it, depending on what you will use it for, you may need to repartition it to use with the mac, or you could format it as a fat32 drive, then it will work in mac and windows. On Nov 2, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Hey all, >

Looking for Mac RSS reader

2013-11-29 Thread Mike M
Hi folks, The subject says it all. I’m looking for something to replace NewsRack. Thanks for any recommendations! Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com www.facebook.com/mmalarsie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries"

Using the BrailleNote Apex as a Bluetooth keyboard

2013-11-30 Thread Mike Busboom
conjunction with the BrailleNote Apex? My thanks to all of you. 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...@googlegrou

Re: Using the BrailleNote Apex as a Bluetooth keyboard

2013-11-30 Thread Mike Busboom
Keysoft recently, but I haven't updated my unit yet. Kind regards and thanks again, Mike On 30,Nov,2013, at 9:07 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hello Mike. > > As far as I know, you can’t use the qwerty Apex to do all voice Over commands. > > Last year, my employer purcha

Re: Microsoft Office for Mac

2013-11-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unfortunately, Microsoft Office on the mac is not accesible, Microsoft refuses to fix these issues. Your best option is to use the Iwork applications, which will open and save Microsoft Office documents. On Nov 30, 2013, at 6:18 AM, "Lee Jones" wrote: > Dear List, Does Microsoft Office for Mac

Re: adding people to a conference call?

2013-12-02 Thread Mike M
way. Let me know if it works for you. Mike M www.malarsie.com -- 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...@googlegrou

Mars Edit Got Me Blacklisted

2013-12-06 Thread Mike M
. They fixed it without any problems but I wanted to find out if anyone else had experienced or heard of anything like this before. Hope you all have a good day! Mike M www.malarsie.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVision

Wordpress Webinar for the Blind

2013-12-10 Thread Mike M
if you might be interested follow this link for the full details and info on how you can reserve your spot. Feel free to email me off list if you have any other questions. http://htb2.com/2013/12/wordpress-a-to-z-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/ Have a great night! Mike Malarsie

Re: Alternative Browsers

2013-12-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Some of this may be because of Apple's restrictions on apps that are allowed in the app store. Apps are required to use certain sand box rules and are restricted on what permissions they can have. By not using the app store, app developers are free to use all available resources on the mac. Ins

Re: Security Software

2013-12-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Personally I do not use security software. Using good judgement and common sense is your best tool here. You will not find security suites in the app store because these intigrate in to your system, and Apple does not allow apps that do this in the store. I think the major security suite vendor

Re: skype on the mac

2013-12-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
Still using mountain lion, skype works great here. Not using mavericks yet, I always prefer to wait until at least the first major update before going to a new operating system. On Dec 13, 2013, at 6:15 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Hi all! > Does anyone here use skype on the mac and if so have you

accessing drop box settings

2013-12-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, has anyone found a way to access the settings for the drop box application? I can open the drop box menu, but trying to activate the settings option with voice over does not work, and if I move the mouse pointer to the current item and click it, it opens the apple menu. -- You re

Re: skype on the mac

2013-12-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
It's always best to do a clean install of a new operating system. There was an issue with skype where it took a while to exit, but updating to the newest version should fix that. On Dec 14, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Emilio wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have not noticed any issues when launching or u

Re: skype on the mac

2013-12-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
You may want to try a clean install of the operating system. I'm still using mountain lion, but skype works very well and is totally accessible. On Dec 14, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > skype is the only thing acting the least bit sluggish on my computer. Must > be because Microsoft

Re: accessing drop box settings

2013-12-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
tly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! > > On Dec 14, 2013, at 2:10 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> Hey everyone, has anyone found a way to access the settings for the drop box >> application? I can open the drop box menu, but trying to activate the >

Re: accessing drop box settings

2013-12-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
gt; The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! > > On Dec 14, 2013, at 2:10 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> Hey everyone, has anyone found a way to access the settings for the drop box >> application? I can open the drop box menu, but trying to activate

Last Pass Stealing VO focus

2013-12-21 Thread Mike M
background it will bring the window to the front and interrupt whatever I’m doing. The focus ends up in the normal Last Pass window where I can view my saved info. It’s driving me crazy and only does it on my Air, not on the iMac. Any ideas? Mike Malarsie www.malarsie.com -- You received

Re: iMud has been submitted to the mac app store

2013-12-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
You may want to consider offering the app directly if you don't want to deal with Apple's restrictions and taking too long to approve it. Original message: I expect iMud will be released on the app store before the end of January, I can’t give a lot of information past that, iTunes connect is d

Re: iMud has been submitted to the mac app store

2013-12-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
from different versions etc… It’s still on the “maybe” list but the issue they found with the client is minor and already fixed, so we will see. On Dec 23, 2013, at 8:24 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: You may want to consider offering the app directly if you don't want to deal with Apple's r

Re: Advantages and dis-advantages of the compact and HQ voices of Voiceover

2013-12-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
For me, I always go with the premium voices. They are much higher quality, and I don't speed them up to a super fast rate. On Dec 23, 2013, at 6:43 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Dear all, I have been thinking of late about the difference between the two > different voices you get with Voiceover pre

installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, well, on one of my macs, it refused to boot off of the internal drive, though all of the files were there. Not sure what happened, but, I decided this might be the time to install 10.9.1 on it. So far so good. It's actually much more responsive, and the mail program works fine, at

Re: installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
k? On Dec 26, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Hey everyone, well, on one of my macs, it refused to boot off of the internal drive, though all of the files were there. Not sure what happened, but, I decided this might be the time to install 10.9.1 on it. So far so good. It's actually

Re: installed mavericks

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, I have noticed this as well, hopefully Apple will fix this. So far, this is the only issue I have seen in Mavericks. When typing, voiceover is much more responsive, I think I will be installing it on my other macs. On Dec 26, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Daniel Chavez wrote: > Diskmaker X just as a w

Re: antivirus for mac, is it useful?

2013-12-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Personally I don’t, but I think some people do, so it’s up to you. Te best protection of course is to use common sense. On Dec 26, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > Hi all: > > > Is it useful to use antivirus for mac? Or it’s far from viruses? > > > -- > You received this message bec

Re: VO always focusing on the toolbar?

2013-12-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I have seen this a few times, in general, it's best to disable the tool bars in applications. Most tool bar functions can be done with menus so you don't lose anything. This is one of the first things I do with a new application. Original message: Hi all, Yesterday, when I booted the Mac, VO s

Re: VO always focusing on the toolbar?

2013-12-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
You might try going in to display in system preferences, and make sure the resolution has not been changed to an odd setting. Original message: My focus is already set to that. I've seen this once before, but have no idea how I got rid of it. I could disable the toolbar, of course, but I'd rath

Re: Mavericks 10.9.2 may not be far off

2013-12-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
So far, the only issue I have seen with mavericks is that voiceover does not work with applications written in apple script. Other than that, things have been fine. Mail works great, and all my applications do not have problems. Will probably update my other mac mini this weekend, and my macboo

Re: installing Bootcamp

2013-12-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Windows 8 is not any better for installing without sight than windows 7 was. You would need some kind of special install if you want to install using boot camp. Alternatively, if you use fusion, you can install in to a virtual machine instead, and fusion will allow you to install windows withou

Re: installing Bootcamp

2013-12-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yu can download an ISO image, and the boot camp set up utility will create a bootable flash drive that is used for the install. On Dec 27, 2013, at 6:36 PM, Byron J. Lee wrote: > I actually have a question regarding installing Windows 7 on a Macbook Air. > How do you install Win7 if you don't h

Re: installing Bootcamp

2013-12-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
er handy right now. > On Dec 28, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Byron J. Lee wrote: > > Does Microsoft offer the ability to download the ISO along with a code rather > than a CD, and if so, what's the link to purchase and download said ISO? > > On 12/28/2013 4:51 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:

Re: Can't Access Menu Bar in VMWare Fusion 6. Urgent issue!

2013-12-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
Can you shut down windows within windows itself? That's how I always do it. I am able to access the menu bar here in fusion 6 without problems as well. Original message: Hello Daniel, Unfortunately, we have already tried Control+F2. When she presses that keystroke in VMWare Fusion, nothing ha

Re: Discmaker X for creating OS X bootable drives.

2014-01-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
The app does work in Mavericks, this is a voiceover bug, it currently doesn’t work with apps created with apple script. Apple is already aware of it. On Jan 6, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Barry Abbott wrote: > Hello Daniel. I'm trying it as we speak and I get the message DiscMaker x has > no windows. > I

mouse following voice over cursor

2014-01-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, was wondering how everyone has this set in voice over. Do you have the mouse follow the voice over cursor or ignore it? I notice that sometimes, if a web site uses a mouse over event, which really is bad web design, but it’s used sometimes, having the mouse follow the voiceover cur

Re: Installing Google Chrome on Mavericks

2014-01-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
You need to open the disk image, copy the application in the disk image to your apps folder, after that you can delete the disk image file. On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:19 PM, Lee Jones wrote: > Dear List I downloaded chrome for mac and copied the disk image into the > applications folder as previousl

Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Mike Busboom
other text editor as an alternative that works well with the aforementioned equipment and VO, I'd be grateful. 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 r

Re: Has anyone tried WriteToGo Pocket on their iDevice?

2014-01-12 Thread Mike Busboom
Hello Daniel, I now have Access Note and will try it out. Since I have a DropBox account, this should work out. I note that there seems to be good documentation that comes along with the App, and that is never bad. Thanks for the tips. Mike On 12,Jan,2014, at 3:08 PM, Daniel Hawkins

Archiving and retrieving notes from Notes app

2014-01-18 Thread Mike Busboom
at a future date? Thanks for any input you might be able to give. 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

Deleting apps from an iPhone using the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

2014-01-18 Thread Mike Busboom
to delete icons or, for that matter, to change the name of a label. Is there a cheatsheet somewhere that covers this? My best to you all and thanks, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: Deleting apps from an iPhone using the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

2014-01-18 Thread Mike Busboom
itude for your assistance. Mike On 18,Jan,2014, at 4:57 PM, Angelo wrote: > So, as soon as I sent this I well remembered, smile. VO+shift (M) while on > the icon will move it, and VO+shift spacebar, will delete it. > hth > Angelo > a.rock...@gmail.com > > > > On J

Re: Deleting apps from an iPhone using the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

2014-01-19 Thread Mike Busboom
lling to pay. As far as the bluetooth keyboard is concerned, once on the page you want to read, I believe that VO+A should start reading. The Kindle app is free, so if you wanted to try it, all you'd have to do is acquire a Kindle book from Amazon. Take care, Mike On 18,Jan,2014,

Annoying issue with sending message to certain contacts under iOS7

2014-01-20 Thread Mike Busboom
numbers there, but I honestly believe that there is a far better solution. Thanks for any thoughts. 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, s

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

2014-01-20 Thread Mike Busboom
o anywhere else within Apple since none of my non-disabled friends with whom I have spoken has ever encountered this issue, at least not to my knowledge. Mike On 20,Jan,2014, at 8:08 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > This same thing happens to me also. I sort of thought I was the only one or >

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

2014-01-21 Thread Mike Busboom
e five. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 21 Jan 2014, at 20:57, Mike Busboom wrote: >> >> No, I haven't reported it yet and hadn't planned to do so until I had heard

Re: Express VPN -

2014-07-26 Thread Mike Busboom
them. The answer is simple. A close friend set up a very good and reliable VPN server, so I use it now. Nevertheless, I can truthfully say that both Strong VPN and HotSpot Shield did an excellent job of meeting my needs. All the best from Austria, Mike On 25,Jul,2014, at 19:19, Traci Dun

Re: looks like Flip for Mac is no longer free

2014-07-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Also, most things now use mp3 for streaming or html 5, so you rarely if ever need to play anything using windows media. On Jul 27, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > I quit using flip4mac when they started watermarking anything played through > the Quicktime component for free use

Re: using batch processing in Amadeus Pro

2014-08-08 Thread Mike Busboom
some cassettes and old reel-to-reel tapes. If not, can one purchase third-party apps that will work in tandem with Amadeus Pro? Thanks so much in advance, Mike On 29,Jul,2014, at 13:34, Jenine Stanley wrote: > Thanks so much for these excellent instructions. > > My goal was to no

Creating the Section Symbol on a Mac

2014-08-13 Thread Mike Busboom
American keyboard layout. If the process is complicated, I would also need to create a macro, something which I don't know how to do. So perhaps if you could also point me to easy-to-understand documentation on creating keyboard macros, this would be great, too. Many thanks, Mike --

Re: using batch processing in Amadeus Pro

2014-08-13 Thread Mike Busboom
and hours of time getting to know an app in depth. Take care, and thank you. Mike On 12,Aug,2014, at 06:05, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Hi Mike, I've not done any digitisation of cassettes since I began using > Amadeus, but yes it comes with a suite of Denoising functions. It also >

Looking for resources to learn how to create scripts

2014-08-16 Thread Mike M
27;d like to create. Thanks for any info y'all. Mike fin -- 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...@googlegrou

Re: A few issues with Boot Camp, and a heads-up for users of JAWS

2014-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is why it's much better to use a screen reader like nvda, no activation to lose, and no installation of video drivers, really nothing but advantages. On Aug 30, 2014, at 10:04 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: > Hello all, > > I encountered Wi-Fi issues on a late 2013 Retina Macbook Pro while runnin

Re: A few issues with Boot Camp, and a heads-up for users of JAWS

2014-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Or, you can use nvda or system access to go, really there is no reason to even pay for expensive screen readers anymore. On Aug 31, 2014, at 7:07 AM, Kevin Barry wrote: > Not cool. I suppose it would be childish of me to pipe up and remind > everyone that Window-eyes doesn't make you register

Re: A few issues with Boot Camp, and a heads-up for users of JAWS

2014-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
That's why I don't use windows other than at work where I have no choice. For home use, it's the mac all the way, far less problems and a built in screen reader. On Sep 1, 2014, at 2:14 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > Mmm, that's great in theory, but Windows isn't built for access through API

Re: introduction and a question

2014-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
It installs in the status menu, you will need to move to the status menu, then use the voiceover keys to find the icon, although I also had this problem and could not find the application last time I tried it as well. On Sep 1, 2014, at 2:47 PM, jeff `greene wrote: > Hi I'm Jeff and i just join

Re: VMWare Fusion 7 is Out

2014-09-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
If I read it right, the price to go from pro version 6 to pro version 7 is $79, that seems a bit high. Think I will wait until I upgrade to the next mac operating system first. Original message: You can google around but here is one review that actually talks about the changes: http://www.tua

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