Re: Mike H: Question regarding blue tooth non in ear head set's that are studio sounding for the mac.

2011-08-09 Thread Mike Huckabay
f that is what you want, these are not > for you. With headphones you really have to make a compromise though > and if you want bluetooth I haven't found a better compromise than the > Nokia BH905. Take Care. > > Mike Huckabay wrote: >> Hi there I'm kerius is there

Re: Mike H: Question regarding blue tooth non in ear head set's that are studio sounding for the mac.

2011-08-09 Thread Mike Huckabay
Thank's very much once more. That's what I'm looking for and I'll check out your reckimdation. If you wish to contact me off list you can do also at mikehucka...@me.com have a grate day and chat soon. Mike. On 2011-08-09, at 3:11 PM, Andy Lane wrote: > Again don&#x

Re: question about Scan Soft voices

2011-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, assuming you are running lion, open the speech item in system preferences, and in the pop up menu, choose customize. From here, you can check the options and redownload the voices you want. On Aug 8, 2011, at 9:20 PM, carlene knight wrote: > Hi: > > I just got a new computer and though eve

Re: Extremely frustrated with Navigon not transferring to IPhone

2011-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
If you have access to a wifi network, you might try just downloading it directly on the iphone. Search for it in the app store, and go through the purchase process again, it will tell you that you've already purchased it and offer to download it. On Aug 8, 2011, at 9:48 PM, Jes Smith wrote: > H

Re: Misspelled Announcements

2011-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
It happened with the safari update, the mail application uses webkit to display emails, this is also what powers safari. It happened for me while still on snow leppard, and also happens in lion. For now, I've turned off the announcement of misspelled words. On Aug 9, 2011, at 5:20 AM, Red.Falcon

Re: mouse keys

2011-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
This allows you to control the mouse using the numeric keypad, I think it uses the regular keyboard on a laptop. On Aug 9, 2011, at 11:43 AM, chad baker wrote: > hi quick question what's the mouse keys on and off feature in the universal > access menu > when its turned is there keys to move it u

Re: question about Scan Soft voices

2011-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
M > Subject: Re: question about Scan Soft voices > > > Thanks. Will try it. > On Aug 9, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> Yes, assuming you are running lion, open the speech item in system >> preferences, and in the pop up menu, choose customize. From here, you can &g

Re: sure wish they'd fix the focus issues with Voice Over and Safari

2011-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
Do you have the tool bar enabled? If so, I would disable it. The less you have on the screen to keep the focus of the main content, the better, I would get rid of the tool bar, book marks bar, all of that extra stuff. I haven't had the issues you mention. On Aug 10, 2011, at 1:23 AM, Ray Foret J

Re: No ok button in VO utilities

2011-08-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
This concept is common on the mac. Many windows do not have an ok button, when you change something, it changes right away, you just close the window or quit the application when you're done. On Aug 11, 2011, at 3:22 AM, Joe Paton wrote: > Hi, I don't see an OK button in the vo utilities app. H

Re: playing Audible Samples now absolutely impossible

2011-08-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
What if you uncheck the option to enable plug ins? This totally turns off flash. On Aug 11, 2011, at 6:22 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > It don't work for me anymore. Any advice on settings? > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype na

Re: Accessible Electronic OCR?

2011-08-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Check out docuscan plus, it will handle pdf files in this way. On Aug 11, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, folks, > > I have a number of pdf files that are image-based only. I rarely use a > scanner, and would mostly prefer performing OCR on electronic images. Does > FineReader do

Re: default voice question

2011-08-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
You may need to restart growl for this to take effect alternatively, just reboot your mac. On Aug 14, 2011, at 11:08 AM, chad baker wrote: > hi i'm trying to have samantha read me growl notifications on piano pub alex > is reading right now > i went to system prefs and set the default voice to s

Re: charger Compadibility

2011-08-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
It should be, the macbook pro is a higher wattage charger, so, assuming it fits, it should work, though of course it won't charge any faster. On Aug 14, 2011, at 1:08 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > I am expecting my new macbook air to arrive tomorrow. Does anybody know if > the charger from the macbook pr

Re: What keyboard shortcuts for external keyboards used with the iPhone under iOS4? [was Re: reading ibooks on iphone with braille display?]

2010-07-02 Thread Mike Pedersen
> Does the iPad keyboard dock work with the iPhone? No it doesn't fit. Mike > On 30 Jun 2010, at 16:42, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Thuy, Donna, and Erik, >> >> Can you really do page up and page down on the Braille Display? I'd be >> interested to s

Re: Need Basic Help About Running Windows

2010-07-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi there, you need to get a copy of vmware fusion, www.vmware.com. This will allow you to run windows in a virtual machine, as well as install without sighted help. If you have skype or another program for communication, I could give you more help getting started with this. It will allow you to

Re: Need Basic Help About Running Windows

2010-07-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
at work so I can have them install > it tomorrow. I might need somehelp with what to do next though and I > definitely have skype. I did go tot he web site and basically understand > what it does. Anything i need to know specifically to install it? > - Original Message ----- Fro

Re: Need Basic Help About Running Windows

2010-07-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
though as someone who fought with various dual and >> multi-boot setups for years I am a huge fan of virtualisation -- use >> it heavily on a Windows platform -- and would never want to go back. >> >> Garry >> >> On 7/7/10, Deb Lewis wrote: >>> Good. I li

Re: Need Basic Help About Running Windows

2010-07-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
y though as someone who fought with various dual and >> multi-boot setups for years I am a huge fan of virtualisation -- use >> it heavily on a Windows platform -- and would never want to go back. >> >> Garry >> >> On 7/7/10, Deb Lewis wrote: >>> Good. I li

Re: convert text to mp3

2010-07-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sure, check out ghost reader, www.assistiveware.com On Jul 8, 2010, at 5:28 PM, Josh Kennedy wrote: > Hi > > Is there any program I can use for the mac to convert text into mp3? text > documents or word documents into mp3? maybe something like text aloud for the > mac but something freeware or

Re: how to make vo start automatically during log on

2010-07-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, first, open system preferences, and choose accounts. Click the lock button and enter your password, then choose the log in options list item. There is a check box in this screen to use voice over at the log in screen, go ahead and check that. This will not only give you speech at the log in

Re: Bluetooth serial port profile on iOS 4.

2010-07-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
I may give this another try, perhaps it's changed in version 4, it didn't work in version 3 with a gps receiver, apple does keep pretty tight control over what you can use and what you can't, sometimes too much in my opinion. On Jul 11, 2010, at 11:04 PM, Aman Singer wrote: > Hi, all. > Re

Re: Reading the date and time with Voice Over

2010-07-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
Here's how I do it. Press control f8 to go to the status menus, then press the left arrow once to get to the clock, after the time is spoken, press escape to close the menu. On Jul 12, 2010, at 12:57 PM, Paul Hunt wrote: > Hello. I would like to read the time and date with Voice Over. I know how

Re: Can a really cool Voice Over feature be enhanced?

2010-07-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
need to drop a note to the accessibility group? > > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe fr

Re: accessible cd burning cd software

2010-07-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
Your cd player probably can't play the mp3 disks, there are a few options on the mac. One is called simply burns, another is toast by Roxio. The last one, which I don't know much about I think is called di scribe or something like that. On Jul 13, 2010, at 6:12 AM, chad baker wrote: > Hi is the

Re: Time Machine and Boot camp

2010-07-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
I don't think time machine backs up the boot camp partition, you may want to consider using fusion instead, in that case, time machine should back up your virtual machine file. On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Kevin Gibbs wrote: > Guys, > While I don't yet have a Mac, I'm threatening to buy one.

Re: help with xm radio site

2010-07-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually it should work fine with safari, do you have it set to play in the browser or the quick time player? On Jul 14, 2010, at 4:47 AM, chad baker wrote: > Hi i have a online account with xm radio. > I can click a channel but it don't play. > I have flip for mac installed. > I'm guessing it do

Re: introduction and questions about switching to mac

2010-07-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
work. I use Adium to IM. I use iWork >> for all word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation needs. Go to >> www.blindcooltech.com, and download all podcasts by Mike Arigo. You will >> find them helpful. >> Sarai Bucciarelli >> Personal Come join me on www.swagbucks.c

Re: screen curtain

2010-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
For saving the battery, rather than using the screen curtain, I would turn the display brightness all the way down to 0, that will totally turn off the screen lighting. On Jul 25, 2010, at 4:20 PM, John D. Lipsey wrote: > Hello! > > I enable my screen curtain because A: I don't like people bein

Re: ram requirement for voice over

2010-07-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Any mac you will purchase, unless you buy a fairly old one that is used will have more than enough memory to support voice over, so you should be fine. On Jul 26, 2010, at 6:53 PM, Greg Aikens wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am planning on buying a mac. I wanted to know if there is a minimum > ram requ

Re: Is numbers as good as excel?

2010-07-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes it is, haven't used it a whole lot, but it seems to work well. On Jul 28, 2010, at 4:15 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > So numbers is accessible with vo? At least to a point. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: Answering a Skype call

2010-08-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
This information is displayed in the call window. The only thing is, it doesn't always gain focus. So, you need to press VO f2 twice to open the window menu and choose the quick answer window. This will allow you to see who is calling and select the answer button if you wish. On Aug 6, 2010, at

Re: skype status a little info!

2010-08-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
Another thing you can do is set skype to only show you the contacts who are on line, this is how I have mine, since if they're not on line you can't do much anyway. On Aug 6, 2010, at 6:02 PM, focus wrote: > Hi all! > When I tried to help Sarai, I remembered that part of the original question >

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
yes and MS Office, I will let you >> know. >> >> All of that having been said, I love my Mac, and find myself using Windows >> less and less. >> >> Take care, >> >> Mike >> >> On 4,Aug,2010, at 2:57 AM, Rajiv Shah wrote: >>

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
ially share your sentiments. I am ecstatic about my Mac, love a lot >>> of its functionality but find myself wishing that I had more word >>> processing options that worked well with VoiceOver. If I discover a word >>> processing app that works well on the Mac with VO

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
As a matter of interest, fine reader is also available for the mac, and it is accessible. On Aug 7, 2010, at 9:23 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > Hi. > > I have had my mac for almost a year now, and I love it. > > I have never been good friends with flash, in my opinion flash also gives > some

Re: Mini or MacBookPro?

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Either model would work fine for what you want, the only thing is, the mini requires that a monitor be connected, not turned on, just connected. Otherwise voice over will be quite sluggish. If you have a monitor you can connect, I would go with the mini, otherwise the mac book pro would be a goo

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
gt; >>> I partially share your sentiments. I am ecstatic about my Mac, love a lot >>> of its functionality but find myself wishing that I had more word >>> processing options that worked well with VoiceOver. If I discover a word >>> processing app that works

Re: Mini or MacBookPro?

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
You can also use any USB keyboard and it will work fine, that's what I do for one of my minis, and I actually like the touch better than the apple keyboards. On Aug 7, 2010, at 1:49 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi Jeff, > Yes, you can use that wireless keyboard with a mini, and yes, you need a > moni

Re: copying and pasting text from the web

2010-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
When selecting the text, press VO enter, then highlight the text, and press VO enter again, then press command C to copy it. On Aug 7, 2010, at 4:57 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Hi: > I'm having issues copying and pasting text from the web. For example, I log > in to my banking site, see my cr

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
I guess it depends on what you need, the mac version will scan and recognize the page, as well as recognize image files, that should cover most things I think. On Aug 7, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Has something changed such that there is now a full version of fine reader > for the Ma

Re: Mini or MacBookPro?

2010-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
ote: > Hi Mike, > When I first got my mini, I tried an old Windows usb keyboard I had lying > around the house. The Mini didn't see it. I haven't a clue why. > > mary > > Mary Otten > motte...@gmail.com > > > -- > You received this message because yo

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

2010-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
I believe shift command down arrow would do the trick. On Aug 8, 2010, at 8:13 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone please remind me how to select from the point of the curser > directly to the end of the text? Like if I want to reply to an e-mail but I > need to cut out the previous

Re: skype question

2010-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is an apple bug, besides apple's own status menus, others are not accessible from the keyboard, apple is aware of it, not sure when it will be fixed. There is a way to get around this, you have to get the mouse pointer to the menu item and click it, in skype's case, it's more trouble then i

Re: right clicking a link in safari

2010-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
If you want to download a file, make sure your keyboard focus is on the link, then hold the option key and press enter, that will download the file instead of opening it. On Aug 9, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Greg Aikens wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am trying to download some of the podcasts from blind cool

Re: Virtual Box Verses Virtual VMWare

2010-08-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
Vmware fusion is better by far, unfortunately virtual box is completely unuseable with voice over, tried it a few weeks ago. On Aug 9, 2010, at 5:47 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay. > > For who ever has used both Virtual Box, (which I believe is free) and VMWare > Fusion. Which do you think is

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
I wonder if the same OCR engines would be available, that's one thing Kurzweil 1000 is known for, excellent recognition. On Aug 9, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi Mike, > What I need is something that will let me access the settings so I can change > them if the defaults do

Re: Virtual Box Verses Virtual VMWare

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
ac User!!! > > E-Mail: > rforetjr at comcast dot net > Skype Name: > barefootedray > > On Aug 9, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> Vmware fusion is better by far, unfortunately virtual box is completely >> unuseable with voice over, tried it

Re: Quick Nav Spontaneously Activating

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've never had this happen, either using track pad commander on my macbook, or the num pad commander on my mac minis, interesting. On Aug 9, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > This happens to me also and I'm beginning to think there's some gesture on > the trackpad doing it, as I use trackpad

Re: Virtual Box Verses Virtual VMWare

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
How did you get past the initial screens? When I opened virtual box, I could not read anything. On Aug 10, 2010, at 3:42 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > Mike, > > Virtual box is not totally un useable. > I use it daily and I have very few problems with it. > Infact the only trouble I

Re: Mac vs. Windows Accessibility was Re: Reopen office

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
Ok, I can get this to work, but voice over does not tell you that the item is a mouse over, actually I think using this is an example of bad web design, even if voice over did announce it, because you have to actually move the mouse itself to the link, putting the system focus on it is not suffi

Re: interaction and getting one's teeth in to the Mac

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is a concept lots of people have a problem with, bt it's really not difficult, and you don't have to interact with everything. All it is really is focusing in on a particular item to examine it more closely. For example, if you come accross a tool bar, and you're interested in it, you can i

Re: Out of box, then what?

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, there is no serial number to enter, and no activation nonsense to deal with The command key is next to the space bar, there's one on either side. You can press the key stroke after you hear the music. At this point, after pressing the key stroke, voice over will offer you the tutorial, you m

Re: interaction and getting one's teeth in to the Mac

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
You dn't have to interact with an email message to read it. Just move your voice over cursor to the text area, if you want to read it line by line, use the regular arrow keys. On Aug 10, 2010, at 10:23 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Ray, > > Fair points. But, if I'm, say, reading an email messag

Re: interaction and getting one's teeth in to the Mac

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
I like the interacting in mail, because it prevents me from having to listen to all of the columns for each message. I interact with the messages table and go to the subject column. Then when I arrow through my messages, that's the only column I hear, trust me, you can get through your messages

Re: Spellchecking emails.

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi Jeff, you bet. Actually, the mac supports spell checking in any text area, even on web sites, it's system wide. In most applications, you can set whether spelling is checked as you type, personally I don't use this, but it's there if you want it. On Aug 10, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Geoff Waaler wro

Re: interaction and getting one's teeth in to the Mac

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is probably one of the primary differences between voice over and the windows screen readers. Voice over does not assume you want certain things spoken. Does this mean you do a bit more navigation on the mac than you do in Windows? Perhaps, but it leaves decisions up to the user which is ho

Re: Insuring Windows are Maximized with VO?

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, to do this, press VO tilda, that's the accent key shifted. Voice over will say window resize menu, and you will have 2 options, horizontal or vertical. Select each one, and press the right arrow or dwn arrow key as appropriate for a few seconds, this will maximize the window in both directio

Re: Insuring Windows are Maximized with VO?

2010-08-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, command m minimized a window, there is an option in the window menu that seems to do this though, it's called zoom. On Aug 10, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > You could just type command+M. If you want to do it with VoiceOver, then > VO+M then arrow over until you get to the Win

Re: interaction and getting one's teeth in to the Mac

2010-08-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, I have mine set up the exact same way. I only interact with a message if I want to click a link, otherwise, that's not needed. On Aug 11, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Donna, > > I don't use the Preview pane, and in the Viewing section of Mail Preferences, > I have Show h

Re: Skype.

2010-08-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
You need to copy the skype application to your applications folder. Open the disk image, and highlight the skype application, and press command c to copy it. Now go to the applications folder and press command v to paste it there. Currently, there is no way that I know of to tell the status of a

Re: Strange behavior from adium

2010-08-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
Do you have growl installed? I think adium offers to install that, and this can cause problems with voice over, if growl is installed, you might try removing it. On Aug 12, 2010, at 12:27 AM, Justin Ekis wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm getting some strange behavior from voiceover when adium is running

Re: Three-Finger Flick

2010-08-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sounds like you're doing it correctly. Make sure you're fingers are spread out slightly, otherwise it may think you're using less than 3 fingers. On Aug 12, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Ana G wrote: > Hi all, > > How do you flick up and down with three fingers? > > I'm trying to learn to scroll through

Re: Interesting problem with used Mac book

2010-08-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
What disk are you using to install snow leopard? Is it a disk that came with another mac or is it a snow leopard disk that was purchased as an upgrade? In this case, ironicly you need to be using a snow leopard upgrade disk. Using a snow leopard disk that came as a restore disk with a mac won't

Re: Interesting problem with used Mac book

2010-08-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
Isn't it awesome to be able to install the operating system without sighted help? Does this macbook have the multitouch track pad? If not, you could get the magic track pad. On Aug 13, 2010, at 7:28 AM, Rich Ring wrote: > I don't know why the lol, but that was the problem. I have another Snow

Re: VmWare Fusion 3.1.1

2010-08-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
H, on one of my mac minis, I upgraded, and the audio is working fine with windows XP. On Aug 13, 2010, at 7:36 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > Folks, > > I cannot recommend upgrading to the most recent version of VmWare's Fusion. > Not only have they not corrected the volume issue, there is now a

Re: what the heck is going on!?

2010-08-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, the disk is defaulting to icon or column view, press command 2 to switch to list view. On Aug 13, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > OK, this is weird. So I got the disk in, and everything worked fine. I took > it out, and when I put it back in, I started getting that weird Image br

Re: alternative vm software

2010-08-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
If you want the fastest windows experience, boot camp is the way to go, since all of the processor and memory resources are devoted to windows when using it. VMware fusion currently is the only accessible virtualization package for the mac, if you give us more details, we might be able to figure

Re: renaming my macbook

2010-08-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
You can rename the computer itself in the sharing part os system preferences. I think you can change the name that is displayed, but to actually change the name of the account, you would need to create a new one, which may be more trouble than it's worth. On Aug 14, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Allison Ma

Re: Can't Switch Through Applications Sometimes...

2010-08-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Haven't seen this, but another way to switch applications is to press control option F1 twice, or do a 2 finger double tap on the left of the trackpad, this will open the application chooser menu. On Aug 25, 2010, at 1:09 AM, Justin Kauflin wrote: > Hey everyone, > Just recently, I've been r

Re: IS There a VM Fusion Keystroke to lock the virtual machine window?

2010-08-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Try pressing command control enter to go in to full screen mode, that usually works. On Aug 25, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Alfredo wrote: > I have been looking ont he web and have found no shortcut key to lock > the virtual machine window when I am in it. For example when I press > the shortcut commandop

Re: Can't Switch Through Applications Sometimes...

2010-08-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Oh, thanks, much appreciated, if you were using JFW, you've definitely moved on to something better. On Aug 26, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > Mike, for what it's worth, I like your podcasts and they have been very > helpful. > > - Original Message --

Re: voice over.

2010-08-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey Scott, glad you're enjoying the mac, it sounds like you're coming along quite well. I have 3 macs now, while I still run windows XP on my macs occasionally for a couple things, by far, I use the mac for most things now and it's great. I don't miss the PC at all. On Aug 27, 2010, at 12:47 PM,

Re: Need Mac User's advice on which Windows screen reader to purchase and learn

2010-08-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would consider window eyes, or better yet, system access, these are great products, certainly better than jaws in my opinion. I would try system access first, it's much cheaper than the others and may meet your needs. On Aug 27, 2010, at 10:52 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: > I realize the question mi

Re: downloading/reading bookshare books

2010-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
For some reason, the built in archive utility does not support password protected zip files. Do a search for a program called the unarchiver. It will handle these kinds of files. After extracting the files, you can copy the book to a device, or open the xml file in your browser. On Aug 29, 2010,

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, the mail program on the mac works with Microsoft Exchange, you should not need office for that. On Aug 30, 2010, at 9:20 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > Hi, > I have installed the mac version of MS Office. Is this accessable? It seems > to have buttons available but for example viewing n

Re: MS Office accessibility on the mac natively

2010-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Open office works, there's also apple's iwork suite. On Aug 31, 2010, at 12:47 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > Ok, that works. > > There's always open office as well. I have VM Fusion working correctly > though so that's a good solution. > > On Aug 30, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Cameron wrote: > >> Hi. O

Re: audio recording on the mac

2010-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, yes, you sould use amadeus pro, this is a multitrack sound editor. On Aug 31, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Robert Hooper wrote: > I am a Windows user who recently decided to try switching to a Mac. I don’t > yet have the new Mac computer, but I thought I’d ask a few questions > regardless. > On window

Re: MOving to the bottom or top of a document in Text Edit

2010-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, use command up arrow or command down arrow for this. On Aug 31, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: > Hi Folks: > > As the subject line says, this is what I need a fool proof method to > accomplish. I'm familiar with the FN/VO/shift/left arrow to move to the top > or bottom of tables

Re: long rant was Re: GW Micro Responds to the Future of Screen Readers Discussion Panel Questions

2010-09-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
Just a few comments to add to this. First, I think gw-micro is a great company and window eyes is a great product, I'm using it with my work computer to write this message. With regard to supporting the web, at this point at least, voiceover is actually ahead of window eyes, because it handles

routers

2010-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi all, well, I might be looking at getting a new router, mine has started having some strange problems, so it may be going bad, was wondering which routers are the most accessible with their web interfaces. I know the linksys routers work well, what about net geer, belkin or d-link? I've heard

Re: routers

2010-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, if I need to get another one, I'll probably go with another linksys. That's what I have now, and it's totally accessible because it's a standard web page. For some reason, dsl modem router combinations are very common, but I have yet to see a combination cable modem router. -- Email serv

Re: routers

2010-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
I >>>> tried it. >>>> >>>> That said I've been using this 2wire for a while and it's been a long >>>> time since I fiddled with a linksys router. But when I did, it was >>>> completely accessible all the way, at least under wind

Re: routers

2010-09-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
r...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 7:41 p.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: routers > > Mike, don't do it. Linksys is so bad you'll thank me when you see how a > router with a real forwarding engin

Re: portrait lock

2010-09-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, first, press the home button twice to go to the application switcher. Now comes the interesting part, you need to flip 3 fingers either to the left or right depending on what page it starts on, and once you do that you will find an option for the portrait lock. On Sep 13, 2010, at 10:12 AM,

Re: trackpad gesture that mutes speech in voiceover

2010-09-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think it's a 3 finger triple tap that does it. On Sep 13, 2010, at 10:54 AM, Mary Otten wrote: > Yesterday, while using my magic trackpad, I did something that muted > voiceover. I was trying to do the rotor gesture. My trackpad has been acting > weirdly lately anyway; I thought the batteries

Re: allegiant air website not accessible with vo and safari

2010-09-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi Mary, this is indeed a problem site, I do have a wrk around though. Move your voice over cursor to the date you want, and press control option command f5 to place the mouse on the item. Now press control option shift space to do a mouse click, this calendar seems to require actual mouse click

Re: allegiant air website not accessible with vo and safari

2010-09-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
I was also in dom mode, that's what I always use, haven't really found that group mode makes things faster or easier, that's a personal preference of course. On Sep 14, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Colin, > Were you in dom or group mode? That's the only thing I didn't think of, > tryin

Re: two internet questions with voiceover on a Mac

2010-09-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
Last I checked, firefox doesn't work at all. You can press VO command j to move t the next control, this will move you through all controls though, not just buttons. On Sep 15, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > hi everyone I have two questions about the internet on a Mac. > > 1. With Voi

Re: Braille Sense and the Mac

2010-09-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
You might ask gw-micro about this. I've never used this product, but you might give it a try. If it has a braille display mode, enable that, then connect it with usb or pair it using bluetooth and see if it works. On Sep 17, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > Hi folks, > I'm wondering if a

Re: VO navigation seems changed / that mail problem again

2010-09-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
There is an option in the voice over utility that sets whether to automatically interact with items, especially when using the tab key. Personally I have this disabled, if I want to interact with something, I will use the keystroke, but that's a personal preference. On Sep 18, 2010, at 12:15 PM,

Re: VO navigation seems changed / that mail problem again

2010-09-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Quick nav allows you to use the regular arrow keys for navigation instead of their regular purpose. Left and right arrow move left and right, and the up and down arrow use the roter setting. To activate the item in the voice over cursor, press the up and down keys together. Pressing the up and l

Re: good spanish voices for voiceover

2010-09-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Take a look at the acapela voices, www.assistiveware.com On Sep 18, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Samuel wrote: > I'm looking for a good spanish voice for voiceover. It's a tad > frustrating that ios has a spanish voice built in but os x doesn't > > Any suggestions for voices that are cheap but good? > > --

Re: My Passport External Hard Drive

2010-09-20 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sounds like the drive is frmatted with NTFS. Use the disk utility to erase and reformat it as a mac drive. On Sep 19, 2010, at 9:25 PM, Jim Fettgather wrote: > Hi to the list. > > I had purchased a My Passport 500 GB external hard drive, when connecting it > to the Mac, a message came up asking

Re: A Quick Question About The Multi-Touch Trackpad

2010-09-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
I don't think double tapping the track pad will open the message, to do that, just press enter and then use command w to close the window and return to the in box. On Sep 22, 2010, at 2:57 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > This may be obvious to some but... > > I find that I'm using m

Re: losing my place in preview

2010-09-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
The way I do this is, before switching applications, I turn off cursor tracking, then I reenable it when I go back to preview, and pick up where I left off. On Sep 22, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Greg Aikens wrote: > Hi everyone, > Is there something I can set so that I do not lose my place in Preview ev

Re: A Quick Question About The Multi-Touch Trackpad

2010-09-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've disabled the preview pane, and I think Mark has too. On Sep 23, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Mike and Mark: > Perhaps it's because I haven't disabled preview pane. I am able to open and > close messages with ctl-mouse-click, much as one would with

Re: finder dialog

2010-09-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
Try pressing VO F1 twice to get to the app list, you may have an entry that says system dialogs, opening that should take you to the dialog, alternatively, if it's actually a finder dialog, select the finder entry, then choose the dialog. On Sep 24, 2010, at 12:01 AM, Chris Snyder wrote: > Hi g

Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver

2010-09-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
ou not? Perhaps I'm just > grasping at straws, eh? (Smile) > > Thanks again for giving us a proverbial "heads-up" on this one. > > Most Sincerely, > > mark > - > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:m

Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver

2010-09-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
rely, >> >> mark >> - >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney >> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 1:22 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: Microsoft Office 2011 and VoiceOver

2010-09-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
; "That's a load of crap" >> >> Greg, is it possible that the final release of Office 2011 will be > VoiceOver >> accessible? I mean, you reviewed a beta, did you not? Perhaps I'm just >> grasping at straws, eh? (Smile) >> >> Thank

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