Re: Parallels

Unless something has changed, parallels is not accessible with voiceover and the company seems to have no interest in fixing this. Original message: Hi all, I hear a lot of people talking about VMWare on this list but don’t hear a lot of discussion about Parallels for Mac. Is anybody using Pa

Re: Is there any accessible way to sign up to Sirius XM?

Oh, glad to know the radium application can be used for their internet streams. Unfortunately, the web based player on their site is totally inaccessible because it’s entirely flash based. They really should upgrade to html 5. Also, when logging in to hyour account, you have to solve a capcha, a

Re: flash content

You can play flash content, but the controls are not accessible. Fortunately many sites are moving to html 5 which is more accessible, but some insist on using flash still. On Dec 2, 2014, at 5:48 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > is it possible to play flash content on a Mac? do you need an app for i

Moving files from one folder to another

folder while simultaneously removing them from the original folder? Thanks a million, 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: Moving files from one folder to another

Thanks so much to you and the others who also answered my query. Kindest regards to all of you; you were very helpful. Mike On 28,Dec,2014, at 14:05, Jason White wrote: > Mike Busboom wrote: >> I am using Mac OS 10.9.5. Does anyone know of a way to move files from one >&g

Audio restoration of old cassettes

Amadeus Pro or thoughts using a different approach or different program, I’d be grateful. Many 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, sen

Re: Using an external hard drive on both Mac and Windows

I would go the fat32 route. The only restriction there is you can’t have files larger than 4 GB, and the only time you would have that is if you have large video files. This way you are not installing extra software just to use a drive. On Jan 4, 2015, at 12:07 PM, Edward Green wrote: > Hi, >

Re: reading bookshare xml files

, this is important, I would think. Is my observation correct? Would there be any other advantages to reading a Bookshare title on my Mac that I might not be aware of? Thanks and happy new year to all, Mike On 3,Jan,2015, at 17:13, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > You can go to the file in fin

Keeping a journal, both on Mac and iPhone?

Mac and the iPhone and, of course, it needs to work on both platforms with VoiceOver. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

Re: Keeping a journal, both on Mac and iPhone?

been told) to get refunds on things purchased in the app store. So if MacJournal for the iPhone doesn’t work on the iPhone, from an accessibility perspective, I can always get my money back. My very best, Mike On 12,Jan,2015, at 01:49, Christina C. wrote: > The last time I checked Day

Copying and printing a long list of filenames into a document

little arduous. Thanks and kindest regards, 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 po

Re: Copying and printing a long list of filenames into a document

. Thanks so much; you really helped me. Mike On 20,Jan,2015, at 15:20, David Griffith wrote: > 1. Copy all the files in Finder by selecting them and pressing command C. > 2. Open TextEdit. > 3. Press command shift T to force the format in TextEdit to text only. > 4. Press command V to

Re: Copying and printing a long list of filenames into a document

Hello Cheryl, The folder names were listed in the order they appeared in the Finder window, and this is good for my purposes. Take care, Mike On 20,Jan,2015, at 15:51, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > The only thing is that this method will not get you filenames in the > subdirectories, or at

Using a BrailleNote Apex with an iPhone 4S

far been unable to locate the Hot Spot function. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. 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 i

Re: Using a BrailleNote Apex with an iPhone 4S

Hello. Unfortunately, your message got chopped off at its beginning. However, to answer the one question which arrived, I am using Keysoft version 9 4 1, build 1252. Thanks and best regards, Mike On 20,Jan,2015, at 20:56, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > Hello, > > First of all, Are yo

Re: Keeping a journal, both on Mac and iPhone?

, Mike On the Mac side, On 19,Jan,2015, at 00:59, Chantelle Griffiths wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I only just saw this thread, so hopefully I don’t repeat too much of what’s > already been said. > > Mac Journal has been a wonderful app for me. I have been using it fo

Be My Eyes: Information needed for potential sighted volunteer

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Re: Using a BrailleNote Apex with an iPhone 4S

APEX001890” Any other thoughts? I guess that I can always power down my iPhone and do a hardware reset on my BrailleNote. However, I’m really not sure what is going on. Why did I get further when I typed as the pairing code instead of ? Kindest regards, Mike On 21,Jan,2015, at 16:57

Re: Using a BrailleNote Apex with an iPhone 4S

so that while reading a Kindle or iBook, using the advance bar will scroll the display through what is being read? Again,you were very helpful. Thanks! Mike On 21,Jan,2015, at 18:25, Alex Hall wrote: > Yes, restart your phone. Whenever you see that "could not load driver&quo

Re: Using a BrailleNote Apex with an iPhone 4S

Dream Reader as well. Take care and kindest regards, Mike On 21,Jan,2015, at 18:41, Eileen Misrahi wrote: > Hi Mike, > > I'll try this again because I checked what you meant by my message being cut > off. > > 1. The iPhone needs to be off totally: The sequence

Re: help using SiriusXM

The player on the web site is totally flash based, so it’s totally inaccessible. Hopefully at some point they will get with the times and move to html 5 On Jan 22, 2015, at 8:36 PM, Laura Bratton wrote: > Hi All, > has anyone used the SiriusXM website or app? if so how did it work with VO? I >

Re: question

Text edit works for me, but pages is available if you need to do more advanced things. On Jan 25, 2015, at 5:07 PM, Kathy Brack wrote: > I have just gotten the Mac air and am trying to learn it. It is quite a > learning curve after using the PC and Jaws for many years. My question is > what do

Re: super or carbon

I use carbon copy cloner, with the newest version, you have to actually click the mouse on items to select your drives, but it works great. Last I checked, super duper was not being updated hardly at all. Original message: Hello list could somebody please give advice on which is the best carbo

Re: super or carbon

isn’t > VO compatible. > I was going to purchase it, but not now. > >> On Jan 28, 2015, at 8:48 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: >> >> Hi Mike, >> >> I was just about to purchase Carbon Copy Cloner before upgrading to >> Yosemite. So, if you ne

Re: super or carbon

ss iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! > > Sent from my Mac, > the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in > >> On Jan 28, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Eileen Misrahi >> wrote: >> >> Hi Mike, >> >> I was just about to purchase Carbon Copy Cl

Re: My Amadeus Pro Tutorial is Now available

Just curious Jonathan, I know you used to use sound forge in Windows, perhaps you still do, not sure. Anyway, do you think Amadeus on the mac is just as accessible and functional as sound forge was? Original message: Hi everyone, as I've mentioned a couple of times in various threads about Amad

finally upgraded to 10.10

Hey everyone, well I decided now that apple has released the second update to go ahead and upgrade to yosemite. I actually don't notice one difference, the one bug I have noticed is, on web sites, when typing a long message in some text fields, voiceover sometimes totally loses focus. Also on t

Re: finally upgraded to 10.10

That's why I always wait until at least the first or second major update to an operating system before installing it. Yes, even with 10.10.2, it's still not as responsive as mavericks was, it's useable though. Original message: Mike, this is the second updated to yosemite. th

Re: Menu bar issue resolved but it brings up a larger issue

You might try rooting the mouse to the menu item and actually doing a mouse click, sometimes that works when double tapping the trackpad doesn't. Dropbox is an example of that. Otherwise, I would look through your status menus and see if there are any you can remove. Original message: Hello,

Re: my experience upgrading to yosemite 10.10.2

Restarting a computer will fix a lot of strange issues. I upgraded a few days ago as well, but I reformatted my drive and installed from scratch. I decided not to reinstall Fusion, I no longer have any need for Windows. Original message: hi all, so, i decided to upgrade from mavericks to the l

Re: my experience upgrading to yosemite 10.10.2

that this version does not work with yosemite. so, not sure how some of you are running that. version 7.2 works the same as the other versions. i have not noticed anything strange with it so far. Vivianna On Feb 5, 2015, at 9:08 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Restarting a computer will fix a l

Re: Adobe Flash Installer launched in the background

You can control this somewhat in system preferences, this is annoying. When I installed version 10.10 of the operating system, I did not even bother with flash player because I no longer needed it, and it's not accessible on the web anyway. Original message: Hi: every time I start my Mac it te

Problems with Voice Dream Reader on an iPhone 6

connectivity. Does anyone have any ideas for me? I would very much like to have the voices I paid for on my new iPHone 6. Thanks to you all, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: Problems with Voice Dream Reader on an iPhone 6

excellent. I love Voice Dream Reader, so I was willing to put up with the hassle, but installing something I had already purchased should have been easier. If anyone else ever has this problem, all I can do is suggest that they keep trying until it finally works. Kindest regards, Mike > On

Re: Navigating through long message threads in WhatsApp

tip; it really helped. Mike On 19,Feb,2013, at 7:00 PM, Blake Sinnett wrote: > Hi Mike, > > One thing to try is to tuck your thumb under a little so your thumb is under > your pointer. This is what I have to do as well. > > Blake > > -

Re: [Maccessibility] Samsung struggles to block iPhone function for the blind

I doubt this even gets off the ground, but it goes to show how ridiculous this patent thing has gotten. The entire patent system needs to be redone. On Feb 22, 2013, at 6:12 PM, Maccessibility wrote: > Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'Samsung struggles to block iPhone > function for the b

Re: [Maccessibility] Samsung struggles to block iPhone function for the blind

product after this. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Feb 23, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> I doubt this even gets off the ground, but it goes to show how ridiculous >> this patent

Pairing BrailleNote Apex and iPhone 4S

in a few days. Will I have to wait for the upgrade, or is there a way to make this current version of Keynote and the Apex talk to my 4S? As for pairing, I tried both and . I entered both of these values on the Apex keyboard. Any suggestions would be great! Thank you. Mike

Re: Pairing BrailleNote Apex and iPhone 4S

ith a keyboard like mine? Again, thanks for a great resource! Mike On 25,Feb,2013, at 5:25 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > I did a recording on how to do this. Visit www.braillenoteusers.info/media > and find the section on pairing the Apex with the iPhone. Keysoft 9.1 will > work just fine,

Re: Pairing BrailleNote Apex and iPhone 4S

t for those who work with more than one language, or for those who are studying a different language, the ability to read in Braille, just by using the iPhone and a Braille terminal/display is pretty spectacular. Now, all we need to do is get Kindle books on board … :-( Sincerest thanks, Mik

Re: Need some pointers on using Dropbox

Drop box is a bit nonstandard, it does not show up in your command tab list of apps. You need to press VO m twice to get to the status menus, then navigate left and right through the items, drop box should be one of them. You need to use the VO navigation here, using the reguar arrow keys will o

Re: *be careful* with the DropBox update.

Here's something you might try and see if it works, drop box still needs to fix this, but, once you get your voice over cursor to the item, press vo+F5 to move the mouse to the item, then press vo+shift+space to click the mouse, not sure if that will work but it's worth a try. Original message

Re: hbogo.com: Flash Site; Is There a Workaround?

Give this a try. Flash is not accessible on themac, hopefully these sites will move away from flash and start using html 5, but inthe mean time, try this. Go in to safari preferences, and choose the security item. Uncheck the option to enable plug ins, then close the preferences window. Now try

Re: Best office/productivity suite

I think the iwork suite will open Microsoft Office documents, but not sure if all features are retained. Office will never be accessible on the Mac unless Microsoft makes some changes, and uses the accessibility interfaces Apple has provided. Many people blame Voiceover because Microsoft Office

Re: Youtube to MP3 Converter

Sure, I use the web based one, youtube-mp3.org works great. On Mar 28, 2013, at 1:35 PM, des delgadillo wrote: > Hey again, list: > Recently I've been using a great Youtube to MP3 program, but over the past > day or so it's stopped working. not quite sure why, but I'm wondering if > anyone can

Re: Question about moving to the top and bottom of the message list in Mail

I made a custom gesture to do this. In the voiceover settings, go to the track pad commander. When you make a custom gesture, you hold the option key to use them. I set it so that option swipe up performs the go to top command, and option swipe down performs the go to end command. If you are in

Re: Hanging up a call in Skype

Yes, when the skype window has focus, press command shift h Original message: Is there a keystroke used to hang up a call in Skype? Thanks! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com --

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

One thing that makes the price issue more interesting is that the really expensive windows screen readers are rarely needed anymore. For 95 percent of the users, system access or NVDA will more than suffice. Original message: Any tool that accomplishes the tasks that are desired or required is a

Re: Serious question about Mac vs. Windows

In order for Office to be accessible, Microsoft will need to make some changes. Apple has documented how to make applications accessible, but Microsoft refuses to fix the issues. On Apr 7, 2013, at 1:07 PM, Jamie Pauls wrote: > I find VoiceOver to be a very robust screen reader. I think you wil

Continuous read with Read2Go app

. Is there any way to get Read2Go to read more than one page at a time when the Read2Go TTS is turned off? Thanks for any and all feedback. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

Re: Continuous read with Read2Go app

. Thank you very much for your input. It is my sense that I am not doing anything wrong. :-) Mike On 8,Apr,2013, at 8:12 PM, Nancy Wyman wrote: > From my experience, it all depends on the way the book is scanned in. If it's > ScanMan and small sections, the video will stop at the

Re: Continuous read with Read2Go app

Hello Donna, Although I use Braille sometimes, I frequently use speech by itself. That is why I am looking for a way to read continuously, using the iPhone voice, without having to constantly manually advance through a book's pages. Take care, and thanks for your input, Mike On 9,Apr

Re: Continuous read with Read2Go app

an option. Per your suggestion, I will listen to the Applevis podcast about the app once again. I must admit that I only briefly perused it when it came out since I am already extremely satisfied with my iPhone's English and German speech TTS's.. Kindest regards and thanks for your re

Re: USB Headset

Yes. Once it's connected, open system preferences and choose sound. From here, you can set the headset and or microphone as your default output and input devices. Original message: Hello all: Can the Mac work with a USB headset, and if so, how does one set this up? Thanks. You can have an of

drop box

Hey everyone, I know a recent version of drop box had some accessibility issues. Does anyone know if the newest version can be used? Wanted to check before I updated it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from thi

Re: Continuous read with Read2Go app

again for the recommendation and kindest regards, Mike On 9,Apr,2013, at 9:12 PM, Esther wrote: > Hello Mike, > > Have you looked into using the Voice Dream Reader app? This app does not > have the same level of navigation options that the Read2Go app has, so you'll >

Re: VoiceOver and flash

Unfortunately no. Adobe refuses to make this accessible. Hopefully more and more sites will move away from flash and start using html 5 which should be more accessible. On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:17 AM, "Christian" wrote: > Hi all, > Now, with Mountain Lion, does anyone know if we can interact with

Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover.

Hello Anne, Though this may not be the best solution, couldn't you just hit the mute switch on your iPhone to get rid of the page-turning sound? I do this with Blio and iBooks, and it works quite well. Best, Mike On 3,May,2013, at 8:01 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > iBooks is even

Does anyone have been up to date audacity podcast?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to find a podcast or article or anything really that will help me learn how to use audacity on the Mac. I cannot find anything recent and am just wondering if there is something out there. Thanks for any help. Mike Sent from my iPad -- You received this me

Re: Switching to VMWare from bootcamp

Actually, fusion will allow you to use your boot camp copy of windows in a virtual machine, so you may not have to go through all of that, however, creating a new virtual machine will offer you a few advantages. It's one file, so it's very easy to back up. If something happens to your copy of wi

interesting observation with the newest skype

Looks like the newest skype uses a different control now for displaying chat messages, it's no longer using an html view, but rather a grid. Fortunately this does not cause any problems with accessibility, actually in some ways it reads a bit better. The only thing that concerns me is, I wonder

Re: interesting observation with the newest skype

Yes, usually when you move to the grid, the newest message is automatically spoken now, very nice. Original message: Hi there Mike and others, I find the new way Skype handles chat much more convenient to use. Have not encountered any links as of yet, but will attempt to test soon. Warm

Re: maximizing windows on the Mac

Actually, I think zoom just makes the window large enough to contain all information, this does not mean it will fill the screen. I use voiceover's resize window command, and tell it to resize to the entire screen. Original message: Yeah, I do it all the time. Go to your menu bar, then to the

Where can I find the Kindle App Gestures Guide

anyone know if there is any other way to download the guide? I believe that it is called "Kindle for iOS Accessibility Gestures - Quick Reference Guide." Thanks in advance, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisiona

Audible, New Victor Reader Stream and the Mac?

plished on the Mac. Any help would be truly appreciated. 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 mac

Re: Audible, New Victor Reader Stream and the Mac?

to do it, I will try to run VMWare Fusion and install the Audible download manager. Take care, and thanks for your input, Mike On 23,May,2013, at 5:15 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Totally forget it Mike. It isn't possible now and it isn't likely to ever be > possible. Not, unless

Assisting an App developer with accessibility issues

he do? I myself am not a programmer, but I will pass along any useful information to him. Best regards, 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 a

Bibliographically citing material when using eBook readers

ecrease or increase the font size, the values in the page selector change and in any case, they don't reflect the hardcopy page numbering. I would appreciate any ideas on how to tackle this issue and which of the apps you use for eBook reading give you this information. Thanks in advance,

Re: Bibliographically citing material when using eBook readers

, too. Best regards, Mike On 28,May,2013, at 4:12 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > Hi, > > I believe Kindle does provide this information (hardcopy page numbering), at > least for people who can see. Not sure how to access it, if it's even > possible, with VoiceOver. >

Re: VoiceOver Detective Needed

My guess is you have another app open but that app had no windows open, so focus was on the menu bar. I have seen this happen when I have skype running but the main window is closed. Original message: Okay, I am replying to my own message. I figured out the answer to my question. I am, however,

iOS VoiceOver Manual - Where did it go?

say, the bookmarked link to the manual. I am wondering what the best way would be to get the most recent iteration of the iPhone manual for VoiceOver users back on to my phone. Kindest regards to all, Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Just can't remember

In finder, press command comma for preferences. Interact with the tool bar and click advanced. The option should be available in this screen. For the life of me, I will never understand why windows and the mac default to not showing these. Without showing the extensions, it can be impossible to

Re: iOS VoiceOver Manual - Where did it go?

wish that all of these documents were available in formats such as RTF. I prefer studying and using Braille on my Apex and then carrying out what I learn on my iOS device. Am I showing my age? :-) At any rate, my sincerest gratitude to all of you who helped me. Mike On 1,Jun,2013, at 12:

Twitterrific and Twitter Etiquette

? Lastly, since I have never been on Twitter, and Twitterrific will be my primary Twitter client, are there any important facets of the social network that are not usable through Twitterrific? Thanks in avance. Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Seeing Eye GPS APP

It's still in development, that's all we know at this point unless I'm missing something. On Jun 2, 2013, at 7:49 PM, "Krysti .Power" wrote: > hey everyone > > my name is Krysti and i was wondering if anyone knows anything about this app > like release date? cost? will it be a subscription ser

Re: Twitterrific and Twitter Etiquette

thought about this already, a similar book dealing with Facebook from a blindness perspective would also be well worth purchasing! Kindest regards, Mike On 3,Jun,2013, at 8:57 AM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > There are probably articles on this, but at present I am just completing my >

Re: Seeing Eye GPS APP

Gucukoglu wrote: I'm waiting for this App too and hope we can use it without having to buy an external GPS. Kawal. On 3 Jun 2013, at 02:23 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: It's still in development, that's all we know at this point unless I'm missing something. On Jun 2, 20

Re: Standard BT GPS recievers with iDevices -was- Re: Seeing Eye GPS APP

Wonder how much those receivers are. Are they bluetooth? I have several bluetooth receivers that do not work, the holux 1000, the qstarz 818, and the iblue 737. These use mtk chip sets which are quite accurate. Each receiver costs around $20 -- You received this message because you are subscri

Re: Standard BT GPS recievers with iDevices -was- Re: Seeing Eye GPS APP

The 747 would be a bit more expensive because it also has logging capabilities. On Jun 3, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > The receivers are standard, and Mike, I bet when you bought some or all of > those receivers, they were not 20 bucks. I have an iblue 747, for instance, &g

iPhone accommodations for low-vision users?

Gratefully, 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, send ema

Re: Fleksy

e in English, I sometimes need to enter names of restaurants, etc., whose names are German. Thanks and happy fleksing! Mike On 19,Aug,2012, at 11:03 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > You know, it's hard to completely separate them. I find that I have to > retype things a lot, often the word I

Re: a new little thing about Mountain Lion

With boot camp, you still run the windows install which can be a problem. The best way to install windows without sighted help is to use vmware fusion. Original message: So, does this make it possible for a blind person to install windows using bootcamp independantly; or, need we wait for yet m

Re: installing Windows in Fusion (was: a new little thing about Mountain Lion)

u need the windows iso, or does vmware handle that somehow? I know you'd need a key to stop windows from complaining that it isn't genuine, but how does the actual install process work? On 8/24/12, Mike Arrigo wrote: With boot camp, you still run the windows install which can be a prob

Re: Upgrading to Fusion 5

I had the same issue. On the page, before the add to cart option you will notice a table, one of the things listed is your previous license, and right before that there is an unlabeled internal link, select that, this will then expand the table and you will find a check box that you can check fo

Re: Upgrading to Fusion 5

:12 AM, Robert Carter wrote: > Thanks Mike. Shortly after I wrote the message, I figured it out also. Should > have just persisted a bit more before cluttering the list. > > Robert > > > On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:47 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> I had the same issue.

Re: Upgrading to Fusion 5

That's one reason among others why I would never use jaws, actually I try and avoid using any software that uses that authorization nonsense, it causes nothing but problems. On Aug 25, 2012, at 7:41 AM, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi Robert Mike and others, > > I needed this info s

Re: VLC for Mac OS and accessibility

Most of these controls also have help tags, if you turn on the automatic reading of help tags and set the delay as low as possible, it works very well. On Aug 26, 2012, at 12:01 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: > The only issues I see are the unlabeled checkboxes and buttons, but that's > easily fixable.

Re: Introducing myself

Welcome to the list, yes the mac is great, I use it for almost everything, I only have to use windows for one or two things, I don't have any pcs anymore, just macs. On Sep 1, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Christine Olivares wrote: > Hello everyone, > My name is Christine. My membership slipped through the

Re: Where do Apps go

I believe it's in your home folder, then go to music, itunes, I think there'sa folder there with all of the apps. Actually there's no need to do this, you can just go to the app store on the device and redownload your apps, might take a bit more time but should be a bit easier. On Sep 8, 2012, a

Re: how to tell if running 64 bit under ML?

Mountain lion only boots in 64 bit, that's all it has which is probably why it's not mentioned. On Sep 30, 2012, at 7:05 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay, > > This is weird. Under Mountain Lion, I can't seem to read whether or not I'm > running 32 or 64 bit. OF course, I clicked on About this M

Re: the ram manager again. Some progress.

Programs such as onyx and cocktail also have these features. On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Matthew Campbell wrote: > Hello all. > Following up on my previous post regarding an accessible ram manager for the > Mac, I came across a free tiny utility called purge. > This little gem has absolutely no

Re: typing at fast speeds with the Alex voice ...

The nuance voices are very responsive when typing. Personally I think Alex is fine when typing, at least in my case. You might check out the Infovox voices from Acapela, though I think their responsiveness is similar. Original message: Hello, I have noticed that typing very quickly on my Mac

Re: need help with fusion error.

Try this. Highlight the virtual machine and press command+e to open the settings for it. There is an item there for the sound card, what does it say? Perhaps I can look at this for you on the way to Jefferson City on Friday while on the train. Original message: Hi all; i am running fusion vers

Re: Playing Flash Movies

If you don't want to install an extension, there's another way, I use this method. Unless you know you're going to be using flash, uncheck the option under security to enable plug ins, this makes pages load much faster. Then, if something requires flash, enable plug ins and refresh the page. O

Re: Playing Flash Movies

plugins like QuickTime as well and would > stop Safari from playing mp3s and such in the browser. Just tried it and > everything seems to play fine. Nice. > > CB > > On 10/8/12 2:19 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> If you don't want to install an extension, there's anot

Re: Playing Flash Movies

This is correct, if it starts playing automatically it's fine, but the flash controls and content will not read. Adobe has made it clear they have no interest in fixing this on the mac. One thing you can do in the case of youtube, go to http://youtube.com/html5 Click the option to join the html5

Re: my CF card reader won't show up on the desktop

Do you have the memory card in the reader? If not, it definitely won't show on the desktop since the finder does not show blank drives, I would think it would still show in disk utility though. Have you tried another port? If that doesn't work you might try another computer. If that doesn't wor

Re: my CF card reader won't show up on the desktop

I would be inclined to think this was a bad reader then, the card itself is probably not the issue. Original message: Heh. Yes, there's a CF card in the reader, and I've tried all two ports on my MBP, and don't have another computer to test the reader. The card reads fine in my old PacMate, ju

Re: my CF card reader won't show up on the desktop

Hmmm, that does make it more interesting. Here's a thought. Open the system profiler and look at the USB section, does the card reader even show up? Let's see if the mac even knows something is there. Original message: Then I have *TWO* bad card readers, as I've tried that card in both of them.

Re: my CF card reader won't show up on the desktop

Even if he didn't, it still should have shown in disk utility I would think. Original message: I know this sounds crazy. Did you enable it to show on the desktop from finder preferences? Thanks. Chris Bruinenberg cbrui...@gmail.com On Oct 9, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: Then

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