Re: is a paid screenreader for the mac a option?

2012-07-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
Agreed, we should not have to pay any more to access a device than a sightedperson does, and accessibility should not have to be developed by third parties, the company that makes the products should be responsible for making it universally accessible and that's what apple has done. Original m

Re: paralells

2012-07-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Parallels is not accessible. I think there is a way to get a virtual machine started without sighted help once it's set up, but personally, I see no need to support a company that has been asked several times to make their product accessible and refuses to do this, especially when vmware fusion

Re: Loving Mountain Lion

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
One of my mac minis will not run it, I plan on upgrading fairly soon, but I think I will watch the list traffic for a little while first just to make sure there are no major issues. I may wait until 10.8.1, not sure yet, I'm sure I will probably upgrade within the next few weeks. Original messa

Re: upgrading to mountain lion was Loving Mountain Lion

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
If you bought that macbook new than you are fine. I have the regular macbook from 2010 and it will have no problems running the new OS. Original message: I'm having trouble determining if I can upgrade my MacBook. On the tech specs page, it seems to indicate that only the aluminum MacBooks can b

Re: Tricky Process for DVD Creation of ML Install

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
When I upgrade, I plan on turning my lion install dvd in to a mountain lion install DVD, it's a DVD+RW, I think it holds about 4.7 GB Original message: I thought DVDs, for data use, could hold 4.7GB? 9GB if it's a double-layer disc. CB On 7/25/12 2:18 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: Oh, gr

Re: Tricky Process for DVD Creation of ML Install

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
I made my lion install DVD with disk utility. Make sure yo're using the disk image within the app itself. Also, apparently when making a dvd, or even a bootable flash drive, you need to mount the image first. Original message: Hmmm, I'm using Simply Burns and it says my disc doesn't have enough

Re: possible to download, but not install, 10.8?

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sure, when you purchase mountain lion, it will probably start the install once the download is done, just press command+q to exit the install. When you're ready to install, the installer application will be in your apps folder. On Jul 25, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I am still

Re: VMWare Fusion Not Supported Under Mountain Lion

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, it's a paid upgrade, around $49 I think. On Jul 25, 2012, at 5:53 PM, Harry Hogue wrote: > Hi, I have version 3.1.4. Would I have to pay to upgrade? > > Harry > > On Jul 25, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Matthew Campbell > wrote: > >> Hi. >> What version of fusion are you running? >> I'm running 4.

Re: Mountain Lion Is Awesome!

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
I was hoping they fixed the nuance voice issues. Does anyone know if there is a key stroke to access the notification center? For example, you can press control+f8 for the status menus, control+F2 for the menu bar, etc. Is there a keystroke for notifications? On Jul 25, 2012, at 8:57 PM, Shawn K

Re: Mac and online banking

2012-08-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Each bank site works differently, but the banking site I use works great with safari and chrome. Original message: I am with Lloyds TSB and use their internet banking service to manage my banking online. How well does this work with Safari or any other browsers for the mac? Thanks! -- You rec

Re: Technically speaking, How Does Screen Curtain Actually Work?

2012-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think it does save battery power. On IOS devices, the light on the display is turned off, or at least on a very low setting. On the mac, I don't use the screen curtain, instead I turn the brightness down to 0 Original message: Ok, one of my notorious "just wondering" questions. I've heard m

Re: I just switched back to Safari from Chrome, here's why

2012-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
Not seeing this in chrome, pressing command+l works the same way it does in safari On Aug 15, 2012, at 5:00 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > I meant it literally: cmd-l in Chrome loads a page, cmd-l in Safari > does not. VO focuses on that page, so Safari not focusing is a > consequence of Safari not loadi

Re: Is there a trackpad command for going back a page in Safari?

2012-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
You could probably set one up but there's really no reason to, just press command left bracket on the keyboard. Original message: If there is a command or if anyone has a suggestion how to set one up using the trackpad, I'd sure appreciate you sharing. Kev -- You received this message beca

Re: can't ever cut items in Finder?

2012-08-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Here's how to do this, use command+c to copy in the usual way. When you get to the place where you want to move the items, press command option v, that will move the items instead of copying them. On Aug 18, 2012, at 10:52 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Hi all, > I can copy and paste items just fine. Wh

Re: Mouse right click

2012-08-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
There is no voice over command for right clicking the mouse, however, pressing vo shift M on an item should open the context menu for it, that's also what right clicking the mouse does. On Aug 21, 2012, at 5:16 PM, Mary Scott wrote: > Hi all, My sighted helpers are often asking me, "How do I rig

Re: Booting from an external HD in lion

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

Re: Bookshare on the Mac

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

Re: Adobe Reader 10 for OSx inaccessible

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

something I've noticed with regard to the nuance voices

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

Re: Browsing with Safari has become extremely difficult

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

Re: playing youtube vidios using Crome.

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

Re: YouTube and HTML 5

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

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

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

Re: Combo box driving me crazy

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

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

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

Re: Mini owners, please read

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

Re: A truly frustrating issue

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

Re: Some questions about Google Goggles

2012-01-20 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is a very nice app, I have used it with food boxes and it works pretty well, it may not tell you the exact brand, but it should be close. It's also good for recognizing CDs, it does money identification and can also read some text. The newest version has a nice feature where you don't have

Re: OCR on the mac

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

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

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

Re: VO or Chormevox with Google Chrome?

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

Re: Anyone Using Google Chrome with VO?

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

Re: Recommendation for extended keyboard.

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

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

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

Re: Possible bug in Lion

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

Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox!

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

Re: Mac OSX 10.8 Moutain Lion

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

new version of motion gps drive

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

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

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

Re: adding books to my nls cartrige on the mac

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

Re: adding books to my nls cartrige on the mac

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

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
ng that it worked in Europe as well would make it even more > interesting. > > Kindest regards, > > Mike > P.S. Your podcasts on the Mac did much to inspire me to buy my first MacBook, > and I don't regret that decision one little bit. Thank you. > On 18,Feb,2012,

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
> Kindest regards, >>> >>> Mike >>> P.S. Your podcasts on the Mac did much to inspire me to buy my first >>> MacBook, and I don't regret that decision one little bit. Thank you. >>> On 18,Feb,2012, at 4:46 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >>> >&

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
t; > Thanks in advance. > > Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks > On Feb 19, 2012, at 12:39 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> There is no way to get older versions, the current version of navigon worked >> fine for me, used it earlier today on a short root, I still like motion g

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

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

Re: new version of motion gps drive

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

Re: new version of motion gps drive

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

Re: new version of motion gps drive

2012-02-21 Thread Mike Arrigo
n Feb 21, 2012, at 6:04 AM, Jennifer Perdue wrote: > >> Thanks a lot for your information. >> >> Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks >> On Feb 19, 2012, at 6:27 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >>> There is a screen that will tell you the address you are closest to, but

Re: Chromevox

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

Re: Braille Touch: please help get Apple onboard

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

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

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

Re: Mud client for OSX 10.9?

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

tip for using voice over on the web

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

Re: question about VMware fusion on new MBA

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

Re: question about VMware fusion on new MBA

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

Re: A Voiceover settings questions

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

Re: clean install with disc maker x?

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

Re: Stability of the Mac

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

Re: Stability of the Mac

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

Re: Stability of the Mac

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

Re: Stability of the Mac

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

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

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

problem with a friend's mac

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, a friend of mine has an issue with her mac, I can't figure it out, so perhaps someone else on the list has seen this. When pressing control F8 to go to the status menus, a window appears with 2 unlabeled radio buttons and 2 tables, one allows you to choose what contacts are displa

Re: problem with a friend's mac

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
e in, but try Application Shortcuts first. Look through all the categories to see if that keystroke is assigned to anything. On May 5, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Mike Arrigo <mailto:n0...@charter.net>> wrote: Hey everyone, a friend of mine has an issue with her mac, I can't figure it out,

Re: Virtual Machines

2014-05-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
You want to use VMware Fusion, no question. Parallels is not accessible, and the company seems to have no interest in fixing this. Original message: Hi list, I just ordered a MacBook Air, the model that came out last week. As I said in my past thread, I'm looking to virtualize a copy of Windo

Re: Rformatting my Mac

2014-05-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
You need to boot in to recovery, it won't let you erase the drive it's booted from, the best thing to do is to boot in to recovery using command+r, then use disk utility to erase the drive, and finally choose to reinstall your operating system. That will give the mac a fresh start. On May 7, 201

Re: Disabling Mouse and Keyboard Assistant at startup

2014-05-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think your thinking of the settings in the bluetooth area of system preferences. There are options for whether to open the mouse and keyboard assistant if those devices are not connected. On May 15, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, all, > > I'm not sure if this is the correct na

Re: Is iTunes Accessibility Now Partially Broken?

2014-05-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, you will need to actually use the voiceover commands to move up and down, using the regular arrow keys will not work, hopefully Apple will have a fix for this soon. On May 17, 2014, at 1:38 AM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Hi Everyone, yesterday, I upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.3, and the new buil

Re: VMWARE Website what a shambles?

2014-06-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, there site is very cluttered, and you have to go through much more than you should have to just to download the newest version of their software. I'm not sure who decided to configure their site like that, but it's a pain to say the least. Original message: Hi there, i totally agree about

Re: [New post] Apple removing music downloading apps from App Store

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Assuming this is true, this is one of my pet peeves about IOS, Apple decides they no longer want something on their devices, so they remove apps from the store and ask developers to remove functionality from their apps, for no good reason other than, Apple doesn't like it. What about what the c

Re: Question about VM processor and memory allotment

2014-06-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Usually the default works fine, but, give Windows half of what you have. So, if you have a quad core processor, set fusion for duel core. If you have a duel core processor, set it for one core. Original message: Hi. I have a Mac Mini, i7 with six gig of memory until I can upgrade to 16 next

Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Welcome to the list! I remember the tutorial you did for the type 'n' speak, really enjoyed that when I first got it back in 1993. I have 3 macs at home and no longer have any pcs. I have no regrets about switching, I think the mac does not suffer from many of the problems that windows does, an

Re: Probably a Basic Question About Browsing folders in the Finder

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
You probably switched views, try pressing command+2 to switch back to list view. Original message: I won't waste any time as I have a question. I've gotten very comfortable at using the finder. In the past, when I enter my Mac HD drive I right arrow past the toolbar and I'm told there is a tabl

Re: How to remove write-protection from my USB-stick or flash-drive, whatever they call them these days

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Some of these drives have write protect switches, you might check and see if it has that. On Jun 19, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Helena Fehr wrote: > Hi! I already tried formatting it; for some reason it won't work, and yes, I > know it's a FaT32 format, because before this all happened, I was able to us

Re: motionXgps drive.

2014-06-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, that one is my favorite main stream GPS app, there are other paid ones too, such as navigon, Garmin and TomTom Original message: I don't like the motion X GPS Drive application. We will have to pay for it. Plus you have to pay for voice guidance. That just doesn't seem right to me.

Re: Silly Question: Flash

2014-06-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
The problem is with Adobe, they have said in the past that they don't think there are enough blind mac users to make it accessible. Also, flash is slowly giving way to html 5, any web site that still insists on using flash is lagging behind the times. Original message: Anyone know where we are

Re: Blind Square - help getting started please

2014-06-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
I also think it's a great app. When I'm walking around, it's the app I use most. It does cost money to develop these apps, as has already been stated, no one is forcing you to purchase it if you don't like the cost. Original message: well jessica, you have gotten several opinions on how great bl

Re: question about Mac book Air

2014-07-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
The three things you mention may help with performance a bit, but are by no means necessary, that should work fine. Original message: Hi all, I am looking at purchasing a Mac book Air 13-inch model with 256 GB haed drive. I am planning to run windows via VMware fusion. Would it be necessary in t

Re: File format for a flash drive switching between Mac and Windows

2014-07-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Go with fat32, it will work on both without problems. On Jul 7, 2014, at 6:03 PM, Daniel McGee wrote: > Hey all, maybe a simple question but it isn't for me. So your advice would be > welcome. > > Basically, I have a flash drive sitting here that I'm thinking of using with > somebody to act as

Re: Fit-Headless Works!

2014-07-10 Thread Mike Arrigo
It's good that this is available since the mac mini is very sluggish without a monitor. I know lots of people that use their pc without a monitor and it works fine, so I would say this is a design flaw. I wonder if it happens when using windows with boot camp? I guess I could try booting a vinu

Re: stopping my machine from going to sleep?

2014-07-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
Go to the energy saver section of system preferences, there are 2 tabs there, one for when it's plugged in and one for running on battery. On Jul 12, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Kevin Barry wrote: >When my Mac is on battery it goes to sleep very soon. How do I > change the timing of this?

Re: Youtube for Mac?

2015-02-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think there are some yutube players, but using the web browser works fine so to have an app is kind of redundant. Original message: Is there a version of YouTube for the Mac? Basically what you won't have to go to the website to listen/watch videos? -- You received this message because you

Re: various OS X questions with voiceover

2015-03-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Pressing vo+a will read from your cursor position. Safari does not really give any indication that a fileis downloading, you will need to go to the toolbar if it's enabled, and check the download status there. Original message: Hello all: I’ve been slowly using the mac a lot more while in class

net gear routers

2015-03-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone. Was wondering if anyone on here has played with net gear routers and if so, how accessible is the web interface? I know linksys routers work really well. On the other hand, my girl friend has a d-link router and it's awful, none of the links are labeled so I always have to ask voi

Re: turbo tax

2015-04-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
The web based version works fine, not sure if there is an installable version as well, but since the web based version works, you can just use that. Original message: Hi All, Does turbo tax for the Mac work with voice over? Has anyone attempted to use it? Best, Juan M. Hernandez Acc

Re: Linking Dropbox with my Mac

2015-04-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
When you first install the dropbox app, it will normally create the folders in the user's home folder. The app can be accessed, but you have to do a few things. Move to the status menus, then use the voiceover navigation keys to move to the dropbox icon, the regular arrow keys do not work here,

Re: JAWS and Dongles and Fusion, Oh My

2015-06-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
A much better solution would be to remove all of the authorization nonsense in the first place, that's one reason among several why I have gone away from windows completely and switched to the mac, none of that to worry about. For Windows though, NVDA is the way to go for sure. Original message

menus on web pages causing problems

2015-06-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this. This is with mac os version 10.10.3 and the newest version of safari. On some pages, voiceover will say something like menu, 7 items, and no matter what you do, will not navigate that page. Tabbing does nothing, you can navigate down wit

Re: web site navigation by group verses DOM: Opinions wanted

2015-06-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
I always use dom mode as well, with group mode, you have to interact with everything, no thanks, just give me a structured order of the page. If I want to skip something, there are key strokes to do that. > On Jun 17, 2015, at 5:08 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: > > FWIW, I prefer DOM mode all

menus on web pages solved I think

2015-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, thanks for your replies with solving this issue, going to the menu bar of safari and then leaving it and going back to the web page does solve it for me. I'm thinking this is more of a voiceover bug than safari, a sighted person told me that when voiceover is stuck in this menu, w

Re: logos bible software 6 with voiceover on the mac

2015-07-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
I will be curious to know how it works. I read logos books as well, but I do it through the web interface. I do know that the IOS version of the app works fairly well. Original message: Hello all, I am thinking about purchasing logos bible software 6 for the mac. I’m going to make the first p

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
The mac operating system does behave a bit more like a windows classic interface as opposed to windows 8 which I think is much harder to get around in. I know there are programs you can get to make windos 8 look more like windows 7, but, honestly, if you have to use a program just to make an op

Re: Looking for a good iPhone external battery harger

2015-09-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
I can't speak for the iphone 6 case, since I have an iphone 5s, but the Mophie juice pack case for it is great, no problems at all. If you want a battery case, I would definitely go with that. On the other hand, if you want an external battery pack, I would consider the Anker models. Mophie mak

Re: Looking for a good iPhone external battery harger

2015-09-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
f like it it is rather bulky but still I kind of like it. As long as it > holds up and does what it advertises I'll probably keep it. Thanks for the > info > > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On Sep 4, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >> I can't sp

system integrity protection

2015-09-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, I've been doing some reading on what will be coming in version 10.11, el Capitan, it does appear as though Apple is getting more restrictive with each release. In 10.10 they introduced kext signing which only allows you to install kernel extentions that are signed by Apple. Now, i

Re: Anyone install OS X 10.11.4?

2016-03-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
I doon't noticce any differences either. The biggest issue I'm still noticing which has been in El Capitan from the beginning is, in Safari, when typing text in to an edit field, pressing vo+l to read the current line does not work. Original message: I was hoping that some web-related accessibi

Re: Unlocked Phones

2016-04-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
With unlocked iphones, you can definitely choose at&t or t-mobile, with verizon and sprint it's a bit more interesting, unless this has changed, you need to have the model of iphone designed for these two carriers. > On Apr 11, 2016, at 5:52 PM, E.T. wrote: > > Scott G, you probably can answe

Re: Unlocked Phones

2016-04-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
same radio chip across the product line so you get a wide amount of support in one handset. It’s a true world phone. Hope that helps. On Apr 11, 2016, at 7:51 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: With unlocked iphones, you can definitely choose at&t or t-mobile, with verizon and sprint i

Re: Unlocked Phones

2016-04-12 Thread Mike Arrigo
t 10:10 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: That's good to know, I think eventually the CDMA networks will be phased out and it will all be GSM lte which is a good thing since that's what the rest of the world is using. Original message: Mike, this was true last century.:) Actually a little mo

Re: Safari Verbosity Driving Me Bonkers Any Help How to get rid of

2016-04-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
You probably need to go in to the voice over utility and turn off the speaking of hints. Original message: Hey all, New to El Cap and the verbosity of browsing in safari is driving me nuts. I have my verbosity turned to low and tried custom verbosity but nothing I do gets rid of safari const

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