Re: antivirus software on mac

2009-08-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would say you don't need anti virus software, I've had my mac for over a year and have not had any problems. Of course, the best defense against that kind of thing, on any operating system really is good old fashioned common sense. On Aug 3, 2009, at 7:54 AM, Tony Bernedal wrote: > > Hi a

Re: Snow Leopard pre-order

2009-08-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, unlike windows, you will be able to install without sighted help. I plan on doing a complete install as a pod cast when I get mine, but in a nutshell, you start up the mac and hold the c key to boot from the optical drive. Once the dvd is booted, press command f5 to start voice over i

Re: MSN and VO

2009-08-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
Adium works great for me. You might look at skype, it allows video and screen sharing I think, also ichat does this I think. On Aug 3, 2009, at 6:01 PM, Angel Dockham wrote: > > Hello All, > > I have my MSN list ported into Adium since VO doesn't work to well > with the MSN application... I rea

Re: Safari HTML table navigation

2009-08-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, there are no special commands for navigating web tables, however, some people find that switching to group mode for web page navigation makes this easier. On Aug 4, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Seems like this should be obvious but if I have a page with a > standard HTML tabl

Re: Flash content, who do we contact?

2009-08-13 Thread Mike Arrigo
Apple has provided the interface to make it accessible, but, nfortunately, Adobe has stated that they do not think it's worth the resources to make flash accessible on the mac, hopefully that will change as more and more people are getting macs On Aug 13, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Jessi and Goldina

Re: finding specific text on a web page

2009-08-14 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, for web searches, I would suggest the item chooser. Press control option i which will display a menu of all items on the page, type a part of what you're searching for, and this will narrow down the list. Press enter on the item you want, and the voice over cursor will be placed on tha

Re: maintaining virtual Windows

2009-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
Using a registry cleaner is a good idea, I have also used a windows defragment program, I wouldn't use any driver programs, fusion handles that itself. On Aug 15, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > I will have to use Windows for the foreseeable future for Word 2007, > Kur

Re: Safari 4.0.3

2009-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've been using the new version for a few days, haven't had any problems. On Aug 16, 2009, at 5:05 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > > Folks, have any of you upgraded to the most recent version of Safari > and had any issues? I read an article that indicated there were some > problems and so I thought

Re: time machine

2009-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
One service that will do this is carbonite, not sure how well it works, in general, on line backup services should be in edition to your own external media, not a replacement for it. On Aug 16, 2009, at 11:49 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > There are some web applications that will do this.

Re: bookshare members: free akapella voices available for mac

2009-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
I do hope that a dazy book reader does become available for the mac some time soon. They say the read aloud program for the mac is not recomended for screen reader users, and they're not kiding. Even the install screens don't speak well, so I didn't bother trying to go any farther with it.

Re: maintaining virtual Windows

2009-08-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
ce you did on a >> real Windows box for the virtual one, sans fiddling with the >> drivers. I just use the defragmenter built into my Windows drive a >> bit as well. >> >> CB >> >> Mike Arrigo wrote: >>> >>> Using a registry cle

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-22 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think in general the days of the specialty note taker are numbered. You can get a net book at a much cheaper price and it does a lot more. The only time someone might consider one of these now is if they really need a braille keyboard or a braille display, and even then, there are other

Re: Media players on Mac OS X

2009-08-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, vlc is great, I use that along with itunes, and some times quick time, between those 3 programs, all of the major formats are covered I think. On Aug 22, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > I didn't know there was a Winamp available for the Mac, does anyone > have an url? Is it a

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, what apple has done is definitely a first. And, this leaves the other phone manufacturers without excuse that making a touch screen accessible is not possible. Hopefully other companies will build accessibility in to their phones, the way it should be. On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Rich

Re: iphone vs pac mate

2009-08-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
gure this Mac which I am currently using to send this message. > On Aug 23, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> >> Yes, what apple has done is definitely a first. And, this leaves the >> other phone manufacturers without excuse that making a touch screen >> accessib

Re: say it's not so apple

2009-08-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
Just because the feature is there, doesn't mean you have to use it. There will probably be an option for whether or not to automatically read the entire page, or you could just press v o a On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:28 PM, Marie Howarth wrote: > > one feature I just read they have in snow leopard

Re: voices on os x

2009-08-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
The voices on the iphone are provided by Nuance. That engine is called nuance vocalizer. Those voices are available for windows desktops and that engine is called nuance realspeak. I actually wish these voices were available for the mac, though I would not expect apple to include them. But

Re: New Os or not?

2009-08-24 Thread Mike Arrigo
You can choose to completely erase your drive before installing. Unlike Microsoft which insists on complicating things by having completely separate disks for upgrades or full installs, as far as I know, apple's operating system disks are all the same. On Aug 24, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Mike wrote

Re: New Os or not?

2009-08-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
is where Time Machine really > does shine and yeah, I've been there several times and I have suffered > through significant data loss, but well that was do to a drive failure > and the backup tape drive failing. :) > On Aug 25, 2009, at 12:57 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >>

Re: say it's not so apple

2009-08-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
Unfortunately this is true, they are still making money, although I would never buy anything from them, and advise others to boycott them as well. For windows users, I reccomend system access, or if they need something more advanced, window eyes. Window eyes has all the features of JFW, an

Re: Snow Leopard and Fusion

2009-08-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
From what I have heard, fusion works ok with snow leopard On Aug 26, 2009, at 10:39 AM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > Does anyone know whether upgrading to Snow Leopard will mess up my > Windows installation with Fusion? > > Thanks, > Anna > > > > --~--~-~--~~~-

Re: clean install or upgrade?

2009-08-27 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would reccomend that you do a clean install, it may take a bit more time to reinstall everything, but it's usually more reliable, certainly that's what I'm going to do, and I plan on recording mac pod cast number 10, dedicated to the install of snow leopard, so stay tuned for that. On Au

Re: clean install or upgrade?

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
; that podcast Mike. > On Aug 28, 2009, at 12:55 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> >> I would reccomend that you do a clean install, it may take a bit more >> time to reinstall everything, but it's usually more reliable, >> certainly that's what I'm goi

Re: A Quick Introduction from Mark with Snow Leopard

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey Mark, that's great, I figured you might get a mac sooner or later, and I think you will be a great adition to the mac community. When you can, give itunes a try, you may like it better than in windows. The windows screen companies better be ware, the snow leopard is coming for them, lo

Re: I've Entered MacLand

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey, that's cool Rich, hope you get one. I'm typing this message in the new snow leopard, the improvements in voiceover are great, and no sighted help needed to install. and it's incredible when cruising the web On Aug 29, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Rich Ring wrote: > > Good luck to you. I may be p

removing preview pain in mail

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi all. Has anyone been successful in removing the preview pane when using mail in Snow Leopard? I've tried double clicking the horizontal and vertical splitters but that doesn't seem to work. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subs

Re: Just got a Mac Mini

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey Rich, that's awesome that you got a mac, you're going to love it. Insert the DVD, then hold the c key to boot it up. Hold the command key and press F5 to start voice over, and the first thing you will need to do is choose the language for the install. Select continue, you can then go t

Re: I've Entered MacLand

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
very good. On Aug 29, 2009, at 7:05 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > > And to you Mike, your podcasts have helped me make this decision. > My new > Mac Mini is waiting for me to fire it up. Hope I don't screw > something up! > (smile) > ----- Original Message - >

Re: As unreliable as Windows

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
I found that around 42 percent, it really sped up quite a bit. Probably the first part copies a bunch of temporary files and then it does the actual install. One thing's for sure, it's more accessible than any windows install has ever been. On Aug 29, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > >

Re: ejecting a cd

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
Ok, I had the same thing, press command comma to open the finder preferences. Now navigate to the right and you will see some check boxes for what to show on the desktop, check the option for hard disks. On Aug 29, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > > > > How do you eject a cd? > In my fin

Re: ejecting a cd

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
; -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 12:20 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: ejecting a cd > > > Ok, I had the same thing, pres

Re: I've Entered MacLand

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
ll erase. > Safari is the only program that's slow for me. > Not running a monitor on my Mac mini, but this is how I did it in > leopard. > > Weird. > > > > On Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:26:43 -0500 > Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> >> Hey, that's cool Ri

Re: Just got a Mac Mini

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
It does soun like an easy > straight-forward process. And, I just received email notification > that my copy of SL has shipped! Yay! I'm looking forward to > checking it out! > Best, > Donna > > -----Original Message- > From: Mike Arrigo > Sent: Sund

Re: Baby Steps with the White Cat and, Mark Has A Question

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey mark, I would say you're off to a great start. And feel free to write each day about your experiences, sounds like the mac is working well for you. Yes, voice over has a way to resize a window. Press control option shift accent, or I guess you could also say press control option tilda.

Re: I've Entered MacLand

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
e, right now I have the cable attached that > connects > to a VGA port but that isn't doing the trick. > > > > On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:23:38 -0500 > Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> >> If you don't have a monitor, that could cause problems. For some >> reason, a

Re: Mike Arigo - Mac Podcast

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've uploaded it, so it should be there soon, the first 9 that I have done are already there. This one mainly focused on installing snow leopard, I also plan to do one on the new voice over features. On Aug 30, 2009, at 10:38 AM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > I know you've not long ins

Re: Strange Voiceover thing

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
This should get rid of this for you. Press control option f8 to open the voice over utility. Tab to the option that says show welcome message when voice over starts, then press space to uncheck that. You can then press command q to exit voice over utility. On Aug 30, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Rich

Re: problems with a website

2009-08-30 Thread Mike Arrigo
In Leopard interact with the heading and this will reveal the link. This won't be a problem once you install snow leopard. On Aug 30, 2009, at 12:09 PM, a radix wrote: > Hello everyone, i am on the blindcooltech website because I would > like to listen to a podcast there. But it does not show

Re: adium empty notifications in contacts

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, this happens for me as well, since I installed snow leopard. The other thing is, when setting events to speak, the last 20 events or so all say the same thing, not sure why yet. On Aug 30, 2009, at 8:07 PM, Justin Harford wrote: > > Hi all > > Something strange, in adium, before each con

Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey Mark, definitely go with fusion since parallels is not accessible with voice over at this point, they claim they're working on this, guess time will tell, but fusion works great. On Aug 31, 2009, at 2:36 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > What a wealth of information I have lear

Re: Question: V M Ware Fusion or Parallels Desktop

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, in order to getyour f11 and f12 to work, go in to keyboard preferences on the mac side, and choose the keyboard short cuts tab. Go down to the expose and dashboard area, and disable the features that use f11 and f12, that should allow these keys to work in fusion. On Aug 31, 2009, at 2:4

Re: beginning of document (textedit)

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, command up arrow should do the trick. On Aug 31, 2009, at 8:06 AM, a radix wrote: > Hello, I need to jump and search through documents a lot, how can i > go back to the beginning of a document in textedit? I tried vo-home > command-home and option-home but this does not seem tow ork and I

Re: Baby Steps with the White Cat and, Mark Has A Question

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Try as I might, I also can't understand why Microsoft would have removed this. Makes me even more glad that my mac is the main computer now, I was able to install snow leopard completely without sighted help. On Aug 31, 2009, at 1:46 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Brent, > > I was a private b

Re: To William: RE: Baby Steps with the White Cat and, Mark Has A Question

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually with a company like Freedom Science Fiction, that would not surprise me if they had done that. On Aug 31, 2009, at 2:07 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello William, > > Well, it's been a while since the first beta of Windows 7 but as > memory > serves, it was functional. Of course, at th

Re: time zone ozone

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Arrigo
The easiest way to do this is to check the box that will set the time zone based on your location. The mac will then set the time zone based on the registration info you entered. On Aug 31, 2009, at 6:26 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > Hell friends: > I cannot seem to set my time zone correctly on my

Re: Rodent Inquiry

2009-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi. I have a mac mini, so I will set the record straight. Not having a mouse does not cause problems, although the mac will not allow you to turn off blue tooth. If you need to use a mouse for something, any usb mouse will work fine. What can make a difference is whether a monitor is conne

possible voice over issue

2009-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can reproduce this or if it's just me. I have my macintosh HD showing on my desktop, I'm not sure if it's related to that, or if having more than one volume showing on your desktop produces the same results. Anyway, when I connect my external hard drive or

Re: insertion point solution for windows users

2009-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
I plan on mentioning the cursor feature in my pod cast, though my advice is to keep it set to speak what the cursor moves over, this really is more how the mac does things, and it's better to learn and adjust to that from the start. On Aug 31, 2009, at 11:31 PM, Justin Harford wrote: > > Hi

pod cast 10 on installing snow leopard

2009-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi all, ok my pod cast number 10 on installing snow leopard is now on blind cool tech. I also look at the new voice over tutorial. Hereis the link. http://media.libsyn.com/media/bct/bct1380InstallSnowLeopard.mp3 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message b

Re: opening items in the dock

2009-09-01 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, to open something on the dock, pressing enter usually does the trick. On Sep 1, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi all, > > My understanding was that in SL you did this with Vo-Space? I’ve > tried that, Enter, and Command-O, all to no avail. What’s the deal? > > Sorry if th

Re: reading help tags manuallly?

2009-09-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, pressing v o shift h will do the trick. On Sep 2, 2009, at 2:03 AM, anouk radix wrote: > > Hi, i think in leopard this was done via vo-h but this now brings up > the vo help menu. Is it still possible to read help tags manually? > Greetings, Anouk > > > --~--~-~--~~

Re: podcast now up

2009-09-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned, number 11 is coming soon all about the new voice over features in snow leopard. On Sep 2, 2009, at 5:57 AM, Michael D. Barber wrote: > > Yes, and I've listened to this podcast and Mr. Orrigo has done his > usual > excellent job of bringing to the tabl

Re: mudclient: savitar

2009-09-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've tried this program, you need to route the mouse to the control and press v o shift space to click the mouse on each control. On Sep 2, 2009, at 11:42 AM, anouk radix wrote: > > Hello, I just tried a few mudclients for the mac, 2 of the 3 i found > outright dont work in snow leopard (mudwal

Re: How To Remove The Preview Pane in the Mail Client?

2009-09-02 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey mark, yes, the preview pane can be a bit annoying. This should get rid of it. Move the voice over cursor past the messages table and it should say horizontal splitter. Now press v o command f5 to move the mouse to that spot. Then, double click the mouse on the splitter, you need to act

Re: Web Pages Loading Slowly

2009-09-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
Voice over does do much more analysis of the pages now, so that could be what is happening. Also, if you have the option to automatically speak the web page summary enabled, you might try disabling that. On Sep 2, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Michael D. Barber wrote: > > Greetings all: I've been doing

Re: Mail messages not being read automatically

2009-09-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
I have noticed this as well, the solution is to do what you describe, v o a does the trick. On Sep 2, 2009, at 10:53 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > I upgraded to Snow Leopard this afternoon. The transition is going > reasonably well, but I have a question. I have been reading e-mail

Re: Fusion Bliss with Snow Leopard and Windows 7

2009-09-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey Mark, I'd say you're off to a great start with your mac, yes, fusion works great, Think i'm going to say with XP for a while yet, until either I have to upgrade for a program I want to use, or Microsoft shows more interest in accessibility. I guess after seeing how the mac does things,

Re: pod cast 10 on installing snow leopard

2009-09-03 Thread Mike Arrigo
> > Matthew > > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> >> Hi all, ok my pod cast number 10 on installing snow leopard is now on >> blind cool tech. I also look at the new voice over tutorial. Hereis >> the link. >

Re: I'm not so impressed with s l.

2009-09-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
As far as jumping over menus, there is a new setting in the voice over utility to automatically interact with items when tabbing to them, you might try unchecking that. Gmail and google reader are useable, but the design of these pages is very nonstandard. You need to press v o command f5

Re: how to empty trash folder

2009-09-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, press command option shift delete On Sep 4, 2009, at 6:42 AM, anouk radix wrote: > > Hello, i know i can put stuff in trash with cmd-del but if i am in > the thrash and i press that it returns it to its prev location. So How > can I actually empty the trash? > Greetings, Anouk > > > -

Re: Web Pages Loading Slowly

2009-09-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
No, you don't need a monitor. What you can do is get the adapter that apple sells that will allow you to connect the mini to a TV. I think it's around $19, connecting this to the monitor port will make the computer think it's connected to a monitor, even if no tv is connected. Of course, t

Re: A VO Bug: IP addresses

2009-09-04 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yep, can reproduce this one for sure, very strange. On Sep 4, 2009, at 7:02 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > > Hi all, > > Wonder who can replicate this? It's sort of important: > > Just type in an IP address. Perhaps any IP address, but for argument's > sake, type into any editable area: > 192.168.1.1

Re: Clickable

2009-09-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
Actually, you don't want to get rid of this, because it could be important. This indicates that the text you are on can be clicked, much like a link. It's the ame as window eyes calling something an on click, or jaws calling something mouse over. On Sep 5, 2009, at 9:46 AM, Mac Cougar wrote:

Re: Clickable

2009-09-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
If it says clickable, it's flagged that way in the code. On Sep 5, 2009, at 4:11 PM, Justin Harford wrote: > > but it basically calls things clickable that really are not clickable. > > J > El Sep 5, 2009, a las 10:45 AM, Krister Ekstrom escribió: > >> >> I think it's a wonderful thing that it sa

pod cast 11, new features of voiceover now available

2009-09-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey everyone, ok, by popular request, smile, pod cast 11 is now on blind cool tech. This one is dedicated to the new features of voice over in snow leopard, here is the link. http://media.libsyn.com/media/bct/bct1382NewFeaturesInVoiceOver.mp3 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~--

Re: Vo-shift-space bar is broken

2009-09-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
I've seen this when helping another mac user get set up, but it was when attempting to interact with an item. Here is a way to tell if its working. Turn on keyboard help with v o k, then press the v o shift space command, see if the description voice over provides is the right one. On Sep

Re: pod cast 11, new features of voiceover now available

2009-09-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
I would like to download it >>> and take it away on another device. any help would bee appreciated. >>> >>> thanks >>> Keith On 6 Sep 2009, at 17:00, Mike Arrigo wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hey everyone, ok, by popu

Re: jumping from end to end of the messages table

2009-09-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sure, interact with the messages table, then press v o shift home to go to the top, and v o shift end to go to the bottom. On Sep 6, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I have been hurdled by this one for a bit: > > When i restart the mail application, i usually ha

Re: Fixed the double speaking of tweets in syrinx very easy to fix

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
I have this turned off as well, I don't the computer assuming I want to interact with something, better left up to the user in that case. On Sep 6, 2009, at 5:43 PM, Scott Rutkowski wrote: > Hi all. > > Just wanted to let everyone know how to fix the double speaking of > tweets in syrinx. > B

Re: Reading from the cursor down

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, sure, interact with the text first, then move to where you want to start reading. Press v o a and it should begin reading from the cursor position. On Sep 6, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Kamal Haffar wrote: > > Hi all: > > Is there a VoiceOver function to allow you to read from the current > cursor

Re: Webkit

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Webkit works great with snow leopard, that's what I usually use for web browsing. On Sep 6, 2009, at 11:23 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > Hi! > > I'm still using this application under Leopard, has anyone tried it > with Snow leopard, what do you think? > > > > ** > >

Re: Skype and Voice Over.

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey Mark, glad you got skype working. Well, let's see, you've had the mac for about a week now, what do you think so far? On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:18 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Since I find that I am using Skype a great deal on the Mac, I > created a VO > Commander sequence that opens Skype. I use

idefrag in snow leopard

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi all, just wanted to let everyone know that idefrag works fine in snow leopard. I tried it last night, of course, I made sure I had an updated backup first, and it worked fine. You definitely don't notice a huge performance boost like you do in windows, since the mac file system is much

Re: cursors

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, sure thing. Really there is no requirement here, but I will tell you how mine is set. I have all 4 check boxes checked for the system focus, voice over cursor and insertion point to follow each other. This way, when you move the voice over cursor to an item such as an edit box, your in

Re: Webkit

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
I remember when safari 3 was the current official release, webkit provided much more information, though at the time, it only provided the title tag I think, instead of the alt tag, or maybe I have that mixed up. In snow leopard, voice over actually gives you both of them, and some times t

Re: Webkit

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
I believe it is. When you launch webkit, it actually uses the safari browser, but I think it is using the webkit engine you have installed to process the html. On Sep 7, 2009, at 5:44 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > As far as I know its the engine that Safari uses. > > > On 07/09/2009, at 8:02

Re: pod cast 11, new features of voiceover now available

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, voice over defaults to working the way it did in Leopard. The setting can be changed in the voice over utility. On Sep 7, 2009, at 8:00 AM, James & Nash wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I'm glad people are enjoying the new cursor option. I am curious > though. Can > we still use the cursor in th

Re: pod cast 11, new features of voiceover now available

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes I would think the quick nav really comes in handy on laptops, especially if it doesn't have the new track pads. On Sep 7, 2009, at 7:11 AM, Jesse Bollinger wrote: > > I also enjoy the new option to read the text to the right. Call me a > windows bot if you want but after using the evil Jaws

Re: Voice Over with Apple Scripts, must get this off my chest

2009-09-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
how many unread messages you have in mail. I'm talking about opening >> up apps like mail or Safari from within Voice OVer. I am concerned >> that voice over is starting to become a bit like Jaws, and that if we >> don't get a grip on it now, voice over will become J

Re: Voice Over with Apple Scripts, must get this off my chest

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
am in full agreement that voice over needs not to be full of >>>> scripts >>>> to do everything for us. Maybe we could write to accessibil...@apple.com >>>> and share our thoughts on this. >>>> On Sep 7, 2009, at 7:52 AM, Jes Smith wrote: >>

Re: Skype and Voice Over.

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
lem I experienced seems to be specific to the > MacBook > Pro. Of course, as windows 7 has not been officially released yet, > many of > us are jumping the gun on this one. > > Again, thank you for asking. > > Most Sincerely, > > Mark > > -Original Message- > F

Re: A Question About Snow Leopard Folders

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
I think this is more of a visual thing, it displays the folder springing open, I actually disabled this, as far as I know, it offers no advantage, and those processor cycles are better used for other things. On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:52 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > What are Sprin

Re: A Recommendation from Mark regarding an outstanding Portable Fire Wire Drive

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hey Mark, now that you have an external drive, you can use a program such as super duper or carbon copy cloner to back up your mac. The cool thing about these programs is, you can then boot off the external drive, and use all functions of the mac, even restoring back to your internal drive

Re: Your opinions on Snow Leopard

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi. I've been using snow leopard now for about 2 weeks. You may want to check out my 2 newest pod casts on blind cool tech where we look at the install and new features of snow leopard. Everything you know still applies, so you won't get lost there, and the lay out of the operating system

Re: Voiceover won't auto-read mail messages

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
Hi, at the moment, try pressing v o a, that's what I do and it works well. On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Christina wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I'm new to this group and this is my first post. :) I'm glad to have > found this group as I have lots to learn. > > I upgraded to snow leopard. Aft

Re: My MacBook Pro Has Arrived

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
Certainly this hard drive sounds good, remember that any usb external hard drive will also work, and usually these are a bit cheaper. On Sep 8, 2009, at 2:18 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > The subject line says it all. Also, I contacted Apple Tech Support > and > found out that my system has a

Re: My MacBook Pro Has Arrived

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
You don't need to use apple monitors, any monitor will work. On Sep 8, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > > You made the right choice. I tried to save money and purchased a Mac > Mini, and it was definitely the wrong choice. The reason for my > disappointment is, that without a monitor, Safar

Re: My MacBook Pro Has Arrived

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
The apple stores do have these, that's where I got mine. On Sep 8, 2009, at 3:23 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > > They won't do it, because I purchased it by phone. I really wish I > had been sent the correct adapter. Hopefully if I visit > the Apple store, they will be able to furnish me with what I

Re: Initial Experience

2009-09-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
If you have the quick nav feature, then you have snow leopard. It should have came with a dvd or 2 though, in case you need to reinstall. To fix your function keys, go in to system preferences, and choose keyboard. Check the option to use the f keys as standard function keys. On Sep 8, 200

Re: EFI Mac Mini Firmware update

2009-09-09 Thread Mike Arrigo
This is kind of like what the bios is on a PC, if this update is for your mac mini model, go ahead and install it. On Sep 9, 2009, at 5:20 PM, Rich Ring wrote: > Does anyone know what this is? > Haven't got a clue. > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received t

Re: Tinker Tool nice app

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
Wonder if it does anything that cocktail and onyx will not do. On Aug 15, 2011, at 4:41 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Hi, > > The other night, (Saturday night I believe), I first came across Tinker > Tool, which can be found here: > > http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html > > This is a free

Re: going from an MBP to a MacBook Air

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
The macbook air does not have a dvd drive or ethernet port, this may not be an issue for you, but it's something to be aware of. On Aug 15, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi Donna, > > There is a noticeable difference in sound from a macbook air to a macbook > pro. But this is to be

Re: mac mini 2011 info

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, do let us know on this, it would be nice if they no longer required a monitor. On Aug 15, 2011, at 10:29 AM, Bill Holton wrote: > Are you using the newest model? I got an email from apple telling me the > new ones worked fine without a monitor. Wil find out today, waiting for > delvery on

Re: mac mini 2011 info

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
I just tried this with a 2009 mac mini running lion, it worked in mail and text edit, though voiceover was much less responsive, but it was better than snow leppard, anyone running lion on a mini may want to try this and see how it works a bit more. On Aug 15, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Chris Blouch wro

Re: bad Arrow Key behavior with VO

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
Sounds like you have quick nav turned on, press the left and right arrow keys at the same time to turn this off. On Aug 15, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: > Hi, > > Here's the situation: > 1. Launch TextEdit. > 2. Just start typing A B C D. > 3. Hit the left arrow key. > 4. On my

Re: mac mini 2011 info

2011-08-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
This probably connects to the thunderbolt port, I don't think you can use most adapters in the hdmi port, it's just for high definition. On Aug 15, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Joe Paton wrote: > Hello, > > it's an AppleMini-DP to VGA Adapter > Part Number:MB572Z/A > At 17:54 15/08/2011, you wrote: >> no

Re: considering installing windows Vista but would like advice what to watch for

2011-08-16 Thread Mike Arrigo
Why go with Vista, use windows 7, it's much improved over Vista, Vista will offer you no advantage. On Aug 16, 2011, at 12:13 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay, > > After literally years of resisting installing windows Vista on my Mac, I am > seriously considering actually breaking down, admitting

Re: Carbon copy versus time machine

2011-08-17 Thread Mike Arrigo
I use carbon copy cloner also. About the only advantage time machine might give you is hourly backups of your files that have changed, this might be useful if you make frequent changes to documents or something similar. Otherwise, there is probably no need to use them both. On Aug 17, 2011, at 1

Re: Carbon copy versus time machine

2011-08-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
You could make another backup to an image file and store that some place, though you're probably fine with keeping 1 backup around. The difference between the mac and windows is, should you need to restore your system with a mac, you can do it totally without sighted help. There was never a way

Re: first-time user: a bunch of basic questions

2011-08-18 Thread Mike Arrigo
Based on your questions, I do think you're comparing voiceover and the mac to windows too much, and this may cause you problems. While there are some similarities, the mac has its own way of doing things. For instance, on the web, you mainly move element by element, it doesn't navigate line by l

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