Re: Braille display and NVDA

2014-05-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
I believe you've got the wrong list. You posted it to the Mac Visionaries List. HtH, teresa Visualize whirled peas. On May 30, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Robert C wrote: > Soon I will use the braille display connected to Windows 7 using the NVDA > screen reader. > > I would like to know if the l

Re: Setting pdf Files to Open in Preview?

2014-05-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
h doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the > questions. > > > > On May 30, 2014, at 9:42 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > >> Hi, folk, >> >> I've been looking at ways to have pdfs open in Preview instead of Safari. I >> c

Re: how to get vo to stop saying an annoying phrase?

2014-05-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
n links and such are spoken, the pitch > will drop down a bit to that sexy deep voiced guy, or some manly sounding > girl, when links and attachments are encountered. These appear to be your > choices. Pick your preference. > > HTH. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fo

Re: Audio description app for IOS

2014-05-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
I don't think this app is for audio description. I think it's for reading subtitles in various languages. That is interesting to me, but not descriptive audio. Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. On May 30, 2014, at 2:32 PM, Jessica wrote: > It is called movie reading > > Sent from

Re: Audio description app for IOS

2014-05-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
sorry about that; I was in error. It was misleading, because the description of the app mentions subtitles. I admit that I'm now confused. Does it do both subtitles and audio description? Teresa "The golden age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete graham On May 30, 2014, at

Getting my iPod to Appear Reliably in the iTunes Sources List?

2014-05-30 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, This is a curious question prompted by something that's been nagging for awhile. I have iTunes WiFi sync turned on for my iPod Touch 5. When it's plugged into my mac, it's reliably present in the iTunes sources list. When I need to unplug it, I press command-e to eject it. At this poin

Re: Setting pdf Files to Open in Preview?

2014-05-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
That's the odd thing. Preview is indicated as the default application to open pdf files. Safari always openens them from a link, though. Thanks forthe tips, guys. I can definitely work around it. Thanks, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On May 31, 2014, at 3:45 AM, Adrienne Chalmers wrot

Re: Audio description app for IOS

2014-05-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
48 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: >>> >>> From what I got from a post about this app through the Viphone list, yes it >>> does both. >>> >>> Shawn >>> Sent From My White MacBook >>> >>>> On May 30, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Tere

Re: Audio description app for IOS

2014-05-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
e described version on the DVD. >>>>> On May 30, 2014, at 7:48 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: >>>>> >>>>> From what I got from a post about this app through the Viphone list, yes >>>>> it does both. >>>>> >>>>> Sha

Re: Setting pdf Files to Open in Preview?

2014-05-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
ell safari to trust >> the website. How do I get safari to open PDFs like before? >> I hope I made my concern clear. >> Thanks, >> Venkatesh Potluri >> >>> On 5/31/14, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>> Ah well, it's really no biggy. :) I w

Re: Setting pdf Files to Open in Preview?

2014-05-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
concern clear. > Thanks, > Venkatesh Potluri > >> On 5/31/14, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> Ah well, it's really no biggy. :) I was just wondering if I was missing >> something, and, yes, hoping the teeniest little bit. :) thanks for the >> pointers. >>

Re: LastPass and Safari - Major Problem!

2014-06-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
stand this spaces thing, I don't understand what >> they are for or the benefit of them, nor do I understand why full screen >> mode in Safari always means I go into spaces. >> >> Thanks, >> Christina >> Sent from Christina's iMac :) >> >> On

WWDC Keynote at 10:00 AM Pacific, Live Stream Link

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2014/ Teresa -- 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 th

Re: WWDC Keynote at 10:00 AM Pacific, Live Stream Link

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
You can download the free WWDC app. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wwdc/id640199958?mt=8 There used to be an Apple Keynotes podcast. I'm not sure if that still exists. HtH, Teresa "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."--Groucho Marx On Jun 2

Re: Getting VO to speak at log in, where did the option

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
It's in Users and Groups, "users, groups and login options" list. Interact with that and go all the way down to "login options. Stop interacting and the use Voiceover checkbox is in that dialog. htH, teresa. Slow down; you'll get there faster. On Jun 2, 2014, at 8:15 AM, Matt Dierckens wrote:

Re: keynote question

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Looks like iphone 4s and up, iPad 2 and up, and iPod 5th gen for iOS8. For Yosemite, the page is overloaded, so I haven't found system requirements yet. The public beta page is swamped and there's an error message to that effect. HtH, Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sag

Re: keynote question

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Iona wrote: > what is the public beta page? > I am signed up as a public beta tester a while back when they first opened it > up for maverick > > On 6/2/2014 12:22 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> Looks like iphone 4s and up, iPad 2 and up, and iPod 5th gen for iOS8. For >>

Re: WWDC keynote question

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
ng if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote: > what is the public beta page? > I am signed up as a public beta tester a while back when they first opened it > up for maverick > > On 6/2/2014

Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite system requirements?

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Has anyone found these? I'm wondering if my decrepit 2009 Mac Mini is up to the task. Actually, it's pretty spry for its age. :) Teresa "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."--Groucho Marx -- You received this message because you are subscr

Re: Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite system requirements?

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
d for some reason. > Jessica > jldai...@gmail.com > > On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:31 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > >> Has anyone found these? I'm wondering if my decrepit 2009 Mac Mini is up to >> the task. Actually, it's pretty spry for its age. :) >> >>

Re: Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite system requirements?

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
You should be ok, as you have a later model. There are models listed from 2008. HtH, Teresa Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On Jun 2, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Jessica D wrote: > Late 2013 I think > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 2, 2014, at 5:19 PM, Teresa Cochran wro

Re: Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite system requirements?

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
f the bleeding-edge Linux distributions I've tried. HtH, Teresa Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:10 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > In short, I'm okay at least for the next round. Can you just imagine how > that's going to work out with accessibi

Re: Google help please

2014-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
hi, max, Go to this urL: http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries and make sure you're signed into your account. VO-space on "My Settings". Press the down-arrow key to go through the menu and find 'my membership and email settings for this group and press return." If the address you want t

Re: Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite system requirements?

2014-06-03 Thread Teresa Cochran
going on there, >>>>>> they'll be able to figure out problems easier. Do I get that right? >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> Gigi >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>

How Accessible Would Getting to A Second OS X "test"Partition Be?

2014-06-03 Thread Teresa Cochran
I was reading on Ars Technica about creating a test partition to try Yosemite beta. My question is: how accessible would the boot process be? Would I have to count arrow-key presses or some such similar thing? thanks, Teresa "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best frie

Re: How Accessible Would Getting to A Second OS X "test"Partition Be?

2014-06-03 Thread Teresa Cochran
A follow-up thought I had was that if I want to switch partitions, could I go into the recovery partition and choose one as the startup? This at least would be accessible with VO. Teresa "The golden age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete graham On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Tere

Re: How Accessible Would Getting to A Second OS X "test"Partition Be?

2014-06-03 Thread Teresa Cochran
ooting, I > suspect that way is not accessible since there won't be an OS running yet to > host voiceover. > > CB > > On 6/3/14, 12:40 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> A follow-up thought I had was that if I want to switch partitions, could I >> go into the recov

Re: What does Yosemite mean?

2014-06-03 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Kawal, Yosemite is a Native American word. It is the name of a national park in California in the United States. The next versions of oS X are named after famous places in California. The last one, Mavericks, was named after a well-known surfing location on the California coast. The phone

Re: What does Yosemite mean?

2014-06-03 Thread Teresa Cochran
I think it's as Alex says, which makes sense to me. The Mac functions as a giant bluetooth speaker phone or headset Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Jun 3, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote: > any idea how yo

Re: Amazon Cloud Player

2014-06-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
No, it isn't. Amazon mp3 downloader is accessible, and will let you play your music. You may have to select it as the default when you play. Here's the download page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/help/amd-bm.html?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 On the other hand, there are different finger

I'm Confused About iTunes Movies and Audio Description

2014-06-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Ok, I'll try to be as clear about this as I can, but I'm a bit mixed up. Many DVDs nowadays have an optional audio description track, which is in the dVD menu. In the iTunes store, I notice two different kinds of movies. One says "DVS: for blind viewers". The other would seem to be the equivalen

Re: I'm Confused About iTunes Movies and Audio Description

2014-06-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
usly, > Cait > > On Jun 4, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > >> Ok, I'll try to be as clear about this as I can, but I'm a bit mixed up. >> Many DVDs nowadays have an optional audio description track, which is in the >> dVD menu. In the iTunes sto

Re: I'm Confused About iTunes Movies and Audio Description

2014-06-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
t; wrote: > >> thanks, will give that a go. >> Cait >> >> On Jun 4, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >>> I just put DVS in the search field. >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> "Outside of a dog, a book is a man&#x

Re: I'm Confused About iTunes Movies and Audio Description

2014-06-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Jun 4, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie > wrote: > >> thanks, will give that a go. >> Cait >> >> On Jun 4, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >>> I just put DVS in the search field. >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>>

Re: Can one download the beta of the new MacOS and if so how?

2014-06-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Gifi, No, indicating the use of VO is not an option. I do totallY agree with your secodd point, though. I'm going to bring up any VO issues to the developers if (or as?) they present themselves. Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan On Jun 4, 2014, at 5:01 PM, Eu

Re: Adding items to the dock

2014-06-04 Thread Teresa Cochran
go to the item in the finder, then press command-control-shift-t. HtH, teresa On the other hand, there are different fingers. On Jun 4, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Command-shift-t, I believe. It changed in mavericks, but I am pretty sure > that is the ML keystroke. > On Jun 4, 2014,

Re: turning off the mac

2014-06-05 Thread Teresa Cochran
You can also do a clean shut-down by quitting all applications and then going into the Apple menu and choosing "shut down". You will get a dialog asking you to confirm. Just press enter, which will press the default button, which is "shut down". HtH, Teresa "We're made of star

Re: Can't find splitter to drag to close Mail preview pane

2014-06-06 Thread Teresa Cochran
Put Mail into classic view in Mail preferences, viewing, then check "use classic layout.". Then find the message list and VO-right. You should find the splitter there. HtH, teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Jun 5, 2014, at 8:27 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > Hi, > > I believe that you need to put

Re: turning off the mac

2014-06-06 Thread Teresa Cochran
I don't shut mine down much either, because I use BOINC software for various projects when my computer is idle. I usually shut it down when there's a close thunderstorm, or I restart it if it's acting strangely. Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. On Jun 6, 2014, at 7:02 AM, Tim Kilburn

Autoplay, wasRe: Any final suggestions for my Mini's hard drive?

2014-06-06 Thread Teresa Cochran
Steve, just press control-home to go to your home page. Teresa Slow down; you’ll get there faster. On Jun 6, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > I like the article detailing how to build a bootable image but the damn site > started up autoplaying other videos. How the hell do I stop them

Correction, Autoplay, wasRe: Any final suggestions for my Mini's hard drive?

2014-06-06 Thread Teresa Cochran
I meant to say command-home to go to the home page. Teresa “Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”—Richard P. Feynman On Jun 6, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > I like the article detailing how to build a bootable image but the damn site > started up autoplaying o

Re: Any final suggestions for my Mini's hard drive?

2014-06-07 Thread Teresa Cochran
this might sound obvious, but the best way to ensure you start up from your external drive is to go into the utilities menu, (I've temporarily blanked on the name of the utilities app that runs in the recovery partition) the one just to the right of the apple menu and choose startup disc. You ca

Re: Google chrome, ChromeVox, and VoiceOver

2014-06-10 Thread Teresa Cochran
Voiceover does work extremely well in Chrome without Chromevox. HtH, teresa “The golden age of science fiction is twelve.”—Pete graham On Jun 10, 2014, at 11:35 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries wrote: > That seems to be the big drawback with ChromeVox. Not that it isn't usable > and suc

Has Anyone Tried This Kids' Game, Ballyland? Where to Find Executable File in Demo?

2014-06-10 Thread Teresa Cochran
I was poking around, and found this game: ballyland.com . It's a game for kids with print disabilities, including visual impairment. there is a free demo, but the folder seems to have an app alias with no app. Anyone else get this to work? I'm stumped. Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl

Re: Bluetooth Braille Displays

2014-06-11 Thread Teresa Cochran
I'm lucky in that respect that my husband uses Windows. I borrow his computer when I need to update my Focus 40 Blue Classic. This is the only thing I truly rely on Windows to do. >From what I can gather, the different displays have different firmware >versions from Freedom Scientific. The ver

Differences Between Sort By and Arrange By in Finder View Options?

2014-06-14 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, I've arranged my downloads folder so it shows the most recently added items at the top. In the view options, accessed with command-j, I have both "arrange by date added" and "sort by date added" specified. What is the difference between these two options, if any. I'm reluctant to chang

Re: dev preview

2014-06-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
My guess is that it was a typo for OS X Yosemite, the upcoming operating system upgrade. Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On Jun 15, 2014, at 10:58 AM, Justin Mann wrote: > > Hi there, > > When you refer to Psx Yosemite, are you talking about the operating system, > or is this somethin

Re: Focus 40 Blue and Maverix

2014-06-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
I'll echo what Rich says. My Focus 40 Blue works great with Mavericks. Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On Jun 16, 2014, at 8:00 AM, Rich Ring wrote: > > I can use my Focus 40 blue via bluetooth within Mavericks, without any > problems. > > You can have an off day, but you can't have a

Re: Messages and Mail / One Row Added -was- Re: VO won't shut up when downloading files if Downloads folder is open

2014-06-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
I do something similar to hiding apps: I use full screen on each one. I don't have those Mail message verbosity problems. Of course, it's possible to create an activity for an app and change the verbosity within that activity. I have it ses to high for some applications and low for others. Tere

Re: Audio Hijack Pro

2014-06-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Welcome, Anders. Once you get the Audio Hijack application, you can set each kind of recording up in it. You can record streams while playing others. You would have to take a look at all of your settings for recording, etc. within the app. By default, Audio Hijack will exclude Voiceover from bei

Re: iPod question

2014-06-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
Oddly enough, I think that putting them on your wish list and then downloading them using your -puter would be the easiest way to go about this. HtH, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On Jun 17, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > > Hi all, > I have an iPod fourth generation that I

Re: Kudos to Apple Accessibility

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, I've felt comfortable enough with Apple Accessibility that I called and asked a curious question about editing Braille commands. The guy was interested enough that he had us do a screen-sharing session, because he didn't have access to a Braille display. We concluded that the only way to ed

Re: Kudos to Apple Accessibility

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
;> Hello: >> How did you get in touch with apple accessibility? Was it via >> theaccessibil...@apple.com email address? All of my bug reports there have >> gone unanswered. >>> On 6/18/2014 11:59 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>> Yes, I've felt comfortable enough wi

Re: command+o won't open folders on external drives anymore.

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Which folder view are you using. With list view, you can go into the folder with command-down-arrow and back into the enclosing folder with command-up-arrow. HtH, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On Jun 18, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I've just noticed recently that for s

Re: over drive books

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
I don't know which converter to use, but most Overdrive books are wma Windows Media files, so you'll need one that will convert from that format. Also, there is some sort of DRM protection on them that makes them time-limited. HtH, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On Jun 18, 2014, at 2:

Re: command+o won't open folders on external drives anymore.

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
found that isn't working for me either. In list view, it always > did, now I have to open a folder with right arrow. > > Cheers > Dave > >> On 18 Jun 2014, at 19:08, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >> Which folder view are you using. With list view, you can go

Re: over drive books

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
about the darn time limit part. I'm assuming if you burn > the books to a cd if I can get it in mp3 format or something that it kills > that too? > > May, still waiting to hear from GDB *slow pokes* > www.canadianlynx.ca > m...@canadianlynx.ca > >> On Jun 18

Comparing VO Keystrokes in OS X and iOS?

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, If my poor old late 2009 Mac Mini doesn't have a fried logic board, I'll replace the hard drive so it can limp along for another year. If it's destined for the scrap heap, I'm going to get an iPad. I'll probably use a keyboard with it. I use a Braille display and the virtual keyboard w

Re: over drive books

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
They should be as easy to work with as audible, lol. > Thanks, I'll definitely see what I can figure out. > > May, still waiting to hear from GDB *slow pokes* > www.canadianlynx.ca > m...@canadianlynx.ca > >> On Jun 18, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >

Re: Comparing VO Keystrokes in OS X and iOS?

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
trokes. For instance, > hotspots/webstpots, vi-key lock, focus/cursor/window information, etc. >> On Jun 18, 2014, at 6:39 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >> Hi, all, >> >> If my poor old late 2009 Mac Mini doesn't have a fried logic board, I'll >>

Re: Comparing VO Keystrokes in OS X and iOS?

2014-06-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
er to switch between rotor settings then Up/Down Arrow to move >> to the next or previous rotor item. One thing you can't do on IOS is hit >> Command+Tab to switch between open applications. If you are in an edit >> box, you can hit Option+Shift+Arrow key to select tex

Re: Comparing VO Keystrokes in OS X and iOS?

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
> Morning Teresa. > > I have one question for you. How will you handel downloads if you just use an > I Pad? What will you do if someone sent you a download? > > Kawal. > >> On 19 Jun 2014, at 02:43 am, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >> Thanks, Alex. My thought i

Next Public Apple Event?

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, It seems I should remember this from past events, but what is the usual fall event at which new Apple products are announced? Thanks, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscri

Re: Comparing VO Keystrokes in OS X and iOS?

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
to switch between rotor settings then Up/Down Arrow >>> to move to the next or previous rotor item. One thing you can't do on IOS >>> is hit Command+Tab to switchbetween open applications. If you are in an >>> edit box, you can hit Option+Shift+Arrow key to select

Accessing iCloud Web Mail on iOS?

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, I'd like to create a global sign'ture for my iCloud devices. I know how to change it on each device, but is there a way to set one up in iCloud itself that I can access with my iPod? I don't have a computer at the moment. Thanks in advance, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod -- You

Re: Accessing iCloud Web Mail on iOS?

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
guess. Thanks, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On Jun 19, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > I don't think so. As far as I can tell, signatures don't sync at all, and are > meant to be device-specific. This is annoying, but I have found no way around > it yet

Re: Accessing iCloud Web Mail on iOS?

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
st I checked, that is how > it worked. >> On Jun 19, 2014, at 2:31 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> >> Hi, Alex, >> >> That's odd. When I went to icloud.com on my Mac, I went to the mail section >> and saw a way to change the signature there. In the help for

Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, David, Welcome to the list. I did a double-take, because I just realized you've posted to another list I'm on, and thought you were already a member of this one for a while. In any case, my confusion is cleared up. I switched to the Mac in 2010 and just jumped right in. I wasn't doing Assi

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

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, David, The finder has three basic views: list view, column view, and icon browser. List view and column view are the most accessible. The list view has a table with fairly detailed information about each file. You can expand the folders from the table or use option-down-arrow to go into the

Re: Alex on IOS 8

2014-06-20 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, I would love that. My hearing impairment is such that I understand male voices much better than female ones. Currently, I use Daniel, but I'd much rather use Alex. Teresa "Twinkle, twinkle, little bat How I wonder what you're at" --Lewis Carroll > On Jun 20, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Jessica Mos

Re: My first clean install of Os X

2014-06-20 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, I don't find myself biting my knuckles with Os X installs. It's quite nice. There is Braille support for USB only in recovery mode and with the installer. HtH, Teresa "Twinkle, twinkle, little bat How I wonder what you're at" --Lewis Carroll > On Jun 20, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Christopher Hall

Re: Text edit problem

2014-06-20 Thread Teresa Cochran
Unfortunately, you won't be able to do this by default, but you can press command-n in the dialog to bring up a blank document. HtH, Teresa "Twinkle, twinkle, little bat How I wonder what you're at" --Lewis Carroll > On Jun 20, 2014, at 10:52 PM, George Cham wrote: > > I'm having a problem wi

Re: more questions about braille displays

2014-06-21 Thread Teresa Cochran
I much prefer Braille for reading over audio. And now, hearing loss has made Braille even more important for me. I wish displays didn't have so many moving parts, but since they do, and Braille is very important to me, the hassle is worth it. Using Braille with OS X and iOS is different from Win

Re: more questions about braille displays

2014-06-21 Thread Teresa Cochran
am liking audio more lately with the bard app. I just > don't know about having an expensive specialized piece of equipment. I am so > torn, and I know voiceover isn't supporting braille as much as they do the > audio part of voiceover. > > Alia >> On Jun 21, 2014, a

Re: My clean install so far

2014-06-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
Having a drive to install from saves a whole lot of time. It takes awhile sometimes to download the installer from the Internet. Teresa "Twinkle, twinkle, little bat How I wonder what you're at" --Lewis Carroll > On Jun 22, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Daniel McGee > wrote: > > Hello Chris, am glad to

I No Longer Have A Mac

2014-06-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, I had the Apple Store put my late 2009 Mac in line for recycling today. It's logic board was dying. It'll be a few months before I replace it. Meanwhile, I've bought a cheap bluetooth keyboard to use with my iPod. I'm not sure if I'm going to go with another Mac or an iPad. I'm still

Re: I No Longer Have A Mac

2014-06-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
gradable. > Thanks again for all of your help and wisdom. > > Pam Francis > > On Jun 22, 2014, at 11:01 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > Hi, all, > > I had the Apple Store put my late 2009 Mac in line for recycling today. It's > logic board was dying. > > I

Re: I No Longer Have A Mac

2014-06-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
th great. Good luck in whatever you acquire. > > Christopher Hallsworth > Student at the Hadley School for the Blind > www.hadley.edu > >> On 23/06/2014 05:01, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> Hi, all, >> >> I had the Apple Store put my late 2009 Mac in line for recycling today

Re: My clean install so far

2014-06-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
I remember being able to work with WIFI networks from recovery mode. Now I'm just trying to remember how I did it. I know it's possible to use the window and application choosers once you get VO running. Sorry I can't be of more help, but I distinctly remember doing an Internet install. My netwo

Utorrent and Yahoo Toolbar With the Latest Update?

2014-07-13 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, guys, I have not had a computer for a few weeks now, but my husband has a Windows laptop. He found Yahoo Toolbar malware, which seems to have installed with the latest update of UTorrent. I have no idea if the installer had an option to skip this software. I just thought I'd let everyone kn

US Public Broadcasting system Site and videos

2013-10-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, I used to be able to go to the videos on pbs.org and play them. Now they don't seem to work. I'm using the ClickToPlugin extension for Safari. anyone else have this problem? Thanks, teresa "we're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan -- You received this message because you are subscribe

Random Signature setting in Mail? I Can't Find it All of a Sudden

2013-10-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, I used to use the random signature setting for several mail signatures I had. I lost them at some point, and I've revived them again. I can't seem to find this setting, and I've looked in the help documentation. Thanks, Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan -- You received

Re: US Public Broadcasting system Site and videos

2013-10-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Flash which is not > accessible. Wish sites would stick to using web standards instead of > proprietary stuff that breaks the web. > > CB > > On 10/15/13 2:58 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >> Hi, all, >> >> I used to be able to go to the videos on pbs.org a

Re: US Public Broadcasting system Site and videos

2013-10-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
w: > > http://video.pbs.org/video/2365099227/ > > If you go there and then paste in my little javascript trick it should start > playing after a few seconds of buffering and such. Why they don't have a > button on the page to do the same thing is unclear to me. > > CB

Re: adding links to mail signatures

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
I haven't tried this yet, but I'm sure you'd have to compose your messages in HtML to make it work. Another alternative in a text message is simply to use a line like the following: facebook: http://www.facebook.com and the link will be active. HtH, teresa "Everything is interesting if you go i

Re: Random Signature setting in Mail? I Can't Find it All of a Sudden

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Thanks; yes, I found it. You're right; I had to populate my signatures with several and then it was suddenly there. Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Oct 17, 2013, at 7:11 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > HI, > I think if you have more th

Re: adding links to mail signatures

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
n mail but wonder if setting it to rich > text would work. and the way you showed me is how i'm doing it now. thanks, > max > On Oct 18, 2013, at 10:26 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > >> I haven't tried this yet, but I'm sure you'd have to compose your messages

Re: adding links to mail signatures

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
make daily money online, contact me > personally, i've got something you should see… oh yeah, it's real, and free! > > empoweringthebl...@icloud.com > > > > On Oct 18, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Teresa Cochran > wrote: > >> Yes, it is Rich text. I just played wi

Re: adding links to mail signatures

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
the link is inactive, The "add link" option is unavailable when the message format option in preferences is set to plain text. HtH, teresaand just shows up as text. "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."--Gro

Re: adding links to mail signatures

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
;--Pete Graham On Oct 18, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Ok, I realize that I'm replying to myselves, but here's what I've found out > after poking around. When you compose an hTML signature, the "add link" is > available. When you use this signatur

Mailing List Conventions: Plain Text Versus Rich text?

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, There was a discussion of this on another thread, so thought I'd bring it up as a general topic. Years ago, lists that were blindness-oriented used to be set for plain text only, as HTML would be rendered strangely by mail readers using plain text only. Now, there seems to be more of a

Re: Mailing List Conventions: Plain Text Versus Rich text?

2013-10-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
I'm a bit confused here. Rich text is the same is HtML, isn't it? For all intents and purposes, anyway. Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan On Oct 18, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > I can't speak for anyone else, but as for me… > > I used to be able to read HTML mess

Re: Mailing List Conventions: Plain Text Versus Rich text?

2013-10-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
gt; to distinguish between features such as bullets, bold and text alignment, > which I use and seem to work fine with VoiceOver, and other HTML elements > such as image links and the like, with which VoiceOver really seems to have > trouble. > Cheers, > Nic > > On 19/10/2013

Re: prospective subscribers not allowed to join this group?

2013-10-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
I haven't caught part of this thread, unfortunately. What is the error message they're getting? This might be an instance for contacting the moderators with the problem off-list, as you might get a quicker response. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!contactowner/macvisionaries Once you confirm y

Re: Mavericks is free.

2013-10-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
Uh, I google and find nothing about this, nor is it in the app store. Am I supposed to laugh now? Hahahaha. Thanks, (I think) :) Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hello list, > > I tho

Re: Mavericks is free.

2013-10-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
live >> at this moment. Mavericks will be hitting the Mac store later today. >> >> hth >> >> Ricardo Walker >> rica...@appletothecore.info >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Oct 22, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Teresa Co

Re: Mavericks is free.

2013-10-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
gt; It's not there yet because the event is not over. Give it a little time. It >> will be in the App Store for sure today. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On B

Re: Mavericks Is Free

2013-10-22 Thread Teresa Cochran
Try *now*! :) HtH, Teresa "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."--Groucho Marx On Oct 22, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: > Mavericks will be available *today*. And yes, the alps will be free on *new* > devices only. > > Sent from

Usefulmavericks page on the Apple Site

2013-10-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, guys, I was poking around for system requirements and found this useful page on the Apple site. It lists compatible computers, system requirements, and the apps Mavericks has built in. http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/ HtH, Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. -- You received this me

Apps Opening Very Slowly in mavericks; Anyone Else Experience This?

2013-10-23 Thread Teresa Cochran
hi, all, I’m using an upgrade from Mountain lion on a late 2009 Mac Mini with 4GB ram. The specs indicate that i should be ok to use this, but i notice that apps are taking at least twenty seconds to open. I might be mis-estimating the time, but I certainly notice the slower load times. Anyone

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