[mac4theblind] Re: What good free cleaners for VO Users on the Mac OSX

  • From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:36:45 -0400

Hi Daniel,
    I have not used it, but I am going on information I read on another list.  
Supposedly, it's fully accessible with VoiceOver.  I don't know how different 
or similar it looks to the Windows version, though.


Take Care

John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
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AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT




On Aug 25, 2011, at 4:29 AM, Daniel McGee wrote:

> Hi all, thanks for all your comments they are much appreciated
> Since I use C Cleaner on my PC and since one of you guys mentioned a version 
> for the Mac, is there anyone on this list who uses this programme and does it 
> look different from the PC version, but most importantly is it accessible 
> with VoiceOver?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Daniel
> 
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> From: "John Panarese" <jpanarese@xxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 4:19 AM
> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: What good free cleaners for VO Users on the Mac 
> OSX
> 
>>   You have to interact with the toolbar and navigate to the, Pilot, button.  
>> Activate that with VO space, stop interacting with the toolbar and select 
>> the, tasks, tab.  The scheduler is disabled in the beta of Cocktail 5.  
>> However, the tasks will allow you to run basic Mac maintenance.  I pretty 
>> much leave everything checked and run it.
>> 
>> 
>> Take Care
>> 
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.macfortheblind.com
>> 
>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 24, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Kliph&Sharrie wrote:
>> 
>>> I got the coctale one, but couldn't figure out how to set things up.  Is 
>>> there a tutorial or podcast on how to manage and use it?
>>> 
>>> Kliphton SR
>>> (twitter&Skype) kliphton72
>>> (Marriage Blog) http://cm-i-t-real-world.blogspot.com
>>> (Marriage group) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/committed-married-christians
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Aug 24, 2011, at 6:11 PM, John Panarese wrote:
>>> 
>>>>   By and large, the vast majority of maintenance needed for the Windows 
>>>> operating system is not necessary for the Mac.  Disk operations and 
>>>> general OS activities do not require as much TLC as the various forms of 
>>>> Windows.
>>>> 
>>>>  With that said, there is a version of C Cleaner for Mac.  You also have 
>>>> Cocktail, Mac Janitor and a few others.  I think Onyx is another one, but 
>>>> I'm not sure.  This really comes down to the individual user as to how 
>>>> much they really think they need a maintenance program.   If you are 
>>>> really that concerned as to the need for one, you can always read the 
>>>> various Mac forums for the different takes of other users.
>>>> 
>>>>  Personally, I run disk permissions checks and Cocktail once in a while, 
>>>> but that's about it.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Take Care
>>>> 
>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>> Director
>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>> 
>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Aug 24, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Daniel McGee wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all, since I don't own a Mac I'd just like to know for those who use a 
>>>>> Mac what do you recommend that is free for some TLC LOL meaning Cleaning 
>>>>> once in a while. You see I use Disk Cleanup that is built in Windows and 
>>>>> a Free programme called C Cleaner to do my clean up once in a while.
>>>>> I am mainly looking for a programme that cleans up the Run Dialog box (if 
>>>>> the Mac has one) also to clean out the History in Safari, Temporary files 
>>>>> stuff like that all in one programme but most importantly it being 
>>>>> Voiceover Compatible and Free.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I look forward to hearing from you all. I just want to know so when the 
>>>>> time comes when I get a Mac, I'll know what to download and start using 
>>>>> and overall be more prepared for when I get one.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> 
>>>>> Daniel
>>>> 
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