[mac4theblind] Re: Itunes for this beginner and some progress
- From: John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:33:26 -0400
It just takes time and practice. As you keep using it, things will just
become second nature and you will create a mental image of where everything is
located. Just keep plugging away.
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 Sep 4, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Brian and Denise Albriton wrote:
>
> Thanks John, and David for yourr messages. Your description here John is
> starting to get through to me and David's tip about selecting the item in the
> table and tabbing to the information, provided it is in column view is of
> great assitance. I don't have it to where I can coherently describe to
> someone else how the interface works. That will no doubt come over time.
> I will look forward to a podcast from the mac perspective on the itunes
> application. John's podcast on mail for instance made that application
> clearer.
> As always, appreciate the patience and clarity of the list members.
> Brian
>
>> I think Winamp is perceived as easier because it's not as comprehensive as
>> iTunes. To be honest, I think folks tend to make a lot out of iTunes
>> because of the interface alone.
>>
>> Basically, folks, you have to understand iTunes this way. I am speaking
>> from the Mac perspective here, so it might be a little different in Windows.
>> However, this is a Mac list and that's how I am going to proceed.
>>
>> Everything in iTunes starts with the source list or table. Your Music
>> library, movies, radio stations, podcasts, applications for the iPhone/iPad,
>> play lists, etc, are all shown in the source view in a pretty straight
>> forward list. You interact with the source list and select the specific
>> item you want to view by navigating with it either with the down and up
>> arrow keys or the VoiceOver navigation keys.. Once you do this, stop
>> interacting and the content you will find will be related to that item in
>> the source list.
>>
>> Thus, after you stop interacting with the source list and navigate right
>> with the VO keys and right arrow, for example, you will find you library in
>> a table format, depending on his you have the browser configured, such as
>> album, artists, etc. If you choose the iTunes store, you will find the
>> store in an html area you need to interact with. It's actually pretty
>> straight forward and requires familiarity and patience more than anything
>> else.
>>
>> I would suggest choosing the album list view, as to me, this is the
>> easiest way to view play lists and your library. Also, use the VoiceOver
>> keys and the right and left arrows to navigate and not use the tab key as
>> much. A lot of the buttons and controls you will find are available in the
>> menus or through keyboard shortcuts.
>>
>> For searches, the search is going to be based on what item in your source
>> list you have selected. So, for example, if you have your library selected,
>> your search results are going to be songs or movies or such from your
>> library. If you are looking to search the iTunes store, be sure you have
>> the iTunes store selected in your source list. In the iTunes store, the
>> easiest way to see your results is to use the next table command with
>> control-option-command-t provided you are interacting with the store html
>> area.
>>
>> In any event, please ask specific questions if you would like us to try to
>> give you a hand. That is just an overview and some general tips.
>>
>>
>> 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 Sep 3, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote:
>>
>>> So far, I beg to differ. Winamp is much, much easier. I can't stand Windows
>>> Media player, and my dream come true would be a
>>> version of winamp for the mac. So yeah, an Itunes tutorial would be
>>> extremely appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Hilbert
>>> Poehlman
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 4:57 PM
>>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Itunes for beginner
>>>
>>> there is me <grin> It's actually pretty streight forward, if you can use
>>> windows media player, winamp and or realplayer, it's
>>> a snap of course, it depends on what you want to do.
>>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2011, at 4:43 PM, Brian and Denise Albriton wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there a podcast on itunes for well, idiots. I don't even qualify for the
>>> dummy stage at this point.
>>> Have a great weekend folks.
>>> Brian
>>>
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