[mac4theblind] Re: Lion has been released
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:12:23 -0700
Nice. I'll keep that in mind for my podcast. I hope I can remember all of this
stuff. thanks all for your help.
On Jul 20, 2011, at 12:45 PM, John Panarese wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
> Thank you for the kind words. I really just did my best to wing it, so I
> wasn't sure how it sounded.
>
> The process is pretty easy and straight forward for getting any of the
> new voices.
>
> You just go into VoiceOver Utility and navigate to the speech pane.
> Where you find the popup button to select your default voice, just
> VO-spacebar on it and then navigate down the list until you come to, custom
> where you hit enter on it.
> You then can navigate to a table that contains all of the available voices.
> There is a play button to sample each one.
> Just check each of the ones you want and then, when you are done, navigate to
> the, Okay, button and software update will begin. You agree to the end user
> license and just wait for the download to complete. Once that is done, you
> will find the new voices in the list when you access the popup button for the
> default voice.
>
> Again, as I said in the demo, keep in mind that the files are pretty
> large, especially for the higher quality voices, so it might take a while to
> download the voices, should you, like me, grab a bunch of them.
>
> 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 Jul 20, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Daniel McGee wrote:
>
>> Hi John, really like your demonstration of showing us the new voices in
>> Lion! You said that it didn't sound professional but it was good enough for
>> me!
>>
>>
>> I only hope now that Apple will add the male voices in I OS 5 because then I
>> will defferantly, go out there and buy an ipod touch again.
>>
>> One question when you said about checking and un checking the voices you
>> want, and then go to ok, is it assentually downloading/installing those
>> voices to your system for the end user to use? If this is the case then it
>> would be a really cool way for II OS and I Phone users to download the
>> voices they like to use on a dayly basis.
>>
>> My fingers are crossed I really hope that apple somehow can transport this
>> over to I OS!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "John Panarese" <jpanarese@xxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:53 PM
>> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Lion has been released
>>
>>> OK, demonstrations are not my strong suit, but please take a listen to a
>>> quick demonstration. It is the last one posted on the page here,
>>>
>>> http://macfortheblind.com/?page_id=25
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 Jul 20, 2011, at 2:42 PM, John G wrote:
>>>
>>>> When you have a minute, could you send us samples of the British voices
>>>> please?
>>>> At 19:29 20/07/2011, you wrote:
>>>>> Honestly, I don't know the major differences other than the server
>>>>> version having the actual server edition on it. This saves one the cost
>>>>> of having to purchase the server package. I have a friend that bought
>>>>> the Mini server version specifically for that, but he does some web
>>>>> hosting and web design and needed that kind of system.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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 Jul 20, 2011, at 2:16 PM, Bubba wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, what is the big difference in the regular Mac mini and the one >
>>>>>> that has
>>>>>> Mac mini Server on it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sign,
>>>>>> Bubba
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Panarese
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:12 PM
>>>>>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Lion has been released
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm still playing and experimenting, but a few things that come to >
>>>>>> mind
>>>>>> are,
>>>>>> a bunch of new voices, which includes several non-English ones. There >
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> even an Irish and Scottish option, as well as British and Australian
>>>>>> choices.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a new Activities feature in which you can set VoiceOver >
>>>>>> preferences
>>>>>> for specific applications. For example, let's say you want to use a
>>>>>> different voice when you are on the web or are reading text documents >
>>>>>> or you
>>>>>> want to have certain VoiceOver features turned off for a specific
>>>>>> application. You can do this with Activities.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a new set of commands for Drag and Drop, though I am still >
>>>>>> trying
>>>>>> to get a handle on how to use them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a new method of carrying out non-contiguous selections in >
>>>>>> lists,
>>>>>> though the old one also still works.
>>>>>> Quicknav now has its own Commander, and in addition to using the arrow >
>>>>>> keys,
>>>>>> you can use single letter commands on the web to move by header, link, >
>>>>>> frame
>>>>>> and so forth. You can apparently customize this as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sure there are other things, but those are what come to mind >
>>>>>> right
>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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 Jul 20, 2011, at 1:55 PM, John G wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What are the more interesting features of Lion for blind users?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At 18:18 20/07/2011, you wrote:
>>>>>>>> Nice. Yeah I am gong ot be podcasting myupgrade experience even >>>
>>>>>>>> though
>>>>>> I'm supposed to be on a break lol!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Take care all.
>>>>>>>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:06 AM, John Panarese wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>>>>>> I'm sure most, if not all of you have heard, but Lion was >>>>
>>>>>>>>> officially
>>>>>> released and is available on the Mac App store for $29. So far, I am
>>>>>> enjoying it quite a bit, and will be putting some material up on the
>>>>>> macfortheblind website over the next week or two.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In addition, the Mac Mini and Mac Book Air lines have all been
>>>>>> refreshed. Thunderbolt has been added to them all, as well as a kick >
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> their processors.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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