yes they were what I was doing is I connected my mac to my windows pc so I could see my external hard drives also can you tell me how to change views ---- David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You may have better luck with a different view. the desktop view cannot be > changed but accept for the applications folder I use my finder in column view. > > Also, take a look through finder preferences and turn off all the visuals. > when you are in a finder window, press command-, to get to preferences > you'll want to uncheck "springloaded folders" in general and also in general > unchanything that does not need to appear on your desktop. > > Do all finder windows go busy? I cannot duplicate your issue unless I am in > something huge. > > On Sep 22, 2011, at 7:00 AM, curtis jackson wrote: > > Hello I am running lion using voice over and it seems that every time I open > the finder it always says busy a lot but whenever I go some where else on > the machine it doesn't do that can anyone give me any ideas on why that > might be I'm still trying to get the hang of this stuff slowly but surely > > -----Original Message----- > From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justin Harford > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:44 PM > To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: accessing the mac HD > > No problem. > > cmd shift + > > c for computer > h for home > a for applications > u for utilities > > Regards > Justin Harford > > El 19-09-2011, a las 14:36, <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > > > Again, thank you Dustin! All these commands are great. Now, to try and > find a good way to commit them to memory. LOL. One thing at a time I > guess... > > > > Scott > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Harford" <blindstein@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 1:16 PM > > Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: accessing the mac HD > > > > > > I find that command shift a is great for accessing apps, command shift c > for hard drive and network sources, command shift h for home, command shift > u for utilities. > > > > I never even navigate around my desktop. Too clunky. > > > > Justin > > El 19-09-2011, a las 4:07, David Hilbert Poehlman escribió: > > > >> better, directly access the applications folder with command-a. > >> > >> On Sep 19, 2011, at 2:10 AM, <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> I'm back with probably another question that logic somewhere would > probably dictate. > >> In his podcast, Mike accesses apps by going in to the desktop with finder > and accessing the applications folder on the mac hd. The problem is that I > have nothing on my desktop at all. Can someone please tell me where I can > find the harddrive? > >> > >> Thanks for the help and your patience, > >> Scott > >> > >> -- > >> Jonnie Appleseed > >> with his > >> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > >> reducing technology's disabilities > >> one byte at a time > >> > >> ************ > >> > >> > >> You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > >> > >> > >> The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes > to their list subscription is: > >> > >> //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > >> > >> The list archive is located at > >> > >> //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > >> > >> All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > >> > >> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > > > > ************ > > > > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > > > The list archive is located at > > > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ************ > > > > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > > > The list archive is located at > > > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -- > Jonnie Appleseed > with his > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > reducing technology's disabilities > one byte at a time > > ************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. 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