[macvoiceover] Re: New member, with lots a starter questions
- From: "Chris Gilland Laptop" <clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:57:35 -0400
Don't have it yet Mike, but it's coming today! I agree whole heartedly with ya
as far as us talking on Skype. Firstly though, I gotta figure out what the
heck I'm doing. I'm not exactly sure where to get skype from. Duh, I know
skype.com, but I mean... heheheheh, no, birds, where specifically on that page.
Also, I seem to remember you saying you copy all its contents to your
applications folder, then just go in there and command o to run it. Well, what
tool do I use to extract what I'll download from the skype web site?
Anyway, for now, just call me today on the chris28210 account. I did create
another skype account for the Mac. So, once yall help me get up and runnin,
that name'll be:
chrisonthemac
all in lower case.
Chris.
----- Original Message -----
From: Babcock, Michael Alex
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 1:57 AM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: New member, with lots a starter questions
nice, you got your computer eh? shweet! dude, we need to talk some time on
skype or something man
On Jun 30, 2008, at 8:31 PM, Chris Gilland Laptop wrote:
Hello guys. My name's Chris Gilland. I have pretty well been a Windows
user almost all my life. I've adventured in just a little to Linux, but not
much. Come tomorrow, I am getting my very first Mac computer. It's a power
Mac, I believe G4 tower, so it's not the newest system, by any means
admittedly, but for a starter system it's really good. I mean, it's got a gig
and a half a ram, tiger OSX 10.4, with voice over a corse. Now here are the
couple a things I am wonderring though. firstly, I am getting a Mac Printer,
with a Wacom mouse, and pen. I really dono what they mean though by pen. This
thing was donated to me, so, I am not really certained exactly what all this
means. I mean I know what a printer is obviously, and of corse I know what the
mouse is, but the pen's confusing me. Also am getting the I-Listen software
and a headset. OK, this leads me to a few questions. The keyboard that I am
getting is a USB IMac 1o1 or whatever, keyboard. you know, just a standard
IMac keyboard basicly. now, they state that this thing's gotta power button
right on it. So, does this mean that I have to hit the power button right
below the speaker on the tower? I mean that little button that's about the
size of a penny, or no no, I can do it straight from the keyboard itself. I
ask as I am confused if the power button's just to turn on and off the
keyboard, or will that power the whole system. The builder I have said if I
start typing and nothing happened try hitting that, but I seem to recall that
powers the whole unit not just the keyboard. I think he may be a little
confused. Here's the second thing. My builder did *not* put a pwd on the
system at log on. He was scared he or myself would forget it. Now, apparently
apple told them the default pwd is just the word apple, all in lower case. so,
I am confused. if he put no pwd, then will I still have to type apple to get
in and get up at my finder? The other thing is, if not, then, will the log on
screen come up? See that is my thing. Do I get the auphentification screen
even with no pwd? The way I understood is, no, you don't have to put a pwd in
when you install Tiger, however, if you don't, and you don't clear out that
text field, it will then set the default pwd which is apple. Ultimately,
should I get that screen after I hit command f5 to turn on voice over, what do
I need to do? I mean, I obviously no vo up, down, left and right, and look at
the screen, but specifically can someone give me a someone of an idea what is
on this screen, and what I'm gona most likely see as I vo through it? secondly
is there a log on button, and if so, can I just tab to it, or do I need to vo
right to it, then click it with vo space bar. My final question is, basicly
two things: one, being that I know so little about voice over and being I am
just beginning to get the hang of things and mac concepts etc. which would you
guys personally suggest I use: Fire? or Adium. I basicly am trying to set up
my AIM account, and also my msn messenger account. Finally I am gonna want to
install Skype. Having said this, once I vo over to the list of contacts and
then interact with it, if I click on a contact, will that call them? I wanna
be careful as clicking once would only select the contact and highlight it,
right? or, am I thinking windows here. I know after interacting with it, just
keep vo down arrowing, but...
sorry for all these questions, but, I don't wanna get this thing and not be
able to even get started.
Chris.
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