One thing that comes up occasionally is a bug that cause VoiceOver to stop speaking even when it is running. If you haven't tried it, try toggling VoiceOver on and off 4 times. Do a command F5 4 times that is, and your voice may come back. Ian On 2012-04-13, at 2:46 PM, Mary Scott wrote: > Hi all, Sometimes my computer does not talk when it has been sleeping for a > while. I have to close all the windows and then close it and open it again. > This usually works but it is annoying. I have a hunch it has something to do > with iCal and announcing events. I think it gets stuck if it doesn't get to > announce an event. Any ideas how to remedy this problem? Mel> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >