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my mac is speaking!
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May 15, 2007, 05:45 PM
 
my mac is talkin and i dont kno wat 2 do
i turned off speech and it is still going
some one please help!
     
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May 15, 2007, 06:06 PM
 
Speech is actually for you to dictate commands to your Mac.

You need to turn off VoiceOver, which is in the Universal Access pane of the System Preferences.
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May 15, 2007, 08:47 PM
 
Perhaps it has become conscious? Did you leave it on too long? I've heard of that happening.

It's now more of an ethical dilemma than a technical problem.
     
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May 16, 2007, 01:07 AM
 
It sounds like you have VoiceOver on. This can happen accidentally if you hit apple-F5. You can tell it's VoiceOver because a black square will appear around whatever object it's telling about. You can turn it off again either in the Universal Access preferences or by hitting apple-F5 again.
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May 16, 2007, 06:05 AM
 
I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that.
     
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May 16, 2007, 09:34 AM
 
Originally Posted by P View Post
I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that.
you beat me to it!! >.> .....
     
   
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