Re: Airfoil Speakers For Android App
Hi all I like AIrfoil a lot and one day might try it using Apple TV to transmit the stream from my Mac running AIrfoil. Ah, so the white noise is mixed in with the stream then. The overlaid got a little confusing for me, meaning it will either modulate or somehow corrupt the stream so that it's garbled to say the least. For the benefit of the hard of hearing, is the white noise loud enough to be a motivation to rush to your device(s) and stop the stream quickly? Sorry if this may sound stupid, but in case time gets the best of me and the ten minutes has way, way past. I did pay for Airfoil 3 a while back, but I think will pay again to upgrade to 4, but not without trying it with Apple TV first. Anyway thanks for any responses on this. On 1 Jun 2015, at 20:00, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi! I just installed this App on my Samsung Note4 and it works very well though not quite in the way I expected it to. Airfoil Speakers is an App that receives streaming from a device running Airfoil, this can be a Mac or a Windows machine. Airfoil hijacks an App on your computer or another audio source such as a line-in, microphone, DVD playing, output from your web browser and so on, the audio then is streamed to be received by an AirPlay device or - in this case - Airfoil Speakers For Android. No setup is required, just install and launch the airfoil Speakers App which is then ready to receive a stream from Airfoil, your device will pop up in the list of devices that Airfoil can stream to. So what was unexpected about the Android version of Airfoil Speakers? Other versions of the App I've used - for Mac, Windows and IOS - have allowed the streaming of iTunes or any other device that can stream to an Airplay compatible device or App to stream to Airfoil speakers, the version for Android will only accept a stream from Airfoil itself, I'm curious to know why and I've written to the developer so I hope I'll get an explanation. Anyway worth the $8 from Google Play, you can get a demo version to try, after ten minutes you'll hear white noise mixed in with your received stream. -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: Test message To See If My Messages Still Come Through
Unfortunately, this came to the list. Just saying. On 26 May 2015, at 19:30, Chris Skarstad rascal0...@verizon.net wrote: Hi Writing to you privately, yes your message came through just fine. On 5/26/2015 1:46 PM, Tom Kaufman wrote: Hello list: I changed the subject line of this message as I'm not sure I have the right address to this list! I received a message, telling me that my membership has been disabled! I replied to the message as I was instructed to do! So hopefully this reply will go through...and I'll receive it as well! My apologies for being off-topic; am only trying to make sure that all is working as it should here! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of André van Deventer Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 12:27 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: improving headphone sound with a portable amp? I use a little headphone amplifier made by a company called Headroom. It takes 4 AAA batteries. What I like about it is that it has a high and low impedence switch so it caters for all kinds of headphones. You get a short cable with it which allows you to connect your mp3 device or whatever to the 3.5 mm input of the amplifier. It also has a usb socket so you can use it as a sound card also. I think it was called the Egghead or something like that. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 21 May 2015 05:50 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: improving headphone sound with a portable amp? Hi all, Several years ago, I purchased a pair of AKG Q701 headphones for use with a home stereo. These are, in my opinion, outstanding phones, especially considering the price is around $200 or a bit more on Amazon.They are wonderfully comfortable to wear for extended periods of time, more so than any other phones I've seen, bar none. Recent reviews indicate some dissatisfaction, since these are now apparently being made in China, rather than Austria, the home country of AKG. But that's not the point of this message. I have tried my Q701 with the headphone output of my iPhone and find the output of the phone isn't sufficient to drive the Qs well. So I looked into the possibility of a portable headphone amp, such as the fiio e12, which has pretty decent reviews on Amazon. It is not clear to me, however, how you get the signal from the lightning port on the phone to the little amp, as it doesn't seem to come with a cable. You can purchase a separate LOD from fiio, but it has the old style 30-pin connector. You could then purchase an official Apple lightning adapter at some ridiculously inflated price, of course, and then I suppose the set up would work, although I don't think this amp has a DAC, and I'm not sure if you'd need one of those anyway. So, the question. What are folks doing who have head phones which are not driven adequately by the crummy output stages found in portable devices like phones etc? Mary
Re: Bouncing Messages
My opinion only, but please check out Groups.io if you want a stable and reliable host. The web interface is fully accessible on all platforms, and Mr Fletcher who runs Groups.io is very committed to that. I have lists of my own on there and can't say I had any problems at all. Anything I do have Mr Fletcher is only an email away, either privately or on his Beta group which talks about new and improved features to the site. After all that, I should give out the URL *smile*. It is www.groups.io On 26 May 2015, at 23:06, Tom t...@pc-audio.org wrote: Ladies and Gentlemen, Over the past three days about a hundred e-mail addresses have been bouncing messages from the pc audio list. If you reply to the message you receive about the bounce your bounce flag will be reset. If the bounces stop the bounce flag will automatically be set to off. I am looking into another e-mail list host and will let you know when the change takes place. There shouldn't be much delay in the transfer. If you want to check to see if you are still subscribed please don't send a message with the word test in the subject or text. Those messages are referred to me for approval and it might be a few hours to a day before I get to them. I am keeping track of all bounced and disabled e-mail addresses so when the list is at a new home I'll make sure everybody is still subscribed. Thank you, Tom, List owner.
Re: VLC
That's what I do. It's fine for folders with hundreds of files, but not folders with thousands. It still gets busy on the smaller folders, but becomes ready in under a minute. On 28 Apr 2015, at 11:02, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Is there a audio demo of how to use VLC? From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 7:58 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: VLC for Mac was Re: foobar No problems here, I use the Open folder command or browse to the folder using VLC itself. On 28/04/2015 5:22 PM, christopher hallsworth wrote: Hi all Does anyone know of alternatives to VLC for the Mac? At the moment, if I open a folder containing thousands of files it gets busy for a long time. Using 2.2.1. I'm pretty sure an earlier version of VLC didn't do that. Any recommendations greatly appreciated. Thanks! On 27 Apr 2015, at 22:27, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: There used to be a vlc for the iphone, but it was pulled for some reason. Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Other people might wish to know about it but not me, I use VLC across all platforms, waiting until the version of VLC comes out for Android. On 28/04/2015 4:39 AM, Sunshine wrote: what would you like to know about foobar 2000? On 4/27/2015 1:33 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Very appropriate to talk about Foolbar here I guess. On 27/04/2015 12:43 PM, Andrea Sherry wrote: Is there a list for this program? Andrea -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
VLC for Mac was Re: foobar
Hi all Does anyone know of alternatives to VLC for the Mac? At the moment, if I open a folder containing thousands of files it gets busy for a long time. Using 2.2.1. I'm pretty sure an earlier version of VLC didn't do that. Any recommendations greatly appreciated. Thanks! On 27 Apr 2015, at 22:27, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: There used to be a vlc for the iphone, but it was pulled for some reason. Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Other people might wish to know about it but not me, I use VLC across all platforms, waiting until the version of VLC comes out for Android. On 28/04/2015 4:39 AM, Sunshine wrote: what would you like to know about foobar 2000? On 4/27/2015 1:33 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Very appropriate to talk about Foolbar here I guess. On 27/04/2015 12:43 PM, Andrea Sherry wrote: Is there a list for this program? Andrea -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
VLC
Hi all I am now sorted for VLC, downloaded and installed version 2.1.5 for Mac OS X. So must be a bug, either with VLC and or VoiceOver, with 2.2.x releases of the player. Thanks for all your help, very much appreciated.
Re: foobar
And what may those reasons be? On 28 Apr 2015, at 20:29, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: VLC is incredibly responsive and fast and very rarely crashes, if it does then there's usually a very good reason. On 29/04/2015 4:34 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Vlc supports more formats. Thats why i would prefer vlc. Foobar2000 is a good player though. /A 27 apr 2015 kl. 23:28 skrev Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Never used Fooba, never had a need to given that I use VLC and have done for around 8 years. On 28/04/2015 7:26 AM, Sunshine wrote: what is different about vlc? On 4/27/2015 4:22 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Other people might wish to know about it but not me, I use VLC across all platforms, waiting until the version of VLC comes out for Android. On 28/04/2015 4:39 AM, Sunshine wrote: what would you like to know about foobar 2000? On 4/27/2015 1:33 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Very appropriate to talk about Foolbar here I guess. On 27/04/2015 12:43 PM, Andrea Sherry wrote: Is there a list for this program? Andrea -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
New bluetooth speakers
Hi all, Today I received my belated Christmas present from friend and list member Hannah Day, stereo bluetooth speakers by Gear 4. It is very small but has excellent bass. It is also completely accessible. When you switch it on via a small switch on the side it emits a chime and is immediately in pairing mode. Once connected, both VoiceOver and audio output in general comes through the speakers. Also guess what? We were surprised to discover it can also be used as a speakerphone. We assume one can talk to Siri as well as make and receive calls via the speaker. If you know any better please let us know as we are curious. Thanks! Charging is done via the USB port at the bottom of the unit. There are also push buttons on the unit but not sure what they do. Battery life is about five hours and the unit also supports line in meaning you can use these on any device that do not support bluetooth or you simply do not wish to use it.
Re: New bluetooth speakers
Hi all, I now know the name and model of these speakers. They are the Gear 4 Street Party Wireless Portable Speakers version 2. Got this from both the packaging and the device shown in iPad's bluetooth settings. On 29 Jan 2015, at 01:48, Nancy Shackelford ladym74...@netcommander.com wrote: Hope you can find out what those buttons are for. Sounds good! Nance Nancy Shackelford Walk On Faith Trust In Love - Michael Reed - Original Message - From: christopher hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:19 PM Subject: New bluetooth speakers Hi all, Today I received my belated Christmas present from friend and list member Hannah Day, stereo bluetooth speakers by Gear 4. It is very small but has excellent bass. It is also completely accessible. When you switch it on via a small switch on the side it emits a chime and is immediately in pairing mode. Once connected, both VoiceOver and audio output in general comes through the speakers. Also guess what? We were surprised to discover it can also be used as a speakerphone. We assume one can talk to Siri as well as make and receive calls via the speaker. If you know any better please let us know as we are curious. Thanks! Charging is done via the USB port at the bottom of the unit. There are also push buttons on the unit but not sure what they do. Battery life is about five hours and the unit also supports line in meaning you can use these on any device that do not support bluetooth or you simply do not wish to use it. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
Re: bose speakers
I like Bose very much. My parents have one of the Bose radios and we all like it a lot. On 18 Jan 2015, at 03:48, Bud Schwab budsch...@verizon.net wrote: Hi Gang, I'm going to have to move soon too a much smaller place than I now have and will have to give up my current large speakers and woofer. I understand that Bose makes some quite small speakers wit Unbelievable sound. Has anybody had experience with these and are they adequate enough that a person could get along without a woofer? Thanks for any info on the subject. Bud Schwab W 6 Z Y P Malibu, California
Re: Radio Player for Mac
Same here and I am quite good on the mac. I have Radium, but there is no way to browse for stations without an initial search. Tapin Radio for example allows you to browse by genre, country or network. Thanks for any recommendations. On 9 Jan 2015, at 18:14, Laurence Taylor g7...@gmx.co.uk wrote: Someone asked me recently if I knew a decent radio player for the Mac (like Screamer for Windows which doesn't work on Macs). Since I now nothing about Macs (except the ones that keep the rain off), and people here seem to know everything, what would you reccommend? -- rgds LAurence
Re: Latest version of Burnaware 6 wanted
Oh cool! Cheers! Been wondering how we can get the last accessible version of Burnaware and now we have the answer. On 10/12/2014 13:09, David Bailes wrote: Hi Brian, the following page contains links to the free, premium and pro versions of burnaware 6.9.4: http://www.burnaware.com/downloads/backup/v6.x/v6.9.4/ David. original message: Hi list, I know we are quite a lot, who use Burnaware for disk burning. I can't find Burnaware pro 6.9 anywhere. Could you maybe send me a dropbox link, or something similar to this specific version? It will be highly appreciated. Best regards Brian
Re: Latest version of Burnaware 6 wanted
The free version provides basic CD/DVD/Blue-Ray burning and imaging. The Premium version provides all that plus the ability to copy disks. The Pro version has all the features of Premium with support for multiple burners and a couple of advanced utilities. On 10/12/2014 19:29, Curtis Delzer wrote: I wonder which does what? :) thanks!
Re: Future Of The List
Hi, Never heard of it. Things are going well over on Groups.io. On 9 Dec 2014, at 20:27, Tom t...@pc-audio.org wrote: Thanks to all who have commented on the future of this e-mail list. I'm considering emwd dot com. Anybody had experience with them? Thank you, Tom
Re: Future Of The PC Audio List
I'm sorry to report but this isn't the case with me. Just now I had an email from them but it wasn't good news. In fact there has been no new information since the original enquiry, and all they wanted to know was how my lists are as of right now. On 05/12/2014 15:14, Colin Howard wrote: Greetings, Jim Hunt wrote: There is a group that moved away from Emissives because it's currently supposedly having some problems. Supposedly? I am running one and am a member of two others, there are always problems when setting up a group no matter who hostes, at least with Emissives, they actually respond in a rapid and helpful manner.
Re: Future Of The PC Audio List
It sucks in terms of accessibility. It's gotten better but not the same as say Mailman or the new Groups.io site. On 04/12/2014 18:28, Sunshine wrote: how could yahoo groups suck? On 12/3/2014 12:37 PM, Aidan wrote: Please not google or yahoo groups. They sucks. On 03/12/2014, Curtis Delzer curtis1...@verizon.net wrote: That is truly unfortunate. I am on other freelists lists which work ok, though I don't know the behind-the-scenes conditions of the running of them, etc. -- Curtis Delzer curtis1...@verizon.net On Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:27:23 -0500 Tom t...@pc-audio.org wrote: Ladies and gentlemen, The hosting for the pc audio list and the domain name will expire at the end of December. The list software has been problematic for over a year. Not sending messages to some people, not allowing some people to send messages to the list, bouncing messages to valid e-mail addresses, a lot of trash etc. I'm considering taking the list to free lists. I don't mind paying for the domain name and hosting of the list but the support just has not been very good. I'm open to thoughts and opinions. t...@pc-audio.org Thank you. Tom Dimeo
Re: Future Of The PC Audio List
Hi all, I did receive one bounce message last night, but after replying to the confirmation I was able to receive messages again. Can't really tell you where to move to. I tried Freelists but what put me off was the admin interface. I was fiddling about with members and ended up unsubscribing myself. After that I no longer had access to the admin interface. This isn't the case with Mailman. So I prefer Mailman over Freelists. But it's your list so do what's right for you. On 02/12/2014 22:27, Tom wrote: Ladies and gentlemen, The hosting for the pc audio list and the domain name will expire at the end of December. The list software has been problematic for over a year. Not sending messages to some people, not allowing some people to send messages to the list, bouncing messages to valid e-mail addresses, a lot of trash etc. I'm considering taking the list to free lists. I don't mind paying for the domain name and hosting of the list but the support just has not been very good. I'm open to thoughts and opinions. t...@pc-audio.org Thank you. Tom Dimeo
Re: Future Of The PC Audio List
I have a group on Yahoogroups as well with the same accessible but clunky interface. On 03/12/2014 18:37, Aidan wrote: Please not google or yahoo groups. They sucks. On 03/12/2014, Curtis Delzer curtis1...@verizon.net wrote: That is truly unfortunate. I am on other freelists lists which work ok, though I don't know the behind-the-scenes conditions of the running of them, etc. -- Curtis Delzer curtis1...@verizon.net On Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:27:23 -0500 Tom t...@pc-audio.org wrote: Ladies and gentlemen, The hosting for the pc audio list and the domain name will expire at the end of December. The list software has been problematic for over a year. Not sending messages to some people, not allowing some people to send messages to the list, bouncing messages to valid e-mail addresses, a lot of trash etc. I'm considering taking the list to free lists. I don't mind paying for the domain name and hosting of the list but the support just has not been very good. I'm open to thoughts and opinions. t...@pc-audio.org Thank you. Tom Dimeo
Re: Future Of The PC Audio List
Hi all, I have a group on Googlegroups. It's accessible but clunky to say the least. This is with NVDA. On 03/12/2014 00:18, Charles Krugman wrote: Did Google groups get their accessibility issues resolved? I thought that at one point there were challenges for screen reader users who were moderatinhg or establishing groups using Googlegroups. Chuck -Original Message- From: Nick Giannak Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 2:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Future Of The PC Audio List Honestly, Tom? I actually think it has something to do with your reliance on Ultrahost more than anything else. I'd be more apt to have you host your list's email somewhere else, before resorting to Freelists. The domain is too good to waste as such. I can host pC-Audio on my DreamHost hosting plan, as i have unlimited domains and unlimited...well, everything. I won't charge you, and we can see how you like it that way. Alternatively, subscribe to Google Apps pro, host your domain there and use Google Groups on said domain, and have rock solid lists for as long as you like. But please...no freelists. On 12/2/2014 5:27 PM, Tom wrote: Ladies and gentlemen, The hosting for the pc audio list and the domain name will expire at the end of December. The list software has been problematic for over a year. Not sending messages to some people, not allowing some people to send messages to the list, bouncing messages to valid e-mail addresses, a lot of trash etc. I'm considering taking the list to free lists. I don't mind paying for the domain name and hosting of the list but the support just has not been very good. I'm open to thoughts and opinions. t...@pc-audio.org Thank you. Tom Dimeo
Re: Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 And Windows Media Player
Yeah, Window-Eyes 9.0 Beta 1 is pretty good, almost stable in fact, of course there are bugs like the inability to delete messages in Thunderbird which is Window-Eyes specific because I can do this with Nvda, however this is one of the best betas I have used and that says a whole lot about beta software. On 25/11/2014 18:19, Dane Trethowan wrote: Early dyas yet of course but GW Micro have vastly improved the accessibility of Windows Media Player with Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 it seems. I was able to get around WMP reasonably well but now its even better, guess we can only forward on encouraging or other feedback to GW Micro in order that we get a better product.
Re: Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 And Windows Media Player
Have just done this via the Gw Info list. On 25/11/2014 22:26, Steve Nutt wrote: Hi, I assume you've reported this bug to AI Squared? All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: st...@comproom.co.uk Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: 25 November 2014 18:54 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 And Windows Media Player Yeah, Window-Eyes 9.0 Beta 1 is pretty good, almost stable in fact, of course there are bugs like the inability to delete messages in Thunderbird which is Window-Eyes specific because I can do this with Nvda, however this is one of the best betas I have used and that says a whole lot about beta software. On 25/11/2014 18:19, Dane Trethowan wrote: Early dyas yet of course but GW Micro have vastly improved the accessibility of Windows Media Player with Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 it seems. I was able to get around WMP reasonably well but now its even better, guess we can only forward on encouraging or other feedback to GW Micro in order that we get a better product.
Re: Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 And Windows Media Player
Yeah, I know, smile. On 25/11/2014 22:53, Steve Nutt wrote: Hi, Good lad. The more bugs people report, the better Window-Eyes gets. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: st...@comproom.co.uk Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: 25 November 2014 22:52 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 And Windows Media Player Have just done this via the Gw Info list. On 25/11/2014 22:26, Steve Nutt wrote: Hi, I assume you've reported this bug to AI Squared? All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: st...@comproom.co.uk Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: 25 November 2014 18:54 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 And Windows Media Player Yeah, Window-Eyes 9.0 Beta 1 is pretty good, almost stable in fact, of course there are bugs like the inability to delete messages in Thunderbird which is Window-Eyes specific because I can do this with Nvda, however this is one of the best betas I have used and that says a whole lot about beta software. On 25/11/2014 18:19, Dane Trethowan wrote: Early dyas yet of course but GW Micro have vastly improved the accessibility of Windows Media Player with Window-Eyes 9 Beta 1 it seems. I was able to get around WMP reasonably well but now its even better, guess we can only forward on encouraging or other feedback to GW Micro in order that we get a better product.
Re: Total Recorder and Window-eyes 9 Beta 1
Total Recorder can be got here www.totalrecorder.com On 26/11/2014 04:13, Hamit Campos wrote: Whagt's there exact web address then? Don't want to just google it and end up messing the PC up. Like I did to the epic Dell Optyplex I first got from Computers For the Blind. That thing was awesome dude. It could do 192 KHZ in and out. It was much faster then the HP they replaced it with and apparently though only 1 year newer, it was way newer in that it had been less used. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Total Recorder and Window-eyes 9 Beta 1 Just go onto their web site and click on the Software downloads section, choose what you want from there whether it be an add-on, Total Recorder Standard version etc. On 26 Nov 2014, at 1:45 pm, Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com wrote: I keep forgetting about these. Can some one provide the link for downloading Total Recorder please? For those that do use it, can someone provide the link for Vurtal Audio cable please? I would like to test boath and see which is better. Is there a comparison I can read and or better yet listen to? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 8:49 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Total Recorder and Window-eyes 9 Beta 1 Actually this isn’t quite true, the responsiveness problem you talked about was fixed quite some time ago it would seem, I mentioned it when I started the discussion on Total Recorder we’ve been having over the last week or so. On 26 Nov 2014, at 11:56 am, Steve Pattison s...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi all, I don't know if other people have noticed this or not but when using versions of Window-Eyes prior to version 9 beta 1 and in Total Recorder for me responsiveness was very sluggish when going through the menus. I'd press the up and down arrow keys and it would take roughly a second after pressing the up and down arrow keys before each menu item was spoken. I'm delighted to say that since installing the first beta of version 9 responsiveness is very quick and all the sluggishness has gone. This makes using Total Recorder with Window-Eyes a far more pleasant experience! Regards Steve. ** Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane ** Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Whats up?
Not that we are aware of. We have mass removed and mass subscribed all members so you should start receiving mail again. I did post a notification but obbviously it didn't reach you. Sorry about that and for any inconvenience caused. On 20 Nov 2014, at 21:43, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! I have since wednesday got subscription confirmations on a daily basis. But don't get any messages. So what is happening really? Is there something wrong with the list? Thanks. /A
Pure One Elite Series 2
Hi all Received this radio today from www.argos.co.uk it's a DAB/FM digital radio system. The product is quite accessible even without speech. Once you know the basics like adjusting the volume and selecting a station it's a piece of cake. Of course changing settings, retuning or resetting to factory defaults may need sighted assistance, as well as the advanced functions of the radio. One cool feature that may or may not be usable by us is the ability to pause and rewind live radio, as well as record programs for later listening. The programs are stored in its in-built memory. There is a USB port located on the side but it's only used to update the firmware from what I gather when downloading the PDF manual a few days ago which, by the way, should be accessible with your favourite reader, there is also an auxiliary input port so you can connect your iPod or other MP3 player. Cost £84.99.
Re: Tapin Radio
Hmmm I'm surprised you didn't get much out of it with Nvda. I have been using it with Nvda for a while and they work great together. In the help menu, about dialogue box you can install a small add-on for Nvda which adds a program specific keystroke, Nvda-control-t, to speak the stream. On 16/11/2014 20:59, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay, been playing with this for the last few minutes and I make the following observations. Firstly I had to use the software with JAWS, couldn't get much out of it with NVDA. Second, it seems that the database hasn't been updated for some time, I can of course only go on what I see in my country of Australia as that's the only place I've looked thus far. I estimate that the database is over 4 years old as there are many stations which were boradcasting 4 years ago listed here. Many of the stations referred to in Australia are not streaming now due to royalty issues which still needed to be sorted in the Australian courts so - if you hear nothing on a stream - then don't be surprised. I guess that's the disadvantage of having an App like this use its own database, you have to be pretty dedicated to keep that database up to date. Perhaps the developer has good reasons for ding this, I don't know what sort of fee the Vtuner database of Internet radio stations and Podcast would charge any developer for access, I know that a lot of the products I have here from Sangean, Denon, Yamaha and Pioneer use it for their Internet Radio data but then again these company's have pockets filled with cash compared to an individual software developer. Apart from all that I was most impressed with the layout of the software so I sincerely hope that we'll see more udpates to Tapin Radio in the future.
Re: Decibel from sbooth.org
Cool man! Going to check this out. I have VLC but there's something annoying about it. I have a randomized playlist because that's who I am smile. Unlike Winamp for the other platform I cannot search for a file and the results appear in a separate list. Sure you can search the playlist made but the table still shows the entire list. I'm not asking for help here; just going to see if this Decibel can do this for us. On 10/11/2014 12:11, Hamit Campos wrote: Man, the mac always gets cooler stuff. I think this can do more then VLC can. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 5:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Decibel from sbooth.org At last! I’e found an accessible Audiophile type player for the Mac, its not freeware though there is a trial which is available at the link below http://sbooth.org/Decibel/#decibel http://sbooth.org/Decibel/#decibel
Re: Decibel from sbooth.org
Ok all I like the app, but it's very slow at adding my tracks to a playlist. Mine is a large one, over 7,000 in total. VLC however adds them instantly and are available immediately. With Decibel I have to wait at least two minutes otherwise I will be told that the app is busy. This may be no big deal for some but is for others like me. So for now I'll just use the trial till it runs out then go back to VLC. Options are good though smile. On 10 Nov 2014, at 13:13, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Yes, in many ways it can, its an audiophile player, to put it simply the player - amongst other things - will play a CD in your drive as you’d hear it through a good quality CD player hooked up to your Hi-Fi system, its also designed to handle all the HD audio files out there. Don’t get me wrong, VLC is still a nifty player but just doesn’t have the audiophile features that decibel does though perhaps you could add those to VLC through plugins? It is an open source project after all. On 10 Nov 2014, at 11:11 pm, Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com wrote: Man, the mac always gets cooler stuff. I think this can do more then VLC can. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 5:47 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Decibel from sbooth.org At last! I’e found an accessible Audiophile type player for the Mac, its not freeware though there is a trial which is available at the link below http://sbooth.org/Decibel/#decibel http://sbooth.org/Decibel/#decibel ** Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
Re: Article: Spotify Family embraces the modern household
Sorry to say this lol but it's the worst piece of software for the Mac/PC from an accessibility standpoint. If you have an Android and/or iOS device then their apps are quite accessible. Go figure. On 22 Oct 2014, at 07:47, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: Can you tell me a bit about Spotify. How accessable is it? Can you ldownloadMP3s or is it just to listen to a stream. Can you do anything for free or what is cost. P. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 1:04 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Article: Spotify Family embraces the modern household http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/gadgets-on-the-go/spotify-family-embraces-the-modern-household-20141022-119sov.html
Re: Facetime On Your IOS Device
Yes, I think FaceTime has improved in iOS 8, especially now we can change how audio calls are routed. This is a setting in the accessibility settings so check this out especially if you are hearing immpaired like me. Sent from my laptop On 02/10/2014 05:38, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! I haven't played with FaceTime for quite some time so I wasn't aware of the some of the settings available. One of great interest is the output audio selection either automatic, speaker or Headset. I've just been chatting to someone on FaceTime using my Yamaha MXP100 Heads Free music system, as its a Bluetooth 4 device the quality of audio between us was very good indeed! as was the noise cancellation effect, I was sitting in my kitchen with my fridge doing its job and the person I was chatting to had alarms going ooff, phones ringing and God knwos what else happening, I did hear the odd click as the noise cancellation system did its thing but apart from that the call was dead silent apart from the conversation being conducted, pure magic. I've not played with Skype for IOS but do intend to in the coming days as I'm interested to see whether Skype will handle such devices as the Yamaha MPX100 as well as FaceTime obviously does,. And finally, both of us in our chat were using hands free devices, me the aforementioned Yamaha device and the other party used their iPHone in Hands free mode, we both commented just how clear the whole thing was and how we wouldn't have known that we were both using hands free systems. Dane Trethowan's iPhone at +61400494862 has had the privlidge of delivering the above eMail to you.
Moving email address
Hi all I am going to move email addresses for this list, I am happy with Gmail but going to use that for only personal mail and maybe one or two lists, the rest will be transferred to Apple's own iCloud Mail account, it's just brilliant and finally I can receive my own messages from lists rather than receive a copy which is the case with Gmail if set up correctly. Also with iCloud Mail my mail will be truly organized as whatever I do on the PC will also be reflected on my mac and all my iOS devices where iCloud Mail is set up. Again I'm quite happy with Gmail but want to use it for the above only and use iCloud Mail for the rest. So moderators if you see unsubscription/subscription notifications from me that is why. Bye for now and see you in iCloud Mail land! -- Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu
Re: Burnaware free question
Amazing. I tried to help the Burnaware support team to make the new version accessible. After a couple of contacts I heard nothing so thought nothing about it and they fixed any accessibility bugs at their end. This doesn't appear to be the case. Such a shame. Hope one answers your question and sorry for the rant. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 03/07/2014 15:45, Donald L. Roberts wrote: I am using an older version of Burnaware Free as the latest is completely inaccessible. When one has loaded all the files into Burnaware and is ready to burn, when tabbing through the various combo boxes, there is a check box which gives no indication of its purpose. The screen reader merely says checked or unchecked, contingent on its status. So just what is this check box for? I have not done much testing, but I find no change whatsoever. Don Roberts
Re: CDEX Version 1.70 is Now Available
Wow! This has been in beta for ages! Glad it's now final. Cheers! Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 30/06/2014 07:25, Steve Pattison wrote: Hi all, CDEX version 1.70 has just been released and can be downloaded from http://cdexos.sourceforge.net I don't use it myself so I'm not able to answer any questions about the program. Regards Steve.
Re: How accessible is spotify?
Hi all I have no interest in the desktop client as it is inaccessible. I do however have the iOS app on my iPhone 4s and it's quite accessible. So am a Spotify user but only on the mobile platform. Just my £0.02 worth. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 23/06/2014 23:37, Charlie Murphy wrote: Sunshine -- The JAWS scripts work with the Spotify software application. I tried them a year ago and for me they were not that useable on my machine. They seem to work for some Ok and others not so ok. The guy that developed the scripts was updating them as late as a month ago. He seems very willing to work with folks to get his scripts to work with JAWS and Spotify.At least that was the impression that I got from the list he has for those scripts. I have an IPod and the Spotify app works well on that device, so I never pursued the JAWS scripts any further. Best, Charlie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Sunshine Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 5:23 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: How accessible is spotify? do the jaws scripts work with the web player/site or the spotify software? On 6/23/2014 3:58 PM, Samuel Wilkins wrote: Hello Randy, the short answer is that it isn't accessible. I have been trying to get the company to make it accessible, but even though the support department is very sympathetic, it is the developers who need a wake-up call. I do not see why an app for Window-Eyes could not be written to support it. I believe there are scripts for Jaws, but I don't know how up to date they are. Hope this helps. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of randy tijerina Sent: 23 June 2014 21:33 To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: How accessible is spotify? Friends, i'm seriously thinking of taking a stab at Spotify. However, i'm curious as to the accessibility. Do I need scripts? what helpful hints could i use? --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: How accessible is spotify?
You are but it is a limmitation of the free account for Spotify. You need to either pay premium or if you have an iPad get the iPad app. You can then enjoy all the benefits of premium with the inclusion of ads every few songs. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 24/06/2014 08:08, Samuel Wilkins wrote: I am actually having trouble using Spotifyfor the IPhone, as it will not let me search for a song and just play it, I have to add it to my playlist, and I can't guarantee that it will play the right song. The app I have is Spotify Music, which is free. Am I using the right app? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: 24 June 2014 07:47 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: How accessible is spotify? Hi all I have no interest in the desktop client as it is inaccessible. I do however have the iOS app on my iPhone 4s and it's quite accessible. So am a Spotify user but only on the mobile platform. Just my £0.02 worth. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 23/06/2014 23:37, Charlie Murphy wrote: Sunshine -- The JAWS scripts work with the Spotify software application. I tried them a year ago and for me they were not that useable on my machine. They seem to work for some Ok and others not so ok. The guy that developed the scripts was updating them as late as a month ago. He seems very willing to work with folks to get his scripts to work with JAWS and Spotify.At least that was the impression that I got from the list he has for those scripts. I have an IPod and the Spotify app works well on that device, so I never pursued the JAWS scripts any further. Best, Charlie -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Sunshine Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 5:23 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: How accessible is spotify? do the jaws scripts work with the web player/site or the spotify software? On 6/23/2014 3:58 PM, Samuel Wilkins wrote: Hello Randy, the short answer is that it isn't accessible. I have been trying to get the company to make it accessible, but even though the support department is very sympathetic, it is the developers who need a wake-up call. I do not see why an app for Window-Eyes could not be written to support it. I believe there are scripts for Jaws, but I don't know how up to date they are. Hope this helps. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of randy tijerina Sent: 23 June 2014 21:33 To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: How accessible is spotify? Friends, i'm seriously thinking of taking a stab at Spotify. However, i'm curious as to the accessibility. Do I need scripts? what helpful hints could i use? --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
Re: Apple TV
Subject has the answer. It's the Apple TV you want. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 08/06/2014 04:11, Gary Wood wrote: I'm planning to get a new TV. Some people say that Samsung is good, but Samsung makes Android smart phones. I plan on getting an IPhone. If anybody has one, will the IPHone work with that TV I question it, because of the fact that Samsung makes an Android smart phone.
Re: Burnaware 6
All contact supp...@burnaware.com and demand their program to be made accessible again. So far I can only get the file menu working to a degree in version 7. This is not good enough. I know I should report back but have been too busy to sort this out right now. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 29/05/2014 03:23, Dave McElroy wrote: i have been advised that the latest burn aware is 7 and is not accessible. Are previous versions still available? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Ray Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 3:27 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Burnaware 6 Gary Ray here. I am using Burnaware 5.9. Cheers! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dave McElroy Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:27 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Burnaware 6 Which version? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Jörgen Hansson Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:54 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 hey there! I did like this, I put in my audio CD and just chose utilities and then copy disc, and that worked fine for me, even though it was my first time, smile. Regards, Jörgen Hansson! tel: +46 703601296 Web: www.jorgenhansson.com Skype: djtropical4532 -Ursprungligt meddelande- From: Gary Ray Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:57 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Burnaware 6 Gary Ray here. It has taken me a few days to get back to this. If I have a CD to copy, should I first choose Audio CD and then go to utilities and choose Copy Disc? Thanx! -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brian Olesen Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 2:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 hi, and it is under multimedia. Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Christopher Hallsworth Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 8:17 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 You need to choose audio CD to make music CDs. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 26/05/2014 19:08, Gary Ray wrote: Elizabeth: Gary Ray here. I have been trying to use Burnaware 6.9 to copy music CDs. I keep getting a final product that is not a music CD. Are you using it to make copies of Music CDs? Please advise. Gary Ray -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 7:09 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 I use a standard keyboard. What do you need my phone number for to contact me off list please? Surely not a date. (grin) I just need the link to download version 6 of Burnaware if you have it please. Elizabeth At 02:28 AM 5/25/2014, you wrote: alizabeth, what keyboard do you use, and do you have a phone number to contact you off list?
Re: Burnaware 6
You need to choose audio CD to make music CDs. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 26/05/2014 19:08, Gary Ray wrote: Elizabeth: Gary Ray here. I have been trying to use Burnaware 6.9 to copy music CDs. I keep getting a final product that is not a music CD. Are you using it to make copies of Music CDs? Please advise. Gary Ray -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 7:09 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 I use a standard keyboard. What do you need my phone number for to contact me off list please? Surely not a date. (grin) I just need the link to download version 6 of Burnaware if you have it please. Elizabeth At 02:28 AM 5/25/2014, you wrote: alizabeth, what keyboard do you use, and do you have a phone number to contact you off list?
Re: Burnaware 6
www.burnaware.com Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 26/05/2014 19:22, Dave McElroy wrote: Where can one obtain this program? Thanks. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Hallsworth Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 11:18 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 You need to choose audio CD to make music CDs. Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu On 26/05/2014 19:08, Gary Ray wrote: Elizabeth: Gary Ray here. I have been trying to use Burnaware 6.9 to copy music CDs. I keep getting a final product that is not a music CD. Are you using it to make copies of Music CDs? Please advise. Gary Ray -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 7:09 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Burnaware 6 I use a standard keyboard. What do you need my phone number for to contact me off list please? Surely not a date. (grin) I just need the link to download version 6 of Burnaware if you have it please. Elizabeth At 02:28 AM 5/25/2014, you wrote: alizabeth, what keyboard do you use, and do you have a phone number to contact you off list? .
Update on Burnaware 7
Hello everyone. Here is what I received from Burnaware support regarding version 7. It appears they will listen to feedback from the blind community. Thank you for comment. Ribbon in BurnAware can be used with hot keys (they listed in Help File). Except the Main Window, but this will be improved in next release. I'll try NVDA and think how to resolve this problem. Please tell me, classic Windows menu will be enough to operate BurnAware 7? P.S. To revert back to version 6.x, please follow this link: http://www.burnaware.com/downloads/backup/v6.x/v6.9.4/ -- Christopher Hallsworth Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu
