Re: [Blind-Computing] SA To Go Thumb Drive

2009-07-09 Thread torgersonenator
Hi If you have a wireless access point you should be able to connect it at your relatives house. However, You may have to ask them to adjust their firewall and other security to let you access the internet from their system. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists.

[Blind-Computing] SA To Go Thumb Drive

2009-07-08 Thread torgersonenator
Hi It seems to me that there is a thumb drive version of SA To Go. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it dependant on the registration on the host computer or is it an independent program? It would be wonderful to have a thumb drive version that was truly independent from any

Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows 7 Purchase Deal

2009-07-08 Thread torgersonenator
Hi How does one get in on this deal? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list http://groups.google.com:80/group/msscripting?hl=en - Original Message - From: ROGELIO TERRAZAS

[Blind-Computing] OT Braille Question

2009-06-01 Thread torgersonenator
Hi For all the Braille readers out there. I have a question about the contractions for those and through. Is through a dot five followed by a TH contraction? Is the word those the dots four and five followed by the TH contraction. I am transcribing some information from the computer in to

[Blind-Computing] Logitech USB headset

2008-03-25 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I bought a Logitech USB head set and I can only get audio from the right ear piece. How do I go about getting audio from both sides? Stereo sounds very bad with just one channel. Any ideas are appreciated. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists.

Re: [Blind-Computing] Logitech USB headset

2008-03-25 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Denny Huff, Thank you for the balance control suggestion. I checked and it is at fifty percent. If I plug in a set of ear bud earphones I get good audio in both ears. So, I am not sure why the USB headset isn't working. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists.

[Blind-Computing] Space left on USB drives

2008-03-19 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I am wondering how can I tell how much space is left on my USB flash drive? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] microphone

2008-03-19 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Personally, I would select the file and press enter on it. This will open the default program for that file type. On the microphone question I am stuck on the same question as you are. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

Re: [Blind-Computing] Notebook computer question

2008-03-18 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Kathy, If it is of any comfort, I have never heard of the port you mentioned and I own two HP's. I hope someone on the list will be able to give you the information you need. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space

2008-03-17 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Kathy, My laptop runs either 2.6 or 2.8 GHZ. My desk top runs 3 GHZ. I hope this helps. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space

2008-03-16 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Kathy, I am running about two GB of memory and 160 GB of hard drive space. This system is working well for me using vista on my laptop. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and

Re: [Blind-Computing] virtual memory and hard drive space

2008-03-16 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I would enjoy knowing how to locate the information on the virtual memory under vista and XP for that matter. Any advice is appreciated. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS

[Blind-Computing] Windows Mail Password

2008-03-13 Thread torgersonenator
Hi In out look express I always used a password to protect my E-Mail from being viewed by unauthorized people. I am now using the Windows Mail that comes with vista and would like to learn how to set the password for this program. Any advice is appreciated. God bless, Mark God loves you!

[Blind-Computing] connecting two computers to the internet

2008-03-02 Thread torgersonenator
Hi My understanding is if I want to connect two computers to the internet through the same DSL modem I need a router. Will a router allow both computers to go online at the same time? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

Re: [Blind-Computing] black barries and jaws

2008-02-24 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I do not know if they are JAWS compatible or not but there is a program I use on my cell phone called MSP. It allows me to access every menu on my Motorola Q. cell phone. The Q. is a smart phone. The software company also makes talking software for Black Berries. I don't mean to be

[Blind-Computing] Manual needed for NETGEAR WG602 54 Mbps 802.11g Wireless Access Point

2008-02-19 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I guess the title line says it all. I bought the NETGEAR WG602 54 Mbps 802.11g Wireless Access Point and it appears to be a nice little unit. However, having bought it used I have no manual and it is demanding a password. I think I may also need to set it to access my internet service

[Blind-Computing] Laptop Batteries

2008-02-14 Thread torgersonenator
Hi When I checked the HP website I found that a second battery for my laptop will cost about $125. I am wondering if there are any more cost effective options? Sometimes when I am away from a wall out let it would be nice to have more battery life. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham

Re: [Blind-Computing] Linutop (tiny) PC

2008-02-12 Thread torgersonenator
Hi This looks interesting but I wonder how one loads a screenreader on it? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] wire and wireless routers

2008-02-11 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Which version of D. Link did you use? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list http://groups.google.com:80/group/msscripting?hl=en - Original Message -

Re: [Blind-Computing] Wireless router question

2008-02-02 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Rick, I appreciate the information on the G. standard verses the N standard. If I use the G. version it should be able to connect to my sisters laptop that is about three years old as well? Did I understand this right? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists.

Re: [Blind-Computing] wireless connections

2008-01-20 Thread torgersonenator
Hi How do I know if I need a ton or tion connection? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list http://groups.google.com:80/group/msscripting?hl=en - Original

Re: [Blind-Computing] Saving in word six format

2008-01-19 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Is a 97-2003 file the same as a word 6 document? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list http://groups.google.com:80/group/msscripting?hl=en - Original

Re: [Blind-Computing] games by Jim Kitchen

2008-01-14 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Where does one down load the games? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list http://groups.google.com:80/group/msscripting?hl=en - Original Message - From:

Re: [Blind-Computing] games by Jim Kitchen

2008-01-14 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Thank you to all those who sent me the link to the web site. I am now happy playing computer golf. Smile. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list

[Blind-Computing] Printing on both sides of a page

2008-01-10 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I am using a HP 1610 all in one printer. I have a two page MS Word document that I would like to print by placing the first page on the front of the paper and the second page on the back. Any ideas on how I might do this? If I have to run the page through twice wouldn't that smuj the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Re printing on two sides of the page

2008-01-10 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Do you have any advice on how to go about doing the double sided printing? God bless, Mark Torgerson God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] Disappearing menu in Norton Internet security

2008-01-07 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I use Norton's systems works and I found that I need to go directly to a program in Norton's called navstub.exe. When you activate this program you can do most of your settings in a JAWS friendly setting. I do need to mention that this works on my desk top computer but not on my laptop.

Re: [Blind-Computing] external hard drives

2008-01-06 Thread torgersonenator
I would like to know more about the drive enclosures. What are they called? Where do I find them? Thank you. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] external hard drives

2008-01-06 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I went to the tiger direct website and located a hard drive enclosure. Unfortunately they used several terms I do not recognize. Like what is IDE? Is USB 2.0 Transfer Rate: 480 Mbps a good speed? What does Supports Wakeup ability mean? Thank you for your help. God bless, Mark God

Re: [Blind-Computing] external hard drives

2008-01-06 Thread torgersonenator
Thank you for the information. It is good advice. Here is what I would like to do. I have a number of hard drives from my old computers, some dating from the late nineteen eighties, and I would like to find an enclosure to fit them so I can extract some of my old data. I have know idea what I

Re: [Blind-Computing] Norton 2007 Jaws

2008-01-01 Thread torgersonenator
Yes, I would agree that the 2006 version was more JAWS friendly but 2007 and 2008 do seem to be accessible. Most of the features on the opening screen are only accessible through the JAWS cursor. A person must navigate by line and word to find the place to click. God bless, Mark God loves you!

Re: [Blind-Computing] Norton 2007 Jaws

2007-12-31 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I did the download from the website for my Norton's. ThenI wrote a couple of quick scripts for myself just to automate doing live up date but they aren't especially spectacular. You can also buy the down load version of Norton's where they send you a disk later. I am glad to find

Re: [Blind-Computing] Norton 2007 Jaws

2007-12-30 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I am using Norton's system works 2007 on my machine and I do need to use the JAWS cursor. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] Norton 2007 Jaws

2007-12-30 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Yes, I am using XP PRO. with Norton's system works. If you are comfortable using the JAWS cursor you should be able to run the live update and main scan functions. It may be challenging to run other functions with out sighted assistance. However, I agree that Norton's has always done

Re: [Blind-Computing] WHAT HAPPENED TO GOOGLE

2007-11-23 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I am not sure why Google changed but you can still find the search box by typing F. to go to the form field. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list My personal website

Re: [Blind-Computing] New to the list

2007-11-12 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Deanne, To test where a script is installed and working, follow the following stets. 1. open the program you installed scripts for. 2. Do an insert f2 and select key board options from the menu that opens. 3. when you press enter on the keyboard options, a list box will appear. you

Re: [Blind-Computing] MS Office 2007 sale?

2007-11-07 Thread torgersonenator
Hi My question after reading this information is, does one pay this incredibly low price for all the programs together or are you paying for ms word and again for excel and so on? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

Re: [Blind-Computing] MS Office 2007 sale?

2007-11-06 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Richard Justice, Actually, after looking around the Microsoft website yesterday I was unable to find any special pricing for students. This being said I am not very familiar with this site either. So, perhaps some one else has better information than I do. God bless, Mark God loves

[Blind-Computing] Non functioning formfields

2007-11-06 Thread torgersonenator
Hi When I go to register my anti virus program a page opens that explains that I need to enter my user name and password for the website. Unfortunately JAWS is unable to locate any form fields to enter information. What can I do? At the bottom of the page is a next button that works on the

[Blind-Computing] Connecting my Laptop to my desk top wirelessly

2007-10-31 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I have a wireless connection on my laptop and a standard wired DSL connection on my desktop. How do I go about accessing the internet and my desktop computer wirelessly from the laptop? All ideas are appreciated. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists.

[Blind-Computing] registering Norton's

2007-10-26 Thread torgersonenator
Hi On my vista based laptop, there is the standard 60 day trial version of Norton's. Every now and then a screen pops up asking me to register with Symantec. When I try to do this a screen appears that wants me to either fill in my user name and password or create a new user name and

[Blind-Computing] Windows defender vista and JAWS 82

2007-10-18 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I am using JAWS 8.2 and vista home premium. What I wonder is how does one access the windows defender program? I believe it may be interfering with other programs I am trying to install or update. So, I would like to change the program from actively defending my system to just

Re: [Blind-Computing] Setting language display in vista

2007-10-14 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Rick, That did the trick. I was finally able to set the language to English, then the JAWS authorization program was happy. One odd side note. When I went to Microsoft and tried to down load back grounds for the E-Mail program I received a message stating that JAWS was not authorized

[Blind-Computing] Using Yahoo instant messager with JAWS 8

2007-10-02 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I just started using yahoo instant messager and I don't understand how to access the tellphone feature? I could use any other helpful suggestions one may have also. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

[Blind-Computing] New Lap Top

2007-09-24 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I have been considering buying a new lap top computer so I can be more portable. However, I would be interested in other peoples experiences with laptops. I know that I want wireless LAN and that I prefer HP products. On the other hand I see that it is easy to pay close to a thousand

Re: [Blind-Computing] Installing Jaws on laptop

2007-09-12 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Yes, she does have a screen where one has to select the user. I haven't figured out how to over come this one yet. Thankfully I do now have JAWS installed. It did take more sighted help though. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

[Blind-Computing] Getting laptop to access internet

2007-09-12 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I finally have JAWS installed on the laptop. So, this morning I go and do the windows update and it had 35 updates to do. So, I gladly installed them all. Yes, even the IE 7 update. The installation went well but now I can not access the internet through the LAN connection. I haven't

[Blind-Computing] Opening Port in gateway two wire firewall

2007-08-29 Thread torgersonenator
Hi The DSL modem we use in the house is a gateway 2700 which has a built in fire wall. Although this explains why I get such good results from my windows fire wall, it does leave me with another problem. I need to open two ports for a particular VOIP system I enjoy using. I found how to

Re: [Blind-Computing] Opening Port in gateway two wire firewall

2007-08-29 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Chris, Thank you for the information. That worked great! God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list My personal website http://funhamradio.bloki.com MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] Opening Port in gateway two wire firewall

2007-08-29 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I have now configured the software for my DSL firewall to the best of my ability. Still my VOIP program is unable to receive the incoming connections/audio. Now, what should I do? I have run out of leads in my research. One thing I do know is that when I switch to dial up the VOIP

Re: [Blind-Computing] Forgot how to do some things.

2007-08-27 Thread torgersonenator
Hi John, In windows XP PRO., Go to start, program files, accessories, system tools. I believe you will find what you are looking for there. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list My

Re: [Blind-Computing] Adobe

2007-08-25 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I don't know the direct link but I am using Adobe 7.0 It needed to be configured to work with JAWS but after that it does a good job. There is a slight delay when you move to the next page and Adobe is converting the text to a JAWS friendly text. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham

Re: [Blind-Computing] WindowsXP fax program

2007-08-24 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I just found the fax program in my windows xp. It appears to be accessible. Has anyone else tried using the fax program that comes with the windows system and if so are there any pointers you would be willing to share? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists.

Re: [Blind-Computing] readiris pro and screen readers

2007-08-21 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Rick, I took the demo version of readiris PRO. for a test drive yesterday and found the following. First the price for personal use is $129.00 US plus shipping. Next one can set it for multiple page scanning but it wants to scan a new page every ten seconds. I over came this by hitting

Re: [Blind-Computing] readiris pro and screen readers

2007-08-20 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Rick, The information on readiris was quite encouraging. However, I noticed that readiris is now up to version 10 or 11. Do you think it would still be accessible? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

Re: [Blind-Computing] TV tuners

2007-08-16 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I am running a computer with a built in TV and FM radio tuner. I am running windows XP media addition. I have managed to use the FM radio but not the TV tuner. The trouble I have is that I can not really access the features in the software for the tuner. I would love to find some

Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows media player and music match

2007-08-15 Thread torgersonenator
Hi The trouble probably is that the wrong program has decided to be your default player on the files you like to play. So, one needs to reassign the windows media player as your default player for these types of files. I had a similar probablem with a text editor. I am trying to remember

[Blind-Computing] Scanning text books

2007-08-12 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I am currently going to college and of course most of the recorded material is O about five years out of date. I did have success scanning a text book in to my computer and using OCR on it so I could read it. Unfortunately I don't usually have the time to do an entire text book. I am

[Blind-Computing] Playing copywrite protected files in windows media player

2007-08-11 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I have been playing Old Time Radio Programs from the radio classics subscription center for some time now with no problem. Suddenly now when I download a new program from there site my player refuses to get the license like it used to and demands that I upgrade my player components.

Re: [Blind-Computing] Playing copywrite protected files inwindowsmedia player

2007-08-11 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Well, the strange thing is that the same website has old time radio programs that it streams and these do not require a key. These streams work flawlessly. So, I don't know what to think. WMP just is not getting the license key from the site. I haven't seen any thing in the WMP options

Re: [Blind-Computing] [Blind-ComputingA Question about Respondingto All or Sender

2007-08-11 Thread torgersonenator
Hi When I reply to an individual sender I do an alt F. then left arrow to new message. Then down arrow to respond to sender. The one under respond to sender is respond to all. Depending on the list configuration this can work nicely. I hope this helps. God bless, Mark God loves you!

Re: [Blind-Computing] Playing copywrite protected files inwindowsmedia player

2007-08-11 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Russ, Do you think it is a problem in WMP, IE, or something different like an anti virus issue? God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list My personal website http://funhamradio.bloki.com

Re: [Blind-Computing] Accessible Bible

2007-08-09 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I use biblegateway.com. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list My personal website http://funhamradio.bloki.com MSS and MSP scripting list

Re: [Blind-Computing] gmail emtpy trash folder

2007-08-08 Thread torgersonenator
Hi If you are using out look express, the fastest way to empty the deleted items folder is as follows. First do an alt F. Next right arrow twice. then down arrow until you hear empty deleted items folder. Press enter and follow the prompts. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists.

Re: [Blind-Computing] Getting Mouse Out of the Way

2007-08-06 Thread torgersonenator
Hi I have a wireless mouse and I think I will start looking for some type of hard case for it too. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio. http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list My personal website http://funhamradio.bloki.com

Re: [Blind-Computing] converting pdf's to tiffs

2007-08-04 Thread torgersonenator
Hi The one work around I can think of is to print out the tif and scan the printed image with an OCR program. This quite a bit of extra work if you are receiving a lot of faxes. God bless, Mark God loves you! My ham radio lists. http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.

[Blind-Computing] Easy Nortons anti virus settup

2007-08-04 Thread torgersonenator
Hi Norton's anti virus 2007 does have more of a challenging interface than earlier versions. Here is one trick I learned by trial and error. Click on My computer then select your main drive. next locate and open the programs folder. In this folder locate and open the Norton's anti virus