RE: [Techno-Chat]: Tablet Computing

2017-11-16 Thread david griffith
Wow – I have just looked on Amazon and the price for that Tablet appears to be £1,400 – does that sound right? David Griffith My Blind Access and Guide dog Blog http://dgriffithblog.wordpress.com/ My Blind hammer Blog https://www.westhamtillidie.com/authors/blind-hammer/posts From: Dane

RE: [Techno-Chat]: Tablet Computing

2017-11-15 Thread David Griffith
secondary drive which I used every single day only cost me £550 , with Windows and Office though it was custom built by an engineer I know. If I could find a cheaper Tablet option like a Chrome Book at about £250 with a sim slot I would go for it like a shot. David Griffith From: Dane

RE: [Techno-Chat]: Tablet Computing

2017-11-15 Thread David Griffith
. As useful as a choclate teapot on a motorway or in a country cottage without WiFi. If anybody can point me to a newer genuinely portable device with this functionality I would be interested. David Griffith From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net] Sent: 14 November 2017 21:15

[Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat]: Re: [Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat]: Humanware - Victor Reader Trek – talking book player & GPS - Victor Reader Talking Book Players (Stream & Stratus) - Blindness

2017-11-09 Thread david griffith
”. Even worse in a brain fade I dsent it. David Griffith My Blind Access and Guide dog Blog http://dgriffithblog.wordpress.com/ My Blind hammer Blog https://www.westhamtillidie.com/authors/blind-hammer/posts From: Gordon Smith Sent: 08 November 2017 19:48 To: techno-chat@techno-chat.net Subject

[Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat]: Humanware - Victor Reader Trek – talking book player & GPS - Victor Reader Talking Book Players (Stream & Stratus) - Blindness - Low Vision Aids for Macular Degenera

2017-11-08 Thread david griffith
Companies are suffering and more importantly are bucking the trend by continuing to develop products. We who like buttons have at least a chance for the time being. David Griffith mimnished My Blind Access and Guide dog Blog http://dgriffithblog.wordpress.com/ My Blind hammer Blog https

[Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat]: Humanware - Victor Reader Trek – talking book player & GPS - Victor Reader Talking Book Players (Stream & Stratus) - Blindness - Low Vision Aids for Macular Degenera

2017-11-08 Thread david griffith
quickly on my phone. In the end I don’t bother. I stick my phone in my pocket and take out my Trekker. Job done. Just my opinion of course. David Griffith , and once in the apps . o My Blind Access and Guide dog Blog http://dgriffithblog.wordpress.com/ My Blind hammer Blog https

RE: [Techno-Chat]: Bluetooth Keyboard pairing

2017-10-14 Thread David Griffith
, if buying a phone with a keyboard, insist the phone supplier provide the keyboard already paired. David Griffith -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net] Sent: 14 October 2017 14:35 To: techno-chat@techno-chat.net Subject: [Techno-Chat]: Bluetooth

RE: [Techno-Chat]: Reading ePub books

2017-06-30 Thread David Griffith
Griffith David Griffith. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net] Sent: 30 June 2017 19:42 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: Reading ePub books Your option makes a great deal of sense as it can be applied universally

RE: [Techno-Chat]: FS Podcast

2017-06-30 Thread David Griffith
our local FS distributor to see if similar arrangements have been made. David Griffith -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net] Sent: 30 June 2017 08:14 To: techno-chat@techno-chat.net Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: FS Podcast Yep, shows how interes

RE: [Techno-Chat]: iMac recovery utility with Voiceover

2017-06-28 Thread David Griffith
This works for me in OS but not in recovery Console which is where the problem is. David Griffith -Original Message- From: Gordon Smith [mailto:gor...@mac-access.net] Sent: 28 June 2017 16:05 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: iMac recovery utility

RE: [Techno-Chat]: Note Takers and Laptops

2017-06-28 Thread David Griffith
and not from personal experience so the situation may have changed/improved since I observed these reported issues. David Griffith. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net] Sent: 28 June 2017 16:29 To: techno-chat@techno-chat.net Subject: [Techno-Chat

[Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat]: Article: Saying Goodbye to the Mac – Mosen Consulting

2016-11-25 Thread David Griffith
to wwork flawlessy. If Jaws does not work I can always try NVDA and vice versa. David Griffith David Griffith -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net] Sent: 25 November 2016 07:48 To: techno-chat@techno-chat.net Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat

[Techno-Chat]: RE: [Techno-Chat]: Article: Saying Goodbye to the Mac – Mosen Consulting

2016-11-24 Thread David Griffith
on Windows. Save to iCloud Drive, open in TextEdit and then copy and paste directly into Mars Edit for publishing. However I did not pay over £2,000 in 2011 for a machine where I had to undertake these clumsy work arounds for an accessible experience. David Griffith -Original

RE: what does this mean

2014-06-17 Thread David Griffith
. This is an entirely legally purchased version of Windows, in the end I employed an engineer this afternoon and he managed to reactivate my Windows using a different key but really this should not have been necessary. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net

RE: audible.co.uk books on a plextalk pocket?

2014-06-12 Thread David Griffith
Audible device for use with your Plextalk then get back. David Griffith the folder has to be called exactly Without spaces etc. -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of william lomas Sent: 12 June 2014 12:47

RE: Very strange problem with JFW 15 and Outlook Express

2014-05-26 Thread David Griffith
no longer even turn the monitor on so I no longer bother with all this but the custom scheme did help me for a while. I may have it on a backup drive somewhere if you want me to sendspace it to see if it will help. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net

RE: Kindle app for PC?

2014-05-09 Thread David Griffith
version for general reading of the text. With the advent of the iOS app with its increased accessibility this process is arguably no longer necessary . David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf

Review Move 2500 Accessible DAB radios

2014-04-18 Thread David Griffith
at the Amazon feedback it appears other uses have also celebrated the reception capability of this device. A second plus is the excellent sound quality through the sennheiser headphones. I will feed back later on more protracted usage of the wheel interface . David Griffith

RE: Remembering a Big Solar Flare March 8, 1989

2014-03-15 Thread David Griffith
I have no personal experience of this but I heard of someone who apparently once picked up a stations from an electric kettle. Seemed a weird report at the time but your story adds credence to it. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno

RE: Windows Tablets

2013-12-01 Thread David Griffith
. David Griffith .. -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith Sent: 01 December 2013 11:09 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Windows Tablets Good Sunday to everybody

RE: Unable to Play YouTube video clips on the Mac

2013-03-24 Thread David Griffith
OK had a look on Google. You might want to look at the following page. http://www.youtube.com/html5?gl=GB -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Debbie April Yuille Sent: 24 March 2013 09:13 To: Techno-Chat

RE: Audible and New Victor #Reader Stream

2013-02-02 Thread David Griffith
of minority specialist devices are to the whims of Audible copy protection, yet they complain when the copy protection is broken. David Griffith. -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: 02 February

RE: De-crypting external hard drive to use on Windows?

2013-01-10 Thread David Griffith
to share data between machines. Your matchbook will be able to see windows format external drives fine so I would use a windows format drive for sharing between machines. Alternatively use online storage like the macAccess file server to share important files between machines David Griffith

RE: Windows 7 install via Bootcamp

2012-10-14 Thread David Griffith
, as it is complicated to amend this afterwards. Just my experience. I will probably not delete it now I have it but on a new Mac I would not now bother. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Chris

RE: Microsoft Office 2010 Query

2012-10-05 Thread David Griffith
. Press return and Microsoft Word should convert the asterix to a bullet and then insert a further bullet on the new line ready for you to type the next list item. on. You then simply press return for each bullet you need. To end the process of inserting bullets press return twice. David Griffith

RE: Microsoft Office 2010 Query

2012-10-04 Thread David Griffith
In Microsoft Word Heading level 1 is control plus alt plus 1 Heading level 2 is control plus alt plus 2 Heading level 3 is control plus alt plus 3 David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Sarah

RE: Microsoft Office 2010 Query

2012-10-04 Thread David Griffith
they are native Word shortcut which work in Office 2003 and 2007. I really hope that they still work in Office 2010.t. Normally I select the text before applying the style. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno

RE: Office 2010, a culture shock! Plus, Jaws and dreadful voices

2012-08-19 Thread David Griffith
to voice person combo box and you should find all the voices from all your Sapi 5 voice engines here in one list. Hopefully this will let you find the voices you require. David Griffith Instead you tab to the -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno

RE: Jaws Progress

2012-08-14 Thread David Griffith
On the numpad / is equivalent to left mouse click and * is equivalent to right mouse click. On a laptop layout I think it is caps lock 8 for left click and caps lock 9 for right click. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun

RE: Jaws Progress

2012-08-13 Thread David Griffith
element. Jaws R toggles various screen restrictions, I normally have this either set to window or unrestricted. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: 13 August 2012 11:49

RE: Jaws Progress

2012-08-13 Thread David Griffith
Forgot to say that when you get to Voice adjustment you need to select Sapi 5 factory from the combo box. When you tab to Voice Person you should then see all your Sapi 5 voices there, so for example on my system all the scansoft voices plus neo speech voices are listed here. David Griffith

Resizing Boot Camp Partition

2012-07-16 Thread David Griffith
that there are reports that this does not always work. Does anybody know of an accessible Mac Utility which could reliably complete this task , if possible non destructively? David Griffith === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus

Drop Shift and Web server

2012-07-16 Thread David Griffith
that helps. David Griffith === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo

RE: More on ExpanDrive

2012-07-15 Thread David Griffith
disappeared and will not reload so I will not be able to get my version number until after a restart. David Griffith. -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: 15 July 2012 14:14 To: Techno-Chat

RE: ExpanDrive for Mac and Windows

2012-07-14 Thread David Griffith
reports apparently supported WebDAV. It is worth bearing in mind also that if you have an older version of the product which supports WebDAV it is probably not a good idea to upgrade. David Griffith. -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun

RE: ExpanDrive for Mac and Windows

2012-07-13 Thread David Griffith
pick up with a screen reader at least. I will go and Google and see if there is a solution to this. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: 13 July 2012 04:06 To: Techno-Chat

RE: ExpanDrive for Mac and Windows

2012-07-13 Thread David Griffith
Send to FTP which unlike expandrive worked instantly and with no problem on port 21. This adds a send to FTP option in explorer. Not as neat as an expandrive solution and you cannot download files of course but it is a good quick way to upload files onto the server. David Griffith -Original

RE: ExpanDrive for Mac and Windows

2012-07-12 Thread David Griffith
then experimented with changing the port to 21 and 990 and the utility could not connect. I tried changing the address to ftp.mac-access.net but still no success. Any idea where I may be going wrong? David Griffith. -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno

Re: ExpanDrive for Mac and Windows

2012-07-12 Thread David Griffith
Further to the below I have tried the utility on the Mac nd th error message is similar. It simp;simply says Could not connect to Mac-Access: Connection refused David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com On 12 Jul 2012, at 23:48, David Griffith wrote: Dear Gordon Below I have virtualised

RE: iGlasses

2012-06-29 Thread David Griffith
of these glasses in giving an alert for these kinds of hazards would be welcome. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith Sent: 29 June 2012 03:37 To: Techno-Chat

RE: NVDA add-ons

2012-05-29 Thread David Griffith
will be testing the OCR add on soon. This is potentially a very powerful extra feature in NVDA. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: 29 May 2012 12:51 To: Techno-Chat

RE: GPS Hardware/Software

2012-05-29 Thread David Griffith
advantages too; so unless we find another solution that's better all-round than the Breeze, that's the route I think we'll go, pardon the pun. Lynne On 29 May 2012, at 11:34, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: . It was me who had extremely negative experiences of the Captain GPS

RE: NVDA and add-ons

2012-05-28 Thread David Griffith
Thanks for info. Are these add ons from the blog you posted useless then? Or are there instructions somewhere for converting them to the necessary format? David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf

RE: NVDA and add-ons

2012-05-28 Thread David Griffith
as pursuing you for clarification. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: 28 May 2012 12:33 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: NVDA and add-ons Try changing

RE: Tip of the day - quicly empty clipboard

2012-05-10 Thread David Griffith
Just out of interest, why would you need to empty the clipboard? I can understand this as a security measure, that is preventing other people seeing what you have just copied to the clipboard, but wonder why else it might be useful? David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat

RE: Plextalk Pocket PTR1, a huge concern

2012-01-22 Thread David Griffith
of mainstreaming of technology but which in some ways is sad. My sister would never cope, for example, with a touch screen device like a I-Pod but loves her pocket Plextalk. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf

RE: Phonak Compilot

2012-01-11 Thread David Griffith
into if necessary including inaccessible web support but will not clutter up the list unless people want this information. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 11 January 2012 13

Further feedback on Samsung galaxy Europa Android

2011-12-31 Thread David Griffith
got a Bluetooth keypad at the start, rather than waiting to see if I got on with the onscreen keyboard. Anyway that’s enough for now. David Griffith === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify

RE: JFW

2011-12-30 Thread David Griffith
a much better job of this kind of thing actually but I find this jaws feature useful in Windows . David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith Sent: 30 December 2011 13:13

RE: USB To Parallel Cable Still Not Working

2011-12-29 Thread David Griffith
sharing you should be able to emboss wirelessly on netbbooks etc accessing the same network. on netcooks . If you had an old XP machine networking is very easy but I suspect that networking would present few challenges for Gordon anyway. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat

Android

2011-12-28 Thread David Griffith
if they are in interested. David Griffith -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net [mailto:techno-chat-boun...@techno-chat.net] On Behalf Of Mary Stores Sent: 28 December 2011 21:11 To: techno-chat@techno-chat.net Subject: Re: Apple Versus Microsoft; [Screen-Readers] Well

Help! Rollback crippling my Netbook

2011-12-26 Thread David Griffith
to uninstall i am getting hassling messages flashing up. I only have 100 gb on this drive and if it cannot cope with my freeing up 20 gb it is not a useful program for me. How do I get rid of this awful thing and get a usable netbook back? David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com

RE: JAWS 13: Convenient OCR

2011-10-01 Thread David Griffith
need to do a 2 stage process. 1. Go to preferences and synthesizer and change this to SAPI 4. Next go to the preferences again and now select voices. You will find the familiar Reed Glen Shelley Justin voices listed there. Regards David Griffith. -Original Message- From: techno-chat-boun

Genuine Windowsunder Fusion?

2011-09-15 Thread David Griffith
this install without having to start all over again? Regards David Griffith . David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please

Boot camp slow

2011-08-30 Thread David Griffith
cannot see? Regards David Griffith __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6420 (20110829) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum