Re: FScast 58 concerning JAWS 13

2011-09-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
with Firefox crashing no mater what platform I am on for some reason. David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com On 13 Sep 2011, at 03:43, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Sorry I can't give the list much detail as the link I had for this episode of the Freedom Scientific podcast doesn't appear to work

Re: FScast 58 concerning JAWS 13

2011-09-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
? Thanks for info and if anybody knows the Mac Safari version please let me know. wer David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com On 13 Sep 2011, at 07:07, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep there is a web capture solution for the Mac though I can't remember the name of the software

Re: FScast 58 concerning JAWS 13

2011-09-13 Thread Dane Trethowan
settings. Also, you get three upgrades for free with an SMA, so not everyone is paying to upgrade. Also, most people who use JAWS aren't using the Mac, so it's no fair to criticize the FS folks for being too late. Sure, if JAWS was a Mac thing then maybe... Mary Quoting Dane Trethowan grtd

Re: Logitech Solar Powered Wireless Keyboard

2011-09-14 Thread Dane trethowan
Excellent! off to order one then, will let you all know what its like when I receive it. On 14/09/2011 11:01 PM, Martin McCormick wrote: Dane Trethowan writes: The product looks most interesting, only thing which is preventing me from buying is the question of whether this device

HP8500+ multi function printer up and running

2011-09-16 Thread Dane trethowan
Hi Everyone! I'm pleased to report that I have my new HP Officejet Pro 8500+ up and running and I can print from every computer connected to my network and send faxes thus though as yet i've not tried or attempted to configure Airprint for the Ipad, that's something I'll be looking at soon

Re: Zoom H1

2011-09-18 Thread Dane Trethowan
/index.html Or: http://www.mail-archive.com/techno-chat@techno-chat.net you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: http://www.mail-archive.com/techno-chat@techno-chat.net/maillist.xml --- -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia

SATA hard drives

2011-09-18 Thread Dane trethowan
Hi! Just wondering if there's such a thing as an external SATA hard drive which would work well with a Notebook? My HP notebook has a SATA port, does this port supply power to the drive as well like an externally powered USB hard drive? Is SATA faster than Firewire or USB, my notebook also

Re: Android

2011-09-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
is at: http://www.mail-archive.com/techno-chat@techno-chat.net/maillist.xml --- -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia skype callto:grtdane12 MSN: grtd...@dane-trethowan.net === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum

Re: The Price of specialist equipment

2011-09-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
next at a meeting, you may find that this simple measure and the H!'S very good microphones may make all the difference. On 22/09/2011 11:27 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Dane On 22 Sep 2011, at 13:57, Dane Trethowan wrote: No cable comes out of the input shoes I use with mine

Olympus Voice Recorders

2011-09-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
as a micro SD slot. My Iriver 320 device is finally proving to be too costly to repair so the Olympus should replace this rather nicely and I'm not complaining as the Iriver hard drive has been recording and playing audio nicely for the last 6 years. -- Dane Trethowan Sending email from his

Re: Olympus Voice Recorders

2011-09-22 Thread Dane trethowan
files from internal to external memmory and so forth. On Sep 22, 2011, at 7:16 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hurray! we now have a store that stocks these recorders, the full range so I'm going to have a look at at a few next week, may consider the purchase of 1. The Zoom H1 is a damn nice recorder

Re: Reasonably priced digital recorders?

2011-09-22 Thread Dane Trethowan
Howdy! I wonder whether just a cassette recorder may do the job? You can still buy the typical desktop machine with the classic piano key type arrangement for well under $200.00 here, I just checked with one of the stores where I buy radio gear from. I'm not sure I'd recommend the Zoom H1

Re: Reasonably priced digital recorders?

2011-09-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
to tell which Olympus model talks? Thanks, Dane Mary Quoting Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net: Howdy! I wonder whether just a cassette recorder may do the job? You can still buy the typical desktop machine with the classic piano key type arrangement for well under $200.00 here

Windows News

2011-09-23 Thread Dane trethowan
An other great newsletter to read which comes out every week and full of diverse opinion and some facts you probably didn't even know about Windows 7 like the fact that the System Restore functionality in Windows 7 is now very similar to that of Rollback RX Pro? Well how easy it is to use when

HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One Printer - A910g (CM756A) specifications - HP Home Home Office products

2011-09-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
/18972-18972-238444-3328086-3328086-4083864-4116999.html?jumpid=reg_r1002_auenlang=encc=au -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia skype callto:grtdane12 MSN: grtd...@dane-trethowan.net === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware

Re: Zoom H1

2011-09-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
. There's a hell of a lot I need to retrain with, and not just regarding H1. But the H1 is my focus at the moment. Gordon On 18 Sep 2011, at 08:56, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay well firstly given that the Zoom H1 doesn't have any editing controls - well not yet at any rate - as part of its built

Just upgraded to Kurzweil v12 for Windows and...

2011-09-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Well worth the upgrade, recognition is not only more accurate than it was but its far faster, recognition has been very accurate in versions 10 and 11 so the status quo is welcomed! Software is far more stable than its ever been, well on my computer system at any rate. Haven't done all that

Airfoil For Windows, an accessibility improvement

2011-09-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Okay foks, here's an accessibility enhancement in Airfoil For Windows I've been waiting for, I've written to the developers about the issue of selecting the target for transmission of input source for quite some time. Up until recently the only way you could select a target was to take pot luck

Re: Airfoil For Windows, an accessibility improvement

2011-09-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
On 27 Sep 2011, at 20:18, Dane Trethowan wrote: Okay foks, here's an accessibility enhancement in Airfoil For Windows I've been waiting for, I've written to the developers about the issue of selecting the target for transmission of input source for quite some time. Up until recently the only

Re: Airfoil For Windows, an accessibility improvement

2011-09-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
And no one ever said you did either. On 28/09/2011, at 1:11 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: And that's all I'm saying Dane; you don't have to use iTunes to use AirPlay. Lynne On 28 Sep 2011, at 03:43, Dane trethowan wrote: I try for a third time, Airfoil and airfoil Speakers

Re: Just upgraded to Kurzweil v12 for Windows and...

2011-09-30 Thread Dane trethowan
is looking to buy that when she's able. it is, as you say, very expensive. I must say though; i'm puzzled as to how you'd get a main stream article like a scanner/printer with K1000. But well, so be it. Lynne On 27 Sep 2011, at 19:13, Dane Trethowan wrote: Well worth the upgrade, recognition

Re: JAWS 13: Convenient OCR

2011-09-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
I think perhaps JAWS could be put into the class of Productivity ware much in the same way as Window-Eyes could be with its scripts, apps or whatever they're called these days. Personally? Well I don't particularly like Freedom Scientific today or on any other day smile but if the company does

Re: JAWS 13: Convenient OCR

2011-09-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
Well we'll wait and see, Webvisum uses OCR technology and it can't solve all captures though it does solve 99% of them and that - for a service you pay next to nothing for - is pretty good going. On 01/10/2011, at 5:51 AM, David McLean wrote: Actually it doesn't solve capchas, or would be

Re: JAWS 13: Convenient OCR

2011-09-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
I should also mention that there is a lot of discussion on this particular topic over on the GW-Info list smile.. On 01/10/2011, at 5:51 AM, David McLean wrote: Actually it doesn't solve capchas, or would be unlikely to. They said as much in the last fs cast. On Sep 30, 2011, at 3:47 PM,

Adobe Dreamweaver CS Software

2011-10-01 Thread Dane trethowan
Hi! I'm looking for web publishing software for windows and all reports appear to indicate that this package is the most accessible under Windows, does anyone have any purchasing details or a link to a trial version? === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is

Re: JAWS 13: Convenient OCR

2011-10-01 Thread Dane trethowan
-- From: Dane trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 10:57 AM To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! techno-chat@techno-chat.net Subject: Re: JAWS 13: Convenient OCR I have no trouble in following your logic in the message

Phone Carrier Gives Away Accessibility Apps With Mobile

2011-10-06 Thread Dane trethowan
Okay, for all those brain washed Apple wurshipers out there who think there's nothing for blind people to use apart from Iphone then take a read of this. http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/general/phone-carrier-gives-away-accessibility-apps-to-blind-and-vision-impaired-users Only other

Top braille Hand Held reading Assitant for Visually Impaired

2011-10-07 Thread Dane trethowan
I like the sound of this piece of equipment called top Braille http://www.top-braille.eu/lang1/ The Top Braille has been reviewed at http://www.blindcooltech.com Is available in the U.k. though I'm not sure about other countries at this time. === The

Top braille Hand Held reading Assistant for Visually Impaired

2011-10-07 Thread Dane trethowan
I like the sound of this piece of equipment called top Braille http://www.top-braille.eu/lang1/ The Top Braille has been reviewed at http://www.blindcooltech.com Is available in the U.k. though I'm not sure about other countries at this time. === The

Re: Top braille Hand Held reading Assistant for Visually Impaired

2011-10-07 Thread Dane Trethowan
the podcast and it is the slowest method of reading I have ever seen. I love the concept, but there has to be a better way of executing this thing. I don't have any ideas at the moment though but just my opinion. On Oct 7, 2011, at 7:48 AM, Dane trethowan wrote: I like the sound

Now you're Cooking recipe Management Software

2011-10-08 Thread Dane trethowan
Okay folks, I've only been playing with this software for a few minutes and I would have to say that Now You're Cooking is the most accessible recipe management software for Windows I've ever worked with and the most user-friendly. If you can't manage recipes and associated information with

Re: Windows Antivirus and security applications

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I hope you get some feedback on this topic, here's my recommendations for what they're worth. I too! have an Eset licence however I will not be renewing it this year, the software doesn't scan for cookies and actually its known that the people at Eset don't think tracking cookies a serious

Re: Windows Antivirus and security applications

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
at it but we'll be very very careful before we buy. Lynne On 9 Oct 2011, at 16:06, Dane Trethowan wrote: I hope you get some feedback on this topic, here's my recommendations for what they're worth. I too! have an Eset licence however I will not be renewing it this year, the software

Re: Windows Antivirus and security applications

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
I've heard the Microsoft Anti Virus software is very accessible but given what I've written in a previous message I have to ask the question, does Microsoft Defender or whatever its called look out for such things as tracking Cookies and the like? Now I'm not saying the software doesn't but my

Re: Vipre Premium AntiVirus

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
If you start downloading and installing the software then you'll have it up and running in a matter of minutes smile. Yes, I like the idea of a lifetime's subscription which is why I'll be sticking with Vipre for some time, added to that is the willingness of the author to fix problems, make

Re: Cookies [Not The Chocolate Chip Type]

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
in the world of I.T. Lynne On 9 Oct 2011, at 18:48, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep, I had a licence for the Vipre Enterprise version, I had been warned against buying that actually by someone else. I could never get it to work either so I contacted Vipre Customer Support, told them of my error

Re: Microsoft Windows Defender

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
this stuff. Lynne On 9 Oct 2011, at 18:52, Dane Trethowan wrote: I've heard the Microsoft Anti Virus software is very accessible but given what I've written in a previous message I have to ask the question, does Microsoft Defender or whatever its called look out for such things

Rollback and Windows System Restore

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
Rollback is an excellent utility, I use it here. I would also point out that Windows System Restore has itself come a long way in Windows 7 and provides much of the functionality of Rollback in that the System Restore can now restore to previous snapshots out of Windows. Again, I've not tried

Re: Cookies [Not The Chocolate Chip Type]

2011-10-09 Thread Dane Trethowan
. Gordon's concentration levels at the moment are still pretty low. As for me, I only do the things he's shown me; but I'd be happy to try and set that up. I'm about to go and try Vipre. Lynne On 10 Oct 2011, at 00:07, Dane Trethowan wrote: Yep nodding in agreement here. I use 1 Password

Microsoft Products and substitutes for same

2011-10-09 Thread Dane trethowan
that users of Window-eyes have with this software smile. On 10/10/2011 10:45 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Dane On 10 Oct 2011, at 00:08, Dane Trethowan wrote: Thanks, I never thought of relying on it anywaysmile. Just a figure of speech. Lynne

Re: Rollback and Windows System Restore

2011-10-09 Thread Dane trethowan
be sticking with RollBack I think as it's a comprehensive solution. The one problem we have is with disk optimisation. We haven't as yet discovered how to use it with Diskeeper which we need to upgrade to 2011. Lynne On 10 Oct 2011, at 00:15, Dane Trethowan wrote: Rollback is an excellent utility, I use

Re: Recycle Bin

2011-10-09 Thread Dane trethowan
Oct 2011, at 00:57, Dane trethowan wrote: ah yep! no one is even suggesting that System Restore is a replacement for Rollback but think of things this way, Windows assume that people are using the recycle Bin so there's the avenue of retreiving files, again a question of horses for courses

Mountbattin Braille Writer and embossing Braille

2011-10-09 Thread Dane trethowan
for both platforms would still leave you paying less than you'd pay for Office. Lynne On 10 Oct 2011, at 01:26, Dane trethowan wrote: I'm not going to comment on Daisy production as its an area I'm not familiar with. I have Braille embossing going on my Mac with my Keyspan adaptor and my

Re: Microsoft Windows and the mess it leaves behind

2011-10-09 Thread Dane trethowan
, DAYSY, and maybe the odd bit of audio CD ripping. Lynne On 10 Oct 2011, at 01:43, Dane trethowan wrote: ah well you see that's where third party utilities such as CCleaner come into their own, you may remember I discussed the CCleaner version for the Mac on the mac-access list, CCleaner

Re: Undelete

2011-10-09 Thread Dane trethowan
seen it; it would be rather silly of me to argue about how the thing works. Lynne On 10 Oct 2011, at 01:55, Dane trethowan wrote: Well you see, its easy to reach such a perspective if you know nothing about how Undelete Pro workssmile.. I did say that the software was fully customisable thus

Re: Microsoft Versus Mozilla And The Rest

2011-10-11 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, Thunderbird is an absolute pain in the behind to use with Window-Eyes, I use NVDA as my Screen Reading solution of choice these days and Thunderbird has done and probably always will work very well with NVDA and why shouldn't it as Thunderbird uses standard controls which any Screen

Re: Microsoft Versus Mozilla And The Rest

2011-10-11 Thread Dane Trethowan
gives me the shivers. I know what their mail service is like. The description of Windows is perfectly correct, they are Windows. Lynne On 11 Oct 2011, at 15:31, Dane Trethowan wrote: • Yep, Thunderbird is an absolute pain in the behind to use with Window-Eyes, I use NVDA as my Screen

Re: Bluetooth Dongle, EEEPC and HP

2011-10-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
My bluetooth keyboard actually came with one even though I don't need it, I've tried it with other devices and it seems to work. As for Regretting the purchase of an EEEPC? Well a couple of things here. Perhaps its just my attitude or something in the local water supply but I'm one of those

Re: Audio Playing under Windows

2011-10-15 Thread Dane trethowan
Just been giving this message some extra thought and I wonder why you're asking this question, I mean aren't you a great fan of Itunes? If so then why not just solve yourself a whole heap of problems and use that. On 16/10/2011 5:38 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello everybody

Re: Audio Playing under Windows

2011-10-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
use iTunes on the Mac out of convenience, nothing more. On Window I have always found iTunes a pain in the place where the sun don't shine! I honestly don't recall ever proclaiming myself a huge fan of anything, except that which works hassle-free. Lynne On 15 Oct 2011, at 20:17, Dane

Re: Diskeeper 2011

2011-10-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
:22 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Dane I keep forgetting to change accounts. :) OK, I will try that. Lynne On 23 Oct 2011, at 11:15, Dane Trethowan wrote: I think I found what you're looking for by typing in defragment or something like that. On 23/10/2011, at 9:13

Accessibility of Software was Tune-Up Utilities

2011-11-01 Thread Dane Trethowan
that I was in caps lock but that was it, you typed your document and then used special keystrokes to examine that document, examine the screen and so on. On 01/11/2011, at 11:06 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello Dane On 1 Nov 2011, at 07:06, Dane Trethowan wrote: • I'm

Re: Hardware Specs Of A Machine

2011-11-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
://www.mail-archive.com/techno-chat@techno-chat.net you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: http://www.mail-archive.com/techno-chat@techno-chat.net/maillist.xml --- -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia skype callto:grtdane12 MSN: grtd

GW Micro - Reading Systems - ReadEasy+

2011-11-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
I was most interested to read the announcement of the release of the Read Easy as it seems to have quite a bit of potential. Some very good thought has obviously gone into the design of this product making it attractive for both novice and advanced user alike, the device itself only has 6

Newly discovered features in Tune-Up Utilities

2011-11-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
Amazing what you find when you're looking smile. I've been a user of Tune-Up Utilities for quite some time now, every time I get a few moments to explore the system I'm always finding out something new or finding something in the system I didn't know existed before. I just happened to look in

Accessible Twitter Clients on Multiple Platforms was Twitmonger

2011-11-14 Thread Dane Trethowan
Some people it would seem have a problem with this kind of software as its written around blind people rather than being a mainstream Windows Twitter client which is accessible. I myself can see both sides of the coin here as this sort of software can most often give more accessibility to

Cumulus Weather Station Data software for Windows

2011-11-18 Thread Dane Trethowan
Love this software, quite accessible and its Donation Ware meaning that if you like it then you're asked if you wouldn't mind making a donation towards the continued development of Cumulus. You can find out more about Cumulus and download the software from

Logitech 360 Speaker Range

2011-11-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Has anyone tried any of the Logitech 360 speaker range? They're not surround-sound systems but they are designed to bounce sound around a room so it can be enjoyed from wherever you are in a room rather than having to sit in front of the speakers as is usually the case. These 360

Latest version of Window-Eyes version 7.1.2

2011-11-21 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm playing with this now, was released a short time ago. Very glad to see that the problems with Thunderbird have been resolved though I'm not game to say its perfect right now smile, still prefer to use NVDA when using my mail client. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia skype

Playing Bluray discs

2011-11-21 Thread Dane trethowan
Hi! I now have a number of these in my collection, not many but I'm in no doubt that the Not Many total will expand to something like Quite A Few in the not to distant future. There's nothing worse than having a small Bluray collection and no player to play them on so I started shopping.

Re: Yamaha Lets Us Down!

2011-11-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
Well if you want to make a mountain out of a molehill that's your call but it sounds common sense to me, I've dealt with Yamaha Customer Service here before, all I had to do was to provide proof of purchase and that was easy enough done, my problem was sorted in minutes. On 23/11/2011, at

Re: Yamaha TSX-140

2011-11-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
week. Lynne On 22 Nov 2011, at 23:02, Dane Trethowan wrote: Sorry to hear about the power supply, I had something similar happen with a Yamaha Surround-Sound system I recently bought, the microphone for the auto calibration feature was missing, a call to my local electrical store where I

Re: Yamaha Contacted

2011-11-23 Thread Dane Trethowan
That should be all you need, that's all I gave them here but of course that means nothing these days. On 24/11/2011, at 1:07 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello everybody OK, let's see if it does any good. I've been on to their website and contacted Yamaha with the relevant

Re: Yamaha TSX-140, initial impressions

2011-11-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
support the syncing of an iPhone or iPod. On 26/11/2011, at 2:44 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: Hi Dane and all I'm going to do this in Lynne style, as it'll make things easier. On 25 Nov 2011, at 14:23, Dane Trethowan wrote: • Howdy and good to see you round again. It's great to be back

Android Version 4.0 - Icecream Sandwich

2011-11-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
iPhone will not be the only truly accessible smart phone on the market, with Android 4.0 you'll have the Screen Reader at your fingertips on a wide variety of phones and tablets. You can keep up to date with the progress of Android 4.0 at the above web site. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton

Altec Lansing Portable iPod Dock

2011-11-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
couple of Altec Lansing products I've reviewed here on list I doubt I'll be disappointed. -- Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia skype callto:grtdane12 MSN: grtd...@dane-trethowan.net === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware

Re: Android Version 4.0 - Icecream Sandwich

2011-11-26 Thread Dane trethowan
in the Apple camp. But it would be foolish of us not to applaud the efforts of other groups who are making their phones accessible and usable, right out of the box. So I really hope this lives up to the expectations. Lynne On 26 Nov 2011, at 01:37, Dane Trethowan wrote: • Android 4.0 is being worked

Re: I want to listen to KNX in Los Angelees

2011-11-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
Exactly! but the stream is only available for residents of the U.S. On 28/11/2011, at 6:38 AM, Travis Siegel wrote: Have you tried a google search for knx and listen? It will almost always turn up a web site/feed where you can listen online. ===

Re: I want to listen to KNX in Los Angelees

2011-11-27 Thread Dane trethowan
You're still missing my point, all CBS streams are banned for those living outside the U.S. so in other words I need a VPN or something to mask my IP address. On 28/11/2011 11:35 AM, Travis Siegel wrote: The url is: http://player.radio.com/player/RadioPlayer.php?version=1.2.12495station=95

Listening to KNX outside the U.S.

2011-11-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi folks! I've been doing some further research on this, since CBS have blocked all their radio streams for those outside the U.S. it looks as though I'm going to have to use a VPN in order to listen. With some help from my friend Google and some people who just happened to be following me on

Re: I want to listen to KNX in Los Angelees

2011-11-29 Thread Dane Trethowan
am not sure of the URL and do not wish to give a possibly incorrect one. It is a VPN sort of application that supposedly protects your privacy and allows access to sites that are otherwise not available in your country. On 27/11/2011 18:12, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi Folks! Subject line says

Re: Radio systems who listens and who pays?

2011-11-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
On 30 Nov 2011, at 16:13, Dane Trethowan wrote: And to be clear on this? I'm referring to both smile. === The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit

LCD and LED screens, what's the difference in look?

2011-12-01 Thread Dane trethowan
Hi! I'm just curious. What's the difference between the look of a LED and a LCD screen, is one sharper than the other. was going through the specs of my HP Entertainment Notebook PC and I noted that it had a 15.2 LED display, my Apple Macbook which is considerably older has a 13.5 Inch LCD

Time for a new pair of Headphones

2011-12-04 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Just wondering what people are using in the way of headsets when using Skype or their computer? I bought a pair of Logitech Clear Chat headphones some 4 years ago I think it was and now they're starting to fall apart literally smile. I'm looking at a pair of wireless headphones possibly

VPN, finally have it running

2011-12-16 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Okay folks I have my VPN up and running and it was far easier to setup than I'd expected it to be but first some background. Perhaps someone could correct my explanation of what a VPN is if appropriate, to me its a private tunnel between you and the site or whatever you wish to connect

Re: Mail Clients

2011-12-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, there are some issues with Thunderbird and Window-Eyes, that's widely acknowledged and GW Micro have been roundly condemned for saying everything's fixed in the latest version of WE and for not paying attention to the problems, one can actually say that Window-Eyes is nearing the point of

Radio Notes

2011-12-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! I purchased a Sangean ATS909X World Band receiver quite some time ago and I'm now only putting the set through its paces. I could write pages and pages about this unit and I'll do that on my blog in the future I'm sure but I do feel that this set deserves praise for its SSB reception.

Re: Radio Notes

2011-12-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
:35 AM, Martin McCormick wrote: Dane Trethowan writes: I purchased a Sangean ATS909X World Band receiver quite some time ago and I'm now only putting the set through its paces. I could write pages and pages about this unit and I'll do that on my blog in the future I'm sure but I do feel

Re: GWSkype

2011-12-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, now I'm not saying this is the same thing but there's another project called Skype Talking which doesn't even require a Screen Reader, just run it and you have Skype accessible and ready to go. On 20/12/2011, at 8:27 AM, chris hallsworth wrote: Hello all. I wish to proudly spread the

Re: GWSkype

2011-12-19 Thread Dane Trethowan
Chris, tell GW Micro from me that I'd rather them fix Window-Eyes first than develop what's already out there in the form of accessible Skype software, I'd tell them myself but I just got off their list and I'm absolutely disgusted with that company and the way they're treating their client

Re: Radio Notes

2011-12-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
a deep fade comes along and then it is just dead silence like all digital media. In other words, it's really good until it shuts off. Dane Trethowan writes: School Of The Air is still broadcasting on Shortwave apparently, someone's just sent me a frequency guide so I'll take a listen

Re: OmniPage 18 Professional Windows; [initial impressions]

2011-12-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm not at all surprised at your findings. I've been using Read Iris Pro for Windows here, its the best scanning/OCR solution I've seen and I paid £40.00 for it. Now I'm not trying to be too critical here but let's face it, Omnipage Pro is not designed for a user without sight thus Omnipage

Re: Yamaha Desktop Audio Systems; TSX-130/140/150 [Design Flaw]

2011-12-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep that's very unfortunate. Fortunately my Yamaha TSX-130 has been working flawlessly for 15 months or so now. The other nice thing is that I was able to source my machine locally so if anything had gone wrong then getting a replacement or the machine looked at wasn't going to be too much of

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hello to my friends in the states and I trust you're enjoying your holiday season, not quite? Well perhaps the following may cheer you even further. Just talking to a friend of mine in Florida who surely has purchased the bargain of the season - or one of them anyway - and no! I'm not talking

Re: Mail Clients

2011-12-24 Thread Dane Trethowan
On 19 Dec 2011, at 20:39, Dane Trethowan wrote: You don't know what works these days! well if it comes to that than neither do we smile, we were given an assurance that the problems with Thunderbird and Window-Eyes would be fixed in the latest 7.5.2 release when actually things have become

Re: Mail Clients

2011-12-24 Thread Dane trethowan
short of scandalous. Lynne On 24 Dec 2011, at 18:32, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm looking at the original message I wrote and I'm sorry to everyone if I sound negative but I'm only summing up the terrible situation when it comes to Window-Eyes, Thunderbird and Browse mode, in short WE is Screwed up

Re: Window-Eyes

2011-12-25 Thread Dane Trethowan
No way NVDA will be going anywhere any time soon, the only thing which may happen is that the developer may stop developing the software and - as has been suggested below - there's nothing whatever to stop others developing the software. You can see how and what is happening to NVDA, there's

Article: Apple's Plans for iPhone battery Life

2011-12-26 Thread Dane trethowan
Hi Folks! Thought some may find the article at http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/smartphones/apples-plans-for-iphone-battery-that-would-lasts-for-weeks-without-needing-recharge/story-fn5tbzvc-1226230445104 of interest, perhaps we can expect some wonderful things! from the next

Re: Screen-Readers

2011-12-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
And what's Apple got to do with Window-Eyes? We're talking too completely different scenarios here it seems. Apple are developing their computers, their operating system and so on thus its easier for the company to incorporate such useful features such as a Screen Reading solution, a magnifier

Re: Thunderbird; looks like it's been discontinued!

2011-12-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm not heard anything to suggest this, more important things to be worried about to be quite honest smile. On 29/12/2011, at 3:55 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: Hello everybody Unless they're doing something to the client and have removed it temporarily from the site, it looks

Re: Thunderbird; looks like it's been discontinued!

2011-12-28 Thread Dane trethowan
thunderbird was updated recently, in the last wfortnight at least, some people just like making Mountains out of Mole hills smile, here's to Thudnerbird's future and the future of open source software. On 29/12/2011 6:40 AM, chris hallsworth wrote: Lol I love that at the end well I got the

Re: Apple Versus Microsoft; [Screen-Readers]

2011-12-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
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Re: Android

2011-12-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, please! keep us posted and I myself am very interested as a Samsung Galaxy product is exactly what I'm thinking of purchasing towards the end of next year as its supposed to be one of the best Android devices available right now. I see where you're coming from regarding your N86, I still

Re: Apple Versus Microsoft; [Screen-Readers]

2011-12-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, I see where you're coming from in the below post, the points you rais have been responsible for some very negative reviews of the Mac and its operating system, I remember in one such case where around 90% of what was written was totally wrong and inaccurate, I respectfully wrote to the

Re: JFW

2011-12-30 Thread Dane Trethowan
I'm far from an experienced JFW user but the thing which really impressed me when I used it was how seamlessly Internet Explorer ran. For example there was nont much of the loading page stuff you got with WE and pages were displayed fairly quickly. Then when it came to form filling JFW would

Re: Weather Station Finally On Its way

2011-12-31 Thread Dane Trethowan
is available to everyone through digital technology. Looking forward to hearing your progress. Dennis. Dennis Freedman The best aromatherapy in the UK - www.e-nat.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2011, at 18:36, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Subject line says it all

Re: altec lansing imt 520

2012-01-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
howdy! Yep indeed! I hhave one of these docks and they're quite impressive. Obviously you're not going to get performance equal to that of your home stereo system but for a portable its damn good. Okay so how can I describe it, did you ever see one of those Mini stereo boomboxes from the

Re: altec lansing imt 520

2012-01-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
This is just a personal opinion and nothing more. I've never liked Sony speakers and docks,, I bought some of their speakers and paid far too much for them in my view compared to what I could have bought from say Altec Lansing, Logitech, Creative and so on, just not worth worrying about, most

Re: altec lansing imt 520

2012-01-02 Thread Dane Trethowan
Dead easy though I'd say its a little heavy given its size but that's a trivial point. Battery lasts for about 7 hours of playing time. On 03/01/2012, at 11:17 AM, Courtney Curran wrote: Hi, I'll certainly let you know. Another thing good about this system is it's builtin rechargeable

Bose Wave II Radio Demo

2012-01-05 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! An exclusive offer to fello members of this list smile. I was asked to knock up a small demo of the Bose Wave II Radio by a friend of mine, that was done and upon playing it back I decided that this demo would be good enough to share with those who may be interested. Tehre are 2 versions

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