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Linda Parent -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Radio? Sure! Over Ten Thousand Stations I just can't walk away from the desk for very long it would seem, BTW what he said. David Ferrin [email protected] I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moderator" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Radio? Sure! Over Ten Thousand Stations All members Check with the list owner before posting articles. Refer to the list guidelines. Richard Q. Justice-list moderator [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:44 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Radio? Sure! Over Ten Thousand Stations > > > Radio? Sure! Over Ten Thousand Stations > Document Source: Fred's Head from > www.aph.org > It's no secret that I love internet radio and streaming music over the > web. > I am still amazed that you can click a button and hear radio stations from > the > other side of the world. > I've found another Windows only application that is screen reader-friendly > and will tune into more than twelve thousand stations! If you can't find > something > to listen to, you're probably not looking hard enough. The following > directions from the AccessContent Blog will have you listening in minutes! > http://blog.accesscontent.ca/archive/2010/10/20/online-radio-revisited.aspx > Launching Radio Sure: > If you've been successful with the install, the program should launch > automatically afterwards. An online radio station should start playing. > First thing > to do is stop the music and configure a few things. TAB through the screen > until you hear play Button. Press the SPACEBAR and the stream will stop. > TAB to options and press the SPACEBAR to activate the option pages. > General Tab: > Remember, you can move between the tab pages by pressing CONTROL+TAB. > A few things you might consider modifying in the general tab. > . Whether you want the program to start with windows. Don't see the > advantage of this, as I'd rather control when it's playing. > . Whether you want a stream to start playing when you launch the program. > . And my favourite, Global hotkeys. I would urge you to enable this, as it > then gives you the option of controlling RadioSure from anywhere. See > "Global > Hotkey List" at the bottom of this entry. > . Minimize the program to the system tray is handy, as it takes it out of > the way. You can summon it back to the foreground with one of the global > hotkeys > listed below. > We will skip the Skins tab, as it makes no difference to screen readers. > Recording Tab: > Yes, you can record the streams with this program. One thing you might > consider changing on this tab: > . The recording folder. The default is to put it within a folder called > music under the RadioSure program. You can point this folder to any folder > of your > choice with the unlabelled "browse" button. You can look around the other > options on this tab at your leisure. > The Advanced Tab: > . You can choose your preferred audio device. Leave this one alone, unless > you are having audio issues, or prefer to use a specific device. > . I'd suggest checking the Always show station in the window title, so you > can easily hear the station name by pressing INSERT+T withmost screen > readers. > . I'd uncheck Show pictures related to songs, but that's just personal > preference. > Press SPACEBAR on the "OK" button and the setup is complete. > Yay! Let's start listening and finding radio stations. > The Main Window: > The first area on the program window is the list of all stations; over > 12000 > from across the globe. No non-terrestrial station as of yet, but who > knows. > Navigate this list with the UP and DOWN ARROWS. PRESS ENTER to start > playing. > Volume Control: > TABBING brings you to the volume control. It's independent from the system > volume, which means it will not interfere with the screen reader levels. > Use > Page up/Page DOWN for 20 percent increments. Use LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS for > 5 > percent increments. And finally, use UP and DOWN ARROWS for 3 percent > increments. > Searches: > Another press of the TAB will bring you to the search area. Simply type a > station name, a genre or even radio call letters and the station list will > be > populated with the results. No need to even press ENTER when done. Press > SHIFT+TAB twice to get back to the modified listing. To get back to the > full > list > of stations, erase the search term. > Those are the main features of Radio Sure and should give you a good base > to > get started. All in all, a nifty little program if you like listening to > online > radio, but are too lazy to go surfing the web to find them all. > As promised, here are the global hotkeys. They make using the program even > sweeter. > . (Shift + Alt + H) toggle hide/show Radio Sure > . (Shift + Alt + Number pad Plus) volume down > . (Shift + Alt + Number pad Minus) volume up > . (Shift + Alt + M) Mute > . (Shift + Alt + P) toggle Play/Stop > . (Shift + Alt + S) Stop > . (Shift + Alt + B) Back > . (Shift + Alt + N) Next > . (Shift + Alt + R) start/stop Recording. > > You can use the following link to retrieve the executable file: > > > > http://www.sendspace.com/file/gtjbr5 > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected]
