Hi all! OK you can also if you like and have keyboard commander in use just press right option+x and a Email will be set up with a screen shot already added and you will just need to change the [to] field to the link for that site and away you go! hth Colin
On 16 Sep 2012, at 07:57, Esther wrote: > Hi Lovette, > > I haven't tried ZCaptcha myself, but I imagine that you can take a full > screen capture while focused on a web site with a captcha image with > Command-Option-3. > > So I'd probably try something like the following: > > 1) In Safari use Command-Control-F to enter full screen mode (or if you don't > remember the shortcut, navigate to the "View" menu on the Safari menu bar > with VO-M or Control-F3, followed by pressing "V", then arrow down to find > "Enter full screen mode"), so that the web page with the Captcha occupies the > full screen > 2) Press Command-Option-3 to take a screen snapshot of the full screen, and > have it saved to the Desktop. (You should hear a sound like a camera shutter > clicking.) > 3) Press Command-Control-F again to exit full screen mode (or navigate to the > "View" menu and find the option to "Exit full screen mode") > 4) Use Command-Tab to switch to Finder, then use Command-Shift-D to move to > the Desktop > 5) Find the image file with a name like "Screen Shot 2012-09-15 at 8:00 PM". > It will also be the most recently modified file, so if you are in list view > in Finder with Command-2, and sort the column "Date modified" column, it > should be at either the top or bottom of your list. The file will be named > with the date and time of your screen snapshot, as in my example. > 6) Once this file is selected, you use the link to > http://www.azavia.com/zcaptcha/upload.html to upload it to the ZCaptcha site. > > Note that you should first follow all the instructions at the ZCaptcha web > site about creating an account, logging in, and authorizing the associated > payment before you start this process, or you won't be able to access the > upload link -- which requires that you log into the account you created. > > I haven't actually tried this service myself yet -- I personally try to avoid > dealing with any captchas unless I absolutely have to. This is only meant to > work with image captchas, and not the sites with audio captchas. > > HTH. If someone else tries this service out, let us know how you make out by > posting to the list. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Sep 15, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Lovette Yewchan wrote: > >> HI there. I've heard of this and am interested but you have to upload the >> image how do you do this and how do you find it in the first place? >> thanks. >> Lovette >> >> On 2012-09-15, at 9:04 PM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Brandon Olivares, a blind developer, has announced a new service for >>> solving captchas >>> http://www.azavia.com/zcaptcha >>> >>> This is a paid service (I think $0.34 per solved captcha), but should work >>> on any web platform. It requires creating an account, then taking a screen >>> capture, and uploading the image to: >>> http://www.azavia.com/zcaptcha/upload.html >>> >>> It's meant to help solve the problem of dealing with captchas on the Mac. >>> At present, Solano is no longer working (it was a largely one-person >>> operation that faltered when the person in charge developed health >>> problems), and WebVisum only works for Firefox, which is not really used by >>> most visually impaired Mac users. >>> >>> This is just getting started, and they're working on improving the speed >>> and accuracy of the captcha recognition as people start using this service. >>> The developer was looking for a general solution that would work for >>> himself and other visually impaired Mac users, and they're using a for-pay >>> model in hopes of being able to keep this going on a long-term basis. >>> >>> As a slight aside from the immediate topic, those of you who are interested >>> in the Metakine mini-bundle that is a MacUpdate promo are reminded that >>> there is one day left on this offer -- 10 apps, including DVDRemaster Pro >>> and Mac DVD Ripper Pro for $39.99, which is less than the cost of >>> purchasing DVDRemaster Pro (or DVDRemaster 8, as this version is now called >>> in the Mac App Store) by itself. Your first purchase from the mupromo site >>> requires a one-time negotiation of a captcha to create your account, after >>> which you can log in to check the record of your previous purchases and >>> serial numbers, and links to the download software. I haven't tried out >>> ZCaptcha myself, but it might be used for this. >>> >>> Here's the link to the Metakine mini-bundle promotion: >>> http://www.mupromo.com/deal/13254/12336/macupdate-bundle >>> >>> Remember that you can check out all the metakine products with fully >>> working trial downloads from their web site: >>> http://www.metakine.com/products/ >>> >>> Also, if you have previously purchased any of the products in the bundle, >>> or if there are some that you know you won't use (e.g., a number of >>> photography apps in the bundle), you can gift these licenses to another >>> user at the time of purchase by specifying their name and email on the web >>> form (otherwise it is assumed that all licenses will be yours). >>> >>> This reduced price bundle is not available through the Mac App Store >>> although some of the products can be separately purchased (at full price) >>> from the Mac App Store. >>> >>> >>> HTH. 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