Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Hi Mike, Thanks for trying to help but Glenn gave me the answer to my question. Thanks again. Kate -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 5:38 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Hi Kate, What operating system are you running? Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. - Original Message - From: Kate Walsh To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 12:50 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Hi All, I upgraded from JAWS 8 to JAWS 13 and I need to know how to run disk clean up and defrag my computer. Thanks in advance. Kate Walsh 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/
[JAWS-Users] previous jaws software cds
Good morning, I am doing some cleaning out, is it necessary to keep past software cds, I go back as far as 3.3? Kathy For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Does this work for vista and win 7 too? Kathy -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 6:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue saying that the disc check cannot bhe performed because the disc check needs exclusive access to some files. Do you want to schedule a disc check the next time you start Windows? Just press your spacebar on yes. Now tab to OK and press enter. Alt f4 out of the properties and shut down any open applications and restart your PC. It may take as long as an hour for this process to complete, depending on the size of your hard drive and how many errors you have, but be Patient and Windows will restart once the process is complete. --- 5. Defrag Sometimes when an application is shut
Re: [JAWS-Users] previous jaws software cds
Maybe the last couple at most but anything you need is on the FS website. Just my opinion and I'm sure some folks will say keep forever but I'm not sure what for. Al -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Pingstock Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 10:31 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] previous jaws software cds Good morning, I am doing some cleaning out, is it necessary to keep past software cds, I go back as far as 3.3? Kathy 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus
I personally use viper which can be found at: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ I find it to be more accessible than the other big names. Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of laller Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:49 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus Dear all! What is better, what do you think, for blind users? 1. Symantec Endpoint Protection. 2. Avira internet Security, or Free Antivirus. Why? Why this? Please statistics, and thoughts too. Thanks in advance. Laller from Hungary -- contact me at: e-mail, aim,: laller1...@gmx.com msn: laller1...@hotmail.hu yahoo messenger: laller1...@yahoo.com skype: lali.belteki1 klango: laller86 twitter: laller1986 Facebook: Bélteki Lajos Netlog: lali86 myspace im: laller1...@gmx.com rs games client name: lali quentin playroom name: lali Zone bbs name: laller86 or user ID: 20345 icq: 583849718 gadugadu: 1543670 QQ number: 2230273409 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Rich, I don't ever recall Freedom Scientific recommending deleting your Prefetch file. And, if they did, it is a superfluous step at best. Deleting the prefetch is a fiction that never seems to go away. See http://blog.tune-up.com/myth-buster/will-tweaking-windows-prefetch-folder-allow-for-a-faster-startup/ for a discussion and benchmarked results. Also, and only if you are real geeky, I suppose you might get improved boot-up time if you went into the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters and set the prefetch to only save system boot files. But, even though this might improve boot-up times, you'll wait longer to load applications. But, if you don't make that registry change, Prefetch continues to recollect that data until it reaches 128 entries. That's the max Windoes lets it hold. Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. Steve Lansing, MI - Original Message - From: Rich rcha...@bellsouth.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but
Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus
I agree, Eric. I've been using VIPRE for about a year now. It was recommended by another blind friend of mine when they messed up Super AntiSpyware. Deb -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Eric Carrillo Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 11:56 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I personally use viper which can be found at: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ I find it to be more accessible than the other big names. Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of laller Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:49 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus Dear all! What is better, what do you think, for blind users? 1. Symantec Endpoint Protection. 2. Avira internet Security, or Free Antivirus. Why? Why this? Please statistics, and thoughts too. Thanks in advance. Laller from Hungary -- contact me at: e-mail, aim,: laller1...@gmx.com msn: laller1...@hotmail.hu yahoo messenger: laller1...@yahoo.com skype: lali.belteki1 klango: laller86 twitter: laller1986 Facebook: Bélteki Lajos Netlog: lali86 myspace im: laller1...@gmx.com rs games client name: lali quentin playroom name: lali Zone bbs name: laller86 or user ID: 20345 icq: 583849718 gadugadu: 1543670 QQ number: 2230273409 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/
[JAWS-Users] Creating a folder
Hi all, I upgraded from JAWS 8 TO JAWS 13 and there are so many things that I need to re-learn. I'm using outlook2010 and I need to know how to create a new folder. Thanks in advance. Kate For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Creating a folder
Kate, Do shift control e. It will prompt you for the name. Type the name of your folder, then tab twice. You will get to a tree view. Decide in the tree view where you want your folder by using the arrow keys to go up and down. I usually go to the top with the home key and press enter to activate the okay button. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kate Walsh Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:18 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Creating a folder Hi all, I upgraded from JAWS 8 TO JAWS 13 and there are so many things that I need to re-learn. I'm using outlook2010 and I need to know how to create a new folder. Thanks in advance. Kate 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue saying that the disc check cannot bhe performed because the disc check needs exclusive access to some files. Do you want to schedule a disc check the next time you start Windows? Just press your spacebar on yes. Now tab to OK and press enter. Alt f4 out of the properties and shut down any open applications and restart your PC. It may take as long as an hour for this process to complete, depending on the size of your hard drive and how
Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus
superantispyware is not an antivirus program so is useless against viruses. Get Microsoft Security which is free and works great from the ms site. I don't know why people want to pay for something that is no better than the free stuff. - Original Message - From: Deb Caldbeck industcoldstr...@hotmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I agree, Eric. I've been using VIPRE for about a year now. It was recommended by another blind friend of mine when they messed up Super AntiSpyware. Deb -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Eric Carrillo Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 11:56 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I personally use viper which can be found at: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ I find it to be more accessible than the other big names. Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of laller Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:49 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus Dear all! What is better, what do you think, for blind users? 1. Symantec Endpoint Protection. 2. Avira internet Security, or Free Antivirus. Why? Why this? Please statistics, and thoughts too. Thanks in advance. Laller from Hungary -- contact me at: e-mail, aim,: laller1...@gmx.com msn: laller1...@hotmail.hu yahoo messenger: laller1...@yahoo.com skype: lali.belteki1 klango: laller86 twitter: laller1986 Facebook: Bélteki Lajos Netlog: lali86 myspace im: laller1...@gmx.com rs games client name: lali quentin playroom name: lali Zone bbs name: laller86 or user ID: 20345 icq: 583849718 gadugadu: 1543670 QQ number: 2230273409 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Creating a folder
Thanks Justin. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of justin Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:46 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Creating a folder Kate, Do shift control e. It will prompt you for the name. Type the name of your folder, then tab twice. You will get to a tree view. Decide in the tree view where you want your folder by using the arrow keys to go up and down. I usually go to the top with the home key and press enter to activate the okay button. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kate Walsh Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:18 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Creating a folder Hi all, I upgraded from JAWS 8 TO JAWS 13 and there are so many things that I need to re-learn. I'm using outlook2010 and I need to know how to create a new folder. Thanks in advance. Kate 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Nothing upsets me more on my computer than when cookies get deleted or turned off. Just went through an experience today for a site where I could not remember the password, tried several times and finally used my husband's account to make the purchase since he remembered his. I and sometimes my husband use this computer, but when he does it is usually fixing something for me and I hate passwords, half the time I can't remember what I used for where or why. I know they are a necessary evil but I don't like them anyway. Some mornings at work I go crazy trying to remember which system has which password. If I have any written anywhere they are in braille but usually my braille note or paper is nowhere near when I need one. I only wish I could create a better way to be secure than changing passwords, letter number jumbles I will never remember and having to have different ones for different places with different criteria for each. Now that I got that out of my physical/mental system I won't say any more on the subject. Rose Combs roseco...@q.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of tim Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 3:01 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness. Nice, but if you don't have cookies turned on this means nothing. At 11:03 AM 1/3/2013, you wrote: Hi Dan . Keep Me Signed In Checkbox a.. Troubleshooting Problems Signing In a.. Signing Out When We Ask You To Sign In We ask you to sign into your Amazon.com account any time we need to verify your identity. This includes times when you access account or order information to review or change something. Keep Me Signed In Checkbox When you sign in on Amazon.com, you may be presented with the option to Keep me signed in. If you choose this option, Amazon will keep you signed in for common activities such as making purchases and viewing your orders. This option will only apply to the browser that you are using when you select the box. You should only choose to stay signed in if you're using a computer that you don't share with other people. If you share the computer with others, they may be able to access your Amazon.com account and perform actions on your behalf without knowing your password. Never choose this feature if you are on a public terminal, such as at a library or an internet café. Even if you choose to remain signed in, you'll still be prompted for your password at least every two weeks. We may still ask you to enter your password for certain activities such as modifying your account. Stop Staying Signed In If you no longer wish to stay signed in on a particular browser, simply sign out of Amazon.com on that browser. If you don't have physical access to that browser, you can cancel all saved sign- ins by resetting your Amazon.com password. This will cancel all existing Keep me signed in feature in enabled. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi d...@andrew.cmu.edu To: JAWS Users jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:31 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness. Happens on both windows XP with IE 8 and Windows 7 with IE 9, both with JAWS 13. I've noticed for a while now, that I have some issue signing into amazon. If I click on Your account I don't see anywhere to put in my username and pwd. Only after I click on wishlist or orders, or one of those other personal things do I then get prompted to sign in. Am I missing something? Next, on my wish list, I cannot see a link or button to remove things from my wish list, but if I use the JAWS cursor, I can see a delete which does remove an item, but seems to be hit or miss if it removes the item I actually want to remove. No, I don't use the accessible amazon site, nor do I wish to if I don't have to. Anyone else noticed this behavior? Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
My greatest apology for any mistakes. When I said I got the information from JAWS, I meant to say from the JAWS list and this information was not created by me. Interesting about the prefetch I do notice that it does not seem to last. Rich - Original Message - From: Denny Huff g...@gatewayfortheblind.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You will be
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
I would not know. Rich - Original Message - From: Kathy Pingstock kpingst...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Does this work for vista and win 7 too? Kathy -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 6:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the boxes. Now tab to the start button and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue saying that the disc check cannot bhe performed because the disc check needs exclusive access to some files. Do you want to schedule a disc check the next time you start Windows? Just press your spacebar on yes. Now tab to OK and press enter. Alt f4 out of the properties and shut down any open applications and restart your PC. It may take as long as an
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Hi Rose, May I make a suggestion? I created a spreadsheet with the following: Column 1 is the name for which the password is attached to. Column 2 is my user name. Column 3 is my password. Column 4 is the account number for sites with it. Column 5 is optional which I use for other pertinent information. I then copy the spreadsheet to a flash disk which I keep handy if I don't remember a particular user name or password. Believe me, I have a bunch! Once the saved password spreadsheet is copied, then you removed permanently the original from your computer. Don't forget to update your spreadsheet on the flash disk every time you add or change a password. This may sound tedious, but I have been saved many times over with this method. Others may suggest a simpler way to remember password. HTH Lennie At 04:36 PM 1/4/2013, you wrote: Nothing upsets me more on my computer than when cookies get deleted or turned off. Just went through an experience today for a site where I could not remember the password, tried several times and finally used my husband's account to make the purchase since he remembered his. I and sometimes my husband use this computer, but when he does it is usually fixing something for me and I hate passwords, half the time I can't remember what I used for where or why. I know they are a necessary evil but I don't like them anyway. Some mornings at work I go crazy trying to remember which system has which password. If I have any written anywhere they are in braille but usually my braille note or paper is nowhere near when I need one. I only wish I could create a better way to be secure than changing passwords, letter number jumbles I will never remember and having to have different ones for different places with different criteria for each. Now that I got that out of my physical/mental system I won't say any more on the subject. Rose Combs roseco...@q.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of tim Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 3:01 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness. Nice, but if you don't have cookies turned on this means nothing. At 11:03 AM 1/3/2013, you wrote: Hi Dan . Keep Me Signed In Checkbox a.. Troubleshooting Problems Signing In a.. Signing Out When We Ask You To Sign In We ask you to sign into your Amazon.com account any time we need to verify your identity. This includes times when you access account or order information to review or change something. Keep Me Signed In Checkbox When you sign in on Amazon.com, you may be presented with the option to Keep me signed in. If you choose this option, Amazon will keep you signed in for common activities such as making purchases and viewing your orders. This option will only apply to the browser that you are using when you select the box. You should only choose to stay signed in if you're using a computer that you don't share with other people. If you share the computer with others, they may be able to access your Amazon.com account and perform actions on your behalf without knowing your password. Never choose this feature if you are on a public terminal, such as at a library or an internet café. Even if you choose to remain signed in, you'll still be prompted for your password at least every two weeks. We may still ask you to enter your password for certain activities such as modifying your account. Stop Staying Signed In If you no longer wish to stay signed in on a particular browser, simply sign out of Amazon.com on that browser. If you don't have physical access to that browser, you can cancel all saved sign- ins by resetting your Amazon.com password. This will cancel all existing Keep me signed in feature in enabled. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi d...@andrew.cmu.edu To: JAWS Users jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:31 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness. Happens on both windows XP with IE 8 and Windows 7 with IE 9, both with JAWS 13. I've noticed for a while now, that I have some issue signing into amazon. If I click on Your account I don't see anywhere to put in my username and pwd. Only after I click on wishlist or orders, or one of those other personal things do I then get prompted to sign in. Am I missing something? Next, on my wish list, I cannot see a link or button to remove things from my wish list, but if I use the JAWS cursor, I can see a delete which does remove an item, but seems to be hit or miss if it removes the item I actually want to remove. No, I don't use the accessible amazon site, nor do I wish to if I don't have to. Anyone else noticed this behavior? Thanks. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
No problem. When you said Jaws, it sounded like you were saying Freedom Scientific. But it's not a big problem. The prefetch files are created whenever you open a program. So even if you delete a prefetch file the next time you execute a program it is recreated. Take care. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag My greatest apology for any mistakes. When I said I got the information from JAWS, I meant to say from the JAWS list and this information was not created by me. Interesting about the prefetch I do notice that it does not seem to last. Rich - Original Message - From: Denny Huff g...@gatewayfortheblind.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to
[JAWS-Users] Facebook and IE 8
Hi listers For the last few days when I open IE8 a Facebook log in page comes up and I have to press F5 to get past it. I haven't consciously changed anything, so could someone tell me how to get rid of it? I'm running Win 7, with IE8. Thanks Jenny Jennifer dawson Phone: 08 94961024 Email: jjdaw...@iinet.net.au For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Several strategies for dealing with passwords are: Use the same password everywhere but add the name of the site to the end of the password. Use a password vault. That way you only have to remember one password, then you can grab the password out of the vault, and you don't have to remember each individual password, or username for that fact. And, you can make the passwords extremely complex since you don't have to remember them. You could do the whole spreadsheet thing. Also, one thing I did years ago, when I got frustrated because any username I came up with was never accepted on every web site, there are only so many combinations of Dan rossi DRossi DRossiBirthDay blah blah blah. I just recreated all my accounts with a nonsense word that no one else would ever use. Now I have the same username on every account. Which is helpful. Also, you can use grade two braille as a great way to come up with some very funky passwords. Lots of numbers and punctuation marks and no dictionary words. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus
I respect those who use the free stuff, but I have actually picked up some very nasty viruses with the free ms esentials that filtered through. Thanks, Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn Walker Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:20 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus superantispyware is not an antivirus program so is useless against viruses. Get Microsoft Security which is free and works great from the ms site. I don't know why people want to pay for something that is no better than the free stuff. - Original Message - From: Deb Caldbeck industcoldstr...@hotmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I agree, Eric. I've been using VIPRE for about a year now. It was recommended by another blind friend of mine when they messed up Super AntiSpyware. Deb -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Eric Carrillo Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 11:56 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I personally use viper which can be found at: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ I find it to be more accessible than the other big names. Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of laller Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:49 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus Dear all! What is better, what do you think, for blind users? 1. Symantec Endpoint Protection. 2. Avira internet Security, or Free Antivirus. Why? Why this? Please statistics, and thoughts too. Thanks in advance. Laller from Hungary -- contact me at: e-mail, aim,: laller1...@gmx.com msn: laller1...@hotmail.hu yahoo messenger: laller1...@yahoo.com skype: lali.belteki1 klango: laller86 twitter: laller1986 Facebook: Bélteki Lajos Netlog: lali86 myspace im: laller1...@gmx.com rs games client name: lali quentin playroom name: lali Zone bbs name: laller86 or user ID: 20345 icq: 583849718 gadugadu: 1543670 QQ number: 2230273409 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
Another solution is to have the site mail you your password, assuming you have the same Email address you had when the account was originally set up. This usually doesn't take very long for me, even from smaller mom and pop shopping sites. I've lost my mind. If found handle with extreme caution it may be dirty and is definitely dangerous! Lisa Belville missktlab1...@frontier.com - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi d...@andrew.cmu.edu To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness. Several strategies for dealing with passwords are: Use the same password everywhere but add the name of the site to the end of the password. Use a password vault. That way you only have to remember one password, then you can grab the password out of the vault, and you don't have to remember each individual password, or username for that fact. And, you can make the passwords extremely complex since you don't have to remember them. You could do the whole spreadsheet thing. Also, one thing I did years ago, when I got frustrated because any username I came up with was never accepted on every web site, there are only so many combinations of Dan rossi DRossi DRossiBirthDay blah blah blah. I just recreated all my accounts with a nonsense word that no one else would ever use. Now I have the same username on every account. Which is helpful. Also, you can use grade two braille as a great way to come up with some very funky passwords. Lots of numbers and punctuation marks and no dictionary words. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus
Eric, how did you know that it was mse that allowed the viruses to slip through or whatever? Thanks. Marilyn - Original Message - From: Eric Carrillo kierro...@hotmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I respect those who use the free stuff, but I have actually picked up some very nasty viruses with the free ms esentials that filtered through. Thanks, Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn Walker Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:20 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus superantispyware is not an antivirus program so is useless against viruses. Get Microsoft Security which is free and works great from the ms site. I don't know why people want to pay for something that is no better than the free stuff. - Original Message - From: Deb Caldbeck industcoldstr...@hotmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I agree, Eric. I've been using VIPRE for about a year now. It was recommended by another blind friend of mine when they messed up Super AntiSpyware. Deb -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Eric Carrillo Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 11:56 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I personally use viper which can be found at: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ I find it to be more accessible than the other big names. Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of laller Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:49 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus Dear all! What is better, what do you think, for blind users? 1. Symantec Endpoint Protection. 2. Avira internet Security, or Free Antivirus. Why? Why this? Please statistics, and thoughts too. Thanks in advance. Laller from Hungary -- contact me at: e-mail, aim,: laller1...@gmx.com msn: laller1...@hotmail.hu yahoo messenger: laller1...@yahoo.com skype: lali.belteki1 klango: laller86 twitter: laller1986 Facebook: Bélteki Lajos Netlog: lali86 myspace im: laller1...@gmx.com rs games client name: lali quentin playroom name: lali Zone bbs name: laller86 or user ID: 20345 icq: 583849718 gadugadu: 1543670 QQ number: 2230273409 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/ 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness.
What is a password vault? Any suggestions on where to get this? Thanks. rich - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi d...@andrew.cmu.edu To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon funkiness. Several strategies for dealing with passwords are: Use the same password everywhere but add the name of the site to the end of the password. Use a password vault. That way you only have to remember one password, then you can grab the password out of the vault, and you don't have to remember each individual password, or username for that fact. And, you can make the passwords extremely complex since you don't have to remember them. You could do the whole spreadsheet thing. Also, one thing I did years ago, when I got frustrated because any username I came up with was never accepted on every web site, there are only so many combinations of Dan rossi DRossi DRossiBirthDay blah blah blah. I just recreated all my accounts with a nonsense word that no one else would ever use. Now I have the same username on every account. Which is helpful. Also, you can use grade two braille as a great way to come up with some very funky passwords. Lots of numbers and punctuation marks and no dictionary words. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Senior Oracle Database Administrator Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] previous jaws software cds
No I get rid of old software keep just the last one until you are satisfied with the new version. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan Robbins Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 12:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] previous jaws software cds Maybe the last couple at most but anything you need is on the FS website. Just my opinion and I'm sure some folks will say keep forever but I'm not sure what for. Al -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Pingstock Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 10:31 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] previous jaws software cds Good morning, I am doing some cleaning out, is it necessary to keep past software cds, I go back as far as 3.3? Kathy 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag
Also usuable for windows 7? Keep Smiling, Janie Degenshein Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have Access Tech Consultant Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division Co-host of OTBS On The Bright Side www.thruoureyes.org/brightside.html jdege...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Denny Huff Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 4:00 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Rick, The information you provide is actually taken from a document I wrote several years ago. I don't mind not getting credit for it, but I don't want Jaws to be blamed if something should go wrong while performing some of these steps. Thanks, Denny Huff Gateway For the Blind LLC. -Original Message- From: Rich Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Disk cleanup/ defrag Here are he steps I have used recommended by JAWS. 1. Prefetch When you launch an application, Windows XP stores that information in a file called, prefetch. These files can accumulate over a period of time and will have some affect on the loading of Windows. It doesn't hurt to clean out this file from time to time and will not affect the operation of your PC to delete them. Go to the start menu and either arrow down to run or just type the letter R. When the edit box appears, type in: prefetch and press enter. You will have a list of applications that you have used since you have been using Windows XP. Simply do a control a to select all and then press your shift delete. If you just press delete, those files will go into the recycle bin, but adding the shift key will bypass it. Now say yes to, are you sure you want to delete these files. Finally press alt f4 to exit. 2. Disc Clean-up Whenever you surf the internet or download files, your PC stores information on the hard drive in a temp folder. There are other files included in the Disc Clean-Up which you probably would want to get rid of. Go to your start menu, then to All Programs, then Accessories, next to System Tools and finally to Disc Clean-Up and press enter. It might take a few minutes for it to open, depending on if it will compress old files. But once it does, you will probably be asked which Drive your want to clean. Select the C drive. Once this is selected, you will have a list of items that the disc clean-up will clean. These may include: Downloaded Internet Files Temp Internet Internet Files Off Line Web Pages Office Set-Up Files Recycle Bin Temporary Files Web Publisher Files Compress Old Files Catalogue Files As you down arrow through the list, you will notice that they may be checked or unchecked. If they are checked, this will clean that option when the next Button is pressed. I recommend checking everything with the exception of, compress old files. You only need to check this if your hard drive is getting Low on free drive space. After you have checked the files you want to clean, tab to next and press enter. You will be asked if you are sure you want to do this, just Press enter on, yes. It will take a few minutes, but when it is finished, you will be taken out of the Disc Clean-Up. --- *** Note. Make sure to add, space, before the ,/f. as indicated. 3. Check Disc The check disc should be performed before a scan disc is performed. To do this, go to the start menu and then to, run. When the edit box appears, type in: chkdsk /f and press enter. You will be presented with a dialogue that says, the check disc cannot be performed because the volume is in use. Would you like to perform this the next time your system starts? Just type the letter Y and press enter. Now you will need to shut down any open applications and restart your PC. When it begins to boot up and before Windows starts, your PC will perform a check disc. It will take a few minutes to perform, but when it is finished, Windows will start up normally. --- 4. Scan Disc Windows XP doesn't have an actual scan disc, but it does have something relatively close to it. To run scan disc, go to your desk top and then to, My Computer. If you aren't using the classic start menu, you might have to go to your start menu and then to My Computer there. Open My Computer and highlight your C drive, sometimes called, Local Disc C. Don't press enter, just highlight it. Now do an alt enter to bring up the properties. Next do a control tab to the Tools tab. You will be on, errors checking, check now button. Press your spacebar and it will say, Start Button, but don't press enter yet. Instead, tab to the check boxes and check, automatically fix files system errors and the next cheek box which is, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Check both of the
Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus
Because that's all I had at the time, a computer shop adviced me and said to me that mse would cover it all and not to bother investing time and energy in installing other thing. I haven't had trouble since I decided to not depend on mse completely. I did try out a few other free things after that, like AVG and others with similar results. Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn Walker Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 7:51 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus Eric, how did you know that it was mse that allowed the viruses to slip through or whatever? Thanks. Marilyn - Original Message - From: Eric Carrillo kierro...@hotmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I respect those who use the free stuff, but I have actually picked up some very nasty viruses with the free ms esentials that filtered through. Thanks, Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Marilyn Walker Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:20 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus superantispyware is not an antivirus program so is useless against viruses. Get Microsoft Security which is free and works great from the ms site. I don't know why people want to pay for something that is no better than the free stuff. - Original Message - From: Deb Caldbeck industcoldstr...@hotmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I agree, Eric. I've been using VIPRE for about a year now. It was recommended by another blind friend of mine when they messed up Super AntiSpyware. Deb -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Eric Carrillo Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 11:56 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus I personally use viper which can be found at: http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ I find it to be more accessible than the other big names. Eric Carrillo http://elizasblog2.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of laller Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:49 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] off: antivirus Dear all! What is better, what do you think, for blind users? 1. Symantec Endpoint Protection. 2. Avira internet Security, or Free Antivirus. Why? Why this? Please statistics, and thoughts too. Thanks in advance. Laller from Hungary -- contact me at: e-mail, aim,: laller1...@gmx.com msn: laller1...@hotmail.hu yahoo messenger: laller1...@yahoo.com skype: lali.belteki1 klango: laller86 twitter: laller1986 Facebook: Bélteki Lajos Netlog: lali86 myspace im: laller1...@gmx.com rs games client name: lali quentin playroom name: lali Zone bbs name: laller86 or user ID: 20345 icq: 583849718 gadugadu: 1543670 QQ number: 2230273409 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/ 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/
