Re: Wine, audiogames and SAPI. How do I...?

2018-01-07 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Wine, audiogames and SAPI. How do I...? Thatsort of worked but it sort of didn't.i.e. I got the speechsdk stuff installed BUT here's the odd bit. I'm running Zorin 12.2 which has its own desktop. I got the speech stuff installed and rebooted thanks  to my system decideding hey it's

Re: Wine, audiogames and SAPI. How do I...?

2018-01-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Wine, audiogames and SAPI. How do I...? @4: LOL I had to put my drink down before I tried drinking and laughing at the same time.@Roll: Problem with that is I got the speechsdk DLL download, but.the actual installer that it brings up.no dice. I even toggled the silent installs

Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa.

2018-01-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa. That's the issue with Audible/Audiobooks.com/etc (I've not used Bard as it's not working for me here in the UK atm), they're all locked. The only way to get open format audiobooks/ebooks is...ahem...questionable

Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa.

2018-01-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa. Well that's doubtful humanity will improvestill, at least in the case of that one author who has many, MANY books published.publishers call the shots. AFAIK narrators/voice actors aren't under 'contract' per

Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa.

2018-01-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa. @Dark: I know of at least two authors who are supposed to get as little as 5 cents out of a $50+ audiobook for 'royalties'. Again, I have heard uf authors refusing to allow their books to be recorded or even

Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa.

2018-01-05 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa. They geoblock worse than Audible. I've had books that are on EU sites not listed on Audiobooks but if I use a US proxy, the book shows up fine. So it's not worth it. Plus, IIRC they want to do something about cross

Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa.

2018-01-05 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa. They geoblock worse than Audible. I've had books that are on EU sites not listed on Audiobooks but if I use a US proxy, the book shows up fine. So it's not worth it. Plus, IIRC they want to do something about cross

Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa.

2018-01-05 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa. You'd be shocked. I know somebody who does audiobook recordings for a big publisher and actually they do not get paid that much for labor costs. I was told most of the money goes in terms of contracts and various fees

Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa.

2018-01-05 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: This doesn't make sence, audible book not availible in south africa. I griped about audiobooks last year on one of my first posts. Nice to see the issue still is a PITA. I've yet to find a reliable VPN.Also. Explain this to me. I can go to a store, buy a regular paperback book for $5

Wine, audiogames and SAPI. How do I...?

2018-01-05 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Wine, audiogames and SAPI. How do I...? Alright, delurking to post this. I'm a total and utter noob at this.So. Step by step. I got WINE installed and everything. Nowhow exactly do I get audiogames to work on it. I've found several guides that led me in circles.Has anyone actually,

Re: Linux assistance center

2017-10-28 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux assistance center 17.10 Mate is 95% useable here...got it in a VM currently and it seems to work okay for me...admttedly I got a decent spec machine with 6 gig of RAM and a 3 gig processor URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=335526#p335526

Re: Partially Resolved: YouTube's Interface Just Got Worse

2017-10-26 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Partially Resolved: YouTube's Interface Just Got Worse Okay I'm not having any issues here with YT and a search button on either my laptop or desktop both running FF and Seamonkey, both display YT properly with the search box displaying right.For those of you saying it's a search

Re: Wanting To Try Linux

2017-10-20 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Wanting To Try Linux @2:It's not 'ubuntu' or 'Mint' that aren't accessible, it's the desktop environments themselves. Unity (the Win8 like) isn't that accessible but the Mate desktop is, the Zorrin desktop is. Basic rule of thumb: If a distro/desktop uses Gnome in any way it's likely

Re: Linux assistance center

2017-10-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux assistance center Running Zorrin at the moment and I'm starting to think it may be a zorrin or hardware issue as I'm not sure if it's my touhpad being a dumbass or Zorrin not liking my Vostro laptop much...Speaking of distros, am I right to do thissudo dd if=knoppix.iso

Re: Linux assistance center

2017-10-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux assistance center this is a general Linux issue and one that's baffling me... without going near the Orca keys, seem to activate stuff without touching itI can be typing away and go to put a space between words and preferences will appear despite me not hitting instert and

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-19 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? Well I found something amusingapparently FF 55 and up are piles of shit.So, yeah, anyone got any good lightweight browser suggestions for me beside Seamonkey (using it again)? I ideally want something I can import my FF profile into

Re: Screenreader on linex?

2017-09-18 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Screenreader on linex? Doesn't the Pi come with Rasbian, a Debian version?I swear Orca runs natively on itjust hook up a keyboard and mouse, do trl alt T and type orca, and if nothing happens figure out the package manager and install Orca@other Linux screenreader: That'd be LSR I

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-16 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? Not sure on that as I don't use the Mate desktop.As a test try my instructions in a VM with the Budgie iso, that's the one I'm using and what my instructions were based off of. URL:

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-16 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? I did the following:1. Burn the Budgie/Gnome/Mate iso to a USB stick, I used dd to do it but whatever works is fine2. Booted the system from the USB stick, in your case boot the VM from your iso of choice3. Wait around a minute or two,

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-16 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? WellI wasn't expecting that distro to turn out to play well with my systemTried Mint, it wouldn't play nice, tried Sonarr, got it running and it was lagging my system, thanks Gnome.so I decided screw it, I'm gonna go out into left

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? Okay figure this out:Ubuntu Mate lagsLubuntu doesn'tUnity doesn'tKubuntu kills my systemZubuntu won't even bootCinnamon won't run Orca but it stuttersMint Mate lags like a bitchZorrindoesn't lag but uses up a ton of resources?Okay see

Re: Tips and tricks on using the command line.

2017-09-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Tips and tricks on using the command line. For the reboot, is there a similar command in a terminal?say I do sudo grub-reboot 2, can I then do a command to reboot the system from terminal without having to power it off/back on again?Curious, as it'll help my laptopop with dual booting

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? KDE does seem interesting, but is Kubuntu any good with accessibility or should I just go for KDE Neon itself? That's the thing I'm checking and right now it seems like most people are saying go with Neon, thoug I have found some sources

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? What I meant by autobuild was the one in the link I gave, has anyone tried that and checked if that one actually installs fine? I'm not liking the idea of breaking my system testing an Arch ISO...Ideally, I just want a simple, easy to use

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-13 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? I can get it to run, but on my desktopit managed to, somehwat amazinglylag. Bear in mind my desktop is about 10 years old with 2.5 gigs of RAM and a decent proessor and an Nvidia graphics cardyeah not the greatest system ever

Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-13 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? I did try that but even that lagged on my 2007-8 desktop sadlyI'm after something that's slimmed down and doesn't tax my X64 system too much or my old AMD processo r and GPU very much...Everything I find is also over a gigabyte in DL

Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones?

2017-09-13 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Lightweight Orca linux distros...any good ones? So since I got older hardware, I'm after a good lightweight distro.Three caveats1. It MUST come with Orca preinstalled2. It must be around 1GB so I can fi t it on a memory stick3. It must be lightweight.So, going by those points, Lubuntu is

Re: what do you fear of?

2017-09-05 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: what do you fear of? What am I afraid of?In no order:1. The emergency alert system. Had this happen before, finally got to sleep, then the freaking radio goes off and I pretty much set a new record across the place I stayed at when that happened. Oh hi there thunderstorm warning

Re: aviation (aircraft) freaks, gather here!

2017-07-20 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: aviation (aircraft) freaks, gather here! Alight, time to be insanely jealous.I have a few good friends at an ARB, and they can pretty much, along with the MPs on that base, get me pretty much anywhere. I have, via a lot of form signing and strict guidance, been able to poke around

Re: easy meals to get started with cooking your own food?

2017-06-19 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: easy meals to get started with cooking your own food? On my phone again so no edit...But I'd suggest @LordLondon you take a nose around BBC Good Food, they got recipes roken down by ingreedients, I've used several of them, for my own food.I'd also suggest buying scampi and cooking it,

Re: easy meals to get started with cooking your own food?

2017-06-19 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: easy meals to get started with cooking your own food? @Dark: Or any supermarket, I used to years ago get awful stuff from M and S, greasy fatty fish, anyone? Their meals for ten pounds range, ugh.my agrandmotheer used to swear by those tingsthey never ever went offBut I'd

Re: easy meals to get started with cooking your own food?

2017-06-18 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: easy meals to get started with cooking your own food? @DarkNo thanks, the last time I had a microwave meal from Asda here I was violently ill. Then again at least for me I'm a few moments walk from a butcher and a baker. No word on a candlestick maker though @LodLondon: I'd say work

Re: The Eye Conditions Topic

2017-06-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The Eye Conditions Topic I actually stumbled across a 20 year old New Scientist piece they did in 1997 on the future of accessible tech for disabled people, based on how things were in 1997, they got Narrator right and screenreaders, they got talking clocks and watches, though they

Re: The Eye Conditions Topic

2017-06-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The Eye Conditions Topic @Dark: Thankfully...I don't remember that actually, but I point blank hate those pressure tests with the air gun. No, THere's a reason they had to put me under to measure my pressure. Honestly, it worked out for the best. That, and it got my then consultant and

Re: The Eye Conditions Topic

2017-06-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The Eye Conditions Topic Oh I agreee with that, but I have been keeping up with the research in Russia about it, but I'm curious and not hopeful, if I was offered a new optic nerve and an eye replacement 20 years from now I'd consider it long and hard.I do think however that certain

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability Yep people still care about gamergate. For some reason.And, oh goddess...the blind activists. Maybe it's a location thing, but here, there's none. I amprobably, the only blind person in 20 miles, but hey, local joiner

Re: The Eye Conditions Topic

2017-06-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The Eye Conditions Topic @12: Indeed, Ive been told by consultants my vision was stable and wouldn't get any worse, then it just dropped off a cliff, each of my consultants I saw just told me oh eat X Y and Z to manage the pressure. Fortunately I actually like most of the foods they

Re: The Eye Conditions Topic

2017-06-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The Eye Conditions Topic I'll dive in here...Severe glaucoma here and ROP (according to my medical records).So, ya, it sucks, I'm turning 29 with barely any sight. Looks like I'll lose a bet with a friend that I'd keep my sight till 30...ack, why couldn't it wait a

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-08 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability Something my dad just pointed out was from the company's standpoint, it wasn't they couldn't get grants, it's that the grants came with conditions, they couldn't let the screatry into the warehouse as it was deemed too

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-08 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability Oh I agree accessible first is a poor design choice but that does, unfortunately seem the mindset of the UX types, and it's 'their' accessibility, not what works for everyone at an individual level. Using my phone (again,

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-08 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability Which browser was that Brad?Also, my thoughts on making things more usable and accessible.I do think there's an assumption that sighted people can't use assistive technology because it's 'for the blind', whatever that means,

Re: Linux assistance center

2017-06-08 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux assistance center Been trying to get libaudio to work and I cloned the repo, and am following the platform instructions.Howevercmake .. won't work, it errors out with a lot of subdirectory errors. I've checked the file and it points to the src directoryI'm using this

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability Something I wanted to bring up is that accssibility is not black o white, you can actually cater to more people than just one group, I do think that's a huge, huge issue. Either a buildin is wheelcheir friendly OR it's blind

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability Ah I have my own axe to grind with the NFB, AFB, RNIB, BFB and so forth. I wasn't actually aware that the BFB was a thing, the British Federation for the BLind, or they used 'tactics' to get certain movies banned by

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability @Joseph:I have useful things to post and it may actually shed light on what I call the gaming snobs/assholes/idiots/elitists/etc. As I've said beore, I was involved with the original Project CARS, a mainstream racing

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives That needs a phone which I don't have currently though. Admittedly, I did get told just spoof the useragent and go from therewhich I'm leaning towards URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=314035#p314035

Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability

2017-06-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I'm kind of concerned about the culture surrounding usability @1: Agreed.Exacly. There's also certain groups of people in genres that absolutely kick and scream their genre of game must not, ever, be accessible because the real activity is not accessiblewhich is asinine in many,

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-04 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives Lemme throw the idea out to my team and see what they say but the reaction the first time I mentioned Discord was extremely negative for a number of reasons, the biggest one being that we don't actually want a server or anything, and we don't want, for a

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-04 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives @Kyle: We posted at the same time but here's the short version:One of my team I hang out with has a strict Internet filter that blocks all voice communication stuff that can be downloadd as 'gaming software' and blocks that due to company policies, so

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-04 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives Discord's not an option unfortunately, for several reasons, chief of which is I got told my people aren't paying for a server at all.I'm trying to override the use agent string in FF, but no luck.I checked it is active for site overrides, it isI have it

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-03 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives Seri, which version of Skype as there's several conflicting guides out there and if I google Skype accessibility Linux I get to pages of results saying it's not accessible at all, bearing in mind I'm running Orca here.I mean, if I get skype, it tries to

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-03 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives Seri, which version of Skype as there's several conflicting guides out there and if I google Skype accessibility Linux I get to pages of results saying it's not accessible at all, bearing in mind I'm running Orca here.I mean, if I get skype, it tries to

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-03 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives Sebi, which version of Skype as there's several conflicting guides out there and if I google Skype accessibility Linux I get to pages of results saying it's not accessible at all, bearing in mind I'm running Orca here.I mean, if I get skype, it tries to

Re: Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-03 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Looking for skype alternatives No as Miranda/Miranda NG are native Windows applications and it's unclear if they run reliabley under WINE on Ubuntu. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=313694#p313694 ___

Looking for skype alternatives

2017-06-02 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Looking for skype alternatives Does anyone know of a good multiplatform SKype alternative that works on Windows and Linux, and is accessible to everyone?For me, Skype doesn't work at all, the Firefox web client doesn't let me do calls, and the Linux cleint and even the Windows client via

Re: Window-Eyes No Longer for Sale

2017-05-31 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Window-Eyes No Longer for Sale Not just sceenreaders though that could be spyware/keyloggers.Here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9g9tBIlfdINAnd that's a company that's big enough to hide it. So, paranoia? No, but it definitely shows that if a company wanted to they'd hide it in a

Re: Linux assistance center

2017-05-23 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux assistance center @31: That was the issue indeedNo idea about Arch, but I'm ready to wipe Windows.Now, do I just back up my home folder onto a USB and put my bootable USB in, go from there, and simply install Linux over the existing dual boot setup, ro do I need to format the

Re: Does anyone know any dating sights or apps?

2017-05-22 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Does anyone know any dating sights or apps? IMHOYes, I agree with Dark, honestly stay the hell away from those dating sites and just chat with people who have similar interests or hobbies as you, books, movies, games, etc. And here's a huge, huge tip, do not, explicitely, make a

Re: Do not, ever, enable WSL

2017-05-21 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Do not, ever, enable WSL Clickbait? Nonsense! Nonsense, there's no scantily clad bikini babes for us to go oooh pretty women, clicky.Wait, you mean this isn't Youtube clickbait? Aw manAs for the WSL issuesit's something you actively have to turn on. And you can turn it off

Re: Linux assistance center

2017-05-20 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux assistance center This is an odd one.Orca works fine under the default settings, but the instant it goes to Cicero nothing, and I mean NOTHING works. Am I merely missing packages or is Cicero an entirely different synth setup?Also, I'm on a laptop butI keep knocking caps lock

Re: Window-Eyes No Longer for Sale

2017-05-18 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Window-Eyes No Longer for Sale @35:Fair point, however.it's not like Jaws is the only thing FS sells, they do have other revenue streams and as MS showed, you can sell quality software and shift more units by lowering a price point, and getting more people buying a $100

Re: Window-Eyes No Longer for Sale

2017-05-18 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Window-Eyes No Longer for Sale n@30: Buyer's remorse/guilt. They spent upwards of $1000 (and no idea why it is that price, or why a lot of physical goods that are accessible are marked up on certain organizations), so they feel like they have to defend it or at least, explain to

Re: The 10 Creepiest Audio Recordings

2017-05-07 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The 10 Creepiest Audio Recordings This came up in a discussion with Simbahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfh9-ogUgSQAlso, and I don't have the link to it, the Germanwings CV is extremely unsettling knowing the complete story of what was going on. And not a CVR but it's a

Re: Win10 S thoughts/opinions/etc

2017-05-07 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Win10 S thoughts/opinions/etc @5: The Surface RT was sold to general consumers and...flopped massively as Barancles said, and given he worked at MS during that time he had access to all the info on it. He's got a good track record about figuring how Microsoft operate given he worked

Re: The 10 Creepiest Audio Recordings

2017-05-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The 10 Creepiest Audio Recordings nPSA is Public Service Announcement.Alright. CVR time, you bastards I was hunting for  one earlierso here you go:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaApBz … FUP8mTyEE5Enjoy that playlist. Not my creation but here. Try to sleep after that lot.Also,

Re: Win10 S thoughts/opinions/etc

2017-05-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Win10 S thoughts/opinions/etc Not sure on that one but IIRC I read somewhere you can't install an OS on an ARM machine so essntially, you are screwed over. unless you pay the $50 MS wants to let you go and install third party apps on that machine. Oh and, the best bit? As Barnacles

Win10 S thoughts/opinions/etc

2017-05-06 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Win10 S thoughts/opinions/etc So Microsot recently announced Windows 10 Sba system designed for educators that MS claims is more secure, faster and more stable.Sounds good, right? Wellhere's the big, big problem.Every. Single. Thing. is locked down. You can only install things from the

Re: Free Download Manager Accessibility

2017-05-05 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Free Download Manager Accessibility No idea how anyone ever got utorrent to work but at least for me on Ubuntu, Transmission works flalessly here, For FDM I had to go into document review mode and go line by line.Eh I use Dropbox with an ad blocker and that tends to declutter things,

Re: The 10 Creepiest Audio Recordings

2017-05-04 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: The 10 Creepiest Audio Recordings Okay here's some nominations:Challenger/columbia audio feeds. Absolutely heartbreaking and creepy to listen to knowing what will unfold.I avoid anything 9/11 related personally but he news from that day definitely qualifies.In 1961 IIRC two ham radio

Re: Happy Beltane to all!

2017-05-01 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Happy Beltane to all! Thirded, happy Beltane to all.Even if I did have to double check with somebody if it really was Beltane today, to find out yes, it is.So blessed be to all and may your days be free of strife.Also, side note. Lotta pagans on this topictopic. I was expecting one

Re: Beltane Gaming Bash

2017-04-28 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Beltane Gaming Bash If I can get it running for Ubuntu, I'm absolutely down. I tend to keep my beliefs on the DL simply because I'm used to being bashed for them, but...ya know...I'm down for it.Now if I can get this going in Linux, I am down... URL:

Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y)

2017-04-25 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y) Alright, one thing I'm banging my head against is this.I used Skype on Windows to keep up with a writing group, it worked with NVDA.Linux Skype? Does not work with Orca. So, anyone found a screenreader that works with Skype? I could use the

Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y)

2017-04-25 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y) Got it working now guys, decided to turn off secure boot and now happily in Mate.Now, to figure this outnext step, Skype, Kodi and then sit back, relax, and wave goodbye to WIndows. I mean, I could boot into Windows but...why would I when

Must have Mate 16.04 apps?

2017-04-24 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Must have Mate 16.04 apps? Simple question.What are the must have packages for Ubuntu Mate 16.04? I've been looking up lists and not found too many that leap out and scream DOWNLOAD THIS ONE!!!111So, what do you guys suggest I add to my install, given I've got the default stuff for

Re: How can I get Kodi to speak with NVDA?

2017-04-21 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: How can I get Kodi to speak with NVDA? FWIW the reason 17.1 crashes is as stated by Rook that it's to do with the SAPI stuff, that it causes Kodi 17.1 to crash, I got mine working by rolling back to 16.1 and configuring the screenreader to use another engine, then upgrading, and no

Re: Writing/outlining help needed

2017-04-21 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Writing/outlining help needed Guitarman wrote:Hi.Okay. What exactly do you want that's not in a writing course?As in, I feel like, and I felt the same way learning an instrument, it's rigid and you HAVE to do it this way and this way and this way and you get marked down points if you

Re: Writing/outlining help needed

2017-04-21 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Writing/outlining help needed Not found a reliable source for that honestly, the ones I ound were such awful quality audio wise I gave up on them or they didn't download fullybut I'll try again. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=308080#p308080

Re: I feel like college is changing my friend

2017-04-20 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I feel like college is changing my friend @Slender:Glad to be of service I woke my house up laughing at your post,so thanks a lot. Now gotta explain what's so funny.As for the topic itselfpersonally, I believe in a higher power, yet my religion gets condemned by hardline

Re: Writing/outlining help needed

2017-04-20 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Writing/outlining help needed I'm looking through writing course stuff but it doesn't click with what I want though URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307998#p307998 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Writing/outlining help needed

2017-04-20 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Writing/outlining help needed Honest feedback is the best type of feedback, so yes. please, by all means feedback away URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307993#p307993 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: SimCity BuildIt Cheats, Hacks, Tips, Guide

2017-04-20 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: SimCity BuildIt Cheats, Hacks, Tips, Guide Accessible cit builder?Take my money already! Actually, just make Cities Skylines or Simcity 4 Deluxe accessibleand I am sold!Draco URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307940#p307940

Re: How can I get Kodi to speak with NVDA?

2017-04-19 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: How can I get Kodi to speak with NVDA? I'll upload my addons in a few once I figure Dropbox out again...been ages since I used it. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307738#p307738 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Apple Air Pod alternatives?

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Apple Air Pod alternatives? Thanks Jack, I know what I'm putting my money down for in a few months thenthose actually look pretty good.Shrike, agreed the airpods are overpriced but then again, Apple...That being said I had a wireless headset I got for what...£15 from Tesco (don't

Re: debian's driving me up the wall!

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: debian's driving me up the wall! Try this.Insert plus SIf you're on laptop layout, Caps lock and S at the same time.That may be it, just remembered that while toying with a VM here. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307533#p307533

Audio narration, good, bad, ugly, or something else?

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Audio narration, good, bad, ugly, or something else? I was going to put this in the Blind Mice topic but figured it deserves its own, and I'm curious as to what everyone else things.Audio narration. Good, or bad?This came up while binge watching Modern Marvels, as in, the well done History

Re: debian's driving me up the wall!

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: debian's driving me up the wall! Extremely stupid question but have you started Orca or the Debian equivalent?Super+alt+s for my live environment of Debian IIRChopefully that's the case. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307452#p307452

Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y)

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y) Okay so more questionsI'm still a Linux noobie here1. I found a USB drive and my plan is still to wipe the C: drive, and keep the D: drive since I am sick and tired of WIndows being a POS. THat being saidit's a UEFI system. Do I

Re: ^new audiobook bt sync folder

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: ^new audiobook bt sync folder Well I'm merely after two or three actuallyso that's less time, would I simply be able to cherry pick those authors works? (Admittedly those authors aren't on the usual sites) URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307422#p307422

Re: ^new audiobook bt sync folder

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: ^new audiobook bt sync folder Sobefore I go grab thislist o fauthors included please? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=307406#p307406 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: I feel like college is changing my friend

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I feel like college is changing my friend The Dwarfer wrote:@195 That type of behavior is not only practiced in religion, though it does come back to Southern United States Christians a lot, I think that is to due with the fact that those were quite dominant in previous sentries. It's

Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y)

2017-04-17 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Linux noobie questions (help a Draco out y) So, I've been looking into two methods, both of which I'm running into issues with1. Use unetbootin to install Ubuntu alongiside Windows. I've been told, since I don't have a flash drive/USB handy, it shouldn't be done and unetbootin is

Re: I feel like college is changing my friend

2017-04-16 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: I feel like college is changing my friend I went from page 1 of serious discussion to the last page and saw unicorns.What did I miss? Apparently, a lotI don't have a problem with the idea of religion. I don't have an issue with the concept of religionwhat I have problems with

Re: A Question About Guide Dogs

2017-04-15 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: A Question About Guide Dogs Okay. Ignore my revious post since I posted it befoe you posted...I'll go through those points one by one and offer my thoughts:Yes, you have to go X miles with a dog. I know for a fact I can't, yet certain relatives keep hinting I ought to get a dog. I've

Re: microsoft-espeak-forked tts

2017-04-15 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: microsoft-espeak-forked tts Again more reasons to be anti MS partnering up with Nuance or any other TTS firm, given their anti consumer history and anti-choice history. How many people would be fine withsay...espeak suddenly becoming closed source and suddenly espeak coders either

Re: microsoft-espeak-forked tts

2017-04-15 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: microsoft-espeak-forked tts My big problem with MS partnering up with...wellanyone is locking down a system. I mean, their track record isn't exactly great and with them pushing the Win 10 app store (which is awful regardless of if you can see what it is or not), they are  pushing

Re: Your Experience with Sleeping Patterns

2017-04-14 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Your Experience with Sleeping Patterns Sleeping pattern?Pfft, please, nocturnal here. I catnap for a few hours then am up and on the go, and have this insanely annoying (for everyone else that is) knack of waking up at 3am and hammering away on a keybord on my laptop. xD Good job I got

Re: Ideas for things for me too develope?

2017-04-13 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Ideas for things for me too develope? Start small.Actually, instead of making a thingmake a platform and a base for addons to that thing, just an idea URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=306945#p306945 ___

Accessible Linux distro questions (and more)

2017-04-13 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Accessible Linux distro questions (and more) This is something I've been wondering aboutAccessible, out of the box Linux distros. I got frustrated with Win 10 and if I can find a Linux disttro that works for me I'll be more than happy to make the switch over.So, I know about VInux and

Re: Kodi V17.1 help

2017-04-09 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Kodi V17.1 help Quick Q before I do that, I used the Top Tutorials wizad, do I need to go remove everything and start from scratch, reinstall the screenreader, then upgrade, then reapply the wizard?I'll give that a go and report back, currently got Kodi set to NVDA here but nervious

Re: Kodi V17.1 help

2017-04-09 Thread AudioGames . net ForumOff-topic room : DracoSelene89 via Audiogames-reflector
Re: Kodi V17.1 help Quick Q before I do that, I used the Top Tutorials wizad, do I need to go remove everything and start from scratch, reinstall the screenreader, then upgrade, then reapply the wizard?I'll give that a go and report back, currently got Kodi set to NVDA here but nervious

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