Re: Ranking Screen Readers In Windows10 Anniversary Update: your thoughts?
@ArqmeisterThanks, I don't want to install it just now, I just want to have the ISO image local just in case it should ever be needed.@AfrimIf you are referring to the Microsoft web page that asks if you use
Re: Ranking Screen Readers In Windows10 Anniversary Update: your thoughts?
@SlenderTry this one, I believe this is what tjt1234 meant.http://www.hartgen.org/nvdaA few days ago I heard a review of the three screen readers on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and they said that while
Re: Amazon users may wish to be aware at times
I have quite a few problems with orders sold by third parties on Amazon, also known as, Amazon Marketplace Offers. The most common problems were the order never arriving or getting something other than what I ordered.I now double check
Re: Ranking Screen Readers In Windows10 Anniversary Update: your thoughts?
@SlenderTry this one, I believe this is what tjt1234 meant.http://www.hartgen.org/nvdaA few days ago I heard a review of the three screen readers on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and they said that while
Re: Ranking Screen Readers In Windows10 Anniversary Update: your thoughts?
@SlenderTry this one, I believe this is what tjt1234 meant.http://www.hartgen.org/nvda
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=275281#p275281
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Re: Security: what are you using?
I've been using MSE and MalwareBytes for almost three years and jave no complaints with either except for MalwareBytes' marginal accessibility. I'm running 32 bit Windows 7 Home Premium.
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Re: Wheel Of Time Audio Prologue Please?
Just a theory, I haven't listened to it yet, so I'll assume that it is well done.I would imagine that the prologue was done as a market test, and that for whatever reason, it didn't generate enough revenue to justify doing the rest of the
Re: audio-described moovies:how and where do I find them?
For DVDs and Blue Ray discs:Accessible DVDs for Sale Media Access Grouphttp://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/dvsondvd.htmlAlphabetical Listing of All USA Commercial DVDs With Audio Descriptionhttp://www.acb.org/adp/dvdsalpha.htmlFor
Availability of accessible XBox 1 games
Now that the XBox 1 has a screen reader, such that it is, are there many games that are accessible for it? Are accessible games noted, or can inaccessible games be filtered out, so that I can avoid buying them?I remember seeing reports of the XBox
Re: jobs that are familiar with screen readers
I'm sorry but I have to laugh at Amazon being accessible, I've given up on their supposedly screen reader optimized web site because too many things on it don't work, plus it limits your access to features of the site. So I now use their main
Re: Question about using Caps Lock key as a VoiceOver modifier key
I know how to use the VoiceOver modifier key, I only mentioned having to press Caps Lock twice to toggle its status to show that setting it as a VoiceOver modifier was doing something.
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Re: closing programs from running applications on windows 7
I don't believe that it's possible to close an application while browsing the Alt Tab list. You first have to bring the main window of the application you want to close into focus first, then use Alt F4 to close it.
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Question about using Caps Lock key as a VoiceOver modifier key
A question for anyone who uses or has tried to use the Caps Lock key as a VoiceOver modifier key. Does it work? I'm asking because I can't get it to work with the Griffen wired keyboard I'm using, and I'm trying to figure out
Re: GoldWave, a powerfull audio editor
Based on my experiences with both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows, the only real benefit that 64 bit Windows gives you is access to more than 4 GB of memory. It isn't any faster, or more stable, than 32 bit versions.My current system is limited to 4
Re: GoldWave, a powerfull audio editor
Based on my experiences with both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows, the only real benefit that 64 bit Windows gives you is access to more than 4 GB of memory. It isn't any faster than 32 bit versions, and introduces incompatibilities that can only be
Re: GoldWave, a powerfull audio editor
What is not mentioned are that Gold Wave is not free and only 64 bit systems are supported. They sell both 32 and 64 bit versions, but only the 64 bit version is being actively developed. The 32 bit version is more than a year old.After seeing that 32
Re: Keyboard questions for Apple user's
Here's a tip some one gave me on AppleVis.To find out what keys on your keyboard are, go into VoiceOver Help mode, 4 finger double tap, then press the key on your keyboard, VoiceOver will announce what the key is.There are some caveats though.1. Some
Re: Keyboard questions for Apple user's
Hi Nocturnus;It is located on either side of the space bar and appears to be the shifted function of the key, the unshifted function is "Command".I hope that helps you, I've also asked this on AppleVis, if I get an answer there, I'll post it here for
Re: Keyboard questions for Apple user's
OK, thank you!The square with looped corners is how my dad described it. I remember seeing the key before I lost my vision, so I'll try describing it. In the center is a black square, at each corner of the black square is an outline of a square..
Keyboard questions for Apple user's
I bought a wired keyboard for my iPhone and have a couple of questions for Apple user's.1. What is the key with a square with looped corners called?2. I've seen instruction for using a keyboard with VoiceOver turned on, they mention keystroke
Re: Buying Eloquence
It could be lack of marketing, IBM made the same mistake with OS/2 back when everyone was waiting for Windows 95.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=272642#p272642
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Re: Buying Eloquence
All that does is prove that Nuance wants Eloquence protected. It does not prove that Nuance is behind the continuous connection requirement.Especially when their own products like Paperport and Omnipage only do a one time online license check at the time of activation.
Re: Is there any fire storage like dropbox accessible for vi out there??
I like SendSpace, I find both the web site and the client very accessible.
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Re: Can I remap buttons on my Laptop's keyboard?
You'll probably need some kind of utility specifically for that purpose.The Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse Center are specifically for their keyboards and mice. The keyboard section allows you to assign functions to the keyboarads extra
Re: Removing mcafee
I would get sighted help to get past the CAPTCHA because the uninstaller is the best way to remove it. After the uninstall go back to Programs and Features in the control panel and look for other McAfee products and uninstall them. Keep repeating until all the McAfee
Re: question about coffie
Hey! If your mom ever produces that article, tell us where it is, so we can look it up! It should be good for a few laughs.
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Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
Probably not, to create a talking installer Microsoft would have to include a whole suite of audio drivers in the bootable installer. That's a problem when you have no way of knowing what audio hardware is going to be available.That's the advantage Apple
Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
Probably not, to create a talking installer Microsoft would have to include a whole suite of audio drivers in the bootable installer. That's a problem when you have no way of knowing what audio hardware is going to be available.That's the advantage Apple
Re: Buying Eloquence
Slender wrote:I don't believe Eloquence is available for IOS. The issue is that Eloquence itself was written for an entirely different operating system in a completely different time period. I don't even think Eloquence was ever ported to Unix anyway, which is what IOS
Re: Buying Eloquence
From my experience with other DRM systems as well as our own, some, like Sony's SecuROM, came with code to do a one time online activation, but none had code to require a constant connection with the license server. So it's companies that use DRM, and not the DRM
Re: Buying Eloquence
That is why I've always said that DRM isn't evil, it's the companies that abuse it that are.I can understand the desire to do a periodic online license check, but continuous? That's crazy! Especially when you consider that desktops are more likely to have always on
Re: Buying Eloquence
There is one big problem with the last five licenses model you proposed. Each computer would have to do periodic (monthly or more) license checks with a license server in order for the extra license to be terminated in a timely manner. Otherwise, you could have any
Re: Buying Eloquence
I agree with Jack, a one time license verification to activate a product with a reasonable activation limit to allow for unforeseen problems which is reset periodically, should be enough to limit unauthorized use with a minimum of inconvenience to legitimate users.If a
Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
My belief is that, except for companies that manufacture assistive technology, the only reason any company pays any attention at all to accessibility is to create a pointtheir marketing department can use to sell more products, and to avoid being ssued
Re: Buying Eloquence
@JackHave it your way, but I refuse to blame Nuance without proof that they are the one's dictating the form of DRM to be used on their products.My last job before I lost my vision was being part of a four person team that developed and maintained the software
Re: Buying Eloquence
@JackOK, so Nuance wants some form of protection on Eloquence, but did they specify a continuous connection form of DRM or is that Code Factory's doing? Since the DLLs have creation dates in 2015 and Code Factory's copyright statements all over them, I suspect that
Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
The one big problem there is that OS X only runs on a Mac. That doesn't help us PC users.
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Re: Question for those who live in the US
Don't move to Florida! That's where I live and the availability of services for the blind is minimal.If I ever move again, I'd consider moving back to downtown Chicago, I lived there for about 7+ years and really liked it there. Though I have to
Re: question about coffie
That is more than likely an old wive's tale.The only negative thing I've ever heard about coffee is that drinking too much of it isn't good for you because of the caffeen.But then it's said that too much of anything isn't necessarily a good thing either.Of course
Re: Buying Eloquence
@grryfindorThen let me put it to you this way, software piracy is stealing, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You will never convince me otherwise.@ExodusIf you had been following this thread, you would know that I am no fan of Nuance, so don't put words in my mouth,
Re: Buying Eloquence
@grryfindorThen let me put it to you this way, software piracy is stealing, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You will never convince me otherwise.@ExodusIf you are not going to contribute to the discussion intelligently, then just shut up and go away. If you had been
Re: Buying Eloquence
@grryfindorThen let me put it to you this way, software piracy is stealing, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You will never convince me otherwise.@ExodusIf you are not going to contribute to the discussion intelligently, then just shut up and go away. If you had been
Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
The original offer to get Windows 10 for free remains in effect You can still upgrade for free until the end of tomorrow. I've heard about the offer being extended for users of assistive technology, but so far haven't heard how that will work or for how
Re: Buying Eloquence
Many of those questions are not valid arguments because, like the making a big mac comparison, they are not a valid comparison.Your friend with whom you shared a bag of Doritos doesn't owe anything because you paid for the Doritos, and can't eat what he eats, unless he
Re: Buying Eloquence
@JackIt's still not all Nuance's fault, those people could have sat down with Nuance and worked out a deal that was agreeable to all, but no, they forced Nuance into a hostile take over.@ExodusI completely agree that Eloquence without DRM would have been ideal. But I
Re: Buying Eloquence
@joshknnd1982That's complete nonsense and not a valid comparison. While you might create something that tastes like food from McDonald's, chances are very small that you've managed to create their exact recipie, and even if you did, you wouldn't know that for certain,
Re: Buying Eloquence
@DarkWhat's wrong, don't like having to look at the truth? I know what I saw, I saw a pirated copy of Pure Basic offered and accepted right here on these forums, and you ignored it with the comment that you couldn't see how anyone was being hurt by it. By your own
Re: Buying Eloquence
joshknnd1982 wrote:also figment i cannot afford jaws, so i bought a really really cheap jaws key for maybe $5 or so from some foreign folks. and guess what? it gives me unlimited use on unlimited number of machines and I get 9 or 10 smas as opposed to the 2 or 3
Re: Buying Eloquence
Merriam-Webster wrote:Simple Definition of steal1: to take (something that does not belong to you) in a way that is wrong or illegal2: to take (something that you are not supposed to have) without asking for permission3: to wrongly take and use (another person's idea,
Re: Buying Eloquence
@Grryfindore and ExodusBoth of you are perfect examples of why I don't want to be a part of the NVDA user's community. Sure, there are a lot of software pirates that also pirate Windows, the same is true for the macOS. The difference is that most of those people don't
Re: Buying Eloquence
@Grryfindore and ExodusBoth of you are perfect examples of why I don't want to be a part of the NVDA user's community. Sure, there are a lot of software pirates that also pirate Windows, the same is true for the macOS. The difference is that most of those people don't
Re: Buying Eloquence
@grryfindoreI hate to burst your bubble, but that is complete crap! Eloquence is copyrighted software owned by Nuance. Using it without buying a license is:1. A violation of Nuance's intellectual property rights.2. Software piracy.3. Stealing.4. Punishable by law.It
Re: Buying Eloquence
@joshknnd1982It is stealing, how would you like to work at a job for two weeks, then have your boss tell you he's not going to pay you and that it's not stealing from you because he didn't take anything away from you? Since, according to you, you haven't lost anything,
Re: Buying Eloquence
@grryfindoreI hate to burst your bubble, but that is complete crap! Eloquence is copyrighted software owned by Nuance. Using it without buying a license is:1. A violation of Nuance's intellectual property rights.2. Software piracy.3. Stealing.4. Punishable by law.It
Re: Buying Eloquence
@grryfindoreI hate to burst your bubble, but that is complete crap! Eloquence is copyrighted software owned by Nuance. Using it without buying a license is:1. A violation of Nuance's intellectual property rights.2. Software piracy.3. Stealing.4. Punishable by law.It
Re: Piano lessons.
sendspace wrote:Sorry, the file you requested is not available. The file has been deleted by the uploader and it cannot be restored. Please contact the sender and ask them to upload the file again.
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Re: Accessing the internal disk of Digital Book Players
Good question, Chris. And why would you need it since the Victor Reader Stream can access your Book Share account and download the books you want directly.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=268986#p268986
Re: Accessing the internal disk of Digital Book Players
Accessing the Victor Reader Stream's internal memory isn't needed unless you want to try hacking it, because you can copy any media stored in the internal memory to an SD card. You can also import and export many settings to the SD
Re: how to get better at chess
One important point that Jayde hinted on is don't be in a hurry to develop your queen. She's a very powerful piece and care should be taken when deploying her. A common mistake of beginners is to get lulled into thinking that the queen is invulnerable because
accessible partition manager?
I am getting ready to do a fresh install of Windows 7 on my laptop. While I have backups, and plan to do another just before starting the install, I'd like to clone my current drive to another drive so that I'll have access to all my files to copy back to my
Re: How monthly payments work for blind people in your countries?
In the US, there is no specific classification for the visually impaired. You are either legally blind or you are not.To qualify as legally blind your best corrected vision can't be better than 20/200, and your visual field
Re: Buying Eloquence
@JackTo a point I agree with you about most of the money going to Nuance, whom I rather not support, but as a software author, if I am going to ask people to respect my intellectual property rights, it's only fair and proper that I respect those same rights of others.
Re: Buying Eloquence
@TJT1234Next time, do your homework! Yes, A T Guys has Eloquence, but only as an NVDA add in and I specifically said I was looking for the SAPI version.Now, where's that thumbs down link!
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=268315#p268315
Re: Buying Eloquence
Oh really? That's good to know! A T Guys is part of the Blind Bargains Audio podcast, one of several podcasts I never miss.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=268311#p268311
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Re: Buying Eloquence
54 punds is about 72 dollars, so yeah.
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Strange problem with Thunderbird
Here's a strange one for you.I normally have Thunderbird maximized. When I am done with it, instead of exiting, I'd rather minimize it. but every time I try, all I get is a beep and nothing happens. All other program that allow it, minimize without a
Re: Buying Eloquence
For me, it doesn't matter if those languages aren't included because the only language I understand is English.Do you know if their prices are the same or not?
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Buying Eloquence
I am planning to buy Eloquence for SAPI. I've heard there are two companies selling it, Code Factory and Computer Room Services. Can anyone who has purchased either of these tell me what kind of DRM they use. Everything else being equal, I'd go with the one that has the
Re: Dreams about are reality
I have a recurring dream where a total unknown gets elected president because nobody likes the candidates from any of the established political parties. The first thing he does is abolishes the patriot act and any laws similar to it. Adds an amendment to the
Re: Does anyone know a good bit torrent client with no ads
[[wow]], are we even talking about the same client? I've always used µTorrent whenever I needed to download a torrent, and have never had any problems with ads, adware, or anything else. And while some parts of it aren't
Re: Does anyone know a good bit torrent client with no ads
Thanks for all this feedback about µTorrent, apparently all the adware was added after my last use or my version is from before the ads. At least now I'll be wary of it if I ever need it again, or I'll just switch to something that
Re: How monthly payments work for blind people in your countries?
You said it, Dark!The mobility trainer I got wasn't very good, so I pretty much ended up training myself with practice around the apartment complex and reading what books I could find.When I started JAWS training, at the
Re: Does anyone know a good bit torrent client with no ads
Really? I used μTorrent about a year ago to download all the CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes. There were no ads that I can recall and I found it pretty easy to use.Full disclosure: I first used μTorrent before I lost my vision,
S A P volume level
Every time I switch my TV to S A P (Secondary Audio Program) in order to listen to audio description for those shows that it is provided, the TV's volume drops significantly and can't be turned up any further. Often the volume is so low I have to sit less than 3 feet
Re: How monthly payments work for blind people in your countries?
I forgot to mention, when you are awarded SSDI (Social Security Disability Income) benefits, you automatically qualify for medicare which provides health care, hospitalization, and prescription insurance.It's hard to get
Re: How monthly payments work for blind people in your countries?
In the US, we have Social Security Disability Income which is paid out as cash to the disabled person. I have mine deposited directly into my checking account.From here I am guessing because I don't know how it works for
Re: How monthly payments work for blind people in your countries?
In the US, we have Social Security Disability Income which is paid out as cash to the disabled person. I have mine deposited directly into my checking account.From here I am guessing because I don't know how it works for
Re: sapi5 eloquence
Right now, you couldn't get me to install anything from Nuance on my computer unless it was free. And then you'd be fighting an up hill battle.Nuance used to be Scansoft, I don't know all the details surrounding the name change, but I do know that after the name change
Re: A printer recommendation (maybe not)
I'm with drawing my recommendation for this Brother printer. Brother's attitude towards making the printer more accessible was to tell me that I could contact them whenever I needed help.Right. I'm going to stop what I'm doing and wait 24 to 48
Re: How to eddit the contence of vmware disk immages
VMWare Workstation can be expensive, but a while back before I lost my vision and was working, I needed it for a project at work.The current version of Workstation was version 8, I hadn't seen it yet but I had seen version 7 and wasn't
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
I used to use Amazon almost exclusively, but after three years of struggling with their site's constant inaccessibility issues, I quit them and now only turn to them as a last resort.During those three years, it seemed that everytime they
Re: How to eddit the contence of vmware disk immages
I've got news for you, the only thing the presidential candidates give a fuck about is resting their hairy butts in the oval office.I seem to remember an ISO image editor that could also work with VMWare virtual disks, but that was far
Re: A printer recommendation (maybe not)
Well, after looking at several printers by several manufacturers, I've decided to keep the Brother printer for two reasons:1. For 99% of the printing I'm likely to do, there won't be any need to change any of the printing options offered by the
Re: Question for anyone who uses a Trekker Breeze
Unfortunately, I couldn't get that clip to play, but I can well imagine what you are talking about, as I've had similar problems with Siri and VoiceOver on my iPhone.I don't know what the original Trekker cost, but my Trekker Breeze Plus
Re: Question for anyone who uses a Trekker Breeze
Depending how old your Trekker Breeze is, it could be the Breeze itself. I have the newer Trekker Breeze Plus and have never encountered any problems with its speech.I once had a problem where I was back tracking a route to get home and
Re: KNFB Reader on sale!
I have never gotten KNFB to successfully read any kind of electronic display other than my computer screen, I believe it's because KNFB doesn't recognize the seven segment displays often used for displaying numbers.Also, those types of displays often have a shiny
Re: A printer recommendation
Added to first post:Hold it!It turns out that while the hardware may be accessible, most of the software is not. While exploring what options the drivers had, I found that many controls are not in any tab order sequence lists making them hard to get to using
Re: Olympus recorders.
I don't own an Olympus so the best advise I can offer is to just use the MP3s and skip the HTML.
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Re: A printer recommendation
I discovered that I was mistaken about the printer's model number in the first post, I have edited the first post and corrected it. Sorry about that.
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Re: Olympus recorders.
If the DAISY books you are trying to import are in text format, requiring a text to speech reader, they won't work in your Olympus because it is designed to play audio files of what you've recorded with it.If the DAISY book is an audio recording, then it needs to be
A printer recomendation
A while ago while buying replacement cartridges for my color inkjet printer and being dismayed at the cost, I decided that the next time the printer needed new cartridges, instead of buying them, I'd abandon it and buy a personal laser printer. For one, I don't need
Re: KNFB Reader on sale!
I use an elbow pod too. I've found that with a little care, you can achieve results similar to what you can get using a stand.
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Re: removing desktop from alt tab setting
As far as I know, you pick a theme to start with in the Personalization control panel app. Then using the same control panel app make all the changes you want to the theme, such as icons, wallpaper, sounds, pointers, and etc., then save it as your
Re: Building your own machine
Right you are CrashMaster, I believe that when it comes to building PCs, since most of the connections are idiot proof, experience is the biggest factor for success.
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Re: KNFB Reader on sale!
It'll be so close to 35% off that the difference is hardly worth mentioning.
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Re: Drive encryption
@ArqmeisterLOL! Haven't had your morning jo yet? No worries, despite that what you said was perfectly understandable. Probably because I haven't had my morning jo either!
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Re: removing desktop from alt tab setting
Ok, mystery solved, and apparently I was wrong.When I set the theme to Windows 7 Basic, desktop was restored to the alt tab loop, but when I reset the theme back to Windows Classic, desktop was removed. It appears that Microsoft, in their infinite
Re: KNFB Reader on sale!
Here is the entire email I got, I removed some stuff it had in it that was for NFB Newsline users.email wrote:DECLARE INDEPENDENCE WITH TOOLS TO LIVE YOUR LIFEDeclare your independence with KNFB Reader!KNFB Reader helps with life, liberty, and the pursuit of
Re: removing desktop from alt tab setting
Hmmm, that's simple enough to be worth a shot.I myself don't like skins so I have Windows set to use the Windows Classic theme, think Windows 2000 and earlier and you'll get the idea, I have a theory that the cleaner look helps screen readers when
Re: KNFB Reader on sale!
@RTR_AssassinSince the email made no mention of platform, I would guess that the sale is for both iOS and Android versions.Give me a few minutes and I'll post the entire email, verbatim, here.@JackExactly! You took the words right out of my mouth. That was the one
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