Re: A warning about iTunes for Windows version 12.04
Right now, nothing.Most of my music is organized into folders by album. One album I call favorites is a collection of music bought by track rather than by album because there was only one song on the album I wanted. The nice thing about
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Oops! I'd have sworn it was a Mac Book Pro, ah well, sorry about that. Hmmm... a refurbished iPad Pro for almost $700? Doesn't sound like that great a deal, isn't that about what they cost brand new?
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Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Oops! I'd have sworn it was a Mac Book Pro, ah well, sorry about that. Hmmm... a refurbished iPad Pro for almost $700? Doesn't sound like that great a deal, isn't that about what they cost brand new?@devinpraterSpeak for yourself. Sure,
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
If you want to go with a Mac, you might find this interesting, if it's within your budget.http://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=15299It's a refurbished Mac Book Pro for just undr $690
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Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
My laptop is a Dell Latitude which is from their business class products which are better built than most consumer laptops. That may be why it has lasted so long.Anyway, what I have learned is that, if I ever decide to buy a new laptop
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Macs are not at the top of the hill for having a long life. My Dell laptop is eight years old and still has nothing wrong with it. And you guys think lasting three years make Macs long lasting? hahahahaha!
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Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Definitely Windows, you'll have a lot more options for hardware and software that way. Plus you'll more than likely be able to buy new and still stay in budget. Not so easy to do if you decide to go Macintosh, Apple charges way too much
Re: New computer,what should I go for,mac,windows etc
Definitely Windows, you'll have a lot more options for hardware and software that way.
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Re: microsoft office 2016 and jaws 16+
I agree that we shouldn't have to turn off automatic list numbering to get JAWS to read the list's numbers. I was just putting the idea forward as a temporary work around until the issue is resolved.
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Re: A warning about iTunes for Windows version 12.04
patjk wrote:I emailed Apple accessibility about these issues, and they said they only officially support Window-eyes. I went ahead and installed a copy of it, and it does appear to work better than it does with NVDA or Jaws.There you
A warning about iTunes for Windows version 12.04
On the Leasy list, there is a warning not to upgrade to iTunes for Windows 12.04 because it has some serious accessibility problems regardless of what screen reader you use. Brian Hartgen is recommending putting off upgrading until the
Re: Problem with iPhone
It's still a mystery what the problem was, but it eventually solved itself.I checked, data roaming was off and as far as I know has never been on.I tried restarting the phone when I first discovered the problem and it didn't help. More recently I did a factory reset
A warning about iTunes for Windows version 12.04
On the Leasy list, there is a warning not to upgrade to iTunes for Windows 12.04 because it has some serious accessibility problems regardless of what screen reader you use. Brian Hartgen is recommending putting off upgrading until the
Re: microsoft office 2016 and jaws 16+
I am using Office 2007 and don't have any problems with it.Here's a possible work around:While I was setting up Leasy, the set up instruction recommended turning off automatic list bulleting and numbering. At the time I couldn't think of a reason why,
Re: JAWS17.0 with Adobe Reader
That's a good idea, Victorious.Most of the time I like the new smart navigation but there are a few web sites that it makes extremely difficult to navigate so for those I turn it off.JAWS allows you to adjust settings based on the currently running program.
Re: should i upgrade to windows 10?
Here's an interesting tidbit I just heard on Freedom Scientific's podcast.For most people, they have until the end of July to get the free Windows 10 upgrade if they want it.But apparently Microsoft is extending the free upgrade period for people using
Re: Any talking program I can use to deal with my bios settings?
Actually a Windows based BIOS settings program is possible on any machine because all the program is changing are the values of the settings in the settings block. If you change anything, the program usually forces a system
Re: JAWS17.0 with Adobe Reader
That sounds like it could be a problem with JAWS itself, have you contacted Freedom Scientific technical support about this?
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Re: Any talking program I can use to deal with my bios settings?
A palking, or screen reader friendly, program to adjust BIOS settings is possible, but because each hardware manufacturer customizes their BIOS to fit their needs, the program to adjust the BIOS settings would have to be
Re: JAWS17.0 with Adobe Reader
What version of Adobe Reader are you using. I found a number of accessibility and other problems starting with version 10, so I'm still using version 9.5Alternatively you could try QRead though I don't know that I'd buy it. I've sent the author several emails
Re: your thoughts about this laptop?
Before I switched to laptops, I always built my desktops because then you could put in it exactly what you want, from the brand of memory to which processor you prefer.
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Re: download links to all talking windows installation images (winstaller)
I agree, as long as the discussion stays civil, I see no reason why it should be closed.
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Re: questions about windows 10
While Classic Shell may replace the Windows 10 start menu with the classic one, it is still a third party (not Microsoft) hack and I prefer to avoid those, from experience, they usually create more problems than the one they are supposed to solve.That said,
Re: download links to all talking windows installation images (winstaller)
For those that need it, here is a page that has talking Windows PE images for 7, 8.1, and 10.http://opopanax.net/download/Enjoy!
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Problem with iPhone
I tried asking this question on AppleVis a couple of months ago and got no replies, so I'll try here.To save money and because most of the time I am within range of a wifi hotspot, I set my cellular plan to only 200 MB of data per month, and set the cellular data
Re: your thoughts about this laptop?
Except for the manufacturer, that sounds like a pretty nice laptop. My objection to Asus is that when I needed technical support from them, they were pretty much non existent. So instead of getting the problem solved, I ended up having to replace their
Re: File writing problems on Windows 7
The problem with chkdsk is that as long as the permisions flags are formatted properly, it won't detect screwed up permisions.Unfortunately the only permisions problems I've ever had that I can recall were registry ones.Good luck! I hope you can fix
Re: turning off laptop screen?
As I said in my previous message, I use the closed lid method when I'm at home and the laptop is connected to its port replicator. The nice thing about the method is that when ever you need a screen for a sighted assistant, all you have to do is open the
Re: turning off laptop screen?
What I do is leave the screen settings alone so that it is usable during those rare moments when I need sighted help. I go into the power settings and set the action for when the lid is closed to "Do Nothing". Most laptops have a built in switch that turns
Re: turning off laptop screen?
I'm going to assume you are using a laptop since you didn't actually specify whether your Windows machine was a desktop or a laptop. Then again, if it was a desktop, you just don't turn on the monitor.What I do is leave the screen settings alone so that it is
Re: turning off laptop screen?
I going to assume you are using a laptop since you didn't actually specify whether your Windows machine was a desktop or a laptop.What I do is leave the screen settings alone so that it is usable during those rare moments when I need sighted help. I go into
Re: File writing problems on Windows 7
The repair at startup is automatic, when it finishes it will either continue to launch Windows, or restart the system which will do a normal boot.If that doesn't solve the problem, check Microsoft's web site for a file permissions repair tool. I know
Re: File writing problems on Windows 7
The repair at startup is automatic, when it finishes it will either continue to launch Windows, or restart the system which will do a normal boot.If that doesn't solve the problem, check Microsoft's web site for a file permissions repair tool. I know
Re: download links to all talking windows installation images (winstaller)
Ah, OK, thanks for the info, I'll just keep using the talking PE environments to install Windows then.I was considering buying a license for Winstaller, but have decided to hold off for now. Although I'm pretty sure
Re: download links to all talking windows installation images (winstaller)
Will these installers ask me which edition of Windows I want to install or do they assume that I will always want Ultimate or Pro instad of Home or Home Premium?
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Re: Cannot install jaws on windows 10,(The strangest issue ever)
Hooray! Having to reinstall Windows is always a royal pain in the butt, but at least you have it working now.
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Re: Cannot install jaws on windows 10,(The strangest issue ever)
Oh yeah, I forgot, including the missing DLL's name would make too much sense, and we can't expect Microsoft to break with tradition and show some intelligence for a change.Unfortunatly Freedom Scientific uses Microsoft's
Re: jobs star wars and stuff
If you haven't heard it yet, you should listen to the "Going blind sucks" podcast. It's done by a husband and wife pair. The husband is loosing his vision to RP (Retonitis Pigmentosa), the podcast is about the trials and challenges he goes through while
Re: Cannot install jaws on windows 10,(The strangest issue ever)
Does the JAWS installer ever tell you the missing DLL's name? With that, you could determine what the DLL is for, which might provide a clue to how to fix it.
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Re: should i upgrade to windows 10?
I cloned my Windows 7 set up to another drive, then used that drive to upgrade to Windows 10. Now I have my free Windows 10 product key.I then went back to Windows 7 by reinstalling my SSD.I will eventually upgrade to Windows 10, but as long as this
Re: Cannot install jaws on windows 10,(The strangest issue ever)
Do you have a live Internet connection while installing JAWS? If not, according to Freedom Scientific, you'll need to download and install their Convenient OCR package first.You can get it
Re: should i upgrade to windows 10?
Are you sure about there being only a month left?From what I recall , Windows 10 was released on July 29th, 2015, and that we had a year to get the free upgrade if we wanted it. With that said, shouldn't the upgrade offer be effective until July 29th,
Re: Looking for some audio dramas
Before I lost my vision, I played the first three Mass Effect games from Electronic Arts and Bethesdda Softworks. If you are familiar with the story, there several audiodramas set in the Mass Effect universe that are pretty good.Another set of audio dramas
Re: Looking for some audio dramas
Before I lost my vision, I played the first three Mass Effect games from Electronic Arts and Bethesdda Softworks. If you are familiar with the story, there several audiodramas set in the Mass Effect universe that are pretty good.
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Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Those Intel processor names are meaningless to me. Until I got this Dell laptop all my systems used AMD processors by choice.
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Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
And don't forget, Microsoft themselves said that Windows 10 would run on almost anything that could run Windows 7 or 8 and I believe that Windows 7 only specified a minimum clock speed as the minimum system requirement for the
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Windows 8.1? No thanks. If I upgrade past Windows 7, I'll go to Windows 10. While wishing I could go back to Windows XP or even Windows 2000!
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Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
My Dell Latitude D830 has an Intel Core2 Duo processor which is pretty old, I'm currently running Windows 7 but already know that Windows 10 will run on it too.
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Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
I don't know what they charge now a days, but when I canceled my subscription to their streaming service three years ago due to vision loss they were charging $8 a month.I'd also bet that another reason that they are loosing members is
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
The problem is that the people at Netflix doesn't know what the right reasons are that they should be standing up for.What's needed is a member exodus like the one they experienced when they tried to crank up their rates a few years back. They
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Oh yeah! I often wish that XP was still the defacto standard version of Windows. Even better would be Windows 2000! That was a lean and mean operating system. It had no eye or ear candy, was super stable, could play games, and was
Re: Digital Voice Recorders
That's correct, all I want it for is to record short notes, memos, and reminders.I ended up getting The Wilson. It sounded like just what I needed and was only $35.The company irritated me though. They claim The Wilson is designed for the visually impaired, but
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Maybe, at some time, Netflix didn't pay attention to your location, but I'd be willing to bet that the studios or content owners eventually did and threatened to terminate Netflix's license to carry their content, if they didn't start restricting
Re: Dell XPS 13 or Macbook Pro 13
If it were me, I'd choose the Dell over the Mac book. First of all, I'm a Windows person, and secondly, I currently have a Dell Latitude D830 which was built in 2008 that still works perfectly and is still in perfect condition. So, for me, Dell computers
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
You can't blame Netflix for that, just as you can't blame Steam for regional pricing of games that make many games either unavailable to some regions or nearly twice the price of what US customers pay.Like Steam, Netflix is primarily a market
Digital Voice Recorders
To make notes and memos to myself I've decided to get a digital voice recorder.My first attempt was the highly rated Sony ICB-PX333, but it was rated by sighted users as I found it to be not accessible to the visually impaired.So, for those of you that use a digital
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Although using a patch cable to record the play back from one device and recording it in MP3 format on another is one way to bypass DRM, it has two problems.1. You need to have access to a device that is authorized to play the media.2. Depending
Re: Using Uber Experience
I believe in the rule of law, without it we'd have anarchy.It may not be a perfect solution, but it is certainly better than the alternative.
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Re: accessible backup tools
@roelvdwalAre you sure that's for an image backup?My experience has been that the image you restore completely replaces the current contents of the hard drive. Thus restoring your system to the state it was in when the image file was made.
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Re: Using Uber Experience
I don't because all the public transportation commission wants is for driver's to undergo a back ground check. I don't think that that is too much to ask for.In my opinion there is never a valid reason to break laws. The only thing breaking laws does is make you a
Re: Using Uber Experience
I don't because all the public transportation commission wants is for driver's to undergo a back ground check. I don't think that that is too much to ask for.
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Re: accessible backup tools
This is what I do. It should meet your needs for the image backup.I use the Windows built in Backup & Restore to make an image file back up to a USB external hard drive. If I ever need to restore my unusable system from an image, I just use one of the Windows 7
Re: accessible backup tools
This is what I do. It should meet your needs for the image backup.I use the Windows built in Backup & Restore to make an image file back up an USB external hard drive. If I ever need to restore my unusable system from an image, I just us one of the Windows 7
Re: Another screen reader flame war? Seriously?
If it had been just Wanderer's post I would have left it alone, but immediately after his post by another member that said something like:Well, I was going to be nice, but since somebody else has already started ...From my point of view the
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
@SebbyThat's why I only used Steam for games that were exclusive to it. Some other users say that Valve has promised and alternative unlock for Steam games should Steam ever be shut down, but so far no one has been able to provide proof in
Re: accessible backup tools
@SebbyThat's a good point about knowing what platform is being used.For image backups on Windows the two best programs that I have personally used are Acronis True Image, which can do both image and file by file backups in three modes, full, incremental, and
Re: Another screen reader flame war? Seriously?
If, as many of you did, posted about how one screen reader works better with Internet Explorer and that another worked best with Firefox, that's not a flame because no opinions are being put forth and that one screen reader doesn't work well
Re: Using Uber Experience
OK, an independent rating system helps. Both eBay and Amazon have them and I use them.But honestly, actually encouraging people to break laws? That's going too far and I won't encourage them.
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Re: accessible backup tools
I currently use the Backup & Restore utility that comes with Windows.I have licenses for Acronis True Image 2012, which I bought before I lost my vision. I'd have really liked to continue using it but it is so heavily skinned that I doubt that it is accessible,
Re: Another screen reader flame war? Seriously?
I don't have any problem with people favoring their personal choices and telling others about them. I'd have never learned about NVDA otherwise. And after hearing about it, I did give it a try for a solid two weeks by which I mean that during
Another screen reader flame war? Seriously?
A couple of days ago I posted a topic here that was basically a rant about Firefox's iffy accessibility. There were a number of replies with suggestions and some simply acknowledging that all browsers have accessibility issues of one sort or
Re: Using Uber Experience
Here's another good reason not to use Uber.Where I live Uber is illegal because they refuse to provide background checks on its drivers to our public transportation authorities, so they can't get a license to operate.So how does Uber respond? Instead of providing
Firefox accessible? What a frigging joke!
For a while I've been using Internet Explorer first and Firefox for a couple of sites that aren't fully accessible with IE.Today I thought I'd switch my default browser to Firefox. But while exploring Firefox further, I discovered that unlike
Re: text in images: how to read it?
If you use JAWS, while an image is being displayed, press the JAWS key plus space, then press 'O', then press 'W'. JAWS will then use it's built in OCR engine to scan the images, and will read the result to you.NVDA might have a similar feature or add in
Re: Any Good Modem Suggestions?
@SebbyIt depends on what you get.Back before I lost my vision, when I lived in Chicago, I got my internet from SBC (now AT) via DSL.The modem they supplied performed well but had the nasty habit of crashing when I used Steam's server browser to find online
Re: Microsoft's new "Seeing AI" for the Visually Impared
Another problem with E Sight, is that, at present they have no dealers, so to get a demo you either have to wait for them to come to your area or go to Montreal.I do have some vision left in that I can see light sources and things
Re: Microsoft's new "Seeing AI" for the Visually Impared
Sigh, no matter how good the news is, some people will go out of their way to throw stones at it without regard for the people it would help.This does sound very cool. I looked at the E Sight eye wear, but at $15,000 they are way
Re: Microsoft's new "Seeing AI" for the Visually Impared
Sigh, no matter how good the news is, some people will go out of their way to throw stones at it without regard for the people it would help.This does sound very cool. I looked at the E Sight eye wear, but at $15,000 they are way
Re: screw you paypal
My biggest complaint about PayPal is that they act like a bank but are not subject to the laws that banks have to abide by. So you hear lots of stories about people with a lot of money in their PayPal accounts that PayPal has frozen and left them with no recourse for
Re: screw you paypal
I was just going to suggest Google Translate or some other similar and free translation service to get around the language problem.Instead of deleting the account, you might just try editing everything to your own information.If my memory is correct, information for a
Re: Apple: The Unsettling Rumor
@Nocturnus;JAWS uses pitch to indicate whether a letter is capitalized or not, it also uses pitch when reading, especially with long passages, the voice's pitch lowers as it progresses through the block of text. If you don't like the pitch changes, you can
Re: A Question About The Wheel Of Time
It very simple and is pretty much true for any good vs evil story.Without evil there can be no good.Good and evil are relative to each other. Take away either one and the other looses the point of reference that gives it meaning.
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Re: Apple: The Unsettling Rumor
I personally don't care if the iPhone has a headphone jack or not.1. I don't use my iPhone for entertainment so the built in speakers or just fine.2. For those very rare instances where I might want to keep what voiceover says private, I use blue tooth head
Re: Furious at my laptop
From experience most of these installer add ons are things like Google, Yahoo or Bing tool bars or some other supposedly useful browser add ons for Internet Explorer, most are considered malware because the uninstallers provided rarely remove the offending
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
What you provided was some words with some URLs scattered among them. By them selves, the only way anyone can get any meaning from the URLs is to follow them, which I choose not to do, so if you want to get your message
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
Too many meaningless URLs replacing what might have been meaningful words made that message nothing but unintelligible gibberish.
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Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
In other words, we're all going the direction of China, who doesn't honor any copyright or patent laws at all.They buy products with the sole intention of figuring out how to make them, the start mass producing copies
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
Talk to Apple about software patents. Back when Microsoft released Windows 2, it looked and acted so much like a Macintosh that Apple sued Microsoft over look and feel issues and won. Microsoft had to pull Windows 2 from
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
Talk to Apple about software patents. Back when Microsoft released Windows 2, it looked and acted so much like a Macintosh that Apple sued Microsoft over look and feel issues and won. Microsoft had to pull Windows 2 from
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
In case I've been misunderstood. I had nothing to say against Hartgen Consultancy or Dictation Bridge, both companies produce products that can make the lives of visually impaired people a little better.The Dictation
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
For me, it isn't that they apologized. There should have never been anything to apologize for in the first place.Sebby;Where do you get that Hartgen was as bad as Dictation Bridge? All Hartgen was doing was reminding the
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
Why does a guide dog matter, whether you Use a guide dog makes no difference. You have one hand occupied with holding the dog's harness or holding a white cane, either way you have one hand occupied, you still have the other hand to reach
Re: Easy Access to eBooks with Codex
I already have your program and used it to remove the DRM from all my Kindle books so I could play them on my Victor Reader Stream. I have since uninstalled it because I don't plan to buy any more Kindle books.
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Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
I'm sorry but I fail to see why I should spend three to four hhundred dollars for a device to put on my wrist that is nothing more than an alternate user interface for other Apple devices so that I don't have to take them out of my pocket
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
On the assumption that Brian's blog is accurate:I'm very disappointed that the people behind the Dictation Bridge project feel it necessary to attack and threaten Hartgen Consultancy as they have.To loose three valuable
Re: OCR add on for jaws or NDVA
Try JAWS key + space, then O, then W first. It's always possible the control doesn't have anything to OCR. Running the OCR on the whole window will tell you what text is there, if you don't hear anything about the control you are interested in, trying to OCR
Re: What is the most accessible Windows web browser?
I don't know about what others are saying, but from my own experiences, using Windows 7 and JAWS. I find Internet Explorer the most accessible with Firefox running a close second.Since I cxant get Chrome to install, I can't rate it
Re: how can i get filescanner?
http://www.filescanner.org/You could have found this yourself by searching for "filescanner" on Google.
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Re: how can i get filescanner?
http://www.filescanner.org/
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Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
In answer to whether DRM is evil, my answer is no. What is evil are the companies that mis use it. What is mis use? Mis use is DRM models that clearly force you into a situation of actualy renting the content you purchased.As an example, consider
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