Re: Hello!
Actually, truth to tell, Im sure that there are advantages to .net just as there are advantages to Java, since they both have very similar platform architectures. My primary objection to .net is that the intermediate code your applications are compiled to is rediculously easy to
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
Im currently using JAWS mainly because at the time I bought it, I didnt know of NVDA. Other than being rather expensive, I dont have any real complaints about JAWS, it does its job and does it rather well.If I did have complaints, it would be to
Hello!
Hello everyone!This isnt my first post here, but after seeing someone else introduce themselves, I thought Id do the same.Before I lost my vision about two years ago, I worked as a software engineer (fancy name for programmer) with a small team developing and maintaining a DRM
Re: Hello!
Oh gawd! Dont get me started on .net, Im old-school and really dont care for .net at all. C# may be great, but in my humble opinion, it would have been a lot better without .net.
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Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
Is it possible to put the mega image on a USB flash drive so that its bootable? I just tried and couldnt get isotousb to do it, every attempt ended with some error message or another.
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Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
What I dont get is all these people complaining about how JAWS changes the way their screens look.I have several people that help me from time to time with my computer when I get stuck, and everyone of them says they see no difference between my
Re: Very disappointed by some people
This is very disappointing, but also very typical of a world that would rather bury those of us who are different than celebrate our differences.Ive had vision problems my whole life, before I lost my vision, I wore thick bifocals to get 20/60 vision
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
@bryant;Good point!@boy;Be honest, how often do you need to use NVDAs simulated mouste? When was the last time you needed because no keyboard equivalent was available?And, finally, JAWS does have a simulated mouse with all the keyboard shortcuts
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
@afrim;Ive never had a need to use JAWS virtual mouse, so I cant say how well it works or not, I just know its there, if needed.Unless Microsoft makes the Metro interface optional, I have no plans to upgrade beyond Windows 7, so I probably wont
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
Yeah, I just discovered that about JAWS. I was having trouble with three games, Obsessive Compulsive, The Inquisitor, and Paladin of the Sky. Obessive Compulsive is written with the BGT engine, JAWS in sleep mode solved the keyboard problem,
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
One of my favorite features in JAWS is that its configuration can be set up differently for each program you use as needed.For most programs, the global configuration work just fine and doesnt need tweaking, but occasionally youll run into a
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
Nocturnus;All too often, Ive found that if you ask which is best, or something similar, on an internet forum, it eventually degenerates into a flame war. sighI like to look at what each product has to offer, rather than what I think is wrong
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
@afrim;Unless Freedom Scientific drastically reduced their prices, which I cant see happening, I believe that is the price of a single version upgrade. Thats why I get the maintenance agreement, its costs about what a single upgrade costs, but
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
@boy;If JAWS was as bad as you claim, it wouldnt have lasted the 20 years its been around.You had problems with JAWS? I wonder why. Especially since I know quite a few people that use and have no problems with JAWS, and we do play games! Imagine
Re: SAPI voices for 32 bit Windows 7
Ive already downloaded the high premium US english voices from Freedom Scientifics web site. It was my understanding that they are for the Nuance Vocalizer Expressive text to speach engine that comes with JAWS. That doesnt help me with SAPI. Ill
SAPI voices for 32 bit Windows 7
Does anyone know where I can find free or paid for SAPI voices? Ive been looking and for whatever reason cant seem to find any. Its like no one wants to share free voices or sell paid for voices. It seems they bury them to make them hard to find. Im really
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
The only possible way Narator could ever replace JAWS or NVDA is if Microsoft added a bunch of additional hot keys to make navigating around Windows a lot easier than it is with an off the shelf Windows.
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Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
No, I will not be cloning my current drive to the SSD, my intention is to do a clean install of Windows to the SSD. The reason for this is because I know my current install of Windows is a little shakey.So all I
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
@superb;Not all programs install drivers, those that do need to restart your system to start the drivers that were installed. Most drivers have to be started by the system, not a user, during system start up. Thus a restart is needed.There is a
Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
Way cool! :-) Downloading now!I only need to install 32 bit Windows, but still... I was completely unaware that something like this was available, I was thinking Id have to get sighted help when I upgrade the hard
Re: suggestions for new powerful laptop
I have to agree with several others here by asking, Why not Dell?In 2006, my employer issued to me a Dell Latitude D830 laptop as my primary work computer. While at the office, Id plug it into a docking station that connected a full size monitor,
Re: Windows 10 Information, For Screen Reader Users
A little off topic but this does concern Windows 10.Ive been saying that unless Microsoft makes the Metro interface optional, I would not upgrade beyond Windows 7. Well acording to an article I found while researching why Microsoft
Re: The zombie apocalypse has just started. Look to your left.
The nearest thing to my left is my coffee cup, I guess I could scald them with hot coffee, but Id really rather drink it! :-O
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Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
burak wrote:Hi, Jaws can read those short words because they are already added into the dictionary. If you look at jawss dictionary entries, then youll see that there are lots, and lots of entries. I think thats a waste of time though, they can
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
As Ive said earlier, I plan to try NVDA to see if I like it better than JAWS. What Id like to know is, how difficult will adjusting to NVDA be, I mean, are their commands similar or quite different. I ask because if their very different, it may
Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
I have another question, during the installation of Windows, the system will reboot several times. My question is, how is speaking handled, if at all, after the first reboot?Thanks!
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Useer IDs on klango.net
I hope somebody here can help me, Ive sent an email about this to Klango network, but dont expect a reply until Monday.I am trying to register on klango.net, and just like here on AudioGames.net, I want to use my name run together as my user ID, its what Ive used
Re: Some questions about iOS
This is a bit off topic for this thread, but I just had to respond to Darks comments about the iTunes program.Like Dark, I too detest the iTunes program. I find it ironic that Apple should produce such an inaccessable (without some work) piece of junk when it
Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
Ill be using Brian Smarts Windows 7 install, because I dislike the Metro interface, so I have no interest in any version of Windows beyond 7. Ill reconsider that position when Microsoft decides to make Metro a user
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
burak wrote:Thats interesting, you should instal it for better Access to the logon screen and secure desktops.What if its a sighted users computer that doesnt want software they dont need on their computer?
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Headphones
For playing audio games, I understand that using headphones is recommended, so Im looking for a suitable pair.Ive been thinking about getting a pair of bone conduction headphones for use with a GPS app design specifically to help blind people get around. If possible, Id rather
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
So wheres the comparison? I thought there was going to be an unbiased, honest, comparison of both programs strengths and weaknesses. Instead what weve got are a couple of intolerant NVDA fan boys telling us all about the weaknesses of JAWS.
Re: good and easy sound editor
Thanks for all the input!I rmember audacity from before I lost my vision, and even with sight, I found it very confusing to use, Sonys Sound Forge has a far superior user interface, but then its a high-end product.Anyway, sounds like Gold Wave will work for
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
burak wrote:Then he shouldnt install it, thats very obviousI guess my point wasnt so obvious, what I meant was, Maybe hes using the portable version because he cant install NVDA on that machine, inwhich case, your suggestion that he install it
Re: Headphones
I kind of expected that, hoping I was wrong and that bone conduction headphones would work, I had to ask.So, I ordered these:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F54Y6G … ref=plSrchI was looking at those After Shokz, but from what youve already discovered, I found a number of
Re: Headphones
I kind of expected that, hoping I was wrong and that bone conduction headphones would work, I had to ask.So, I ordered these for music and games:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F54Y6G … ref=plSrchI was looking at those After Shokz, but from what youve already discovered, I
Re: Installing 32 bit Windows 7 Home Premium
When you run the NVDA installer, you are given three options, 1. Install NVDA, 2. Create a portable copy, and 3. Continue; option two works for me! Yeah, Ive been drinking with my good friend Bud Weiser, and he helped with that message, hes
Re: Accessible radios?
One of the features of this radio that I use a lot is the ability to record programs to cassette pretty much the same way youd program a VCR to record a TV program for watching later.All you need is a cassette recorder that has connections for a mike with a pause
Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
I had no problem downloading the zip file with the two .ISO files. Im pretty sure its the 64 bit PE, but Id have to check to be certain.I guess the podcast? demonstration of using the PE to install Windows was made a
Re: dectalk sapi5.0
Thank you, downloaded.
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Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
A constitution , or at least our constitution, doesnt help all that much because it says nothing about treating disabled people equally. For those that have them, audio announcements of upcoming stops on busses are there because most people,
Re: Headphones
@rtr_assin;Did you mean gamecomm 388? I did a search on Amazon for the 788 but could only find either the 780 or 388. Those look nice, but I think my Dell Latitude D830 only supports stereo sound., though maybe wireless or USB headphones could change that, especially the USB
Re: Accessible radios?
Yeah, back when I was a kid, I was very dissatisfied with the local radio stations, which at that time I thought were all after the bubble gum chewing crowd.So I mostly listened to short wave stations from all over the world. To my mind, there was nothing better for
Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
@dark;I know what you mean about blind and vision impaired oriented organizations. I got my rehabilitation training at The Lighthouse for the Blind, turns out the training they gave me was so minimal that it might as well be non-existent. My
Re: dectalk sapi5.0
I dont know what the attraction is here, after listening to the voices, I uninstalled it. Unless Grave of Redemption change the SAPI settings for the entire system rather than for just itself.
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Re: Headphones
aaron wrote:Could it actually be that even though they are the same model, as its getting odler and they want to make it cheaper, could creative be using slightly different, and cheaper, microphone components?Yes they could. Ive found that just because they loke like the
Re: Headphones
aaron wrote:Could it actually be that even though they are the same model, as its getting odler and they want to make it cheaper, could creative be using slightly different, and cheaper, microphone components?Yes they could. Ive found that just because they looke like the
Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
Specialized schools for the blind may help to teach blind people the skills theyll need to live in a sighted world. But I wonder if separating the blind people from sighted people by putting them in separate schools instead of the public
Re: Installing 32 bit Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows is installed on the SSD and seems to be working fine, I just wish I knew why the SSD shows up as a raw unformatted drive when I attach it to a USB port with Windows on the hard drive running? Is this typical of SSDs, Id have thought
Re: Installing 32 bit Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows is installed on the SSD and seems to be working fine, all the updates from Windows Update are installed, Microsoft needs to seriously consider packaging the 250 or so updates that have been released since service pack 1 into another
Re: classic windows desktop themes
@datajake1999;That works, thank you!
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Re: NVDA with Eloquence SAPI4
Trenton Goldshark wrote:Ok, for those of you looking for the NVDA Eloquence driver, the actual! driver, get it HereBTW, its the exact same driver that Nocturnus was talking about in the 6th post.Enjoy!Does anyone have this? Its either that or use JAWS, I cant
Re: classic windows desktop themes
Uhm, er, ah, 404 not found.
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Re: NVDA with Eloquence SAPI4
Trenton Goldshark wrote:Ok, for those of you looking for the NVDA Eloquence driver, the actual! driver, get it HereBTW, its the exact same driver that Nocturnus was talking about in the 6th post.Enjoy!Also, um, why talk about the sapi 4 version of Eloquence in
Windows 10 for free?
When I heard that the start menu was returning in Windows 10, I started wondering if I should hold off on installing Windows 7 to my new SSD and wait for Windows 10. The question was and is; are there any features in Windows 10 that arent in Windows 7 that would make
Re: NVDA with Eloquence SAPI4
Thanks, datajake1999 .
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Re: Windows 10 for free?
Ive never seen, or heard, that button. Is your copy of Windows an OEM edition, that came pre-installed on your computer, or did you buy it separately?I have a feeling that the free upgrade may only apply to retail editions of Windows.
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Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
Its not just society that mistreats us, Im mistreated by my own family.My brother once told me where I might be able to get a job, the catch was he wanted 25% of my income for as long as I had the job. Im not opposed to paying a fee for help
Re: Right to die and quality of life
In the US constitution, it is said that we have the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness. If we have the right to life, shouldnt we also have the right to choose to end that life if our quality of life becomes untennable?If
Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
Its not just society that mistreats us, Im mistreated by my own family.My brother once told me where I might be able to get a job, the catch was he wanted 25% of my income for as long as I had the job. Im not opposed to paying a fee for help
Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
@gellman;He probably might, hes so tight fisted, hell drive two hours instead of just one hour simply to avoid paying a couple of dollars on tolls. Then he turns around and complains that it took two hours to get there, then complains about the
Who's at fault?
This is strange,When I attempt to browse the audiogames.net forums and:* use JAWS and Internet Explorer, it hangs* use JAWS and FireFox, it works* use NVDA and Internet Explorer or FireFox, it worksSeems to me blame could be placed on both JAWS and Internet Explorer. The
Re: Best antivirus
Well, that was about as much fun as a root canal.Since Ive used Avast for years before I lost my vision, after installing it, I proceeded to go through to set the options how I wanted them. What I encountered were lots of unlabeled buttons, and lots of keystroke being
Re: Right to die and quality of life
I can understand why the state would make assisted suicide a crime, to allow it would open a large loophole to commit murder. It isnt murder your honor, he was in pain and asked me to assist him in ending his life.I dont have to agree with it, but I do
Re: Apple Music
If you turn off Apple Music, you dont get the original tabs back, what you get back is, My Music, Play Lists, Radio, and Connect. Thats right, only four tabs instead of five.What Apple has done with the unlimited access subscription is copy the Zune Pass that Microsoft
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
I have to laugh, you have a valid argument against Freedom Scientific and you completely discredit it and yourself by resorting to childish name calling.
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Re: Apple Music
My first experience with the new Apple Music, left me pretty cold and wishing Apple had just left it alone, or even better, clone the Music app Microsoft used in their Zune players.First issue is attempting to use the index on the right side of the screen reliably crashed
Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
Sounds like you were in the downtown area of Chicago, I lived for six and a half years in River City right on the Chicago River about a quarter mile south of the downtown loop. I absolutely loved it there, however, that was before I lost my
Re: Who's at fault?
I may have been wrong, its worse that I thought. JAWS may be the culprit because I had to switch to NVDA to use Firefox. I believe the problem is in the latest update that was released a couple of days ago, after I installed it, I noticed the problem though at first it
Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
If you are referring tto the zip file with the two .iso image files, I dont recall there being a captcha there, but then my memory is crap these days... :-\
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Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
Ah! You are right, I remember that name now that you mention it. Can ReadyBoost be turned off or is it a Vista only feature? Or is it smart enough to not use an SSD in which case it turns itself off or just sit idle?
Re: Accessible radios?
cw wrote:Hmmm. I looked at those links and find it sort of interesting. One question I have is how well does the radio handle distense stations and how well does it handle close and how power stations? Add to that, how well does it sound? Just wondering.Sound quality
Re: Best antivirus
Thanks, afrim;I try going back to Avast then, the worst that can happen is that I keep using Security Essentials.To whomever said you should pay for anti valware software, I disagree, I used to pay for these programs, but after being screwed my most of the comapnies
Re: NVDA divides words written in capitol letters
Interesting, in JAWS, if SAPI starts with a capital s, JAWS pronounces it as sappy, but if it starts with a lower case s, JAWS spells it, s ay p i.Strange...
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Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
First of all, dont you just love Apple telling you what you can and cant do? Every time I hear about them doing crap like that, Im glad I avoid their products as much as possible.---I just finished
Re: Accessible radios?
As far as an accessible radio goes, this is what I have: http://www.maxiaids.com/products/6796/S … AM-FM.htmlIts made by Cobolt Systems Lt.: http://www.cobolt.co.uk
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Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
I found what I think is a great deal, a 300GB SSD by a top SSD maker for a hair over $200. The drive is an Intel 2.5-Inch 300 GB Internal Solid State Drive SSDSC2BB300G401 I do occcasionally use hibernate so Ill keep
Re: Best antivirus
I used the free version of Avast since v4, considering how long ago it was, its hard to believe that that was only two versions ago.But when I lost my vision, I switched to Security Essentials, because Id heard it was pretty good and I had doubts about Avast being
Re: talking windows pe four 64 bit installation of windows now available.
Ah! You are right, I remember that name now that you mention it. Can ReadyBoost be turned off or is it a Vista only feature? Or is it smart enough to not use an SSD in which case it turns itself off or just sit idle?
Re: A Modern Day Comparison of JAWS and NVDA
brad wrote:I dont understand about the file manager. Why not just use the my computer thing and go from there? I dont know what a file manager is but im guessing its a way to manage files Youve never use a file manager call Norton
Re: NVDA with Eloquence SAPI4
I got it working.
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Re: NVDA with Eloquence SAPI4
I have a zip file with these files:Synth driversManafest.iniIn the Synth drivers directory are these files:Eloquence_eloquence.pyeloquence.pyIn the Eloquence directory are these
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
With all the name calling, wishing ill will on the people that work at Freedom scientific, and other rather childish behavior over something that will have little if any affect on you, I wonder why you complain about the way people
Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
One complaint I have with the blind and visually impaired community is how hypocritical they are. They complain about people treating them badly, yet they are so intolerant of other people when they make mistakes.Take this thing with Freedom
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
coltonhill01 wrote:and again gene.Stop bashing all of us and making us feel like crap just because you want us to be adults, when most of us arent.Really, when I joined this forum I was told that you had to be 18 or older to join. I
Re: Need help with CCleaner
Yeah, I really liked CCleaner so I was really disappointed when I discovered that parts of it were inaccessible without a mouse.Two possible solutions to try are the touch cursor in JAWS or NVDAs mouse handling capabilities. Ive heard that both can help in
Re: sapi5 eloquence
I notice this place is in the UK, do these voices have US English?I think that besides Eloquence, JAWS also comes with Vocalizer Expressive. I know I downloaded all the high definition Nuance voices they had on their web site for JAWS users, but dont remember if they
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
There is one humorous element to this non-sense.Everybody knows that nobody actually reads those software license agreements software vendors like to put in their installers. So, other than to malign and wish for misfortune to befall
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
@Dark;Sorry, Ill correct that right now.Bash away everybody, I will say no more. As a JAWS user and a satisfied Freedom Scientific customer, I had an interest in what other people thought of them and their products, but not if those
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
ironcross32 wrote:no one said anything about wishing any of them ill will, we just dont like the way theyre choosing to do business. does the name really offend you that you have to call us children, i mean come on... Just ignore the
Re: Distancing myself from the blind community
@afrim;Brad mentioned this forum and The Zone, another online community of visually impaired people, and there are other similar communities.I too have to agree with Ghost Writer and Brad. I lost my vision to an aggressive form of glaucoma two
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
There is one humorous element to this non-sense.Everybody knows that nobody actually reads those software license agreements software vendors like to put in their installers. So, other than to malign and wish for misfortune to befall
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
ironcross32 wrote:no one said anything about wishing any of them ill will, we just dont like the way theyre choosing to do business. does the name really offend you that you have to call us children, i mean come on... Just ignore the
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
ironcross32 wrote:no one said anything about wishing any of them ill will, we just dont like the way theyre choosing to do business. does the name really offend you that you have to call us children, i mean come on... Just ignore the
Re: Distancing myself from the blind community
@afrim;Brad mentioned this forum and The Zone, another online community of visually impaired people, and there are other similar communities.@Dark;If I recall correcly, in the disappointed with the blind community topic, you yourself said that
Re: Need help with CCleaner
On the cleaning page, which is the page CCleaner opens up on, there is a list of things to clean, one of the entries in the list is cookies, if I recall correctly it is checked by default, just uncheck it.You could also do what I did, go to the cookies section
Re: a few complaints about the blind comunity
Because corporations are made up of people, and people make mistakes. If you made a bad business decision, would you prefer to recieve constructive criticism, or be maligned behind your back by a vengeful public.And if you cant show any
Re: Need help with CCleaner
On the cleaning page, which is the page CCleaner opens up on, there is a list of things to clean, one of the entries in the list is cookies, if I recall correctly it is checked by default, just uncheck it.You could also do what I did, go to the cookies section
Re: greedom science fiction, what did I just agree to?
@superb;Exactly.Question: Has any of you participating in this silly and childish name calling campaign ever considered doing something constructive and taken your criticisms directly to Freedom Scientific where theyd have the best
Re: Need help with CCleaner
Im using JAWS to.its not touch screen, its a feature I think they introduced in v16 called Touch Cursor. It could be something like Apples VoiceOver in that JAWS announces what your finger is over as you move it around the screen.However, I believe I heard
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