Re: Good RSS reader for keeping up with this forum.
I'm currently using The Old Reader:https://theoldreader.com/It's completely accessible, as it's just a normal website. Adding feeds is very easy, and it even has a really good search feature. I like that I can sort feeds into folders, so I
Re: who's using what to store and generate passwords?
Another vote for KeePass. Accessible, open source, has strong encryption, and stores everything locally, not in the cloud. It has apps/programs for basically every platform, too.I haven't tried Bitwarden, but it seems like a pretty good
Re: advice for a new android user
You're getting an Android? Great! We need more blind Android users. I wrote a list of some of the stuff I use in another topic already, so I'll just link to that. I'll try to think of other good ones, but if you need anything specific, feel free to ask.http
Re: looking for a simple piano/org programme
If you just want something simple, not for serious recording of stuff, then Sweet Little Piano should work. Most of the instruments provided don't sound that good, but there is quite a few of them and it's good enough for playing around.https://w
Re: are their any good harry potter fanfics with these criterias?
@Jayde, I'm glad you liked it! I hope you've gotten to chapter 10 at least; like the author said, it should be a pretty good indicator of whether you should read onward. There is an audio book version by the way, if you're th
Re: TalkBack help and another question!
Like #2 said, it depends on what launcher you are using. But on my phone, I have to double tap and hold the icon, then drag my finger towards the top of the screen until I hear "Delete", at which point I lift my finger.For adding icons, it works simil
Re: Kodi and screenreaders
@Blind angel 444 And you can't just use a search engine yourself because ...?But fine, here, to save you 5 seconds worth of effort:https://kodi.tv/
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Re: Kodi and screenreaders
@Blind angel 444 You could've just used a search engine yourself, you know? Takes just a few seconds worth of effort. But fine, here:https://kodi.tv/
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Re: For those who care; I'm back.
Autocompletion of URLs can be easily disabled, as can be saving of history. So this forum popping up when you press F is a problem that you yourself have chosen to live with, not an external force preventing you from leaving.And yeah, of course you're back.
Re: For those who care; I'm back.
I for one approve completely of this change, and hope the rest of the admin team agrees with you Jayde, so it stays. I have been guilty of deleting topics in the past, for frankly completely stupid reasons -- they were not even particularly embarrassing, li
Re: For those who care; I'm back.
@david_solomon1 you can still delete your own posts. All that has changed is that you can no longer delete whole topics, which would not only delete your posts, but everyone else's as well. And there isn't even any proof yet that this current state will be
Re: For those who care; I'm back.
@david_solomon1 you can still delete your own posts. All that has changed is that you can no longer delete whole topics, which would not only delete your posts, but everyone else's as well. But if the post you want to delete does happen to be the first post
Re: my acount will be hacked soon and I cant control it!
You are not being funny, dude. You are not being cool, either. Immature though, definitely.This is childish and pointless. And also, late? It's been internet years since Rory got hacked.If you really needed to make an unfunny topic in
Re: Need help fixing or finding a new android keyboard
Interesting. Touch typing is broken on my cheap Samsung phone, too. I thought it was a problem with the newest Talkback update though, so have been planning to just reset the phone and use an older APK.Perhaps you could try Swiftkey?htt
Re: Consider this an official I don't give a damn
@bollemanneke I see you're in a bad mood. Perhaps it would do you well to log out from this forum and relax a bit? Perhaps listen to some soothing music?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA1bB6WUKkYBecause come on now. You received a caution (
Re: Some possible extra info about the George Floyd incident?
Please note: As you can probably guess by the fact that I am just quoting and linking to other sources, I am not an expert on media research, much less this particular issue. I tried to find several agreeing sources, as well as m
Re: Some possible extra info about the George Floyd incident?
Please note: As you can probably guess by the fact that I am just quoting and linking to other sources, I am not an expert on media research, much less this particular issue. I tried to find several agreeing sources, as well as m
Re: Seeking freedom: a basic right or an unforgivable crime?
No, they're not right. Everyone should have the right to freedom. Everyone. No matter who they are, what religion they follow, who they're attracted to, where they live, who they were born to ... everyone!I know, that is far too o
Re: Seeking freedom: a basic right or an unforgivable crime?
No, they're not right. Everyone should have the right to freedom. Everyone. No matter who they are, what religion they follow, who they're attracted to, where they live, who they were born to ... everyone!I know, that is far too o
Re: Seeking freedom: a basic right or an unforgivable crime?
No, they're not right. Everyone should have the right to freedom. Everyone. No matter who they are, what religion they follow, who they're attracted to, where they live, who they were born to ... everyone!I know, that is far too o
Re: Should Sighted People Describe Their Pics and Memes on Social Media
I'd be very happy if they did, but if they don't, that's fine. If I want to know what's on some picture, I can always just ask. I'm always very happy when people bother to say add alt text to their Inspirobot quotes, bu
Re: Should Sighted People Describe Their Pics and Memes on Social Media
I'd be very happy if they did, but if they don't, that's fine. If I want to know what's on some picture, I can always just ask. I'm always very happy when people bother to say add alt text to their Inspirobot quotes, bu
Re: Jaws vs NVDA and braille displays?
By default, Jaws might be better, perhaps. But with Braille Extender installed, NVDA actually seems to have more options for customization.
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Re: The note pad plus plus addon is not compatible for NVDA 2020.1/2019.3.
Works perfectly fine for me. Could you try downloading it again, from NVDA's add-on database?https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/ … us.en.html
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Re: problem logging in to steam
Make sure you are adding it to the edit box labeled "Target", not the one named "Start in". It should look like this:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -login Username Password -no-dwrite
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Re: password managers
I love KeePass. Stores data locally instead of the server of some company with questionable intentions, in a database file with very strong encryption. It's portable, so you can take it with you on an USB Stick. There are clients for it for pretty much every OS. Haven'
Re: password managers
I love KeePass. Stores data locally instead of the server of some company with questionable intentions, in a database file with very strong encryption. It's portable, so you can take it with you on an USB Stick. There are clients for it for pretty much every OS. Haven'
Re: is c cleaner reelly this safe and good to use?
I have been using CCleaner for several years, without any trouble. You have quite a lot of control over what it deletes, and it seems to be doing exactly what it claims. It is not a miracle program, however, since for the most part, it just
Re: is c cleaner reelly this safe and good to use?
I have been using CCleaner for several years, without any trouble. You have quite a lot of control over what it deletes, and it seems to be doing exactly what it claims. It is not a miracle program, however, since for the most part, it just
Re: duck duck go search engine cares about your privacy
DuckDuckGo is indeed a pretty damn awesome search engine. I am using startpage.com at the moment, because I've found it has better search results. But since it has recently been bought by an advertising company, it's unlikely it will s
Re: duck duck go search engine cares about your privacy
DuckDuckGo is indeed a pretty damn awesome search engine. I am using startpage.com at the moment, because I've found it has better search results. But since it has recently been bought by System1, an advertising company, it's unlikely
Re: is c cleaner reelly this safe and good to use?
Agreed with @DJEPIC. Not downloading strange email attachments, cracked programs and games, or something you see in an ad, is probably the best way to maintain your computer's performance. So actually, doing some research and asking the for
Re: Epub readers for windows
I'm using Bookworm, which is free, accessible and works very well. Can't say how it compares to QRead, since I haven't bought it, but it's definitely a pretty damn cool piece of software.https://mush42.github.io/bookworm/
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Re: I want to buy gaming headphones. Merit?
I spoiled myself and bought this nice thing:https://www.logitechg.com/en-gb/product … 00770.htmlThe audio quality is amazing *at least as far as my untrained ears can tell*. The mic is surprisingly good, with a clean sound. And they are extremely
Re: I want to buy gaming headphones. Merit?
I spoiled myself and bought this nice thing:https://www.logitechg.com/en-gb/product … 00770.htmlThe audio quality is amazing *at least as far as my untrained ears can tell*. The mic is surprisingly good, with a clean sound. And they are extremely
Re: a poem of knowledge
Ah. A religious poem. There is no way this topic could catch on fire, none at all.I am not some deep fountain of knowledge. I have not visited a school specialized on literature, nor have I taken any courses elsewhere. I haven't even taken the time to look up any not
Re: a poem of knowledge
Brad's post pointing out a line he liked has made me realize that while I do dislike the poem in general, I did pause a to reread the last 4 lines."I know my life's a pain and but a span,I know my sense is mocked with everything;And to conclude, I know myself a man,W
Re: YouTube took away my rights to voice my opinions
I clicked on this topic expecting some high quality whining from a kid that got banned because they posted too many dumb comments.Much disappointment.Just go to Peertube.Or use the PC, I guess.Hell, you could probably just use a different
Re: YouTube took away my rights to voice my opinions
I clicked on this topic expecting some high quality whining from a kid that got banned because they posted too many dumb comments.Much disappointment. Just go to Peertube.Or use the PC, I guess.Hell, you could probably just use a differen
Re: YouTube took away my rights to voice my opinions
Youtube, but open source, decentralized and more privacy friendly, basically. Not exactly a solution to your problem, but a cool project. And with a topic title like that, you can't exactly expect serious answers. https://joinpeertube.org
Re: what software do you install when getting a new pc?
For me the mandatory things would be, if not counting games, 7-Zip (for archives), Audacity (audio editing), BOINC (helping out scientists), Bookworm (e-books), CCleaner (removal of unnecessary files), Discord (chat), Element (Matrix c
Re: a poem of knowledge
@arceus Aww, thank you! I'm glad something good came out of that long rant.
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Re: This link is interested
It would've been really great had you checked the date of this blog post before eagerly posting it here just to start drama. Because, had you done so, you would have seen it was posted in 2018. And trust me, it was well noticed back then, causing several hundred-
Re: Playing Bandcamp with NVDA and Firefox.
@ironcross32 It is wise to listen to music before you buy it, so you can actually be certain if you enjoy it, is it not?I would also love any tips about this. Oddly enough, with Jaws and Firefox it works just fine. I'm really not sure what the dif
Re: How do I shuffle a deck of cards?
Hmm, I wonder, does Wikihow have an article on this? They seem to have one on almost every task known to man, so perhaps ...Oh hey, they do!https://www.wikihow.com/Shuffle-a-Deck-of-Playing-Cards
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Re: I need screen cortain application on a Samsung
I have a much older Samsung phone, so my setup might differ from yours. But here, I can turn off the screen by going to Settings, Accessibility, Vision, Dark Screen (Described as: Keep the screen turned off at all times for privacy).If that
Re: What takes up so much space in Windows10?
Perhaps CCleaner might be of help? It's what I use for deleting logs and the like; they take a worrying amount of space! System restores can add up to quite a bit after some time too, so it might be wise to delete the older ones (while keeping t
Re: What takes up so much space in Windows10?
@Brad, the words may and be can stand on their own, too. However, the meaning is not entirely the same. I think the second "may be" in @Aarush's post does have to be a "maybe", but the first one might be correct, if taken in the sense of "That m
Re: SOS please help!
Have you considered that if your antivirus program says there is a virus in that file, there is a possibility that it is not just a false alarm?What are you trying to download, and why can't you download it from the software owner's website instead?
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Re: SOS please help!
@Deathstar Frankly, the more of your posts I read, the less sure I am who you even *would* consider a good moderator. You've had too many complaints about this forum's staff to remember, you bitched about one of Playroom's mods in a place where she could not respond, an
Re: teamtalk or discord?
I voted for Discord in the poll just because I use it more, but I have to agree with those saying they cannot really be compared.Discord is what I use primarily for text chat, be it on servers or DMs. It is also more than good enough for one-on-one voice calls, or e
Re: teamtalk or discord?
@Nocturnus It's the same situation as Discord; a web browser app, as well as separate apps for each platform. I cannot vouch for the accessibility of all of them, but the Windows version is about as accessible as Discord if not more. I found the guide I'd mentioned
Re: Struggles with Discord's message entry
@nolan On windows, there are shortcuts like alt+shift+up/down arrow to move between channels with unread messages, but I haven't tested Discord on Linux yet, it's possible there's no such thing there.As for the indicator, doesn't Orca have any sear
Re: teamtalk or discord?
@Nocturnus I know back when I was creating an account, it complained because apparently, capital letters are not allowed. Yes, I find that stupid, too.Other than that, I don't know. Which homeserver are you attempting to register on? Matrix has a lot of instances.
Re: Struggles with Discord's message entry
No, I was asking if it doesn't have something like NVDA's control+NVDA+f. That way you could just press that, type "NEW", and jump there.
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Re: Struggles with Discord's message entry
No, I was asking if it doesn't have something like NVDA's control+NVDA+f. That way you could just press that, type "NEW", and jump there.But yes, managing your notification settings is something I very much recommend. You can even mute and complete
Re: teamtalk or discord?
Ah, yeah. I would advise you to at least look into what Matrix is and how it works first; it is federated, just like, say, Mastodon or Peertube, so there are multiple connected servers. Matrix.org is the biggest one, sure, but that doesn't make it the best option.
Re: I am mad at this forum
Before you made this post, I did not know who you are. Sure, I might've seen your name somewhere, but it is so generic that it definitely would not have stuck within my mind if I had.As such, this is my first impression of you. And to be honest, I see no reason wh
Re: I am mad at this forum
Before you made this post, I did not know who you are. Sure, I might've seen your name somewhere, but it is so generic that it definitely would not have stuck within my mind if I had.As such, this is my first impression of you. And to be honest, I see no reason wh
Re: discord help?
Which browser are you using? From what I've seen, Firefox is much more likely to get this, especially if you have a couple privacy settings enabled.So if you are on Firefox, try typing in about:profiles, creating a clean profile, and signing up with that. Just don't forget
Re: Looking for good Windows music player/podcatcher
For music playback, I have been happily using VLC for several years now. Fast, plays mostly everything, lots of options, and pretty accessible, at least once you install the VLC add-on for NVDA. Haven't needed anything else yet.I just add
Re: How do you handle crossing roads in a straight line?
That's the one thing that's generally done very well here in Slovenia. At least in the major cities, most traffic lights play a sound. And I don't mean just when there's a green light, as was the case when I went to Hereford in Engla
Re: Amicis, a social network for people with disabilities
I agree with the majority here. I am in a few blindness-related Discord servers, and don't really feel like adding another disability thing to the mix. Perhaps I might check this out, but I definitely won't be as active.Annoyed of me
Re: Amicis, a social network for people with disabilities
If Facebook and other social networks collecting your data bothers you, then Mastodon (or other social networks in the Fediverse) would be exactly your thing. No ads, no tracking, no algorithms, no selling of data.You know, just sayi
Re: How can I be an admin?
OK so ... this isn't going to be one of my usual nice posts.There is a statement that I've seen repeated pretty much any time someone asks a question like this. It is a simple one, but has never been wrong so far. It is this:"If you're asking how to become an admi
Re: How can I be an admin?
OK so ... this isn't going to be one of my usual nice posts.There is a statement that I've seen repeated pretty much any time someone asks a question like this. It is a simple one, but has never been wrong so far. It is this:"If you're asking how to become an admi
Re: recommended NVDA addons?
The best way to check that would be to open the official NVDA add-on repo, where most of them are available.What you will need depends on what you use. If you have a braille display, I very much recommend Braille Extender. If you need to keep an eye on your comp
Re: comparing screen readers on Windows 10touch devices, your experiences?
@Marina7 A bit off topic, but if you find the object review mode confusing/hard to use, I would recommend trying out ObjPad. It definitely made life easier for me.
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Re: What Gaming Headsets are people Using?
Logitech G432 here. Not the fanciest model, but more than good enough for me. Hell, I can't even hear the difference between songs in Flac and in low quality MP3, so if anything, these are more expensive than I deserve. Excellent sound quality for
Re: notepad won't open.
Why don't you just open .txt files with Notepad++, then? It can function perfectly well as a normal notepad.If it's the line numbers that bother you, you can disable those.
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Re: My account is in danger!
@ignatriay The OP has been edited. Originally, it was also talking about selling radio stations (see the original in #23, thank you Omer). He has since edited the original post (why do this instead of posting a reply, or at least leaving the old post underneath
Re: Might switch to Android
I'd say most android phones are about equally accessible; unless you get one that has been super edited.Fairphone phones have stock Android, and are kept up to date for several years. Fairphone 3 was released last year with Android 9, and has just gotten an updat
Re: GpT3 makes a job. Went great!
Nice! Seems like a damn fun job. I bet their inbox is just *booming* with applications! My favorite GPT-3 made thing is still this essay asking if humans are intelligent, though. It's ... not all that positive.https://arr.am/2020/07/31/human-intelli … -ai-o
Re: someone made a song with my user name
My username is apparently a normal name elsewhere, so there are a lot of things named after it. Among them, right as the first result, a singer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQCRUPOCjzIUgh, Christian music. But it's chill, at least.
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Re: The social networking thread
Mastodon (you can follow me from anywhere in the Fediverse): may...@social.privacytools.iohttps://social.privacytools.io/@MayanaDiscord: Mayana#8828
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Re: Using Slang is Homophobic now?
Before I started reading this topic, my head was in that weird state where you feel as if a headache might or not be coming on. Well, that headache definitely is there now, and I feel exhausted and disappointed.But yes, that most certainly is MY fault. I c
Re: Using Slang is Homophobic now?
Before I started reading this topic, my head was in that weird state where you feel as if a headache might or might not be coming on. Well, that headache definitely is there now, and I feel exhausted and disappointed.But yes, that most certainly is MY faul
Re: chooseyourstory page edit seems to be broken
I believe you will have to set an exception in your browser, so CYS can open pop-up windows. Don't worry, it will only do so for the storygame editor; there are no ads as far as I know.
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Re: chooseyourstory page edit seems to be broken
If you have pop-ups disabled, you should be able to just press enter on Edit Page and the pop-up editor should open normally. So I'm not sure what's wrong. But I only ever used CYS with Firefox, so don't know how Chrome behaves with it.
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Re: chooseyourstory page edit seems to be broken
If you have pop-ups disabled, you should be able to just press enter on Edit Page and the pop-up editor should open normally. So I'm not sure what's wrong. But I only ever used CYS with Firefox, so don't know how Chrome behaves with it.You co
Re: how to deal with noise at school?
If you do not currently have a braille display, I would seriously recommend you get one. No matter how loud my classmates get, I can still read braille. Beats setting the volume super high so you can hear stuff properly.But as others have mentioned, thi
Re: changing my name on the forum
For your convenience, here's the link:https://forum.audiogames.net/topic/2029 … version-2/It might take a few days, so please be patient. As #2 said, reporting the post might be a good option -- as weird as it is that we have to report perfectly normal post
Re: please ban me
Rory, perhaps this would help?https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo … blocksite/Haven't used it myself, so can't confirm its accessibility, but Firefox add-ons generally work fine.Another good option is just using the hosts file. On windows, you can get it atc:\windows\s
Re: please ban me
Rory, perhaps this would help?https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo … blocksite/Haven't used it myself, so can't confirm its accessibility, but Firefox add-ons generally work fine.Another good option is just using the hosts file. On windows, you can get it atc:\windows\s
Re: please ban me
@Jayde for what it's worth, I love your idea. From what I've seen from other forums, if a user asks to be banned, they generally get banned. (though admittedly, on some of those forums the admins are assholes and make that ban permanent)Sure, it would be better if he could
Re: urgent warning
This sounds ... unlikely.Please find a device that you are certain does not have a keylogger installed, then change your password again, to something unguessable. And preferably longer than 13 characters; that is still pretty short.I can't remember how this site's passwor
Re: I'm done.
@Jayde I'd just like to say that I am thankful for all the hard work and effort you and the other mods are putting towards keeping this forum from descending into chaos. Not kissing your ass here; I honestly am. Because this place has been hellish lately, and yet you've had to
Re: I'm done.
@techmaster20 Anyone can hide their email. Just go to Profile, Settings, then find a section named "Email Settings". Jayde is not abusing any fancy mod powers here.
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Re: I'm leaving, for now.
Good protection here. Sure, the topic title says you're leaving, but the first post says that actually, you aren't leaving, just ... posting a little less. So, that can't even be proven wrong, unless you now go on a massive posting spree, because we don't have exac
Re: My site was changed.
"This site requires _javascript_ to work, please enable _javascript_ in your browser or use a browser with _javascript_ support"No, no it doesn't. Something is deeply wrong with the internet when simple text sites like this one supposedly require _javascript_ to fun
Re: My site was changed.
Really? ReCaptcha? As a blind person, one would think you would know what a pain in the ass that is.Please ask yourself if you really need captcha at all. And if for some reason you do, can't you use a more accessible alternative, like solving a math problem, writin
Re: My site was changed.
Really? ReCaptcha? As a blind person, one would think you would know what a pain in the ass that is.Please ask yourself if you really need captcha at all. And if for some reason you do, can't you use a more accessible alternative, like solving a math problem, writin
Re: My site was changed.
Yeah. Accessible. Perhaps if you are using Chrome with no settings changed, so it can get as much info about your setup as possible. If you're using firefox, it's been proven that captcha fails far more often; can look for the article if you'd like. And if you're li
Re: My site was changed.
@thetechguy, take a look at post #40. Yes, there are alternatives.
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Re: I'm leaving, for now.
@Nocturnus Ffs, this is not your fault at all. Despite what some people here think, leaving topics are very common on forums. Watch any forum for a while, and you'll see one. Granted, they may be more common on more tight-knit communities like this one, because on
Re: blindness and identity
Being able to recognize yourself in a mirror is not all that social identity is. It is merely one of the ways to check for it, one of the proofs that it exists.If a tree falls and nobody is there to hear it, it still makes a sound. If you put a lid over a pot of t
Re: can I do that with NVDA?
You could turn on screen curtain to hide the screen completely.Press NVDA+n, then open Preferences, Input Gestures. Find the category Vision, which should be the last one. There is currently only one option there, to set the shortcut for turning on the screen cu
Re: are their any good harry potter fanfics with these criterias?
How about Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality? It is the only Harry Potter-related thing that I must admit even I enjoy. It is written in a alternate universe in which Harry's aunt and uncle weren't just two average p
Re: are their any good harry potter fanfics with these criterias?
Hmm. This one can be pretty dark at times.
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Re: Any songs recommendations for reading creepypastas?
I've found MyNoise to be an excellent source of all sorts of soundscapes. So of course, I figured it could provide some good spooky ones, too. And I wasn't wrong.Deserted: a frequency-shaped eerie soundscape generator. Strange bells an
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