Re: [Blind-Computing] Having JFW tell you how far down a web pageyouare

2010-07-30 Thread Donald Marang
in laptop keyboard layout? On 7/30/10, Donald Marang wrote: The Alt + NumPad Period key combination comes in handy for this. It reports line, character position, and percent onn a webpage and probably most documents. It will also announce cursor state and position when in other circumstances,

Re: [Blind-Computing] Having JFW tell you how far down a web page youare

2010-07-30 Thread Donald Marang
The Alt + NumPad Period key combination comes in handy for this. It reports line, character position, and percent onn a webpage and probably most documents. It will also announce cursor state and position when in other circumstances, including when using the JAWS or Invisible cursor. Don Mar

Re: [Blind-Computing] Has anyone used VLC Media Player?

2010-07-27 Thread Donald Marang
VLC Media Player is a great player that plays about any format on the player. In some cases, just installing the player will ebable Windows Media Player to play more formats as well. I still use an old version of the software, version 0.7, because later versions changed the default skin to on

Re: [Blind-Computing] * Problem Resolved!, F2 Key does now work

2010-07-27 Thread Donald Marang
"Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: http://AmericanBlindChess.org - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:59 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Compu

Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work

2010-07-26 Thread Donald Marang
I guess there are many things that might cause this . I will go through a few that come to mind. First for the more obvious. I assume that you are wanting to rename these files within Windows Explorer. Make sure the window is maximized. You might also want to check the view settings. I wou

Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem, F2 Key does not work

2010-07-26 Thread Donald Marang
Did you say that when you press the F2 key it just says, "edit"? If so, have you attempted to type in a new name and press Enter? It might be that it is allowing you to edit the filename, but is not properly echo the new name as you type. This is still a problem, but a different kind of probl

Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner RecommendationsNeeded

2010-07-23 Thread Donald Marang
Thanks. Not personally in the market for a new scanner right now. I was a huge fan of HP printers and scanners for decades. I had gotten frustrated with the poor quality of the paper feeder on the HP home All-In-One printers recently. The last OfficeJet I had was so terrible that my wife ref

Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner RecommendationsNeeded

2010-07-22 Thread Donald Marang
Those are impressive options for a free bundled scanner software. I never got anything that good with previous HP scanners. Is this a recent addition or perhaps only provided with high end scanners? Don Marang -- From: "mark Torgerson" Sent: T

Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner RecommendationsNeeded

2010-07-22 Thread Donald Marang
t self voicing, also have a more expensive program, Scan and Read Pro, still under $150) 99.95 Premier Assistive Technology, Inc http://www.readingmadeez.com Hope that helps someone out. I haven't tried these, so unfortunately, can't answer questions on them. All the best, Eleni On 7/

Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner RecommendationsNeeded

2010-07-22 Thread Donald Marang
I am a little confused. Do you already have a scanner with Dr-DOS compatible drivers orr not? If so, what is the model and manufacturer? If not, I agree that HP provides the best support for non Windows drivers. I know that they support Linux and Mac as well as Windows. I am not sure about

Re: [Blind-Computing] MSE download links

2010-07-22 Thread Donald Marang
ystem tray and I have it set to scan daily. That doesn't mean the difinitions are actually up to date. How can one tell? Marilyn - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] MSE download links

Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner Recommendations Needed

2010-07-22 Thread Donald Marang
I have noticed that you have expressed a desire to work strictly in a DOS environment. Is this just from a matter of level of comfort or from a particular application that requires DOS? I am not even sure if Microsoft sells or supports a stand-alone DOS anymore. I do not think they have for

Re: [Blind-Computing] MSE download links

2010-07-21 Thread Donald Marang
re : > a set of accessible installation instructions when we all started using mse? : > I can't see that yellow bar miss microsoft talks about on the video. Help : > needed so I can get mse back soonest. marilyn : > - Original Message - : > From: "Donald Marang

Re: [Blind-Computing] Navigating Tables using Jaws

2010-07-20 Thread Donald Marang
Well I do not know if there is a specific jump command within a table. However, there are keystrokes to move around in a table. If you hold down the Alt + Control keys, then use one of the Arrow keys, it will move and read one column left or right. The up / down Arrow keys will move a row at

Re: [Blind-Computing] MSE download links

2010-07-20 Thread Donald Marang
miss microsoft talks about on the video. Help needed so I can get mse back soonest. marilyn ----- Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] MSE download links : That is the beauty of MSE. You do not need an

Re: [Blind-Computing] MSE download links

2010-07-20 Thread Donald Marang
That is the beauty of MSE. You do not need any instructions. Unless you want to change the time or frequency of complete scans, it stays out of the way. If it finds a virus, it will notify you with an easy to read, accessible dialog. Now you can concentrate on your dangerous actions as a us

Re: [Blind-Computing] Trend micro security

2010-07-19 Thread Donald Marang
I also ended up removing this software that came preinstalled on my laptop. It was not accessible and slowed down my computer. I use the free and very accessible Microsoft Security Essentials. Don Marang -- From: "Deanne Miller" Sent: Monday, Ju

Re: [Blind-Computing] Question relating to what I think might be part of cobra

2010-07-14 Thread Donald Marang
I extensively use Shift + Enter to open a link in a new window, where the link is on a somewhat different topic than what I am currently researching. I also use Control + Shift + Enter to open a link in a new Tab in the foreground. As stated before the back key does not always return to the co

Re: [Blind-Computing] Question relating to what I think might be part of cobra

2010-07-14 Thread Donald Marang
I do not think so. Although I am interested in COBRA, I have not tried it yet. I have experienced this problem a lot. It has been happening while I use either JAWS 11 or JAWS 10! It started immediately after installing the latest JAWS 11 update. Freedom Scientific must have made a change to

Re: [Blind-Computing] About Daisy

2010-07-08 Thread Donald Marang
Check out daisy.org. It is a wealth of information and tools. There is a free authoring tool and a plug-in to save a Word document to a daisy format. This is not a conversion utility, more of a simplified authoring tool. Don Marang -- From: "Si

Re: [Blind-Computing] NEW VERSION OF JAWS WORKSWELLWITHWINDOWSLIVEMAIL

2010-07-07 Thread Donald Marang
a bit confused. Actually, those messages are deleted but they don't immediately disappear. That, like some other situations, is a strange behavior on the part of Windows Live Mail. John Justice ------ From: "Donald Marang" Sent: Mo

Re: [Blind-Computing] question about email signatures

2010-07-07 Thread Donald Marang
I have three signatures defined in Windows Live Mail on Windows 7. I can see how to set a different signature to different mail accounts in the Advanced dialog of the Signature Options. I used to use this feature. However, this is not how I want to use multiple signatures now. I also monitor

Re: [Blind-Computing] question about email signatures

2010-07-06 Thread Donald Marang
I used to be able to do this with Windows Mail in Vista. Now I am using Windows Live Mail on Windows 7. I still have multiple signatures defined in Options. However, for some reason, my Insert menu does not have a sub-menu to choose one of the other signatures. Is this different for other us

Re: [Blind-Computing] is windoes live messenger downloadable?

2010-07-05 Thread Donald Marang
You get to choose from any or all of the components of Windows Live Essentials, which include; Messenger, Photo Gallery, Mail, Movie Maker, Writer, Family Safety, and Toolbar, plus Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, Office Live Add-in, and Microsoft Silverlight. Just go to: get.live.com Don

Re: [Blind-Computing] NEW VERSION OF JAWS WORKS WELL WITHWINDOWSLIVEMAIL

2010-07-05 Thread Donald Marang
I have Windows Live Mail and it finally works very well with the latest JAWS release! I have had many problems getting this to work with JAWS 11 so have been stuck using JAWS 10 until now. There seems to be something funky in my user account that only efgfects JAWS 11 with Windows Live Mail.

Re: [Blind-Computing] NEW VERSION OF JAWS WORKS WELL WITHWINDOWSLIVEMAIL

2010-07-05 Thread Donald Marang
Do you have labeled graphics enabled for that application? Don Marang -- From: "soner" Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 9:32 AM To: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NEW VERSION OF JAWS WORKS WELL WITHWINDOWSLIVEMAIL Hi, I updated to the latest versio

Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip

2010-07-02 Thread Donald Marang
About a year ago I bought a simultaneous dual band wireless router. I bought a Linksys610N model. I wanted the two bands so streaming video around the house would not slow down Internet browsing on my laptop. The higher 5 GHz range shows up as a separate SSID on devices that have 802.11N wir

Re: [Blind-Computing] Navigating a level backwards

2010-07-01 Thread Donald Marang
It seems that in both situations, the left arrow will first close the object, then the next press will move up to the next level.The Backspace key takes me up a level with each press. Don Marang -- From: "Silpa Mallipeddi" Sent: Thursday, July 0

Re: [Blind-Computing] system access

2010-06-29 Thread Donald Marang
I am very interested in this functionality as well. Don Marang -- From: "chris hallsworth" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:56 AM To: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] system access Hi sir, are you totally blind? Keep in touch off list please as I a

Re: [Blind-Computing] Safely removing USB external hard drive

2010-06-27 Thread Donald Marang
Yes, that is the recommended action before unplugging any USB drive, unless the caching feature is disabled. I find a faster way to do this is go to the "Computer" or "My Computer" folder in Windows Explorer. If you are copying files to the drive, pressing Backspace should eventualy get you t

Re: [Blind-Computing] WinTV and TV cards

2010-05-06 Thread Donald Marang
I would like to know the answer to this question as well. Perhaps no one on the list has attempted to use any of these USB video devices yet. I have seen some messages lately about using a HD TV internal card with Windows Media Center. I have been considering purchasing one of these as well.

Re: [Blind-Computing] looking for a free accessible acount or budggetprogram that is accessible with jaws 7.0 and windows xp

2010-04-26 Thread Donald Marang
There is a web service and iPhone / Android Apps called mint (mint.com), that can automatically collect and analyze all of your bank accounts. I think it is now owned by InTuit and is the same people who control all of the bank to bank transfers anyway. It is highly recommended by the technic

Re: [Blind-Computing] A fine mystery

2010-04-09 Thread Donald Marang
How old is your computer? Is it a desktop computer? If this continues to happen, this Alzheimer's effect is probably caused by a dead battery. This might also make the computer forget the basic hardware configuration and cause problems. It might not even boot if it forgets hardware informati

Re: [Blind-Computing] Great Control Panel Trick

2010-04-05 Thread Donald Marang
trol Panel Trick Thanks Don! I really like God Mode :) -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: 5. april 2010 14:15 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Gre

[Blind-Computing] Great Control Panel Trick

2010-04-05 Thread Donald Marang
This morning I found a cool, easy trick from lifehacker.com! It is a special view of the Control Panel, they called God-Mode. All you have to do is create a folder on your Desktop with the name God-Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} It opens a view of the Control Panel not available

Re: [Blind-Computing] nls player u s b books

2010-03-30 Thread Donald Marang
Until the latest firmware, it was not possible to have more than one book on a cartridge. Don Marang -- From: "Jeffrey Shockley" Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:36 PM To: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] nls player u s b books Hi, I have a quest

Re: [Blind-Computing] nls player firmware upgrade

2010-03-30 Thread Donald Marang
People like me would need to download the upgrades from this site since I told the library I do not want them to mail me cartridges! I have a blank cartridge and download the NLS books of my choice rather than the library selecting my books. Don Marang ---

Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS LIVE MAIL, CORRECTION

2010-03-28 Thread Donald Marang
Thanks, but I turned this setting off before I received any email. I always prefer my messages to pop up in a separate window. Wow, I can imagine how much worse it could have been if this is considered an improvement! I urge all Windows Live Mail users to call freedom Scientific Tech Support

Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS LIVE MAIL WHIGS OUT

2010-03-28 Thread Donald Marang
Yeah, this comes up occasionally on this list. Freedom Scientific has paid little attention to fixing the Windows Live Mail scripts that are just modified Outlook Express scripts. They just say it should be taken care of in the update later this month. They would not even take down or listen

Re: [Blind-Computing] using drop box

2010-03-25 Thread Donald Marang
Local backup is great and fast, but you should also keep a backup of all of your critical files off site. Off site is somewhere outside of your house or work. Thinnk of a house fire, theft, or natural disaster that might destroy your computer and local backup. This can be a second external

Re: [Blind-Computing] Another Excel problem

2010-03-25 Thread Donald Marang
You can edit that formula in that cell by pressing F2 when in the cell. Then you should be able to read it or copy the formula within that edit box. Don Marang -- From: "Cliff Smales" Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:40 PM To: Subject: [Blind-Co

Re: [Blind-Computing] HP Keyboard Question

2010-03-22 Thread Donald Marang
I love my snacks! That is one of the reasons I use a USB keyboard on my laptop. When I destroy it, I can buy another for about $12. Don Marang -- From: "JOHN JUSTICE" Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 7:01 PM To: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] HP K

Re: [Blind-Computing] ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS, A RECOMMENDATION

2010-03-22 Thread Donald Marang
Relax, it does not sound like Microsoft will charge for Security Essentials any time soon. They want to eleviate some of the reputation Windows has developed regarding security. Don Marang -- From: "JOHN JUSTICE" Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 6:

Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 8 settings

2010-03-12 Thread Donald Marang
s that are currently open? I just do CTRL 1 through 8. That isn't tab browsing is it? -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:58 PM To: blind-computing

Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 8 settings

2010-03-12 Thread Donald Marang
That is pretty much it. It is called Tab browsing since at the top of the current page there are what appears to the sighted as a file folder tab for each open page. The sighted normally clicks on the tab they want to view. Fortunately, Microsoft also included the QuickTab drop down menu and l

Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 8 settings

2010-03-11 Thread Donald Marang
al Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: 11. mars 2010 08:41 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 8 settings I do not know if there is anything you can do about that. I

Re: [Blind-Computing] IE 8 settings

2010-03-10 Thread Donald Marang
I do not know if there is anything you can do about that. I do not know whether this is a new JAWS feature or a new Microsoft accessibility feature. It is supposed to make most of the toolbar areas accessible just by Tabbing around after reaching the bottom of the page. It is occasionally nice

Re: [Blind-Computing] Help with external hard drive

2010-02-26 Thread Donald Marang
Looking back at your original message and your troubleshooting steps, I think there is a strong possibility that one of your USB device drivers got corrupted. Deleteing the USB devices or all of the USB devices, if necessary, from the Device Manager Control Panel might fix your problem. Windo

[Blind-Computing] Windows 7 Screen Resolution

2010-02-25 Thread Donald Marang
On my family's computer, a Dell Inspirion 518 desktop running Windows 7 Home Priemium, the screen goes black occasionally when starting or waking up from a screen saver. The screen saver settings are the defaults where it returns to the login screen when waking up. I have had to "fix" this sev

Re: [Blind-Computing] question reading statements with adobe reader

2010-02-24 Thread Donald Marang
Sounds like the statement that you are attempting to read Is just a scanned image of the paper document, rather than a PDF document that also contains the text. You will need to print it to a virtual printer to a program like OpenBook or save the PDF file to your hard disk and use another OCR p

Re: [Blind-Computing] Screen reader with Linux

2010-02-22 Thread Donald Marang
nux A few years ago a friend showed me a speech program called festival for Linux . I wonder if that is still out? On 2/22/2010 7:21 AM, Donald Marang wrote: I guess the fate of Orca, just like so many other Sun technologies and products, such as Open Office and Java, are in limbo! All will be s

Re: [Blind-Computing] Screen reader with Linux

2010-02-22 Thread Donald Marang
NUX? Frank -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:22 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Screen reader with Linux I guess t

Re: [Blind-Computing] virtual machine

2010-02-22 Thread Donald Marang
tia Frank -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:41 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] virtual machine The VMware JAWS scri

Re: [Blind-Computing] Screen reader with Linux

2010-02-22 Thread Donald Marang
I guess the fate of Orca, just like so many other Sun technologies and products, such as Open Office and Java, are in limbo! All will be supported by the open source community. However, possibly being without the corporate backing things will be different. Orca still lives on and there are s

Re: [Blind-Computing] virtual machine

2010-02-21 Thread Donald Marang
e Hi Don Marang Can you post your site to check out the type of jaws script which you have there? Thanks! - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] virtual machine | Being a consumer sucks! I a

Re: [Blind-Computing] virtual machine

2010-02-21 Thread Donald Marang
arrator I have that are meant to work on them, but suppose that also negates this joint licence issue as such. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang"

Re: [Blind-Computing] virtual machine

2010-02-20 Thread Donald Marang
Good question! According to my attempts to get answers from Microsoft, Apple and Freedom Scientific. The answer from Apple is simple. Anyone attempting to run their Operating System on any hardware that is not from Apple will be prosecuted! the response from the other two depend on who you

Re: [Blind-Computing] question about the safely remove hardware option

2010-02-20 Thread Donald Marang
The Safely remove option ensures that all data that is buffered during a copy operation is complete and the files have been closed properly. In most cases, waiting a few seconds before ripping the USB device out should be adequate. However, some devices like the Victor Reader Stream seem very

Re: [Blind-Computing] question about the safely remove hardware option

2010-02-20 Thread Donald Marang
The manner in which I use the Safely remove operation is through the context menu of the device rather than use the item in the System Tray. Primarily, I do this because I find it faster since I do not need to go through multiple dialogs selecting and confirming the operation. When I am done

Re: [Blind-Computing] Screen shot

2010-02-19 Thread Donald Marang
Yes, that should work just as well, if mot better. However, not everybody has OpenBook. The same process performed by the script can be accomplished with Microsoft Office. The point of the script is to automate the process. I use this capability much more since I automated the process. I sup

Re: [Blind-Computing] Screen shot

2010-02-19 Thread Donald Marang
Pressing Alt + PrintScreen keys together will capture a screenshot of the current window and place it in the Clipboard. This will be an image of the foreground window. It then would need to be pasted into an image program such as Paint. Unfortunately, an image of the window does not help user

Re: [Blind-Computing] creating a website

2010-02-08 Thread Donald Marang
To learn the technologies required for web development, like HTML, CSS, and so on, I like to go to: http://www.w3schools.com/ Note that both HTML and CSS can be done in a simple text editor like notepad. CSS is Cascading Style Sheets. It is the preferred manner in which to define how you wan

Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software?

2010-02-08 Thread Donald Marang
I heard on the Victor Reader Stream mailing list that Obama is attempting to pass treaties that relax terms for sharing between international libraries for blind reading material! Don Marang -- From: "Marek Durila" Sent: Monday, February 08, 201

Re: [Blind-Computing] Maximizing a Document Window in Excel

2010-01-29 Thread Donald Marang
re button and push the left mouse button (num pad slash) hope this helps Al -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 3:00 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.c

[Blind-Computing] Maximizing a Document Window in Excel

2010-01-29 Thread Donald Marang
I have an old spreadsheet that only fills about one fourth of the screen on my current display. I know how to get to the System menu of the Excel window (Alt + Space) so I can maximize Excel. Is there a way to get to the System menu to maximize the Document window within the Excel window? Do

Re: [Blind-Computing] SATOGO

2010-01-29 Thread Donald Marang
After you go to the satogo.com website and press Enter, it will download a small executable to a temporary folder where it will run. It will ask you to press Alt + R twice in a prerecorded voice to respond to the Windows security dialogs. Once the computer is rebooted, the temp area should be

Re: [Blind-Computing] Installing Office 2007 Re: Office 2007 andDocuments Created with Office 2000

2010-01-19 Thread Donald Marang
All of the documents you created will be separate from the Office program files. They will not be removed when uninstalling the old version of Office. Custom templates that you created might be an exception to this statement. However, if you created such templates, you probably would know wh

Re: [Blind-Computing] success--donald, jacob and all-options back

2010-01-12 Thread Donald Marang
Glad the issue is resolved! Persistence is a large part of success! Don Marang -- From: "Marilyn Walker" Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:40 PM To: Subject: [Blind-Computing] success--donald, jacob and all-options back Hi, helpers! Donald,

Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone

2010-01-12 Thread Donald Marang
54 PM To: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone Donald, when you say print the previous key combination, which previous key combination do you mean and what do you mean by "print?" I'll try it if you can be more specific. marilyn - Original Message

Re: [Blind-Computing] outlook express options gone

2010-01-12 Thread Donald Marang
Pressing the previously mentioned key combination twice will toggle the Tether JAWS Cursor to the PC Cursor on or off and retain that setting. Like Jacob said, having the JAWS Cursor tethered to the PC Cursor will cause all menus with submenus to open automaticaally. Therefore, if the JAWS Cur

Re: [Blind-Computing] Disk usage in Windows Explorer Status Bar

2010-01-03 Thread Donald Marang
ize column. Good or what! Anyway, hope this helps. Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopher...@googlemail.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 I am also on Facebook. On 03/01/2010 01:19, Donald Marang wrote: Back when I had Vista Home Premium, I had Windows Explorer set so if

[Blind-Computing] Disk usage in Windows Explorer Status Bar

2010-01-02 Thread Donald Marang
Back when I had Vista Home Premium, I had Windows Explorer set so if you were viewing the root of a hard drive or device, the used and free space info was in the Status Bar. Therefore, I could easily get JAWS to announce this inffo by pressing Insert + PageDown. It would also announce the size

Re: [Blind-Computing] Talking Image for Windows Recovery Disk

2009-12-31 Thread Donald Marang
use PayPal. Regards David Griffith -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Thursday, 31 December 2009 05:32 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Talking Image f

[Blind-Computing] Talking Image for Windows Recovery Disk

2009-12-30 Thread Donald Marang
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond on this topic. I have been having health and technical problems. To be more exact, I have written down instructions for creating a bootable version of Vinux 2.1 as a Live DVD or USB Pen Drive (also called a Flash drive or memory stick; I wish there wa

Re: [Blind-Computing] currency conversion

2009-12-28 Thread Donald Marang
I know you got your answer, but Google can also handle conversions of just about any type! Just type in the following into the search box: convert 32.70 USD to GBP The answer will be a level 2 heading (navigate to this quickly by pressing 'h' until you get to the answer), between the sponser r

Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading RAM on Netbook

2009-12-28 Thread Donald Marang
I do not have a Netbook yet, but I would definitely add the extra 1 GB RAM! As I understand it, either Microsoft or Intel or both require retailers to only sell Netbooks with 1 GB. It is, however, recommended and advisable to upgrade to 2 GB if possible. If you want to run virtualization, I wo

Re: [Blind-Computing] Getting Flash Player to work

2009-12-24 Thread Donald Marang
Which version of Windows are you using? In Windows 7 and Vista, each application and each IE browser window has a different bolume control and mute button. If you are using either of these, I would suggest opening the volume mixer (Insert + F11, Select Volume at the very bottom, and select op

Re: [Blind-Computing] screen reader

2009-12-23 Thread Donald Marang
: jfw, WE or ZT? -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:49 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] screen reader nvda-p

Re: [Blind-Computing] screen reader

2009-12-23 Thread Donald Marang
nvda-project.org Don Marang -- From: "Kimsan Song" Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:25 PM To: Subject: [Blind-Computing] screen reader Hi, Does anyone know where I can download NVDA for window seven? For answers to frequently asked questi

Re: [Blind-Computing] facing problems in windows 7; Icon Control Panel View

2009-12-19 Thread Donald Marang
I have a partial solution for the Control Panel! The crazy default view is called "Category" view. Vista had a button to switch to "Clasic" view, that allowed all of the Control Panels to be viewed like a folder and be displayed in List view. In Windows 7, it is possible to list in something

Re: [Blind-Computing] I'm having trouble seeing what I copy and pasted

2009-12-18 Thread Donald Marang
After performing a copy containing text (Control + C), you can have JAWS read the contents of the clipboard by pressing the JAWSKey (Insert for desktop layout) + Windows + X. This is available in JAWS 10 and 11. This should help to determine if the copy was successful. Some applications / d

Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name

2009-12-18 Thread Donald Marang
oun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:54 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name Are you certain that you are talking about the computer name and not the user name? I do not believe the compute

Re: [Blind-Computing] Problem with DecTalk USB

2009-12-18 Thread Donald Marang
When you plug in a new USB device, Windows will install the appropriate device driver(s). If Windows can not find the appropriate driver, you might need to go to the manufacturer's website, go to their support page, and look to see if there is a updated driver for that model for the version of

Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name

2009-12-17 Thread Donald Marang
Are you certain that you are talking about the computer name and not the user name? I do not believe the computer name will show up anywhere in the menus. Type "Network" into the Start menu search box to get a list of computers and devices on your network. To change your network name or work

Re: [Blind-Computing] I took the plunge and am Now tryingto gowithThunderbird

2009-12-17 Thread Donald Marang
, to must swich to jaws 10 to make it work. After a while though, I just said forget it and swiched to ms outlook 07. -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009

Re: [Blind-Computing] I took the plunge and am Now trying to gowithThunderbird

2009-12-17 Thread Donald Marang
JAWS does not work well with Microsoft Live Mail! Since Outlook Express and Windows Mail are not available in Windows7, people are forced to switch to something. FS has scripts for Live Mail in JAWS 10 and 11, but they have lots of flaws. The JAWS 10 scripts actually work better for me than J

Re: [Blind-Computing] Disk imaging programs.

2009-12-15 Thread Donald Marang
Sorry folks! I meant to at least type up step by step instructions of how I created my Vinux Live CD with Image for Linux (IFL). I got distracted on more interesting projects and I would like to finish all my Christmas shopping by tomorrow while I can still get free shipping! I will attempt t

Re: [Blind-Computing] Looking for free TV site that will work with Jaws7.

2009-12-12 Thread Donald Marang
Most networks like CBS or ABC have some programs available to stream to your PC for free. But the best source of free streaming programs I have found is hulu.com. It was funded by NBC and Fox, but has much more! NetFlix now has unlimited streaming of movies to your PC, X-Box, PS3 or Roku box

Re: [Blind-Computing] display

2009-11-29 Thread Donald Marang
m, can't running your laptop with the lid closed cause overheating problems? - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] display I used a Sony laptop that had a dead, black screen for over a year.

Re: [Blind-Computing] display

2009-11-28 Thread Donald Marang
I used a Sony laptop that had a dead, black screen for over a year. Since most of the time I use an USB keyboard and powered external speakers I just kept the lid closed. It worked great and my daughters stopped asking to borrow my computer! Now that I have a working laptop, I often close th

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-27 Thread Donald Marang
: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe hi Donald thank you for reply any idea how much that is in sterling? and do you have make and model information thank you yvonne - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Thursday, November 26,

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-25 Thread Donald Marang
The latest generation iPod Touch with 16 or 32 GB now is accessible. It can not run JAWS, but comes with a screen reader called Voice Over. It has a touch screen, but is fully accessible and has specific method and gestures designed for the blind. It can run most Apps written for the iPhone,

Re: [Blind-Computing] jaws 11 losing focus.

2009-11-25 Thread Donald Marang
I am currently using Vista as well and also have the problem. Sometimes I think this problem existed in 10 but there was no announcement. It does this on occasion when my system, like when IE is grinding away or downloading or simply slow. Does anyone tracked down where this code or known ho

Re: [Blind-Computing] Virtual Machine

2009-11-24 Thread Donald Marang
t A Overbey Jr. Sent: 24 November 2009 22:07 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Virtual Machine Thanks guys for the added illumination. I now have a much better understanding. Will JAWS work in the Virtual Machine platform? Donald Marang wrote: Jacob is com

Re: [Blind-Computing] Virtual Machine

2009-11-24 Thread Donald Marang
Jacob is completely correct. But testing is only one good example. Software support departments, server farms, corporations with legacy applications, regular users wanting to try out different operating systems, and many other people find running Virtual Machines beneficial. I used a Virtual

Re: [Blind-Computing] Norton ghost help

2009-11-21 Thread Donald Marang
iginal Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:31 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] norton ghost help The one "limitation&quo

Re: [Blind-Computing] norton ghost help

2009-11-21 Thread Donald Marang
The one "limitation" of Image for Windows is that to perform a recovery with speech takes a little effort. But it is the only product I have found where this is possible! Image for Windows has great technology that allows an accurate image of the disk to be made while Windows and JAWS are sti

Re: [Blind-Computing] best sound card

2009-11-17 Thread Donald Marang
In addition to ease of use, most sound and recording buffs prefer external sound cards because inside a PC case, whether laptop or desktop. has lots of high speed electronics which generates a lot of noise. The external sound cards do not need to shield against as much noise and should generate

Re: [Blind-Computing] can't remove the Google tool bar

2009-11-15 Thread Donald Marang
Even if you can get it successfully removed, I have found that it gets installed again and gets enabled, even if you are being diligent! I just gave up and stopped attempting to remove it. I just keep it disabled by making sure it is unchecked in the "Toolbars" submenu of the "View" menu. At

Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to unplugaflashdrive

2009-11-12 Thread Donald Marang
s-users.com]on Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:07 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to unplug aflashdrive The quickest way to perform this function that I know of is to select it from the context menu in Wi

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