[Blind-Computing] Perhaps off-topic, not sure (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Does anyone know where I can find literature on the function of the vibrating sonic guide units on the market. There's a surprising amount of stuff out there on the Net, but I'm looking for info on the device that's available for purchase, not the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Open Book 9.0. Pearl. Upside down? (UNCLASSIFIED)

, William S NWK [mailto:william.s.step...@usace.army.mil] Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 2:07 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Open Book 9.0. Pearl. Upside down? (UNCLASSIFIED) - Email found in subject Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Stephanie and Al: I

Re: [Blind-Computing] notetaking question - Email found in subject (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE I use an IPhone along with a Bluetooth Keyboard made by RII, or a Refreshabraille 18 braille display. This is very handy since I use the Notes program on the phone and just Email my notes to myself when done. -Original Message- From:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Is MS SharePoint accessible? (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Stephanie: I deal with SharePoint regularly, and I'd say that it's not completely inaccessible, but using it can be a real challenge. It depends on the views that are used and what the content you're trying to access is. For instance, I have to

Re: [Blind-Computing] Using DropBox to transfer files (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE If you have Dropbox on both machines, it should act like a drive, so I don't believe a share folder is necessary. I do this frequently as a matter of fact. -Original Message- From: Blind-Computing

Re: [Blind-Computing] New Captcha-Solving Service for Blind Computer Users (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE This is outstanding! Now perhaps I can get a Gmail account of my very own. Thanks for sharing. -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent:

[Blind-Computing] Twitter help please (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE All: I now have to use a Twitter account, or page, or whatever it's called, and I know absolutely nothing about Twitter. I have an account, but I need basic information like what the various buttons and links actually do. Can someone point me to a

Re: [Blind-Computing] office headset? (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE There are a couple ways of doing this, depending on what your particular situation is. If you're using some kind of internet protocol for your telephone, or if that's available, you can certainly use a computer headset with a microphone with your

Re: [Blind-Computing] Credict Card for online purchasing (UNCLASSIFIED)

documents? Nam - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Credict Card for online purchasing (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats

Re: [Blind-Computing] Credict Card for online purchasing (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE It's certainly possible to have an electronic signature built and placed on your computer, I know that because I have one. How it's actually done however is something I don't know. Another thing I've known people to do is to have a small rubber stamp

Re: [Blind-Computing] Recommendation for a microphone (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Lenny: When I make voice recordings in Goldwave, I generally use a headset with a microphone like you'd use with a computer communications application like Skype. These are pretty inexpensive, sometimes you can find them for under $5. I'm sure the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Openbook help (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE You'll have to upgrade to OB 9 for Windows 7 and 64 bit. -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of stoo...@juno.com Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 12:33 PM To:

[Blind-Computing] Sending images of documents via Email (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE All: I have a couple forms containing both text and signatures which I need to Email. I've been told by generally reliable sources that this is possible without resorting to programs like Openbook. I have a good scanner and am running Windows 7. My

Re: [Blind-Computing] Sending images of documents via Email(UNCLASSIFIED)

- From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 4:27 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Sending images of documents via Email(UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE All: I have a couple forms

Re: [Blind-Computing] Sending images of documents via Email (UNCLASSIFIED)

, William S NWK Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 7:28 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Sending images of documents via Email (UNCLASSIFIED) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE All: I have a couple forms containing both text and signatures which I need to Email. I've

Re: [Blind-Computing] Sending images of documentsvia Email(UNCLASSIFIED)

in the search box of the start menu, and there's something called windows fax and scan, but haven't used it at all myself..? Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK

Re: [Blind-Computing] Thumb drives

As others here have previously said, a thumb drive is just a drive. The only thing I would add is that when you plug it in to a USB port, you will, or should, get a set of options. Generally, you're going to want to pick the open files in windows explorer option when that happens. William

Re: [Blind-Computing] Dropbox help creating links

I actually spent a lot of time being confused about this too, so, here's a tip: When you select that create link or add link, or whatever it is after pressing the applications key, the link will magically appear in your clipboard where it's ready to be inserted into whatever document or Email

Re: [Blind-Computing] Dropbox

I'm not David, but you can go to: Dropbox.com David's right, it is sweet, and I use it as a workaround for getting lists of tasks and things over to my IPhone, since it's possible to link an IPhone to your dropbox. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National

Re: [Blind-Computing] USB and Braille Embosser

I have a Braille Blazerr, and recently switched to a USB only computer. A good computer shop will have USB to parallel cables. You'll have to assign a port number to the device, but a computer savy individual shouldn't have much trouble with that. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst,

Re: [Blind-Computing] Youtube-mp3.org question

to find the download link but its there. After you install it just go to YouTube then press shift F10 or windows applications key then down arrow to free YouTube to mp3 converter and tab around to the download button. -M - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step

Re: [Blind-Computing] Youtube-mp3.org question

before taking action and don't forget to alt tab to insure you don't miss any dialogues. :) -M - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing

[Blind-Computing] Youtube-mp3.org question

I have two computers, one running XP and the other Windows 7. I'm trying to convert a youtube video to MP3 format. I do a search for what I want in google, then copy the URL that shows up after I check the file. Then, I copy the URL into the edit field in Youtube-MP3.org and press the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Youtube-mp3.org question

on the YouTube webpage and press enter on the Free YouTube to MP3 option? It eliminates having to copy and paste. -M - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:28 PM Subject: [Blind

Re: [Blind-Computing] Web Braille from NLS

What is the address from which you have gotten this file? The Web Braille files I know about are not zipped and are in .brf format. I believe the address for them is: www.loc.gov/nls/braille or: www.loc.gov/nls/braille/ You'll need a sign-in name and password to use this service, probably

Re: [Blind-Computing] Web Braille from NLS

Braille from NLS I thought that was what I had done. I just hit the link from the catalogue. Strange - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing

Re: [Blind-Computing] Web Braille from NLS

-users.com] On Behalf Of Niamh Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 1:53 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Web Braille from NLS I thought that was what I had done. I just hit the link from the catalogue. Strange - Original Message - From: Stephan, William

Re: [Blind-Computing] Jaws 13 and Refreshabraille 18

I just sufferred through this myself. First, there are brandy new drivers for the Refreshabraille on aph's website. I can't send the link from this machine, but if you can't find it, send me an Email to: wstep...@everestkc.net and I'll provide it with some instructions I just got from APH.

Re: [Blind-Computing] dictionary

Trish: Dictionary.com is an online dictionary that works pretty well, especially if you use the mobile version. They have a word of the day thing where they Email or text you a word every day, is that what you're thinking about? Also, if using the full blown version, I do a find for ipa and

Re: [Blind-Computing] Possible solution/Re: Removing hard carriage returns in MS Word 2010

luck with web pastes. Here you are: http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_ms_word_replace_line_breaks_carriage_returns.htm http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_ms_word_replace_line_breaks_carriage_returns.htm Brad On 2/7/2012 04:39 PM Stephan, William S NWK said... I know .css can be used on the web

Re: [Blind-Computing] Removing hard carriage returns in MS Word 2010

Brad: this is a problem that all of us who have to present documents to sighted folks deal with. I have to publish a weekly report where data comes from five or six sources, and formatting is always a problem. I sometimes have to do this line by line, and it's very time consuming. I have

Re: [Blind-Computing] Removing hard carriage returns in MS Word 2010

PM Stephan, William S NWK said... Brad: this is a problem that all of us who have to present documents to sighted folks deal with. I have to publish a weekly report where data comes from five or six sources, and formatting is always a problem. I sometimes have to do this line by line, and it's

Re: [Blind-Computing] Sharing Folders in Drop Box

I'm having a similar problem. When I try to put a file in the public folder, absolutely nothing happens. Any thoughts as to why that might be? William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Sharing Folders in Drop Box

, 2012 1:36 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Sharing Folders in Drop Box yes, you have to zip it first - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012

Re: [Blind-Computing] Reading Power Point File with Jaws 12?

Also, try backspace. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office: 816-389-3801 FAX: 816-389-2029 Help us in Building Strong! Please tell us how we are doing. Visit our Interactive

[Blind-Computing] Forms software

Soon, we will be required to use: PureEdge and Adobe LiveCycle Forms software Anybody using this, and/or does anyone know if it's accessible? Thanks. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Re: [Blind-Computing] Cell phone that's easy to use sinkwithmycomputer

://www.vinuxproject.org/ On 10/3/2011 9:47 AM, Stephan, William S NWK wrote: All: I recently (as in within the past three weeks) drank the coolade and purchased an IPhone. So far I like it, but I cannot get my Outlook calendar to sync. When I go through the cyncing process, Itunes says it's syncing

Re: [Blind-Computing] Cell phone that's easy to use sink withmycomputer

All: I recently (as in within the past three weeks) drank the coolade and purchased an IPhone. So far I like it, but I cannot get my Outlook calendar to sync. When I go through the cyncing process, Itunes says it's syncing the calendar, but I can't find it on the phone. My contacts,

Re: [Blind-Computing] Cell phone that's easy to use sinkwithmycomputer

sinkwithmycomputer Even using iTunes I find the calendar not usable. David Ferrin Business conventions are important . . . because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without. - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing

Re: [Blind-Computing] System Backups

, William S NWK wrote: All: Anybody have experience/suggestions for a system backup service, e.g. Carbonite that works with screen readers like JAWS? Thanks. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps

Re: [Blind-Computing] System Backups

. -- Dean Kamen On 7/28/2011 3:16 PM, Stephan, William S NWK wrote: All: Anybody have experience/suggestions for a system backup service, e.g. Carbonite that works with screen readers like JAWS? Thanks. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization

Re: [Blind-Computing] System Backups

://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/29/2011 10:46 AM, Stephan, William S NWK wrote: Don, thanks, what is Karen's Replicator

Re: [Blind-Computing] System Backups

it done. If you don't have them I'll send them to you,just let me know. I saved them for myself. John carvalho - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [Blind

Re: [Blind-Computing] System Backups

Backups If I understand your question, Do you have drop box? If not you should get it then back up your info then put it into your drop box. John Carvalho - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday

Re: [Blind-Computing] routers

I just bought a Netgear router as an add-on, and the guy who secured it is blind and seemed to be able to access everything he needed with his Iphone. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Re: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop;

Dan: As Maria said, the display is the pricey part. There are all manner of options out there these days but if you don't need Braille, then think about a Netbook. These are generally less expensive than a laptop, smaller, lighter, and generally sufficient for those of us not doing a lot of

Re: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop;

Dan: GW Micro was selling the Braille Sense, or they were supposed to be anyway. Check with them, or a possibly better option is to check with HIMS Inc. I think HIMS might actually be the manufacturer. Again though, if you want a note taker, check out APH. Last Fall I did a bunch of research

[Blind-Computing] Another shortcutting question

We have a public calendar for use of the members of my small branch. It's actually a public folder that's buried under three or four (can't remember) other layers of folders in Outlook. I'd like to be able to quickly access this calendar without having to go through all the sorting through these

Re: [Blind-Computing] PacMate

The Pacmates I know about run some version of Pocket Windows, so they're going to have a stripped down Office suite which will have contacts calendar, tasks etc and an Email client. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r)

Re: [Blind-Computing] more on cassette to computer

Karen: It sounds way harder than it really is. I had a bunch of stereo cassettes of music that's no longer available commercially that were deteriorating slowly, and I was able to digitize them with Gold Wave, and I am by no means a techie. Your sound card is where your speakers are probably

[Blind-Computing] A Desktop Shortcut Question

All: I frequently have to access and edit files which reside on a public drive. The drive has hundreds of folders/directories on it, which means using the first letter to find a folder is extremely time-consuming. I want to build a shortcut to the folder I need and have it reside on my desktop.

Re: [Blind-Computing] A Desktop Shortcut Question

more quickly. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: Stephan, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 9:41 PM Subject: [Blind

[Blind-Computing] Email settings for Earthlink and Yahoo

All: I have to set up Email accounts for both Earthlink and Yahoo, and need to know what settings to use, e.g. incoming server, outgoing server, etc. Can somebody point me to where I can find these prior to actually trying to build the accounts? Thanks. William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst,

[Blind-Computing] Lenny's keyboard question

Lenny: I got to thinking about this yesterday. MPJA has, or at least had, some USB keyboards that might work for what you want. I bought one for my wife, but she never used it, and it's somewhere in the maw of my basement. The keyboard is made of some kind of rubber, and can be rolled up for

Re: [Blind-Computing] Wireless keyboard

Maria: I don't know if you're a Braille user, but I recently acquired a Refreshabraille 18 sold by APH and like it a lot. I It has a good battery life,is well-built, small and easy to write on. I use it on a couple computers and a smartphone as well. My wife recently bought the little Braillepen

[Blind-Computing] Creating fillable forms from .pdfs

All, I have some forms that are .pdf files which have in the past been completed using pen-and-ink. I need to convert them to forms with fields that JAWS can recognize and edit in. Any suggestions as to where to look for this are appreciated. William S. Stephan Contract Specialist, Kansas City

Re: [Blind-Computing] Sharepoint and JAWS

something if I really need it and get them to make it more accessible. Sunny Day Maria Campbell lucky1i...@sbcglobal.net When the power of love is stronger than the love of power, then the world will know peace. On 1/27/2011 6:27 PM, Stephan, William S NWK wrote: Yep, it's turn on more accessible

[Blind-Computing] Sharepoint and JAWS

All: I need to access shared documents using Sharepoint. So far, I'm kind of sort of able to do it, but it's clumsy at best and iffy. I've spoken to the folks at FS, and they have no information on Sharepoint, and think JAWS won't work with it. Is anybody out there using Sharepoint, and does

Re: [Blind-Computing] Sharepoint and JAWS

, William S NWK william.s.step...@usace.army.mil To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:37 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Sharepoint and JAWS All: I need to access shared documents using Sharepoint. So far, I'm kind of sort of able to do it, but it's clumsy at best

Re: [Blind-Computing] Reading Secured PDF documents

This really depends on what level of security the document creater uses. Typically, I get a lot of documents that are images, with no text at all. Sometimes Adobe 9 can pull some text out of them, but I've had far better results by using Open Book's Freedom Import Printer to do OCR on the image.

[Blind-Computing] Note-takers

I recently started using APH's Braille Plus and Refreshabraille combination and think it's very very slick. The combo consists of the Braille Plus, which is a very nice PDA running on Linux, and the Refreshabraille 18 which is an 18-cell braille display with a standard braille input keyboard.