Re: [BlindHandyMan] VOIP Phones

2008-05-07 Thread David Ferrin
Broad band is best, and you will need to provide an email address when you sign up for a skype account. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:18 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] VOIP

[BlindHandyMan] advice pleas

2008-05-07 Thread carl
i'm looking for magazines in word format gardening woodwork book revews you kno the sort of thing but whair can i get them is thair any place that offers them? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Show Archives

2008-05-07 Thread Jeff Balek
I'm not sure which show had a part about the robotic vacuum cleaners. It might have been show 230 or 228 or something like that. But robotic vacuum are a cool thing to have. Jeff Balek - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent:

[BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock?

2008-05-07 Thread Matt
Hi, what do I need to buy to patch holes in sheet rock? These are my painted walls, and I have two problem areas. One is where a recliner has hit the wall, and punched holes, not all the way through, and the other is where they hung a towel rack in the house before I got here and they didn't

[BlindHandyMan] new dish washer

2008-05-07 Thread lenny McHugh
Well the new dishwasher a Maytag MDB6701AWQ was installed yesterday. After it was installed I was a little upset. The Maytag customer service person told me that the buttons would be tactile. It is like a piece of glass. I just called Maytag and this new customer service person said that she

Re: [BlindHandyMan] new dish washer

2008-05-07 Thread Dave Mitchell
Hi Lenny, Very interesting. We just recently bought a new house and the GE appliances have membranes galore. Wish me luck as I plan on plunging into the GE customer service maze later today to see if they make Braille overlays available as well. If anyone has plowed this ground before with GE in

Re: [BlindHandyMan] new dish washer

2008-05-07 Thread RJ
Lenny, Velcro works well for this purpose. Picked up some Velcro at a craft shop that had the Velcro in different shapes, 5 years ago and place it on my smooth oven controls and it is still in place. What I liked about it, was able to put the smooth and rough surfaces, (some round and some

Re: [BlindHandyMan] VOIP Phones

2008-05-07 Thread Jerry Richer
I know of no reason that Skype wouldn't work with dial-up but I wouldn't expect great audio quality. I'd be curious to hear how well it works with dial-up. Jerry Chirp|Chirp|Chirp: It's the Bat, Chirping Bat .Com ! Edirol R-09: high quality portable stereo Secure Digital

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Show Archives

2008-05-07 Thread Don
Jennifer, I'll call you one day, Their has got to be a show here, grin. Regards. - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:29 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Show Archives Which show is about the

[BlindHandyMan] just a test. please delete

2008-05-07 Thread Lee A. Stone
just a test. please delete. thanks.Lee -- When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism! [David Starr Jordan, Cardiff, What Great Men Think of Religion] Do you Jabber? I do. My JID is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] advice pleas

2008-05-07 Thread Tom Fowle
Carl, Since nobody else has had a whack at this, I'll pass along what I think I know, maybe it'll generate some corrections or enhancements. I know of no magazines offered directly in word format, but Bookshare http://www.bookshare.org has some in daisy format which can be converted to html with

Re: [BlindHandyMan] advice pleas

2008-05-07 Thread Max Robinson
Larry Martin is reading woodworking magazines on CD Rom in MP3 format. You can contact him at the following email address. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hope this helps. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] advice pleas

2008-05-07 Thread carl
thanks max i'm also interested in aircraft and trains and railways whair can i get magazines on theese subjeckts - Original Message - From: Max Robinson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] advice pleas

Re: [BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock?

2008-05-07 Thread Trouble
if I use wood dough or something? Matt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3083 (20080507) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.comhttp

Re: [BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock?

2008-05-07 Thread Jennifer Jackson
? Matt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3083 (20080507) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.comhttp://www.eset.com Tim

[BlindHandyMan] new subject line accessible magazines

2008-05-07 Thread Tom Fowle
Accessible services for the blind of Pennsylvania: http://www.asb.org has mags on tape including apparrently scientific American, popular mechanics and gardening how to I didn't dig into cost or qualifications. Only tape unfortunately Tom

Re: [BlindHandyMan] advice pleas

2008-05-07 Thread Max Robinson
I'm afraid I don't have an answer for those two. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email

Re: [BlindHandyMan] new dish washer

2008-05-07 Thread cheetah
well lenny don't expect to much. i asked for a braille overlay for mine and they just sent me a row of dimo tape with letters on it. just cut them apart and stick them on. i put mine under the tuch pads and just go up and press. jim At 09:19 AM 5/7/2008, you wrote: Well the new dishwasher a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock?

2008-05-07 Thread Dale Leavens
Remove the plastic anchors. These are small holes in relative terms so all you need for these is a little plaster and a small putty knife. I pick up a small amount of plaster on a corner of the knife and force what I can into the hole, repeat this a couple of times to fill the hole thoroughly

Re: [BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock?

2008-05-07 Thread Bob Kennedy
Mat, Where the chair has hit the wall and not gone through,all you need to do is fill in the dents with joint compound. That is the actual name for it. To do it right I'd apply with about a 4 inch trowel and then finish it out with a nice wide one like 10 or 12 inches. Then let it dry and

Re: [BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock?

2008-05-07 Thread Tom Fowle
Dale, Can you touch the plaster as it goes on to see what's happening? or, as I suspect, will that make dents? Tom

Re: [BlindHandyMan] how to fix holes in sheetrock?

2008-05-07 Thread Dale Leavens
It will leave finger prints unless you have a very very light touch but even then I expect there will be something the sighted can see. This is one of the frustrations, a small void would easily bee seen and filled but we pretty well have to wait until the plaster is dry to assess any