Re: [JAWS-Users] Today's JAWS update

2016-08-01 Thread Charles Krugman
what was the issue that it fixsed? I use WLM abut I'm not sure if I noticed the issue or not because I installed Jaws 17 about the time that this update came out. Chuck -Original Message- From: David Ferrin Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 10:11 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to download kindle book on PC's hard drive using JAWS

2016-03-19 Thread Charles Krugman
I have also have had a problem with Kindle for PC using Windows 10. According to the Amazon web site when this occurred a few months back I could not get the Kindle for PC app to read properly. According to the web site and a follow up conversation with an Amazon representative it appears that

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading a scanned PDF file

2016-03-19 Thread Charles Krugman
While JAWS convenient OCR can read pages I haven't had any luck with it reading entire documents of this nature. To have the document I need to use Kurzweil to read it. Generally you would need to use something like Kurzweil or Open Book. Chuck -Original Message- From: t. Sent:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Using Windows Live Mail

2016-03-14 Thread Charles Krugman
I don't know about tutorials specifically for Windows 7 as I bypassed Windows 7 but I've used it with Windows 8.1 and 10. Jaws works fine with it and although it is similar to the original Outlook Express it is a a bit quirky mainly due to some things they left out of the actual program. Chuck

Re: [JAWS-Users] MailChimp

2016-03-10 Thread Charles Krugman
these programs have some serious qaccessibility issues. For example, much of the body of emails sent with Constant Contact are displayed as an image that is not read by JAWS or other screen readers. I don't know if anyone has raised these issues with the developers but it is very problematic

Re: [JAWS-Users] A question about changing JAWS from Professionalto Home

2016-01-05 Thread Charles Krugman
earlier versions of Jaws home will not work on a professional system. Chuck -Original Message- From: Alan Robbins Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 6:14 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A question about changing JAWS from Professionalto Home Mike, Lots

Re: [JAWS-Users] is Avast! better than windows defender?

2015-10-20 Thread Charles Krugman
a great day. Thanks. Neil -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Charles Krugman Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 12:37 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] is Avast! better than windows defe

Re: [JAWS-Users] is Avast! better than windows defender?

2015-10-20 Thread Charles Krugman
you check for the last scan? Thanks. Neil -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Charles Krugman Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 2:47 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] is Avast! better than window

Re: [JAWS-Users] is Avast! better than windows defender?

2015-10-18 Thread Charles Krugman
Did Avast get their accessibility issues corrected because for a while it wasn't accessible by screen reader users? Chuck -Original Message- From: randy tijerina Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 7:44 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] is Avast! better than

Re: [JAWS-Users] Avast!

2015-10-18 Thread Charles Krugman
I use the paid version of AVG and it is screen reader accessible at least with JAWS. haven't tried it with any other screen readers though. Chuck -Original Message- From: Bob Edenhofer Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 6:10 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users]

Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG 2016 Versus Microsoft Essentials

2015-10-15 Thread Charles Krugman
I have used paid versions of AVG with JAWS for many years without any trouble. I have been told that with both the free versions of AVG and MicroSoft Essentials there are still vulnerabilits to computers. I dealt with this with a friend who was using MicroSoft Essentials a couple of years and

Re: [JAWS-Users] Amazon research it not working for months

2015-09-18 Thread Charles Krugman
Hi Eric and all, This is slightly off topic but since you are working with Amazon you might be able to address the following with them as I think I got nowhere. Amazon has failed to update the Kindle for PC program so that it does not work with with any Windows operating system version after

Re: [JAWS-Users] Want to cancel Windows 10 reservation

2015-07-31 Thread Charles Krugman
if this information came from a Microsoft site directly I would contact the Microsoft Accessibility Desk and raise the issue with them. They can be contacted at 1-800-936-5900. Chuck -Original Message- From: Neil Towery Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 4:31 PM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft technician

2015-07-31 Thread Charles Krugman
if you call the toll-free number there's a recording that tells you the hours that they are open. Chuck -Original Message- From: Michael Boyd Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 8:04 PM To: jaws-users list Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft technician They work throughout the day on

Re: [JAWS-Users] win 10 free upgrade

2015-07-30 Thread Charles Krugman
The free upgrade will be available for the next year. Chuck -Original Message- From: Mario Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 12:39 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] win 10 free upgrade Kurt, is there any indication when it will be not possible to reserve a

Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection

2015-04-01 Thread Charles Krugman
I have never had any problems using System Restore and AVG unless there was a virus that was preventing a system restore to occur. Chuck -Original Message- From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 4:58 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG

Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection

2015-04-01 Thread Charles Krugman
-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection Shwon isn't listed in my programs. Can you give me a refresher on how to reach tool bars? Thanks, Judith -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Charles

Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection

2015-03-29 Thread Charles Krugman
The AVG Secure Search is a toolbar that can be removed. Depending on your operating system it should be shwon in your programs as a separate program or in your toolbars that you can disable or remove. You don't need it. Chuck -Original Message- From: j Bron Sent: Friday, March 27,

Re: [JAWS-Users] AVG Virus protection

2015-03-29 Thread Charles Krugman
I have been using the paid version of AVG for several years now. It is reasonably JAWS friendly although there are times when I have to use the JAWS cursor to read details. While it works its accessibility is not quite as good as in previous versions. However I have been very satisfied with the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 16 can not work with ITunes 12.1

2015-02-01 Thread Charles Krugman
Have you installed the Blind Tunes scripts for Itunes? Chuck -Original Message- From: Ming Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 9:33 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 16 can not work with ITunes 12.1 Hello, When I press the f6 or tab to my apps list or

Re: [JAWS-Users] what's new in latest jaws 15

2014-11-12 Thread Charles Krugman
if they did it was quite a while since JAWS 16 has been released for several weeks now. Chuck -Original Message- From: Shane Hecker Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:51 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] what's new in latest jaws 15 It looks like FS came