Re: [JAWS-Users] XP Malware Support to Last Into 2015

2014-01-16 Thread Gerald Levy
] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:57 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] XP Malware Support to Last Into 2015 Although Microsoft plans to end support for XP on April 8, it will continue to provide anti-malware updates for XP through july of 2015

Re: [JAWS-Users] no need for third party anti-virus on windows 8.1

2014-01-15 Thread Gerald Levy
Okay, if Vipre is no good, which anti-virus program can you suggest that is compatibel with JAWS and is not a hassle to uninstall? People on other lists have reporteddifficulty getting the latest versions of AVG and Avast to work with JAWS, and also trouble removing them. Gerald -

Re: [JAWS-Users] Adobe Flash Player 12.0 Released

2014-01-15 Thread Gerald Levy
, January 14, 2014 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Adobe Flash Player 12.0 Released adobe flash install is still unassessible to key board commands. with jaws cursor and pc cursor it needs sighted help to install unless I'm missing something. -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy

[JAWS-Users] The Future of JAWS

2014-01-15 Thread Gerald Levy
As many of you may have learned from other lists, Freedom Scientific's main rival in the commercial screen reader market has announced that it will offer its screen reader absolutely free and unrestricted to users with licensed versions of Windows Office 2010 and higher. How will this

Re: [JAWS-Users] The Future of JAWS

2014-01-15 Thread Gerald Levy
with innovative, customer driven solutions. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 8:22 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] The Future of JAWS As many of you

[JAWS-Users] Adobe Flash Player 12.0 Released

2014-01-14 Thread Gerald Levy
This beingPatch Tuesday, Adobe has released Flash Player 12.0, the latest version, for both IE and Firefox. You can download and install it from the web page below. When installing Flash Player for IE, be sure to uncheck the box for installing Google Chrome and Tool Bar, which is checked by

Re: [JAWS-Users] Switching From XP To Windows7

2014-01-04 Thread Gerald Levy
Hurray! At least I'm not the only one who is happy with XP and has no plans to upgrade to Windows 7 or 8 as long as my computer still works and does everything I need it to do. Millions of people will continue to use XP well after support for it ends in April, despite the overblown media

Re: [JAWS-Users] how to click on link that isn't recognised as link

2013-12-20 Thread Gerald Levy
Sometimes, if hitting Enter or Space on a link doesn't activate it, using the Open option on the Context menu will. Gerald - Original Message - From: Kimsan kimsans...@aol.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] how

Re: [JAWS-Users] I'm having problems with adobe flash player again!

2013-12-15 Thread Gerald Levy
I am running XP Pro with IE 8 and the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, 11.9.900.170, and I am able to play the audio on gospel 1570 just fine with JAWS 9, so I don't think that htis is an IE issue. Gerald - Original Message - From: Jorge Paez jorgeapaez1...@gmail.com To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 9 and Windows 7

2013-12-13 Thread Gerald Levy
I'm afraid you will have to upgrade your SMA to JAWS 15 because JAWS 9, as you were informed by FS, will not work with Windows 7. Unfortunately, updating from JAWS 9 to 15 could be an expensive proposition. Gerald - Original Message - From: Andrew James Bontrager

Re: [JAWS-Users] Previous page in IE 9

2013-12-05 Thread Gerald Levy
You can always launch the context menu with the Windows key or Shift-F10 and click on the back option to return to the previous page if all else fails. Gerald - Original Message - From: Pinky pink...@abe.midco.net To: JAWS-Users-List 2 JAWS-Users-List@jaws-users.com Sent:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Previous page in IE 9

2013-12-05 Thread Gerald Levy
the windows key. After you use the windows key where do you go? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 12:54 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users

Re: [JAWS-Users] adobe flash problem

2013-12-04 Thread Gerald Levy
-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] adobe flash problem I do not see a way to keep from installing Chrome. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent

Re: [JAWS-Users] adobe flash problem

2013-12-04 Thread Gerald Levy
Nothing has changed on the web site. I can locate this check box just fine by pressing X with either JAWS 9 or NVDA 2013.3. More likely, there is a bug in later versions of JAWS that prevents it from landing on this check box when you hit X. This bug should be brought to the attention of

Re: [JAWS-Users] For Sugar, adobe

2013-12-04 Thread Gerald Levy
-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 4:58 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] adobe flash problem Trish, just install Adobe Flash Player from the following page and be sure to uncheck the box for installing

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws Avast, incompatible?

2013-12-03 Thread Gerald Levy
Before you install Spybot anti-virus, you might want to get feedback from other list members who have used it successfully with JAWS. A few years ago, I tried Spybot Search and Destroy anti-spyware, and although it was compatible with JAWS, I found it to be a resource hog that returned too

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws Avast, incompatible?

2013-12-03 Thread Gerald Levy
Before you go ahead and install Spybot Anti-Virus and throw away your money, read the review of it from PC magazine, the link for which is below. In short, Spybot was found to be almost totally ineffective at detecting against malware threats, which means that it may be even less reliable

Re: [JAWS-Users] adobe flash problem

2013-12-03 Thread Gerald Levy
Trish, just install Adobe Flash Player from the following page and be sure to uncheck the box for installing Google Chrome and Tool Bar, which is checked by default. This should install Flash Player for IE without any unwanted software. However, if you use this same page to download and

Re: [JAWS-Users] updating java

2013-12-03 Thread Gerald Levy
Better yet, install Java using Ninite Installer, which will install it without any unwanted software. Just use the JAWS Find command to locate the check box for selecting Java Run Time Environment. http://ninite.com/ Gerald - Original Message - From: Jorge Rivas

Re: [JAWS-Users] Winamp Shutting down on December 20, 2013

2013-11-21 Thread Gerald Levy
Alas, it's true. There are reports all over the web that confirm that Winamp, will, indeed, be discontinued as of Dec. 20. Click on the following link for more on this story: http://www.slashgear.com/winamp-killed-after-15-years-of-media-playing-20306181/ Gerald - Original Message

[JAWS-Users] Alternatives to Winamp

2013-11-21 Thread Gerald Levy
For those of you who are lamenting the impending shutdown of Winamp on Dec. 20, the following article discusses alternatives worth considering. If anyone has tried one of these alternative media players, perhaps you can comment on its accessibility with JAWS.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Browser alternative needed

2013-11-18 Thread Gerald Levy
You really don't have much choice. If IE 11 isn't working for you, then the only other JAWS accessible browser you can try is Firefox. The accessibility of Google Chrome with JAWS is questionable. Gerald - Original Message - From: John R Vaughn jrvaugh...@comcast.net To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Google instant

2013-11-15 Thread Gerald Levy
There is a way to turn off Google Instant permanently. On the Google home page, scroll up from the search edit field to the Options link and hit Enter. Scroll down to Search Settings and hit Enter again to access the Search Settings page. Once you are on the Search Settings page, turn off

Re: [JAWS-Users] Info on getting help repairing windows pc

2013-11-14 Thread Gerald Levy
Well, Martin, you are so wrong that you'd better be prepared to eat crow for dinner, because the toll-free help-line for Microsoft Accessibility, as this very legitimate service is called is listed right on their web site: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/contact-microsoft-accessibility

[JAWS-Users] Strange Error Message When Accessing Google Shopping

2013-11-11 Thread Gerald Levy
Hi listers. I just tried to access the Google Shopping page from the Google home page using IE 8 with JAWS 9 and XP and got the following error message: Message from webpage graphic 412 ERROR: Possible problem with your *.gwt.xml module file.graphic 132 The compile time user.agent value

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange Error Message When Accessing Google Shopping

2013-11-11 Thread Gerald Levy
this is a issue with the google shopping page -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 12:21 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Strange Error Message When Accessing Google Shopping Hi listers. I just tried to access the Google Shopping

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange Error Message When AccessingGoogle Shopping

2013-11-11 Thread Gerald Levy
ignore the problem and still shop there or use firefox. - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange Error Message When AccessingGoogle Shopping Terrific. I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Door to door map driving directions

2013-11-09 Thread Gerald Levy
tell me how to use Door to Door Map Driving Directions? Sorry for my ignorance, but I have never heard of this before. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:33 PM To: jaws-users

Re: [JAWS-Users] Door to door map driving directions

2013-11-08 Thread Gerald Levy
Absolutely not true. Just click on the maps option on the Google home page and then click on the Get Directions link. Enter your starting and ending addresses, and Google will give you driving directions between those two points as well as directions by public transportation and by walking.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Virtual ribbons disappeared

2013-11-07 Thread Gerald Levy
Have you tried a system restore to roll back your computer to a time when you were still able to access the menus? Gerald - Original Message - From: Teresa Arroyo tarroyoll...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:22 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws not talking

2013-11-03 Thread Gerald Levy
I don't think your version of JAWS is the problem. Are you running Microsoft Security Essentials? A few weeks ago, MS released an update for MSE that seemed to slow down the time it takes JAWS to load and start talking. If you are using MSE, try turning off real-time protection before you

Re: [JAWS-Users] Mcafee and jaws 15

2013-10-30 Thread Gerald Levy
Are you using Mcafee Site Adviser, which comes with the McAfee Security Suite package? The reason I ask is that McAfee Site Adviser is available as a free, stand-alone program, but from the product description, it sounds like it might not work with JAWS because it uses colored icons to rank

Re: [JAWS-Users] why upgrade jaws?

2013-10-28 Thread Gerald Levy
Each successive new version of JAWS adds features not present in earlier versions. Although newer versions of JAWS are supposed to fix bug issues from previous versions,this is not always the case, and the most recent version of JAWS may not necessarily work better with a particular program

Re: [JAWS-Users] question about downloading the ATI book

2013-10-25 Thread Gerald Levy
What is the file format of this book? Is it in a format that can be played on the NLS digital TB player or third-party media player? If not, can it be converted into an MP3 file that can be played on a media player? Thanks. Gerald - Original Message - From: David Ferrin

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft accessibility support.

2013-10-19 Thread Gerald Levy
Call MS Accessibility support at 800-936-5900. Gerald - Original Message - From: Aran_A payment-cen...@earthlink.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2013 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft accessibility support. Hello, What is the

[JAWS-Users] Ditch MSE? Not So Fast

2013-10-11 Thread Gerald Levy
Check out the following article which makes some convincing arguments to continue using Microsoft Security Essentials despite the recent recommendation by MS to switch to a third party anti-virus program for better protection:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems installing IE9

2013-10-09 Thread Gerald Levy
No, IE 9 will not work with XP. IE 8 is the highest version that works with XP. Gerald - Original Message - From: Patti bbk...@comcast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems installing IE9 Does IE 9

Re: [JAWS-Users] Trend Micro

2013-10-07 Thread Gerald Levy
Simple. The folks who are able to use Trend Micro successuflly with JAWS probably still have some usable vision or a sighted helper on hand, and the ones to have trouble using it with JAWS are probably totally blind. Gerald - Original Message - From: Kevin Lee klee...@gmail.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] m s e rumors and more rumors

2013-10-07 Thread Gerald Levy
Not so fast. The MS representative quoted in this article, Holly Stewart, argues that MS still provides a gookd anti-virus program even though MS itself recommends that MSE users switch to a third-party anti-virus program. MS is apparently sending out mixed messages, and it is not quite

Re: [JAWS-Users] antivirus that work well

2013-10-05 Thread Gerald Levy
I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but what good are such third-party anti-virus program recommendations if they are not JAWS accessible? Of course, some intrepid list member could try them and report on their compatibility with JAWS, but the problem with all of these programs is that it

Re: [JAWS-Users] antivirus that work well

2013-10-05 Thread Gerald Levy
is a CAPTCHA, which is very secure and doesn't like WebVisum. However, there is an audio reCAPTCHA which isn't too bad if you don't have a hearing impairment. if you do, then best recourse may be to call on sighted assistance to resolve it. - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy

Re: [JAWS-Users] unmuting youtube.

2013-10-05 Thread Gerald Levy
Okay, once again here are the correct steps to restore sound to Youtube videos using JAWS: 1. Load the Youtube page containing the video you want to listen to. 2. Turn off the virtual cursor by pressing JAWS key-Z. 3. Starting from the top of the page, tab repeatedly until you reach the

[JAWS-Users] Goodbye MSE?

2013-10-04 Thread Gerald Levy
Check out the following web page for an interesting article that argues that it may be time to give up on Microsoft Security Essentials and sswitch to another anti-virus program. But if what the article says is true and MSE is no longer effective, what other free JAWS-accessible anti-virus

Re: [JAWS-Users] Goodbye MSE?

2013-10-04 Thread Gerald Levy
[mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Friday, October 4, 2013 1:40 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Goodbye MSE? Check out the following web page for an interesting article that argues that it may be time to give up on Microsoft

Re: [JAWS-Users] Goodbye MSE?

2013-10-04 Thread Gerald Levy
bites on this board previously. -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 12:15 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Goodbye MSE? Unfortunately, getting sighted help to use an anti-virus program is not an option for me and probably

Re: [JAWS-Users] Goodbye MSE?

2013-10-04 Thread Gerald Levy
-users.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Goodbye MSE? If it is true that windows Defender is the antivirus for windows 7 and 8, why not use it. That is, if you are past xp. Marilyn - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question Regarding Adobe Flash Player

2013-10-01 Thread Gerald Levy
you can download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player from the following site. Be sure to uncheck the check box for installing Google Chrome and Tool Bar which is checked by default. Remember to download Adobe Flash for each browser you are using. So if you are using Firefox in

Re: [JAWS-Users] important information regarding MSE

2013-09-27 Thread Gerald Levy
I have never noticed MSE slowing down my system appreciably while a scan is in progress. It's jus thtat it seems to take longer now for my XP system to boot up and for JAWS to start talking than it used to , which is not addressed in this article. Gerald - Original Message -

Re: [JAWS-Users] Confirming Amazon purchases

2013-09-25 Thread Gerald Levy
I have never encountered a button labeled confirm on Amazon. After proceeding to check out, there is a page to select shipping options and when you press the continue button on that page after you have set your shipping preference, which, for most people is free shipping, you are taken to a

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Fails To Restart

2013-09-22 Thread Gerald Levy
Have you checked the Properties page of the JAWS 14 desktop icon to make sure that the hot key assigned to JAWS 14 is still active? Occasionally, for some unknown reason, the hot key assigned to JAWS will mysteriously reset to none. You can also check the status of your JAWS hot key by

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Fails To Restart

2013-09-22 Thread Gerald Levy
Okay, try one more thing. On the JAWS Options menu, in the Basics dialog, uncheck the box to start JAWS from the System Tray, and then restart your computer. When JAWS comes up speaking, unload it with Insert-F4 as you normally would and then relaunch it with your hot key. Perhaps another

[JAWS-Users] Problems With MSE

2013-09-19 Thread Gerald Levy
Hi list. This morning, when I checked my system tray, I noticed that the icon for Microsoft Security Essentials reported that my PC was at risk. I clicked on it, then clicked on the Start button that appeared in the interface, and using the JAWScursor, read the following message:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Will be unsubscribing sonn, getting a mac.

2013-09-19 Thread Gerald Levy
Absolutely not true. There is no text to speech program for the Mac that comes remotely close to Open Book or Kurzweil 1000. Serotek offers DocuScan Plus which workks with the Mac, but it is very limited compared to the two Windows text-to-speech programs, Gerald - Original Message

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-07 Thread Gerald Levy
their own browser, Chrome. Firefox is like it and, for several of our purposes, replicates Chrome nearly and more accessibly, as well as having better keyboard support for functionalities. - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-07 Thread Gerald Levy
-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings Stand for secure - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 7

[JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
Hi listers. Using IE 8 with XP and JAWS 9, I discovered this morning that Google.com has apparently changed its home page yet again, and now I am unable to change my preferences on the search settings page. There seems to be no way to turn Google Instant on or off like there used to be, nor

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
to google.com/preferences to change you're search settings. On 9/6/13, Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net wrote: Hi listers. Using IE 8 with XP and JAWS 9, I discovered this morning that Google.com has apparently changed its home page yet again, and now I am unable to change my preferences

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
Again, I don't think this has anything to do with cookies. It appears that the format and layout of the Search Settings page has been changed, at least for IE 8. Interestingly, the search settings still seem to be accessible with Firefox, but I don't like using it except to solve image

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
This work around doesn't seem to work for me. When I click on the link in your message and enter a search phrase into the Search edit field, I still get only 10 results per page, not 20 results, and the results do not open in a new page. So my next question is this: Is there another search

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
the settings I found that you need to use the jaws cursor find the save button and do a left mouse click. Not pretty but doable Let us know if this helps. Regards Tom Bisset -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
to work I open it and it will be different from the one I saw at home. Does it serve up different pages depending on what server you hit? Tom Bisset -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: September 6, 2013 10

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings perhaps duck duck go will work?

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
: Gerald Levy Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 8:26 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings When I try this address, I get the same Google Search Settings page on which I am unable to change or modify anything. There are five headings

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
Okay, how do I turn on or enable cookies in IE 8? Gerald - Original Message - From: tim z200...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings Well with cookies turned on I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
. - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 1:32 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings Hi listers. Using IE 8 with XP and JAWS 9, I discovered this morning

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings I just tried this myself and it works just fine. You should locate and dump any google cookies and temp files and try again. On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Gerald Levy wrote: This work around

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings I just tried this myself and it works just fine. You should locate and dump any google cookies and temp files and try again. On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Gerald Levy wrote: This work around doesn't seem to work for me. When I click on the link

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unable to Change Google Search Settings

2013-09-06 Thread Gerald Levy
I just checked my Privacy settings, and I have cookies enabled, so apparently, this isn't the cause of the problem with the Search Settings page. Gerald - Original Message - From: tim z200...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 3:07 PM

Re: [JAWS-Users] my clean pc

2013-08-12 Thread Gerald Levy
Scam, scam, scam! Don't waste your time or money with any so-called cleaning programs advertised on TV or radio. They are more likely to infect your PC with malware than to fix any problems. Use a reliable utility like CCleaner, Glary Utilities or Advanced System Care, all of which are

Re: [JAWS-Users] Scanning With Openbook From MS Word

2013-08-10 Thread Gerald Levy
Does this happen with all versions of JAWS? Is it possible that the latest update to JAWS 14 caused this dialog box to suddenly start popping up? Gerald - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: Jaws-Users List jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday,

Re: [JAWS-Users] online fix pc sites

2013-07-29 Thread Gerald Levy
Don't waste your time with these sites, some of which may be nothing more than ransonware or other malware lurking to attack your computer. If you want to clean up your computer, try instead one of the free utilities like CCleaner, Glary Utilities or Advanced System Care, all of which are

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft called me for virus

2013-07-15 Thread Gerald Levy
This is a classic scam that Microsoft has warned customers about for years. Any time you receive an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be from MS or Verizon or any other tech company speaking with a foreign accent, hang up immediately. Gerald - Original Message - From: Ann

[JAWS-Users] Problems With Rakuten.com Site

2013-07-12 Thread Gerald Levy
Hi gang. I would like to purchase a Kingston 8gb flash drive from the Rakuten.com site below, but cannot seem to do so using either JAWS 9 or 13. I cannot seem to activate any links on this page, including the link to add the item to the shopping cart. When I click on some of the links,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Rakuten.com Site

2013-07-12 Thread Gerald Levy
- Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 7:49 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Problems With Rakuten.com Site Hi gang. I would like to purchase a Kingston 8gb flash drive from the Rakuten.com site below, but cannot

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws is not announcing keys function

2013-07-08 Thread Gerald Levy
This is an ongoing issue that FS has been aware of for years, but cannot seem to fix. It seems unique to the Cut, Copy and Paste commands. Even though the commands are not announced by JAWS, they nevertheless work successfully most of the time. These commands seem to go silent after

Re: [JAWS-Users] Bill Pay

2013-07-02 Thread Gerald Levy
JP Morgan Chase's web site is very accessible with JAWS, and reasonably easy to navigate, and they do not charge for online bill payment or account management. I have been using it successfully for almost five years to pay bills and check account balances with JAWS 9 running Windows XP.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Bill Pay

2013-07-02 Thread Gerald Levy
Fortunately, the Chase web site does not require making any changes for it to work with JAWS. Once you create a user-ID and password, you're good to go. Gerald - Original Message - From: Merv Keck blind5spar...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 02,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Bill Pay

2013-07-02 Thread Gerald Levy
to maintain a minimum account balance of $1,500 and/or set up direct deposit with their checking account to avoid charges. Other than that, it is quite accessible with Jaws and so is their iPhone app. - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users

Re: [JAWS-Users] Bill Pay

2013-07-02 Thread Gerald Levy
Have you considered automatic payment of your recurring monthly bills like rent/mortgage, utilities, cable and credit cards? Once you set up automatic bill pay with each payee, the appropriate amount is automatically debited from your bank account. For me, this is a tremendous convenience.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Banking with Screen Readers

2013-07-02 Thread Gerald Levy
It doesn't matter whether your utility or credit card bill varies from month to month. The correct amount is always debited automatically from your bank account on the same day each month well before the payment deadline. So you never have to worry aboutmissed or late payments as long as you

Re: [JAWS-Users] Rss reader

2013-06-29 Thread Gerald Levy
The most accessible RSS reader I have tried is the one built into IE 8 and later, which works very well with JAWS. Gerald - Original Message - From: Dang Manh Cuong dangmanhcu...@gmail.com To: Jaws Users jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 10:25 PM Subject:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Solving Capcha's

2013-06-25 Thread Gerald Levy
Sorry. There is no longer any other captcha solving service except Webvisum. Gerald - Original Message - From: REGilman regil...@metrocast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:31 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Solving Capcha's Hi, I am wondering

Re: [JAWS-Users] Solving Capcha's

2013-06-25 Thread Gerald Levy
I believe the captcha service your are referring to is called ZCaptcha, but I have not heard anything about it lately and don't know whether it is still functioning. However, a few people on other lists who tried it reported that it was virtually useless because it could take up to 15

Re: [JAWS-Users] Is there a direct link to download the latestversionof adobe flash player for Firefox

2013-06-19 Thread Gerald Levy
You can no longer use Ninite Installer to download and install Adobe Flash. Instead, visit the following page to download the latest versions of Adobe Flash for both IE and Firefox: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?no_ab=1 Gerald - Original Message - From:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Is there a direct link to download the latestversionof adobe flash player for Firefox

2013-06-19 Thread Gerald Levy
Will these installers install Adobe Flash without the Google Tool Bar and other unwanted crap? Gerald - Original Message - From: hareth iraq darc...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:38 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Is there a direct

[JAWS-Users] Freedom Scientific Announces Departure of Jonathan Mosen

2013-05-09 Thread Gerald Levy
Freedom Scientific Announces Departure of Jonathan Mosen (St. Petersburg, Florida - May 1, 2013) - Freedom Scientific today announced that Jonathan Mosen has resigned his position as Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product Management for the company to pursue other opportunities. Jonathan

Re: [JAWS-Users] Looking for JAWS compatible backup software

2013-05-02 Thread Gerald Levy
Keep in mind that with any of these backup programs you will most likely need sighted help to perform the image restoration from the external hard drive, although there is a three-part tutorial on the JAWS Users tutorials page that explains how to do this without speech with Image for

Re: [JAWS-Users] Is ad aware accessible using jaws 13 and Windows 7

2013-04-16 Thread Gerald Levy
You are correct. Malware Bytes doesn't seem to detect tracking cookies. But I also use Super Anti Spyware, which is reasonably JAWS accessible as long as you use the JAWS cursor, and does detect tracking cookies. You can download the latest version using Ninite Installer by searching for

Re: [JAWS-Users] Seeking new accessible way to update Adobe flash as Ninite.com quit doing it.

2013-04-15 Thread Gerald Levy
I posted about this on another list. The best way to update Adobe Flash now that it is no longer avaiable on Ninite Installer is to access the site below. Search for the check box for installing Google Chrome and Google Tool Bar and make sure you uncheck it before you start the download.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Seeking new accessible way to update Adobe flash as Ninite.com quit doing it.

2013-04-15 Thread Gerald Levy
already have Access Tech Consultant Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open) President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey Senior Division Co-host of OTBS On The Bright Side www.thruoureyes.org/brightside.html jdege...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent

Re: [JAWS-Users] Seeking new accessible way to update Adobe flash as Ninite.com quit doing it.

2013-04-15 Thread Gerald Levy
of New Jersey Senior Division Co-host of OTBS On The Bright Side www.thruoureyes.org/brightside.html jdege...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Gerald Levy Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 1:17 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Seeking new accessible way to update

Re: [JAWS-Users] Back up v Mirror Image?

2013-04-01 Thread Gerald Levy
The only way to back up your entire hard drive with Image for Windows is onto an external hard drive or series of DVD's. Keep in mind that although the backup procedure is reasonably accessible using JAWS, there is no speech during the process of restoring the backed-up image. As explained

Re: [JAWS-Users] Talking Weather Software

2013-03-28 Thread Gerald Levy
I like WeatherMate, which displays the current local temperature in the System Tray and also provides the local forecast with its built-in self-voicing feature. You can download it at: http://download.cnet.com/WeatherMate/3000-18555_4-10466397.html Gerald - Original Message -

Re: [JAWS-Users] Talking Weather Software

2013-03-28 Thread Gerald Levy
Software Gerald, with weather mate, can you put a number of cities in to follow their weather as well? Jim -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:58 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] How do I prevent Firefox from automatically upgrading

2013-02-28 Thread Gerald Levy
Sherry, I'm the guy who explained that you can have two different versions of Firefox on your computer at the same time: the regular version, which you are currently using, and the portable version, which you must install. I suggest that you simply leave your regular version of Firefox 19

Re: [JAWS-Users] Off Topic Inquiry Apology

2013-02-25 Thread Gerald Levy
Very clever. You post an off-topic message and then apologize for doing so, sneaking your contact info into the apology message. Gerald - Original Message - From: Jerry Martin jandymar...@clear.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 9:50 AM

[JAWS-Users] JAWS VIP Guides

2013-02-25 Thread Gerald Levy
I just came across this very helpful web site that contains various guides for JAWS Users for each operating system from XP to Windows 8: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/jaws-guides/ Gerald For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox freezing with Jaws 14

2013-02-24 Thread Gerald Levy
I think your security concerns over Firefox 3.6 are overblown. I use it regularly and have never encountered any security issues. It is certainly more stable and reliable than the higher versions of Firefox. Gerald - Original Message - From: Sharon Gosling sillygoo...@gmail.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] Cost of upgrading jaws?

2013-02-24 Thread Gerald Levy
As an inveterate XP user, let me see if I understand all the accessible email clients that work with Windows 7 and 8. 1. Windows Live Mail: Introduced in Vista, it is most similar to Outlook Express, but was dropped in Windows 7, which does not come with any email client of its own. But

Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox freezing with Jaws 14

2013-02-21 Thread Gerald Levy
You do not need to uninstall Firefox 19to roll back to Firefox 17 or any other earlier version of Firefox you want to try. You can simply install the portable version of Firefox 17 or earlier. The regular and portable versions of Firefox can co-exist on your computer without conflicting

Re: [JAWS-Users] Firefox question

2013-02-10 Thread Gerald Levy
To open the address bar in Firefox, you press Control-L, not Control-O like in IE. Gerald - Original Message - From: Rich rcha...@bellsouth.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 6:07 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Firefox question Hi all, I have

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