speech friendly email client

Hello, I have been using Becky as my email client. But because of security upgrades with my ISP, which is Comcast, I am probably going to have to switch to a newer email program. Can someone recommend a speech friendly email client for windows 10? Thanks for any help. Butch

Re: New to the list, saying hello

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Re: New to the list, saying hello

Jane, if I remember correctly, wineyes 9.2 is the earliest version of WE that works with windows 10. Wineyes 9.1 and below does not work with win 10. That's why I too had to make the move to jaws. Butch K. ___ Any views or opinions presented in this

OT about Ipad email list

Hello, can anyone recommend an email list for blind I pad users. I am seriously considering getting an Ipad and need all the help I can get. If anyone on this list has any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. For example, can a blind person set up an Ipad out of the box, or would I need

Re: reinstalling windows 10

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reinstalling windows 10

Hello, I am using a laptop that already has windows 10 running on it, but I want to do a clean install of windows 10 on it. Can I do this using narrator, or will I need sighted assistance? Any info and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Butch ___

outlook email

Hello, I have never used outlook. Is there a free outlook email client I can download and install on my harddrive? Or, do I have to by MS office or use outlook with a 365 subscription? If I can download the program without the office suite, please tell me where or send me the link. Any help is

Re: Skype

Peter, can you post the info on how to subscribe to the NVDA list? Also, does it have a lot of traffic, saymore than fifty messages per day? Thank you much. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do

Re: New windows 10 comput running WE 9.541e

Jim, windows E will open it foryou, but if you know the drive letter of a particular drive you want to explore, I found what works even better is typing windows r to open the run dialog and then typing the drive letter followed by a colon and press enter. I should mention that I have Jaws on my

OT about tapping radio

Hello, can anyone tell me how to create folders on the favorites menu in tappinradio? It's been so long since I have done it that I can't remember how to do it, and I couldn't find a setting or option that would allow me to create one. Thanks very much. Butch

good deal on open book

If any one is interested, FS, is now selling open book for $125, it's a special sale or something. I bought a copy last week. Oh, and you have to download it. They don't send you a disk. ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those

Re: just checking program

There is no link to download the older versions, but if you want to download version 4, you can use the link below. https://justapps.com/download-checkbook-software-windows.html ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the

just checking program

Hello, GW Micro used to recommend a small program called, just checking. Does anyone know the name of the company that made that program, or its web address? I couldn't find it online. Thanks. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are

Re: jarte

Yes, Robert, jarte is exactly that, a speech friendly word processor that is leaner than MS word but more powerful than word pad. I also don't care for MS word because of its size and because it uses the ribbon. Jarte is free but has a paid version for, I think, 19.95. If you try jarte, I

jarte

Hello, does anyone know of a tutorial for Jarte? I am trying to set tabs and find it a mystery. For example, I set the tab stop to 0.5 inches, but when I press the tab key, the status line says that the cursor has moved only one column. If there are any jarte users out there, please help. Butch

Re: Help MLB.com

Same here, Butch, it won't remember my password either, but at least it logs in with no problems, so I won't complain. Butch K. ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of

narrator elements dialog

Hello, in wineyes and in jaws, there is a hotkey to bring up the elements dialog box, displaying all links, etcetera, on a web page, for example in jaws insert f7 brings it up. I have searched in narrator, using windows 10, and I couldn't find a key to do this. If there is one, would someone

game day audio on win 7 machine

Hello, I have a win 10 laptop and a win 7 laptop and tested mlb game day audio on both. I get the games on win 10 machine in chrome, IE, and even MS edge, but in edge I use the elements dialog to navigate links and even navigating it is painfully slow. In win 7, I get the games in chrome 7, but I

becky email

Hello, I'm using becky email and now all of a sudden in one of my mail boxes, I can't delete any messages in the list. I am wondering if I accidently changed a setting that prevents me from deleting messages. If anyone knows where such a setting is, or what the problem might be, I would appreciate

Re: jaws and chrome

Well, in chrome when I press enter on an item that should show a list of links to download files, nothing happens. No list of links appears below the original link. It acts like a dead link. But when I go to the same page in IE and try the same procedure, all the download links appear below the

jaws and chrome

I am running jaws 2019 with the latest update and sometimes have to use IE because Jaws won't perform the same actions in chrome. I don't know if the problem is with jaws or chrome, but that's why it's good to have two or more browsers. Butch ___ Any

computer magazines

Hello, NLS used to record Smart Computing Magazine, but stopped in 2013. Does anyone know where similar magazines about computing are available in audio format? Thanks for any help. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely

Re: Echoing group for the blind please share

Dennis, approximately how much traffic is on the echoing email list? I am interested in subscribing, but don't want to get overly swamped with email messages. Thanks. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the

Re: help with becky email

Tom, I went back to pop3, although I had to make some other security changes which I finally figured out, and what do you know, my in box reappeared just like magic. Oh, this crazy world of technology. Thanks to you and all for your suggestions. Butch

help with becky email

Hello, using the becky email client, I had to change my server settings from pop3 to I M A P. Now, however, my in box has disappeared. It just isn't showing up in the list of folders. Can someone tell me how to find my in box? Thank you much. Butch

just a test

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Re: AW: google chrome questions

That's the problem. Alt f doesn't work, nor alt f4 when I want to close the program. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options,

google chrome questions

Hello, This just started in google chrome, when I press alt to activate the menu bar, nothing happens. Also, when I press alt plus f4 to close the program, nothing happens. Does anyone have any idea of how I can get these keys to work again. All help is appreciated. Butch

book share books on NLS cartridge

Hello, when I download a book share book in daisy audio format and copy it to a cartridge to play with the NLS advanced player, the book plays fine. However, when I put the NLS player into book shelf mode and navigate from book to book, the book share book titles are not read. Has anyone else had

OT about digital book players

Hello, I have a digital book player from NLS, but I would like to get a commercial one. Can anyone recommend a good, sterdy, player for not more than 400 dollars? All help is appreciated. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are

key labels not working in jaws

Hello, using calculator in win 10, I press shift 8 to multiply, or slash to divide, but jaws says nothing. These keys are set to speak in the key label manager. Anyone else have this problem, or any suggestions? Thank you much. Butch ___ Any views or

Re: top bottom index

Martin, you are correct in saying that the speak top bottom setting in Jaws is sort of like the one in wineyes. It is not equivalent, but I guess its the closest it will get. For example, as you pointed out, it doesn't work in windows explorer, or file explorer in win 10. Butch

Re: top bottom index

Found it, thank you Tom. Now, do you or anyone on the list know if Jaws has an equivalent, speak top bottom, setting? Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai

top bottom index

Hello, can anyone tell me where to find the window eyes setting that tells you when you are at the top or bottom of a list of items. I think the setting is called top bottom index, but I'm not sure. Thank you much. Butch ___ Any views or opinions

Re: WG: here is address for NVDA group

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NVDA mailing list

Hello, the other day someone posted the address to join the NVDA email list. I accidently deleted it. Will you please resend the info to join that list? Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are

Re: Is it trure that window eyes won't work with windows 10 1803?

Rod, how does voice over compare with jaws and window eyes? And are there audio books or tutorials available to help learn the mac OS? Thank you much. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not

Re: Problems navigating websites

Rod, once fire fox is installed, how do we keep it from upgrading itself? Thank you much. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership

quick access or this pc

I have one more question about file explorer. There are two settings, one is quick access, and the other is this pc. Which one functions more like the old windows explorer? If neither does, then what is the difference between the two, and which is more speech friendly? Thank you much. Butch

Re: file explorer in win 10

Thank you, Rod, for such an helpful explanation. I will go in and make the changes. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options,

file explorer in win 10

Hello, using win 10 and Jaws, when I open a folder in file explorer, the highlight is in the middle of the list instead of at the top. Then as I am arrowing through the list, the highlight will jump around on me. I have never experienced anything like this. Is there a setting I need to change? Is

discovered the answer

Hello, thank you to all for your help. In case anyone else is still using word 2007, home and student version, here's what I found. Control, shift, left and right arrow keys moves from group to group. The exception is if you are in an edit box. First you have to tab out of the edit box, then you

hotkey for word 2007

Hello, In word 2007, I know that tab and shift tab will move from item to item within a group on the ribbon, but I forgot the hotkey that will move you from group to group, instead of having to tab through all the items in one group to reach another group. If anyone knows the hotkey to move group

Re: Win10 issue

Thank you, Carol. I got the book. Now maybe I can learn some of the things that were not in earlier versions of windows. Starting with win 7, the only part of the start menu I really use is the edit box. The rest is too cumbersome, even just to find a program, especially in win 10. That's why I

Re: Win10 issue

Carol, which book from bard are you refering to? Like you, I'm searching for books and tutorials to help me learn win 10. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of

Re: Jaws 2018 disk?

I got my jaws 2018 disk a couple of weeks ago, and I did not have to call them. It just came. You may want to call them to see what's going on. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not

3 questions about knfb reader

Hello, anyone know how to join the knfb reader mailing list? I tried to join from the web page, but the link was dead. Also, can you read text in knfb reader with the arrow keys, like you can in a word processor. Finally, what formats can you save files in. Thank you much. Butch

Re: downloading drivers

Rod, I checked out the page, and the message I got for windows 10 drivers is below. I may get a new scanner, maybe a canoscan lide 210, but still shopping. Thanks for your help. There is no driver for the OS Version you selected. The driver may be included in your OS or you may not need a driver.

Re: downloading drivers

Thank you, Rod. It is a Cano scan lide 60. I hope you have more success finding the drivers than I did. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For

downloading drivers

Hello, I tried to find device drivers for my scanner on the canon web page, but couldn't find what I was looking for. I did, however, find the drivers on a page called, driverscape.com, has anyone heard of driverscape.com, and is it safe? Thanks. Butch -- BK

Re: What is a KNFB Reader?

Tom, since you have had success with the knfb reader, please let me know what camera you are using? Please include brand and model and where I can purchase one? Thank you much. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in

Re: need new computer

Hello, do you have Kevin's phone number? I would like to talk to him, without having to subscribe to another list. Thanks. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of

camera for knfb reader

Hello, I just downloaded the knfb reader. Now I am looking for recommendations for a camera to use with it. Is there much difference between the ziggi cam and the hover cam, and what about the price? I hear one cost about 400 and the other about 100. Is the difference in cost worth it? And where

Re: Jaws 2018 disk?

I also got my jaws 2018 disk a few days ago. Will do the upgrade next week. This is my first time upgrading jaws. If anyone has already done it, is there anything to beware of, or is it straight forward? Thanks. Butch ___ Any views or opinions

Re: typing passwords with jaws

Marvin, I have been typing for forty years, but that doesn't make me infallible. Humans still can make a mistake. No one is infallible. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the

typing passwords with jaws

Hello, jaws says star, star, star, when I type in a password. Does anyone know how to change this so that jaws will say what is actually being typed. I like to hear the actual characters, so I know I am typing the password correctly. Thanks. Butch -- BK

Re: Position of folders and files in a list

Using Jaws, when I press insert tab, or insert up arrow on the first folder in a list, I hear 1 of 23. If I move to the last item in the same list, I hear 24 of 24, and this happens whether the show all folders option is checked or not. If anyone knows jaws well enough to explain this puzzle,

Re: finding links and other objects on a web page

Got it. Thank you, Olusegun. -- Butch BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit

finding links and other objects on a web page

Hello, in wineyes the hotkey to bring up a box with all the links on a web page is insert plus tab, can someone tell me the equivalent hotkey in both NVDA and JAWS? Thank you much. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions

reading rows and columns on a web page

Hello, when a row of text on a web page is separated and positioned downward, line after line, instead of straight across. is there a way to read it as a single line straight across? Do I need to enter table mode? If so, please tell me the Jaws hotkey, as I am still learning Jaws. All help is

Re: window-eyes open source?

David, please let me know what the NVDA keyboard command is to route the mouse to the focused object is, and also the command to read the line under the mouse? thank you much. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in

windows 10 start menu

Hello, after win 10 updated itself, it left my laptop rearranged. Does anyone know how to make changes to the start menu, or how to set it back to its defaults? For example, from the search box, I used to up arrow twice to get to the power settings menu where I could shut down the computer, or put

listening to live nfl games with amazon echo

Hello, I went through the skills for the echo, but didn't find anyway to listen to nfl games on the amazon echo. If anyone knows if this can even be done, please let me know? Thanks for any help. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in

Re: nfl game pass

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speech friendly reverse phone look up

Hello, does anyone know of a speech friendly reverse phone look up web page? Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared.

OT about strange message to upgrade

Hello, every time I turn on my windows 10 laptop, a message pops up asking me to review my privacy settings, so I can get ready for the next update. Then there is a button that says, review settings, that I am supposed to click so it can save my privacy settings and the upgrade can start. I have

Re: OT about MLB game day audio

Butch, please excuse my ignorance. Is the echo a stand alone device, or do you need a phone or tablet to use it? Did you need sighted assistance to set it up, or is it something a blind person can set up and use out of the box without assistance? Once you buy the hardware, do you pay amizon a

OT about MLB game day audio

Hello, using google chrome, I found that listening to baseball games using the MLB game day audio player is very inconsistent. For example, the player will say it is downloading the audio stream, then it says it is now playing the game I selected, but there is no audio. In other words, it does

about book share and jaws

Hello, anyone know the easiest way to read books on book share? For example, will they play on the NLS player or another external device? Is book share speech friendly, especially with jaws? I have other questions, but will ask them off the list if anyone has experience with book share and wants

jaws hotkey that tells position on a web page

Hello, anyone know if jaws has a hotkey that will tell you what line you are on in a web page? I would like to get an idea of where I am on the page. For example, line 32 of 244. There must be a way to at least find out if you are at the top, middle, or bottom of the page. Any help is

hotkey for reading the status line

Hello, does anyone know what the jaws hotkey is to read the status line in a program? For example, in wineyes it is control insert s, but I can't find what it is in jaws. Thanks for any help. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or

hotkey for setting a frame in jaws

Hello, I know the keys to set the top left and bottom right of a frame in jaws, but I came across a hotkey that, I guess, would use the active or focused window as a whole as a frame, but I can't remember what it is. If anyone knows what this key is please let me know. Thanks. Butch -- BK

Re: xp question

Dave, I agree. I tried wineyes 9.1 on an XP machine and then took it off and reinstalled 8.4. Version 9.1 just didn't work that good for me. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the

downloading tapin radio

Hello, I tried to download tapin radio from their home page, but it is so confusing, I was going in circles. Does anyone know where I can download tapin radio besides raimersoft's home page? Does anyone know what version works best with jaws on a windows 10 machine? All help is appreciated. Butch

Re: if you have been waiting for your license, read this

Thomas, VFO asked if I wanted to purchase a SMA, and at $120 I did so, but that had nothing to do with getting my license sent. BTW, that SMA is for two upgrades,, only $60 per upgrade. Not bad. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or

if you have been waiting for your license, read this

I first called VFO on tuesday and requested my license. On Friday about 6:30 I called VFO again, and the rep said VFO had some technical problems earlier in the week. She sent my license while I was still on the phone with her. You may want to call again if you have been waiting for more than a

how speech friendly is windows 10

Hello, I am getting a new laptop and know nothing about windows 10. Can someone tell me how speech friendly windows 10 is in general, and especially with jaws? Is there a certain version or edition of win 10 I should look for? Any help and recommendations are appreciated. Thanks. Butch -- BK

size of jaws installation file

Hello, can someone tell me the correct size of the jaws 18 installation file? I have downloaded it three times and each file is much different in size. Plus, I got a mac afee site warning saying that file contains viruses or dangerous content. I proceeded anyway, hoping it was a false positive.

Re: youtube question

Russ, what is the difference between an I pad and a mini I pad? Is one just smaller, or are there also technical differences? And what about the cost? Thanks. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are

Re: Window-Eyes suddenly invalid?

I believe there was support for the office version, but it was not free. -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For

Re: Golden Cursor for NVDA

Rod, I am fairly new to NVDA. Are there instructions on how to use the mouse cursor functionality after I install it? For example, what keys to use? Also, will this add on work with NVDA 16.2? Thank you much. Butch -- BK ___

elements dialog box

Hello, in wineyes I know that we can bring up a dialog box listing all the links and other elements on a web page. Does NVDA have the same feature? If so, please tell me the hotkey, as I am preparing for the future. Just in case something drastic happens. Butch -- BK

setting up becky

Does anyone know the settings that need to be changed to make becky more speech friendly? Or, the KB number would help too, if there is an article for setting up becky to work with wineyes. Thanks. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or

test please ignore

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comparing wineyes and NVDA

Hello, can someone tell me what some of the main features in wineyes are that NVDA does not have? For example, does NVDA have an invisible cursor? Can you use the mouse pointer to read through a document? Also, is there a way to get a list of NVDA hotkeys without installing the program? All help

for AI Squared what is the price to upgrade my wineyes and SMA

Hello, I own win-eyes 9.1, retail version. How much would it cost for me to upgrade to the latest version? Also, if I purchase another SMA and wineyes goes off the market, will I receive a prorated refund? Thanks very much. Butch ___ Any views or

Re: Google Chrome

Pam, bookmarks in chrome are the same as favorites in IE, except you access them a little differently. Press alt, then arrow down once or twice to get into the list, then press B, and that will open your bookmarks menu where you can choose what you want to do. BTW, I have had no problems with the

OT are hd2 radios accessible

Hello, if anyone knows if digital radios are configurable by the blind, would you contact me off list and tell me what I would need to set one up? I thought I heard that some company put out an HD radio that a blind person could configure, but I don't know anymore about it. Thanks. Butch -- BK

reading an ebook

Hello, I have an ebook with an .ACSM extension. Can someone recommend a speech friendly way to read it? Thanks. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily

video support unattached

Hello, if I open wineyes help and choose about wineyes, I sometimes find a line that says, video driver unattached. I have to unload and then restart wineyes to get the video driver to load. Can I repair this once and for all by running the wineyes setup? If so, can someone explain how it is done?

Re: BECKY!: delete items from server

Martha, the setting I think you are looking for is on the mail box menu. Press alt, then M, then L. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent

becky email

Hello, until a couple days ago, I would tab from the message list to a message in Becky, and wineyes would read it. Now when I tab to the message window, wineyes says, vertical, vertical, edit box. I can't even arrow up and down through the message. All I get is blank blank. I know there is text

Re: win ten tutorial

Mark, to what text book are you referring? I missed the title in whatever post you sent it. Sorry. Butch On Fri, 10 Jun 2016 03:19:43 + Marc Solomon via Talk wrote: > Brice, > Then you might want to check out the text book that I suggested for a more in > depth

wineyes for office

Hello, is the microsoft office home and student version part of the window eyes for office deal, or do you need a more expensive version of office, such as the business and professional versions? Thanks. Butch ___ Any views or opinions presented in this

google chrome

Hello, I am trying google chrome for the first time. Does anyone have a list of hotkeys for this program, especially the hotkey to access the bookmarks menu? Any general tips would also be appreciated. Also, is there a wineyes tutorial or webinar on how to use chrome? Thanks. Butch -- BK

google browser

Hello, can someone tell me which version of wineyes works with the chrome browser? Thanks. Butch -- BK ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of

is this site safe

Hello, I want to download some device drivers and the only speech friendly web page I found to do it is, main drivers.com. Has anyone heard of this web page, and is it safe? Or, can anyone tell me of a speech friendly page to download drivers? Thanks. Butch

cost of upgrade

Can someone tell me how much it cost to upgrade from wineyes 9.1 to the latest version? Also, how well does the latest version of wineyes work with windows 10? For those of you who have been using windows 10, would you recommend windows 10 to other wineyes users, or has it been one big headache?

updating windows with speech

Hello, I'm running windows 7 and wineyes 8.4. I want to run windows update and get the sp1 or the latest service pack. Can I do this without sighted assistance? I read that half way through the installation, I will need to restart the computer. Will wineyes tell me when to restart, and will

internet xm radio

Hello, has anyone had any success listening to xm radio over the internet? If so, how accessible is their site? And what operating system and what version of wineyes are you using. Any help is appreciated. Butch -- BK ___ Any

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