Re: need laptop suggestions

I would recommend Microsoft's (NEW) SurfaceBook Benefits of a LapTop-NoteBook PC & a Tablet All IN 1 (Note: I Think-Beleive) it is Pricey Like Apple's Computers (MacBookPro) At 06:55 AM 11/16/2015, you wrote: Hey guys, Well the time has come to get a new laptop. I know it'll have windows 10

RE: need laptop suggestions

With an HP Pavilion, you have to disable the track pad in each session. That means every time you log on you must disable the track pad as there is no known way to permanently disable that annoying thing. I think it has to be done in the properties somewhere. My husband knows how to do it so he

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible with VirtualView and OCR

Hi Mark: Will the steps that were outlined in that tutorial work in Windows 7? Kevin Huber On 11/13/15, Marc Solomon via Talk wrote: > Greetings, > > A new Window-Eyes tutorial has been created to help you learn how to use the > new optical character recognition (OCR)

Re: need laptop suggestions

I'm happy with Dell.--Matthew Chao At 09:55 AM 11/16/2015, you wrote: Hey guys, Well the time has come to get a new laptop. I know it'll have windows 10 on it. I'm assuming it'll work well with the new window-eyes. Any good laptop suggestions? I know Del makes an awesome machine. I was

deleting cookies in Firefox

Hi: Please could somebody remind me again, how do I delete cookies in Mozilla Firefox? Kevin Huber ___ 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

Re: need laptop suggestions

If you can afford it, go for the Dells that are geared toward the business environment. the OS is professional grade, as are the components inside these machines. The Latitude series is a good place to start. And yes, you can permanently disable the trackpad/touchpad. Recommend the

RE: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible with VirtualView and OCR

Hi Kevin, Yes, the tutorial was designed to apply to all supported operating systems even though it was recorded under Windows 10. Marc -Original Message- From: Kevin Huber [mailto:huber.kev...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 10:40 AM To: Marc Solomon

Re: need laptop suggestions

Hi Jed: I have had good luck with Toshibas. I have gotten 3 of them over the years and they have all served me well. Kevin Huber On 11/16/15, Jed Barton via Talk wrote: > Hey guys, > > Well the time has come to get a new laptop. I know it'll have windows > 10 on

Re: need laptop suggestions

I heard the dell enspiron 15 5000 series is pretty good. Full keyboard, 8 gigs ot ram. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 16, 2015, at 10:29 AM, Karyn Campbell via Talk > wrote: > > With an HP Pavilion, you have to disable the track pad in each session. That > means

Re: need laptop suggestions

An HP Pavilion is nice. Peace. Linette On 11/16/2015 8:55 AM, Jed Barton via Talk wrote: Hey guys, Well the time has come to get a new laptop. I know it'll have windows 10 on it. I'm assuming it'll work well with the new window-eyes. Any good laptop suggestions? I know Del makes an

need laptop suggestions

Hey guys, Well the time has come to get a new laptop. I know it'll have windows 10 on it. I'm assuming it'll work well with the new window-eyes. Any good laptop suggestions? I know Del makes an awesome machine. I was thinking either del or asus, since asus makes half the components in

RE: Accounting Software and WE

Quicken isn't accessible for the most part anyway. Don't waste your time or money on that package. Les -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+kriegler=nycap.rr@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of gary melconian via Talk Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 12:34 AM To:

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Lou, Regarding accessing a PDF document in Virtual View? You're not doing anything wrong. And neither is virtual view. When you open Virtual View you choose whether to access the focused window, the active window, or a file. So when you visualize a PDF file in Acrobat you're only visualizing

Re: need laptop suggestions

Well, both the Dell laptops I bought allowed you to disable the tougchpad permanently. Someone sighted can reenable it if they need it. On my older Dell laptop, I could make adjustments to the touchpad myself with Window Eyes, so rather than permanently disable it, I reduced the sensitivity so

Re: need laptop suggestions

Well, we're on the same page on this. The two Dell laptops I mentioned in the last message both have numeric keypads on them. I travel two or three times a year, so for that often, it's not a huge deal to pack one, even though they're a little wider than the laptops with the cramped keyboards

"message web browser region" in Outlook 2010

There is a quirk in my Outlook 2010. I thought I saw something in the WE 9.2 readme that this quirk that I first noticed in WE 9.1 was fixed in 9.2, but It's happening again and maybe more frequently. When arrowing through my inbox for certain messages WE will say 'message left paren web

Re: need laptop suggestions

Hmmm, well, I guess that just goes to show how different points of view can be. I'm on my second Dell laptop, which I bought in April of 2014. I just got the microphone replaced, (having bought premium support), and it wasn't nearly the hassle I thought it would be to get them to send someone

Re: need laptop suggestions

Hi, Evan. I've also had good luck with Dells, though you pay more for premium support and warranties. However, it's worth it, especially when they send someone out within 24 hours.--Matthew Chao At 01:19 PM 11/16/2015, you wrote: Hmmm, well, I guess that just goes to show how different

RE: need laptop suggestions

Jed, laptop suggestions can be a hit and miss! For instance, I won't touch a Dell laptop with a ten-foot pole! I don't like proprietary stuff too much. I do like Toshiba, Sony (this one can be pricey because of its name), Asus and Acer. I don't like HP and I frankly believe that the strength

Re: need laptop suggestions

I got the Dell Inspiron 17R in April 2014, with 8 gigs of RAM and a terabyte harddrive. I just had to get the microphone replaced, but it wasn't nearly the hassle I thought it would be. Overall, I've been very happy with the two Dell laptops I've owned over the last seven years.

BECKY! - lost my folder view

Hi, folks. I am using Windows 10, WE 9.2, and a trial copy of BECKY! Today, when I launched BECKY!, I got the usual dialog box, telling me that the trial copy was only good for 30 days. Pressed enter and got to the next screen. I was hearing my email server info, and thought that I needed to

RE: Accounting Software and WE

That's good to know. Wil take a look at this one. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+gmelconian619=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of slery via Talk Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 1:05 PM To: ukekearu...@valtdnet.com; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'

RE: need laptop suggestions

I hear you bro.that's why I am looking for another one but need to have a bit of better battery life at least 8 hours will do for me. Also need that full size keyboard you know my profession by now accounting. So I will state my criteria an dse what happens. I 5 or I 7 processor, 8 or 16 GB 256

RE: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Mark, your recording is approximately 17 DB below 0 DB, average. At 11:45 AM 11/16/2015, you wrote: Hi Gary, I know that some of the webinars/tutorials in the past were produced with low volume. But based on your feedback and feedback from other, I have been paying specific attention to this

RE: we 7.5.2 question how to make set files

Hi Keith, The process hasn't changed from your version to the present. First, make your program the active window, and then press Control-backslash to open the Window-Eyes control panel. Press Alt-H to open the Help menu, arrow down to Show advanced options, and, if it's not checked, press Enter

RE: need laptop suggestions

Exactly also had a dell which I bought in 2008 and the only thing that went out on me was the keyboard which I blew with a can of air. But its still running like a tank its was the 4 Generation intel processor I 5 with 2.4 ghz and 6GB of ram 128GB ssd hard drive and all the bells and whistles

Re: need laptop suggestions

I don't think brand is as important as not buying the cheapest one you find. In my experience cheaper laptops have cheaper less durable keyboards as well as poorer quality speakers. Also the hinges for the screen are sometimes stronger on the more expensive laptops. On 11/16/2015 4:20 PM,

RE: need laptop suggestions

But that one is a bit pricy for the average euser. Starting At $1500 fo the i5 version and up and you don't get that much. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+gmelconian619=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Robin via Talk Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:03

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible with VirtualView and OCR

Hi, I tried this new feature, but what I got was not what was written on the pdf file. I seem to have gotten technical info. Have a look: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. pdfbox-1.8.9 at org.apache.pdfbox.util.JPEGUtil.updateMetadata(IIOMetadata , Int32 )

moving my favourites from IE to FF

it should give you this option when you install it. somewhere in the ff pull downs is the same option to inport. but i haven't found it yet. -Original Message- From: Morne van der Merwe via Talk Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 11:41 AM To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com Subject: OT:

RE: need laptop suggestions

Also have the Toshiba satleite pro which is pretty good laptops. Also like Dell as well. But I get the signature editions or the small business editions which don't have any of that junk ware on bord. -Original Message- From: Talk

we 7.5.2 question how to make set files

Hello, still using a windows xp machine with window eyes 7.5.2. Yes, I kow, I need to upgrade to win 10 and 9.0, but can't afford it right now. How do I make a set file for a program in this version of window eyes? Thanks Keith ___ Any views or

Update FW: "message web browser region" in Outlook 2010

On my email to the list below, I've noticed a couple other interesting patterns to my reported quirk. I just had an email in my inbox that I forwarded, but did not reply to. For this email, the quirk is not happening. So, it seems it only happens in my inbox if I reply to the email today.

RE: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Hi Gary, I know that some of the webinars/tutorials in the past were produced with low volume. But based on your feedback and feedback from other, I have been paying specific attention to this detail in recent recordings. For example, the audio levels in the VirtualView OCR tutorial seem to be

RE: Accounting Software and WE

Fresh Books is 99% accessible and it works on Windows, MAC, Android, and iPhone. They also have fantastic customer support and I now of at least two other blind people that use and recommend them. Cindy -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Hi Marc, Speaking of the recording can you do something about incresing the volume? I am also hearing impaired and the volume on the webinars is hard to hear. I hope you can do something to accomidate the hearing impared. Thanks, -Original Message- From: Marc Solomon via Talk

Re: BECKY! - lost my folder view

Try control-tab and then the arrows. At 11:32 AM 11/16/2015, you wrote: Hi, folks. I am using Windows 10, WE 9.2, and a trial copy of BECKY! Today, when I launched BECKY!, I got the usual dialog box, telling me that the trial copy was only good for 30 days. Pressed enter and got to the

OT: moving my favourites from IE to FF

Hello listers, I want to use FF instead of IE. How do I move all my favourites from IE to FF? Thanks in advance Morné ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of

Re: BECKY! - lost my folder view

martha, Press f4 to go to the list with accounts. From there, press tab to open the selected account. Marten On Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:32:19 -0600 Martha Reaney via Talk wrote: > Hi, folks. > > I am using Windows 10, WE 9.2, and a trial copy of BECKY! > > Today,

RE: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Curtis, Do these values refer to the VirtualView OCR tutorial or another resource? Also, based on your experience what would be the appropriate dB values for a digital podcast? I don't claim to be an audio engineer and the materials I have been reading recommend using the loudness unit or LUF

Re: VirtualView

OK, thanks Lou! Will go back and look at some of those old messages. Always wondered why W.E. didn't come with its own OCR software? THANKS A Great Day! de On 16-Nov-15 22:21, via Talk wrote: Jim. Virtual View is an app that ships with WE. It works with WE 9.1--the version I'm currently

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

You can normalize the audio in a number of programs, maybe goldwave or other sound editing programs. Curtis Delzer via Talk wrote: > Mark, your recording is approximately 17 DB below 0 DB, average. > > At 11:45 AM 11/16/2015, you wrote: > >Hi Gary, > > I know that

Re: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible with VirtualView and OCR

That is almost exactly what I got as well. Also, my tif ifilter is checked. So is there a problem with my system? Don Roberts On 11/16/2015 1:51 PM, manny via Talk wrote: Hi, I tried this new feature, but what I got was not what was written on the pdf file. I seem to have gotten

RE: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Correction, I meant LUFS not LUF. Marc Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On November 16, 2015 7:30:03 PM Marc Solomon via Talk wrote: > Curtis, > Do these values refer to the VirtualView OCR tutorial or another resource? > Also, based on

RE: VirtualView

Jim. Virtual View is an app that ships with WE. It works with WE 9.1--the version I'm currently using. The latest version of the VV app has a built-in OCR capability. Very handy. Aaron Smith is working on a newer version that will contain its own user guide. Meantime, just read through your old

RE: New Window-Eyes Tutorial - Making a PDF Accessible withVirtualView and OCR

Hey guys. Did you reboot the computer after enabling the Windows TIF I Filter? I was getting the same garbage until I restarted the 'puter. Lou N. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+fenderwal=sbcglobal@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Donald L. Roberts via Talk

VirtualView

Hi there FOLKS! Was meaning to ask about VirtualView. I presently have W.E.9.1 and am going to be upgrading to W.E. 9.2 soon. Was wondering if this program actually is a part of the W.E. package or do I have to download some sort of plug-in? Can someone please enlighten me as to how this