Hi Steve,
I had forgotten that you were also a Window-Eyes dealer in the UK.
Aaron Smith just pointed out Sight and Sound to me when I asked him who the
dealer was in the UK.
I can repeat Peter's comment that Toby, in S and S, knows nothing about any
actions they will be taking yet and wants me t
tries you are still being asked to contact your
local VFO dealer to discuss the migration path details.
Regards,
Doug
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+dgeoffray=vfogroup@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf
Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 5:28 AM
To: W
Richard,
Currently Apple products come with built in speech, as you may know. That
has been a native part of the operating system for many years, if not from
their inception.
However, Microsoft Windows did not originally come with a speech capability.
Microsoft are slowly adding Narrator function
Richard,
Let's move away from the screen reader aspect here slightly.
What you are really asking for is for some hands on training on a new purchase
to be provided as part of the purchase price. It certainly cannot be provided
at any cost to the company employing the trainer.
Would you, in fac
Richard,
Are you really asking that a blind person, such as myself in the past, who
just happens to work in the computer field should, at the end of a long day,
find someone who is having problems with their use of the PC, travel to
wherever they live and spend a few hours helping them out?
Wo
ng since I must go to work.
-Original Message-
From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rkurlan=schools.nyc@lists.window-eyes.com]
On Behalf Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 1:10 PM
To: 'richard kurlander' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion
List' ; 'Juan H
And what value did this add?
Regards, John
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From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of Peter Duran via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 5:09 AM
To: 'Window-Eyes D
Hello Jo.
Sorry migration is not quite that easy.
Window-Eyes will remain on your PC / laptop until you remove it.
You will get various e-mails from VFO group telling you that you will be
migrated and providing a JAWS activation code for you to allow JAWS to run for
more than the 40 minutes de
Steve,
You are a business man running a company which happens to handle products
associated with blind access technology. That is how you make your living.
If a person wishes to make use of your services then it is incumbent on them
to pay whatever level of fee you and they agree is appropriate
Hello list,
While I, as a UK resident, realise that there are a great many members of
this list that are patriotic citizens of the USA is the following sign-off
really a suitable statement for what is, after all, a global list for
visually impaired people all trying to help each other.
I certainl
Hello Olusegun,
At no point in my statement did I attack freedom of expression, only if the
signature was appropriate for this list. I, too, fully believe that freedom
of expression is a human right which should not be denied to anyone.
In the UK it is apparent from our own news channels, the var
Hello Olusegun,
At no point in my statement did I attack freedom of expression, only if the
signature was appropriate for this list. I, too, fully believe that freedom
of expression is a human right which should not be denied to anyone.
In the UK it is apparent from our own news channels, the var
ou suggest it be dropped aren't you contributing to it by replying?
Hmmm didn't think about that?
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From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+dennisl1982=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com]
On Behalf Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 5:48 AM
To: ukekearu...@valt
Dear Jeff,
Some of us do intend to use Window-Eyes as long as it is viable.
Would it be possible to place your updated apps on a public folder somewhere
where we could still access them?
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Tal
Rod,
Yes, I am interested. I intend to continue to use Window-Eyes for as long as
it continues to work to my satisfaction.
Thank you for your work on this.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=
ke Rod who can help us with this!
Warm Regards
Mark
-Original Message-
From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+markcu=nedcor.co...@lists.window-eyes.com]
On Behalf Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: 06 September 2017 12:27 AM
To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Cc: John Farley
Subject: RE: Ap
Hi Olusegun,
Thank you for confirming this.
>From what I have read about VFO they will have a very tight agreement with
the ex GW-Micro key partners and employees. I understand that competing
products are not their favoured option and VFO lawyers will do all they can
to prevent any deviation from
Hi Kim,
A blind man in the UK has a site with various accessible downloads on it
which includes a version of OE which does work with Windows 7 and above. He
also has quite a number of other bits of software which are also quite
useful.
The site is http://www.whitestick.co.uk/
I have used a num
Hello Chris,
In addition to reporting the success, or not, of this method, could you also
let us know if the entire process of upgrade in a Windows 7 Pro environment
to the Anniversary Edition of Windows 10 Pro can be done with Window-Eyes
alone? That is, there is no need to run any other screen r
Hello list,
Can the entire process of upgrading a PC in a Windows 7 Pro environment to
the Anniversary Edition of Windows 10 Pro be done with Window-Eyes alone?
That is, there is no need to run any other screen reader in order to
complete the process.
Regards, John
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Mob
Vaughan, thank you for that insight into that article.
My own, unreasearched view, is that any free screen reader will not be able to
complete the full role of tasks that a more professional screen reader can.
Although I do not use JAWS, it is not an acronym for Job Access to Work with
Screen R
Hello list,
I know that I can access ICloud from my iPhone.
I would like to know which is the best way of accessing ICloud from my PC
using Windows 7 and Window-Eyes, latest version.
I have tried and it does not want to cooperate at all.
Thank you.
Regards, John
Tel: +44 (0) 1442 259243
Mob
ow-eyes.com] On Behalf
Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 7:26 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Window-Eyes and ICloud
Hello list,
I know that I can access ICloud from my iPhone.
I would like to know which is the best way of accessing ICloud from my PC
usin
,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Sep 22, 2016, at 6:33 AM, John Farley via Talk
> wrote:
>
> Hi Rod,
>
> I am trying to get at my contacts.
> I wish to rationalise them as over the years they have come from many
> sources and there are quite a number of entries in there on some
s.com
www.woodeneyemusic.com
On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:18:42 +0100
John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Thank you.
>
> I tried that without success.
>
>
>
> Regards, John
>
> Tel: +44 (0) 1442 259243
> Mob: +44 (0) 7815 056076
>
>
>
> -Original Mes
Hello list,
I have now sent a note to VFO via their contact us facility on their web
site.
It was interesting to find that in their list of products that they will
take note of Window-Eyes does not exist!
I had to use JAWS and then tell them I was talking about Window-Eyes in my
comments.
Rega
And do you think that the world of television, domestic appliances,
automobiles etc. are any different.
The VI community are not immune from change.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinter
And just what impact do these tales of woe have?
Life moves on, do what mankind have done from the start and learn how to
live with it.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@list
David,
North America and most of Europe, including the UK can run Window-Eyes
without authentication on each occasion that the version being used is
correctly licenced. That is, without a dongle or other mechanical means of
licence authentication. This may also be the case in Australia and New
Zea
David,
I was merely commenting on the history of how Window-Eyes was distributed a
number of years ago.
I cannot make any comment at all regarding how Window-Eyes is currently
being distributed.
I was responding to the subject line of the e-mail.
Regards, John
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Mob: +
Hello
I have found
http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script=search&matchent=ancient&matcht
ype=exac to be very useful in the past.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@list
Hello list,
I have encountered an issue with Window-Eyes and Outlook 2010 and using
Account Settings.
I believe I will be able to resolve the issue with sighted assistance, but
would like the issue to be known about.
I have been unable to configure my Outlook 2010 account on my Windows 7 PC
to w
nread, and this would group all incoming unread
messages into the Search folder.
Wouldn't this do the trick? (smile)
I hope this helps,
Rod
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf
Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Sunda
Yes, the new method is good, although not so new now.
It works very well when you want to copy or move a large block of a screen.
However, if just a word or two then the old method is easier.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Ta
This is really for UK people on this list.
Does anyone know if the APH Orbit Reader 20 will be available in the UK?
If so, from where and at what cost?
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btin
Also, stop using your credit cards and ATM cards.
You will have to go back to a cash society.
Regards, John
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of Chris via Talk
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 8:01 AM
To: tchil
Hello Hui Thian
Please see the following extracted from the "read me" for WE 9.2:
3. As of Window-Eyes 9.2, all legacy Windows XP support has ended. If you
wish to use Window-Eyes 9.2 and you are still running XP, you must upgrade
to a more modern operating system.
I hope this helps.
Regar
Hi Hui Thian
I do not know how the GW team have set the web site up.
It is quite possible for the site not to allow a download to a PC running
XP.
Why not download it to a PC running a more modern operating system?
Although GW do not support WE 9.2 on XP, you might then be able to move it
to that
Hello list,
I have just upgraded to Windows 10.
I am using WE 9.2 and Office 2010.
Are there any tips on how to use this effectively?
Regards, John
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Scot and Tom,
The behaviour described by Scot below has also been happening to me and
started at around the same time.
I am using Windows 7 Pro 64 bit with all updates.
Currently with WE 9.2.1
I did not report it as there were other issues going on which struck me as
more important.
Regards, Jo
programs open and focus fine if you do so from the start menu?
Regards,
tom
On 11/3/2015 2:37 PM, John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Scot and Tom,
>
> The behaviour described by Scot below has also been happening to me and
> started at around the same time.
>
> I am using Windows 7 P
Dear list,
I have a fully licenced version of Window-Eyes 9.2.1 running on my PC.
I am considring migrating to Windows 10 as it looks as if the users on this
list are now on it without too much incident.
I have two questions:
How do I download and not re-install a current version of the softwar
-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 11:57 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Downloading WE 9.2
Dear list,
I have a fully licenced version of Window-Eyes 9.2.1 running on my PC.
I am considring migrating to Windows 10 as it looks as if the users
All,
I too am suffering from the issue of not being able to upgrade to 9.3.1 from
9.2.1 as others have done.
I have tried it several times by different methods, but always the result is
the same.
I download a generated copy of 9.3.1 and this appears To be successful.
WE then requests permission
I should have mentioned that I am using a Windows 7 PC with all current
Windows 7 patches.
Regards, John
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:03 AM
The upgrade has now worked.
As suggested, must have been overstretched infrastructure.
Regards, John
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For membe
Dear list,
I have installed WE 9.3.1 on my Windows 7 pro PC with Office 2010 Pro also
in use on it.
When looking through a list of e-mails in Outlook 2010 the words "from",
"subject" and "date" etc. have now reappeared.
I cannot find out how to switch these back to not appearing.
Can someone pl
Hello Bill,
Which version of Malwarebytes do you use?
I had found that the latest versions did not read successfully with
Window-Eyes and so am currently using an old version which is more
accessible.
Regards, John
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinte
7;; 'Casey'
Subject: Re: anyone using vipre antibirus
And remember Malware bytes is not an anti-virus, so you need another
package if you just use that.
John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Hello Bill,
>
> Which version of Malwarebytes do you use?
>
> I had found th
23, 2015 12:07 PM
To: john_far...@btinternet.com; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Cc: 'Bill Belew'; 'Casey'
Subject: Re: anyone using vipre antibirus
And remember Malware bytes is not an anti-virus, so you need another
package if you just use that.
John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Hell
I would like to reiterate the comments below.
Regards, John
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 6:08 PM
To: dlh...@centurylink.net; Window-Eyes Discu
Hello list,
Has anyone on the list used lastpass to manage their various passwords?
If so, what success or problems have you encountered with it?
Thank you in advance.
Regards, John
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now how it works with screenreaders.
www.harmonicaworkshops.com
www.woodeneyemusic.com
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:23:27 -
John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Has anyone on the list used lastpass to manage their various passwords?
> If so, wh
ow it works with screenreaders.
www.harmonicaworkshops.com
www.woodeneyemusic.com
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:23:27 -
John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Has anyone on the list used lastpass to manage their various passwords?
> If so, what success or problems have you enco
onicaworkshops.com
www.woodeneyemusic.com
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:23:27 -
John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Has anyone on the list used lastpass to manage their various passwords?
> If so, what success or problems have you encount
Hello Mike,
On Windows 7 and 8 there is a tool you can get to remove that irritating
item.
Take a look at http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/
While I have used this to good effect on my Windows 7 PC it is clearly not
software supported by GW Micro and will be done at your risk.
Having said t
Hello Chris,
I see that in the note below you have:
"
"Sent from my iPad"
Did you use the virtual keyboard that comes with an IPad or did you use an
attached keyboard.
I ask as I find virtual keyboards too time consuming to make their use of a
great deal of use and prefer to use an actual keybo
Hello Don,
I am also getting this, on a different environment to you.
I am using:
Windows 7 pro
Window-Eyes 9.3
Outlook 2010 Pro
All software is fully up to date.
Regards, John
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Be
As with others, I do not know the cause for the issues with WE and IE at the
moment.
However, I have made a change to my PC environment a few hours ago and those
issues seem to have gone away.
I have decided that the potential advantages of the interface between my PC
and my iPhone with iCloud se
As with others, I do not know the cause for the issues with WE and IE at the
moment.
However, I have made a change to my PC environment a few hours ago and those
issues seem to have gone away.
I have decided that the potential advantages of the interface between my PC
and my iPhone with iCloud se
Tom, in a note a short while ago I have suggested that it might be iCloud
that is having such an impact.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of T
Tom,
My understanding is that the WE Apps are just ways of making the use of WE
in some circumstances easier to navigate and use. I do not believe that they
use ICloud at all. Of course, there may be a number of WE Apps that do
require use of iCloud, but these I expect to be exceptions.
Script wr
indow eyes aps using iCloud. I don't know
enough about them, but I think they just function in window eyes and work
with whatever program they are meant to make work better with window eyes.
Pam.
-Original Message-----
From: John Farley via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2
On 2/17/2016 5:57 PM, John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Tom,
>
> You have mentioned two different applications here.
>
> Amazon itself is a web site which then accesses its own internal databases
> to handle user request. They would have no need at all to utilize any cloud
> con
Just to note that even with use of the 1.75 version you will need to make
heavy use of the virtual mouse when examining the results of a scan.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet
Hello Tom,
Are you using the free or pro version, which is paid for? The Pro version
does run at all times and so should give a better level of protection.
I ask because I have found it very difficult, if not impossible, to get the
necessary id and key installed into this later version. I have on
Hello Don,
You move the cursor to the end of the portion that you wish to copy and
press F8 again.
It will default to the letter "c" and copy all of the text between the two
marked points to the clip board.
Regards, John
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-Original Mess
I have now also installed 9.4 and it has started up OK and I am pleased
about that.
However, I did not see any public announcement of its availability as has
been past practice.
Was there any?
If not, why not?
When did it become available?
Regards, John
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Hello list,
Could someone please let me know where the update file is downloaded to on a
Win 7 PC?
Thank you.
Regards, John
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11:05 AM, John Farley via Talk wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Could someone please let me know where the update file is downloaded to on
a
> Win 7 PC?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Regards, John
>
> Tel: +44 (0) 1442 259243
> Mob: (0) +44 7815 056076
>
>
>
> ___
The one I downloaded is WindowEyesSetup.exe
Bear in mind that Aaron of GW has already advised that the upgrade file may
have several different names depending on how it has been obtained.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
Hello Neville,
Please also take care about what Microsoft brings in at update time.
You may well find that it will slip in the upgrade to Windows 10 as an
optional upgrade. This is pre-checked and will need to be unchecked on each
occasion if you want to prevent it.
You could probably stop this,
which updates are
>> checked for download and installation. The monthly updates are a bit
>> of a battle between the user and Microsoft it seems.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Neville.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23/03/2016 7:29 PM, John Farley via Talk wrote:
&g
which updates are
>> checked for download and installation. The monthly updates are a bit
>> of a battle between the user and Microsoft it seems.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Neville.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23/03/2016 7:29 PM, John Farley via Talk wrote:
&g
I am in the UK and it is also not working here.
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of gosselin_louis via Talk
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 11:
I think this may have stopped working at the same time as the Windows
Enhanced app was released here.
Is that a coincidence?
Regards, John
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-Original Message-
From: Whizza [mailto:whiz...@btinternet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Hello list,
I am sorry; this question is both Window-Eyes and IPhone related.
I am currently using Window-Eyes 9.4, Windows 7 and Office 2010 Pro on my
PC. I am also using an IPhone 6 as my mobile phone.
There is an app available on the IPhone called Outlook which allows the use
of Outlook on t
ething and you get a desktop alert when Outlook is open on your PC.
Overall, there's no serious problems in using ICloud on your PC.
Hth,
Rod
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf
Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: May 4, 201
I have also suffered from these calls.
They simply kept on coming back even though it was clear I wasn't
interested.
I found a technique which worked in the end, see the conversation below.
Me "Please give me your name and the company you work for"
Them "Why"
Me "Because I am going to call the pol
I think that the calls being discussed here are the calls purporting to come
from Microsoft, not Talks.
These so-called Microsoft Technical Department calls have been happening for
a number of years now.
If, indeed, you are now getting calls purporting to be from Talks then that
is a new scam.
R
Dear list,
I am using Windows 7 Pro with Window-Eyes 9.4 with IE 11 and Office 2010.
On almost every key stroke I make there is a bell ring noise.
I cannot recall what I did to enable this and therefore cannot recall how to
disable it.
Can anyone help please?
Regards, John
Tel: +44 (0) 1442
n find the slider to control the volume of system
sounds.
Turning it down will at least make your experience more tolerable. smile
Hth,
Rod
-Original Message-
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf
Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Tuesday, July
rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf
Of John Farley via Talk
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 5:04 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Frequent bell rings
Dear list,
I am using Windows 7 Pro with Window-Eyes 9.4 with IE 11 and Office 2010.
On almost every key stroke I make
I have an IPhone 5, but I expect it is the same.
Once in the Messages app, there is a button at the top called "edit".
Press that one.
Then select each message you want to delete.
Then go down to the "delete" button.
That should do the trick.
Regards, John
-Original Message-
From: Ta
And also a happy Canada Day from the UK.
Especially as we will be in BC in September this year.
Regards, John
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From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of Chris via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 8:14 PM
To: Rod
Hello Don,
That is the behaviour I would expect if it is a scanned document. You will
need to use some sort of OCR to turn it into text. It may not be a perfect
rendition of the document.
You may be better to contact the document author and ask for an accessible
document.
Regards, John
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