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Today's Topics:
1. question about what to leave and what to un check in
msconfig (Mich)
2. Signatures in Thunderbird (Maria Campbell)
3. Re: question about what to leave and what to un checkin
msconfig (heather kd5cbl)
4. Re: question about what to leave and what to un checkin
msconfig (Ishe Chinyoka)
5. Re: question about what to leave and what to un checkin
msconfig (rich)
6. need a program to recover files that works with jaws. (Jim Rawls)
7. Re: daily tip (Kathy Pingstock)
8. Re: daily tip (David Ferrin)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:56:59 -0400
From: "Mich" <m...@ntl.sympatico.ca>
To: "blind-computing @jaws-users.com" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: [Blind-Computing] question about what to leave and what to un
check in msconfig
Message-ID: <b18e011088f345238fae2e842c3b4...@mich78e350b7ec>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi all. I have a hole bunch of programs in my msconfig aka start up. I
would
like not all of them to start up when my pc starts since that would make
windows
load a lot slower. My questions are I have yahoo messenger and windows
messenger set to load up as well as jaws and avg. all the others i have
are
set
to start up as well but I am not shure out of all of the names of the
files
witch ones are for jaws and avg. I would like just 4 things to start up
when
i start windows but I don't want to un check anything that might cose
windows to get mest up. many thanks for any help you can give me. from
Mich.
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:03:54 -0400
From: Maria Campbell <lucky1i...@sbcglobal.net>
To: "blind-computing@jaws-users.com" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Signatures in Thunderbird
Message-ID: <4c76ba9a.7050...@sbcglobal.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
After trying the trying MS Outlook program with my new Window7 PC,
I've decided to give Thunderbird a spin. It looks promising, but I
can't find anyway to add signatures to messages.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Sunny Day
Maria Campbell
lucky1i...@sbcglobal.net
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:20:28 -0500
From: "heather kd5cbl" <kd5...@gmail.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] question about what to leave and what
to un checkin msconfig
Message-ID: <22fdcd3bf51d41ae807355b747463...@mygateway>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Judging from what I knew about my computer, this is what I did! But I am
not
an expert!
Well, if the file says win 32 in the file extension, I would not touch
it.
If it said like i tunes program or yahoo messager, I would uncheck the
program from starting up. That is what I did. So if the file has
anything
to do with your operating system, don't uncheck it. Heather
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:21:54 +0200
From: "Ishe Chinyoka" <chinyoka.consult...@gmail.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] question about what to leave and what
to un checkin msconfig
Message-ID: <da003cf34e02410fa6416d3d2a4b7...@chinyoka847a4b>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Hi,
It might be difficult to pinpoint the actual programmes you are to stop
since most of these show their executables only.
To control start up programs, why not try a program like WinPatrol which
gives you the easy interface for managing startups and services?
Winpatrol
can be found on this mailing list Programs page and the latest version is
version 18. Its homepage is http://www.winpatrol.com. It is shareware,
but
its trial is fully functional except that you will only miss out a few
tweaking functionalities. I think it's worth its billing considering its
usefulness.
In the mean time, you can start by cleaning up your start up folder which
you can get to by typing from the run box:
"%USERPROFILE%\Start menu\Programs\Startup"
(Please make sure to type this string in quotes or simply copy as it is.
I
placed it in quotes because one of the folders has got a space in it).
This will take you to your Startup folder in your Home directory which
contains programs triggered at startup.
Select those programs you don't often use and delete them.
Besides this folder, there are other places like the registry
(HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersions\Run and
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run), but I think you
should
not go to these places unless you understand the registry. This is where
utilities like Winpatrol and that MSConfig come into play. So just leave
this out -- the registry is the soft spot of your system.
Finally, you would see that some start up programs may apparently be
useless, but consider finding out more about these especially services.
These often do some background checking of your operations, so while you
may
not actually love their queer names (for instance fchose.exe), these
would
cause some instabilities if they are stopped like any other programs.
Cheers, I trust this helps a bit. If not, someone else might hit the
right
nail.
Ishe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mich" <m...@ntl.sympatico.ca>
To: "blind-computing @jaws-users.com" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:56 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] question about what to leave and what to un
checkin msconfig
Hi all. I have a hole bunch of programs in my msconfig aka start up. I
would like not all of them to start up when my pc starts since that
would
make windows
load a lot slower. My questions are I have yahoo messenger and windows
messenger set to load up as well as jaws and avg. all the others i have
are set
to start up as well but I am not shure out of all of the names of the
files witch ones are for jaws and avg. I would like just 4 things to
start up when
i start windows but I don't want to un check anything that might cose
windows to get mest up. many thanks for any help you can give me. from
Mich.
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:33:40 -0400
From: "rich" <rcha...@bellsouth.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] question about what to leave and what
to un checkin msconfig
Message-ID: <4a1dda2715394566906cbcff2ff44...@richwv34g8968i>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Anything that has an anti virus name sounds like a good thing to keep
checked i.e.McAfee---
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mich" <m...@ntl.sympatico.ca>
To: "blind-computing @jaws-users.com" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 2:56 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] question about what to leave and what to un
checkin msconfig
Hi all. I have a hole bunch of programs in my msconfig aka start up. I
would like not all of them to start up when my pc starts since that
would
make windows
load a lot slower. My questions are I have yahoo messenger and windows
messenger set to load up as well as jaws and avg. all the others i have
are set
to start up as well but I am not shure out of all of the names of the
files witch ones are for jaws and avg. I would like just 4 things to
start up when
i start windows but I don't want to un check anything that might cose
windows to get mest up. many thanks for any help you can give me. from
Mich.
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:33:41 -0700
From: "Jim Rawls" <jazzpi...@verizon.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: [Blind-Computing] need a program to recover files that works
with jaws.
Message-ID: <0e2ca99bb06e45cbbb18951650d27...@jamesrjamesr>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I am using windows 7, jaws 11 on a 64 bit machine. Jim
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:32:16 -0400
From: "Kathy Pingstock" <kpingst...@zoominternet.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
Message-ID: <005e01cb45f4$a5bc29e0$f1347d...@net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
David,
Is it difficult to set one of hese up myself? Which one would you
recommend?
Kathy
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:02 PM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
Find out from them if they could change you over to WPA or WPA2 for
higher
security. If not maybe it would be better for you to purchase a router of
your own and set it up yourselves.
David Ferrin
ow...@jaws-users.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Pingstock" <kpingst...@zoominternet.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
David,
My internet wireless and hub is through my cable company. They are using
wep, is there something else that I should do to protect things more
since
it is not protecting very well?
Kathy
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:08 AM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
Wireless Network Encryption
Encryption is the an important feature to enable on a wireless network.
When
you set up a wireless network in your operating system, be sure to turn
on
the strongest encryption format that your router and wireless adapters
all
support.
Currently, WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) provides the best protection
for
consumer wireless networking products. WPA is still useful, although it's
been proven vulnerable. And WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is no longer
considered safe, but it's better than nothing.
Choose an encryption passphrase (password) of at least eight mixed
letters
and numbers. If your router supports case sensitivity and special
characters, add some capital letters and punctuation marks. You'll need
to
enter this passphrase on each PC the first time you add it to the newly
encrypted network.
David Ferrin
www.jaws-users.com
Life is what happens after you have already made other plans.
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:05:48 -0400
From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
Message-ID: <4dac4620daec40d795b4c47e3f887...@owner>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I can only speak to the fact that all we have ever owned here were
Linksys
routers. My understanding is that so long as the interface is in a web
format they are normally accessible. There might only be some differences
in
naming conventions and the like. The router I am using right now really
offers some serious options for gaming and so forth which obviously I do
not
care about. Also there are settings in there that to be honest I have no
idea at all what they are meant to do. I made sure I understood what ever
it
was I was changing before doing it so as to avoid any unpleasant after
effects. It is my experience that the places most of us would ever need
to
enter are fairly easy to figure out.
David Ferrin
ow...@jaws-users.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Pingstock" <kpingst...@zoominternet.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
David,
Is it difficult to set one of hese up myself? Which one would you
recommend?
Kathy
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:02 PM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
Find out from them if they could change you over to WPA or WPA2 for
higher
security. If not maybe it would be better for you to purchase a router of
your own and set it up yourselves.
David Ferrin
ow...@jaws-users.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Pingstock" <kpingst...@zoominternet.net>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
David,
My internet wireless and hub is through my cable company. They are using
wep, is there something else that I should do to protect things more
since
it is not protecting very well?
Kathy
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:08 AM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: [Blind-Computing] daily tip
Wireless Network Encryption
Encryption is the an important feature to enable on a wireless network.
When
you set up a wireless network in your operating system, be sure to turn
on
the strongest encryption format that your router and wireless adapters
all
support.
Currently, WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) provides the best protection
for
consumer wireless networking products. WPA is still useful, although it's
been proven vulnerable. And WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is no longer
considered safe, but it's better than nothing.
Choose an encryption passphrase (password) of at least eight mixed
letters
and numbers. If your router supports case sensitivity and special
characters, add some capital letters and punctuation marks. You'll need
to
enter this passphrase on each PC the first time you add it to the newly
encrypted network.
David Ferrin
www.jaws-users.com
Life is what happens after you have already made other plans.
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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