[Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
Hi All; Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in handy for a lot of us. Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and realized I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are on, off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such as a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights on those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a thought. Lois Goodine. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
Yes, that is so true. We have a modem from Clearwire and all five lights need to be blinking before we have a strong signal. Rich has a light probe and it works perfect. We also use it for lights in the house if they are left on or not and that probe is a life saver especially when you are paying the electric bill. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Hi All; Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in handy for a lot of us. Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and realized I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are on, off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such as a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights on those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a thought. Lois Goodine. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike 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/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
how does that device work and can someone discribe it? Julio Morones Nick-name Soda-Pop Email Address jmoro...@ca.rr.com Skype jmorones03 Klango Sodapop Windows Live Messenger only jmorone...@hotmail.com Mobile Phone You can text as well. 323-842-0104 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
I have used the vOICe in the past to check if lights etc. are on, and it also has a colour filter mode to let you only scan for certain colours, and while it needs either a computer with a webcam or a suitable mobile phone to run on, it's free: http://www.seeingwithsound.com/winvoice.htm (windows version) http://www.seeingwithsound.com/midlet.htm (mobile phone version) Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 1:56 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Hi All; Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in handy for a lot of us. Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and realized I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are on, off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such as a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights on those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a thought. Lois Goodine. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5244 (20100701) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5244 (20100701) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
Kim, In the case of a flashing or blinking light, does the probe give intermittent audible beeps to indicate such versus a solid tone to indicate a light that stays on? Al -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Kim Kelly Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:03 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Yes, that is so true. We have a modem from Clearwire and all five lights need to be blinking before we have a strong signal. Rich has a light probe and it works perfect. We also use it for lights in the house if they are left on or not and that probe is a life saver especially when you are paying the electric bill. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. > Hi All; > > Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in > handy for a lot of us. > > Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. > > > hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and > realized > I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original > Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM > Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other > device. > > > For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of > indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are > on, > off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for > twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I > use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such > as > a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights > on > those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the > blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; > and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a > thought. > Lois Goodine. > > Hope this helps. Take care. > Mike > > > > 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/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
This light probe sounds like a handy little gizmo, but what kind of batteries does it use? I have discovered that many of these devices come with button-cell batteries which are sealed inside and thus impossible to replace. So if the batteries die after a few months of use, you would have to buy another light probe, right? Gerald - Original Message - From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" To: Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Kim, In the case of a flashing or blinking light, does the probe give intermittent audible beeps to indicate such versus a solid tone to indicate a light that stays on? Al -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Kim Kelly Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:03 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Yes, that is so true. We have a modem from Clearwire and all five lights need to be blinking before we have a strong signal. Rich has a light probe and it works perfect. We also use it for lights in the house if they are left on or not and that probe is a life saver especially when you are paying the electric bill. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Hi All; Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in handy for a lot of us. Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and realized I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are on, off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such as a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights on those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a thought. Lois Goodine. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike 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/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
Yes, these probes respond when they detect light and are silent when no light is detected. There are also probes that vibrate instead of making a sound. So if the light is blinking, the probe will respond with beeps or vibrations in the same pattern as the flashing light. Some color identifiers are able to work as a light probe as well. Annette -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan & Terrie Robbins Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:43 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Kim, In the case of a flashing or blinking light, does the probe give intermittent audible beeps to indicate such versus a solid tone to indicate a light that stays on? Al -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Kim Kelly Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:03 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Yes, that is so true. We have a modem from Clearwire and all five lights need to be blinking before we have a strong signal. Rich has a light probe and it works perfect. We also use it for lights in the house if they are left on or not and that probe is a life saver especially when you are paying the electric bill. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. > Hi All; > > Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in > handy for a lot of us. > > Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. > > > hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and > realized > I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original > Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM > Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other > device. > > > For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of > indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are > on, > off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for > twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I > use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such > as > a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights > on > those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the > blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; > and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a > thought. > Lois Goodine. > > Hope this helps. Take care. > Mike > > > > 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/ __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5245 (20100702) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5245 (20100702) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
Do these light probes use replaceable batteries? Or do they use sealed button cell batteries which are impossible to replace? Gerald - Original Message - From: "Annette Carr" To: Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device. Yes, these probes respond when they detect light and are silent when no light is detected. There are also probes that vibrate instead of making a sound. So if the light is blinking, the probe will respond with beeps or vibrations in the same pattern as the flashing light. Some color identifiers are able to work as a light probe as well. Annette -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan & Terrie Robbins Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:43 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Kim, In the case of a flashing or blinking light, does the probe give intermittent audible beeps to indicate such versus a solid tone to indicate a light that stays on? Al -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Kim Kelly Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:03 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Yes, that is so true. We have a modem from Clearwire and all five lights need to be blinking before we have a strong signal. Rich has a light probe and it works perfect. We also use it for lights in the house if they are left on or not and that probe is a life saver especially when you are paying the electric bill. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Hi All; Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in handy for a lot of us. Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and realized I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are on, off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such as a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights on those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a thought. Lois Goodine. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike 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/ __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5245 (20100702) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5245 (20100702) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com 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/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
Yes, I believe it does. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternative E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" To: Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Kim, In the case of a flashing or blinking light, does the probe give intermittent audible beeps to indicate such versus a solid tone to indicate a light that stays on? Al -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Kim Kelly Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:03 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Yes, that is so true. We have a modem from Clearwire and all five lights need to be blinking before we have a strong signal. Rich has a light probe and it works perfect. We also use it for lights in the house if they are left on or not and that probe is a life saver especially when you are paying the electric bill. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Hi All; Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in handy for a lot of us. Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and realized I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are on, off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such as a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights on those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a thought. Lois Goodine. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike 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/
Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device.
Well, ours uses a 9volt battery. It is a handy little gagitfor sure. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "Gerald Levy" To: Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router, modem or other device. This light probe sounds like a handy little gizmo, but what kind of batteries does it use? I have discovered that many of these devices come with button-cell batteries which are sealed inside and thus impossible to replace. So if the batteries die after a few months of use, you would have to buy another light probe, right? Gerald - Original Message - From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" To: Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Kim, In the case of a flashing or blinking light, does the probe give intermittent audible beeps to indicate such versus a solid tone to indicate a light that stays on? Al -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Kim Kelly Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:03 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Yes, that is so true. We have a modem from Clearwire and all five lights need to be blinking before we have a strong signal. Rich has a light probe and it works perfect. We also use it for lights in the house if they are left on or not and that probe is a life saver especially when you are paying the electric bill. Kim Kelly Clarkston Washington facebook: kim...@clearwire.net Alternitive E-mail: kim...@samobile.net skype: kblinky971 Visit my website http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ Have a great day. - Original Message - From: "M & B Brunner Arcadia" To: "Blind Computing" Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] BlindTech Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. Hi All; Here is a tip I ran across on another list that I thought might come in handy for a lot of us. Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. hi folks, thought of this a while back, and then saw this post and realized I was right, it will work, so passed it along! elf - Original Message - From: "Lois Goodine" To: "blind tech" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: (BlindTech) Dealing with lights on your router,modem or other device. For Lisa and others who may be concerned with knowing the status of indicator lights on a router or modem, I can determine which lights are on, off, or blinking with a light probe. Independent Living aids has one for twenty-three dollars and change. They work well for a number of things. I use my probe to tell me about the lights on various cooking devices such as a rice cooker, foreman grill, and many other things. It will find lights on those little cube shaped power supplies that plug into the wall; the blinking light on the victor stream; the light on the computer speakers; and a host of other things I can't bring to mind just now. Just a thought. Lois Goodine. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
