Re: should i upgrade to windows 10?
Oh good! Only a month left. So soon we'll be left the hell alone about bloody Windows 10.Or will we?
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Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Well, I guess it's about priorities. A little thing like an annoying screen reader bug (which I can spend hours bitching about, naturally) pales to the nonsense MS is doing, at least for me, and yes I generally do have patience. And
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Well, I guess it's about priorities. A little thing like an annoying screen reader bug (which I can spend hours bitching about, naturally) pales to the nonsense MS is doing, at least for me, and yes I generally do have patience. And
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Activities. They broke 'em badly on El Capitan. They were already a bit flaky on Yosemite, but on El Cap they are nearly unusable because the activity is not switching when you switch apps, at least for me with an activity used for
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Activities. They brokem 'em badly on El Capitan. They were already a bit flaky on Yosemite, but on El Cap they are nearly unusable because the activity is not switching when you switch apps, at least for me with an activity used for
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
I didn't disable the sounds in El Cap; seemed fast enough for me, at least with Alex. On yosemite it's definitely slower, but I've got used to it after downgrading but leaving the sounds on. I think they provide vital info you can't
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
I didn't disable the sounds in El Cap; seemed fast enough for me, at least with Alex. On yosemite it's definitely slower, but I've got used to it after downgrading but leaving the sounds on. I think they provide vital info you can't
Re: Obtaining audio books that are not in my country
Well, you're managing now. You've got the AAX file, so strip it. Job done.
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Re: Braille Note Touch
I understand the need for notetakers. Really, I do. And the braille support will, according to Humanware, be identical to that of the Apex. But it's about how and when the rubber hits the road. It simply has to deliver to be worth it, and yeah, Android 4.4. It makes
Re: Team Viewer on the Mac
Yeah. Really your only fully independent option is ssh. That is mighty powerful, of course, but it ain't the GUI.
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Re: Braille Note Touch
Yeah, but Android 4.4, though. There's no getting away from that. I will get a look at this when I can. I especially want to know if it has the same respect for braille, ASCII text files, and responsiveness. Because, sure, it's an Android tab, but if it compromises
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Well yeah, different spokes for different folks and all that. I can't disagree with your conclusions if you're sure you can't improve on your situation. OS X works for me because I think, for now at least, that the robustness more
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Windows 10 the new XP? Erm, nah. Not unless you like constantly looking over your shoulder for the next incoming arrow of misfortune, anyway. And then there's all the privacy concerns, of course. No, I'll stay on 8.1 thanks--most of
Re: Obtaining audio books that are not in my country
I don't like the idea of all these dodgy VPN providers ...There is Tor, of course. But, since you'll be using Safari, this will require some skill to get working.Did you just try it first? Create a new account if necessary; you're only
Re: Obtaining audio books that are not in my country
Why shouldn't your payment method work? Surely, if it's Visa/Mastercard, it'll work just fine. Simply sign up, as you would. Try it without a VPN, and then with.
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Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Yeah, Haswell or better will stop being supported in 2017, I think it is. So people wishing to stay on 7/8/8.1 had better get themselves rigs with Broadwell or less if they wish to keep running those OSs until 2020 (for 7) and 2023
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Yeah, Haswell or better will stop being supported in 2017, I think it is. So people wishing to stay on 7/8/8.1 had better get themselves rigs with Broadwell or less if they wish to keep running those OSs until 2020 (for 7) and 2023
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
We'll see. Netflix are already losing customers for their most recent price hikes, but they claim VPN users are "a vocal minority". If I were the Netflix CEO I wouldn't regard the outrage I've seen on this issue as symptomatic of a "vocal
Re: Mac users: a final question
So, this is where your XP VM comes in handy, if you need, like actually surgically require, the accessible MUDding experience (TM).Apple's "solution" to the problem of network updates is "turn on the mode that turns off the speech, and review manually". If
Re: accessible backup tools
@Flyby Chow:If it isn't too late, then you can find download links for the Win 8.1 PE I use and know works here.
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Re: Any Good Modem Suggestions?
Of course a single unit is more convenient.Draytek sell internationally, but I expect you landed on Draytek UK's sale. Regardless, it was only an example; there are others very like it. If you can find a brand of router that at least incorporates the modem
Re: Obtaining audio books that are not in my country
Now that we know how to strip DRM from Audible books, it ought to be sufficient to create an Audible UK account, grab the AAX files, strip the DRM, and then add them to your collection. The trick is to appear to be in the UK (VPN) while
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Heh. Silly Netflix. This is all going to end in tears.And yes, they do get some of the blame. They have the market share; they should use it to twist the arms of the self-important arseholes who make this nonsense possible. Ditto Apple. But oh
Re: Dell XPS 13 or Macbook Pro 13
Funny this topic should come up, I was only just now reading about the Dell XPS line, probably because of the revamped MacBook and people comparing them. From those, at least, I'd say Mac because it's clear Apple care about build quality where Dell are
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Yep, basically what Chris said.Win7 is the new XP basically because people are sticking with the worst of a bad bunch. I agree, Vista service pack 2. Better to move to Win8.1 with Classic Shell; then you can get everything Windows has
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
Yep, basically what Chris said.Win7 is the new XP basically because people are sticking with the worst of a bad bunch. I agree, Vista service pack 2. Better to move to Win8.1 with Classic Shell; then you can get everything Windows has
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.
POSReady updates still work in my XP VM.Dropbox drops support, and so does Chrome.That leaves Firefox, the single-process browser. And what happens when that moves to a multi-process model, eh?The end days are near, friends ...
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Re: accessible backup tools
If you can get into an accessible PE environment, say the one created by Windows Repair Disk, then maybe it doesn't matter which tool you use as long as the Win32 restoration tool works. You'd have to use NVDA, probably. But it would expose you to more-or-less
Re: accessible backup tools
Ghost, eh? I remember having to call Symantec to ask very nicely for the enterprise version, this being the only one that supported fully unattended, command-line restoration.I too wish there were certainty in the Windows backup universe. Sadly, it seems pretty
Re: accessible backup tools
Ghost, eh? I remember having to call Symantec to ask very nicely for the enterprise version, this being the only one that supported fully unattended, command-line restoration.I too wish there were certainty in the Windows backup universe. Sadly, it seems pretty
Re: Another screen reader flame war? Seriously?
It does seem strange that each screen reader still has a "Favourite" browser. Having said this, I too am quite a JAWS fan (in spite of myself) and have had luck with all of the browsers, of which I am most taken by Chrome because I'm becoming
Re: When is the last time anyone has read a braille book?
This programmer/sysadmin finds that 32 cells is adequate, but I wouldn't say "no" to 40. 80? I dunno; that might just be stretching things, even though it would provide exactly one standard line of text.
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Re: accessible backup tools
You didn't say which platform, each of which has its own tools and capabilities, but to be honest I've not been impressed with much I've seen over the years on any of them except for Linux. The main issue is that each "service" has its own backend; you can't
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
This isn't DRM, as such, but it's closely related, because it highlights the true horror of depending on somebody else over the Internet.Revolv, an Internet-connected smart home automation hub solution, will shut down on May 15, less than two
Re: Reasons for getting a Raspberry Pi
You love systemd? What are you, sick? I can't stand systemd. I get why people want it, mostly process supervision, but I really think systemd is an appalling example of creeping featuritis, only now it's in the very core of your OS. Yes, sysvinit has
Re: Reasons for getting a Raspberry Pi
You love systemd? What are you, sick? I can't stand systemd. I get why people want it, mostly process supervision, but I really think systemd is an appalling example of creeping featuritis, only now it's in the very core of your OS. Yes, sysvinit has
Re: Any Good Modem Suggestions?
@Figment:I guess that depends on what your needs are. My experience is basically the opposite, and yes I am talking about name brands. Indeed, it seems to me that pricing yourself above the name brands starts to show definite signs of improvement.The big
Re: Anyone Using Chrome With NVDA?
It is, yes. Using ChromeVox on a desktop is basically an indication that your primary screen reader isn't working properly.Unfortunately ChromeVox is also the best way to experience web apps, especially those of Google. I'm not interested in Google apps,
Re: Anyone Using Chrome With NVDA?
That doesn't sound good at all.Chrome is a little steep to learn, but I'm inclined to blame NVDA. They just aren't really interested in any browser besides Firefox, and it shows.I can't really help you though. I use JAWS on Windows most days, and Chrome
Re: When is the last time anyone has read a braille book?
@Ian: my fault. There was a smiley, but no other indication that I was (trying to be) funny. Yes, of course I know what you meant.
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Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
Steve Gibson of GRC wrote Never10. It merely insists that you have the required Windows update installed (for Windows Update), and then sets the two registry keys necessary to turn off this crap and sets the permissions so they can't be reverted. You run
Re: Any Good Modem Suggestions?
What do I think? Well, I think all integrated solutions suck. They do everything badly, and nothing well. So actually, your idea of AirPort isn't so bad. What's the nature of your connectivity? Is it cable? If it is, turn your cable modem into a pure
Re: Any Good Modem Suggestions?
What do I think? Well, I think all integrated solutions suck. They do everything badly, and nothing well. So actually, your idea of AirPort isn't so bad. What's the nature of your connectivity? Is it cable? If it is, turn your cable modem into a pure
Re: iCloud Documents Question
Yeah, it's that apps themselves have that entitlement, and hidden preferences which don't take up much space just won't show up as anything other than using iCloud storage for "Documents and data". If the apps themselves don't provide an interface, then
Re: When is the last time anyone has read a braille book?
Revolutionary? It's revolutionary to be able to read independently now? Anyway, yeah, props to small developments. Standalone reading is already a feature for the notetaker user, but mine is now permanently on my desk, connected to
Re: When is the last time anyone has read a braille book?
Revolutionary? It's revolutionary to be able to read independently now? Anyway, yeah, props to small developments. Standalone reading is already a feature for the notetaker user, but mine is now permanently on my desk, connected to
Re: iCloud Documents Question
Don't worry, be happy. Really, the storage shown is good enough to be practical, and you don't need to do anything you can't already do in Settings. Moreover, just because an app can use docs and data storage doesn't mean there is any, or that it will be
Re: A little late April Fools joke: RFC 1605
You can find a list of these here.I love the IETF.
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Re: how to start Orca on Fedora Live CD
God. I do wish there were a way to start the sound driver with anything other than total silence. It really is the perfect indictment of Linux when you've got to fix nonsense like this from first boot.Anyway, yeah, debootstrap is the answer. As
Re: When is the last time anyone has read a braille book?
Humanware announced BrailleNote Touch, which is a tablet running Android 4.4 and using KeySoft as its interface and screen reader for third-party applications on Google Play.Well, that's one problem solved, anyway.Now: can I root
Re: MMM! My Mac Mini
For the audio mix, something like Audio Hijack or Loopback, yes. I haven't had a need for either of these, as it happens, but of course others will have. Give them a shot.Pitch change can't be turned off in OS X VoiceOver as far as I know, unlike on iOS, where it can.
Re: When is the last time anyone has read a braille book?
Well I can't say I'm surprised by the direction this topic has taken. It makes me both very happy and very sad.Sigh. Right, let's go. First of all, to answer the actual question posed by this topic: the last book I read in braille
Re: When is the last time anyone has read a braille book?
Well I can't say I'm surprised by the direction this topic has taken. It makes me both very happy and very sad.Sigh. Right, let's go. First of all, to answer the actual question posed by this topic: the last book I read in braille
Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
Yeah, I know. I surrender trying to bring MS back on side. It's a shame, but we've been through all that.Thank god for OS X. And yes, awareness of choices, and advocacy, is what we (blind people) desperately need now.
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Re: The Windows 10 New World Order
The saga continues to continue.Microsoft recently released MS16-023 for Windows, which is a set of critical security fixes for Internet Explorer 11. And bugger me sideways if you've heard this before, but included in that patch is the Windows 10
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
@Nocturnus: you're right about one thing, anyway--I am about to sell the one remaining iPod Touch I have. It's the tedium of keeping it synchronised to my iPhone, you see. It's a great device, but maintaining it while getting little use out
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
@Nocturnus: It is very similar to iPad, yeah, but there were two things I think the iPad had going for it where the watch struggles to find similar footing: first it really was bigger, which meant that people who appreciated browsing the
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
Yep, Apple are patent bullies; no doubt about it. It's a shame. Nobody wins from all this nonsense, except the lawyers.We (the UK, in which I and HC are both based) do not recognise software or "Business method" patents.
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
@Nocturnus: Well, good! Glad you're enjoying it. That's the idea. Nobody says you can't do that, at least. Sounds like you're in for a treat. As to extension vs solo in Apple Watch, the thinking goes something like this: why do you want a
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
@Nocturnus: Well, good! Glad you're enjoying it. That's the idea. Nobody says you can't do that, at least. Sounds like you're in for a treat. As to extension vs solo in Apple Watch, the thinking goes something like this: why do you want a
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
@Dark: try listening to and making sense of this podcast.@Figment: Nah, I really found using a device is much easier when it's stuck to your hand (you can configure it for either hand, and decide which way the crown faces). I'm a cane user,
Re: getting a new iPhone, some help needed, please
I just got into my password manager, and chose 1Password over KeePass because it supports Wi-Fi syncing. I didn't want a cloud-based sync solution. Yes it's proprietary, and yes it costs money, and yes it costs rather more money that
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
@Figment: I agree with you that the Dictation Bridge people shouldn't have got nasty, but I completely disagree with you that legally threatening (because that's basically what this was, a threat) your valued and
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
@Figment: I agree with you that the Dictation Bridge people shouldn't have got nasty, but I completely disagree with you that legally threatening (because that's basically what this was, a threat) your valued and
Re: "Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
Yeah, that's it. Both sides were as bad as each other. I think it's a shame the "blindness community" is marred by such nonsense, though.
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Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
@nocturnus: oh yes, there's no disputing that Apple are committed to accessibility, for whatever reason, and Apple Watch is now the only truly accessible smart wearable, and has been since the day it was unveiled. Accessibility is now quite
"Hartgen Consultancy, we'll Bury You In a Pile of US Legal Hell!"
In this blog post, Hartgen Consultancy explains why you should consider the behaviour of the people you're giving money to when you donate to the Dictation Bridge project, which provides dictation support for free to
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
I don't have a wife, loving or otherwise. I had to buy my Apple Watch for myself. It's OK though, because according to Arnold J. Rimmer, love is only a device invented by bank managers to make us overdrawn. Seems to me that if you're going
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
I don't have a wife, loving or otherwise. I had to buy my Apple Watch for myself. It's OK though, because according to Arnold J. Rimmer, love is only a device invented by bank managers to make us overdrawn. Seems to me that if you're going
Re: Thank you Apple: my wrist just got a makeover
I don't have a wife, loving or otherwise. I had to buy my Apple Watch for myself. It's OK though, because according to Arnold J. Rimmer, love is only a device invented by bank managers to make us overdrawn. Seems to me that if you're going
Re: getting a new iPhone, some help needed, please
OK, yeah, this should have been clearer from the start.When you press the Home button, the app is typically suspended if it has nothing left to do, but continues using resources (like memory) until iOS requires them, at which point the app
Re: getting a new iPhone, some help needed, please
OK, yeah, this should have been clearer from the start.When you press the Home button, the app is typically suspended if it has nothing left to do, but continues using resources (like memory) until iOS requires them, at which point the app
Re: getting a new iPhone, some help needed, please
OK, yeah, this should have been clearer from the start.When you press the Home button, the app is typically suspended if it has nothing left to do, but continues using resources (like memory) until iOS requires them, at which point the app
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
No, I understand completely. I just don't know if the Mac train will last much longer with Apple's current focus, either. Crap like the perpetual and unfixed VoiceOver bugs and stupidly inept stuff like this and this seriously give me pause; even if I can
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
Even in 2006, you have gigabit Ethernet. You have 54 Mb/s Wi-Fi. Clearly how you use the machine decides whether or not you'll consider Ethernet, but I'd say it was non-negotiable. I think you should be all right. Get all the updates installed, and IE should be
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
Even in 2006, you have gigabit Ethernet. You have 54 Mb/s Wi-Fi. Clearly how you use the machine decides whether or not you'll consider Ethernet, but I'd say it was non-negotiable. I think you should be all right. Get all the updates installed, and IE should be
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
That's the one.Yes, just keep running Apple Software Update and Windows/Microsoft Update until there is nothing further to fetch.Isn't being stuck in the rosy past fun? I'd never take Wi-Fi over Ethernet if I could possibly help it, but if it works for you and
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
Can you get that thing over to an Ethernet port? Even if you do manage to get the drivers updated, I doubt the fact that this machine supports only 802.11G is going to give you anything like enough speed on a contemporary broadband connection.But yes, update
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
Can you get that thing over to an Ethernet port? Even if you do manage to get the drivers updated, I doubt the fact that this machine supports only 802.11G is going to give you anything like enough speed on a contemporary broadband connection.But yes, update
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
Awesome! You will find that the maximum of 3GB or thereabouts of RAM is sufficient to sustain XP but that you can't access more of it. That's something you can fix, although not without an additional piece of software, and IMO it's not really worth it. This is
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
Well, bravo, sort of. Are you sure you have SP3 there? It sounds like your first problem is going to be disconnecting from that TV without experiencing display and audio problems. Or maybe you won't, if you can get the drivers (and any updates) installed. I
Re: Bootcamping my Mac Mini
To burn a disc, just press the Burn button; no need to open the image up first. And there's no concept of a format either; a disc is either written or empty (let's not discuss sessions, for now).Plug in your audio device before the first stage of Windows Setup
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
See post 27 for my take on why DRM is evil.Broadly speaking, DRM means losing control. Even if we agreed that this was somehow maximally beneficial to all concerned, it fundamentally presumes guilt over innocence, and that's why I find it
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
I don't even think it's limited to non-technical users. Technical users don't start out with an adversarial view of content providers, either. And why should they? If the DRM is particularly well-executed, they won't even know it's happening to
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Seeing as how the Victor players don't support m4b files the way they do Audible files--somewhat ironic, given that Audible is encrypted m4b--I'm now in the situation of having to continue to use the DRM Audible format until Humanware support m4b
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Seeing as how the Victor players don't support m4b files the way they do Audible files--somewhat ironic, given that Audible is encrypted m4b--I'm now in the situation of having to continue to use the DRM Audible format until Humanware support m4b
Re: Using the Apple TV Without a Screen
As of Apple TV 4, HDMI is the only output. So, you'll need one of these HDMI audio splitter boxes that take HDMI on input and put out stereo RCA. My box has several modes of operation, but the mode is completely irrelevant if there is nothing
Re: Using Uber Experience
MODERATION:@leibylucwgamer: I edited out the personal attack in your last message. It wasn't necessary. No matter how divisive your interlocutor, you always have the option of simply disagreeing.Please don't do that again.
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Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
If you could convert m4a files with iTunes, those files were not encrypted or DRM-protected in any way but were merely AAC wrapped inside MPEG4 containers, which I'd gladly take over MP3, since everything I own plays them.Indeed, I think one of
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Well, I certainly think Apple Music would be more useful without the DRM, but nevertheless it is intended as a _streaming_ service. That's why it has DRM. You could certainly argue that mere availability was reason enough to surrender that kind
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Oh, you mean Apple Music, the streaming subscription service. I'd rather there weren't DRM on that either, but I also can't think of any situation currently where I'd want to strip it. You certainly shouldn't be keeping the resulting DRM-free
Re: Does Apple even bother to test their products?
I don't use any favourites, and rarely use DND--at least, not on my phone, but sometimes independently on the watch. There are two many beeping gizmos around here to make DND practical for me; I just sleep in the other room, where there
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
Fair enough. I'd give them money for dropping the DRM, that's for sure, but 5 activations for life is simply unacceptable.
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Re: Does Apple even bother to test their products?
Yeah OK, if you intended DND actually to silence your phone during certain times then it really shouldn't be set to anything other than "Everyone" (or a restricted list) and it would come on and off as needed. Clearly some weird upgrade
Re: Kindle accessibility?
Yeah, the readers themselves are inaccessible, which is a shame. You only really have the iOS app.
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Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
You mean audiogame.it? Yeah, I'm not putting up with that bullshit either. I wish they'd told me before I purchased my first game from them. Just buy from the iOS App Store; it's still DRM, but at least it's a whole lot less likely to break.
Re: Does Apple even bother to test their products?
I'm surprised you had DND on all this time without noticing. But if you think about it, that is a sensible default when DND is actually on and operating as intended (it is what I have mine set to, for instance), so if you upgraded from a
Re: MacBook Pro (Mid 2014) For Sale in the UK
1. Good question, and I don't think there is, except by the cursor method. You'll have to switch to group mode if you want to avoid examining everything in detail by default, but that applies to all objects, not just links. See Web category in
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
There is no problem with "Intellectual property" owners protecting it. I merely insist that it not punish the rightful owner of the product bearing it. DRM is incompatible with that. Best case, ask your consumers to cooperate with you in
Re: FYI: DRM is Evil. Very, Very, Very Evil
@jaybird got your email; will deal with it soon. Deluged at the mo. And I agree with your stance; as a rule, cutting yourself off doesn't help any if you have the means to drop the DRM. Although of course I wish Audible wouldn't use it to start
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