Re: a topic about forum signatures
LOL, CatIsFull. My signature is game-related. I like it a lot, so I use it everywhere.See if you can guess which game.
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Re: Major Upgrade For Windows Users's On The Way, For "Free!"
Nice analysis by The Register here. I think theyre right.
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Re: Blind friendly Unattended OS installation
When typing the product keys and passwords etc into the site, put in dummy values. Later, open the XML file with a text editor and replace your dummy values with the real ones. If you already have your XML file, then of course its too late and
Re: Blind friendly Unattended OS installation
Yes, Ive used the WAIK method thus far, seeing as how I can bootstrap myself up using my existing XP unattend script in a VM.When using these sites, just make sure you dont supply personal information. Use substitutes, then search-replace the
Re: Major Upgrade For Windows Users's On The Way, For "Free!"
Whatever.Look, Im sorry, I just cant say anything nice on the subject, so I really shouldnt be writing this, but about the _ONLY_ thing I see here is the Universal apps. Thats the sort of thing Apple should have done, but no, of
Re: Major Upgrade For Windows Users's On The Way, For "Free!"
Whatever.Look, Im sorry, I just cant say anything nice on the subject, so I really shouldnt be writing this, but about the _ONLY_ thing I see here is the Universal apps. Thats the sort of thing Apple should have done, but no, of
Ai Squared Statement on Security
Brother passed this message onto me, supposedly from the gw-news list. Most unfortunate. Not sure I agree with vigilante approach, however.Ai Squared customers, assistive technology users, and fellow members of the blind and visually impaired
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
Yay Browser Choice. Apple isnt yet a monopoly, so it cant use its clout in the OS space to influence the browser market. Maybe the case can be made that it has cornered the digital music player market and is using it to foist iTunes, though
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
Thank God for the EU. About the only institution that Google hasnt yet totally subverted … yet.
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Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
You can turn it off in Win10, thankfully. You can right-click Start button and choose whether you want TIFKAM or desktop; a tiny little gesture of regret.
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Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
I dont know. In a way I feel sorry for them--theyve been so utterly shaken by the loss of customer faith and the complete disinterest in their consumer products that theyre now willing to make almost any compromise; only the enterprise
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
[[wow]], Dark, are you really saying that you turned down faster broadband speeds? Well, what a mug! Oh well, at least you persuaded the bastards to give you an upgrade for nothing, so thats awesome. But one of these days your obstinacy
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
[[wow]], Dark, are you really saying that you turned down faster broadband speeds? Well, what a mug! Oh well, at least you persuaded the bastards to give you an upgrade for nothing, so thats awesome. But one of these days your obstinacy
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
[[wow]], Dark, are you really saying that you turned down faster broadband speeds? Well, what a mug! Oh well, at least you persuaded the bastards to give you an upgrade for nothing, so thats awesome. But one of these days your obstinacy
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
TIFKAM: The Interface Formerly Known As Metro. I have native IPv6 at home from my ISP. Therefore I need an OS to put it to use, and although you can add IPv6 onto XP it is not complete and wont work without also having IPv4 around for DNS.
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
I think Ive remarked before on your admirable tenacity and pragmatism, so Im going to let this go before the discussion ends up where it started again. Basically, the issue is that you want the benefits without the drawbacks of an upgrade
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
All I can say is: be careful, dont trust anything, and make sure you dont lose anything sensitive if the bottom falls out of the world. Id add to that For Gods sake stop using IE but youve already said.The real benefits of upgrading are
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
Dark, if I were Microsoft, heres what Id do: sell the same thing over and over and over again, only making slight refinements to make it better and more useful, speedier, more secure, etc. I would obsolete versions of Windows aggressively,
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
OS X used to be paid for, and thats always been an important differentiator of Macs to iPhones and iPads. Because the software was paid for, Apple were obliged to their customers, whom they had a strong reason to get up to the latest
Re: That if that the right way who and thinking
Thats very interesting, because you can actually use Markov chains for detecting and eliminating spam as part of Bayesian classification, too.
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Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
Yeah, Im on Mountain Lion on this iMac too, simply because theres no actual benefit to going forward; the subsequent versions depend on hardware that I dont have. Sod that! When Mountain Lion dies this June/October, Ill be running Windows 7
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
I dont agree that backward compatibility should be the ultimate arbiter. I think its desirable, but given a choice between bringing the state of computing up to scratch and languishing in the past--and there are many fond memories in the
Re: Pen drive on iphone
You cant manage USB devices directly. However you can easily plug them into devices which expose them over the network, and then use an app to manage network-shared files. This is your best option if you need that kind of portability.Or, yes, theres always iCloud,
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
@Dark, Yes indeed, a luddite. I now have Win7 installed with the intention of liking it, because I really see no choice in the matter. I have Classic Start on standby, in case the Win7 Start Menu is really as yucky as I remember it. But
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
@Dark: actually, some of the iOS 8 features help with integration of Windows, although 7 and above, and also work across iOS devices. Since I have an iPod Touch, that helped, even though I didnt upgrade my Mac to Yosemite, which wouldnt be
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
You see, Dark? Determined. The security thing, while overstated, is important if you actually want to guarantee the integrity of your property. Since its a simple matter to put XP into a VM and reduce the risk by not exposing anything
Re: WeTransfer (or Infinit)
I didnt notice that, but youre right. Still, it seems to work surprisingly well.How do you propose that uploads be resumed or show a progress indicator with a non-Flash uploader? Is that possible with HTML5 yet?
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Re: Opening a port in the router, what are the inconvenients?
Looks like Im late to this topic.Ive never understood why audio games dont do UPnP themselves; would save a lot of this nonsense, though perhaps not for a dedicated server app where continuity needs to be guaranteed because UPnP
Re: himachi alternative
Yeah, its time to step up to the plate, and/or replace your router with one that will let you do it, I think. Hamachi was nice but unless you really, really, really cant endure management of your router, thats overkill.Did you find your router in Control Panel?
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
This is one case where Apple actually provide. Try the silicone case, which covers the side and back except for the controls and camera and NFC, that normalises the phone to flat surfaces, keeps the corners from getting scratched, and
Re: himachi alternative
If this is for gaming purposes, then unless you want to play across a LAN using a dumb public rendezvous server such as that operated by VIPGamesZone, then you have no real need for Hamachi, and its time to start learning how to knock holes in your firewall/NAT box.
Re: just got a Iphone6 plus, cases and questions
This is one case where Apple actually provide. Try the silicone case, which covers the side and back except for the controls and camera and NFC, that normalises the phone to flat surfaces, keeps the corners from getting scratched, and
WeTransfer (or Infinit)
Anyone know about WeTransfer? My brother uses it, and while it appears to be very script-heavy, it certainly looks like another convenient option for large file send.Edit: another one I just learned about is Infinit.
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Re: Pirate bay copy come back following rade.
@Aaron: no, I mean that creators would be paid per hour spent creating, rather than per-product, which is necessarily an unreliable measure of value, owing to the digital landscape, and of course piracy. Once a work is produced, realistically
WeTransfer
Anyone know about WeTransfer? My brother uses it, and while it appears to be very script-heavy, it certainly looks like another convenient option for large file send.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=197872#p197872
Re: Cromibility
@Mario: there is really not much documentation at all in the box, just a bit of paper with safety instructions and a diagram, with instructions for how to turn on your ChromeBook and begin to use it. Really, thats all you need.The power key is on the top right. Have fun.
Re: Pirate bay copy come back following rade.
@Gellman: I cant agree with piracy purely on the basis of a dislike of the current regime, firstly because there are indie artists who get my money, and secondly because, for better or for worse, you cant support many creators without giving
Re: Leasey has been released! Every JAWS user should have Leasey!
Indeed, well have to see where this goes, to see whether it will have appeal to Advanced users; perhaps if they start relying on APIs to do stuff, it arguably could be the next Chicken Nugget or whatever.@Camlorn: I see what
Re: Cromibility
I just tried it with ChromeVox options panel. Thats affected. Just realised too--Im on Canary, because I thought itd be a harmless excursion. Im very glad I tried it! In CV options its especially irritating, because of course thats where you choose your voices etc.
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Re: Strange Audible issue
I think thats just it, though; by signing in, you are telling Audible where you are and hence disqualifying certain titles. Even if you told them your country, they have your IP address. I think if theyre hiding the book from you, they must know.
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Re: Pirate bay copy come back following rade.
Our government is unashamedly in the pocket of copyright lobbyists; I dont take anything they say on the subject of the ethics of piracy to heart. They have no credibility. Every time they are given a chance to reform the law, they do so only
Re: Pirate bay copy come back following rade.
Our government is unashamedly in the pocket of copyright lobbyists; I dont take anything they say on the subject of the ethics of piracy to heart. They have no credibility. Every time they are given a chance to reform the law, they do so only
Re: Cromibility
I havent seen a single message since the last time I wrote. It is either very, very quiet, or the moderators are filtering mail, or something. Hopefully, we can answer your questions. If not, Ill let you know what happens when I post there.Now, as to ChromeVox generally,
Re: thunderburd not deleting posts properly in hotmail
I thought Live recently announced IMAP support, and perhaps thats how it is supposed to be done--in which case, Im afraid I have no idea why it doesnt work, and its probably Microsloths fault.
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Re: Cromibility
This is going as well as you would expect from the Interwebs, really.@Mario, Im afraid I dont see your posts at all. You may wish to double-check you are subscribed; do it by email; send a note to axs-chrome-discuss+subscr...@googlegroups.com to get started.@Trenton:
Re: Cromibility
This is going as well as you would expect from the Interwebs, really.@Mario, Im afraid I dont see your posts at all. You may wish to double-check you are subscribed; do it by email; send a note to axs-chrome-discuss+subscr...@googlegroups.com to get started.@Trenton:
Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
Yeah, Ive experienced the silly Back-needs-Refresh nonsense on Safari too.Interesting youre saying Chrome works well in VoiceOver; perhaps its progressed in leaps and bounds since I last tried it. But when I did, half the controls werent even
Re: Leasey has been released! Every JAWS user should have Leasey!
Hang on a minute. Why _shouldnt_ we adapt our computers to our requirements? Isnt there something intrinsically wrong with the fact that we are adapting to our computers, rather than the other way around? Sure, we dont live
Re: Leasey has been released! Every JAWS user should have Leasey!
Hang on a minute. Why _shouldnt_ we adapt our computers to our requirements? Isnt there something intrinsically wrong with the fact that we are adapting to our computers, rather than the other way around? Sure, we dont live
Re: Strange Audible issue
The book isnt available in your market. Thats the reason.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=197233#p197233
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Re: I am in search of Mac OS X Tiger, can someone help?
Tiger is Leopard, with no coverflow, and Fred as the system voice. Is that adequate? And anyway, you could go further back, if you wanted, to the Spoken Interface preview. So not the earliest.I could try looking for you on Apple
Re: Strange Audible issue
Its the publishers. Money-grabbing fuckers, the lot of em.Im afraid I dont know how to tell where its available; I only know to log in before searching, to avoid that problem. Its bloody annoying though.
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Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
I have both JAWS and NVDA, purely in the interests of objectivity. FWIW, it wasnt so much the crashing for me, though I realise this can be a problem for some people, more the massive spikes in CPU load that make both the browser very unresponsive and
Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
Cant disagree that JFW is a bundle of hacks, but it still has its redeeming features, which is why I use it (havent tried the other guys recently, actually, so I should). I usually have about 30 tabs open; cant recall going much beyond that. Im
Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
Yeah, I remember when Electrolysis was first being discussed. I really hope they push this through.I used JFW mostly for the usual screen-scraping suspects, and NVDA for the Windows OS. I havent been using NVDA in a good while, though, so I have yet
Re: Cromibility
Dell has listed the keyboard shortcuts, which really arent all that specific to Dell. FYI you can press a combination to look up the shortcuts for your machine; I think its Ctrl-Alt-Slash.
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Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
Dont forget to visit youtube.com/html5 to turn on the HTML5 player for many videos. Quick fix that works most places, including embedded vids.As for Linux, its servers where it shines, not desktops. Right here, I have a home-made NAS and gateway that
Re: how to transfer music between ipod and iphone
Is all the music on your iPod purchased with Apple, or in iTunes Match?If it isnt, you have no choice but to use a tool which delves into the folder structures of your iDevice to retrieve the media files. There are quite a few of these, but
Re: Cromibility
Now, Im looking at the Remote Desktop app. I dunno if I like giving access to my boxes to the big G in the sky, but, apparently it sends audio over the link. Anyone know if the story is good for us, or not?As for network file access, well thats much more of a bitch than I
Re: Cromibility
I have my Dell ChromeBook 11.6 (4 GB). Apparently, I just couldnt wait any longer. Now, Im looking at the Chrome Remote Desktop app. I dunno if I like giving access to my boxes to the big G in the sky, but, apparently it does send audio over the link (but only for Windows,
Re: thunderburd not deleting posts properly in hotmail
Is this with the IMAP implementation? Youre not using something proprietary?
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Re: Cromibility
Im thinking of a ChromeBox, actually. No point in over-investing.
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Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
I appreciate that add-ons/extensions are helpful, but they arent a good indicator of browser accessibility. For better or worse, multithreaded IE does actually work out of the box, more so once youve configured it of course, but it does work, and
Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
I appreciate that add-ons/extensions are helpful, but they arent a good indicator of browser accessibility. For better or worse, multithreaded IE does actually work out of the box, more so once youve configured it of course, but it does work, and
Re: State of Web Browser Accessibility
Just block Flash isnt a viable strategy, at least not in the UK, where public money is being squandered on this crap by the BBC. I know, Im a Mac user; I have had every vile reason to block Flash, and others besides. It just doesnt work, in the real
Re: I F**ing Hate Systemd
WRT the GNOME situation, there are a couple of shims already available to try and provide the systemd interfaces in userspace, but it looks like the Ubuntu shim used while Canonical were using upstart is now redundant since they, also, have gone to the dark side.
Re: I F**ing Hate Systemd
@Wanderer, I do get when youre coming from, and I realise that desktop Linux is in many ways a different OS from Server Linux (or just Unix). I would say that that was a mistake, but perhaps history has shown otherwise.But I really think systemd was the wrong
Re: transfering individual files in iTunes
I have and like the Nano and Shuffle, but as you noticed, it only really works when youve got iTunes down, which I had no difficulty doing, although perhaps thats because Im on Mac rather than Doze. Not sure how moving to Touch will help you, as
State of Web Browser Accessibility
Can people who have tried all the major browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) express an opinion concerning the accessibility of each?It is OK to suggest ways to improve accessibility, but the default state of the browser is always the preferred starting
Re: transfering individual files in iTunes
You would need the songs already in your library. With that done, turn on manual syncing of music from the Summary tab and use copy/paste from your library to the music view in the iPods settings or, more conveniently, choose using checkboxes only
How To Replace Your PC
A site, HowToReplaceYourPC.com, featured on the Security Now! podcast this week. It is very interesting. While accessibility is of course not directly discussed, much of what it covers is still very relevant to us.The guy who created this site repairs computers for a
How To Replace Your PC
A site, HowToReplaceYourPC.com, featured on the Security Now! podcast this week. It is very interesting. While accessibility is of course not directly discussed, much of what it covers is still very relevant to us.The guy who created this site repairs computers for a
Re: jaws 16 beta: death of screen reader innovation illustrated
I added a comment to this post.TL;DR: JAWS 16 now splits dongle owners from their ILM authorisation. You may now no longer possess both ILM and dongle on the same serial number. Needless to say I am pissed.
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Re: Getting up and going on a new mac
LOL to all the one-siding around here. Im not willing to campaign for Windows simply because I hate some aspects of the Mac, which do include the glacial progress of VoiceOver, its true, nor am I willing to campaign for the Mac to the exclusion of
I F**ing Hate Systemd
This rant ^H^H^H^H message is intended for people running Linux but especially those who, not unnaturally, use GNOME on that platform for their graphical environment.As you may have guessed by now, a war is raging. It concerns systemd, a set of daemons intended to
Re: Getting up and going on a new mac
Certainly, if I went back to Windows on hardware, Id be going with 7, no doubt about it. I might have my reasons to dislike it but what you say is absolutely true and it makes complete sense if youre going to use it in production to be on current
Re: Serotek Loses 5, Future of Company in Doubt
Hmm. At the risk of sounding a bit unkind, I found Serotek a bit oily and brash. Still, its always a bit sad to hear that customers are likely to be impacted following a company tragedy. And yeah I listened to their podcasts for a while,
Re: dumb warnings?
LOL! Your incredulity is a little frightening in itself, enes. Arent you concerned for the poor people who might try anything listed there? Of course its all very amusing, but the instructions are there because we have a responsibility to design safe products, and
Re: in search of a new braille display, any advice?
Depends on the definition of a notetaker. If it just reads and writes files with or without translation, and especially if it supports brf and/or plain text, then I personally would consider (and do consider) the notetaker feature
Re: Learning iTunes.
Vertical integration means all the bits are designed to fit neatly together. No, I dont think Star Trek is just voice recognition, after all why is the information always where you need it? How do you ask the computer to show you something on your data pad? Why is
Re: Learning iTunes.
Vertical integration means all the bits are designed to fit neatly together. No, I dont think Star Trek is just voice recognition, after all why is the information always where you need it? How do you ask the computer to show you something on your data pad? Why is
Re: Learning iTunes.
Well, Im certainly not going to change your mind. I see advantages in both methods, and between mainstream and more tactile player. I really like this Stream, but I do have to find a way to integrate it into my workflow in a way that doesnt disrupt what I like about
Re: Learning iTunes.
Basically, I think the thing here is that the kind of integration you see on Star Trek (and which people naturally desire as opposed to a clearly manual process) is very hard to get right unless you have a lot of patience, technical skill, and willingness to get your
Re: a proposal, jaws lite shareware by freedom scientific
I think its the seeking part of job seeking thats so insanely hard, though. You can have a CV but you cant just Get out there. Not to say that sighted people instantly find their dream job either, of course, but making yourself
Re: I'm so BORING!
Meh, filing this article with all the other pseudoscientific claptrap in this world (though admittedly after postprocessing by the media). I expect, not withstanding all the generalisations about the way people react and the things they react to, that much of this is
Re: Learning iTunes.
Yep, iTunes isnt required for iCloud backups to work. Find them in Settings, iCloud, Storage and Backup. Be aware your keychain isnt included, and the backup is stored unencrypted with Apple. But this should be all you need to pull yourself back from the brink if
Re: Learning iTunes.
Yes, exactly, I dont necessarily mean multiple iOS devices, I mean that the actual process of transferring is fundamentally easier when you only have to control one repository that is then automatically managed. I no longer have an iPad, in fact--just an iPod and
Re: Learning iTunes.
I now have my Stream up and running, and can confirm that there is absolutely no need to use the provided software; you can do it all from the player, with the exceptions being so rare they might as well not qualify (advanced networking settings, podcasts not listed in
Re: a proposal, jaws lite shareware by freedom scientific
I dont believe I see anybody arguing that price isnt an important factor. Hell, if I could _choose_ Android, I would. I cant, because the accessibility just isnt good enough (yes, yes, Android fans, I know how passionate you are to
Re: accessible bitcoin client on windows
Of course we trust the plods and government. Theyre all good people. They would never spy on us, or lock us up for concealing anything at all using encryption, or telling anybody that a government demand for encrypted data is in progress. And the
Re: a proposal, jaws lite shareware by freedom scientific
@gellman: unfortunately, this board only allows you to upvote a post once. But I absolutely agree, and wish I had the fortitude to say as much.My Work Capability Assessment from ATOS Healthcare (Google it, go on, I dare you) is
Re: a proposal, jaws lite shareware by freedom scientific
@Gellman: I agree that it was not so much stated as implied, but as a matter of fact the proof is very much in the pudding, in that these blindness organisations are often bribed for furthering this misery by taking discounts in
Re: accessible bitcoin client on windows
Mmm, Silk Roads (so, thats the illegal drug market, for those not aware) currency (before it was mercifully shut down by the authorities) was, of course, BitCoin.Cash can be used for evil dealings in back alleys, too. I consider it unfortunate but
Re: accessible bitcoin client on windows
Mmm, Silk Roads (so, thats the illegal drug market, for those not aware) currency (before it was mercifully shut down by the authorities) was, of course, BitCoin.Cash can be used for evil dealings in back alleys, too. I consider it unfortunate but
Re: accessible bitcoin client on windows
On LocalBitcoins.com, right now, 1 BTC is £221. So not at all bad.
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Re: I would like to try a hackintosh on a vm
The short answer is that yes, you can do it, but honestly, you really wouldnt want to. The experience is deeply unpleasant and what is the point? OS X plays best with Apple hardware, and you know theres a fairly good reason for that …
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Re: accessible bitcoin client on windows
I jumped on the BTC bandwagon at various points, including trading both ways for currency.Given that I dont have much BTC now, Id say youre right--whether or not Id given thought to the reasons, fiat currency is alive and well, and BTC hasnt even
Re: accessible bitcoin client on windows
Isnt the official client already accessible? Its just QT. If not, then of course theres always the command-line interface using RPC, which all clients should support.
URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=194107#p194107
Re: Learning iTunes.
LOL indeed Dark, you must be overjoyed!I too have bought a Stream, in the hope that I will now actually be listening to half the stuff I have on a fairly regular basis. I can use iTunes/iOS apps, but I do clearly need to be freed from some of the torture of it.
Re: Learning iTunes.
LOL indeed Dark, you must be overjoyed!I too have bought a Stream, in the hope that I will now actually be listening to half the stuff I have on a fairly regular basis. I can use iTunes/iOS apps, but I do clearly need to be freed from some of the torture of it.
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