[Blind-Computing] TechRepublic article on configuring/using narrator TTS engine

2008-10-02 Thread Jacob Kruger
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=785&tag=nl.e064 Navigate on this page using the headings to get to where the info actually is. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' Visit the JAWS Users List home page at

Re: [Blind-Computing] A file size question

2008-10-02 Thread Jacob Kruger
And below kilobytes, are bytes, which are made up of 8 bits... LOL! Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: "Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Com

Re: [Blind-Computing] windows mail not checking e-mail automatically

2008-10-02 Thread Negoslav Sabev
Yes, I did, and all are checked. Negoslalv - Original Message - From: "Ginger Roe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] windows mail not checking e-mail automatically Hi, did you check the properties for each account to

Re: [Blind-Computing] Tables question

2008-10-02 Thread Negoslav Sabev
I assume you are using word 2003. 1. Go into the table, go to table menu with alt+a, and then to select/table. 2. Go again to the table menu (alt+a), arrow down to convert (or letter v) and select table to text. 3. Press enter and you're ok. HTH Negoslav - Original Message - From: "

Re: [Blind-Computing] Tables question

2008-10-02 Thread Jacob Kruger
If you really just want the text, go to the file menu, save as, and from the list of file types, select plain text (or one of the other options). Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message - From: "Milos Pr

[Blind-Computing] Tables question

2008-10-02 Thread Milos Przic
Hello all, I have a word document, and the hole document is a big table. How to make it to be a text, without the colums and rows? Receive my appologies because the question was not quite understandable... Best regards, Milos Przic msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skipe: milosh-hs Visi

[Blind-Computing] Spamfilter Question

2008-10-02 Thread Donnie Parrett
Since upgrading last week to AVG 8 I have found that almost half of the emails I get now have the word "spamfilter" in the subject line. Could someone please tell me what causes this and if there is any way I can remedy the problem? Thanks, Donnie Contact Me At: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat R

Re: [Blind-Computing] Hard Disk Recommendations for New Laptop

2008-10-02 Thread Frank Ventura
Just stick with the name brands (Seagate, Maxstor, Western Digital, etc). The market is so competitive right now that quality does not vary as much as some people would lead you to believe. One thing I would recommend is to consider off site backups. This adds an extra measure of protection. If you

Re: [Blind-Computing] Saving Changes in Word 2000?

2008-10-02 Thread Frank Ventura
If you moved the position of the insertion point, which you most likely did since you did a copy, then Word sees that as a change and asks if you would like to save that change. Frank Ventura, MCP -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Margaret Th

Re: [Blind-Computing] Office 11

2008-10-02 Thread Frank Ventura
Patricia, why don't you just put the Office CD into the target computer's CD ROM dirve? If the CD drive is malfunctioning and that is not possible then you can use another computer to copy the contents of the CD onto a thumb drive to install. Alternatively, you could always join the target computer

Re: [Blind-Computing] Am I looking for something that doesn't exist?

2008-10-02 Thread Frank Ventura
You can attach more than one keyboard at a time to the USB ports of a computer or USB hub. However, if you want to shut off one keyboard at a time (as opposed tohaving both active simultaneously) you will need a KVM switch that supports USB. Frank Ventura, MCP -Original Message- From: [EMA

Re: [Blind-Computing] Office 11

2008-10-02 Thread Patricia Dunbar
Because the Office 11 was purchased online and not available on a disk. I realize I can and should copy it to a disk. Thanks for your help Patricia - Original Message - From: "Frank Ventura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computi

Re: [Blind-Computing] Office 11

2008-10-02 Thread aiden gardiner
She'd need windows server for that though wouldn't she? A bit too complex for the average home user. you need to be pretty into that sort of stuff to operate a server, even small business edition. Good idea though. Aiden - Original Message - From: "Frank Ventura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> T

Re: [Blind-Computing] Thoughts on External Hard Drive

2008-10-02 Thread Russ Breitenstein
Chris I agree with Rick about the external hard drive. Your best bet to reduce virtual memory swapping is to install more memory. Use your external drive for backups. Take care, Russ - Original Message - From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 01,

[Blind-Computing] ***SPAM*** Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 2, 2008 - Volume 178

2008-10-02 Thread david whitehead
Hello; I thought this freeWare program may be an interest for some. - Original Message - From: "Dean Martineau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 2:01 AM Subject: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 2, 2008 - Volume 178 Top Tech Tidbits -

Re: [Blind-Computing] ***SPAM*** Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 2, 2008 - Volume 178

2008-10-02 Thread Alex Stone
, Sorry to give you a hard time, but it would be nice if you sent it to the list with a sensible and informative subject line. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of david whitehead Sent: 02 October 2008 20:44 To: blind-computing@jaws-

Re: [Blind-Computing] can anyone help me fix my msn mess?

2008-10-02 Thread Martina Letochová
Hi! Here is finally some suggestion I got; not that I would get a response directly but I see it was already about 300 messages before mine; LOL! You can remove the current Wave 3 Messenger beta by click Start, then Run (if not using Vista): then type: msiexec /x {B1403D7D-C725-4858-AACC-7E5FA2D

Re: [Blind-Computing] can anyone help me fix my msn mess?

2008-10-02 Thread Alex Stone
Martina, You're my hero, and you're wonderful, it's removed the beta, but I can't install the previous version after doing that. I have the same problem I did when the beta was there. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martina Leto

[Blind-Computing] Juce podcatcher question.

2008-10-02 Thread Mich
hi all. in the program of Juice I have it set to stop downloading when the hard drive reaches 1024 is there any way I can increase this number? and what would be a good number to change it to? I have a podcast right now that is partly downloaded. many thanks for any help that you can give me on t

Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS LIVE ONE CARE, EVALUATION AND COMMENTS

2008-10-02 Thread Patricia Dunbar
Al, This might be of help on your questions.. - Original Message - From: "John Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BLIND COMPUTING MAILING LIST" Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:18 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS LIVE ONE CARE, EVALUATION AND COMMENTS I thought this might be

Re: [Blind-Computing] Office 11

2008-10-02 Thread Frank Ventura
OK, than burning it to a CD or copying it to a thumb drive makes the best sense. It is too big to be a file attachment and a slow upload to a file sharing server, if that is even permissible. Frank Ventura, MCP -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: [Blind-Computing] Office 11

2008-10-02 Thread Frank Ventura
OK, sorry, I run 4 Windows 2003 servers here at home and prefer them to their desktop counterparts (XP and Vista) so sometimes I just take stuff like that for granted. Frank Ventura, MCP -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of aiden gardiner Sent:

Re: [Blind-Computing] can anyone help me fix my msn mess?

2008-10-02 Thread Frank Ventura
Do you have a system restore point you can return to before the installation? Frank Ventura, MCP -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:51 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Com

[Blind-Computing] Running a windows 2003 server

2008-10-02 Thread aiden gardiner
Frank, Just the person. i've been wanting to run a windows 2003 server for a while now. How do you go about accessing the main machine to use it as an actual server, and what tips could you give to someone who wants to run one? Aiden - Original Message - From: "Frank Ventura" <[EMAIL

Re: [Blind-Computing] Keyboards for 1 handed people

2008-10-02 Thread Mike & Barbara
Hi Annette, Thank you very much for this information. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: "Annette Carr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Keyboards for 1 handed people Consider using a standard keyboard with a o

[Blind-Computing] Outlook Express Question

2008-10-02 Thread Donnie Parrett
A friend of mine uses Outlook Express. Her spellchecker doesn't come up when she hits the F7 key. Could someone please tell me how to help her get the spellchecker to work? Thanks, Donnie Contact Me At: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, Kentucky 40402 Home Phone: 606-364-3321 Chur

Re: [Blind-Computing] Outlook Express Question

2008-10-02 Thread Corey Cook
Is she in a reply or new message? What version of outlook express is she using? - Original Message - From: "Donnie Parrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind-Computing" Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:49 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Outlook Express Question A friend of mine uses Ou

Re: [Blind-Computing] Outlook Express Question

2008-10-02 Thread Donnie Parrett
She's in a new message. I'm not sure about the version of OE. Contact Me At: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, Kentucky 40402 Home Phone: 606-364-3321 Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY Skype Name: Donnie1261 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [m

Re: [Blind-Computing] Outlook Express Question

2008-10-02 Thread Jacob Kruger
In Outlook express, if I have a new message open, I can either find spelling on the tools menu, or else just hitting F7 does in fact work. FWIW, I have IE 7 installed. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' - Original Message