Re: [Blind-Computing] Convert ethernet to wirless

2011-08-05 Thread Ann Marie Medlar
Hello All: My young friend beginning college has ethernet ports to retrieve internet in her dorm room. However, she wants to convert this to wirless. She is getting differing opinion on whether she needs a router or modem to do this. Any ideas? For answers to frequently asked

Re: [Blind-Computing] Convert ethernet to wireless

2011-08-05 Thread Ann Marie Medlar
Sorry spelled wireless wrong. - Original Message - From: Ann Marie Medlar amedl...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:18 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Convert ethernet to wirless Hello All: My young friend beginning college has ethernet

Re: [Blind-Computing] Convert ethernet to wireless

2011-08-05 Thread Ann Marie Medlar
- Original Message - From: Ann Marie Medlar amedl...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:18 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Convert ethernet to wirless Hello All: My young friend beginning college has ethernet ports to retrieve internet

Re: [Blind-Computing] Convert ethernet to wireless

2011-08-05 Thread David
Hello there; She will need, a router with wireless capabilities, Here in Canada, you can get a router/modem, combined, I'm sure this is available also in the great USA. -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On

[Blind-Computing] Creating hotkey to the OmniPage toolbar in WORD 2003

2011-08-05 Thread Anders Boholdt-Petersen
Hi everyone, Earlier I has a sighted person to help me with make a hotkey in WORD (left ALT-key+O) so you bring up the OmniPage-toolbar in WORD when you press the hotkey. Will blind people could make this hotkey without sighted assistance, and it is posible to assign the hotkey, so the

[Blind-Computing] word 2007

2011-08-05 Thread Kathy Pingstock
I am doing card ministry through our church but I am wanting to do stationary instead of cards. Ccan I create my own stationary using cip art and such? Kathy a For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

[Blind-Computing] jpg pictures

2011-08-05 Thread Kathy Pingstock
How can I take a jpg picture and save it as a word 2007 doctument and use it as a stationary? Kathy For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [Blind-Computing] Backing Up E-mails To SD Card

2011-08-05 Thread Lois
Mike, Thank you so much for this info! Now, Rick and David will have to give you more money, smile. Lois - Original Message - From: Mike Barbara In Arcadia To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Backing Up

[Blind-Computing] Accessible Adobe Flash installer?

2011-08-05 Thread Chris Feist
Hi. I don't remember. Where do I go to install the latest Adobe Flash? I remember an accessible site address had been given out. Thanks. Chris Feist - The one and only! Don't walk behind me I will not lead, don't walk in front of me I will not follow, just walk beside me and be my friend. -

[Blind-Computing] what is MSXML3

2011-08-05 Thread DoubleLegal
Hello everyone, I am trying to set up to receive a podcast on the Juice podcast receiver, but the rss feed of the podcast I want says I need the latest version of MSXML3. What is MSXML3, is it safe to have on my computer and where would I go to download this file? Thanks, Ken Hopkins

[Blind-Computing] re problems re jaws and desktop

2011-08-05 Thread stewart ross
hi wenever i exit any programme and go to the desktop jaws keeps saying desktop twice. is there anyone of fixing this? also wen i stat my pc it doesn't go to the desktop. how can i fix this? from stewart ross. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

Re: [Blind-Computing] re problems re jaws and desktop

2011-08-05 Thread LaMcAs
Here you go Flash Updater http://updateflash.org/ Larry Flax GD (Guide Dog) Elliot RTG (Retired Guide Dog) London, UK Multiple Installer http://ninite.com Flash Updater http://updateflash.org/ -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [Blind-Computing] re problems re jaws and desktop

2011-08-05 Thread LaMcAs
Oops! Don't know what happened there but that should have been a reply to another question ... Larry Flax GD (Guide Dog) Elliot RTG (Retired Guide Dog) London, UK Multiple Installer http://ninite.com Flash Updater http://updateflash.org/ -Original Message- From:

[Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Desiree Oudinot
I bought a 2tb Western Digital external hard drive yesterday. I had another one, but I bought a second one for backup purposes. I had it connected to the computer via a USB hub, and the old one connected to the back of the computer. I was copying files from one to the other. The folder was quite

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread David Goldfield
Hi. Have you tried unplugging the actual USB hub from your computer and then plugging it back in? Maybe if it rerecognizes the actual hub things may work properly. Just a thought ... David -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Desiree Oudinot
I did try that with no luck. Thanks for the suggestion though. On 8/5/11, David Goldfield dgold...@asb.org wrote: Hi. Have you tried unplugging the actual USB hub from your computer and then plugging it back in? Maybe if it rerecognizes the actual hub things may work properly. Just a

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Joshua Klander
Hello. It definitely sounds like the drive was damaged. The first thing I would recommend doing is plugging the drive into another computer so we can see for sure if its the drive or the computer that's at fault (more than likely, its the drive, but its a good idea to check) If the computer

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Mike Barbara In Arcadia
Hi Desiree, Is this USB Hub only plug into the computer to get its power or, is it a powered USB Hub and plug into a wall outlet socket to have AC / 120 volt power as well? If it is not a powered hub, the USB port might not be providing enough power to the Hub to sufficiently run the external

[Blind-Computing] How can I stop the mail-shield in Avast 6 with JAWS

2011-08-05 Thread Anders Boholdt-Petersen
Hi everyone, I tried to stop the mail-shield in Avast version 6, since I have virus-scanning on my mailserver, but I can not find how I stop the mail-shield. When I open the Avast user menu and navigate to the TAB called mail-shield, I can find a button Stop. But if I press on the button,

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Desiree Oudinot
Hi, Well, I plugged the drive into my laptop and it recognized right away. I formatted it on the laptop and now things seem to be working fine. I now have both external drives plugged into the back of the computer. Thank you guys for your help. Now, I have a related question. The hub does have a

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Mike Barbara In Arcadia
Hi Desiree, This is not an answer, but merely a thought. From my understanding, when you plug a USB headset in, Jaws sees the headset as the default sound card. Is it possible that the headset taking that little bit of electricity, the hub not being plugged in, was just enough to keep the

Re: [Blind-Computing] what is MSXML3

2011-08-05 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Ken, It's okay, and I'm surprised it isn't already on your computer, I would have thought it would have come as an update from Microsoft. I didn't read the entire page, but this should give you some answers: http://www.msxml.net/ HTH, Rick Justice - Original Message - From:

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Don Marang
I have read and it is my experience that external hard drives, especially powered external hard drives, should be connected to their own port. I think this is due to both power and data transfer rates. Putting a hard drive on a hub with any other device will slow down the transfer rate at

Re: [Blind-Computing] what to do when USB devices won't recognize

2011-08-05 Thread Desiree Oudinot
That makes sense. The files are transferring much faster to my new external now that it's hooked directly to the computer than they were when it was hooked to the hub. I'll keep that in mind next time for sure. On 8/5/11, Don Marang donald.mar...@gmail.com wrote: I have read and it is my