Re: [Blind-Computing] finding my MAC address

2011-08-22 Thread Nikolay Todorov
Hi, You may use ipconfig command with a parameter that is: IPCOFNIG /ALL Look at the line that displays Phisical address:, that is your mac address. Regards, Nikolay - Original Message - From: David Ferrin d...@jaws-users.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday,

Re: [Blind-Computing] yahoo email settings for outlook express?

2011-08-22 Thread LaMcAs
Sorry to say but it can be done I set someone up last week with a yahoo account. And the settings are:- EMAIL - YAHOO .Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu in Outlook. .Go to the E-mail tab. .Click New .Make sure POP3 is selected. .Click Next . .Type your name (what you

Re: [Blind-Computing] burrning audio, text and program

2011-08-22 Thread Rick Justice
The cd writing wizard in Windows XP, will not burn to dvd. HTH Rick Justice - Original Message - From: Jacob Kruger jac...@mailzone.co.za To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 11:38 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] burrning audio, text and program Well, like

Re: [Blind-Computing] burrning audio, text and program

2011-08-22 Thread Jacob Kruger
Fair enough - do have a DVD writer in my windows XP laptop, but, yes, never really used it for writing data to a DVD disk as such, whereas have done that with nero, and on my windows7 machines. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his

[Blind-Computing] What Happened to the Future Aids Site?

2011-08-22 Thread Gerald Levy
Hi list. Does anyone know what happend to the Future Aids/Braille Superstore web site? When you go to their home page, it seems to have disappeared. I accessed it last week with no problem. What's going on? Did they suddently go out of business? http://www.braillebookstore.com/ Gerald

Re: [Blind-Computing] turing off browse mode in NVDA

2011-08-22 Thread Mike Barbara In Arcadia
Hi RoseMarie, I found that auto sound browse option under preferences / browse. Any time you make a change in preferences, then okay the changes, you then need to Press Insert + N, arrow down to save settings press enter. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Mike Barbara

Re: [Blind-Computing] What Happened to the Future Aids Site?

2011-08-22 Thread Mike Barbara In Arcadia
Hi Gerald, You can try calling them at, 1-800-987-1231. That is the most recent phone number I have. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy To: blind-computing Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 5:39 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] What Happened to the Future Aids

Re: [Blind-Computing] burrning audio, text and program

2011-08-22 Thread Doris and Chris
For data dvd's under xp, try www.deepburner.com The free version should do all you need and burns to both dvd's and cd's. hth Doris At 06:53 AM 8/22/2011, you wrote: The cd writing wizard in Windows XP, will not burn to dvd. HTH Rick Justice - Original Message - From: Jacob Kruger

[Blind-Computing] Brailling from a standard keyboard

2011-08-22 Thread Niamh
Hi somebody told me that it is possible to input Braille characters from a regular keyboard, a program allowing the fdsjkl to be read like a Braille cell? has anybody come across this? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

[Blind-Computing] message character set conflicked

2011-08-22 Thread Anna Vimini
Hi all, In out look express when I tried to forward a message I got this message saying message character set conflicked. what does this mean? any help will greatly be appreciated. -anna For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [Blind-Computing] Brailling from a standard keyboard

2011-08-22 Thread jerry martin
Yes. The program is called MegaDots, I believe. hth - Original Message - From: Niamh niam.mcke...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 10:25 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Brailling from a standard keyboard Hi somebody told me that it is

Re: [Blind-Computing] What Happened to the Future Aids Site?

2011-08-22 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Gerald, I just tried the site from the link in your message, and it seems to be working okay. HTH, Rick Justice - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: blind-computing blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 8:39 AM Subject:

Re: [Blind-Computing] burrning audio, text and program

2011-08-22 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Jacob, At least it will write mixed content to a cd. smile I have used Express Burn to write to DVD's. HTH, Rick Justice - Original Message - From: Jacob Kruger blin...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing]

Re: [Blind-Computing] What Happened to the Future Aids Site?

2011-08-22 Thread Gerald Levy
Yeah, someone on another list also discovered that the site was not working and called them. They weren't even aware that their site was down and corrected the problem immediately. Everything is back to normal now. Gerald - Original Message - From: Rick Justice

[Blind-Computing] reading file details

2011-08-22 Thread Lenny McHugh
At first I thought it was a jaws problem that the file information is not being read. I open a folder on my c drive and go through the list of files. Only the file names are being read and I have details checked. I had my wife look and only the file names are actually displayed. When one is

Re: [Blind-Computing] turing off browse mode in NVDA

2011-08-22 Thread Rosemarie Chavarria
Hi, Mike, I did save the setting and now it works like a charm. There's a setting in the NVDA menu for browse mode. Rosemarie On 8/22/2011 6:35 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi RoseMarie, I found that auto sound browse option under preferences / browse. Any time you make a change

Re: [Blind-Computing] turing off browse mode in NVDA

2011-08-22 Thread Rosemarie Chavarria
Hi, Mike, I hit insert control C to save the setting and it works fine now. Rosemarie On 8/22/2011 6:24 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi RoseMarie, Did you go back into the NVDA menu to save the settings / configuration after making this change? If not , make the change again, save

Re: [Blind-Computing] message character set conflicked

2011-08-22 Thread Mike Barbara In Arcadia
Hi Anna, Is this happening every time you send an email, or is it once in awhile, or hardly ever? I tried Googling your error message I got different responses according to peoples different experiences with receiving this error message, but nothing definite. Meaning that I couldn't find

[Blind-Computing] reading details fixed

2011-08-22 Thread Lenny McHugh
Well looking around under the view menu I had to click on content and it now reads the information. --- Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind. http://www.LennyMcHugh.com For

Re: [Blind-Computing] message character set conflicked

2011-08-22 Thread Martina Letochová
Hi, this sometimes happens if the original message you answer to is in another script or has some special symbols; there are two options then - send as unicode or send as is; I would recommend sending as unicode as it's better than the other option as it tends to keep those special signs; I

Re: [Blind-Computing] yahoo email settings for outlook express?

2011-08-22 Thread Alex Stone
Larry, ok, so how do you do it then? I have a yahoo.com e-mail address, and I don't believe it's possible. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of LaMcAs Sent: 22 August 2011 09:05 To:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Brailling from a standard keyboard

2011-08-22 Thread slcb
You can do it with Winbraille and Duxbury Braille Translator. I think all braille translating programs has that facility. but I am not sure. the programs that I mentioned do have it. Samson. - Original Message - From: Niamh niam.mcke...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com

[Blind-Computing] copying a cd

2011-08-22 Thread Lenny McHugh
I made an audio cd. Is there any way to copy it with win 7 home? I only am provided a list of play options when it is inserted. --- Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind.

[Blind-Computing] Synching IE and Firefox Favorites

2011-08-22 Thread Margaret Thomas
Good Evening, I should be getting my Windows 7 machine this week and am trying to get unnecessary stuff off my XP home in preparation for the data transfer to the new machine. I know it used to be possible to copy IE favorites to Firefox when Firefox is newly installed, but I was hoping there

Re: [Blind-Computing] copying a cd

2011-08-22 Thread Rick Justice
Hi Lenny, No, there is no facility in Windows for copying cd's. You will need third-party software for that, and some can be found at: http://www.blind-computing.com/directory.html Just look under the audio heading. HTH, Rick Justice - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh