things that I disable when setting up an XP machine.
HTH,
Rick Justice
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens df.leav...@shaw.ca
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] windows Security Alert
Already done
to date. You should click on that icon, and see what Security Centre says.
Signed by Chris Hallsworth
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On 16/06/2010 20:44, Doug Leavens wrote
a bit.
Cheers
Ishe
Knowledge humbles great men, astonishes the common man, and puffs up the
little
man.
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens df.leav...@shaw.ca
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 9:44 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing
That's now one of the things on my system tray.
According to the microsoft site, I'm current as far as updates is concerned.
Can someone theorize as to what's going on?
Thanks in advance.
(P.S. I'm going to be so glad when my machines go south I can replace them
with Macs (grin)).
Growing old
Every so often, the settings I use get changed, for example,
Classic start menu goes back to windows xp.
Other settings get changed, seemingly randomly.
Is there some program I can download which will save my preferred settings, so
as I can
restore them periodically??
Thanks in advance.
p.s. I
As one of the items on my system tray, I have:
updates are ready for your computer
I went to the microslop site, and my machine is current as far as that's
concerned.
How can I get rid of that annoying system tray item??
This started last night.
Thanks in advance.
Growing old is mandatory,
: [Blind-Computing] My system tray
Doug, could it be something else that is ready to update , other than
microsoft? marilyn
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens df.leav...@shaw.ca
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:30 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing
I just upgraded to I.E.8, but this problem has happened with the previous
incarnation.
What, if anything can be done about it?
Thanks in advance.
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The following is what I got back after attempting to subscribe thereto:
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem mailer-dae...@google.com
To: df.leav...@shaw.ca
Subject: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:20 PM
Hello df.leav...@shaw.ca,
The group you attempted to
Can someone give me the info on how and where to subscribe to that list?
Even Google can't find it for me!!
Thanks in advance.
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using jfw 11.(latest iteration) and win xp sp3.
Firstly: in O.E., when I click on an email message to read it,
I'm placed at the bottom, I have to key home to get to the top. This
didn't happen before.
Another more serious problem,
When I.E brings up a page, I can only read one line and nothing
The subject says it all. Earlier I sent a similar query without an answer.
The Apple site won't seem to let me download Itunes 9, or any other
iteration thereof!
I'm acquiring an Iphone 3GS and am told I need itunes in order to get
voiceover to work.
Anyway, why can't I download itunes?
Thanks
How do I go about downloading and installing Itunes on my win xp sp3
machine, with jfw11?
I've been to the apple site and when I get to the itunes link, there's no
way I can download it. (some accessible page that is)!
I'm waiting for an iphone 3gs, and I understand I need itunes to get
???
Hi, in IE go to options, go to the content tab and tab to feed settings.
Uncheck the section where it says play a sound.
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From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Doug Leavens
Sent: Tuesday, January 05
Well, my puter came back from the shop with i.e. 8 installed. Sofar, it
seems to be working okay.
However, when I launch it, or when it goes to a page it gives me that double
bleep like one gets when there are rss feeds.
What's that all about, and can I stop it from doing that?
Thanks in
on Facebook.
On 27/12/2009 20:35, Doug Leavens wrote:
Using the microsoft built-in disk defrag takes forever on my laptop
running jfw 11.
Is there some software I can get to do the job quicker and more
thoroughly?
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional
Using the microsoft built-in disk defrag takes forever on my laptop running jfw
11.
Is there some software I can get to do the job quicker and more thoroughly?
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On 27/12/2009 20:35, Doug Leavens wrote:
Using the microsoft built-in disk defrag takes forever on my laptop running
jfw 11.
Is there some software I can get to do the job quicker and more thoroughly?
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!
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Did someone say that auz*** program was on this website?
I couldn't find it!
Thanks in advance.
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What a pain this is!!
I have midi files I want to open with my midi sequencer (should be simple eh)??
Not!!!
The open with dialog box gives me a abbreviated list of programs, among which
is Not the one I want.
This is probably very basic stuff, but could someone tell me how I can use this
--
From: Doug Leavens df.leav...@shaw.ca
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 9:00 PM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Google is really getting to me
Can someone tell me how to get to the Google preferences??
Like, number of hits per page etc
Can someone tell me how to get to the Google preferences??
Like, number of hits per page etc.
The preferences used to be on the first page.
Now, it, along with just about anything else useful, ain't there.
Thanks in advance!!
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!
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Mega dittos here, too!
- Original Message -
From: Steve Crews
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] good tutorial for outlook.
Hello, I would like to have this tutorial also.
If you don't mind passing
search button and it's on the resultant page.
Jon
-Original Message-
From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Doug Leavens
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 12:27 PM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
That just about explains it.
I want to change a few things like number of results per page.
Once upon a time, (not that long ago) there was a link for Preferences.
It has disappeared. How can I change preferences in the current reincarnation
of Google?
Thanks in advance.
the first myth of
Thanks Rick! That did the trick.
I knew I could count on someone on this list to help.
- Original Message -
From: Rick Justice ricjust...@jaws-users.com
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] This stupid outlook express
When o.e wants me to compact things, and when I click ok,
I get the famous annoying bing noise and a message that the folder is
already in use
(what folder, I couldn't say (it doesn't specify)).
Is there something I can do about this, short of trading in my computer for
a Mac, which is
This question is for my fella Canadians eh?
Is Shaw Security and Shaw support compatible with JFW 10?
Thanks in advance.
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Where can I download scripts for Skype 3.x?
Am using jfw 10.last update.
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks Chris. That did the trick!
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From: Chris Hallsworth christopher...@googlemail.com
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Scripts for Skype 3.x
www.dlee.org/skype.
For answers to frequently
How does one do this? It doesn't appear to be one's standard download and
install link on the Adobe page.
Thanks in advance.
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Using the run dialogue, with the services.msc,
I can see what services I have, and their current status.
However, I can't seem to find where to change status.
Any help??
Thanks in advance.
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- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Services.msc
Using the run dialogue, with the services.msc,
I can see what services I have, and their current status
blog and other links.
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:40 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] A Mac Question
Thinking, when my present machines go South, of acquiring a mac.
It has
Thinking, when my present machines go South, of acquiring a mac.
It has an audio program called Garage band which is apparently very
accessible with Voiceover.
Can someone tell me whether that program does MIDI, or is it just for audio?
Probably a strange question for this list, but thanks in
I periodically get that stupid message when exiting O.E.
When I tell it to go ahead and do its thing, I get that annoying error ding and
a message to the effect that o.e. is running, and thusly it can't do the
compacting or whatever it does.
What's going on anyway??
Thanks in advance.
the
the specifics, but I know to
let it compact.
rogelio_terra...@wowway.com
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 1:43 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] to free up disk space
I periodically get
the same message whenever I launch IE 7. I suspect that JAWS is reading the
traces of my previous feeds session. I'm not sure there's anything you can
do about this behavior.
Gerald
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws
with win xp serv pack 3:
When i.e. 7 gets launched I hear, as it's launching:
feeds treeview feeds closed
This is somewhat new behaviour. It doesn't adversely affect anything, but is a
bitof an annoyance while I'm
waiting for a page to load.
Any ideas why this is happening, and if there is a
I presume that ctrl-o is supposed to let one go to a web page???Anyway
when I use it I get the message what file to open.
No matter what I key in (I tried a website which definitely exists
(acbradio.org)),
I immediately get Can't open file message.
Question: What magic must I invoke in
is for webpages, ctrl-o is only for files.
Martina
--
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:53 PM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Firefox still giving me fits!!!
I presume
A few days ago I installed F.F. latest version.
I got it to bring up an internet radio station.
Now, when I launch firefox, the radio station comes on. I can't get ctrl-o or
ctrl-l to do anything.
Instead, I seem to be stuck on some adobe flash page or something.
I uninstalled firefox tonight,
in and possibly deleting any
leftover application data associated with that program. Having had to
reinstall Firefox fairly recently, I know I had to mannually delete the
Firefox folder from my app data.
Doug Leavens wrote:
A few days ago I installed F.F. latest version.
I got it to bring up
to the clipboard so then find the appropriate edit
field and paste it there.
HTH,
Martina
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From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:57 AM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [Blind
Christian Men, visit:
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to subscribe to Blind Men For Christ.
And check out our site at:
www.lljfm.net
where you'll find our blog and other links.
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav
--
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:43 AM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] All those wonderful social sites
Further, can someone give me the url to webvism??
I've tried every
Could you send me one too???
- Original Message -
From: Gerald Levy
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Webvisum invitation question
You need an invitation code to register for Webvisum. This can be
I installed firefox 3.(whatever yesterday.
Every time it gets launched it tells me to click on something to install
plugins needed for media (whatever all that crap means)
Of course as part of the continuing saga of inaccessability, the jaws cursor
can read the message with the click here
-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Doug Leavens
Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2009 02:22
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Firefox
I installed firefox 3.(whatever yesterday.
Every time it gets launched it tells me to click on something to install
plugins needed
coded and accessible in all situations.
However, some don't make it there responcibility...
So luckily we have these 3rd party coders on our side.
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Saturday, May 09
default browser, but rely on Firefox with Webvisum whenever I
encounter one of those nasty captias. And don't count on FS to include an
image captia feature in JAWS anytime soon.
Gerald
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws
browser, but rely on Firefox with Webvisum whenever I
encounter one of those nasty captias. And don't count on FS to include an
image captia feature in JAWS anytime soon.
Gerald
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Just read a podcast on mctwit. Sure sounds great!!
Only problem with these sites - three guesses, the first two don't count:::
Both facebook and twitter have captchas!!
Bottom line: totally inaccessible to me. What use is mctwit or anything else
if I can't even create an account?
Go
That's probably not too bad a deal!
I paid 150 bux for mine from an online webstore.
- Original Message -
From: Reese
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 12:07 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Wireless Card for PacMate
I called Freedom Scientific
into that preferences
dialogue, and think it's something like either Ctrl + P or Alt + P, but
can't remember off hand.
HTH
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind
Can someone tell me how to get rid of the winamp update notification
the first time I launch the program during a computer session?
Thanks in advance.
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Seems I read it's available either here or on the jaws users site!
However, i can't find it, and as for Microslop.com, well, forget it! No go
there.
Can someone tell me where I can get and install Internet Exploder 8??
Thanks in advance!
A drunken man's words are a sober man's thoughts.
is the direct download link.
http://jaws-users.com/programs/IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe
David Ferrin
Life is what happens after you have already made other plans.
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From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Friday, March 20
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From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent
What does all this have to do with Winamp
- Original Message -
From: Deb Caldbeck
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Winamp Problem
Hi David: I found it easier to Google it. Downloaded
Just installed the latest Winamp.
What i need to know is:
What are the latest scripts for winamp, and where can I get them??
Thanks in advance.
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That's the problem: which window??
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From: JOHN O CARVALHO
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how to delete history in skype
you should make sure that you are in that correct
How does one delete contacts in Skype?
Thanks in advance.
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To post
. It should say, apply to all folders. Hit enter.
5. It will ask you is you want these changes to apply to all folders.
Enter on yes.
6. Tab to OK and hit enter, and you're done.
This should fix all your folders so they are in a list view.
Jack
- Original Message -
From: Doug
I had this problem recently and it struck again!
While in my documents I discovered that the items were listed in rows and
columns,
rather than just plain rows.
What hocus-pockus must I go through to get it back to a single column list?
Thanks in advance.
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computericonon
my desktop
Doug, If you have classic start menu set, then they won't and they'll appear
on the desktop anyway.
Cheers
Alex
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From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Doug Leavens
Sent
My computer or My documents don't show up in start menu on my xp system.
- Original Message -
From: Alex Stone
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] trying to bring back the my computer iconon
my desktop
What is it? More to the point, do I really need it?
My control panel is full of stuff related thereto.
I just got a 200-meg update for the thing!
What, if any, damage will it do to delete all that stuff?
Thanks in advance.
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- Original Message -
From: Doug Leavens dfleav...@ebtech.net
To: mslparen...@earthlink.net; blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] My desktop is a mess
Thanks, but
I tried that alt-l thing you suggested and got
.
Linda Parent
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From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Doug Leavens
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:57 PM
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Subject: [Blind-Computing] My desktop is a mess
How
How can I set up my desktop so as I
can read the icons the way normal people read: left to right, top to bottom??
As things now stand, when the desktop comes up, jfw tells me im on the
twentieth-something item of thirty-some.
The arrow keys are totally ineffective.
Any help would be appreciated.
Is there some way I can set up my desktop so I can
read the icons from top to bottom, left to right?
The way it is now, when I use the various positioning (arrow, home keys)
The first thing I hear jaws say is the current item is the eighth one.
How can I get around this?
Thanks in advance.
Visit
How do I specify a thing I want to connect to?
I now default to irc.bluefudge.com.
I want to connect to irc.deepspace.org.
How do I do that?
Thanks in advance.
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As part of my windows update, which, by the way I have to do manually despite
having it set to
automatic, I more often than not get what's in the subject line as an update.
What is it? Is it something I can run?
Thanks in advance.
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When I get to the serotek home page, there are no links.
There is a message saying click above to enter web site.
Using the jaws cursor, I can hit the address bar, which does nothing.
Anyone else having trouble with that site???
Thanks in advance
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When I launch winamp I get this fool update thing which wants me to
download and install something called Winamp media player.
To complicate things, when I'm listening to a stream such as ACBradio, and
want to shut down by
using the alt-f4 combination, nothing happens.
In order to shut it up, I
On both my laptop and desktop machines, I have automatic update set to on.
Despite that, I have to periodically go to settings/windows update and go to
Microsoft's site and
do the updates by hand.
Why are we given these so-called facilities which don't work?
Don't get me wrong! I don't mind
Where is the winamp4theblind mailing list located this week?
Thanksin advances
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To post to
, uninstall
JAWS. Since you have JAWS 8 as well, tell it to uninstall JAWS only and
leave the shared components on your system. Hope that helps
Chris Hallsworth
BrailleNote mPower User
Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr
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From: Doug Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blind
When I boot up, avg7 wants to do a complete test all the time.
I have to go into system tray and shut that down.
This just started happening. (I suspect it's a win xp random settings
generator problem (grin)).
I've been through the test center and control center, and can't find any
option to
I ran procinfo and it said I had viruses on the following:
msass.exe realsched.exe.
There are probably others.
Point is, Windows find doesn't find either of those files.
I assume that if find can't find them, then avg free can't either.
Can someone help me out of this catch 22???
Thanks in
procinfo found this process. It's apparently a virus.
Of course, windows find (windows-key f) doesn't find it.
Have any of you had this problem?
More to the point, how can I get rid of it?
(my avg free seems to be unaware of it).
Thanks in advance.
The probability of anything happening is
I have two folders with the same name on my thumb drive (one beneath the
other in hiaerarchy(.
I don't need or want the upper level folder, which has nothing but the
folder with the same name under it.
How can I erase the upper-level folder, while keeping the folder and files
which are below
it where you want it.
Then shift delete the other one, and rename it back to what you want.
HTH
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
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From: Doug Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent
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From: Doug Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Windows Messenger
I've done that and it still shows up on my system tray!!
- Original Message -
From: Maria Campbell [EMAIL
My windows xp random settings generator has done it again!!
Previously, I had things set up so when Outlook Express came up, windows
messenger would NOT show up in my system tray.
Now it's there. How do I get rid of it??
Thanks in advance.
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Every time I boot up, avg 7 wants to be updated.
Something's wrong with the scheduling option. Where can I findthe schedule
option?
Thanks in advance.
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Under scheduled tasks in my control panel, I have three programs I've
uninstalled.
They show up on my control panel.
How can I eliminate them??
Thanks in advance.
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As my Victor daisy player went South, I'm looking for a free or low-cost
software
daisy player. Can someone please recommend one to me??
Thanks in advance.
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