[Blind-Computing] Re-furbished n otetaker?

Hi, all, I know this isn't a list for technology trading, but I thought I would pose this question anyway. I am looking for a refurbished notetaker with Braille display. I really don't care very much what kind it is. I use notetakers for simple things like taking notes in a meeting or

[Blind-Computing] bandwidth monitoring

Hi, all, Does anyone know of a good bandwidth monitoring program that is accessible? I have tried Net Meter, and, so far as I have been able to figure out, it is not very accessible, as it displays most of the information in a graph that isn't navigable with a screen reader. Any help would

[Blind-Computing] google docs

Hi all, Has anyone tried using Google docs? My husband put a document up there which we both have permission to edit. However, when I log into the document, I can't get the cursor to read anything, and there appear to be no links on the page. I have JAWS, and when I use the JAWS cursor to

Re: [Blind-Computing] laptop

Hi, I think you're referring to the Asus PC. I'm not sure of the URL to find info on it, but if you type Asus or EEE PC in a search engine you should be able to find the company web site. Erin - Original Message - From: Lou [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent:

Re: [Blind-Computing] laptop

Hi, I think you're referring to the Asus PC. I'm not sure of the URL to find info on it, but if you type Asus or EEE PC in a search engine you should be able to find the company web site. Erin - Original Message - From: Lou [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent:

[Blind-Computing] id3 tag removers

Hi, Does anyone know of an accessible ID3 tag removal program? Thanks, Erin Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Twitter Question

Hi, I found this on: http://getsatisfaction.com/twitter/topics/how_to_cancel_a_follow How to cancel a follow? You can Unfollow on the web by navigating to that user's profile page ( http://twitter.com/username ) then clicking the Following box below their name. After you've clicked Following,

Re: [Blind-Computing] Jaws reading a web braille book?

Hi, You will need a program to translate the book, as most of the books on Web Braille are in Grade II Braille. A program such as NFB Trans might work. It is free Braille translation software from NFB. http://www.nfb.org/nfb/nfbtrans.asp Erin - Original Message - From: Carliss

Re: [Blind-Computing] Fire Fox and Webvisum

: Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:00 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Fire Fox and Webvisum hi, i am able to use it perfectly on my P.C with XP Professional. the problem may be it was disabled in the add ons or you may not be using firefox 3.0. On 7/14/08, Erin B

Re: [Blind-Computing] Fire Fox and Webvisum

Hi, Ginger, I'm using it on XP with no problem. I wish I could help. The only thing I can think of is that you may have version 2 of FF on your XP machine instead of version 3. I believe Webvisum only works with version 3 of FF. (Firefox) Erin - Original Message - From: Ginger Roe

Re: [Blind-Computing] Who wants to be a millionaire

Hi, Milos, I don't know of a version of Millionaire in Italian. There is one in English on a site called Freedom Games. (Maybe it's somewhere else now; I downloaded it a couple of ears ago.) If I remember correctly, its database of questions is not that extensive however. there's also Jim

Re: [Blind-Computing] pdf2ocr

WebbIE On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Erin B. Edgar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am trying to open a pdf document with the free pdf2ocr program. Apparently, in order to do this, I need to run pdf2ocr.bat. If I click on it in Windows Explorer, nothing happens. Do I need to run this from

[Blind-Computing] pdf2ocr

Hi, I am trying to open a pdf document with the free pdf2ocr program. Apparently, in order to do this, I need to run pdf2ocr.bat. If I click on it in Windows Explorer, nothing happens. Do I need to run this from the Run dialog in the start menu? If someone could respond as soon as possible,

Re: [Blind-Computing] wanting tips on copying documents from a disk toa folder on my desktop

Hi, You could do one of two things. 1. If the documents are on a separate older already on your disk, you can copy and paste it into your My Documents folder and then rename it. 2. Or you could go into My Documents and create the folder with the correct name. Then, you would need to open

Re: [Blind-Computing] downloading youtube videos

Hi, If you want both audio and video, you can get little applications that can do that, but I'm not sure what they are off hand. If you want to download just the audio from a YouTube video, you can use a program like Free YouTube to mp3 Converter from DVD Video Soft. The URL is:

Re: [Blind-Computing] problum with free youtube to mp3 converter

What version are you using? Erin - Original Message - From: Mich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:30 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] problum with free youtube to mp3 converter hello Erin and all. I have tryed Free Youtube to MP3

Re: [Blind-Computing] problum with free youtube to mp3 converter

, 2008 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] problum with free youtube to mp3 converter I am using Jaws 7.0 and I am not shure what the version of the Free youtube to mp3 converter. from Mich Verrier from New Liskeard Ontario Canada. - Original Message - From: Erin B. Edgar [EMAIL

[Blind-Computing] GoldWave and macros

Hello, Is there a way to create macros in GoldWave? When I'm playing through a sound file and stop it at a point within the file, I want the program to not only stop but rewind the sound backward a small amount. From what I can see going through the menus and manual, there isn't a way to

Re: [Blind-Computing] DVD Audio Extractor track labeling

Hi, Brian, DVD Audio Extractor will not do this, but you can find episode listings for most shows and movies at the Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.org Hth, Erin - Original Message - From: Brian Tipka [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, April

Re: [Blind-Computing] DVD Audio Extractor track labeling

Hi, Victor, imdb.org and imdb.net work as well. Apparently, all three addresses go to the same site. Erin - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] DVD Audio

Re: [Blind-Computing] loading programs on new computer

Hi, It would probably be helpful for you to load your screenreaders first before installing Kurzweil. I don't know that there is really a preferred order in which to load your screenreaders; I would load the one which you feel most comfortable with first so that in case there is a problem with

Re: [Blind-Computing] Looking for a DVD to MP3 converter

There is a program called DVD Audio Extractor. I have done a podcast tutorial on it which can be found at the Blind Cool Tech Web site. The program itself can be downloaded from: http://www.castudio.org/dvdaudioextractor/ Hth, Erin - Original Message - From: DoubleLegal [EMAIL

Re: [Blind-Computing] Outlook Express Problem

Hi, Patricia, I looked up this error and found an answer of sorts on the following Web site. I couldn't find a fix, however. Maybe someone else can. I would recommend you back up the messages you want to save, though before attempting anything. Here is what I found, in the event that it

Re: [Blind-Computing] A break in the action

Hi, Sharon, You could try to use the free Youtube to Audio converter from DVD Video Soft. Erin - Original Message - From: Sharon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A break in the action Yea, that's

Re: [Blind-Computing] JAWS commands for AOL

Hi, Becky, You can find them in the JAWS help system under Popular Applications. AOL (America Online) is listed there. Erin - Original Message - From: Becky Buckner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:02 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing]

Re: [Blind-Computing] No sound after stand by.

Hi, Deb, It would be beneficial if you could get sighted assistance to determine whether your computer can do anything else like go into menus or start programs after coming out of standby. If it cannot, then this means that the computer is not coming out of standby properly (this is very

Re: [Blind-Computing] No sound after stand by.

trying to fix the problem? Thanks again for the help, Deb. - Original Message - From: Erin B. Edgar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] No sound after stand by. Hi, Deb, It would be beneficial

Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space

2 ghz is fine, 3 is even better. Erin - Original Message - From: Kathy Pingstock [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space What is considered a good proceeding speed? Kathy

Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space

Cathy, I agree, both about memory and hard drive space. The more memory you can get installed the better. My old laptop only had 512 of RAM, and the one I have now has 2 gigs, which was the maximum I could get in this laptop at the time. I can't even begin to tell you how much of a

Re: [Blind-Computing] Maneuvering JAWS On A Web Page

Hi, Donny, In the JAWS help system, if you go under the book Popular Applications, there is a topic called Internet Explorer. Within this topic you will find a link to all of the shortcut keys that JAWS offers for navigation within Web pages. They work with Internet Explorer but also should

Re: [Blind-Computing] Regarding to outlook express and gmail account

Hi, Samuel, You could set up message rules in Outlook Express so that messages from this list could go in one folder and messages from the JAWS list can go in another folder. That way all messages would be separated into the two folders when they are downloaded. From there, you can review the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Message I get trying to open a .WMV file

Hi, It is a windows media video file. You need to have Windows Media Player installed on your computer in order to open it. Hth, Erin - Original Message - From: mike barbara Brunner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blind Computing blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:48

Re: [Blind-Computing] question about USB 1.1 to 2.0

If you have a 2.0 USB card plugged into a USB 1.1 capable computer, devices plugged into this card will nonetheless work at 2.0 speed because they are connecting to chips within that USB 2.0 card and not to the actual motherboard of the computer. Thus, devices plugged into this card will run

Re: [Blind-Computing] isolateing a sound using eather gold wave or mp3direct cut

Hi, Mitch, If you are in GoldWave, you might try the following: 1. If there is a little bit of the background noise (such as the music) either at the beginning or end of the voice message, place a start and finish marker (with the left and right brackets respectively) around that sound. Then

Re: [Blind-Computing] isolateing a sound using eather gold waveormp3direct cut

waveormp3direct cut hi Where would you find the leftand right brackits? or do you meen ( and )? from Mich. - Original Message - From: Erin B. Edgar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] isolateing a sound using

Re: [Blind-Computing] Print spooler service

Hi, Maria, I can only guess. Have you tried printing and had print jobs fail? If so, you could have a back-up of print jobs in the print queue. I think you can get to the print queue via the printers and faxes option in the control panel and delete failed jobs. (Someone can correct me if I'm

Re: [Blind-Computing] spybot search and destroy

Hi, Have you tried pressing the alt key to bring up the menu bar? The update option is in the navigation menu, which you can access by pressing alt-n and then arrowing down until you hear update. Erin - Original Message - From: Chrissy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Flash Drive

There really isn't much of a difference overall. Some have quick apps on them and some do not. Some are coated in plastic and others are either rubberized or have a titanium coating. My Personal Favorite: SanDisk 4 gig cruzer titanium flash drive, currently $27.95 at Amazon (although you can

Re: [Blind-Computing] free you tube to ipod convertor

I don't know how to help, I have the same problem. I do know that the Web address URL and the file can be two different things. In order to recognize that an URL is a video vile, the URL somehow needs to end with the actual name of the video file, which ends in the extension .flv. Erin -