Have you tried www.aimexpress.com? This is the web based version of AIM. I
do not know if it is screen reader accessible, but might be worth a try.
John
- Original Message -
From: "DoubleLegal"
To: "Blind Computer Users"
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 10:46 AM
Subject: [Blind-Compu
Open up My Computer
Right click on the flash drive and select Properties.
Jaws cursor down a few lines and it will read either NTFS or FAT. Nearly
all flash drives come preformatted as FAT, for compatibility with the Mac.
You may notice some increase in read/write performance by reformatting it
The sites security certificate must have expired. As soon as they purchase
a new certificate, the message will stop appearing. You might want to drop
them a note, but I'm sure they are hearing from many other users.
- Original Message -
From: "First CRC Tom Vos"
To:
Sent: Thursday,
Other than preorders, Windows will not be available for sale until October.
- Original Message -
From: "Rogelio Terrazas"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:06 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Windows 7 Family Pack
Does anyone in the USA know where they sell the Windows 7 Home Premi
You should never store important files in a single location.
Here is the strategy that I use, to prevent such a problem:
I purchased two 400GB external hard drives. I got them from Buy.com for $69
each.
I labeled one of the drives as ONE and the other drive as TWO.
On odd numbered months (Jan
Bob,
If you were to backup your C drive with Image for Windows and then restore
that backup to your D drive, you could then install the D drive as a C drive
and the system would be none the wiser. Just make sure that the master and
slave jumpers on the drive are set correctly, assuming IDE dri
Hi Dan,
I noticed the same thing the last time I tried accessing it with IE 7. This
did not happen in the past. Something must have changed and I don't know
what it is.
John
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Murphy"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:34 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computi
I would never install any type of beta software on any machine that you rely
on for work, financial matters or other high priority uses. If you have a
machine that you like to play with, but will cause you no harm if it gets
trashed, then test all the beta software on it. Otherwise, just sit b
You are right. If you just want to wipe the empty areas of your HD, then a
program like Eraser will do the job and it is Jaws accessible. If you want
to clean off an entire HD then you will need to use a stand-alone program
like Darrick's Boot and Nuke or remove the HD from its computer, attach
A good free disk eraser that works well with Jaws can be downloaded at:
http://heidi.ie/eraser/
John
- Original Message -
From: "Mark"
To:
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:07 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Disk Wipe Utility
Hi
It used to be that there was a disk wipe utility as p
You can also look at RIM by Serotek. It does not require that a screen
reader be running on the computer that you wish to control.
John
- Original Message -
From: "Taylor Scott"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] remote controlling someones comput
On the scan screen, move the slider from 50 to 100.
- Original Message -
From: "Rogelio Terrazas"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:00 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Avast
I have decided to give Avast a try. The problem I am having is, " How do I
change my scan from quick scan t
Hi Tom:
I have also heard people say not to plug a UPS into a surge suppressor. And
also not to plug a surge strip into a UPS. I have not seen the technical
reasoning behind either statement. I can somewhat understand that plugging
a surge strip into a UPS could more easily lead to overload
Try Image for Windows at www.terabyteunlimited.com.
Very good program and works well with Jaws.
John
- Original Message -
From: "Rogelio Terrazas"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:08 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Backing Up Files
How can I back up all my files in my C drive? I
Hi everyone:
Has anyone been successful in adding Jaws to a Bart PE build? I would like to
be able to have Jaws running (even if in demo mode) when I boot a Bart PE CD
for system maintenance.
Thanks,
John
Visit the JAWS Users List home page at:
http://www.jaws-users.com
Visit the Blind Comput
Try ebay. You can get pretty much anything there.
- Original Message -
From: "Arianna Calesso"
To: "computing"
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 3:47 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Windows 2000
Does anyone know where I could get a copy of Windows 2000? I know it's an
old operating syst
It works fine with Jaws 6.2, IE 6 on XP Pro.
John
- Original Message -
From: "Deb Caldbeck"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 4:01 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Komando Website for Sunday
Hey, been trying to access the following with the latest JAWS 10, and JAWS
keeps locking up on
riginal Message -----
From: "Job Hunter"
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] acessible remote acess software
Hi,
I have done quite a bit of research on this subject during the past few
weeks. The only viable solution is to use something like Ja
Hi,
I have done quite a bit of research on this subject during the past few
weeks. The only viable solution is to use something like Jaws Tandem. In a
nutshell, the computer that is being accessed remotely must be running some
type of screen reader for a blind person to have any chance of re
.
Steve Parker
- Original Message -
From: "Job Hunter"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:24 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Remote Control Software with Screen Readers
Hi everyone:
Does anyone have experience using any remote control software with Jaws?
The scenario wo
Hi everyone:
Does anyone have experience using any remote control software with Jaws?
The scenario would be: a person using Jaws on the remote side would control a
host computer which does not have any screen reader installed.
The remote side (with Jaws) would be running XP. The host side (witho
It has been awhile, but GoDaddy used to have a message on their site that
said that if you are visually impaired, to call a special number and they
would help you.
I know that is no excuse for offering an accessible site, but I have called
the number in the past and I was very impressed with t
I currently use Word XP (2002) If you want to make it accessible to a large
range of potential users, you might consider saving the final document in
.RTF format. That type of document can be opened by almost any word
processing program, including WordPad.
Best regards,
John
- Original
Hi David:
Thanks for the info. While I already had tips 2-4 in-place on my PC, I did
not know about tip 1. I implemented it and all I can say is WOW. What a
difference in opening up web pages and emails that contain a lot of
elements. It's amazing that we have to resort to obscure registry
I was using the Free version of AVG, not the paid version. Just as a note,
Jaws does not read the screen with the expiration notice and buttons. My
wife happened to see the message on the screen, after another program was
closed. If she hadn't seen the message, I would have had no way of know
Yes, I got the message on my computer screen. There were two buttons: one
button for upgrade now and one button for upgrade later. I choose the
upgrade later button.
I have just completed the installation of Avast Free Home and so far so
good.
John
- Original Message -
From: "Victor
Can you manage the Belkin routers with a web interface that is fairly Jaws
accessible?
John
- Original Message -
From: "Hi-Tech Tarheel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Blind-Computing] Best Router with jfw.
> Hi,
>
> I re
WMA is the Windows Media Audio format, which is a proprietary version of an
MP3 file. The Zen Stone will play both formats. I use my Zen Stone with
many MP3 files and they work great. The only problem I have run across is
if the MP3 file is recorded using the Variable Bit Rate instead of the
I don't currently use this server, but it looks very cool. If I ever find
myself with an old computer that I don't really need, I am going to setup
one of these servers.
Would probably need sighted assistance for the initial setup, but it looks
like all further admin is done through a web inter
I just ordered a 4GB Kingston model from www.buy.com. The cost with
shipping was $17.95. I also signed up for Google Checkout and that took
another $10 off the order. So, a 4GB flash drive for $7.95. That's a good
deal! I currently own a Lexar and Samsung flash drive and they both work
gre
Youtube has changed the way they host video files. You need to go and
download the latest version of the converter software. That will fix the
problem. New version is still accessible.
John
- Original Message -
From: "Jamie S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 200
Here's the link to the audio tutorials:
http://olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_audibleOM.asp
John
- Original Message -
From: "David Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:43 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Olympus DS 50
> Dear list
>
> There was
I've had it installed for about a year. Works good and no accessibility
issues. Plus, it's free!
John
- Original Message -
From: "allen dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 12:02 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] windows defender
>I was looking at anti spy war
/www.dvdvideosoft.com/download/FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe
>
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> From: "Job Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] question about the free youtube
> tomp3c
Hi Mich,
Where did you download the Youtube to MP3 converter from? I tried to find
it through Google, but found many results and didn't want to risk
downloading the wrong version of the program.
Thanks,
John
- Original Message -
From: "Mich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, Jan
ssword
> and actually view the blocked site?
>
>
> ----------
> From: "Job Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:24 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Hosts Files Questions.
>
>> The HOSTS file has nothing to do with how you au
The HOSTS file has nothing to do with how you authenticate to any given web
site. It only determines if your browser will navigate to the site. What
you will most likely see are messages stating that the page cannot be
displayed. These messages will appear wherever the HOSTS file has blocked
One of the best ways to block a site from being accessed is to put an entry
in the HOSTS file. The default HOSTS file in Windows usually only has one
entry, which is:
127.0.0.1 localhost
This is a required entry and must not be removed. For each site that you
would want to block, you would
Hi:
I went to the oldversion.com site, but could not find the Station Ripper
software. Am I missing something?
John
- Original Message -
From: "DoubleLegal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] A Program to Copy from Radio Stati
It works fine on my computer. Windows XP with a Soundmax sound card. The
shortcut that is executed by the Ctrl-Alt-M key command should be
x:\dir\mute.exe off
where x = the drive letter where the program is located
dir = the folder where the mute.exe program is located
With the shortcut setup l
The Olympus DS-xx manual is on the company website in audio format.
Reference the below email that was posted on the blindtech list recently:
---
Bud, I jus purchased the DS 40 and found the manual on the Olympus site,
with actual sound files organized into sections corresponding with
Hi All:
I would like to start several new podcasts. So far, I am doing good getting
the audio content created as an MP3 and I have found a site for hosting the
MP3 files.
My current stumbling block is setting up a 'blog which will serve as the show
notes page and also generate the feed that pers
Hi:
We just purchased a Tivo unit. I installed Tivo Desktop 2.5 on my XP Pro
computer and I am able to transfer programs from the Tivo to my PC very
easily. It works great with Jaws 6.2. Once the programs are transfered
from the Tivo to the PC, you can play them using Windows Media player.
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