Truer words were never spoken. When I first got my computer in 97 I didn't
trust myself even to install programs. I would call our local agency for
the blind to do for me things which I
now take for granted. I told my children I didn't want the folk from the
local agency for the blind to even
Yes it is.
- Original Message -
From: "Anna Vimini"
To:
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 11:55 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] deleting a zip file
Hi all,
I know this is a stupid question to ask but I am going to ask it anyway.
when you have a zip file and you have extracted the files you
Can you then delete all these temp files without harm to your computer?
- Original Message -
From: "Norma A. Boge"
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] disk clean up
From the start menu, select run and type %temp% into the edit field and
hit en
I enjoyed hearing the pod cast. I could understand it thoroughly, and
learned quite a lot from it. Thank you Chris for sharing it with us. I
shall be sharing the link with my friends who are looking for a decent
alternative to Jaws. Again thank you.
- Original Message -
From: "Arian
I doubt many of the things mentioned in this e-mail. I am offended at such
posts because they are urban legends which are just passed on to people who
know no better. I am that age myself. Both penicillin and television, and
cocaine did exist. In 1947 the first television station aired in o
The problem with the idea age makes learning more difficult is: It causes
persons who age to believe this myth. Thereby causing it, on many
occasions, to be a self fulfilling prophecy. Many of the jokes made about
aged people revolve around some cognitive lack. Many laugh and think these
jo
Click on Magic Jack in your system trey. Use the application key and go
down to advanced users. Click on that. You will be given choices. One of
which is My Magic Jack. Click on this. You will be asked for your Magic
Jack telephone number or e-mail address, and your Magic Jack password.
A
No, you plug the device in to your USB port. It prompts for an e-mail
address, pass word,and asks for your physical address for 911 support. It
suggests you use another phone for 911, as it isn't practical to practice
using the 911 service. When accessing my Magic Jack services one uses one's
Yes, Time Warner has what they call a "life line" program. Though why it is
called that I will never know. As cable service isn't essential for
anyone's living. It gives me the bare minimum of cable service. Which is
24 or so channels. I got it originally, as I didn't want to purchase one o
I was listening to a talk show this afternoon. Someone called the show from
Thailand using Magic Jack. He sounded as clear as one does on one of these
cellular phones. He said he was using the Magic Jack. That is how I knew
he was using it.
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Th
I close Magic Jack. Though it is always running in my system tray. I have
my caller id plugged into the base of my cordless phone so as to get its
benefits as well.
- Original Message -
From: "Mitchell Gregg"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing]
I still am satisfied with magic Jack as my sole telephone service save for
my cellular service. I have been so since 08. All I can advise is that you
give it a try. You can always return it before 30 days if you aren't
satisfied. I paid 60 dollars for a five year license. I now only pay 20
I had sighted help setting it up. But, I think that was just because I had
little confidence I could. I have a cordless phone with a single telephone
jack. Looking back on the incident, I believe I could have done it alone.
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Murphy"
To:
Sent: Wednesda
If the sighted person is to teach the blind, he must learn to use the
product as do we. We don't see any of the cursers. This is my own opinion.
As I was taught Braille by sighted teachers who read the code using their
fingers rather than their eyes.
- Original Message -
From: "Kimsan
I would turn off the screen and disconnect the mouse. In days gone by
everyone, blind and sighted, all learned to touch type. The only way for a
sighted person to learn any screen reader, in my opinion, is to learn to use
it as we blind would.
- Original Message -
From: "Kimsan"
To:
I understand from those who make international calls, Magic Jacks
international rates are competitive with phone cards, and with other
carriers.
- Original Message -
From: "Kenbu"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] More Magic Jack information h
You can call the united states, Canada and the Caribbean free of charge.
Someone from the united states has to purchase it for you. You can choose
the area code you want, and are given a telephone number. That area code
and telephone number can be taken anywhere in the world.
- Original Me
Thank you so much. I will save this post. Ken will love to read it as
well. By the way, where did you find the number. I looked all over and
couldn't find it.
- Original Message -
From: "Mike & Barbara"
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Mo
This is made clear in the user agreement which is on the site. Everyone
should read user agreements before installing any software on one's
computer. This should be done before every program. The quote is below.
"magicJack reserves the right, but will have no obligation, to investigate
your
This is what I received in my in-box. It is a work message and telephone
numbers have been excised for obvious reasons. But as it involves a work
message I will be saving the attachment on my computer for future reference.
Dear magicJack User:
You received a new 0:27 minutes voicemail message,
I have a cordless phone. I just plug my cordless phone into the Magic Jack,
and I am good to go. I have never used the computer to talk on the phone.
I suspect it is because I wouldn't even know how to do this. This is one of
the reasons I don't even have skype. I have a talking caller ID wh
Here is the address for an article on a magic Jack blog I found using the
google search engine. Search engins are marvelous research tools.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20571058-magicJack-Set-To-Become-My-Primary-Home-Telephone-Service
For answers to frequently asked questions about this
I wrote ken a private message. But, I am writing this to the list because I
didn't want the list to think I was trying to mislead anyone concerning the
product or the service. I wasn't aware of this Gold/platinum plan. As far as
I was aware there were only two plans available. The basic gar
There ain't one for us in the united states. But if you call 1-800-goog-411
you might be able to find a Canadian number. That number was discontinued
for us some time ago. I don't know whether it was for you Canadians as
well. There is music on hold. I wanted to know whether it was possible
Other points which ought to be discussed more freely. There are still those
who are afraid to send e-mail in any other formats other than plain text
because they are afraid of virus attacks. Though this was true several
years ago, it is not now true if one keeps one's virus protection up to da
It wasn't mentioned VOIP services only work with broad band connections.
- Original Message -
From:
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Magic Jack
If someone was in my case and an only use dial-up, you would see the
importance of having a LAN
Sorry, but, I have heard the argument one absolutely must have a land line
in many forums. Many blind and elderly are on fixed incomes, and must
parcel out their funds. Should the other side not be brought up because
doing so might be called debating? While discussing this topic no one has
f
It costs nothing at all to call Canada. If one goes into Magic Jack from
the system trey, and goes in to advanced settings, there is a thing called
"my Magic Jack." One is taken on line and there one finds one's account.
One can also use one's account to forward calls and change the 911 suppor
Ever since my husband was stabbed in 92, and left to die bleeding to death
on my floor, and I used the cell to call 911 because my phone lines were
cut, I have always had a working cell phone. That has been 18 years now. I
understand even if your cell phone is disconnected 911 service will alw
We are so sure of electrical service we depend on it in some form to keep us
warm in the coldest of weather. If we live in a cold part of the world; and we
depend on it to keep us cool in severely warm climates. We never say we,
particularly we blind should have an alternate source of heating
What happens in an emergency and you have no access to telephone service at
all. Or you have no cellular service. You understand the limitations of
whatever tools you intend using and create alternatives. There was a time
when most people used pagers because there were a lot fewer cellular ph
This is true. But young people have become quite spoiled. When I was young
many people didn't even have private home phone service, and many others
only had one telephone in the home. I was taught to allow the phone to ring
at least ten times before hanging up because that would be a minute.
What are the restrictions regarding minutes used? I looked at my service
agreement and found if we call above 50 numbers a day or use 20 times more
than the average usage for Magic Jack customers our service would be
suspended. But, never have I found any other reference to the amount of
mi
This assumes we are too stupid to understand the restrictions of voip
service. We are not. How many people spend a considerable amount on
cellular service and more than they should just because they believe they
absolutely need a land line. With the 911 gps supported cellular services
these
That is why I have my cell phone. When my husband was stabbed in our home
in 92, our telephone wires were cut. Thus causing it to be impossible to
use a land line to reach the outside world. I don't see the difference. If
one is concerned about the value one can get for one's money. If one
I became a Magic Jack subscriber in April of 2009, I think it was. On the
site there is a list of area codes which are available. They keep saying
they will add new ones. There is also a free conference line. I don't
believe many can conference. I haven't attempted a conference. But not
m
I don't have a land line, and will never have a land line again. I use
Magic Jack exclusively. I pay 20 dollars annually for Magic Jack, and 20
dollars monthly for broad band DSL service. I love Magic Jack. For it's
cost one can't beat the value. though there will be those who will disagree
This is why, I think, we should not worry about things like whether pictures
scan properly. Our major concern should be whether our scanner works
properly with our optical character recognition programs.
- Original Message -
From: "Mystical Charm"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 8:0
Go to
www.fsactivate.com
- Original Message -
From: "Rogelio Terrazas"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:03 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Jaws 10.0
How can I check how many licenses I have left to use with my Jaws copy?
rogelio.terra...@gmail.com
For answers to frequently a
Enter on the Magic Jack icon on the task bar. Tab over till the list of
phone numbers appears for the second time. It will tell you the first
number is not selected. Press the applications key and arrow down to delete
all calls. After you enter it will give a confirming message enter, and
t
To:
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Turning video off, on web pages
> Hi Angel,
>
> Could you please explain/describe to me how a USB headset works? This
> sounds like a cool idea. Thank you very much.
>
> Mike
> - Original Messa
That is a problem. I listen to my screen reader using a USB head set, so,
for me that is not a problem. Why don't you turn off your speakers and wait
a while till that bothersome infomercial runs through then navigate the web
site.
- Original Message -
From: "Mike & Barbara" <[EMAIL P
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