Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Chris via Talk
My response? If you are so concerned with privacy, switch everything off including your internet, computers and devices and so on. On 01/08/2015 00:34, tchild via Talk wrote: Big Brother is watching!!! Is USA the new commies on the block? -Original Message- From: Sunshine via Talk

Re: office 2013

2015-08-01 Thread Chris via Talk
Yes, but you can also buy a boxed copy to use on one PC. On 01/08/2015 00:12, Butch K via Talk wrote: Hello, is microsoft office 2013 a program you have to pay for annually, or can you buy a copy from the store, install it, and that's it? I was told I would have to pay a subscription fee of

Re: Read To End in WLM 2012

2015-08-01 Thread Russ Kiehne via Talk
IN my case, I have to turn on browse mode to get it to work. With browse mode off, I get a ding! -Original Message- From: net bat via Talk Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 2:17 PM To: Kevin Huber ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Read To End in WLM 2012 not for me. it only works

Read to End in WLM 2012

2015-08-01 Thread Tom Fairhurst via Talk
Even after a uninstalling and reinstalling WE 9.0 and then the 9.2 upgrade, Read to End still only works when I read received messages. I have disabled and re-enabled the Read to Me and Insert Key Layout apps with no change. In fact, I turned app status off completely. Still no change. Yes, UI

RE: Windows 10 is working better than I expected

2015-08-01 Thread Darrell Bowles via Talk
Hello, While I agree thatit may not be the best choice for all of us, Microsoft never intended there os to be accessiblefor blind people. And if you read my post carefully, you'll see that I said that they would have dropped the ball on us, leaving us with a half baked product. Because of

RE: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread John Farley via Talk
Also, stop using your credit cards and ATM cards. You will have to go back to a cash society. Regards, John -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chris via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 8:01 AM To:

Re: upgrading to windows 10

2015-08-01 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
Since you don't have 9.1 in there, I wouldn't worry about it. I don't know why they said that. You don't have to uninstall 9.2. Pam. -Original Message- From: richard kurlander via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 12:48 AM To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com Subject: upgrading to

RE: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread gosselin_louis via Talk
Now, there's an issue not discussed much? How will Windows 10 attempt to encroach further on my privacy? Yes, I want to know how, and I'd like to know what I can do to protect myself. Louis TGosselin -Original Message- From: Talk

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Keith Hinton via Talk
In today's Internet connected world, I believe that privacy died a long time ago honestly. We have never had it. And we never will. Sites most of them sell infomration, and rent them out to other companies, as part of data collection practices. The NSA has been spying on us for over 10 years. So,

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread via Talk
Windows 10 and the new Browser supposedly gives Microsoft much more feed back as to how you use the computer, where you go on the web, what you do when you are there, and what you buy. I imagine anything written in MS Office, whether it be a Spread Sheet, or a Document, is probably available to

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Stephen Clark via Talk
And whatever you do, do not, I repeat DO NOT go near social media, or email for that matter. Actually what are you doing on this list, you no they're reading and archiving every single message! hahaha Now back to our regular scheduled program. On 8/1/2015 6:49 AM, John Farley via Talk wrote:

WINDOWS 10 UPGRADE

2015-08-01 Thread stephen thacker via Talk
Hi, I do have 9.2, and have received an email by Microsoft that the upgrade has been reserved fk|r me but does anyone know approximately how long it will be before the upgrade arrives? Thanks, Steve ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email

WindowEyes and Windows 10 Tutorial

2015-08-01 Thread Les Kriegler via Talk
Would someone please post the link to the tutorial on Window-Eyes and Windows 10? Thanks. Les Subject: RE: downloading windows 10 Pam, That is correct. If you have Window-Eyes 9.2 installed prior to running the Windows 10 upgrade, then Window-Eyes will be available once the upgrade

RE: Windows 10 is working better than I expected

2015-08-01 Thread Darrell Bowles via Talk
If I may enter into this discussion. I am the assistive technology trainer at a local community college in Knoxville tn. My job is to make sure that all computers, devices, software, hardware, etc, comply with the ADA, and section 504 of the rehabilitation act as it relates to accessibility. I

Re: Read To End in WLM 2012

2015-08-01 Thread tchild via Talk
If I turn off browse mode ctrl, shift, A. I don't get a ding but it doesn't read either. -Original Message- From: Russ Kiehne via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 9:00 AM To: net bat ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Read To End in WLM 2012 IN my case, I have to turn on

Re: can't turn off punctuation

2015-08-01 Thread net bat via Talk
turn off miscilanious too. -Original Message- From: mcleod stinnett via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 1:58 AM To: talk Subject: can't turn off punctuation to many dashes and parenthesis spoken using 9.2 deck talk for window eyes. i set set punctuation under voice to Math Off.

Re: upgrading to windows 10

2015-08-01 Thread net bat via Talk
you may not have too. i have been able to use my vista drivers with win7. you might still be able too or maybe some drivers are included with win 10. even now win10 found new drivers for my current del mono laser printer i habve now and new drivers for the old inkjet i don't even have now. i

Re: Read to End in WLM 2012

2015-08-01 Thread net bat via Talk
you have to turn browse mode back on to use read to end when replying to a message with wlm 2012 -Original Message- From: Tom Fairhurst via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 8:31 AM To: talk viaGW Subject: Read to End in WLM 2012 Even after a uninstalling and reinstalling WE 9.0

Re: Read to End in WLM 2012

2015-08-01 Thread Pamela Dominguez via Talk
Okay, I just tested it in a message I was writing. I know in the four or five previous versions of window eyes, it didn't work, and I thought it had started working in versions nine plus, but I have 9.2 and I just tried it and it dings at me, too. Pam. -Original Message- From: Tom

Windows 10 and file explorer

2015-08-01 Thread Don H via Talk
So I have my file explorer set for detail view and am experiencing lots of lag when trying to arrow up and down through the list of entries. Are there any other settings that can be changed within file explorer to decrease this lag time? Thanks ___

Re: windows 10 duel boot

2015-08-01 Thread Loy via Talk
You can't do a dual boot when upgrading, because you have to have a Win 10 key to do a dual boot. - Original Message - From: George Brechman via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com To: t...@window-eyes.com Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 9:53 AM Subject: windows 10 duel boot Hello list

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Kim Lingo via Talk
The real question is: do you really believe you still have it? Kim Lingo - Original Message - From: Sunshine via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com To: net bat net...@comcast.net; Window-Eyes Discussion List talk@lists.window-eyes.com Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 3:38 PM Subject: windows

RE: Windows 10 is working better than I expected

2015-08-01 Thread Steve Jacobson via Talk
Darrell, I've tended to have an unpopular position on some of this but I continue to feel that the position was a correct one. I have little confidence that if Microsoft had included a full screen reader with Windows that we would have gotten the support that we have received over the past

Win 10 and file explorer sluggishness

2015-08-01 Thread Don H via Talk
OK call me a gluten for punishment as I have installed Windows 10 once again thinking my first attempt was simply a bad install. My initial problem with my first install was either very slow responses when arrowing through file explorer to the point of no speech when arrowing through the list

Re: Read To End in WLM 2012

2015-08-01 Thread Russ Kiehne via Talk
IN my case, Read-to-end doesn't work using wlm 2012. All I get is a ding. -Original Message- From: Kevin Huber via Talk Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 9:46 AM To: Nick Sarames ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Read To End in WLM 2012 Hi Nick: You are right that you are not in

windows 10 duel boot

2015-08-01 Thread George Brechman via Talk
Hello list members, I have reserved my windows 10 upgrade, but I would like to keep my windows 7. Is it possible to have both operating systems on the same computer? If so, how would this be done? I have a windows 7 64 bit dell computer, running window-eyes 9.2.1. Thank you. George

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread tchild via Talk
Not is a while! lol -Original Message- From: Kim Lingo via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 9:52 AM To: Sunshine ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy? The real question is: do you really believe you still have it? Kim Lingo

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Tom Kingston via Talk
Yo, Stevie. Where the heck is the dope. I'm sitting here on the dock with a suitcase full of unmarked bills and it's damn hot. Come on, man. I've got places to go, people to see, deals to make and bones to break. And if the mutha load was intercepted, don't forget our secret code. Tom. The

RE: Windows 10 is working better than I expected

2015-08-01 Thread gary melconian via Talk
I am not , I just wanted to know all the facts. Maybe I did not have the facts and jumped to assumptions. I am going to give AI squared/GW the benefit of the doubt since I have been apaying customer for 25 years, and I will give them til the end of the year and who knows they will get ahead of

Windows Key program

2015-08-01 Thread Paulette Vickery via Talk
Is this program for Jaws users only? Paulette ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Sue J Ward via Talk
Am wondering could you do the quick set up, then install window eyes, after that go through the privacy settings and adjust it how you want it just so that you are not stuck with narrator? What about turning off cortana? On 8/2/2015 12:41 AM, net bat via Talk wrote: one thing everyone should

Re: How Do I Locate And Get To My Windows 7 Product Key

2015-08-01 Thread via Talk
hmmm, i don't think this software works with windows 7 anymore. all i get with the program is all b's Legend has it that on Saturday 8/1/2015 08:32 PM, Rob via Talk said: Hi, here is a free program to get your windows key.

RE: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread gary melconian via Talk
I think you could probably do that. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+gmelconian619=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Sue J Ward via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 10:52 PM To: net bat net...@comcast.net; Window-Eyes Discussion List

Re: frequent lockups

2015-08-01 Thread net bat via Talk
one thing to do is to look in the factory set files and see if any of the set files are out of date. this can cause crashes. also check that all the installed apps are up to date. -Original Message- From: Neville via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 6:35 PM To: Window Eyes

Re: Windows Key program

2015-08-01 Thread Rob via Talk
No, Its a equal opertunity program. LOL On 8/1/2015 9:35 PM, Paulette Vickery via Talk wrote: Is this program for Jaws users only? Paulette ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not

Re: How Do I Locate And Get To My Windows 7 Product Key

2015-08-01 Thread via Talk
Belark advisor will get you the product key along with a lot of other information. via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com wrote: hmmm, i don't think this software works with windows 7 anymore. all i get with the program is all b's Legend has it that on Saturday 8/1/2015 08:32 PM, Rob via

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread tchild via Talk
lol... -Original Message- From: Stephen Clark via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 1:35 PM To: john_far...@btinternet.com ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy? And whatever you do, do not, I repeat DO NOT go near social

review cursor in windows 10

2015-08-01 Thread Josh K via Talk
hi, When I am on the desktop in windows10 and i have the boundary rotor set to full screen if I use the review cursor commands I cannot review the screen window eyes just dings. I have window eyes for office 9.2. should I completely uninstall and then reinstall window eyes for office maybe it

Re: Read To End in WLM 2012

2015-08-01 Thread Lloyd Rasmussen via Talk
Under Windows 7, WE 9.2 and WLM 2012, read-to-end works for me when I am reading incoming messages. But I can't make it work on messages I am composing or forwarding. I use the Scroll-lock key as my read-to-end hotkey, even though on this laptop I must hit Fn-Insert to activate the scroll lock

A new feature in Internet Explorer

2015-08-01 Thread Stephen Clark via Talk
Here is a feature that they've added to Internet explorer which is turned on by default called Do not track. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-do-not-track It's not perfect, but they are actually trying to improve the security of Windows not make it worse. Now, can

A complaint and observation of Cortana.

2015-08-01 Thread Kevin Minor via Talk
Hi. First, I'm going to do my subject in the reverse order. I had trouble setting up Cortana, and I had to call Microsoft Accessibility to get it working. I was using JAWS to do this, and it wasn't reading the screen. I decided to check the screen with Window-Eyes, and it read it with no

RE: WINDOWS 10 UPGRADE

2015-08-01 Thread Tim Grady via Talk
There're links in that e-mail you can follow that will answer all of your questions. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+timfgrady758=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of stephen thacker via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 9:06 AM To:

Re: lag in file explorer in Windows 10

2015-08-01 Thread Chris Skarstad via Talk
Hi Ok, i'm still running Windows 7. I don't mean to sound silly, but is file explorer something new in Windows 10, or is this just another name for windows explorer? I just wanted to clarify a bit. i think, given the sluggishness some people are experiencing that i'll be staying with

RE: A new feature in Internet Explorer

2015-08-01 Thread gary melconian via Talk
I started in 1993 with window eyes. I don know exactly but I know it was the early dayswith version 3 and then version 4. I hhad purchased every version plus sma's all the way up to 8.4. Due to personal finances I have decided to go the office route once it was available as of 9. So I have

Re: Window-Eyes 9.2 still crashing With Windows Explorer

2015-08-01 Thread Mike Wilkens via Talk
On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:26 PM, Chris Skarstad via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com wrote: ok, so it's not just me!  Thank you!  I don't suppose that actually helps, but yes, this is definitely happening to me too. I'm running Windows 7 64-bit, if that helps.  The frustrating

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Stephen Clark via Talk
Well said, and it has nothing to do with Win 10 specifically. Win 8.1 and prior has been doing the same exact thing. If you visit google to do searches, or visit other web sites, how do you think they make their money? Do you really think those ads you come across every where are there just to

Re: Window-Eyes 9.2 still crashing With Windows Explorer

2015-08-01 Thread manny via Talk
Hi to all, I have a dual boot between a new install of windows 10 and and a relatively new windows 7, and in both machine explorer and WE9.2 stop functioning very frequently. The new windows 10 browser also causes WE9.2 to crash. Just tabbing around several explorer windows causes WE9.2 to

RE: A new feature in Internet Explorer

2015-08-01 Thread gary melconian via Talk
Sure we will. I appreciate the products that I have used from GW over the past 25 years of using windows eyes from 4.0 all the way up to 9.2. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+gmelconian619=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Clark via Talk Sent:

How Do I Locate And Get To My Windows 7 Product Key

2015-08-01 Thread Wren Langley via Talk
Hi all, and thank you for the help. I tried searching for this information, but I couldn’t make sense of what anything said. How do I find my windows 7 product key, so I can write it down in case it is needed when I download and install Windows 10. I also want to know if the method used to

Re: A complaint and observation of Cortana.

2015-08-01 Thread Chris via Talk
You may be able to resolve the latter issue by: 1. In a run dialogue box or command prompt, type control userpasswords2 and press enter. 2. Uncheck the checkbox that reads, users must enter a username and password and click ok. 3. Type the password for your account and press enter. On

lag in file explorer in Windows 10

2015-08-01 Thread Don H via Talk
Still trying to figure this lag problem out with file explorer and Windows 10. Here is a little discovery. Lets say I go to my documents. It has a lot of entries. If I press enter on my documents then press the down arrow fairly quickly I get nothing. If I press the my documents button

windows 10 problem with startmenu

2015-08-01 Thread Marten Post Uiterweer via Talk
Hi, I just upgraded to windows 10 pro from windows 8pro. Window-Eyes seems faster in win10 than in win8 on my system. But when I open the startmenu, I cannot arrow. When [pressing the startbutton, I hear: search and when pressing arrow up or down, it says start or something that is selected in

WE 9.2 and Factory Settings

2015-08-01 Thread Peter Duran via Talk
Hello I reported that, after the installation of WE 9.2, Word 2010 began to act crazily. For instance, paragraph styles were spoken at odd times, before reading a paragraph (as usual) or after reading a paragraph, or not at all. It took me several days to track down the cause of this anomaly.

RE: A complaint and observation of Cortana.

2015-08-01 Thread gary melconian via Talk
This is because Microsoft is goin in a different security and permissions model for windows 10. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+gmelconian619=gmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Minor via Talk Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 12:58 PM To: 'Window-Eyes

Re: How Do I Locate And Get To My Windows 7 Product Key

2015-08-01 Thread Rob via Talk
Hi, here is a free program to get your windows key. http://www.jaws-users.com/programs/Utilities/keyfinder.2.0.1.html You will not need the windows 7 key to upgrade to windows 10. But keep it in a safe place in case you need to install windows 7 again. When you get upgraded to windows 10, you

frequent lockups

2015-08-01 Thread Neville via Talk
Hi, Using, W7 HP 32, WE 9.2 Office 2013 and latest Firefox and Thunderbird. Unfortunately, installing the latest WE has made no difference to the number of temporary lockups being experienced. It is like WE goes into some sort of endless loop for a while before allowing access to the system

Re: windows 10 are you willing to give up your privacy?

2015-08-01 Thread Keith Hinton via Talk
Well said Chris mate! Way to go, buddy! On 8/1/15, Chris via Talk talk@lists.window-eyes.com wrote: My response? If you are so concerned with privacy, switch everything off including your internet, computers and devices and so on. On 01/08/2015 00:34, tchild via Talk wrote: Big Brother is

can't turn off punctuation

2015-08-01 Thread mcleod stinnett via Talk
to many dashes and parenthesis spoken using 9.2 deck talk for window eyes. i set set punctuation under voice to Math Off. not sure what else to do ___ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily

Re: office 2013

2015-08-01 Thread john s via Talk
Butch, you can buy it without a subscription. I just did. earlier, Butch K via Talk, wrote: Hello, is microsoft office 2013 a program you have to pay for annually, or can you buy a copy from the store, install it, and that's it? I was told I would have to pay a subscription fee of over a