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On 8/23/18, George Savory wrote:
> Listers,
> Been using Win-Eyes since Win-Eyes 3X. As Win-Eyes will not be
> updated, I am strongly considering going to VoiceOver on Apple. Using
> VoiceOver on my iPhone with Safari works perfectly. I don't
Buy a chromebook instead
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Ämne: Re: Considering VoiceOver
Hey Guys,
Thanks for your ideas. Will wait for the upgrade of Narrator.
Hey Guys,
Thanks for your ideas. Will wait for the upgrade of Narrator. On
websites with calenders, only VoiceOver works for me to select the
day/month and year. Jaws or Win-Eyes are not cutting it.
On 8/23/18, net bat via Talk wrote:
> try the free n v d a. and jaws is a lot easier to upgrade
But a 2-3-4 year old Mac will usually be able to use the latest
operating system, but no hardware support after 2 years with
Applecare.
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:24:17 -0400,
net bat via Talk wrote:
>
> no license. but how much would a new mac cost every 5 years when
> apple stops all support for
Voiceover on the Mac is not the same as Voiceover on the iphone, they
are similar but not the same, you should fool with the Mac first
before you buy. There is usually a 14 day period where you can return
it, so take it home and play.
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:11:32 -0400,
Van Lant, Robin via Talk
no license. but how much would a new mac cost every 5 years when apple stops
all support for the operateing system, and security upgrades.
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From: Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 1:11 PM
To: net bat ; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Cc: Van Lant,
Also, don't forget Narrator. In the fall release of Windows 10, Narrator
is going to be allot better with a more sensible layout of screen
reader commands.
On 8/23/2018 1:11 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote:
I think her point is that she won't have to pay to maintain a screen reader
I think her point is that she won't have to pay to maintain a screen reader
license once on a Mac platform. I like Voiceover on my phone, but cannot bring
myself to invest in a Mac, especially while still using Windows at work. NVDA
is certainly a nice option to keep the cost out of the
try the free n v d a. and jaws is a lot easier to upgrade then the i phone.
you will have the same problem if you are going to use the i phone.
it has to be updated about twice per year
you need a i tunes account and computer to upgrade it.
and half the time i have to restore the phone because
You could also try NVDA from nvda-project.org
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From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of George Savory via Talk
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 10:57 AM
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Cc: George Savory
Subject: Considering
It is generous of Rob to maintain installers and such for as long as he
will.
Here is the direct link:
https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/
Note that after you observe the following:
This site is not secure
This might mean that someone's trying to fool you or steal any info you
send to
I just went to the GW Micro site and performed the exact same steps I posted
about 5 minutes prior to posting my response to you.
I certainly would not arbitrarily take the time to point this out without
having verified the aspects are accurate.
Simply go to:
www.gwmicro.com
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the main page is still there.
but with firefox the app central page will generate a error report and you can
not go any further.
with i e i do get the certificate error but can continue to the app central
page when you egnore the error.
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From: geodom--- via Talk
That's strange, because I went to find the webpage with all the old stuff,
and couldn't. Pam.
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From: Amanda Lee via Talk
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 12:14 PM
To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Cc: Amanda Lee
Subject: RE: APP Central
This is not true. Simply go
Hi Amanda,
That's a cute workaround.
I have installers for all the apps I need, and they're available on my DropBox
public page, along with some other stuff:
http://bit.ly/2gX64M0
Thanks,
Rod
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From: Talk On
Behalf Of Amanda Lee via
There is no more GW Micro homepage. I went to look for it a long time ago
and couldn't find it. Pam.
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From: David via Talk
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 11:26 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Cc: David
Subject: Re: APP Central
Though downloading apps from App
This is not true. Simply go to:
www.gwmicro.com
Click on Support and App Central is available.
I believe that the certificate or certificates for the site may have expired
so merely click on go onto this site 'not recommended' and you are right
there and everything is as it always was.
I'm
Just a quick follow-up, in case someone thought they had a solution.
As a resort, I tried running the AppGet feature. No matter what I set it
to show, Installed, Outdated or even All apps - it only reports: No Apps
Found.
The hope that it would bypass the warned website, and get directly to
There is no more ap central. They took all that stuff down. Pam.
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From: Ayers, David (ITCS) via Talk
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 8:11 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Cc: Ayers, David (ITCS)
Subject: APP Central
Hi All,
In a blunder of trying to create a
Though downloading apps from App Central never required any password or
other identification, this kind of warnings should always make red
lights come on.
Either the site is just insecure, and will never be renewed, due to FS
letting WinEyes die out. Or, someone has hacked the site, and might
Hi All,
In a blunder of trying to create a mobile version of Win-Eyes 9.5.4, I
re-installed the mobile copy to my desktop. So, I re-installed the normal
version again. Everything is running ok, however, when I start up the
computer, I get the app update notice. I try to install the updates,
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