RE: Office 2003 secure?

2017-05-22 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Hi Don, As with so many things in life, it depends. Microsoft will say that Office 2003 is no longer secure because they aren’t producing updates for it, some of which might be developed to plug security holes. However, if you are a light user of the product and don’t rely on features which “re

Re: Screen is Upside Down

2017-02-12 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Hello, Have you resolved your screen orientation issue? With some video cards a set of key combinations will change the screen orientation. On my Lenovo laptop, the key combinations of ctrl-alt followed by an arrow key will change the screen orientation. Ctrl-alt-left-arrow flips from portrait

Re: New installation

2017-01-29 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Mike, I would check to make sure the video “driver” to support Window Eyes is correctly installed. Regards, Stan Sent from my Mac Mini > On Jan 29, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Mike via Talk > w

Re: Circling and Circling Round and Round

2017-01-29 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Dave, Thank you for your thoughtful email. As you will see from my signature I have moved much of my personal computing to the Apple platform. However, for my job I still use Windows and several of the screen readers/magnifiers on that platform. The evolution of computing for individuals cont

Re: Alternative Interface?

2017-01-16 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
A major issue for multiple interfaces for the same software package in addition to the initial development time is the cost of additional support. If a bug is found, or a new feature is desired, the company potentially have to make two changes instead of one. A change to the version for the sigh

Re: Problem - Unzipping Files with Lenovo Laptop

2016-09-07 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
I think the suggestion to use the laptop’s “FN” key is on the right track. There is a way to swap the functions so that to use the function keys directly without the need to press “FN” with them. If you have a customer support number for Lenovo you might give them a call and get help with this.

Re: Extractin Digital Talking Book Problem

2016-05-20 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Hi, What software do you use to extract the NLS zip files? Do you use the native “unzip” software in Windows 7, or a third party application like 7-Zip to do this? What happens when you right-click on the talking book icon on your desktop? Does some kind of “unzip” option appear in the menu tha

Re: Microsoft forcing Edge on the Masses?

2016-05-12 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Thank you for the thoughtful post. Microsoft has ramped up their staffing to improve accessibility of the Office products. They also promise to deliver an accessible version of the Edge browser later this year. I suspect that is one of the reasons they will allow vision-impaired Windows users t

Re: help with local website.

2016-04-27 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Hi, It looks like the menus are now a graphical representation of text, rather than text within a PDF document. This is a common practice of businesses, they think it saves time and money to just photocopy or photograph a printed menu and put the image on their website. They will either have to

Re: Help with contact transfer?

2016-04-15 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Hi, You should consider installing the iCloud app for windows. It is not entirely accessible but after it is installed it can automatically synchronize your apple contacts with outlook. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 15, 2016, at 9:09 AM, Jo Taliaferro via Talk > wrote: > > Hi, > I am using

Re: still getting Windows update message

2016-03-24 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Hi, GWX Control Panel only suppresses Windows 10 update messages and the update itself. It does not effect other Window updates and their associated messages. Regards, Stan Sent from my Mac Mini

Re: Losing Touch, or do I still have it?

2016-03-18 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Dave, For me I think it depends on when you ask. Some days I feel access to software is better than ever. Then I find something that doesn’t work and I feel as you do. Thinking more deeply, the issue is that software and devices that employ it are far more pervasive than ten or fifteen ye

Re: WE or Windows issue

2016-02-14 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
Hello, Did GW Micro or Ai Squared charge for the service? Thank you. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 14, 2016, at 2:33 PM, Don H via Talk > wrote: > >Over many years of using Window Eyes I have sent GW my computers in order > to resolve WE issues. The first time after GW was sure it was

Re: Problem select in Outlook 2013

2015-03-01 Thread Stan Gowin via Talk
You may be happier if you change the setting on your Lenovo ThinkPad and to not use the function keys for the Lenovo hardware settings. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Bill Scherer via Talk > wrote: > > Can I change that hotkey since my Linovo thinkpad hijacks the F keys? >