Hi Paul. It really depends on the type of phone system you plan on
using. If it is a hard phone that you need to use, there is really
only one choice, and that is a dual channel headset made by
Plantronics. If I remember correctly, the model number is 1783. If you
are using a soft phone set up, you can use a USB headset. I recommend
a Logitech headset which we use where I work.

On 8/30/19, Paul Sandoval <ps8001@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm hoping someone here can help advise me on the best or some of the
best models of headsets to use in a call center environment while using Jaws.

Thank you for any information you can give.

Paul Sandoval
Blind Tech Training
Expanding possibilities using technology
720-620-8007
BlindTechTraining@gmail.com<mailto:BlindTechTraining@gmail.com>

Wamp:

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

On 9/2/2019 3:53 AM, Robbie Curtis wrote:

Hey Yall,


Can anyone direct me to an accessible local server software? Thanks.

Hello Everyone,

My name is Aimee and I have just joined this group. Looking forward to sharing knowledge.This topic interest me a good bit. I am starting School soon for computer science. I have some useable vision and will be utilizing a Microsoft surface pro with CCTV software. The CCTV will primarily be used for math and math/statistics classes. Along with the CCTV software package, I will be using Jaws, Duxberry, Kurzweil, open book, word, Excel, outlook, browsing, writing and compiling programs, Various math writing and processing applications, firebird braille graphics, and video recording lectures. I think that is it.  I will frequently be using several of these at the same time  while video recording math lectures.

With that said, I am advocating for the surface with a core i7 and 16 gigs of RAM.  My previous computer has malfunction and is not repairable. I have found a CCTV on the market based off the Microsoft surface. I don't want to have a bazillion different devices. If I can get a portable cctv and computer all in one, I would prefer that. My previous computer was a Lenovo yoga 900 with a core I seven processor and 16 gigs of RAM as well as a 512 GB solid-state hard drive. Thus I feel the core i5 with 8gb of Ram would be going backwards.  I think the core I seven model of the surface will be necessary for productive schoolwork especially considering the simultaneous use of video magnification and distance video recording of lectures along with Jaws and who knows what else at the same time. Am I correct in my assumption of the necessity for the core i 7 16 gigs of RAM surface Pro? I don't necessarily want to go backwards in my equipment either. The Lenovo was purchased in 2016. So, it is not really all that old. I welcome any and all thoughts and suggestions. Is there anyone out there currently engaged in computer science/programming either in school or working who could add some insight here? If yes, please chime in.  All thoughts and insights will be very helpful and greatly appreciated. 

Aimee

On Aug 29, 2019, at 4:03 AM, Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) via Groups.Io <steven.hicks@...> wrote:

It largely depends on what you are doing which wil determine the performance impact e.g. if it is a lot of network work, a faster processor won’t necessarily make a huge amount of difference.

If it is a lot of disk IO, an SSD over a traditional drive is likely to make a better performance improvement than a faster processor.

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Randy Barnett
Sent: 27 August 2019 22:14
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: New computer specs

 

My Dell Aurora R3 from 2010 with a 4th gen I7 running at 4.0GHz with 16GB ram and a SSD is just as fast and capable as my new 8th gen I5 dell XPS with the same specs.

I have 2 other dell laptops and they are over 10 years old now. They are slow and I dont use them anymore but they are still working.

My point is high end PCs from several years ago are still just as capable as ever...

On 8/26/2019 7:32 PM, David Moore wrote:

I bought an low end Asus computer at Walmart, and it is five years old, and is more snappy now than it ever was with new versions of Win10. I quit buying high end computer years ago, because I had the same problem of them falling apart faster than cheap Walmart ones LOL!

I never had a dell last past a few years. My HP and Asus, both dirt cheap, are lasting and working much better than my expensive Dell computers ever did LOL!

David Moore

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

 

From: Andy
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 4:33 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: New computer specs

 

In 2012 i bought a high end Dell desktop PC for over a thousand dollars and it lasted 5 years.  in 2017 I read about refurb PCs on walmart.com and found an HP desktop with 8 GB RAM and an AMD 3.7 GH processor amd a 2 TB HD for $184.  At that price I bought 2, one for me and one for my wife.  After almost 2.5 years, both machines are running like Timex watches.  What I learned is that you should consider your use case.  Most folks buy far more PC than they need, and could save a lot of money that they could use for software, etc.  The other thing I liked about these units was a clean copy of Windows with no bloatware.

 

Andy

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Andrew Diederick

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 10:15 PM

Subject: Re: New computer specs

 

Hello all:
Tyler, thank you for the insight. I mainly use Microsoft office suite, and browse the web with this unit. I’m looking on dell.com. I’m looking at a I seven 512 solid-state drive with 16 gig of RAM. And a plain graphics card. That retails for $1200. I’m not looking to spend more than that, and it states it’s a gaming computer. If the unit specs will last me around six years plus I would be very happy with that.

On Aug 24, 2019, at 9:59 PM, Richard Turner <richardturner42@...> wrote:

The only reason to have the faster processors is if you are editing large audio or video files and multitasking with some processor heavy software, which most people do not do.

And, if I remember correctly; which may be a big if, those graphic cards he mentioned have been problematic with Jaws.

Unless he has some software that is requiring it, which would be surprising.

I will never go back to a standard HD drive after using my SSD drive now for a year.

 

Richard

 

Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. 

 

On Aug 24, 2019, at 9:52 PM, Tyler Wood <tcwood12@...> wrote:

Hi,
This is completely, 100% true.
Although using a solid state drive in 2019 is almost a must - at least for
those that have experienced one. But so far as other sspecs are concerned
there are too many people out there that equate an i7 or i9 to being better
and that simply isn't true for just about 99% of use case scenarios.
Now that I look back at the specs, what are you needing a dedicated Nvidia
Graphics card for in particular? Intel hd graphics does just fine so far as
Jaws is concerned.



-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Glenn / Lenny
Sent: August 24, 2019 11:41 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: New computer specs

The suggestion about a 500 GB SSD is totally subjective.
I've seen folks who never use more than 80 to 10 GB of their HD.
Too often people think bigger is better and that is not always the case.
Also, when you look at all the high specs, what are you doing with it all?
I mean, I'll bet 90% of us here don't do any more than read eMail, open some
web pages, open a spread sheet program once in a while, and listen to some
MP3 audio.
All this can be done with 10 year old technology just fine.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "David & his pack of dogs " <myguidedogis@...>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: New computer specs

A tech told me anything over 8 Gigs of ram is too much.  I think he was  

dipping into some sort of sauce.  I received what I was told was a  

refurbished Win 10 computer with 250 Gs hard drive.  It turned out to

be a  windows 7 originally and you could make dinner by the time it booted

up.

Thus, I agree with Feliciano.

 

-----Original Message-----

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Feliciano G

Sent: August 24, 2019 9:24 PM

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Subject: Re: New computer specs

 

I suggest you upgrade to a 512 GB solid-state drive.

 

Feliciano

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On Aug 24, 2019, at 9:21 PM, Andrew Diederick

<andrew.diederick@...>

wrote:

 

Hello all.

Looking to purchase a new dell laptop computer. Here are the specs:

I9 processor

16 GB ram

256 GB SSD

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

 

I would like this computer to last me about six years. Are all of

these

specs acceptable for running JFW? Is there anything else that I should

make certain a new laptop has for JFW use?

Appreciate any advise.

 

Thank you-

Andrew

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Paul. It really depends on the type of phone system you plan on
using. If it is a hard phone that you need to use, there is really
only one choice, and that is a dual channel headset made by
Plantronics. If I remember correctly, the model number is 1783. If you
are using a soft phone set up, you can use a USB headset. I recommend
a Logitech headset which we use where I work.

On 8/30/19, Paul Sandoval <ps8001@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm hoping someone here can help advise me on the best or some of the best
models of headsets to use in a call center environment while using Jaws.

Thank you for any information you can give.

Paul Sandoval
Blind Tech Training
Expanding possibilities using technology
720-620-8007
BlindTechTraining@gmail.com<mailto:BlindTechTraining@gmail.com>

Wamp:

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

On 9/2/2019 3:53 AM, Robbie Curtis wrote:

Hey Yall,


Can anyone direct me to an accessible local server software? Thanks.

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: 02 September 2019 17:32
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Groups.io - Controls you receive in every message as well as controlling the messages you receive to begin with

This message, obviously, is not JAWS related, but related to using Groups.io, and for controls many may not know about.  I will post stuff like this occasionally, and it applies to any Groups.io group you may be subscribed to.

Since these controls occur at the very end of a message, after the user's signature if they're using one, many people are unaware that they even exist.  You get these in every message that lands in your inbox from Groups.io, and some of them are occasionally to frequently useful.  Others you'll probably never use whether you're an e-mail subscriber or web group reader.  I will place an asterisk ahead of the ones that you're likely to want to use on certain occasions, but will document all of them in the order they are presented.

View/Reply Online link with the topic number as part of the link -  Email users have no reason to use this because simply hitting reply allows them to reply via email.  If you want to use the web interface instead, then activate that link.

Reply to Group link - Again, not generally used by e-mail users since a simple Reply via e-mail does the same thing.

*Reply to Sender link - This one is really very handy.  If you want to reply to the sender and only the sender of that message via email, this is the way to do it.  When you activate that link it should cause your email client to automatically open a compose window with the subject prepopulated with the topic title and the to address being that of the sender of that message.  You can, of course, modify the subject as you see fit.  This makes private responses for any reason very easy to make.

*Mute This Topic link - Also very handy at times.  If a particular topic is of no interest to you or there's any other reason you don't want to receive any additional messages for that topic, activate this link.  It will block any additional messages from that specific topic being sent to you.

New Topic link - Email users will seldom, if ever, use this as you can just send to the posting address with a new subject to create a new topic.

Your Subscription link - if activated will open the subscription page for your account, if you are logged in to Groups.io in your web browser.  If not, it will take you to  the Groups.io login screen then directly to your Subscription page after logging in.

*Contact Group Owner link - if activated will open your e-mail client's compose window with the Owner address for the group prepopulated.  Saves having to type the owner address.

and, finally Unsubscribe link (which includes the e-mail address you're subscribed under as part of that link) - self-explanatory

The following does not apply to something you receive in every message, but is still important to know about.  Download and keep for your reference (pick your format):

Controlling the Messages You Receive via E-Mail from Groups.io (docx)

Controlling the Messages You Receive via E-Mail from Groups.io  (PDF)

Both describe how you, as a Groups.io user, can exercise very tight control over what comes to your inbox from a given group in the first place.

--

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Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.

         ~ Eric Hoffer

Hey Yall,


Can anyone direct me to an accessible local server software? Thanks.

Are you able to share the web page address?   It's impossible to know what controls a given site may, or may not, give you.   There are scads of web audio player options out there, and it entirely depends on which one is in use.
--

Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1903, Build 18362  

Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.

         ~ Eric Hoffer