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Re: It's new computer time and I am looking for advice.
Bill Tessore
I got a USB enabled ZoomText keyboard for my laptop . The keys are much more well separated, larger than the laptop’s and the characters are bold, large andhighly contrasted with the black keys.
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Shalom, Bill Tessore billtessore@...
On Jan 6, 2020, at 7:40 PM, Jim Rawls <jazzpiano@...> wrote:
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It's new computer time and I am looking for advice.
Jim Rawls
Hi all, It’s new computer time, and here is what I want on the computer. 1. A numeric key pad with decent separation between it, and the rest of the keyboard. 2. An optical disk drive. 3. At least an intel core 5 processor, 4. Head phone jack, and I guess these days it’s a combo jack with microphone. 5. Decent battery life. 6. And anything else you might recommend. And any thoughts will be appreciated. 7. Jim
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Re: Focus 40, not really needing Bluetooth for PC
JM Casey
Well, I connect mine to the desktop via USB, but it’d be nice to use blue and not have to always be at the computer, you know. I could take it anywhere in my apartment except the bedroom. Anyway, I too will be getting an adaptor at some point I suppose.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ashleigh Piccinino
Sent: January 6, 2020 9:16 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Focus 40, not really needing Bluetooth for PC Importance: High
Hello, I am not sure about having a Bluetooth adapter for connecting the Focus 40 Braille display to the PC. However, if you have its USB cable, you can connect it to the USB port on your pc. I will attach a document which might help with some things—not finding the USB Bluetooth connector, though, I’m afraid. Yet, I hope this helps with other Focus problems you might have in the future Ashleigh S. Piccinino
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From: Juan Hernandez
Hi All,
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Git Bash and jaws problems
Phillip Gross
When trying to use git bash with jaws I can’t read the output. In other words I can go back and see the commands I enter but can’t see the output it returns. The only time I am able to read the output is when I use the git config –list command I can see my settings but for example if I try to generate an SSH key I can’t read anything. Has anyone else experienced this and if so do you have any suggestions? Thank you.
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Re: bluetooth adapters
Milton Ota <mota1252@...>
Have you check to see if your computer is already cabable of adding a blutooth device?
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If you actually don't have blutooth available, try to find a blutooth adapter that doesn't require you to insert a disk to load drivers. Sometimes these driver disk are not accessible. You will also want to be sure the blutooth adapter is a recent version so check the blutooth version you are wanting to blutooth. Original message:
Hi All, I wanted to connect my focus 40 via Bluetooth to my desktop. Can someone recommend a good Bluetooth usb dongle that would work? Best, Juan
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Focus 40, not really needing Bluetooth for PC
Ashleigh Piccinino
Hello, I am not sure about having a Bluetooth adapter for connecting the Focus 40 Braille display to the PC. However, if you have its USB cable, you can connect it to the USB port on your pc. I will attach a document which might help with some things—not finding the USB Bluetooth connector, though, I’m afraid. Yet, I hope this helps with other Focus problems you might have in the future Ashleigh S. Piccinino
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From: Juan Hernandez
Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 5:35 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: bluetooth adapters
Hi All,
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
James Bentley
I had this exact same problem with a new laptop that I purchased 3 months ago. And the same problem to a lesser degree on two older laptops.
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Silenzio fixed all of my problems on all 3 laptops. You can download it from here: https://www.canadialog.com/articles/3411/the-sound-of-your-screen-reader-is-poor-and-sluggish-see-how-to-fix-it#site-navigation James B
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Chris Hill Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 1:29 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth Silenzio will fix that. It isn't jaws problem, it is your sound card trying to save power in a stupid way. On 1/6/2020 13:16, alia robinson wrote: am evaluating jaws for purchase on my husband’s computer. jaws is fine unless I use bluetooth then it cuts off words. music is great, and if something is playing continually in the background like music on low jaws is fine. this is with every bluetooth headphone we own. ideas?
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Cristóbal
Ah well, looks like someone in the thread below mentioned such an app.
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Nevermind. Cristóbal
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Cristóbal via Groups.Io Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 3:36 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth I remember someone on one of these lists mentioning that they ran a small sound file with blank noise in the background in order to stop this funky behavior. I don't recall if they said that they used a special program for this or how they did it exactly, but I’m sure there are some folks on here who would also be aware of whatever type of program that can run such a task. I don't use Bluetooth headphones on my laptop, so it wasn't something I paid all that much attention to at the time. See if something like that helps. Cristóbal -----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rod Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 1:34 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth Yeah, that is a known issue. Prior to a recent Windows update, I would have recommended the aftershock headsets because they were working nicely for me, with almost zero latency. That is no longer the case -- they are now virtually unusable and all other headsets suffered from the same issues. Rod Alcidonis, Esq. -----Original Message----- From: alia robinson Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 2:16 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: jaws stuttering with bluetooth am evaluating jaws for purchase on my husband’s computer. jaws is fine unless I use bluetooth then it cuts off words. music is great, and if something is playing continually in the background like music on low jaws is fine. this is with every bluetooth headphone we own. ideas?
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bluetooth adapters
Juan Hernandez
Hi All,
I wanted to connect my focus 40 via Bluetooth to my desktop. Can someone recommend a good Bluetooth usb dongle that would work? Best, Juan
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Cristóbal
I remember someone on one of these lists mentioning that they ran a small sound file with blank noise in the background in order to stop this funky behavior. I don't recall if they said that they used a special program for this or how they did it exactly, but I’m sure there are some folks on here who would also be aware of whatever type of program that can run such a task.
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I don't use Bluetooth headphones on my laptop, so it wasn't something I paid all that much attention to at the time. See if something like that helps. Cristóbal
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rod Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 1:34 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth Yeah, that is a known issue. Prior to a recent Windows update, I would have recommended the aftershock headsets because they were working nicely for me, with almost zero latency. That is no longer the case -- they are now virtually unusable and all other headsets suffered from the same issues. Rod Alcidonis, Esq. -----Original Message----- From: alia robinson Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 2:16 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: jaws stuttering with bluetooth am evaluating jaws for purchase on my husband’s computer. jaws is fine unless I use bluetooth then it cuts off words. music is great, and if something is playing continually in the background like music on low jaws is fine. this is with every bluetooth headphone we own. ideas?
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Re: jaws stuttering with Bluetooth
Don Mauck
This just might do the trick. I've been dealing with the same behavior and that's exactly what my bluethhoth is doing.
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From: Mario <mrb620@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 3:14 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth Silenzio is a small utility that will continuously play a WAV file which will not let your computer's soundcard sleep. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.stefankiss.sk_programy_silenzio_Silenzio-5F1.0-5Fsetup.exe&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=EQ0xAgqxGediPFS2iJyMwtaJACO0PE04qO0-xFG1duE&m=hoagwRubPh3VgAsvrtpgor7BLGo9tDVug9g4Inw4UUM&s=l63tGNYHI0wKMwkWPMwyUKjBIlZC3fh6esrLHGRY98A&e= -------- Original Message -------- From: Rod [mailto:rodalcidonis@gmail.com] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Monday, January 6, 2020, 4:35 PM Subject: jaws stuttering with bluetooth What's that? Rod Alcidonis, Esq. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Hill Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 2:28 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth Silenzio will fix that. It isn't jaws problem, it is your sound card trying to save power in a stupid way. On 1/6/2020 13:16, alia robinson wrote: am evaluating jaws for purchase on my husband’s computer. jaws is fine unless I use bluetooth then it cuts off words. music is great, and if something is playing continually in the background like music on low jaws is fine. this is with every bluetooth headphone we own. ideas? .
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Maria Campbell
Thanks Mario for your kind assistance, unlike the snide remarks of some.
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Maria Campbell lucky1inct@gmail.com All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.
On 1/6/2020 5:13 PM, Mario wrote:
Silenzio is a small utility that will continuously play a WAV file which
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Mario
Silenzio is a small utility that will continuously play a WAV file which
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will not let your computer's soundcard sleep. http://www.stefankiss.sk/programy/silenzio/Silenzio_1.0_setup.exe
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From: Rod [mailto:rodalcidonis@gmail.com] To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Date: Monday, January 6, 2020, 4:35 PM Subject: jaws stuttering with bluetooth What's that? Rod Alcidonis, Esq. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Hill Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 2:28 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth Silenzio will fix that. It isn't jaws problem, it is your sound card trying to save power in a stupid way. On 1/6/2020 13:16, alia robinson wrote: am evaluating jaws for purchase on my husband’s computer. jaws is fine unless I use bluetooth then it cuts off words. music is great, and if something is playing continually in the background like music on low jaws is fine. this is with every bluetooth headphone we own. ideas? .
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Rod
What's that?
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Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
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From: Chris Hill Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 2:28 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth Silenzio will fix that. It isn't jaws problem, it is your sound card trying to save power in a stupid way. On 1/6/2020 13:16, alia robinson wrote: am evaluating jaws for purchase on my husband’s computer. jaws is fine unless I use bluetooth then it cuts off words. music is great, and if something is playing continually in the background like music on low jaws is fine. this is with every bluetooth headphone we own. ideas?
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Rod
Yeah, that is a known issue. Prior to a recent Windows update, I would have recommended the aftershock headsets because they were working nicely for me, with almost zero latency. That is no longer the case -- they are now virtually unusable and all other headsets suffered from the same issues.
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Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
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From: alia robinson Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 2:16 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: jaws stuttering with bluetooth am evaluating jaws for purchase on my husband’s computer. jaws is fine unless I use bluetooth then it cuts off words. music is great, and if something is playing continually in the background like music on low jaws is fine. this is with every bluetooth headphone we own. ideas?
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Chris Hill
Of course it is accessible. I'm blind, myself, and I am using it on two pc's. One where the bluetooth headset tries to save power and one where the sound card does the same.
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On 1/6/2020 13:37, Maria Campbell wrote:
Is this accessible?
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Re: JAWS 2019 Does not Launch at Startup in Windows 10
Richard B. McDonald
I tried your below, but it does not fix the problem.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2020 3:14 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: JAWS 2019 Does not Launch at Startup in Windows 10
Have you tried not checking the start at logon, but check start after logon and set always for this user?
Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner
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Re: JAWS 2019 Does not Launch at Startup in Windows 10
Richard B. McDonald
I did this morning. They were not helpful. We tried unchecking the Windows power option “fast start,” but that did not fix the problem. They then said I should upgrade to JAWS 2020, and if that did not fix the problem to call the Microsoft disability hotline.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2020 8:02 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: JAWS 2019 Does not Launch at Startup in Windows 10
Richard, have you called Jaws technical support? I think at this point this might be a good way to troubleshoot this further.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard B. McDonald
Hi Mike!
About your #2 below, I looked at that and indeed JAWS 2019 is checked. It is the only screen reader I have installed. About your #1 below, when I press control+shift+escape, I do get to task manager. However, there seems not to be any “startup” tab. Pressing control+tab does nothing since there is only the one main window without any other tabs.
I would appreciate any other suggestions!
Thanks, Richard
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike B
2 things come to mind, read and check both to see if they're both on / checked: #1: Try pressing, control, shift + escape, to open the task manager. Control + tab to the Startup tab and tab 1 time into a list of items. Down arrow to Application file for Jaws and tab 3 times to see its status. If it says, Enable, this means that Jaws is not turned on to start with the computer. So, press the spacebar so Jaws reports, Disable, to turn it on. No, I'm not talking backwards, this is the way it works. Now Alt + F4 to close and reboot the computer to see if it works.
#2: 1. Open the control panel, navigate to the Ease of Access Center link and press enter.
2. Tab to, Use the computer without a display Link, and press enter.
----- Original Message ----- From: Richard B. McDonald To: jfw@groups.io Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2020 1:17 PM Subject: JAWS 2019 Does not Launch at Startup in Windows 10
Hi!
I am running the latest version of JAWS 2019. Recently, I upgraded from Windows 7 to 10. After doing so, JAWS does not launch automatically upon startup. For now, the PC has only one user account with no password. As such, when started the PC just logs-in and goes straight to the desktop. I have set JAWS 1) to launch at the logon screen (though there is none yet) and 2) always to start for the user. Still, JAWS does not launch.
What is the solution to this?
Thanks, Richard
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
alia robinson <aliar4@...>
that’s kind of what we figured. my husband even got into the bios or whatever. He’s a programmer, he couldn’t fix it.
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On Jan 6, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Chris Hill <hillco@earthlink.net> wrote:
Silenzio will fix that. It isn't jaws problem, it is your sound card trying to save power in a stupid way.
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Re: jaws stuttering with bluetooth
Maria Campbell
Is this accessible?
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Maria Campbell lucky1inct@gmail.com All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.
On 1/6/2020 2:28 PM, Chris Hill wrote:
Silenzio will fix that. It isn't jaws problem, it is your sound card trying to save power in a stupid way.
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