Listening is an acquired skill,, and, maybe, something of an aptitude as well. Musicians (not just blind musicians) train themselves to hear, and react to, nuance and subtle change. I can name a

I agree, there's no reason to cast doubt on the need for JAWS to keep up with developments in MS's Windows operating systems. However, law firms are turning increasingly to cloud-based applications,

I remember them saying the same about XP and Vista, and we all see where that went. At least in the US there are also serious legal reasons to maintain physical control over your storage media. And

Brilliant to have figured that one out. I would have never guessed.

Hi Ed I found out where the highlighted text was coming from in my case. The built-in app has a feature for inserting a text field for anything I can't hear in a transcription. Little did I know,

There are serious voices in the tech industry that are predicting Microsoft's demise. The analysis has shifted in the last year or so. Windows8 is so f*d up that people are starting to wonder how long

As a sighted technician, I frequently find accessibility product functions baffling. It is a simple matter of experience and habit. If I was paid to learn access functions (beyond very basic stuff), I

Comparing a sighted person's untrained capability / ability to do anything with their ears would be like asking a 15-year-old to race NASCAR! Of course they would fail miserably! We don't have what

Bottom line: You pays yer money, you takes yer chances. No guarantees.

Hi Ed, About Paste Special. I've always used paste as unformatted text, as I didn't know what unicode text meant. Maybe that's what put highlighting into the document. Thanks for yet another

Client sent document with the statement, "Note the highlighted language. We need to discuss." So, this was someone telling me they had highlighted something. Without that, I wouldn't know unless I

Hi Ed, So, how did you know your document had the same problem in the first place? Do you typically use the attributes and colors scheme just to be sure? I guess my question is since I've never

By the way, I just had a document with exactly the same problem. I followed the steps I outlined for you, and it worked like a charm. One thing to remember. If you do the search for "highlighting,"

Ed, This sounds very promising. Your description makes sense, even if I don't know how highlighting got applied in the first place. On my next file, I will see what the default settings are on

Well, why don't you use Skype to chat with your friends? If you install Skypetalking , together with Skype , you will know who's on line. Hope that helps. Regards. Angela from Italy. -- "Con

Not sure what it's called, saw it on the facebook page.

the only problem with m.facebook.com is that you don't know who is on the chat and you can't chat with them it's only by messages but like I said I don't think you can know who is on line. I could be

That'll be something to watch, as we have a 2010 rollout scheduled this spring. Ted

Its not like that one called chitchat or something like that is it?

How about disabling the UAK. I turned mine off very shortly after beginning Windows 7 for the first time. Otherwise, if repeatable, let FS know right away. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and