main@jfw.groups.io

Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

Richard Turner

#77916

Doug lee has GoldWave scripts that I think he updated from someone else.
I find them most helpful to know where you are in a file or to quickly check the duration of a file.

Richard

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On Apr 21, 2020, at 2:52 PM, JM Casey <jmcasey@teksavvy.com> wrote:

﻿Hm. I didn't think Doug Lee had scripts for goldwave. I'll have to look as that's news to me.
Strictly speaking I feel like scripts aren't that necessary with GW -- but they do add a little more audio feedback for certain things, which could be helpful. There's also an add-on for NVDA, which is also pretty talkative. 

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mario
Sent: April 20, 2020 3:14 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

IMO, the latest version of Goldwave with the scripts. there are scripts from Doug Lee (dlee.org) or the free ones floating around. I haven't got a clue which are better.

-------- Original Message --------
From: Craig Cooper [mailto:craigcooper2013@gmail.com]
To: main <main@jfw.groups.io>
Date: Monday, April 20, 2020, 2:57 PM
Subject: Goldwave or Audacity?
Greetings,
Which of these two audio editing programs would you recommend? I have used both a bit. I am using JAWS 2019 with a new laptop, running Windows 10.  Which program is better in terms of being user-friendly, working well with JAWS, the ability to easily adjust levels for mixing voice and music beds, etc.?
Thank you for your advice.
Regards,
Craig

.

Re: An accessible router

Marty Hutchings

#77915

I am sending the router back to Amazon.  I had my daughter look at it and she tells me that the power light, which was supposed to light up amber when starting and turn white when ready, was not turning white after 2 minutes as stated in the user's manual.  The trouble shooting section stated that this may happen if there was a defective unit, so it is going back.



Love in Christ
Marty
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:12, 13

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Gmail Jonas
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 4:31 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: An accessible router

If you can not get it working send me email off list

1 go to your run box, Windows key+R
2 typecmd and enter
Anew box will open!
3 in the new window cmd box type ipconfig /all!
Copy to like notepad and find and look for the gateway ip4 address!
Copy and past in your browser!
You may need to us https or http!
FYI!
Did I nottell you guys about this in one of my emails!!!!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Glenn / Lenny
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 11:25 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: An accessible router

What are you typing in for the address?
On mine I type in 192.168.1.1
Glenn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Hutchings" <mhutchings152730@gmail.com>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: An accessible router

Hi, this is Marty, the originator of this thread.  I purchased a Netgear
Nighthawk router, Model R6400, not the newest, from Amazon.  It did not come
with the set up CD, nor did it come with a owners manual, but I was able to
find it on line and downloaded it.  After plugging it in, now I can't seem
to log in to it using the log in address on the sticker on the bottom of the
router.  I saw something somewhere that said to make sure that something was
set to connect to IP and DNS.  Where would I go to check this setting.  I am
using Windows 7 and JAWS 2020.  I have tried logging on with IE, Firefox and
Chrome, but each time, I get the Page Cannot be found screen.  Any
suggestions?

Love in Christ
Marty
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the
spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist
in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:12, 13
-----Original Message----- 
From: Audiobookfan
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:46 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: An accessible router

I thought I'd let y'all know how I resolved my router issues.

I continued to experience the problem with my 5GHz band crashing, so I
decided to try a wifi 6 router. I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk. (I
don't recall
the model number.) And set it up with my wife's sighted assistance. All
went well except my Lenovo Flex laptop simply didn't see either the 2.4
or 5 GHz
bands. I called Netgear support and waited for literally hours to talk
to customer (dis)service only to get disconnected without a solution. I
wasn't going
to wait around for several more hours, so I returned the Netgear router
and purchased a TP-Link Archer AX50.

I encountered a few glitches with its setup as well, but I got them all
resolved. First, I had the same problem with the AX50 not being seen by
my Lenovo
laptop, so I had my wife help me set it up using her iPad. We had some
trouble getting our preferred password to work. I think the iPad was
substituting
some special characters which the router didn't like.

Since my laptop was the only device that didn't want to connect to the
network, I figured it was probably a driver issue, so I went looking for
a driver
update. I first checked Windows update, but it said my driver was up to
date. I then went to the Lenovo website, but couldn't find anything that
looked
like a driver update for the wireless adaptor in my Flex laptop.
Finally, I scoured the Intel website and after much hunting around, I
found a driver update
for my wireless network adapter. I installed it and restarted my computer.

At last, all my devices connected to my new wifi 6 router, including my
Lenovo laptop. And so far, (crossing fingers) no crashes! And I was able
to enter
my preferred password from my laptop.

To summarize, my Lenovo laptop needed a driver update in order to work
with a wifi 6 router. The Netgear probably would have worked with the
driver update,
but I'm happy with the TP-Link and it was actually a bit less expensive.
I have noticed that I don't get quite as fast download speeds, but that
could
be due to any number of reasons, such as a busier Internet or even the
driver update. Getting a slightly diminished download speed is way
better than having
to reboot my router several times a day.

I guess time will tell whether I made a good decision in choosing this
router.

Jeff

On 4/15/2020 7:37 PM, Audiobookfan via groups.io wrote:
I think I might be in the market for a new router myself. I got my
stimulus payment and figure it's a good way to use some of it.

However, I'm not as concerned with accessibility as I am with performance.
I'm experiencing an issue with my current router where the 5 GHz band
frequently crashes, disconnecting all the devices and requiring a reboot
of the router. I can't figure out what is causing this and am completely
baffled as to how to troubleshoot it.

I'm hoping that upgrading to new hardware will resolve the problem. I have
about 15 wifi devices connected simultaneously, a third of them are
connected to the 5 GHz band.

Since I'm investing in a new router, I'd like to get one that offers wifi
6 support, but I live in a 1 level apartment that's less than 1000 square
feet, so I don't need a mesh router. What I want to know is which features
should I be considering to support this many devices with room to expand.
Does a triband router support more devices? I've read something about
streams and the speeds a router will provide. What should I be looking for
in a router? Brand recommendations would also be helpful.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

JM Casey

#77914

Hm. I didn't think Doug Lee had scripts for goldwave. I'll have to look as that's news to me.
Strictly speaking I feel like scripts aren't that necessary with GW -- but they do add a little more audio feedback for certain things, which could be helpful. There's also an add-on for NVDA, which is also pretty talkative.

Show quoted text

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mario
Sent: April 20, 2020 3:14 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

IMO, the latest version of Goldwave with the scripts. there are scripts from Doug Lee (dlee.org) or the free ones floating around. I haven't got a clue which are better.

-------- Original Message --------
From: Craig Cooper [mailto:craigcooper2013@gmail.com]
To: main <main@jfw.groups.io>
Date: Monday, April 20, 2020, 2:57 PM
Subject: Goldwave or Audacity?
Greetings,
Which of these two audio editing programs would you recommend? I have used both a bit. I am using JAWS 2019 with a new laptop, running Windows 10.  Which program is better in terms of being user-friendly, working well with JAWS, the ability to easily adjust levels for mixing voice and music beds, etc.?
Thank you for your advice.
Regards,
Craig



.

Re: An accessible router

Gmail Jonas

#77913

If you can not get it working send me email off list

1 go to your run box, Windows key+R
2 typecmd and enter
Anew box will open!
3 in the new window cmd box type ipconfig /all!
Copy to like notepad and find and look for the gateway ip4 address!
Copy and past in your browser!
You may need to us https or http!
FYI!
Did I nottell you guys about this in one of my emails!!!!!!

Show quoted text

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Glenn / Lenny
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 11:25 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: An accessible router

What are you typing in for the address?
On mine I type in 192.168.1.1
Glenn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Hutchings" <mhutchings152730@gmail.com>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: An accessible router

Hi, this is Marty, the originator of this thread.  I purchased a Netgear
Nighthawk router, Model R6400, not the newest, from Amazon.  It did not come
with the set up CD, nor did it come with a owners manual, but I was able to
find it on line and downloaded it.  After plugging it in, now I can't seem
to log in to it using the log in address on the sticker on the bottom of the
router.  I saw something somewhere that said to make sure that something was
set to connect to IP and DNS.  Where would I go to check this setting.  I am
using Windows 7 and JAWS 2020.  I have tried logging on with IE, Firefox and
Chrome, but each time, I get the Page Cannot be found screen.  Any
suggestions?

Love in Christ
Marty
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the
spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist
in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:12, 13
-----Original Message----- 
From: Audiobookfan
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:46 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: An accessible router

I thought I'd let y'all know how I resolved my router issues.

I continued to experience the problem with my 5GHz band crashing, so I
decided to try a wifi 6 router. I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk. (I
don't recall
the model number.) And set it up with my wife's sighted assistance. All
went well except my Lenovo Flex laptop simply didn't see either the 2.4
or 5 GHz
bands. I called Netgear support and waited for literally hours to talk
to customer (dis)service only to get disconnected without a solution. I
wasn't going
to wait around for several more hours, so I returned the Netgear router
and purchased a TP-Link Archer AX50.

I encountered a few glitches with its setup as well, but I got them all
resolved. First, I had the same problem with the AX50 not being seen by
my Lenovo
laptop, so I had my wife help me set it up using her iPad. We had some
trouble getting our preferred password to work. I think the iPad was
substituting
some special characters which the router didn't like.

Since my laptop was the only device that didn't want to connect to the
network, I figured it was probably a driver issue, so I went looking for
a driver
update. I first checked Windows update, but it said my driver was up to
date. I then went to the Lenovo website, but couldn't find anything that
looked
like a driver update for the wireless adaptor in my Flex laptop.
Finally, I scoured the Intel website and after much hunting around, I
found a driver update
for my wireless network adapter. I installed it and restarted my computer.

At last, all my devices connected to my new wifi 6 router, including my
Lenovo laptop. And so far, (crossing fingers) no crashes! And I was able
to enter
my preferred password from my laptop.

To summarize, my Lenovo laptop needed a driver update in order to work
with a wifi 6 router. The Netgear probably would have worked with the
driver update,
but I'm happy with the TP-Link and it was actually a bit less expensive.
I have noticed that I don't get quite as fast download speeds, but that
could
be due to any number of reasons, such as a busier Internet or even the
driver update. Getting a slightly diminished download speed is way
better than having
to reboot my router several times a day.

I guess time will tell whether I made a good decision in choosing this
router.

Jeff

On 4/15/2020 7:37 PM, Audiobookfan via groups.io wrote:
I think I might be in the market for a new router myself. I got my
stimulus payment and figure it's a good way to use some of it.

However, I'm not as concerned with accessibility as I am with performance.
I'm experiencing an issue with my current router where the 5 GHz band
frequently crashes, disconnecting all the devices and requiring a reboot
of the router. I can't figure out what is causing this and am completely
baffled as to how to troubleshoot it.

I'm hoping that upgrading to new hardware will resolve the problem. I have
about 15 wifi devices connected simultaneously, a third of them are
connected to the 5 GHz band.

Since I'm investing in a new router, I'd like to get one that offers wifi
6 support, but I live in a 1 level apartment that's less than 1000 square
feet, so I don't need a mesh router. What I want to know is which features
should I be considering to support this many devices with room to expand.
Does a triband router support more devices? I've read something about
streams and the speeds a router will provide. What should I be looking for
in a router? Brand recommendations would also be helpful.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

David Diamond

#77912

I tried purchasing Gold Wave and it would not accept my credit card. No, I’d not exceeded my limit. Who knows why it would not work. I just got tired of trying to figure out why it was not accepted and found other ways to edit audio programs.

Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

JM Casey

#77911

Or maybe an older version of Audacity. It's been around for a while and I'm sure there are old versions available that will work with loads of systems. I first remember using it in 2011 or 2010 I believe and it wasn't exactly new then.

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-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Craig Cooper
Sent: April 20, 2020 10:53 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

When I used Audacity a couple of years ago, it tended to crash the computer.  However, this was an old machine, and I've been told that a newer laptop would work fine with the program.

On 4/20/20, JM Casey <jmcasey@teksavvy.com> wrote:
Hi.
Reaper is not that much more costly than Goldwave at all.
It's definitely more powerful, versatile and so on.
But it's also much, much more complex piece of software. There is a 
considerable learning curve if you haven't used serious DAWs before. 
At least I find it so -- your milage may vary.
So again it depends on what you'd like to do. Goldwave is a good 
little programme for single track editing and your money would be well spent.
However, if you are looking into doing serious audio 
work...multitracking, complex efects  chains, adaptability with 
various sorts of vst plugins...Reaper may also be worth the investment.
If you're  new to multitrack editing, you could certainly start with 
Audacity. It is free and unlike goldwave it does have true multitrack 
capability.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mario
Sent: April 20, 2020 3:21 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Goldwave or Audacity?

consider, there's also a DAW called Reaper that's said to be very, 
very good, especially in manipulating sound at a granular level, more 
accurate and capable than Goldwave or Audacity. but more costly.

-------- Original Message --------
From: Craig Cooper [mailto:craigcooper2013@gmail.com]
To: main <main@jfw.groups.io>
Date: Monday, April 20, 2020, 2:57 PM
Subject: Goldwave or Audacity?
Greetings,
Which of these two audio editing programs would you recommend? I have 
used both a bit. I am using JAWS 2019 with a new laptop, running Windows 10.
Which program is better in terms of being user-friendly, working well 
with JAWS, the ability to easily adjust levels for mixing voice and 
music beds, etc.?
Thank you for your advice.
Regards,
Craig

.

Re: Is there an easy way (or an extension for) sending a URL as a shortcut to the desktop with Firefox and JAWS?

Barbara Sheinbein

#77910

Hello,

I have some steps you can use regardless of which browser you are using. This works in Windows 10. I do not know if it works in earlier versions of Windows. This works for all sorts of things to send to your desktop like folders, documents, or even a commonly used email address.

Go to your desktop. Press control-space bar to deselect anything on your desktop.

Press the applications key or shift-10.

Arrow up or down to new and press enter.

Arrow to shortcut and press enter.

You will be in an edit field. Type or copy/paste your web site URL.

Tab to next button and press enter.

On the next screen give this a name and tab to finish. Press enter.

I hope this helps.

Barbara

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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Richard B. McDonald
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:44 AM
To: jfw@groups.io
Subject: Is there an easy way (or an extension for) sending a URL as a shortcut to the desktop with Firefox and JAWS?

Hi!

I am using Windows 10, JAWS 2019 and Firefox. Unlike in IE, Firefox seems not to have the “Send Shortcut to Desktop” command. I use to have an extension called something like “Deskcut” in my Firefox, but apparently it became deprecated and was automatically removed. So, is there any easy way natively within Firefox, or a good extension for, sending a link to the currently viewed website (i.e., its URL) to the desktop?

Thanks,

Richard

Re: Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

Michael Munn

#77909

I did it it worked.

Thanks again.

best regards

michael Munn.

Re: Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

Michael Munn

#77908

Ok thanks I will check my virtual Ribon.

Thanks for the tip Bill.

Best regards

michael Munn

Member: Virginia Association of Blind Students National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

www.nfbv.org

Student of: Hadley Institute of the Blind

www.hadley.edu

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On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 11:38 AM george b <gbmagoo@...> wrote:

I just did it running latest word, and jaws 2020 latest and worked perfect

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Michael Munn
Sent: April 21, 2020 8:24
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

Hi all, this is Michael and I have a question here on select date and times in Word.
Everytime in Word when I press the keyboard command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, Jaws will give me the date and time for me to pick but recently I can't do that anymore. I pressed the same command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, it won't work as I expected to. . I want to know what caused the problem. I have to press Ault+N to bring up a list of things that is in the insert and then press the left arrow key to get in to Day and times.
Hope to hear from you.
Best regards
Michael Munn

Re: Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

Bill White

#77907

If you're using JAWS, make sure Virtual Ribbon is not checked.

Bill White

billwhite92701@...

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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Michael Munn
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:24 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

Hi all, this is Michael and I have a question here on select date and times in Word.

Everytime in Word when I press the keyboard command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, Jaws will give me the date and time for me to pick but recently I can't do that anymore. I pressed the same command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, it won't work as I expected to. . I want to know what caused the problem. I have to press Ault+N to bring up a list of things that is in the insert and then press the left arrow key to get in to Day and times.

Hope to hear from you.

Best regards

Michael Munn

Re: An accessible router

Glenn / Lenny

#77906

What are you typing in for the address?
On mine I type in 192.168.1.1
Glenn

Show quoted text

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Hutchings" <mhutchings152730@gmail.com>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: An accessible router

Hi, this is Marty, the originator of this thread.  I purchased a Netgear
Nighthawk router, Model R6400, not the newest, from Amazon.  It did not come
with the set up CD, nor did it come with a owners manual, but I was able to
find it on line and downloaded it.  After plugging it in, now I can't seem
to log in to it using the log in address on the sticker on the bottom of the
router.  I saw something somewhere that said to make sure that something was
set to connect to IP and DNS.  Where would I go to check this setting.  I am
using Windows 7 and JAWS 2020.  I have tried logging on with IE, Firefox and
Chrome, but each time, I get the Page Cannot be found screen.  Any
suggestions?

Love in Christ
Marty
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the
spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist
in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:12, 13
-----Original Message----- 
From: Audiobookfan
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:46 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: An accessible router

I thought I'd let y'all know how I resolved my router issues.

I continued to experience the problem with my 5GHz band crashing, so I
decided to try a wifi 6 router. I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk. (I
don't recall
the model number.) And set it up with my wife's sighted assistance. All
went well except my Lenovo Flex laptop simply didn't see either the 2.4
or 5 GHz
bands. I called Netgear support and waited for literally hours to talk
to customer (dis)service only to get disconnected without a solution. I
wasn't going
to wait around for several more hours, so I returned the Netgear router
and purchased a TP-Link Archer AX50.

I encountered a few glitches with its setup as well, but I got them all
resolved. First, I had the same problem with the AX50 not being seen by
my Lenovo
laptop, so I had my wife help me set it up using her iPad. We had some
trouble getting our preferred password to work. I think the iPad was
substituting
some special characters which the router didn't like.

Since my laptop was the only device that didn't want to connect to the
network, I figured it was probably a driver issue, so I went looking for
a driver
update. I first checked Windows update, but it said my driver was up to
date. I then went to the Lenovo website, but couldn't find anything that
looked
like a driver update for the wireless adaptor in my Flex laptop.
Finally, I scoured the Intel website and after much hunting around, I
found a driver update
for my wireless network adapter. I installed it and restarted my computer.

At last, all my devices connected to my new wifi 6 router, including my
Lenovo laptop. And so far, (crossing fingers) no crashes! And I was able
to enter
my preferred password from my laptop.

To summarize, my Lenovo laptop needed a driver update in order to work
with a wifi 6 router. The Netgear probably would have worked with the
driver update,
but I'm happy with the TP-Link and it was actually a bit less expensive.
I have noticed that I don't get quite as fast download speeds, but that
could
be due to any number of reasons, such as a busier Internet or even the
driver update. Getting a slightly diminished download speed is way
better than having
to reboot my router several times a day.

I guess time will tell whether I made a good decision in choosing this
router.

Jeff

On 4/15/2020 7:37 PM, Audiobookfan via groups.io wrote:
I think I might be in the market for a new router myself. I got my
stimulus payment and figure it's a good way to use some of it.

However, I'm not as concerned with accessibility as I am with performance.
I'm experiencing an issue with my current router where the 5 GHz band
frequently crashes, disconnecting all the devices and requiring a reboot
of the router. I can't figure out what is causing this and am completely
baffled as to how to troubleshoot it.

I'm hoping that upgrading to new hardware will resolve the problem. I have
about 15 wifi devices connected simultaneously, a third of them are
connected to the 5 GHz band.

Since I'm investing in a new router, I'd like to get one that offers wifi
6 support, but I live in a 1 level apartment that's less than 1000 square
feet, so I don't need a mesh router. What I want to know is which features
should I be considering to support this many devices with room to expand.
Does a triband router support more devices? I've read something about
streams and the speeds a router will provide. What should I be looking for
in a router? Brand recommendations would also be helpful.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: An accessible router

David Csercsics

#77905

The Asus rt-ax58u and rt-ax88u also seem to be good. I got the smaller of those to replace a dying router, and it has given me no trouble so far. The rt-ax88u is probably more than most people need, unless you have a very large home, I'd think.

Re: An accessible router

Glenn / Lenny

#77904

Yeah, now is not a good time to be expecting good Internet speeds, with the 
world now working from home.
The card scanners in stores are slow too because of the Internet being 
clogged.
Glenn

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Audiobookfan" <listening4it@gmail.com>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: An accessible router

I thought I'd let y'all know how I resolved my router issues.

I continued to experience the problem with my 5GHz band crashing, so I
decided to try a wifi 6 router. I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk. (I
don't recall
the model number.) And set it up with my wife's sighted assistance. All
went well except my Lenovo Flex laptop simply didn't see either the 2.4
or 5 GHz
bands. I called Netgear support and waited for literally hours to talk
to customer (dis)service only to get disconnected without a solution. I
wasn't going
to wait around for several more hours, so I returned the Netgear router
and purchased a TP-Link Archer AX50.

I encountered a few glitches with its setup as well, but I got them all
resolved. First, I had the same problem with the AX50 not being seen by
my Lenovo
laptop, so I had my wife help me set it up using her iPad. We had some
trouble getting our preferred password to work. I think the iPad was
substituting
some special characters which the router didn't like.

Since my laptop was the only device that didn't want to connect to the
network, I figured it was probably a driver issue, so I went looking for
a driver
update. I first checked Windows update, but it said my driver was up to
date. I then went to the Lenovo website, but couldn't find anything that
looked
like a driver update for the wireless adaptor in my Flex laptop.
Finally, I scoured the Intel website and after much hunting around, I
found a driver update
for my wireless network adapter. I installed it and restarted my computer.

At last, all my devices connected to my new wifi 6 router, including my
Lenovo laptop. And so far, (crossing fingers) no crashes! And I was able
to enter
my preferred password from my laptop.

To summarize, my Lenovo laptop needed a driver update in order to work
with a wifi 6 router. The Netgear probably would have worked with the
driver update,
but I'm happy with the TP-Link and it was actually a bit less expensive.
I have noticed that I don't get quite as fast download speeds, but that
could
be due to any number of reasons, such as a busier Internet or even the
driver update. Getting a slightly diminished download speed is way
better than having
to reboot my router several times a day.

I guess time will tell whether I made a good decision in choosing this
router.

Jeff

On 4/15/2020 7:37 PM, Audiobookfan via groups.io wrote:
I think I might be in the market for a new router myself. I got my
stimulus payment and figure it's a good way to use some of it.

However, I'm not as concerned with accessibility as I am with
performance. I'm experiencing an issue with my current router where the
5 GHz band frequently crashes, disconnecting all the devices and
requiring a reboot of the router. I can't figure out what is causing
this and am completely baffled as to how to troubleshoot it.

I'm hoping that upgrading to new hardware will resolve the problem. I
have about 15 wifi devices connected simultaneously, a third of them are
connected to the 5 GHz band.

Since I'm investing in a new router, I'd like to get one that offers
wifi 6 support, but I live in a 1 level apartment that's less than 1000
square feet, so I don't need a mesh router. What I want to know is which
features should I be considering to support this many devices with room
to expand. Does a triband router support more devices? I've read
something about streams and the speeds a router will provide. What
should I be looking for in a router? Brand recommendations would also be
helpful.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Is there an easy way (or an extension for) sending a URL as a shortcut to the desktop with Firefox and JAWS?

Brian Vogel

#77903

The only currently maintained Firefox Add-On I can find that has functionality similar to DeskCut is QuickCut.

I have not used it, and it appears to put a menu item into the Firefox menu, "Save Link." I have no idea if it's accessible or not, but given the simplicity of the way it's invoked, I expect it is.

--

Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363

The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
~ Lawrence Krauss

Is there an easy way (or an extension for) sending a URL as a shortcut to the desktop with Firefox and JAWS?

Richard B. McDonald

#77902

Hi!

I am using Windows 10, JAWS 2019 and Firefox. Unlike in IE, Firefox seems not to have the “Send Shortcut to Desktop” command. I use to have an extension called something like “Deskcut” in my Firefox, but apparently it became deprecated and was automatically removed. So, is there any easy way natively within Firefox, or a good extension for, sending a link to the currently viewed website (i.e., its URL) to the desktop?

Thanks,

Richard

Re: Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

george b <gbmagoo@...>

#77901

I just did it running latest word, and jaws 2020 latest and worked perfect

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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Michael Munn
Sent: April 21, 2020 8:24
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

Hi all, this is Michael and I have a question here on select date and times in Word.

Everytime in Word when I press the keyboard command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, Jaws will give me the date and time for me to pick but recently I can't do that anymore. I pressed the same command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, it won't work as I expected to. . I want to know what caused the problem. I have to press Ault+N to bring up a list of things that is in the insert and then press the left arrow key to get in to Day and times.

Hope to hear from you.

Best regards

Michael Munn

Insert day and time not work when press the default keyboard shortcut

Michael Munn

#77900

Hi all, this is Michael and I have a question here on select date and times in Word.

Everytime in Word when I press the keyboard command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, Jaws will give me the date and time for me to pick but recently I can't do that anymore. I pressed the same command Ault+N+D to bring up the day and time, it won't work as I expected to. . I want to know what caused the problem. I have to press Ault+N to bring up a list of things that is in the insert and then press the left arrow key to get in to Day and times.

Hope to hear from you.

Best regards

Michael Munn

Re: An accessible router

Marty Hutchings

#77899

Hi, this is Marty, the originator of this thread.  I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk router, Model R6400, not the newest, from Amazon.  It did not come with the set up CD, nor did it come with a owners manual, but I was able to find it on line and downloaded it.  After plugging it in, now I can't seem to log in to it using the log in address on the sticker on the bottom of the router.  I saw something somewhere that said to make sure that something was set to connect to IP and DNS.  Where would I go to check this setting.  I am using Windows 7 and JAWS 2020.  I have tried logging on with IE, Firefox and Chrome, but each time, I get the Page Cannot be found screen.  Any suggestions?



Love in Christ
Marty
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:12, 13

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Audiobookfan
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:46 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: An accessible router

I thought I'd let y'all know how I resolved my router issues.

I continued to experience the problem with my 5GHz band crashing, so I
decided to try a wifi 6 router. I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk. (I
don't recall
the model number.) And set it up with my wife's sighted assistance. All
went well except my Lenovo Flex laptop simply didn't see either the 2.4
or 5 GHz
bands. I called Netgear support and waited for literally hours to talk
to customer (dis)service only to get disconnected without a solution. I
wasn't going
to wait around for several more hours, so I returned the Netgear router
and purchased a TP-Link Archer AX50.

I encountered a few glitches with its setup as well, but I got them all
resolved. First, I had the same problem with the AX50 not being seen by
my Lenovo
laptop, so I had my wife help me set it up using her iPad. We had some
trouble getting our preferred password to work. I think the iPad was
substituting
some special characters which the router didn't like.

Since my laptop was the only device that didn't want to connect to the
network, I figured it was probably a driver issue, so I went looking for
a driver
update. I first checked Windows update, but it said my driver was up to
date. I then went to the Lenovo website, but couldn't find anything that
looked
like a driver update for the wireless adaptor in my Flex laptop.
Finally, I scoured the Intel website and after much hunting around, I
found a driver update
for my wireless network adapter. I installed it and restarted my computer.

At last, all my devices connected to my new wifi 6 router, including my
Lenovo laptop. And so far, (crossing fingers) no crashes! And I was able
to enter
my preferred password from my laptop.

To summarize, my Lenovo laptop needed a driver update in order to work
with a wifi 6 router. The Netgear probably would have worked with the
driver update,
but I'm happy with the TP-Link and it was actually a bit less expensive.
I have noticed that I don't get quite as fast download speeds, but that
could
be due to any number of reasons, such as a busier Internet or even the
driver update. Getting a slightly diminished download speed is way
better than having
to reboot my router several times a day.

I guess time will tell whether I made a good decision in choosing this
router.

Jeff

On 4/15/2020 7:37 PM, Audiobookfan via groups.io wrote:
I think I might be in the market for a new router myself. I got my stimulus payment and figure it's a good way to use some of it.

However, I'm not as concerned with accessibility as I am with performance. I'm experiencing an issue with my current router where the 5 GHz band frequently crashes, disconnecting all the devices and requiring a reboot of the router. I can't figure out what is causing this and am completely baffled as to how to troubleshoot it.

I'm hoping that upgrading to new hardware will resolve the problem. I have about 15 wifi devices connected simultaneously, a third of them are connected to the 5 GHz band.

Since I'm investing in a new router, I'd like to get one that offers wifi 6 support, but I live in a 1 level apartment that's less than 1000 square feet, so I don't need a mesh router. What I want to know is which features should I be considering to support this many devices with room to expand. Does a triband router support more devices? I've read something about streams and the speeds a router will provide. What should I be looking for in a router? Brand recommendations would also be helpful.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: File view messed up

Yates, Danney

#77898

Hey, Brian! You made my day, my files , in a folder on my desktop, were not showing up unless I did first letter navigation, could not scroll, but did the control shift 5 and it cleared it right up. I needed that after a day of struggling with Microsoft Teams yesterday. lol

Have a great one

Danney

Roosevelt Warm Springs

Danney Yates, M.Ed.

Assistant Director

Campus Life

Office: (706) 655-5129 Fax: (706) 655-5118 Georgia Relay: 711

6135 Roosevelt Highway│P.O. Box 1000 │Warm Springs, GA 31830

www.gvs.ga.gov

*Emails may now be sent to: Danney.Yates@...*

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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gudrun Brunot via Groups.Io
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 4:37 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: File view messed up

Hi Brian: Thanks for that. I’ll try, but I have Windows 7 here.

Gudrun

Please note my new email of brunotgudrun@...

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike B
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 12:30 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: File view messed up

If you're running Windows 10, try the following:

1. Make nothing is highlighted / selected and press the application key to open the context menu or use Shift + F10 if you don't have an application key.

2. Down arrow to, Group by submenu, press enter, now navigate to, None, and press enter.

3. Again make sure nothing is selected, open the context menu and make your choices in the View & Sort by submenues.

Here is a list of the shortcut keys for changing the type of view:

CTRL + SHIFT + 1 Extra Large icons,
CTRL + SHIFT + 2 Large Icons,
CTRL + SHIFT + 3 Medium Icons,
CTRL + SHIFT + 4 Small Icons,
CTRL + SHIFT + 5 List view,
CTRL + SHIFT + 6 Details view,
CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Tiles view,
CTRL + SHIFT + 8 Content view.

Take care.
Brian Lee
From: Mr. Ed
Hi Brian,
Do these shortcut keys also work when you are in your folders or documents
to get list or detail view?
Mr. Ed

From:
Brian Lee
Hello Mr. Ed,
Yes. These shortcut keys can be used instead of going into the contextual
menu when nothing is selected and picking the appropriate item in the View
submenu. I believe that if you are in the UK the shift key is dropped from
the keystrokes.
Take care.
Brian Lee
brianllee@...

Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go dodgers!

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

From: Gudrun Brunot

To: JAWS list

Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 11:34 AM

Subject: File view messed up

Hi gang: I have a file folder that displays with those headers, likea a-h, i-p, etc., at the start and in the middle of the files, and try as I may, I can’t get back to the mormal way of displaying. Any help?

Gudrun

Find my resume, listen to samples, and read about my services: vocal instruction, voiceover production, translation, phone interpreting, sound design, and hear clips from my CD, J-Walking by visiting

http://www.gudrunbrunot.com

New Email Address: brunotgudrun@...

Re: An accessible router

Audiobookfan

#77897

I thought I'd let y'all know how I resolved my router issues.

I continued to experience the problem with my 5GHz band crashing, so I decided to try a wifi 6 router. I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk. (I don't recall
the model number.) And set it up with my wife's sighted assistance. All went well except my Lenovo Flex laptop simply didn't see either the 2.4 or 5 GHz
bands. I called Netgear support and waited for literally hours to talk to customer (dis)service only to get disconnected without a solution. I wasn't going
to wait around for several more hours, so I returned the Netgear router and purchased a TP-Link Archer AX50.

I encountered a few glitches with its setup as well, but I got them all resolved. First, I had the same problem with the AX50 not being seen by my Lenovo
laptop, so I had my wife help me set it up using her iPad. We had some trouble getting our preferred password to work. I think the iPad was substituting
some special characters which the router didn't like.

Since my laptop was the only device that didn't want to connect to the network, I figured it was probably a driver issue, so I went looking for a driver
update. I first checked Windows update, but it said my driver was up to date. I then went to the Lenovo website, but couldn't find anything that looked
like a driver update for the wireless adaptor in my Flex laptop. Finally, I scoured the Intel website and after much hunting around, I found a driver update
for my wireless network adapter. I installed it and restarted my computer.

At last, all my devices connected to my new wifi 6 router, including my Lenovo laptop. And so far, (crossing fingers) no crashes! And I was able to enter
my preferred password from my laptop.

To summarize, my Lenovo laptop needed a driver update in order to work with a wifi 6 router. The Netgear probably would have worked with the driver update,
but I'm happy with the TP-Link and it was actually a bit less expensive. I have noticed that I don't get quite as fast download speeds, but that could
be due to any number of reasons, such as a busier Internet or even the driver update. Getting a slightly diminished download speed is way better than having
to reboot my router several times a day.

I guess time will tell whether I made a good decision in choosing this router.

Jeff

Show quoted text

On 4/15/2020 7:37 PM, Audiobookfan via groups.io wrote:
I think I might be in the market for a new router myself. I got my stimulus payment and figure it's a good way to use some of it.
However, I'm not as concerned with accessibility as I am with performance. I'm experiencing an issue with my current router where the 5 GHz band frequently crashes, disconnecting all the devices and requiring a reboot of the router. I can't figure out what is causing this and am completely baffled as to how to troubleshoot it.
I'm hoping that upgrading to new hardware will resolve the problem. I have about 15 wifi devices connected simultaneously, a third of them are connected to the 5 GHz band.
Since I'm investing in a new router, I'd like to get one that offers wifi 6 support, but I live in a 1 level apartment that's less than 1000 square feet, so I don't need a mesh router. What I want to know is which features should I be considering to support this many devices with room to expand. Does a triband router support more devices? I've read something about streams and the speeds a router will provide. What should I be looking for in a router? Brand recommendations would also be helpful.
Thanks,
Jeff