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Re: Android-transfer of contacts
I do not know much about Android and even less about NFC. So your response does me little good. Can you explain?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 11:17 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Android-transfer of contacts
Does the Moto 5g support NFC? If yes, this will be my preferred choice for
accomplishing the task at hand.
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
Howard Traxler <howard@...>
Question: To do this stuff with a dropbox,
one must have the software loaded on the computer and have it running? Is
this correct?
Thanks.
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 12:09
PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a
dropbox share folder
I tried it, and because the dialog's acessibility needs serious work, could
not do anything with it, so back to the Website I went and got it done on the
first try.
On 8/10/2018 10:17 AM, Steve Matzura
wrote:
It never used to work that way. This is new and welcome behavior. The
dialog's accessibility needs a bitta work, but otherwise, yes, it does work
as advertised.
On 8/10/2018 9:15 AM, Angelo Sonnesso
wrote:
I just did it with Windows
10.
There was no share with, but
when you press enter on the share option it asks you who you want to share
with, you put in the email address tab to the share button and press
enter.
I don't know why
the option isn't available in your application. It should be.
I just went online with my Windows 7 machine, opened the application,
found a folder, and checked.
In the context
menu, are two items, share and share
with.
----- Original
Message -----
Sent: Friday, August
10, 2018 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk]
How to create a dropbox share
folder
Gene,
There are no other Dropbox-related choices on the
context menu for a Dropbox folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on
dropbox.com." If one wants to share a Dropbox folder with another person,
a visit to the Dropbox Website and a login to one's account is an absolute
requirement, which of course can be accomplished by activating the
aforementioned view-on link..
On 8/8/2018 10:41 AM, Gene
wrote:
You don't have
to use your account, as I recall. I looked at this quite some time
ago. Open the Drop Box files and folders list on your
computer. Find the folder you want to work with. Open the
context menu and look around. Whenever you want to do things don't
just look in the standard menus and at times there may be none.
Look in the context menu. Things are more likely to be there of
this nature.
----- Original
Message -----
Sent: Wednesday,
August 08, 2018 9:32 AM
Subject: Re:
[TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Log in to your Dropbox account, find the
directory or file you want to share, and activate the "Share" link. Of
course, if you want to share a file that's inside a directory, you have
to open that directory first, locate the file, then activate "Share." .
Next, enter the email address of the person with whom you want to share
the file or directory, type an optional message, and activate the
"Share" button.
HTH
On 8/8/2018 6:06 AM, Fanus
wrote:
Can someone
please explain the steps for creating a dropbox folder which I can use
to share its contents with a specific person? I looked through the
menus but I can not find an option to create such a
folder.
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Re: Android-transfer of contacts
Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
Does the Moto 5g support NFC? If yes, this will be my preferred choice for
accomplishing the task at hand.
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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Re: does jaws have a built in OCR?
In addition, there is D for document. When you are in a pdf, you can scan it with the layered keystroke insert space, the o then D.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Steve Matzura
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 1:14 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] does jaws have a built in OCR? Yes. It is accessed by going into, now I don't remember what it's called but it used to be known as the home-row utilities, JAWS Key plus Spacebar, then O, then either W for Window, S for Screen, or C for Control. Here's the help text from H with more info: The following commands are available in the OCR layer.
Acquire and OCR a print document from a Scanner or Freedom Scientific Camera such as PEARL, using the letter A.
OCR a scanned PDF Document opened in Acrobat Reader using the letter D.
From Windows Explorer, you can OCR any Image File using the letter F.
From the computer screen itself, you can OCR a Control with C, Window with W, or the entire Screen with S.
You can press Q to quit or cancel an OCR job. On 8/10/2018 12:40 PM, Keith S wrote: Does the current version of jaws have a built in OCR?
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Android-transfer of contacts
have a friend who is switching from a Galaxy s5 to a Moto 5g+ and wants to
transfer his contacts from the old phone. He is a sighted user and has
downloaded the Switch app to both phones. Is there any hints to making this
transfer of contacts and data to the new phone? Thanks for any
suggestions.
Marie
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With a mac; youtube-dl will download a youtube video, extract only the audio in any format you choose.
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On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, Verlyn Baldwin wrote: Hi,
Does anyone know of an accessible program that will convert YouTube music to a version like MP3 that I can put on my Victor Reader?
Any suggestions are welcome,
Verlyn
letsdanceintx@...
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Re: does jaws have a built in OCR?
Yes. It is accessed by going into, now I don't remember what
it's called but it used to be known as the home-row utilities,
JAWS Key plus Spacebar, then O, then either W for Window, S for
Screen, or C for Control. Here's the help text from H with more
info:
The following commands are available in the OCR layer.
Acquire and OCR a print document from a Scanner or Freedom
Scientific Camera such as PEARL, using the letter A.
OCR a scanned PDF Document opened in Acrobat Reader using the
letter D.
From Windows Explorer, you can OCR any Image File using the letter
F.
From the computer screen itself, you can OCR a Control with C,
Window with W, or the entire Screen with S.
You can press Q to quit or cancel an OCR job.
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On 8/10/2018 12:40 PM, Keith S wrote:
Does the current version of jaws
have a built in OCR?
Thanks
Keith
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
I tried it, and because the dialog's acessibility needs serious
work, could not do anything with it, so back to the Website I went
and got it done on the first try.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
On 8/10/2018 10:17 AM, Steve Matzura
wrote:
It never used to work that way. This is new and welcome
behavior. The dialog's accessibility needs a bitta work, but
otherwise, yes, it does work as advertised.
On 8/10/2018 9:15 AM, Angelo Sonnesso
wrote:
I just did it
with Windows 10.
There was no
share with, but when you press enter on the share option
it asks you who you want to share with, you put in the
email address tab to the share button and press enter.
I
don't know why the option isn't available in your
application. It should be. I just went online with
my Windows 7 machine, opened the application, found a
folder, and checked.
In
the context menu, are two items, share and share with.
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Friday, August 10, 2018 12:02 AM
Subject:
Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Gene,
There are no other
Dropbox-related choices on the context menu for a
Dropbox folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on
dropbox.com." If one wants to share a Dropbox folder
with another person, a visit to the Dropbox Website and
a login to one's account is an absolute requirement,
which of course can be accomplished by activating the
aforementioned view-on link..
On 8/8/2018
10:41 AM, Gene wrote:
You
don't have to use your account, as I recall. I
looked at this quite some time ago. Open the Drop
Box files and folders list on your computer. Find
the folder you want to work with. Open the context
menu and look around. Whenever you want to do
things don't just look in the standard menus and at
times there may be none. Look in the context menu.
Things are more likely to be there of this nature.
-----
Original Message -----
Sent:
Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:32 AM
Subject:
Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Log in to your Dropbox
account, find the directory or file you want to share,
and activate the "Share" link. Of course, if you want
to share a file that's inside a directory, you have to
open that directory first, locate the file, then
activate "Share." . Next, enter the email address of
the person with whom you want to share the file or
directory, type an optional message, and activate the
"Share" button.
HTH
On
8/8/2018 6:06 AM, Fanus wrote:
Can
someone please explain the steps for creating
a dropbox folder which I can use to share its
contents with a specific person? I looked
through the menus but I can not find an option
to create such a folder.
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does jaws have a built in OCR?
Does the current version of jaws have a built in
OCR?
Thanks
Keith
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
I don't see why the version of Windows would
matter. I've seen occasions where someone would report a problem to a list
I follow where they didn't see all the items that should be in the Drop Box
context menu such as share but I don't recall anyone ever providing an answer or
a solution.
Gene
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Now *that*, sir, is a darn good question. I wonder if it's a Windows 7 v 10
thing. Now you mention it, I remember those items being on the menu back
then.
On 8/10/2018 4:51 AM, Gene wrote:
I don't know why the option isn't available in
your application. It should be. I just went online with my Windows
7 machine, opened the application, found a folder, and checked.
In the context menu, are two items, share and
share with.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Gene,
There are no other Dropbox-related choices on the context menu for a
Dropbox folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on dropbox.com." If one
wants to share a Dropbox folder with another person, a visit to the Dropbox
Website and a login to one's account is an absolute requirement, which of
course can be accomplished by activating the aforementioned view-on
link..
On 8/8/2018 10:41 AM, Gene wrote:
You don't have to use your account, as I
recall. I looked at this quite some time ago. Open the Drop Box
files and folders list on your computer. Find the folder you want to
work with. Open the context menu and look around. Whenever you
want to do things don't just look in the standard menus and at times there
may be none. Look in the context menu. Things are more likely to
be there of this nature.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Log in to your Dropbox account, find the directory or file you want to
share, and activate the "Share" link. Of course, if you want to share a file
that's inside a directory, you have to open that directory first, locate the
file, then activate "Share." . Next, enter the email address of the person
with whom you want to share the file or directory, type an optional message,
and activate the "Share" button.
HTH
On 8/8/2018 6:06 AM, Fanus wrote:
Hello listers
Can someone please explain the steps for creating a dropbox folder
which I can use to share its contents with a specific person? I looked
through the menus but I can not find an option to create such a
folder.
Regards
Fanus
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
It never used to work that way. This is new and welcome behavior.
The dialog's accessibility needs a bitta work, but otherwise, yes,
it does work as advertised.
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On 8/10/2018 9:15 AM, Angelo Sonnesso
wrote:
I just did it
with Windows 10.
There was no
share with, but when you press enter on the share option
it asks you who you want to share with, you put in the
email address tab to the share button and press enter.
I
don't know why the option isn't available in your
application. It should be. I just went online with my
Windows 7 machine, opened the application, found a
folder, and checked.
In the
context menu, are two items, share and share with.
-----
Original Message -----
Sent:
Friday, August 10, 2018 12:02 AM
Subject:
Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share folder
Gene,
There are no other
Dropbox-related choices on the context menu for a Dropbox
folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on dropbox.com."
If one wants to share a Dropbox folder with another
person, a visit to the Dropbox Website and a login to
one's account is an absolute requirement, which of course
can be accomplished by activating the aforementioned
view-on link..
On 8/8/2018
10:41 AM, Gene wrote:
You
don't have to use your account, as I recall. I looked
at this quite some time ago. Open the Drop Box files
and folders list on your computer. Find the folder
you want to work with. Open the context menu and look
around. Whenever you want to do things don't just
look in the standard menus and at times there may be
none. Look in the context menu. Things are more
likely to be there of this nature.
-----
Original Message -----
Sent:
Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:32 AM
Subject:
Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Log in to your Dropbox account,
find the directory or file you want to share, and
activate the "Share" link. Of course, if you want to
share a file that's inside a directory, you have to open
that directory first, locate the file, then activate
"Share." . Next, enter the email address of the person
with whom you want to share the file or directory, type
an optional message, and activate the "Share" button.
HTH
On 8/8/2018
6:06 AM, Fanus wrote:
Can
someone please explain the steps for creating a
dropbox folder which I can use to share its
contents with a specific person? I looked
through the menus but I can not find an option
to create such a folder.
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
Now *that*, sir, is a darn good question. I wonder if it's a
Windows 7 v 10 thing. Now you mention it, I remember those items
being on the menu back then.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
On 8/10/2018 4:51 AM, Gene wrote:
I don't know why the option isn't
available in your application. It should be. I just went
online with my Windows 7 machine, opened the application,
found a folder, and checked.
In the context menu, are two
items, share and share with.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox
share folder
Gene,
There are no other Dropbox-related choices on the context menu
for a Dropbox folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on
dropbox.com." If one wants to share a Dropbox folder with
another person, a visit to the Dropbox Website and a login to
one's account is an absolute requirement, which of course can be
accomplished by activating the aforementioned view-on link..
On 8/8/2018 10:41 AM, Gene wrote:
You don't have to use your
account, as I recall. I looked at this quite some time
ago. Open the Drop Box files and folders list on your
computer. Find the folder you want to work with. Open the
context menu and look around. Whenever you want to do
things don't just look in the standard menus and at times
there may be none. Look in the context menu. Things are
more likely to be there of this nature.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox
share folder
Log in to your Dropbox account, find the directory or file
you want to share, and activate the "Share" link. Of course,
if you want to share a file that's inside a directory, you
have to open that directory first, locate the file, then
activate "Share." . Next, enter the email address of the
person with whom you want to share the file or directory, type
an optional message, and activate the "Share" button.
HTH
On 8/8/2018 6:06 AM, Fanus wrote:
Hello listers
Can someone please explain the steps for creating a
dropbox folder which I can use to share its contents
with a specific person? I looked through the menus but I
can not find an option to create such a folder.
Regards
Fanus
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
Angelo Sonnesso
I just did it with Windows 10. There was no share with, but when you press enter on the share option it asks you who you want to share with, you put in the email address tab to the share button and press enter.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 4:51 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share folder I don't know why the option isn't available in your application. It should be. I just went online with my Windows 7 machine, opened the application, found a folder, and checked. In the context menu, are two items, share and share with. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share folder Gene, There are no other Dropbox-related choices on the context menu for a Dropbox folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on dropbox.com." If one wants to share a Dropbox folder with another person, a visit to the Dropbox Website and a login to one's account is an absolute requirement, which of course can be accomplished by activating the aforementioned view-on link.. On 8/8/2018 10:41 AM, Gene wrote: You don't have to use your account, as I recall. I looked at this quite some time ago. Open the Drop Box files and folders list on your computer. Find the folder you want to work with. Open the context menu and look around. Whenever you want to do things don't just look in the standard menus and at times there may be none. Look in the context menu. Things are more likely to be there of this nature. ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share folder Log in to your Dropbox account, find the directory or file you want to share, and activate the "Share" link. Of course, if you want to share a file that's inside a directory, you have to open that directory first, locate the file, then activate "Share." . Next, enter the email address of the person with whom you want to share the file or directory, type an optional message, and activate the "Share" button.
HTH
On 8/8/2018 6:06 AM, Fanus wrote: Can someone please explain the steps for creating a dropbox folder which I can use to share its contents with a specific person? I looked through the menus but I can not find an option to create such a folder.
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Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.
Robert, Talkback 6.2 should run just fine on Lollipop; I haven't read any
announcement anywhere that suggests otherwise.
For now, let's attempt some troubleshooting! Could your friend perform a
factory reset to see if that clears out anything?
Sincerely,
Olusegun
Denver, Colorado
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
I don't know why the option isn't available in your
application. It should be. I just went online with my Windows 7
machine, opened the application, found a folder, and checked.
In the context menu, are two items, share and share
with.
Gene
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Gene,
There are no other Dropbox-related choices on the context menu for a Dropbox
folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on dropbox.com." If one wants to share
a Dropbox folder with another person, a visit to the Dropbox Website and a login
to one's account is an absolute requirement, which of course can be accomplished
by activating the aforementioned view-on link..
On 8/8/2018 10:41 AM, Gene wrote:
You don't have to use your account, as I
recall. I looked at this quite some time ago. Open the Drop Box
files and folders list on your computer. Find the folder you want to
work with. Open the context menu and look around. Whenever you
want to do things don't just look in the standard menus and at times there may
be none. Look in the context menu. Things are more likely to be
there of this nature.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox share
folder
Log in to your Dropbox account, find the directory or file you want to
share, and activate the "Share" link. Of course, if you want to share a file
that's inside a directory, you have to open that directory first, locate the
file, then activate "Share." . Next, enter the email address of the person
with whom you want to share the file or directory, type an optional message,
and activate the "Share" button.
HTH
On 8/8/2018 6:06 AM, Fanus wrote:
Hello listers
Can someone please explain the steps for creating a dropbox folder
which I can use to share its contents with a specific person? I looked
through the menus but I can not find an option to create such a
folder.
Regards
Fanus
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Hi, There is: www.convert2mp3.net There is a great program that Carlos wrote called: YouTube converter latest. Have a great one! Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Verlyn BaldwinSent: Thursday, August 9, 2018 7:10 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.ioSubject: [TechTalk] YouTube #a11y #a11y Hi,
Does anyone know of an accessible program that will convert YouTube music to a version like MP3 that I can put on my Victor Reader?
Any suggestions are welcome,
Verlyn
letsdanceintx@...
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Re: How to create a dropbox share folder
Gene,
There are no other Dropbox-related choices on the context menu
for a Dropbox folder than "Copy Dropbox link" and "View on
dropbox.com." If one wants to share a Dropbox folder with another
person, a visit to the Dropbox Website and a login to one's
account is an absolute requirement, which of course can be
accomplished by activating the aforementioned view-on link..
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
On 8/8/2018 10:41 AM, Gene wrote:
You don't have to use your
account, as I recall. I looked at this quite some time ago.
Open the Drop Box files and folders list on your computer.
Find the folder you want to work with. Open the context menu
and look around. Whenever you want to do things don't just
look in the standard menus and at times there may be none.
Look in the context menu. Things are more likely to be there
of this nature.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] How to create a dropbox
share folder
Log in to your Dropbox account, find the directory or file you
want to share, and activate the "Share" link. Of course, if you
want to share a file that's inside a directory, you have to open
that directory first, locate the file, then activate "Share." .
Next, enter the email address of the person with whom you want
to share the file or directory, type an optional message, and
activate the "Share" button.
HTH
On 8/8/2018 6:06 AM, Fanus wrote:
Hello listers
Can someone please explain the steps for creating a
dropbox folder which I can use to share its contents with
a specific person? I looked through the menus but I can
not find an option to create such a folder.
Regards
Fanus
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Re: Jaws and dating sites
I understand what you're saying. You've been fortunate with what you
are doing. I think a lot of that might be due to the fact you are a
man. Women are nurturers and I won't get started about how men can get
preferential treatement when it comes to working.
When I went to set up my first profile I did my pictures first and got
a lot of attention/likes. I didn't disclose I was blind and would talk
to the guys ... after a while when it came to discussing possibly
meeting I mentioned that I was blind. I had a couple of guys keep
talking, but the rest ghosted on me.
When I set up my account on OKC I made sure it was in my profile. I
didn't get as many responses as I had when I didn't mention that I was
blind, but the few that did didn't see it as a problem. I guess it may
be the line I had where I mentioned that I would need someone up for
the challenge dating me would present. I dunno I thought it clever. I
personally try to think of stuff I need to do as a challenge to figure
out how to get it done rather than something to over come.
I'm constantly making jokes, I used to do this before I lost my sight,
but since then it gave me more material.. I make sure that the people
I'm talking to know full well that I am capable of whatever I am
doing, not just dating or whatever, before I pull out the stupid
jokes. I'm a bit of a goofball.... so if someone says "do you see
this over here?" I'll answer with no ... what's it look like? Or if a
trainer is demostrating an exercise I'll ask them to do it again. It
also works if they ask the group if they know what an exercise is and
I say no, please show me.... I save that one for the hard exercises
though--most people are my friends and are prepared when it comes to
my sense of humor.
I always like when someone informs me I'm blind. I like to act really
shocked and say ... nooo? really??
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On 8/8/18, chris judge <chrisjudge1967@...> wrote: Unfortunately this can be the case, which is why I never disclose that I'm
blind on dating profiles, job applications, etc. Try taking this fact out of
your profile and letting somebody get to know you a bit. You might be
pleasantly surprised. Not everybody is turned off by blindness.
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Shelly
Kane
Sent: August 6, 2018 2:52 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Jaws and dating sites
I tried okcupid a few years ago and I couldn't get anywhere with it. I had
trouble navigating the site. I would rather do free ones because when they
see that I'm blind in my profile, I don't get many responses. I have been on
pof now for over a year and have found nothing. I can read profiles really
well and I can also send messages with no problem. Is ok cupid like that?
Thanks everyone for your comments.
Shelly
On 8/5/2018 9:16 AM, Missa wrote:
Match was helpful to me after I mention I was blind… however their
interface is clunkky, not very helpful, and I noticed a bunch of spam bot.
Plus I found it expensive for what little I got out of it… I never got
past the initial survey for harmony site, Using my iPhone or my computer
with NVDA. I did not think about using jaws or narrator. I used OkCupid. I
didn’t pay for it though and it seem to have worked for me. There are some
things that didn’t work for me and I haven’t seen if those things have
been fixed lately with the iOS app. I would switch back and forth between
the mobile site when I used it on my computer.
I put that I am blind in my profile. I felt that it would be a sort of
deception on my part if I did not disclose that at first. I did not get a
lot of responses when I sent them out, but I figured I would weed them out
to begin with. I still got some interest from other people, but I did not
use it for very long before I found the person I am currently seeing. So I
have not experimented with it more since I started with back in March.
Melissa
On Aug 3, 2018, at 3:52 PM, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@...> wrote:
Hi Everyone:
Does any of you know if Jaws works well with dating sites and if so,
which ones do you think are the best? I have tried some and you have to
put in a code that you see on the screen and Jaws doesn't work with that
or any screen reader for that matter. A lot of dating sites seem not to
be willing to help people with disabilities. Thanks in advance for any
feedback.
Shelly
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Re: Jaws and dating sites
You are quite welcome. It helps to share experiences with other blind
people ... google doesn't always help that is for sure.
I would suggest, if you didn't already do this, to make and use a
google voice number for online dating. The iOS app for GV is pretty
accessible and it is free. I don't use it for complicated stuff so I
guess that is why it is easy to use. I like how i can check it using
my computer. I would hear the notification sound on my phone and
wouldn't have to stop what I was doing to check it on my phone.
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On 8/8/18, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@...> wrote: Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. I greatly appreciate
it and I have to admit, I'm a lot like you. I can usually tell when
someone is a scammer or they aren't. The only time it happened to me
was when someone said how much do you make at work and he also had a
different area code than me and that's a red flag in my opinion. I
ignored this guy and moved on. I didn't even know him and he asked me
how much I made. He was also in another country and he said he was
retiring from the service next year. I just don't trust a lot of
people. I like to start by getting to know them. I have been doing
this for many years. I'll keep you posted after I try it.
Shelly
On 8/7/2018 9:45 PM, Missa wrote:
I admit that I don't have a lot of experience with OKC. I never ran
into that problem with the few guys I talked to I also limited my
search to 20 miles of where I live and narrowed it down more when it
came to what sort of relationship I was looking for. I would see about
looking up how to work your profile. You know how they say to look
alert when walking out to your car alone at night? I know that doesn't
always count for a blind person, but the essence is the same. If you
look confident and alert the scammers will pass you by since you won't
look like an easy mark.
I did get a few messages that might've led that way on match, but I
cut those off quick.
I've been blind for 11 years and the years I wasn't I spent the bulk
of that on the internet. I was either playing online games or chatting
so I had a sort of scam/asshole detector going on. Match helped me
re-engage that since I hadn't been on the internet much since I lost
my sight.... It's not fair to think each potential guy is a scammer,
but I'd rather be safe than sorry again. A bad relationship decision
was pretty much a big reason I lost my sight in the first place. I
used to attract jerks, lol.
I think reading profiles can give you a good idea of the person. I
would skip profiles where they used bad grammar, "lol" a lot, and just
things like that. I also used to pay attention to the amount of
pictures they had on their profile. I know I couldn't see them, but if
there was only one or two that made me think. In this day and age it
is too easy to take a picture. Heck even I take a lot of pictures and
I'm totally blind.
With match profiles I noticed that some would copy and paste the exact
same paragraph or two so I would skip them. You just get a feel for it
I guess? I would say read the questionss, but some guys don't update
their answers. I took note of some answers and asked my boyfriend
about his answer ... his reply was that he hadn't updated them since
he created his acount years ago. hah So, get some answer/questions and
ask the person messaging you. I'd think that would be a good way to
see because you can't change your answers for 24 hours I think.
My sister, years ago, ran into a scam from an dating app. I forget
what it was called... it had to do with wire transfers and Nigeria.
When she told me about it I couldn't believe it because the word
"Nigeria" would have set off air raid sirens in my head.I won't go
into what all happened with her, but I made her get everything related
to it and report it to the FBI.
If there is any mention of money, needing this or that, or anything
not related to getting to know someone and wanting something I'd ditch
it and move on. I know as a blind person pickings are slim, but there
is no reason to settle ... ever. I wouldn't ditch it right away, but
give them time to redeem or hang themselves.
As I said I talk a lot.... I did a lot of research before I even
created accounts. I looked up how to fill out my profile, what to
include or not include in it, ways to word it, and things like that. I
also looked up how to message people and how it might go. I was really
out of the game when it came to messaging people who weren't my
family/close friends. I started with the 7 day trial with Match, was
suckered into paying for a month, and moved on to the next app which
was OKC.
It is tempting to run ahead and get things right now, but I prefer to
be prepared before I go into any endevor.
I'm in no way an expert since I was very fortunate to find someone
interesting within a couple of months, but a little info is still some
info.I know what to do, for the most part, if I have to do it all over
again.
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On 8/7/18, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@...> wrote:
Thanks so much for all of your help. I do have one question, do you
notice with ok cupid that there are a lot of scam artists asking for
money? They sound really good on their profiles and then you come to
realize they are not who they say they are? My friend has found quite a
few scam artists on there from different countries. Thanks again.
Shelly
On 8/6/2018 6:02 PM, Missa wrote:
I switch back and forth between the mobile (m.okcupid.com) and the
desktop site. It depends on what you are wanting to do. I had to mess
around wwith it a bit to be able to respond to messages I got with
likes. They changed it so that messages don't go through unless both
parties like each other. That can be frustrating when you get a
notification that someone liked and messaged you.... I used those
sites coupled with the iOS app. I had to turn VO off to swipe though
to get to the profiles that also messaged/liked me. It takes trial and
error, but I was mostly satisfied with it.
I can read profiles and the questions just fine. You have to go from
the top a lot of the times because of the way their site is
programmed.... navigating by single letter doesn't always work either.
I do some searching with find too.
On 8/6/18, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@...> wrote:
I tried okcupid a few years ago and I couldn't get anywhere with it.
I
had trouble navigating the site. I would rather do free ones because
when they see that I'm blind in my profile, I don't get many
responses.
I have been on pof now for over a year and have found nothing. I can
read profiles really well and I can also send messages with no
problem.
Is ok cupid like that? Thanks everyone for your comments.
Shelly
On 8/5/2018 9:16 AM, Missa wrote:
Match was helpful to me after I mention I was blind… however their
interface is clunkky, not very helpful, and I noticed a bunch of spam
bot.
Plus I found it expensive for what little I got out of it… I never
got
past the initial survey for harmony site, Using my iPhone or my
computer
with NVDA. I did not think about using jaws or narrator. I used
OkCupid.
I
didn’t pay for it though and it seem to have worked for me. There are
some
things that didn’t work for me and I haven’t seen if those things
have
been fixed lately with the iOS app. I would switch back and forth
between
the mobile site when I used it on my computer.
I put that I am blind in my profile. I felt that it would be a sort
of
deception on my part if I did not disclose that at first. I did not
get
a
lot of responses when I sent them out, but I figured I would weed
them
out
to begin with. I still got some interest from other people, but I did
not
use it for very long before I found the person I am currently seeing.
So
I
have not experimented with it more since I started with back in
March.
Melissa
On Aug 3, 2018, at 3:52 PM, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@...>
wrote:
Hi Everyone:
Does any of you know if Jaws works well with dating sites and if so,
which ones do you think are the best? I have tried some and you
have
to
put in a code that you see on the screen and Jaws doesn't work with
that
or any screen reader for that matter. A lot of dating sites seem
not
to
be willing to help people with disabilities. Thanks in advance for
any
feedback.
Shelly
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