Why not just get another cable? You would save a lot of money. If the speakers stay in one place, that would be by far the cheapest way to solve the problem if it is the cable.

Gene
----- Original Message -----
-----Original Message-----
From: heather albright
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 8:24 PM
To: TechTalk@groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] MY AUDIO ISSUES



Well, I am thinking after all my testing that one of my speakers has a short in it! So has anyone heard of a set of speakers that does not rely on a cable to connect the other speaker. That one has to rely on a connecting cable to pare both speakers? I refuse to buy a set of speakers where one always has a connecting wire to it, rather just have one that allows one to connect both speakers manually! My speaker with the wire is the one with the short. I had to reconnect the speakers to the pc with a different audio cable to figure out it was not the audio sound card. I am not very technical about what you would call a set of speakers connected by a cable instead of one speaker having a wire that connect to the other speaker. I want to avoid this issue if the one with the wire has the short again! I only had these speakers for 5 years, my others lasted 10 years and I actually gave them to someone when I moved! Thanks Heather

Why not just get another cable? You would save a lot of money. If the speakers stay in one place, that would be by far the cheapest way to solve the problem if it is the cable.

Gene
----- Original Message -----
-----Original Message-----
From: heather albright
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 8:24 PM
To: TechTalk@groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] MY AUDIO ISSUES



Well, I am thinking after all my testing that one of my speakers has a short in it! So has anyone heard of a set of speakers that does not rely on a cable to connect the other speaker. That one has to rely on a connecting cable to pare both speakers? I refuse to buy a set of speakers where one always has a connecting wire to it, rather just have one that allows one to connect both speakers manually! My speaker with the wire is the one with the short. I had to reconnect the speakers to the pc with a different audio cable to figure out it was not the audio sound card. I am not very technical about what you would call a set of speakers connected by a cable instead of one speaker having a wire that connect to the other speaker. I want to avoid this issue if the one with the wire has the short again! I only had these speakers for 5 years, my others lasted 10 years and I actually gave them to someone when I moved! Thanks Heather

Why not just get another cable? You would save a lot of money. If the speakers stay in one place, that would be by far the cheapest way to solve the problem if it is the cable.

Gene
----- Original Message -----
-----Original Message-----
From: heather albright
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 8:24 PM
To: TechTalk@groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] MY AUDIO ISSUES



Well, I am thinking after all my testing that one of my speakers has a short in it! So has anyone heard of a set of speakers that does not rely on a cable to connect the other speaker. That one has to rely on a connecting cable to pare both speakers? I refuse to buy a set of speakers where one always has a connecting wire to it, rather just have one that allows one to connect both speakers manually! My speaker with the wire is the one with the short. I had to reconnect the speakers to the pc with a different audio cable to figure out it was not the audio sound card. I am not very technical about what you would call a set of speakers connected by a cable instead of one speaker having a wire that connect to the other speaker. I want to avoid this issue if the one with the wire has the short again! I only had these speakers for 5 years, my others lasted 10 years and I actually gave them to someone when I moved! Thanks Heather

Why not just get another cable? You would save a lot of money. If the speakers stay in one place, that would be by far the cheapest way to solve the problem if it is the cable.

Gene
----- Original Message -----
-----Original Message-----
From: heather albright
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 8:24 PM
To: TechTalk@groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] MY AUDIO ISSUES



Well, I am thinking after all my testing that one of my speakers has a short in it! So has anyone heard of a set of speakers that does not rely on a cable to connect the other speaker. That one has to rely on a connecting cable to pare both speakers? I refuse to buy a set of speakers where one always has a connecting wire to it, rather just have one that allows one to connect both speakers manually! My speaker with the wire is the one with the short. I had to reconnect the speakers to the pc with a different audio cable to figure out it was not the audio sound card. I am not very technical about what you would call a set of speakers connected by a cable instead of one speaker having a wire that connect to the other speaker. I want to avoid this issue if the one with the wire has the short again! I only had these speakers for 5 years, my others lasted 10 years and I actually gave them to someone when I moved! Thanks Heather

Gene,
Glad to hear all is well with you. take care of yourself.

Kay Malmquist
kay.malmquist@gmail.com

When you get, give. When you learn, teach.
Maya Angelou
1928-2014 - Poet-Singer-Memoirist-Civil Rights Activist


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2020 5:50 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] From the owner: Why I haven't been on the list for a few

days


I unexpectedly had to go into hospital a few days ago because of
complications from a minor surgical procedure I had done shortly before.
Things are going well and the complications may well have been resolved.

I'm back now and I feel fine. I see the main list and the chat list have
been having a lively time in muy absense. I'm catching up on mail now.
And
when I'm not around, Laaz does his usual excellent job as moderator, which
I
very much appreciate.

Gene, Owner

Howard, no, you use your context key. Navigate to a directory and hit
your context key and look for the pathcopy pulldown.

At 08:19 PM 6/5/2020, Howard Traxler, wrote:

Thanks Ron, but it looks pretty complicated to me. I downloaded it
and it contains hundreds of files that I don't understand. Looks
like source code in the C language. The install program doesn't
even seem to be an executable. Do I need a C compiler to put it
together? I just don't know where to start. It seems like, in the
old days, this chore was done with a simple one-line batch file. I
sure am behind in this stuff.

Howard


On 6/5/2020 4:31 PM, Ron Canazzi wrote:

Hi Howard,

There is a Windows version of such a program that is far superior to
the old DOS based program or perhaps Windows 98 program you are
referring to. It is free and is called Path Copy and it's address is
https://pathcopycopy.github.io/
This program runs from the context menu and you can do a number of
things with it. It copies long name, short name, long path, short
path. It can copy the exact file names of all the files in a folder
to clipboard and you can then paste the list into a text editor and
save it anywhere you want.

This is what I use to make text delimited databases for all my
music/movies/books.


On 6/5/2020 3:54 PM, Howard Traxler wrote:

Hi anyone,
Years ago, I had a program that made a text (.txt) file containing
a list of the files in a given folder and put the text file in that
folder. Wonder if anyone has that little utility and could tell
me where to get it and how to use it? Appreciate it. Thanks.

Howard

John

On Jun 8, 2020, at 6:56 AM, Marie <magpie.mn@gmail.com> wrote:

Oh I agree that especially scanner is great for that. I thought he was specifically talking about generic bags or containers with no identification whatsoever.
I probably use Seeing Eye and/or scanner every day.What wonderful tools to have.


Marie
-----Original Message----- From: Richard
Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 4:42 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to
PenFriend

Hi Marie,
Yes, I realize that the apps I mentioned won't create labels, but the
way I read his message , it sounded like he wanted an alternative to
labels.
There are apps that will allow you to create audio labels, but, as has
already been stated, the labels can be accidentally discarded with the
packaging.
That is why I suggested the other apps, so the packaging could be
identified as it is removed from the freezer, refrigerator, or cabinet etc.
That is my current preference so I don't have to create so many labels.
Items I am going to keep, get labels,
and consumables such as food, are identified on an as-needed-basis.
Just suggestions, everyone has their unique situations.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie" <magpie.mn@gmail.com>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2020 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to
PenFriend



Richard,
While I use and love both of these apps, I don't think either of them
will let you create your own labels. I believe he is talking about
stuff you might put in a zip lock bag or a plastic freezer container
which have no bar code. That is the thing that Pen Friend does a great
job on because you can even put labels on clothing. The problem here
is, if you use any custom labels they might be thrown away by others.
However, you can purchase more labels when this happens.



Marie
-----Original Message----- From: Richard
Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 1:02 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to
PenFriend

Hi Steven,
You could try the product channel in the Microsoft Seeing AI app to
identify packages by bar code, or try the Voice Dream Scanner app, to
read the text on the packaging.
Both of these apps work great, but do require patience and trial and error.
I use both of them quite often, and am able to identify items in one
way or another.
Both of these apps can be found in the app store.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson"
<saxmonger@comcast.net>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2020 3:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to
PenFriend


Is there any type of system out there that would let me utilize my
iPhone to label freezer items? I tried the PenFriend and others in my
household threw away bags and packaging with the labels still on them, so I got rid of it.
Thanks for any ideas.

It isn't clear to me what the problem is. You said yesterday you just found out you have two sound cardds. Is one of them an external USB sound card or are they both internal sound cards?

You can tell JAWS which soundcard to use if you have two. Do the audio problems just affect JAWS or everything?

Since I don't know how things are set up on your computer in terms of which soundcard plays which audio, you may solve the problem most easily by purchasing an inexpensive external sound card, connecting it, and seeing if all audio comes from that card. If it does, that should solve the problem.

Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: heather albright
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 11:45 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] fixing sound issues



I cant figure out my sound problem. It keeps fading in and out. So I am thinking about resetting this PC! I have never attempted this before . Does this also take my jaws off my pc? I saw the check box to keep my files. And the other check box removes everything! I read it is a drastic move but, sound is driving me crazy jaws sounds like it has a hang over woe! all my screen readers are having the same sound issues and I still cant tell which sound driver has the issue audio windows utility or IDT High Definition Audio! I followed the youtube to update the drivers and it still is not working. Thanks Heather





From: Pamela Dominguez
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:07 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] having sound issues





Oh, I hate when they don't tell you what they did. It's like they're afraid

that then, you will be able to do it yourself and won't call back. Not

fair! Unless the guy's english was so bad he didn't know how to tell you.

But that's still not fair. Pam.



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

From: heather albright

Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2020 4:25 PM

To: main@TechTalk.groups.io

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] having sound issues



I have an hp desktop. So I called MS support and they had to fix my drivers

that would not update, i guess. I asked the guy to tell me what he did and I

guess he did not get it. So they fixed it but, I do not know what they did

even though I asked him how they resolved my issues!It seems I have 2 sound

cards according to him which I did not know I did have. So I still do not

know which one jaws is using, they did not tell me! I did not get a report

of what they did after the call so if it happens again, I still do not know

how to fix it on my own! I ran the trouble shooter and it kept telling

everything was worker right but, when he did it, it said it had problems. So

wondering what he did to fix them for next time woe! Heather

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

From: "wendy Sheld-Walker" <wenincal@gmail.com>

To: <main@techtalk.groups.io>

Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 2:33 PM

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] having sound issues

This has happened to my partner after every major Windows update. She

has a Dell Lattitude and is using JAWS. Dell had her disable the Real

Tech audio drivers so the computer would use the computer speakers.

This does fix the issue but like I said, every major update

re-installs the Real Tech drivers again and this process starts all

over again. Hope this helps.

Wendy Walker

On 6/4/20, heather albright <kd5cbl@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, after the windows update, my sound is crappy, it gets really loud

and

than goes really low. It saids my drivers are up to date . So how do I

fix

this issue, it is quite annoying I am using jaws or NVDA they both have

the

same issue, loud and low. Thanks Heather

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On Jun 8, 2020, at 6:56 AM, Marie <magpie.mn@gmail.com> wrote:

Oh I agree that especially scanner is great for that. I thought he was
specifically talking about generic bags or containers with no
identification whatsoever.
I probably use Seeing Eye and/or scanner every day.What wonderful tools to
have.


Marie
-----Original Message----- From: Richard
Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 4:42 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to
PenFriend

Hi Marie,
Yes, I realize that the apps I mentioned won't create labels,
but the way I read his message , it sounded like he wanted an alternative
to
labels.
There are apps that will allow you to create audio labels,
but, as has already been stated, the labels can be accidentally discarded
with the packaging.
That is why I suggested the other apps, so the packaging could be
identified
as it is removed from the freezer, refrigerator, or cabinet etc.
That is my current preference so I don't have to create so many labels.
Items I am going to keep, get labels,
and consumables such as food, are identified on an as-needed-basis.
Just suggestions, everyone has their unique situations.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie" <magpie.mn@gmail.com>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2020 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to
PenFriend



Richard,
While I use and love both of these apps, I don't think either of them will
let you create your own labels. I believe he is talking about stuff you
might put in a zip lock bag or a plastic freezer container which have no
bar
code. That is the thing that Pen Friend does a great job on because you
can
even put labels on clothing. The problem here is, if you use any custom
labels they might be thrown away by others. However, you can purchase more
labels when this happens.



Marie
-----Original Message----- From: Richard
Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 1:02 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to
PenFriend

Hi Steven,
You could try the product channel in the Microsoft Seeing AI app to
identify
packages by bar code,
or try the Voice Dream Scanner app, to read the text on the packaging.
Both of these apps work great, but do require patience and trial and
error.
I use both of them quite often, and am able to identify items in one way
or
another.
Both of these apps can be found in the app store.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson"
<saxmonger@comcast.net>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2020 3:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to PenFriend


Is there any type of system out there that would let me utilize my iPhone
to
label freezer items? I tried the PenFriend and others in my household
threw
away bags and packaging with the labels still on them, so I got rid of it.
Thanks for any ideas.

Howard,


go to the github site.  Find and click the latest release link. There's a link on that page called pathcopycopy18.0.exe and hes, the word copy is in it twice.  That's the installer you need.


Good luck,

George



On 6/6/2020 1:26 PM, Howard Traxler wrote:

But it seems like it should be installed before it can be used.  I unzipped the archive and looked at the folder it created.  In there was a subfolder called installer but the only file in the installer subfolder had an .iss extention; not executable.  Dont know how to install.

Howard

On 6/6/2020 5:28 AM, john s wrote:

Howard, no, you use your context key. Navigate to a directory and hit your context key and look for the pathcopy pulldown.

At 08:19 PM 6/5/2020, Howard Traxler, wrote:

Thanks Ron, but it looks pretty complicated to me.  I downloaded it and it contains hundreds of files that I don't understand.  Looks like source code in the C language.  The install program doesn't even seem to be an executable.  Do I need a C compiler to put it together? I just don't know where to start.  It seems like, in the old days, this chore was done with a simple one-line batch file. I sure am behind in this stuff.

Howard


On 6/5/2020 4:31 PM, Ron Canazzi wrote:

Hi Howard,

There is a Windows version of such a program that is far superior to the old DOS based program or perhaps Windows 98 program you are referring to.  It is free and is called Path Copy and it's address is
https://pathcopycopy.github.io/
This program runs from the context menu and you can do a number of things with it. It copies long name, short name, long path, short path. It can copy the exact file names of all the files in a folder to clipboard and you can then paste the list into a text editor and save it anywhere you want.

This is what I use to make text delimited databases for all my music/movies/books.


On 6/5/2020 3:54 PM, Howard Traxler wrote:

Hi anyone,
Years ago, I had a program that made a text (.txt) file containing a list of the files in a given folder and put the text file in that folder.  Wonder if anyone has that little utility and could tell me where to get it and how to use it? Appreciate it. Thanks.

Howard

                John

On Jun 8, 2020, at 6:56 AM, Marie <magpie.mn@gmail.com> wrote:

Oh I agree that especially scanner is great for that. I thought he was specifically talking about generic bags or containers with no identification whatsoever.
I probably use Seeing Eye and/or scanner every day.What wonderful tools to have.


Marie
-----Original Message----- From: Richard
Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 4:42 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to PenFriend

Hi Marie,
Yes, I realize that the apps I mentioned won't create labels,
but the way I read his message , it sounded like he wanted an alternative to
labels.
There are apps that will allow you to create audio labels,
but, as has already been stated, the labels can be accidentally discarded
with the packaging.
That is why I suggested the other apps, so the packaging could be identified
as it is removed from the freezer, refrigerator, or cabinet etc.
That is my current preference so I don't have to create so many labels.
Items I am going to keep, get labels,
and consumables such as food, are identified on an as-needed-basis.
Just suggestions, everyone has their unique situations.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie" <magpie.mn@gmail.com>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2020 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to PenFriend



Richard,
While I use and love both of these apps, I don't think either of them will
let you create your own labels. I believe he is talking about stuff you
might put in a zip lock bag or a plastic freezer container which have no bar
code. That is the thing that Pen Friend does a great job on because you can
even put labels on clothing. The problem here is, if you use any custom
labels they might be thrown away by others. However, you can purchase more
labels when this happens.



Marie
-----Original Message----- From: Richard
Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 1:02 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to PenFriend

Hi Steven,
You could try the product channel in the Microsoft Seeing AI app to identify
packages by bar code,
or try the Voice Dream Scanner app, to read the text on the packaging.
Both of these apps work great, but do require patience and trial and error.
I use both of them quite often, and am able to identify items in one way or
another.
Both of these apps can be found in the app store.

HTH,
Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <saxmonger@comcast.net>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2020 3:07 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] Seeking an alternative labeling method to PenFriend


Is there any type of system out there that would let me utilize my iPhone to
label freezer items? I tried the PenFriend and others in my household threw
away bags and packaging with the labels still on them, so I got rid of it.
Thanks for any ideas.