Re: closing laptop's lid while using?
lynn white
I did some looking around in power settings, I looked at what happens when closing the lid. My setting shows that the computer will shut down. These settings can be changed.
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So, if you have a similar setting, it will be fine to shut the machine's lid and expect it to shut down. Hope this helps.
On 8/10/2020 3:36 PM, Gene wrote:
For one thing, a sighted persohn wouldn't close the lid. That is a hint that laptops aren't designed to operate in that way. How hot a computer gets depends on the computer and I don't know if one can generalize. But wwhy do anything that causes extra heat to build up that might be too much. Also, I don't know what the default action is, but laptops generally are set at the factory to shut down or sleepp or in some way stop or suspend working when the lid is closed. You can change the close the lid setting to do nothing, in which case the computer will still run but again, I think the setting that by default in some way stops operation is a hint that it is not a good idea to let a computer run with the lid down. And why did the person want to do so in the first place? I see no benefit. Just because someone may think its cool to do something because its appealing doesn't mean it is.
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Re: closing laptop's lid while using?
Troy Burnham
Gene,
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That's why I asked before I tried it, I have no idea why the person who told me they do this does it. Troy
On 8/10/2020 3:36 PM, Gene wrote:
For one thing, a sighted persohn wouldn't close the lid. That is a hint that laptops aren't designed to operate in that way. How hot a computer gets depends on the computer and I don't know if one can generalize. But wwhy do anything that causes extra heat to build up that might be too much. Also, I don't know what the default action is, but laptops generally are set at the factory to shut down or sleepp or in some way stop or suspend working when the lid is closed. You can change the close the lid setting to do nothing, in which case the computer will still run but again, I think the setting that by default in some way stops operation is a hint that it is not a good idea to let a computer run with the lid down. And why did the person want to do so in the first place? I see no benefit. Just because someone may think its cool to do something because its appealing doesn't mean it is.
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Re: closing laptop's lid while using?
lynn white
I've done that before. But generally, I shut it down first. But these days, if you close the lid it will shut down and you restart it when raising the lid or hit the button to restart.
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On 8/10/2020 3:23 PM, Troy Burnham wrote:
Hi all,
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Re: closing laptop's lid while using?
Gene
For one thing, a sighted persohn wouldn't close the lid. That is a hint that laptops aren't designed to operate in that way. How hot a computer gets depends on the computer and I don't know if one can generalize. But wwhy do anything that causes extra heat to build up that might be too much. Also, I don't know what the default action is, but laptops generally are set at the factory to shut down or sleepp or in some way stop or suspend working when the lid is closed. You can change the close the lid setting to do nothing, in which case the computer will still run but again, I think the setting that by default in some way stops operation is a hint that it is not a good idea to let a computer run with the lid down. And why did the person want to do so in the first place? I see no benefit. Just because someone may think its cool to do something because its appealing doesn't mean it is.
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Gene
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From: Troy Burnham Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 3:23 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] closing laptop's lid while using? Hi all, I use a USB keyboard with my laptop and somebody who also uses a USB keyboard told me the other day that they keep the lid closed even when they're using it. I just wonder if that's advisable though because I remember once I let my mom use my laptop, and she just closed the lid without shutting it down first and when I found out and went back several hours later the whole machine was so hot that I could barely touch it. That was several years ago now, but between that and leaving a desktop computer on for a few days in a row many years ago and the motherboard ended up burning up I don't want to take any chances, but if there is some way that I can keep my laptop lid closed when I'm using it and the heat won't damage it I might do that. Oh, I don't run my laptop 24/7 but it is on all day long most days. Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this matter. Troy
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Re: Groups.io and Charter Email
joseph hudson <jhud7789@...>
What exactly is the issue? Are you not able to receive are you not able to send what's the deal?
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joseph hudson Email FaceTime and iMessage jhud7789@twc.com Office phone/what's up messenger 254-300-7667 Emergency sell 254-813-2461 https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 https://twitter.com/josephhudson89
On Aug 10, 2020, at 3:25 PM, Marie <magpie.mn@gmail.com> wrote:
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Groups.io and Charter Email
Marie
I have a charter email account set up and I can send and receive messages
just fine except to or from Groups.io. Is there some conflict between the
two?
Marie
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closing laptop's lid while using?
Troy Burnham
Hi all,
I use a USB keyboard with my laptop and somebody who also uses a USB keyboard told me the other day that they keep the lid closed even when they're using it. I just wonder if that's advisable though because I remember once I let my mom use my laptop, and she just closed the lid without shutting it down first and when I found out and went back several hours later the whole machine was so hot that I could barely touch it. That was several years ago now, but between that and leaving a desktop computer on for a few days in a row many years ago and the motherboard ended up burning up I don't want to take any chances, but if there is some way that I can keep my laptop lid closed when I'm using it and the heat won't damage it I might do that. Oh, I don't run my laptop 24/7 but it is on all day long most days. Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this matter. Troy
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Re: Spotify
Sugar Lopez
I love it but I use it on my Iphone sugar
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - - Winnie the Pooh 🙏, 😘 I appreciate your friendship/support at: https://www.gofundme.com/sugars-transplant-journey -Sugar
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Cristóbal
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 11:37 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Spotify
The few times I’ve used it on my PC (via the browser and not the Win 10 app), it’s been fine. I’m almost exclusively an iPhone user for this service though.
say
Cristóbal
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeffrey Schwartz
How well does this application work with jaws Thanks, Jeff
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Re: Spotify
Gene
I haven't used it with JAWS but it works well when I use NVDA with a browser. But in terms of using the actual desktop application, I can't comment on that. And I don't know how accessible a lot of features are either when using the browser or the application. I use it in a way people generally don't, for listening to albums or specific songs or already created playlists. I haven't used it much for quite a while, either. I don't use the social media aspects nor do I create playlists.
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It appears to me, however, that a serious drawback to using a browser is the inability to move back and forward within a playing track. I can move forward from track to track but not back. I tried to find short cut keys to be used with the browser interface for these ;purposes, but I found none. I saw one message in a discussion that said that you can't do these things using the desktop application. I don't know if that is true. While I don't know this, I suspect you will be more satisfied with the computer application if it is accessible. It has commands to do the kinds of things I've been discussing. Gene
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From: Cristóbal Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 1:37 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Spotify The few times I’ve used it on my PC (via the browser and not the Win 10 app), it’s been fine. I’m almost exclusively an iPhone user for this service though. say Cristóbal From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeffrey Schwartz Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 10:22 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] Spotify How well does this application work with jaws Thanks, Jeff
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Re: Spotify
Cristóbal
The few times I’ve used it on my PC (via the browser and not the Win 10 app), it’s been fine. I’m almost exclusively an iPhone user for this service though.
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Cristóbal
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jeffrey Schwartz
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 10:22 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] Spotify
How well does this application work with jaws Thanks, Jeff
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Spotify
Jeffrey Schwartz
How well does this application work with jaws Thanks, Jeff
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Re: 3d printing
heather albright
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AN interesting article. Thanks Heather
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Re: W10 version
Doug Sloan
Great thanks
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Sam Taylor
Sent: Monday, 10 August 2020 3:11 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] W10 version
Hi Doug, Press windows and r for the run dialogue and type winver then press enter and read the dialog with insert b.
On 10/08/2020 3:00 pm, Doug Sloan wrote:
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Re: W10 version
Monte Single
Hold down the win key and press the letter r, Type;
‘winver” without the quotes. Press enter. Use your screen reader keys to hear the result.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Doug Sloan
Sent: August 9, 2020 11:01 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] W10 version
Hi all
How can I check what version of W10 I’m currently running?
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Re: W10 version
Sam Taylor <sjt1982@...>
Hi Doug, Press windows and r for the run dialogue and type winver then press enter and read the dialog with insert b.
On 10/08/2020 3:00 pm, Doug Sloan
wrote:
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W10 version
Doug Sloan
Hi all
How can I check what version of W10 I’m currently running?
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need talking win 8.1 pe
Marvin Hunkin
Hi. Need the talking win pe 8.1. as did have the win 7 64 bit, and when I then tried to install win 8.1, said it was icompattible and would not install the setup.exe. does any one have this or where to find it, where I can download. As need to use win 8, and then do a incline to upgrade to win 8.1. unless have to research how to do a incline upgrade to win 10. Can any one help. Thanks.
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Re: 3d printing
Monte Single
A few years ago there was some buzz about a boy who was building a braille embosser with lego parts; I thing he even got some funding from m s. Another great idea that has not materialized. I know I wondering off topic.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Quentin Christensen
Sent: August 9, 2020 9:02 PM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] 3d printing
I don't have an answer Heather, but I wonder if there are at least several factors involved:
1) Complexity: A Braille display has a lot of moving parts - each Braille cell needs six (often 8) moving individual pins, plus the frame, plus whatever holds them plus the circuitry to run it. So even a 14 cell Braille display would need 112 pieces printed individually just for the pins. You could probably setup and print a "Sheet" of them that you then snap off, much like the little plastic pieces you get in a model kit, but even so, putting them together is going to be fiddly.
Assuming you overcome that, you also need someone to make those models in the first place. For many companies, by the time they have invested the R&D into that, they're probably going to think it is more worth their while simply employing a factory to make the units, and sell them with such a markup that they recoup their costs. If they distributed 3D files for you to print yourself, A) they'd need to sell a lot to cover the cost, b) Who would be responsible for faults? and c) Unless they made them very cheap (see point a)) they'd likely find the files were readily pirated and shared between people, with no revenue then going back to them.
That's all pure speculation off the top of my head, I really haven't looked into it. I expect the complexity would be a big issue. A 3d Printed Braille stylus I expect wouldn't be that hard to make (if someone hasn't already) as would be something like a signature guide. But many of the 3d models I've seen, particularly at the consumer end of the scale, tend to be things which can be printed in one or at least a small number of pieces.
But I am definitely surprised there doesn't seem to be more out there.
Actually just looking, here is an article from 2016 on a 3d printed refreshable Braille display which aimed to be a low cost device: https://www.3ders.org/articles/20160508-low-cost-3d-printed-braille-reader-aims-to-increase-literacy-rates-for-the-blind.html
There might be more out there!
Quentin.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 2:57 AM heather albright <kd5cbl@...> wrote:
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Re: 3d printing
Quentin Christensen
I don't have an answer Heather, but I wonder if there are at least several factors involved: 1) Complexity: A Braille display has a lot of moving parts - each Braille cell needs six (often 8) moving individual pins, plus the frame, plus whatever holds them plus the circuitry to run it. So even a 14 cell Braille display would need 112 pieces printed individually just for the pins. You could probably setup and print a "Sheet" of them that you then snap off, much like the little plastic pieces you get in a model kit, but even so, putting them together is going to be fiddly. Assuming you overcome that, you also need someone to make those models in the first place. For many companies, by the time they have invested the R&D into that, they're probably going to think it is more worth their while simply employing a factory to make the units, and sell them with such a markup that they recoup their costs. If they distributed 3D files for you to print yourself, A) they'd need to sell a lot to cover the cost, b) Who would be responsible for faults? and c) Unless they made them very cheap (see point a)) they'd likely find the files were readily pirated and shared between people, with no revenue then going back to them. That's all pure speculation off the top of my head, I really haven't looked into it. I expect the complexity would be a big issue. A 3d Printed Braille stylus I expect wouldn't be that hard to make (if someone hasn't already) as would be something like a signature guide. But many of the 3d models I've seen, particularly at the consumer end of the scale, tend to be things which can be printed in one or at least a small number of pieces. But I am definitely surprised there doesn't seem to be more out there. Actually just looking, here is an article from 2016 on a 3d printed refreshable Braille display which aimed to be a low cost device: https://www.3ders.org/articles/20160508-low-cost-3d-printed-braille-reader-aims-to-increase-literacy-rates-for-the-blind.html There might be more out there! Quentin.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 2:57 AM heather albright <kd5cbl@...> wrote:
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Re: Can one reset pc USB ports
Mike B
You would have to delete the USB port drivers and reboot the
computer so they reinstall. If you do this don't have anything plugged
into the USB ports if possible. Do a search for steps for your operating
system.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go dodgers!
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From: Fanus
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2020 6:59 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] Can one reset pc USB ports More and more I get an error "the last USB device has malfunctioned" when plugging a device into a USB port. For example: on Friday 1 august I made a backup of my hard drive to an external drive with Casper software. Yesterday when I inserted the same cable into the same USB port I got that message. As stated above this happens more and more. Regards Fanus
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