[Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

Thu May 1 00:41:06 UTC 2014

Unfortunately I do not, and I don't know if they are available on weekends. 
I thought they were available on Saturdays.  If they aren't available on 
weekends, it seems that it would be appreciated if they left a message for 
anyone calling in on weekends stating this.  Whenever I have called it has 
been on week days and I never was on hold for more than a minute.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Judy Jones
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 7:26 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

Yes, this is great news.  However, I tried them when I first got Windows 8,
over a weekend, and was on hold for infinity i.e. finally realized noone
would be answering a call any time soon, and had to ut my hone back on the
charger.  I usually cannot call during the weekdays.  Do you know what their
hours are?

Thanks.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mark Tardif
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 11:46 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

Hi everyone.  I still use Windows 7, and I'm sure many of you must know
about this, but Microsoft has a support line for those of us who use screen
readers and other products which are meant for people such as us.  The
number is 1-800-936-5900.  I have called them several times and have found
the support staff to be most helpful.  They are able to tandem with your
computer, which is a neat thing, and thus see what is going on with it and
work with you to fix some issues.  Hope this helps.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Judy Jones
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:24 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

Hi, Ariel,

I will try to write you off-list with the tweaks I used, but you might want
to go back to the place where you got your computer and see if they can help
you adjust your settings.

Windows 8, in my opinion is an Apple Wanabee, and the way this version of
Windows thinks we want to view things isn't necessarily user-friendly to us.
As Mike also said, Freedom Scientific Tech Support may be able to help you
with a lot of adjustments, as what you are describing seems to be
Jaws-related.

Judy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Arielle Silverman
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:01 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

Hi Judy,
Thanks. Is there a concise way to explain how to tweak my tiles and
start screen and get rid of toolbars? And how do I add things to my
desktop?

It seems like I have two versions of Internet Explorer. When I first
clicked the "try Microsoft Office" tile, a browser window came up, and
it was the old familiar well-behaved IE screen with the menus and
keyboard shortcuts I love. But when I try to start IE from the start
screen or through search, it's this weird app layout.

Arielle

On 4/29/14, Judy Jones <jtj1 at cableone.net> wrote:
> Hello, Ariel.
>
> I totally feel your pain.  The first time I experienced Windows 8 was when
> I got a laptop during Best Buy's Black Friday after Thanksgiving last 
> year.
>
> My daughter and I thought we'd try to get laptops for $187, and we did, 
> but
>
> both of us got so frustrated, we turned our laptops back in within a week.
>
> I eventually had to go to Windows 8, but tweaked it so I'm getting the 
> least
>
> amount of interference, and it behaves more like Windows 7.  There are
> things about it I don't like, but when you're forced to upgrade, you just
> have to deal with it.
>
> I'm wondering if various toolbars are getting in the way, so make sure 
> only
>
> the toolbars are checked that you want to have running for you.
>
> I also got rid of all the stuff on my start screen, except for what I 
> wanted
>
> to sho, which are the weather and Skype.
>
> I did not want items on my taskbar so unpinned them.
>
> I turned off the tiles, one by one, I did not want those either.
>
> I put the control panel on my desktop.
>
> I know these fixes are not addressing directly your issues, but maybe
> getting rid of some of the clutter may help.
>
> At first I had difficulty with Internet explorer as well, but anything 
> that
>
> came up, I googled for an answer.
>
> You also might want to check your desktop background.  If it is too "busy"
> Jaws may not read as accurately as it could.
>
> Also check with Freedom Scientific's tech support on help to tweak Jaws to
> do a better job with your system.
>
> Hope this helps somewhat.
>
> Judy
>
>
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