[Blindtlk] Sittin Hear Quite Pissed off!

[Aleeha Dudley]

Airplane mode, at least on my iPhone, does actually turn off Wi-Fi. You can go back and reenable it, but, until you do so, Wi-Fi is turned off when airplane mode is turned on.

Aleeha Dudley and seeing eye dog Dallas 
Vice President, Ohio Association of blind students
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> On Sep 9, 2014, at 8:30 AM, Steve Jacobson via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Although there is a lot of good advice given as part of this thread, I do not feel that we could really know for 
> certain what was happening with her machine.  Did she say what type of computer it was?  Do we know for sure that 
> there isn't a touch screen?  Even an active mouse pad can cause things to happen by accident.  I was also a little 
> confused by the reference to "airplane" mode.  To my knowledge, Airplane Mode on a phone shuts off the cellphone 
> transmitter but not the WI-FI transmitter and receiver.  I am therefore not sure why Airplane Mode would 
> necessarily hurt anything in her case.  It could be a default setting if one doesn't have a card that uses the 
> cellphone network.  There are any number of reasons she can't connect to the internet.  One possible scenario is 
> that there is a key combination that turns off her wireless that she is hitting without knowing that is what is 
> happening.  For example, on some new laptops, the function keys often default to controlling the computer rather 
> than being passed through to the application.  One has to press function keys with the "FN" key to get them to do 
> their original thing.  Usually a function key is assigned to turning on and off the wireless transmitter.  One can 
> change this to restore their original operation.  However, even when that is the case, one can accidentally press 
> FN along with a function key when one intends to press the Control key.  Some machines have a physical switch or 
> button to turn off wireless as well.  I just think we need to be careful to be sure we have all the facts before 
> we tell someone that all they have to do is to reinstall Windows or do a system restore.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> performing function key 
> 
>> On Mon, 8 Sep 2014 23:34:46 -0600, Criminal Justice Major Extraordinaire via blindtlk wrote:
>> 
>> I figure as long as a Windows8 program CD is still around, it should be able to be put into the drive of the lab
> top and if I am correct, but can't be sure on this one, I would think there would be a Windows8 repair section.
>> Unfortunately, I am using the Old-Timer Windows XP which is no longer in existance and nor does Microsoft have
> anymore security patches for it since July, 2014.
>> I am probably not going to upgrade my desktop computer as I'm planning on getting an IPhone and will probably be
> doing way more on that.
>> Of course, I will still keep my Comcast phone and internet service, more the internet as a back up.
>> Danielle,
>> If you can, try to do your best to keep us posted and hopefully we do have some computer techies on the list that
> probably know more than myself.
>> Guess I'd better start reading the Dumby Series at the library.
>> *Wowoooooollllll*
>> I'd probably learn something from it that I may not have yet.
>> Have a good night everyone.
>> Bibi and MAR son Odie
>> orleans24 at comcast.net
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