[Electronics-talk] Talking clock for the computer

Fri May 11 11:59:56 UTC 2012

Thank you very much. This sounds like just what I am looking for!!!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
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Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:43 PM
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Some folks prefer a talking clock that chimes or announces the time at
regular intervals such as hourly, half-hourly or quarter-hourly.  The free
accessible Talking Desktop Clock program does just that and offers a choice
of speaking voices and chime sounmds.  However, it does not have an alarm.

http://www.jaws-users.com/programs/Utilities/DesktopClockSetup.html

Gerald

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
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Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:12 PM
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>    Good afternoon everyone,
>
>    Why add a talking clock application to your computer when there's all
> ready one there by default. In JAWS for Windows the JAWS Key plus F12 will
> speak  the current time. Pressing this command sequence twice will give
> you
> the current date. Why tie up your computer's memory with something that is
> really not needed?
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:50 PM
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>
>
> I use a radio shack talking clock--can set it up to just speak the time or
> push a button and the time will speak to you ...very old, so not sure if
> this is the correct link: Would just go there and ask about it
> http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/DocumentResults.asp?sku_id=63-901&Name=Clocks&Reuse=N
>
> Denise
>
> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Beverly Hunter <bhunter at nfbga.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I am aware of how to do that. However, I am looking for a clock that
>> "speaks" the time.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frida Aizenman" <
>> aizenman at earthlink.net>
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>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking clock for the computer
>>
>>
>> On the computer I use
>> the Insert key Plus the f12 key
>> I press them together and the computer gives me the time no matter what I
>> am
>> doing.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Hunter" <bhunter at nfbga.org>
>> To: "electronics" <Electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:55 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Talking clock for the computer
>>
>>
>>  I know about the clock from A P H, but is there another one that I can
>> use
>>> on my computer? I used to use SayTime, but it has become inaccessible.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>
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>
>
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