Is the XStream Platinum HD Box Accessible?

2015-08-27 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, Is anyone out there familiar with this XStream Platinum HD media streaming Box which allows you to watch movies, TV and listen to all sorts of worldwide music streams using your Internet connection? It uses Android as it's OS, but don't know if it allows you to install the Google Talk

How to Upscale OTR Files to Stereo?

2015-08-16 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, I've been noticing on a certain OTR station (20thCenturyOTR) that a lot of the OTR shows they play seem to be in a stereo format. Mainly the detective shows (Johnny Dollar, NightBeat, etc.) They really sound damn good. No pops, clicks or anything. It's like the shows were recorded in t

How to contact BlindTunes support?

2015-08-09 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, I'm now having all sorts of problems with BlindTunes. First the newest build of iTunes seemed to have broken something. I get a weird scripting conflict when trying to use BlindTunes in conjuction with iTunes. Had to uninstall BlindTunes completely to use iTunes. Next I tried updating

Accessible MP3 Tag Editor Anyone?

2015-07-03 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, I'm using the latest build of JAWS 16 (64 bit) under Windows 7 Home edition (64 bit) with a TripleTalk USb synth. I'm looking for an accessible MP3 tag editor. One that will not only create tags for MP3 files based on the filename but rename the files (Capatalize, replace underline wi

Choosing an Accessible Smart phone to Use with SafeLink Wireless.

2014-07-21 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello everyone, Ok, so I'm still sort of living in the stone Age and haven't invested in a Smart phone yet. Well the time has come for me to finally do so now thanks to the price friendly service being offered by SafeLink Wireless. The problem is buying an accessible phone that works with t

Suggestion for a Good Audio Restoration Program?

2012-04-12 Thread Saylien Brown
Hey gang, Not looking to start up any debate here. Just started downloading some Old Time Radio shows from a well known archiving site, but a lot of the MP3 files have some distinctive crackling/hissing in the background. I know there's a speech friendly audio program somewhere that will remo

Recommendations for good Audio Based Games?

2012-03-22 Thread Saylien Brown
Hey Gang, Just got me a new Dell XPS laptop, and I'm now looking to install a few blind friendly audio based games. I'm using JAWS 13 under Windows 7 64 bit. I want the game of course to be challenging, but have a wide array of audio sounds which accompanies the game play. Can anyone recommen

RE: Question for Owners of the Kindle Fire?

2011-12-12 Thread Saylien Brown
on the little I know. Walter. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Saylien Brown Sent: 12 December 2011 18:53 To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Question for Owners of the Kindle Fire? Hello Guys, I'm strongly conside

Question for Owners of the Kindle Fire?

2011-12-12 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello Guys, I'm strongly considering getting a Kindle Fire. Need to know how accessible it is to the blind community. Also does it come with the VoiceOver feature that reads both the menus and ebooks? Had to send back my Kindle DX a few months ago because Amazon for some strange reason left

Question about the Kindle DX.

2011-07-08 Thread Saylien Brown
Good evening, I just got my Graphite Kindle DX (Free 3G) and love it, but I can't find the "Voice Guide" option under settings to enable it. Yes, I went to the "Next Page" and it's not listed anywhere. Please don't tell me they left out this feature for the newest Kindle? I'm using software v

Re: Question about the accessibility of the Kindle DX?

2011-06-26 Thread Saylien Brown
Thanks Mark. That's just the type of input I was looking for. Love listening to audio books, but sometimes you just want to listen to something that's updated on a daily basis (Newspaper, Magazines, Blogs.) At 03:25 PM 6/26/2011, you wrote: Hi The kindle is amazing. As a braille reader and so

Question about the accessibility of the Kindle DX?

2011-06-26 Thread Saylien Brown
Anyone on the list using a Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device: Free Global 3G successfully? I'm very curious how accessible it is and are there any audio tutorials to assist a visually impaired person to get the most out of it? Very interested in the Blog and Magazine subscription features in

Re: Squeezebox apps for the Ipad

2011-04-28 Thread Saylien Brown
Thanks. At 03:26 AM 4/28/2011, you wrote: Look for it in the Itunes store, Ipeng HD. On 28/04/2011, at 3:05 PM, Saylien Brown wrote: > That's great news! I always had to get sighted assistance to use the app function of my Squeezebox to access Shoutcast and Live365. And this App al

Re: Squeezebox apps for the Ipad

2011-04-27 Thread Saylien Brown
That's great news! I always had to get sighted assistance to use the app function of my Squeezebox to access Shoutcast and Live365. And this App allows you to change such things from your iPad 2? How can I get my hands on it? At 07:05 PM 4/27/2011, you wrote: Hi! Just been playing with a Sup

RE: Adobe Flash Player

2011-02-18 Thread Saylien Brown
This site is just what I needed. Thanks for sharing this link. How do I join this Accessible Devices list? At 10:33 AM 2/18/2011, you wrote: This item comes from the Accessible Devices List. The link below brings you to the AFP page. If it alerts you that your AFP isn't up to date, arrow down a

Creating a playlist in Winamp 5.81.

2011-01-29 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, I'm having a terrible time trying to create a playlist using iTunes, and decided to give Winamp a try. I've opened up my folder of songs in the playlist editor, but is there a hotkey that I can press that will allow me to add a song I'm playing in the editor to a specific playlist? iT

Any such Winamp plug-in?

2011-01-15 Thread Saylien Brown
Hi gang, I'm interested in finding a Winamp plug-in that will automatically play a folder of MP3 files, sort of like a Dj? Meaning it will randomly grab a track and seemlessly play it in with the end of the previous track. I don't want to have to first create a playlist, I just want to point

Re: What's the best Internet radio recorder.

2010-12-22 Thread Saylien Brown
www.tapinradio.com. Hope this helps. Take care. Chris Hallsworth You can contact me at the following channels: E-mail and Facebook: challswor...@sky.com MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 On 22/12/2010 00:49, Saylien Brown wrote: He

What's the best Internet radio recorder.

2010-12-22 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, I'm sick of having to startup an Internet stream in Winamp, then launching Total Recorder to record it. Is there any all-in-one Internet radio recorder that will do this? It must be speach friendly and allow me to record stream from Live365.com or Shoutcast.com. Preferrably it will br

What's the best Internet radio recorder.

2010-12-21 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, I'm sick of having to startup an Internet stream in Winamp, then launching Total Recorder to record it. Is there any all-in-one Internet radio recorder that will do this? It must be speach friendly and allow me to record stream from Live365.com or Shoutcast.com. Preferrably it will br

Audio tutorials on using the iPad with VoiceOver?

2010-12-10 Thread Saylien Brown
Hi gang, I was fortunate enough to win a 64 GB iPad on Beezid, and I'm looking for any audio tutorials on how to use it with VoiceOver? Want to load it up with eBooks, and have them read to me. Any one know of training tutorials on using the Ipad? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blan

Live audio streams for NFL?

2010-11-21 Thread Saylien Brown
Hello, Is there a JAWS v12 friendly site available that has links to live audio streams for the NFL? Preferably, streams that can be accessed without paying for membership. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org

Re: Question about recording Live365 streams.

2010-08-11 Thread Saylien Brown
n Mac more than windows, but I think MP3 Direct Cut would work for you. You can record, edit and split MP3s. It's freeware, so you might want to give it a try. Larry . On 2010-08-10, at 9:53 PM, Saylien Brown wrote: > Yes, I've tried TR 8.1, but it records the stream as one huge

Re: Question about recording Live365 streams.

2010-08-10 Thread Saylien Brown
t does what you need. Larry . On 2010-08-10, at 3:58 PM, Saylien Brown wrote: > Hi gang, > > I just paid for a year of VIP access to the Live365 service and was wondering... > > Is there any program on the market that will record Live365 VIP streams? I tried RadioTracker, but it&

Re: Question about recording Live365 streams.

2010-08-10 Thread Saylien Brown
and it also no longer recognizes the track info for splitting the file. Was hoping someone on the list knew of another way to do this? At 06:31 PM 8/10/2010, you wrote: Try Replay AV from http://www.applian.com/. - Original Message - From: "Saylien Brown" To: "PC Audio D

Question about recording Live365 streams.

2010-08-10 Thread Saylien Brown
Hi gang, I just paid for a year of VIP access to the Live365 service and was wondering... Is there any program on the market that will record Live365 VIP streams? I tried RadioTracker, but it's not speech friendly at all. I'm using JAWS 11.0.146. Also using Windows 7 home premium as my OS.

Where can I find Jim Snowbarger's JAWS tutorials?

2010-07-31 Thread Saylien Brown
Hi, I was poking around the MainMenu on-demand area for a tutorial on JAWS scripting and I came across Jim Snowbarger training series on JAWS scripting. I remember learning a lot from these training tutorials back then. It's seems these audio tutorials are no longer accessible through the Mai