Comments on: A Smart Computer for the Visually Impaired Photographer http://blog.blindphotographers.org/a-smart-computer-for-the-visually-impaired-photographer/ By, for and about blind and visually-impaired photographers Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:28:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cathy McKie (EYZWIDESHUT) http://blog.blindphotographers.org/a-smart-computer-for-the-visually-impaired-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2030 Cathy McKie (EYZWIDESHUT) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:58:03 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=211#comment-2030 i WOULD GO INTO THE "PERSONALIZE" SECTION, JUST CLICK ON IT WHEN IN THE HP TOUCHSMART SECTION - CHECK THE TILES YOU WAN TO KEEP ON TOP, THE OTHER ONES SHOULD STAY BELOW. BEST OF LUCK WITH ALL THIS! i WOULD GO INTO THE
“PERSONALIZE” SECTION, JUST CLICK ON IT WHEN IN THE HP TOUCHSMART SECTION – CHECK THE TILES YOU WAN TO KEEP ON TOP, THE OTHER ONES SHOULD STAY BELOW.
BEST OF LUCK WITH ALL THIS!

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]]> By: John http://blog.blindphotographers.org/a-smart-computer-for-the-visually-impaired-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-962 John Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:04:18 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=211#comment-962 Cathy, Thanks for taking the time to share that info, especially when you're not feeling well. (Get better soon!) I took my dad over to Fry's Electronics yesterday to try out the 25.5" Touchsmart. He was impressed, but wants to think it over. (They were sold out.) If you included a link to TouchSmart answers, it didn't make it onto this web site. I'll continue my research and post the answers here. Actually, I do have one more question: Can you disable the ability to drag tiles on the TouchSmart home page? My dad kept dragging them to the lower line of tiles whenever he tried to navigate the upper line. Thanks again and all the best to you. John Cathy,

Thanks for taking the time to share that info, especially when you’re not feeling well. (Get better soon!) I took my dad over to Fry’s Electronics yesterday to try out the 25.5″ Touchsmart. He was impressed, but wants to think it over. (They were sold out.)

If you included a link to TouchSmart answers, it didn’t make it onto this web site. I’ll continue my research and post the answers here.

Actually, I do have one more question: Can you disable the ability to drag tiles on the TouchSmart home page? My dad kept dragging them to the lower line of tiles whenever he tried to navigate the upper line.

Thanks again and all the best to you.

John

]]> By: Cathy McKie (EYZWIDESHUT) http://blog.blindphotographers.org/a-smart-computer-for-the-visually-impaired-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-958 Cathy McKie (EYZWIDESHUT) Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:50:56 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=211#comment-958 Hi John, I am not feeling very well right now, and typing is hard for me, but here is a link to many of the same questions that I also asked before I bought this computer. The new release of Windows Eplorer 7 on Oct.22,09 will change quite a few of the touch functions, for the better, and many of the HP users have been involved in working out the bugs. If you don't see your answer here, just ask it, and someone who knows more than I do, will be able to answer it. I do know that you can use a mouse on the HP interface, or your finger, on screen keyboard or even your voice, though I've yet to try that, maybe very soon though... I am trying to see if the pen that works with the laptops can also be used with the desktop version, as I could use it with photo editing. I sometimes use my finger to trace around images, as the mouse hurts my hand after a while. Everything on the TouchSmart interface is very large, I doubt he will need a magnifier for that, even the settings etc. You can increase the DPi for the rest of the desktop, so I haven't had to use any magnifying programs, but best to be prepared. Zoom Text does have a 64 bit version now, but I hear the new magnifyer etc. with 7 will be much better than the, mmmmm, "crap?" that they've had in the past. Good luck with your research, I've found that HP support is not very helpful in this area, they just don't get the training. Your dad will LOVE this computer! Cathy Hi John, I am not feeling very well right now, and typing is hard for me, but here is a link to many of the same questions that I also asked before I bought this computer.

The new release of Windows Eplorer 7 on Oct.22,09 will change quite a few of the touch functions, for the better, and many of the HP users have been involved in working out the bugs.

If you don’t see your answer here, just ask it, and someone who knows more than I do, will be able to answer it.

I do know that you can use a mouse on the HP interface, or your finger, on screen keyboard or even your voice, though I’ve yet to try that, maybe very soon though…

I am trying to see if the pen that works with the laptops can also be used with the desktop version, as I could use it with photo editing. I sometimes use my finger to trace around images, as the mouse hurts my hand after a while.

Everything on the TouchSmart interface is very large, I doubt he will need a magnifier for that, even the settings etc. You can increase the DPi for the rest of the desktop, so I haven’t had to use any magnifying programs, but best to be prepared.

Zoom Text does have a 64 bit version now, but I hear the new magnifyer etc. with 7 will be much better than the, mmmmm, “crap?” that they’ve had in the past.

Good luck with your research, I’ve found that HP support is not very helpful in this area, they just don’t get the training.

Your dad will LOVE this computer!

Cathy

]]> By: John http://blog.blindphotographers.org/a-smart-computer-for-the-visually-impaired-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-955 John Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:33:44 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=211#comment-955 Thanks for the review. I am considering this computer for my visually-impaired dad. I have two TouchSmart questions that I have not been able to resolve and maybe you know the answers... 1) Can a magnifier (built into Windows or an after-market brand) be used on the TouchSmart proprietary interface? My dad currently uses the one built into Windows Vista, but I don't know if that will work once you leave the Windows desktop and open up the TouchSmart screen used to open programs. (The "tiles" seem large, but I'm worried that he won't be able to see other interface features, like the fields you have to fill out to create new tiles.) 2) I want to use the "Remote Assistance" feature built into windows to troubleshoot my dad's computer from my house, but - again - I don't know if it will work outside of the normal Windows environment. (Maybe I could connect to him while he has the Windows desktop visible, *then* hit the desktop icon that starts the TouchSmart "Home page?" Can the TouchSmart interface be operated with a mouse? The demos don't say.) Thanks again for sharing! John Thanks for the review. I am considering this computer for my visually-impaired dad.

I have two TouchSmart questions that I have not been able to resolve and maybe you know the answers…

1) Can a magnifier (built into Windows or an after-market brand) be used on the TouchSmart proprietary interface? My dad currently uses the one built into Windows Vista, but I don’t know if that will work once you leave the Windows desktop and open up the TouchSmart screen used to open programs. (The “tiles” seem large, but I’m worried that he won’t be able to see other interface features, like the fields you have to fill out to create new tiles.)

2) I want to use the “Remote Assistance” feature built into windows to troubleshoot my dad’s computer from my house, but – again – I don’t know if it will work outside of the normal Windows environment. (Maybe I could connect to him while he has the Windows desktop visible, *then* hit the desktop icon that starts the TouchSmart “Home page?” Can the TouchSmart interface be operated with a mouse? The demos don’t say.)

Thanks again for sharing!

John

]]> By: kelly http://blog.blindphotographers.org/a-smart-computer-for-the-visually-impaired-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-50 kelly Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:02:34 +0000 http://blog.blindphotographers.org/?p=211#comment-50 I am so glad that you found something that works for YOU! My son has low vision, and while he sees some things, it is exciting to know that technology is keeping up with the VI community and by the time he is older (he is only three now) things will be even better. Thanks so much for posting this :) I am so glad that you found something that works for YOU! My son has low vision, and while he sees some things, it is exciting to know that technology is keeping up with the VI community and by the time he is older (he is only three now) things will be even better.

Thanks so much for posting this :)

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