[access-uk] Re: Need a link please

Thanks Jill for your update.  Perhaps I'll use it some more on sites I know 
quite well and see what I think.

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Carol
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---- Original Message ----
From: JILLIAN GRANT
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:42 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Need a link please

> I'm using FF as I've set webvisum to automatically open, and I'm
> captcha solving every day.  Other than that, ff works well for me
> really.  I don't think it's any faster than ie 7 though, and like you
> Carol I didn't really want to change either.  The only tiny issue is
> that when I log into my account (BT) Jaws doesn't read the password
> box, and the cursor doesn't drop into it either.  I just press down
> arrow once to overcome this.  No other issues as yet, though I was
> managing to play Youtube videos just fine through IE and now I can't
> through FF.  It says that either Javascript is disabled, (which it is
> not) or I need to update Flash, (which may be true).  Not sure what
> the truth is there.  Might have to use IE to see what happens.       
> 
> Jill.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carol Pearson
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:20 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Need a link please
> 
> 
> Well, some say that there are problems with certain pages ... but I
> certainly ffind the page layout not so clear as with IE. 
> 
> It's true, I haven't used it a great deal but IE does all I want it
> to do and I didn't really want to change, so I suppose that's my
> preference.  
> 
> 
>> I disagree with you re firefox.  It is a farsuperior browser.  I have
>> been using it now since version 1 came out in 2006 and have had it as
>> my primary browser since then.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Carol Pearson
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:01 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Need a link please
>> 
>> 
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> Facebook's home page is at
>> 
>> http://www.facebook.com
>> 
>> In my experience, it's not that easy to do, though I think some
>> people have signed up using the mobile version ...  (Well, that's
>> what I was led to believe, but help for me wasn't forthcoming there.)
>> 
>> In any case, for me, it was a matter of first preparing for this and
>> it's really a bit of a sledge hammer to crack a nut!  You may not
>> realise this, so I'll give you a bit more detail here.
>> 
>> First I needed to download Firefox.  If you don't use it already, go
>> here:
>> 
>> http://www.mozilla.com/
>> 
>> You'll find it's very much like IE in the way you can use it, except
>> that some commands are changed and, in my view, it's not quite so
>> good.  Pages also appear less spaced out when using Jaws which (when
>> full with links etc) can feel a bit cluttered.
>> 
>> Anyway, once you have Firefox installed, you need a plug-in.  You get
>> this by going to
>> 
>> http://www.webvisum.com/
>> 
>> Use Firefox when you get this plug-in and it will be automatically
>> installed for you.  You need the Webvisum plug-in so that the visual
>> captcha you get, once you've entered your details can be understood
>> by Jaws.  Otherwise you need sighted help to get you signed up.
>> Webvisum only works with Firefox, so when you sign up for Facebook
>> you need to use Firefox and not IE.  Also, the captcha isn't always
>> read correctly the first time so you may have to try signing up a few
>> times before you get there.
>> 
>> I got there eventually, but it took a number of attempts and a lot of
>> frustration over a couple of weeks, as I wasn't aware of that fact
>> when I was trying to sign up.
>> 
>> Anyway, I've now been using Facebook for a couple of weeks and am
>> getting round OK.
>> 
>> Hope that helps a bit.
>> 
>> 
>>> Could anybody give me an easey link to register on facebook please.
>>> Thanks in anticipation.
>>> Best
>>> Fran.

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