[access-uk] Re: using google efficiently

Hi Steve,
 
There's a handy little keyboard teaching gadget at
http://www.techno-vision.co.uk/aesop.htm
George.

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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt
Sent: 29 April 2006 18:27
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: using google efficiently


Hi James,
 
This is always a difficult one though.  How for example, do
you train someone to use a computer, before they know the
keyboard?  You have to make some assumptions, and I think
training on the virtual find, should be quite early on in
the process of teaching the web with JAWS.  But of course,
this is my personal view, and not necessarily a
recommendation.
 
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James O'Dell
Sent: 28 April 2006 12:28
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: using google efficiently


Hi Steve
 
yes I have purchased both of these tutorials and agree they
are excellent.  I was just trying to think of the person who
Graham is training though, entering "cached" is all very
well if you understand the idea of the virtual find feature
and if you have a basic grasp of what "cached" means and why
you are entering it, but that might not be the most
intuitive method for someone with no experience at all.
Jonathan's tutorials are good, but he wisely assumes a
reasonable degree of computer knowledge (how else would you
purchase and play the tutorial?).
 
James

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Steve Nutt <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
        To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 8:06 AM
        Subject: [access-uk] Re: using google efficiently

        Hi James,
         
        I tend to follow Graham's way and search for the
word Cached, and that tends to work.
         
        By the way, there is an excellent tutorial on Google
from Jonathan Mosen on http://www.mosenexplosion.com.  And
if you think you know Google well, so did I, but I still
learned from it.
         
        I don't sell this or anything, but I do highly
recommend it.  His tutorial Speaking Of Skype is equally
excellent.  As ever, they are both very well researched.
They are a bit JAWS oriented, but you can still get a lot
from them if you use another screen reader.
         
        All the best
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James O'Dell
        Sent: 27 April 2006 22:48
        To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [access-uk] Re: using google efficiently
        
        
        Try playing with the "next non-linked text" setting
and personalise it to Google.  You might be able to get it
so that it generally skips the sponsored Links, although I'm
not sure how reliable that will turn out to be.
         
        James

                ----- Original Message ----- 
                From: Graham Page
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                Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 10:11 PM
                Subject: [access-uk] using google
efficiently

                Hi all.
                 
                I am a regular internet user and tend to use
google for searching as many do.  When training new users,
the bigest problem is getting past the sponsored links
quickly and looking at the propper results.
                 
                I search for the word Cached and then know
that probably I am on the first result.  Anyone else got any
suggestions?  I use JAWS version 7.
                 
                Cheers
                 
                Graham
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