Tony, Thank you for confirming what I have noticed. The performance hit I'm seeing is significant enough that I really prefer what the previous version. However, I am impressed with the experimental U

Ann, I can well relate to this struggle with object navigation. When I first started using NVDA in 2009 I had been a user of JAWS since version 1.0. At that time, object navigation was so confusing th

Hi, Maria. I'll try to outline what I see are some of the key differences between the two screen readers. Both have their respective pros and cons and, as I use both, I will try to be as objective as

Ah, I definitely should have mentioned using the numeric keypad in my previous message outlining some of the major differences. JAWS users might initially have some struggles in how NVDA uses the nume

Hi, Marcio. Here's a captured version of the Microtalk.com home page from the Internet Archive. The actual content begins at the first level 1 heading. https://web.archive.org/web/19981201045558/http:

Molly, I would hardly call this immature. You were very happy and excited and wanted to share that excitement with the community and I see nothing wrong with that. David Goldfield, Assistive Technolog

Dave, LibreOffice is definitely compatible with the .docx format used in Word. David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist WWW.David-Goldfield.Com

In Chrome, there is a setting to block pop-ups which should be on by default. It might be helpful to access your Chrome settings just to ensure that the setting is set to blocking popups. 1. When in C

Hi. First, I admit that my computer is most definitely not the fastest machine around. In my case, there is definite sluggishness when using NVDA with Microsoft Word 365. This is not only true with st

I have a few comments I'd like to add to this thread. First, I know that one of the reasons why the latency issues don't always plague me as much is that I usually disable character and word echo whil

Tony, I meant to thank you for this addon. As you say it does seem to improve responsiveness while accessing the Web and so I'm very grateful that you took the time to write and release this. Thank yo

I realize that the tone of my last message may have sounded more negative than I might have liked. I should also say, in fairness, that NVDA, in most cases, is not overly sluggish. The biggest issue I

Hi. This question may have already been addressed but you do have to purchase the software after or during the trial. It does not revert to freeware after the trial. You can purchase it from Codefacto

Gene, I think that it's important to respect a person's choice of software for what works well for them even if it's not a choice we would make for ourselves. In this case, Goldwave may well be the pr

Gene, Why do you have to express your opinion strongly to ensure that your point has been properly made? Don't get me wrong: I have strong opinions about lots of things from software to politics to mo

If someone just wants to record and is not interested in the ins and outs, as you say, it's certainly appropriate to say, "well, if that's all you want to do then you can start out with such and such

While I haven't ran this tool in years I believe the Kaspersky removal tool did require a captcha. I honestly don't remember why I needed to uninstall it but I think it was when I was upgrading from W

It's pretty sad when I have to go back and review one of my earlier blog posts to verify whether my memory of the captcha in the Kaspersky removal tool was correct. As of a few years ago the Kaspersky

I'm also running Windows 10 on a machine which I believe was first sold around 2009 running Vista. It was a refurbished machine which I bought in 2013 from Computers for the Blind which, when I purcha

Hello. I'm going to be delivering a presentation on installing and configuring NVDA and I'm asking for clarification regarding the following settings. 1. What is the emphasis text toggle used for? 2.