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Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 23:28:36 -0700
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I think its free ware, made by roxco inc.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: OT Defragging Drives With JAWS?


>
> I have Ad Aware, Spybot, and AVG, so I'm reasonably sure that my systems
> are free of harmful processes (other than Microsoft Windows!).  I even
have
> the AVG software for scanning for root kits.
>
> I did defrag the drives, and on the shack computer file fragmentation was
> at 6%, while the computer upstairs was at 14%.  I don't think the computer
> upstairs has ever been defragged, and it has probably been a year or so
> since the one downstairs was done.
>
> I have found that my music recording and editing activities involve a lot
> of copying and deleting of large files so file fragmentation is something
> that I would definitely expect, but I haven't tried to defrag with JAWS
> running since the Windows 98 days, and it didn't seem to work very well on
> '98.  I didn't know what the story was on Windows XP, but it seems to work
> pretty well now, at least from a JAWS accessibility standpoint.
>
> Colin, is the software that you suggested shareware, or is it a piece of
> commercial software?  I hadn't heard of it until yesterday.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 03:34 AM 11/5/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> >Defrag might help a bit, but a thorough disk clean up is likely to do
more
> >noticable good.   The diskcleanup utility from within windows isn't that
> >good.  It leaves big things behind that are garbage.
> >Try ccleaner available at http://www.savemybutt.com
> >You can also get addaware and spybot there.  Their is also a link to the
> >free avg anti-virus program.
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >No virus found in this incoming message.
> >Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.21/1109 - Release Date:
> >11/4/2007 11:05 AM
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
> Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.22/1111 - Release Date:
11/5/2007 4:36 AM
>
>

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