Re: [orca-list] Useful piece of kit

[Luis González <luisg123v gmail com>]

Isn't it easier just pressing the CD-ROM button and check if it was
ejected? At least that's what i do when I'm using laptops :)

2014-08-27 11:24 GMT-04:30, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel shellworld net>:
> I had read on another list that an am/fm transistor radio can be used
> for the same purpose so long as it's tuned to an empty spot on the fm
> band.  It's necessary to learn the sounds of each machine since they'll
> differ depending on internal hardware.  The way to do this is to arrange
> situations when you know what the computer is doing using a speech
> synthesizer and listen to the sounds coming from the fm reciever placed
> on top of the computer then match those sounds later.  Interesting and
> next shopping trip I think I'll see what I can pick up.
>
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2014, Mike Ray wrote:
>
> > No wonder I can't hear anything on the eighty metre amateur band any
> > more!
> >
> >
> > On 02/07/2014 17:55, B. Henry wrote:
> > > And for ssd's you should be able to hear some noise if you put an am
> > > radio, (medium wave or maybe they even say long wave
> > > for this in the UK), by the computer.
> > > I don't have any ssd's to give additional hints, but more than one
> > > person has told me they do this.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jul 02, 2014 at 04:59:49PM +0100, Mike Ray wrote:
> > > > Hello.
> > > >
> > > > This is definitely a bit off-topic but I thought I'd share this with
> > > > you...
> > > >
> > > > Have you ever found yourself bending down to press your ear against
> > > > the
> > > > palm-rest of a laptop PC to try to hear whether the hard-disk is
> > > > turning?  I find it's not always obvious when I have been pressing the
> > > > power button long enough either for the machine to start or to force a
> > > > shutdown.  Of course we don't have the luxury of seeing the LEDs.
> > > >
> > > > The solution is to buy a cheap stethoscope from Ebay.  You can pick
> > > > them
> > > > up for about twelve dollars or so.  Mine cost me eight pounds UK.
> > > >
> > > > No more cricking my back for me.  Now instead of my family thinking I
> > > > have died and fallen over onto my laptop, they think I'm playing
> > > > doctors
> > > > and nurses.  But it's a great way to hear what's going on inside.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Michael A. Ray
> > > > Analyst/Programmer
> > > > Witley, Surrey, South-east UK
> > > >
> > > > The box said: 'install Windows XP, 7 or better'. So I installed Linux
> > > >
> > > > Interested in accessibility on the Raspberry Pi?
> > > > Visit: http://www.raspberryvi.org/
> > > >
> > > > From where you can join our mailing list for visually-impaired Pi
> > > > hackers
> > > >
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> jude <jdashiel shellworld net>
>
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Salu2
Luis F. González V.