[access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:32:40 -0000

Hi Tony,

No, Window-Eyes is not free, but you can download the 40 minute demo.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
tony sweeney
Sent: Thursday 5 March 2009 16:06
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement

Hi Steve,

That is a screen reader for non-vision people?

Is it free?

Thanks

Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:50 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement


> Hi Tony,
>
> Window-Eyes does.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of
> tony sweeney
> Sent: Thursday 5 March 2009 12:52
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement
>
> Hi Amro, & All,
>
> Thanks for that.
>
> Now do you know if those other screen readers  have the faacility as in 
> Jaws
>
> whereby you can route Jaws to PC?
>
> I NEED THAT FACILITY TO BE ABLE TO  ctivate my 3 mobile broadband as
> discussed in an earlier thread.
>
> TonyA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:27 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement
>
>
>> Oh sorry, Tony, I missed the earlier message you speak of...
>>
>> Well, in this case, you can run either Jaws10 or Window Eyes in the 40
>> minute mode. Another suggestion is SAToGo; you need to be connected to 
>> the
>
>> internet to use this one. Go to satogo.com and follow the spoken
>> instructions. NVDA is certainly a good alternative screen reader too.
>>
>> I missed the earlier thread so hope I'm not just repeating something you
>> already know.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Amro
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "tony sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:53 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement
>>
>>
>>> Hi Amro,
>>>
>>> Don't know did you see my original email to the list on the subject of a
>>> temporary replacement for Jaws!
>>>
>>> I will be getting Jaws 10 in the next couple of weeks but need something
>>> screenreader-wise to tide me over.
>>>
>>> I can post the list on another occasion with the problems I'm having 
>>> with
>
>>> Jaws 8!
>>>
>>> Someone off list suggested NVDA which might do for now.
>>>
>>> A peculiar thing happened that I somehow activated another voice whilst
>>> on Jaws so when I unloaded Jaws the other cvoice went also!
>>>
>>> Now I don't know if it was another jaws voice but the two were reading 
>>> an
>
>>> email I was ron both together.
>>>
>>> The voice sounds like what you would hear on a mobile phone reading
>>> emails; not.
>>>
>>> As far as I remember I have only NVDA installed as another screen 
>>> reader!
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Tony
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:36 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi there Tony,
>>>>
>>>> What's the problem? Why are you looking for Jaws replacement? Other 
>>>> than
>
>>>> me being nosy *Smile* it'll help us giving a good advice if we know the
>>>> reason...
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Amro
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:53 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Jaws Replacement
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Eleanor,
>>>>>
>>>>> Now with your great influnce, and a good friend to us, could you have
>>>>> some
>>>>> people answer my query on a temp replacement for now for jaws!
>>>>>
>>>>> Kindest of regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Tony
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:15 PM
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Searching: Was: usb sticks thank you
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> That is where I saw it Tony.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eleanor
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "tony sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:08 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Searching: Was: usb sticks thank 
>>>>>> you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Hi Eleanor,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Couldn't agree more!
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I took the liberty of forwarding it to another list I'm on wich is
>>>>>> > in
>>>>>> > Ireland!
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > More please!
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Thanks
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Tony
>>>>>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:01 PM
>>>>>> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Searching: Was: usb sticks thank
>>>>>> > you
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >> This was excellent George.  Look forward to another lesson from
>>>>>> >> you.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Eleanor
>>>>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> >> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:11 PM
>>>>>> >> Subject: [access-uk] Internet Searching: Was: usb sticks thank you
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>> Note I've changed the Subject line.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> "Google is very often your friend.".  I could not agree with you
>>>>>> >>> more
>>>>>> >>> here, Steve.  It is well worth spending time learning about how 
>>>>>> >>> to
>
>>>>>> >>> use
>>>>> a
>>>>>> >>> search
>>>>>> >>> engine like this. So here are some very, very basic tips.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Let's say you are looking for something about Louise Braille - 
>>>>>> >>> his
>>>>>> >>> birthday perhaps.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> If you simply type in say
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Louis Braille
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> You will get around 580,000 hits.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> If you type in
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Louis Braille +birthday
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Note the use of the + sign in front of "birthday" - this means
>>>>>> >>> that
>>>>>> >>> your results MUST include that word.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> You will end up with about 26,500 hits.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> So you look at the first few, and discover that there's a 200th
>>>>>> >>> birthday celebration going on, and so you want to know more. 
>>>>>> >>> Type
>
>>>>>> >>> in
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Louis Braille +Birthday +200
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> And you are down to about 8,600 hits.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Now lets get really extreme and go for the following:
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> louis Braille +Birthday +200 -UK -France +USA
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Now we've added a minus sign to eliminate any results that have a
>>>>>> >>> reference to the UK and France, but include anything referring to
>>>>>> >>> the
>>>>>> >>> USA.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> And we're down to 1,230 hits.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Are you getting the general idea?
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Now for another trick.  One of the items I found above, refers 
>>>>>> >>> to:
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> tactile communication system for the blind
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> But if I type that in, I get 51,100 hits.  BUT, if I enclose it 
>>>>>> >>> in
>>>>>> >>> quotes as follows:
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> "tactile communication system for the blind"
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> We are down to just 9 hits, because the search is looking for an
>>>>>> >>> exact
>>>>>> >>> match.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> I'm no expert at all this searching, but just those few basic 
>>>>>> >>> tips
>
>>>>>> >>> can
>>>>>> >>> help greatly when you are looking for something in the early 
>>>>>> >>> hours
>
>>>>>> >>> of
>>>>>> >>> the morning when few others are on the lists.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> It also makes searching fun, and indeed can be quite addictive.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> George.
>>>>>> >>>
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