Guys, Actually, if you watch you can catch special pricing deals for FineReader. I got v 9 for $79. If you do not catch the special deal then yes it can be expensive. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Andy B." <sonfire11@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:36 PM To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dan Beaver's Volunteer Bio Yup. No kidding. Enough to make anybody run away. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:34 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dan Beaver's Volunteer Bio Wow, that's a lot. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy B." <sonfire11@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:47 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dan Beaver's Volunteer Bio > Fine reader 10 works with JAWS as far as I know of, but it's $400. > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacey > Robinson > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 7:31 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dan Beaver's Volunteer Bio > > > Replying to myself. > Dan, what is fine reader? Did it come with the scanner you bought? I'd > like > a way to scan things for personal use but cannot aford a program > like Kurzwiel 1000 or open book. > Does this fine reader software work with jaws? > Also, my laptop only has 1 gb of ram and a small harddrive (60 gb I think) > could I get a scanning sollution for this setup? > I'm running jaws 11. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stacey Robinson" <staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:25 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dan Beaver's Volunteer Bio > > >> Dan, >> I don't always do well reading manuals, (don't always comprehend >> everything) can you giv me tips (off list if you want) on >> proofreading with jfw 11 and ms word 03? Any help is appreciated. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 5:02 PM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Dan Beaver's Volunteer Bio >> >> >>> Team, >>> >>> What a remarkable group this is! The latest bio I have recieved is >>> from Dan Beaver below. >>> >>> Scott Rains >>> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department >>> ________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> I have been a volunteer for Bookshare for several years. I first >>> purchased a membership because of needing some of the technical >>> books that Bookshare offered. After approximately a year I decided >>> to give back to the community by helping to add more books to the >>> collection. >>> >>> I purchased a very plain and normal Epson flatbed scanner for the >>> work. It and the Fine Reader software I purchased have served me >>> very well in doing the scanning. >>> >>> I am blind and have been so since the age of eight years. I use >>> Jaws and NVDA as my screen readers. I do my Bookshare work in MS >>> Office for the most part. >>> >>> I feel very fortunate to have been the first blind individual to >>> have worked my way through the BS in computer Science degree program >>> at Utah State University. That struggle prepared me very well for >>> facing challenges through out my career. I graduated and gained >>> employment with > >>> IBM and was an IBMer for 30 years. My years at IBM helped me learn >>> and develop skills that have served me well in the scanning and >>> validating effort. Being detail oriented is important in this >>> endeavor. >>> >>> Over the years I have validated many books and have submitted a >>> large number of books which I scanned. My wife has scanned books >>> and asked me to submit them. She prefers to work behind the scenes. >>> >>> One of the largest group of books we submitted that are now in the >>> collection are the Boy Scout Merit badge booklets that teach the >>> skills necessary for achieving the rank of Eagle in the scouting >>> program. this was done in order to support a young man we are very >>> close to in his efforts to earn his Eagle. It was fun working along >>> side other volunteers in our community who helped with this project. >>> It was also fun helping those volunteers to proof read the scanned >>> booklets and to do > >>> the cleanup. >>> >>> When the project was complete we had spent 514 hours and 22 minutes >>> scanning, cleaning and submitting those books to Bookshare. My wife >>> put in over 200 hours herself on the project. >>> >>> Unfortunately I lost my job and have had to focus intently on >>> finding a new job. This has made it nearly impossible for me to >>> spend time scanning and proofreading over the past 15 months. I >>> hope very soon to jump back into the game and complete my personal >>> project of submitting the rest of the "Work and the Glory" series. >>> That in itself will take me > >>> several months because the books are very large. I also am planning >>> to do the "Kingdom and the Crown" series. >>> >>> Some other books we have submitted include murder mysteries by Anne >>> Perry. those were very challenging with all the Victorian era >>> English dialect involved. >>> >>> We also submitted several books by Steven R. Lawhead. Three of >>> those were his version of the Robin Hood story. Very different than >>> your generally accepted story of Robin Hood. >>> >>> I agree with the comments of at least one other volunteer. they >>> said that validating or else scanning and doing the initial cleanup >>> of a book helps to learn more from that book than at any other time. >>> Indeed, I have learned more from the books I have validated and >>> submitted and have grown more threw that process. >>> >>> >>> Thanks Bookshare for making this opportunity available to all of us >>> out here. A precious thing is more valuable when it is held by its >>> makers. >>> >>> Dan Beaver >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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