[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Computer Hell
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 23:28:33 -0800 (PST)
Both Judy S. and Monica, I think, posted answers that
would be more useful than mine. smile I think MOnica
said you could use Kurzweill if you put the Windows
into the Mac. I scan with an Epson 1660 that has the
Fine Reader OCR and it works nicely. I do my
validating with Microsfot Word for the Mac which
converts to rtf.
Cindy
--- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What do I use for OCR? What model in particular,
> too, please? I've looked at Macs, but found
> anything but the Mac Mini's out of my price range.
> The local store doesn't stock any of these, so I'd
> be buying without getting a look at what I was
> getting. Local store is Best Buy. Other options
> are Sam's Club and Wallmart.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cindy Rosenthal
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:57 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Computer Hell
>
>
> Might I suggest a Mac? smile
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I hoped they could fix things several months
> ago.
> > This is a pesky network glitch which doesn't
> seem to
> > be easily solvable, though I'll bet that once it
> is
> > solved we will say how obvious it was. I
> actually
> > did start looking for a computer out of
> desperation
> > yesterday. Every blasted machine I saw at Best
> Buy
> > had Vista 64 on it. They said they would charge
> me
> > list for Vista 32 and $139 worth of labor to
> > install. Called Sam's Club with same results.
> > Obviously I was just doing this to have
> something to
> > do more than anything else. I did find a
> computer
> > which appealed to me as a piece of equipment.
> If it
> > had had wireless, I'd have bought it just to
> feel
> > better; an Asus Essentio CS5111 PC. The 5110
> has
> > wireless, but I can find nobody selling it at
> all.
> > We'll see what tomorrow brings by way of a
> solution.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Monica Willyard
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:15 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT Computer Hell
> >
> >
> > Gary, I'm sorry you're having so much trouble
> with
> > your computers. For
> > some people it's an inconvenience. For a blind
> > person, it's like
> > losing our eyes for awhile. If I were
> transported
> > back in time where
> > computers with speech didn't exist, I would
> have a
> > hard time adjusting
> > to the lack of independence and inability to
> read
> > freely. I hope they
> > can fix your computer issues with a minimum of
> > downtime for you.
> >
> > --
> > Monica Willyard
> > Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com
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