hi all -- Someone forwarded this to the nfb-talk list -- thought it was interesting... Have fun! --le ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Komando Show Daily Tip" < kimstipreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: < tmills79@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:00 AM Subject: Kim Komando Show Tip of the Day -- Friday, November 12, 2004 > KIM KOMANDO'S DAILY COMPUTER/INTERNET TIP > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > Kim Komando Show Home Page: http://www.komando.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > It's Friday! Here's your free computer tip! It comes with my 100 > percent spam-free guarantee. Your e-mail address will never be sold > to anyone, ever. 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Get more information at: > http://www.2ndspeechcenter.com/index.html > > --Natural Voice Reader. The Standard version has the perfect price- > free! Two other versions, Professional and Enterprise, cost $40 and > $70, respectively. Both offer clearer voices than that of Standard, > according to the company. They can also convert text files to sound > files, such as MP3s. More information is available at: > http://www.naturalreaders.com/ > > --SpeakText. This program is $30 with standard voices, and $65 with > AT&T Natural Voices. It can convert text files to MP3s. You get a free > 31-day trial, after which you must pay for the program. It is available > at: http://www.speaktext.com/ > > These programs can read documents made in various applications. You'll > probably find that they're all pretty happy with Microsoft Word. It's > the biggest word processing program out there. > > When you scan the documents, a picture will be created. 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