[JAWSLite] Re: -----SPAM----- Re: enter the text in the box

Hi Steve,
just goes to show, that it don't take too much to create a noise.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Gomes" <finnygomes@xxxxxxx>
To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:06 PM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: -----SPAM----- Re: enter the text in the box


> sheesh. all this noise and all I have to do is tell Pin that I can't read
> the words and she fixes it. Pin is good and she is a republican.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christopher Chaltain" <cchaltain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:55 PM
> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: -----SPAM----- Re: enter the text in the box
>
>
>> Ah, I think they were referring to the statement "we have no idea who
>> these Webvisum people are or what their motivation is or who they're
>> working for.", which although I'm sure I'm misreading it, does seem a
>> bit reactionary or just paranoid. After all, I don't usually question
>> the motivation of the developers of most of the tools I download from
>> the web.
>>
>> BTW, from the FAQ for WebVisum at http://www.webvisum.com/wiki/FAQ, with
>> respect to "it could be any number of things" it says:
>>
>> ? We will probably never have an Internet Explorer version. The reasons
>> are simple:
>> 1. Internet Explorer is much more difficult to develop for than Firefox
>> and thus it will cost us a lot of time and money to provide you with a
>> high quality product that you would enjoy using. We prefer to spend that
>> time and money developing what we already have even further!
>> 2. Firefox is currently the most accessible browser on the planet.
>> Version 3.0 which was recently released ranks as probably THE best
>> browser out there overall in accessibility, performance and memory
>> consumption. It is also very frequently updated, especially with
>> important fixes. You simply can't go wrong with Firefox. It is the
>> future browser of the Internet. Now is the best time to start using it.
>>
>> On the issue of the motivation of the WebvVisum developers, it says:
>>
>> First of all, we find it fun to work on this kind of stuff! We love it.
>> We also like to help people. We're not blind or visually impaired but we
>> make our living by developing web sites and Internet tools and we love
>> doing it, especially when we have happy users who love our products,
>> too. We were frequently approached by people who were asking us to make
>> minor changes to our sites to make them more accessible to them. We
>> decided to see what all the fuss is about and to our surprise, we found
>> that accessibility is often a neglected aspect by many site operators,
>> big or small. Not only because of lack of care or attention but also due
>> to reasons such as lack of time or knowledge or sometimes lack of
>> funding to make the right adjustments. In many cases we also think it is
>> also the lack of feedback from the site users themselves! So this was an
>> opportunity to put our programmer hats and see if we can find situations
>> to your every day problems. As weeks and months went by we came up with
>> a solid plan and implemented what you see right now. We believe in self
>> empowerment, the basics of the Internet and good human nature. We
>> believe that if we build the tools, you'll be able to use them to the
>> best of your advantage! So there you have it, we built the tools, it's
>> time to use them.
>>
>> Note that the FAQ also answers questions on privacy, what gets sent to
>> the server and more. I'd suggest giving it a read if you have any
>> questions or concerns regarding WebVisum.
>>
>> For my part, I see WebVisum and Firefox as just another tool in the
>> arsenal. I happen to use Firefox as my default browser, but I don't
>> hesitate to bring up IE if I think a page is going to be easier to use
>> in IE over Firefox.
>>
>> Bruce Toews wrote:
>>> No reaction, just a few facts.
>>>
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009, The Elf wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> ah, you don't, some of us do, lol
>>>>
>>>> what an over reactionary crowd we can be?
>>>>
>>>> the elf
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Bruce Toews" <bruce@xxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:48 PM
>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: -----SPAM----- Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe, and I'm an I.E. user too, but maybe it's a case of Firefox
>>>>> allows
>>>>> for the interface and I.E. does not.Or it could be any number of
>>>>> things,
>>>>> we have no idea who these Webvisum people are or what their motivation
>>>>> is
>>>>> or who they're working for.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bruce
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009, Rick Harmon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Basically because I am an IE user and don't care for firefox.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:53 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: -----SPAM----- Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sorry to prolong the thread, but why wouldn't a person want to 
>>>>>> use
>>>>>> Firefox if it has this capability, along with several others?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is getting far afield from a JAWS discussion, and I guess I've
>>>>>> said
>>>>>> what I feel I need to. But to my good friends, Steve and Arthur, Pin
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> not be the answer if Webvisum weren't here, and I would have
>>>>>> completely
>>>>>> agreed with their and other listers' comments.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:37 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: -----SPAM----- Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What if I don't want to use firefox though?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve Gomes" <finnygomes@xxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:34 PM
>>>>>> Subject: -----SPAM----- [JAWSLite] Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> well what I did was tell Pin. Pin came and typed in the words because
>>>>>> she
>>>>>> can see. Very quick and easy and I didn't have to download or learn
>>>>>> firefox.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:03 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been hoping someone would challenge this thread. Webvisum has
>>>>>> created a
>>>>>> solution for this former problem, so this stand is no longer
>>>>>> principled
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> defensible. It's about cutting off one's nose to spite one's face.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Rosemarie Chavarria" <knitqueen2007@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:50 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, Rose. I avoid any site that wants you to type in a code if they
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> have audio captia. That's exactly why I won't get a yahoo account.
>>>>>> Rosemarie
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:08 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Better yet, don't use the site which is generally my policy. Much
>>>>>> easier
>>>>>> than installing a browser and being invited to use a piece of
>>>>>> programming.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rose Combs rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> [mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>>>> On Behalf Of The Elf
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:23 AM
>>>>>> To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> get firefox and web visum, and take care of it yourself, smile
>>>>>>
>>>>>> inthane
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve Gomes" <finnygomes@xxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: "jawslite" <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:38 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] enter the text in the box
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tell you. I don't know what we are gona do but I tried to join
>>>>>> facebook
>>>>>> today and it has one of those things where you have to listen to a
>>>>>> distorted
>>>>>> recording of numbers and type them in a box. For the life of me I
>>>>>>
>>>>>> couldn't understand the recording. Even after playing it several
>>>>>> times. I
>>>>>> will have to get sighted help. I realize they have to make the
>>>>>> recording
>>>>>> hard for spammers to pick up but there must be another solution.
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>> -- 
>> Christopher
>>
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