Re: New FSCast Reveals Big News about JAWS 10

  • From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:28:31 -0700

Nothing I know of.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: New FSCast Reveals Big News about JAWS 10


Does the new release have anything that will help with older versions of
jaws like jaws 7.1?  Thanks, Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: New FSCast Reveals Big News about JAWS 10


>I just listened to the FSCast, too. I'm not an ITunes user, although I
> certainly can appreciate the difference this scripting I think there's
> some
> built-in scripting in Jaws 10, anyway)and the MSAA on Apple's side will
> make
> with Jaws, because I once explored the site out of curiosity and realized
> that without buying the JTunes scripts,there wasn't a chance in the world
> that I could even familiarize myself with the site's layout and features.
> So
> that's great, for those who will use it.
>
> But the feature they're making the big fuss about is this Tandem function
> that will allow someone, for instance a Jaws tech support person, to
> directly connect with a Jaws user's computer and actually operate it,
> tweak
> settings and scripts, and all sorts of helpful things. Just plain Jaws
> users
> will be able to also use the feature for free acting as the "controller"
> to
> help a Jaws-using friend if it's only occasional usage, or pay a quarterly
> or annual subscription fee. But for the user, the main advantage will be
> that when you call FS tech support, they can connect with you and do stuff
> on your own computer, and you can continue to operate from your side, as
> well, if that's called for. The podcast explains very clearly how it
> works.
> In this case, of course, the Jaws customer doesn't have to pay any fee. FS
> is paying on the support side, the "controller's" fee it's called.
>
> I remember a few years ago I got frustrated about an FS tech support
> person
> not being able to duplicate a problem I was describing, in this case a
> couple of bugs that he had a hard time understanding and couldn't
> duplicate
> on is own computer. I remember saying something  like that audible.com had
> something like this in place for years, and had often helped me with
> difficult issues, so what was the big deal for FS? Of course there were
> reasonable-sounding answers about the complexity of a screen reader being
> involved or something, so I just let it go. But this ought to be really
> nice
> for some users, especially newer ones but not exclusively so.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:28 PM
> Subject: Re: New FSCast Reveals Big News about JAWS 10
>
>
> Yeah I know what you mean!
>
> --
> Chris Hallsworth
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Driesenga" <truthobjective@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 11:18 PM
> Subject: Re: New FSCast Reveals Big News about JAWS 10
>
>
>>I can't wait for the new JAWS beta, just for the iTunes support! :)
>>Definitely worth it.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Alex Midence" <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 5:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: New FSCast Reveals Big News about JAWS 10
>>
>>
>>> I'm excited about the possible patch for Jaws 8 and 9 and iTunes.
>>>
>>> On 9/22/08, Bruce Toews <Bruce@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> The September FSCast is now out. This month, Eric Damery returns to
>>>> talk
>>>> about the next public beta of JAWS(R) 10. Not only have we made changes
>>>> in
>>>> response to your feedback, but there are exciting new features to show
>>>> you. We'll demonstrate the powerful out-of-the-box access JAWS users
>>>> can
>>>> now enjoy with iTunes(R) 8. Plus, we unveil a significant new feature
>>>> that
>>>> will change the way many JAWS users receive support and assistance.
>>>> This
>>>> is an FSCast you won't want to miss. It can be obtained from
>>>> http://www.freedomscientific.com/fscast
>>>> --
>>>>   Bruce Toews
>>>>   dogriver@xxxxxxxx
>>>>
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