[vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
- From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 00:29:37 +0100
Hi Flor,
I never wrote that they just deal in FS products!
Have a good week!
Anyway good work in Cardiff!!
Will Cork come out of Munster in the GAA from the Championship?
Tony.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:38 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> Hi Tony!
>
> Visit
>
> http://www.sightandsound.co.uk/About_Us.htm
>
> They don't just deal in Freedom Scientific products. Eleanor: they are
mot
> part of Freedom Scientific, although they certainly resell FS products.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:04 PM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
>
>
> Tony you are definitely right Sight and Sound in Northhampton do supply
> Freedom Scientific Jaws. I have it from Alain Tech Support at Blazie. My
> lawyer friend always says when one makes a statement one must back it up
> with authority and this is exactly what you are endevouring to do so well
> done there Tony.
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:59 PM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
>
>
> > Hi Flor & Eleanor,
> >
> > I was informed by "a reliable source" that S & S were of Freedom
> Scientific!
> >
> > Could you point me as to where I could check this out?
> >
> > Wouldn't wish to be passing on incorrect information to the list, would
> > I?[smile]
> >
> >
> > Up Munster!!!Tony.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:17 PM
> > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> >
> >
> > > Sight and Sound Technologies Flor.
> > >
> > > I did not know that RNIB distributed Jaws.
> > >
> > > Nobody out there with the Braille Blazer then.
> > >
> > > Eleanor
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
> > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:11 PM
> > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Eleanor,
> > > >
> > > > From whom did you or your agency get your JAWS? blazie UK is, if
you
> > > like,
> > > > a carry-over from the former company called Blazie Engineering in
the
> US
> > > who
> > > > merged with Henter-Joyce (then US developers and main distributors
of
> > > JAWS)
> > > > to form what we know as Freedom Scientific, Inc. Blazie did the
> > 'braille
> > > > side' - developed stuff like the Braille 'N Speak and Braille Lite
> > > versions
> > > > prior to 2001 when FS was formed. So, S&S is not a UK replica of
> > Freedom
> > > > Scientific, nor is Blazie UK. There are UK people who get their
JAWS
> > > > through Blazie UK, as I've heard accounted. (I guess, however, that
> > > Blazie
> > > > are in these cases a reseller for Sight And Sound.) RNIB also
> > > redistributes
> > > > JAWS? (Much the same would apply to them.)
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:49 PM
> > > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tony this is very interesting indeed. Now I know of Sight and Sound
> > > > Technologies but interestingly I had always thought of Blazie
> > Engineering
> > > > who are representatives for Freedom Scientific being the main
> suppliers
> > of
> > > > Jaws. I contacted them, Blazie re the Braille Blazer, a Freedom
> > > Scientific
> > > > product only to learn of Sight and Sound also selling Jaws. I will
> have
> > > to
> > > > contact Sight and Sound re this Dongle. I only got to know of the
> > Dongle
> > > > through the guy at Blazie. Never made an inquiry about the price so
I
> > > have
> > > > that shock to come yet. That was great infkormation Paul passed on
to
> > > me/us
> > > > this morning.
> > > >
> > > > Eleanor
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 4:57 PM
> > > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Eleanor,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am going to be saving the list a bit of time now as I will too I
> > > expect
> > > > be
> > > > > acquiring Jaws 9 and will file Paul's very good email for future
> > > > reference!
> > > > >
> > > > > I understand you to be living in the UK so the best people to
> contact
> > re
> > > > > your query is Sight & Sound and ask for technical support.
> > > > >
> > > > > You could ask for William or the other gentleman whose name I have
> > > > forgotten
> > > > > now [smile]
> > > > >
> > > > > They are the suppliers for the UK!
> > > > >
> > > > > For all intents and purposes, part of FS.
> > > > >
> > > > > You will get their number from directory enquiries.
> > > > >
> > > > > I got their number from Dublin directories without knowing where
in
> > the
> > > > UK
> > > > > S & S lived!
> > > > >
> > > > > Tony.
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:23 PM
> > > > > Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Paul this is fantastic information. I do have the full
liscence.
> > > Your
> > > > > > information is superb and if I get the dongle then I am up and
> away.
> > > I
> > > > > > appreciate what you are saying re Admin permissions etc but it
> would
> > > be
> > > > > good
> > > > > > on family or fiends PCs where they would not mind. Even here I
> have
> > > my
> > > > > > nephew and if I am showing him something just to plug in to his
> > laptop
> > > > > would
> > > > > > be good. Now the thorny question is the cost. Do you have any
> idea
> > > of
> > > > > > that?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thank you again for your good wishes re Pedro. Much
appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Look forward to more on Jaws dongle.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Eleanor
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Paul Traynor" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:58 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [vip_students] Jaws dongle!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Eleanor,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In order to use the jaws dongle, you have to have a full
license
> > of
> > > > jaws
> > > > > > > which I think you have already. When you go to purchase the
jaws
> > > > dongle
> > > > > > you
> > > > > > > submit your authorization code to whomever it is that you re
> > > > purchasing
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > from. You can then download a portable version of the jaws 9
> > > software
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > put it onto a pen drive and along with the dongle which also
> looks
> > > > like
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > small pen drive you can have jaws on any computer you are
> working
> > on
> > > > for
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > duration of your work. However you will also need to take down
a
> > > piece
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > software called "FSVideoIntercept.exe" this is very important
> and
> > > gets
> > > > > > > installed first as it links the jaws portable software with
the
> > > video
> > > > > card
> > > > > > > of the computer you are working on. You would have to have
> either
> > > > > sighted
> > > > > > > help to install this or use the built in speech on windows XP
> > called
> > > > > > > "narrator" which is very basic but should be enough to help
you
> > > > install
> > > > > > > this file. It takes about 2 minutes or so to install it and if
> you
> > > are
> > > > > > > working on a computer in a network like in a university etc
then
> > you
> > > > > need
> > > > > > > full admin rights to that computer given by an administrator.
> > > > > > > After installing the video intercept software, you need to
> reboot
> > > the
> > > > > > > computer and now with your pen drive plugged in along with the
> > > dongle
> > > > > also
> > > > > > > plugged into an extra USB port you can summon up the jaws
> portable
> > > > > version
> > > > > > > like as follows:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 1. Go to the start menu and arrow down to run. Press enter key
> and
> > > > type
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > the following.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > X:\jaws9
> > > > > > > Then press enter.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Note:X: is the drive letter that the jaws 9 portable version
is
> > > > > installed
> > > > > > > onto so it would most likely be on your computer, "e:\jaws9"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here in Ireland if you already have a version of jaws like
jaws
> 7
> > > > > upwards
> > > > > > > then you can purchase I think the dongle jaws for about 70
> euros.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Paul.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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