[access-uk] Re: Accessible or not accessible? Freedom Box and c-saw
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:00:50 +0100
Very helpful reply Brian. Can you clairify though, is 'c-saw' entirely
specific or proprietorial to this product, or or is it something bound up with
the Mozilla browser, which I think comes as part of the package?
Also, could you comment briefly on the screen-reader, system access part? How
good is it in Word, and other apps? They speak of using Windows commands to
use the system access part, which I don't quite get.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "brian hartgen"
| Hi
| I had the opportunity of using the key to freedom for the first time this
| week when I went to assist someone to start using it. Obviously I am well
| versed in using the Freedom Box itself as I have that, but I had never used
| the key to freedom itself since it was newly launched.
|
| I have to say I was very impressed with it. The first time you use the key,
| there is an activation process which needs to take place. For this, there
| needs to be a connection to the internet. If you want to use system access
| thereafter, internet connectivity is not required, however of course it is
| for the freedom box network.
|
| You do not have to do anything really to activate the product. Just type in
| an activation code, then sit back, relax, and let the software do the rest.
| While it is activating, or doing what it needs to do, there is a spoken
| description of what it will be possible to do in terms of the freedom box
| and system access as and when you can get started.
|
| After the activation, you can plug the key into any computer. Within a
| couple of seconds, you get a message asking whether you want to use freedom
| box or system access. You press the corresponding number on the keyboard,
| and you are away.
|
| When one of the two programs is launched, your system settings are loaded as
| these are stored to the key itself. Very cool.
|
| The concept of using freedom box has been well documented before, so I will
| not do that here. However, the term C-SAW has been mentioned in this
| thread. Basically, this allows a user to give titles to poorly labelled
| links and images on a web site, whereupon they are made available to other
| freedom box users. It enhances the whole spirit of community which is very
| evident throughout the freedom box product.
|
| Brian Hartgen
| E-MAIL: brian@xxxxxxxxxxx
|
|
| > Thanks Tink, I am hoping Steve Nutt will get back on this one. After all,
| > he sells the Freedom Box/Key to Freedom, whatever. Mike Calvo, the CEO of
| > Serotec was very up-beat about usability for computer newbies, but then he
| > would be as he runs the company All the same, if the claims of older folk
| > being able to get on with things right away are only partly true, it does
| > sound an intriguing product to say the least.
| >
| > The screen reader doesn't video-hook like all others do, and no trace is
| > left on the host system once you've had your session and removed the USB
| > key. Me thainks its too good to be true, although to be fair, it isn't
| > claimed that the Key to Freedom is a 'screen reader'; rather they talk of
| > 'system access.
| >
| > So, come on someone, please tell us more.
| > Ray
| >
| > Personal emails: Email me at
| > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Tink Watson"
| >
| > | Ray,
| > |
| > | Thanks. I'm afraid I don't know much about the Freedom Box, or the
| > | C-Saw enabled browsers, beyond what's written on the web site.
| > |
| > | I had to give myself a stern talking to, not to download a trial
| > | just now. I've got exams coming up next month and really ought to get
| > some
| > | studying done... It just looks far more interesting though...
| > |
| > | Tink.
| > |
| > | -----Original Message-----
| > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
| > Of
| > | Ray's Home
| > | Sent: 02 September 2005 23:57
| > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Accessible or not accessible? Freedom Box and
| > c-saw
| > |
| > | A thoughtful contribution from you Tink, as usual. I wonder if I can
| > use
| > | this thread to pose or rephrase a question I asked a day or so back.
| > This
| > | concerns the Key to Freedom USB device. (Ihope I'll be forgiven for
| > | changing the subject line a bit.)
| > |
| > | This seems to include the Firefox browser, and they make much of the
| > | simplified access to all manner of programs, including internet
| > browsing.
| > | Is it really that good that newcomers take to it with the ease claimed?
| > It
| > | does all of this too without video hooking.
| > |
| > | This brings me to the question, What is this c-saw facility? Looking at
| > | beta release notes of around April, there is talk of c-saw enabled
| > browsers
| > | and bookmark sharing. I understand you can also label links that are
| > not
| > | always meaningful. Is this something to do with the said c-saw too?
| > | Ray
| > |
| > | Personal emails: Email me at
| > | mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
|
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