Hi Ray. I have a monthly subscription with Serotek for their screen reader which is System Access. This covers me nicely for MS Applications and the internet. As I pointed out to Peter I wanted a e-mail client which resembles the one which comes with Guide. I find Windows Mail slows me down time to time. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rays Home To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 4:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking Toolbox Must say that I wouldn't have a use for this personally, but there is an audio review of Talking Tool Box on the program's website at: http://www.braillebookstore.com/view.php?C=Talking+Toolbox+for+Windows We've been here before though with discussions on Guide and the like, and I have to say that if there are some VI folks who want a simplified approach to computing then these guys are going to provide it. Seems very cheap, but the obvious downside it much reduced flexibility of what you can do as compared to using a fully blown screen reader. You pays your money and takes your choice. Cheers, Ray. ----- Original Message ----- From: Saqib Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking Toolbox What kind of question is that? I want to know about it so I can make a decision on whether I'm going to bother with it or not. Is there anyone else with info on this software who can answer my question in a intelligent manor. ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Beasley Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking Toolbox Why would you even want to bother with it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Saqib Subject: [access-uk] Talking Toolbox Hello I am thinking about buying Talking Toolbox which is a software which has applications built in which have their own speech synthesizer. It also has a e-mail client and a word processor. It costs £35. Has anyone tried this software as the company do not offer trials for this program. To me it sounds similar to Guide but a watered down version. G