Hi Laura Ann, Would you be willing to elaborate on that please? Thanks. Jim James D Homme, Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810 "it is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis." -- Margaret Bonnano Highmark internal only: For usability and accessibility: http://highwire.highmark.com/sites/iwov/hwt093/ "Laura Ann Grymes, LMT" <agape.wellness.m To assage@xxxxxxxxx> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent by: cc bksvol-discuss-bo unce@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject g [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Software Question 07/30/2008 06:39 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss@fr eelists.org I have used Open book and Kursweil and like the quality of Kursweil much better hands down....there is no comparison. Just thought I would give you feedback before you get the openbook if you get a choice. Laura Ann At 05:16 PM 7/30/2008, you wrote: >Wow, wish I'd known about finereader nine's inaccessibility before I >bought it. Luckily I got my money back once I realized that I >couldn't scan any of the blank pages without getting an error >message and I needed to wait until a light I couldn't see stopped >flashing or whatever before I could stop the scan. Do any of you >openbook eight users find finereader nine scans better then >finereader eight? I'm getting openbook eight for my laptop and know >that from the demo it is set to use one of the omnipage recognition choices. >Its good to be back among you volunteers. >Julia >----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 5:40 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Software Question > > >>Hi, Jim. There is actually a very affordable way to begin scanning >>books if you already have a scanner. In fact, you can use this tip to >>start scanning books with a quality like Jim Baugh or Carrie Karnos. >>FineReader 7, which is two versions back from the current one, is a >>very accessible and affordable option. You can buy it affordably on >>Ebay and from other online vendors that sell used or older software. >>FineReader 7 was the primary engine used in Kurzweil 10 and is what >>produced many of the excellent books in our collection. In fact, we >>still have several volunteers submitting books scanned with this >>engine. >> >>FineReader 8 is yet another good choice, though it is somewhat less >>accessible until you switch it to the classic interface. That version >>of FineReader is what we have in Kurzweil 11. You can find it on Ebay >>too. Both versions 7 and 8 work well with Jaws. I can't speak for >>other screenreaders. >> >>FineReader 9 is not accessible for speech users, so I wouldn't >>recommend buying it. It's also kind of expensive too. >> >>I'd love to see you start scanning books. It feels good when you have >>the power to grab a book you really want to read and scan it. You >>don't have to ask anyone or wait for weeks to read the book. Please >>email me if I can help you get going. I'm cheering for you. (smile) >> >> >>-- >>Monica Willyard >>Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com >>To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >>list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > >To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.