Re: JAWS 6.1 Update is Posted

  • From: Keith Gillard <kgillard@xxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:10:02 -0600

Hi you wrote:
does anybody know anything about window eyes.

Yaaaah!  It's a lot cheaper to buy then jfw....lol!

Keith

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Melia" <uncle.jam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS 6.1 Update is Posted


>I totally agree with you on this. I am finding f s is getting very sloppy. 
>I
> am just a average user but use jaws at work FedEx to be exact and the way
> our systems are we can't fix anything they are locked down. now if we keep
> getting sloppy software  what happens when a blind person can't do the job
> because of sloppy software then what.
>   I already made the switch from openbook to Kezweild and am happy
>  does anybody know anything about window eyes.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:26 AM
> Subject: Re: JAWS 6.1 Update is Posted
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> when you say, "full issue" I am guessing you mean, a full version, not a
>> patch. This is correct. However, if you are an msn messenger user, stay
>> away from 6.1.  I am also becoming increasingly disgusted with FS and
>> their
>> lack of interest in fixing their software.  They now say they will fix 
>> MSN
>> 6.2 and 7.0 in the next version of JAWS, which will be 7.0, tentatively
>> scheduled to be released this summer if all goes well. This is absolutely
>> unacceptable! Why release a product that breaks a widely used 
>> application,
>> to add a few feature that maybe, oh I dunno about 2 other people are 
>> gonna
>> use? I mean really, does anyone actually think they're going to use all
>> these stupid features they're adding now? Nobody but the developers 
>> really
>> use these features, and they're really losing touch.  It's like I've
>> always
>> said. FS works on a schedule. Even if the program is buggy, oh well it's
>> the date we said we'd release it, so here you go, it's got more bugs than
>> a
>> summer camp in August, but here ya go.
>>  and when we report bugs, they say deal with it!  If they keep this crap
>> up, I think we'll see a lot of people switching to another
>> screenreader  from a company that actually gives half a crap about its
>> customers. I'm no huge fan of Window-eyes, but I am really beginning to
>> see
>> why the faithful fans of it think the way they do.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 08:21 PM 4/7/2005, you wrote:
>>>If you are talking about Jaws it's over 40MB so it's a full issue I 
>>>think.
>>>
>>>Gene
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Marsha Anderson" <marcatony@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:06 PM
>>>Subject: Re: JAWS 6.1 Update is Posted
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi
>>> >    Is this a full issue?
>>> >
>>> > Marsha Anderson
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Gene" <guystevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:52 PM
>>> > Subject: Re: JAWS 6.1 Update is Posted
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Just installed it and it seems fine. However, if you are a MSN user
>>> >> there
>>> >> seems to be problems between the new 7.0 and Jaws.
>>> >>
>>> >> Gene
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Margaret Thomas" <iluvtoread@xxxxxxx>
>>> >> To: "jfw" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:23 PM
>>> >> Subject: Fw: JAWS 6.1 Update is Posted
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> From: "Eric Damery" <EricD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> To: <Jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:12 PM
>>> >>> Subject: JAWS 6.1 Update is Posted
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> All,
>>> >>> JAWS 6.1 free update for JAWS 6.0 customers is now posted to the
>>> >>> Freedom
>>> >>> Scientific site. You can view the What's New and download now if
>>> >>> you'd
>>> >>> like.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Note that we are not building Unicode versions of JAWS so if you are
>>> >>> still
>>> >>> using Me, 98, or 95, be certain to download the proper build. This 
>>> >>> is
>>> >>> not an
>>> >>> SMA release so it will not be sent on CD unless you call and order
>>> >>> the
>>> >>> CD
>>> >>> for $10. There are also new DAISY recording for the new features
>>> >>> available
>>> >>> on the Training pages. You can install these to the Training\enu
>>> >>> folder and
>>> >>> listen to them on the updated FS Reader Demo that comes with JAWS 
>>> >>> 6.1
>>> >>> also.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Regards,
>>> >>> Eric Damery
>>> >>>
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