Re: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?

  • From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:22:22 -0800

Hi Rodney,

thanks for being understanding about the name thing.  I know that the handle 
sometimes confuses people especially if they're using a screen reader and 
hear it spoken in the JFW Say All mode, and then try to imagine how it's 
written.  But this handle was the nickname of the famous jazz alto sax 
player Charlie parker (whom fans and friends called "Bird," for short), and 
the Sixties English rock group The Yardbirds used the name as a tribute. 
I'm not a professional musician, although I do play a couple of instruments, 
including saxophone, but I'm a devoted jazz fan and that's how I picked the 
handle for myself when I established this email account.

As far as work goes, I'm afraid I can't say anything very helpful.  first of 
all, there seem to be a number of folks on this list who have it all over 
me, in terms of technical expertise.  And my own kind of work is very 
different.  I'm a writer, formerly a feature writer for a Hollywood film 
industry magazine, and now working exclusively on essays and other literary 
projects.  What I've learned about computers and screen readers owes a lot 
to having lost enough sight so that I had to start using Jaws, and then 
learned a lot from people on lists like this one.  So I'm more the student 
than the teacher.  And when things really get difficult, one of my best 
friends is an I T professional, and he helps me out of a lot of serious 
jams.

But I hope if you ask around on these lists, someone can help you figure out 
some ways in which to help your friend in his or her search for good 
employment.  Best of luck with that, and good for you just for trying to 
network around and get some advice.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodney Neely" <blindlion@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?


Okay, Yardbird.  I apologize for not reading your message more carefully and
for capitalizing your screen-name incorrectly.
How do you use your familiarity with Jaws to make a living?
Do you work with computers to provide tech support or something like that?
The reason that I am asking this is that I have a friend who has your level
of knowledge when it comes to using Jaws effectively.  He is a great
computer user, but he has had a difficult time finding his nitch in the
world of work.

Rodney Neely
blindlion@xxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?


> Hello Rodney,
>
> It seems you misunderstood a couple of things in my message.  Let me ttry
> again. What I asked was if anyone happened to know whether FS will be
> closed
> from Christmas through New Year's.  If you don't know, that's fine.  Sorry
> if something I asked in my message wasn't clear.  Also, I use only Jaws as
> a
> screen reader.  If you reread my message, I hope you'll see that I didn't
> say I was subscribed to a Window Eyes list, if that's what you thought.
> So
> I can't advise you about that product, sorry.
>
> last, unless you're just trying to be funny, the handle is Yardbird, one
> single word.  It's an old traditional nickname you may not be familiar
> with.
> It isn't a first and last name, nor is it a high tech product name with a
> capital in the middle of it.  I hope that's more clear.
>
> Holiday best to you and yours,
> yardbird
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?
>
>
> YardBird:
> You seem to be very knowledgeable about Jaws, Freedom Scientific etc.
> But you seem to have a great deal of time on your hands to post to lists
> etc.  What type of work do you do as a profession?  How do you use Jaws
> with
> this type of work?  Also, you might want to write me off-list about the
> second question in my email message.
> Do you think that I should consider purchasing Windoweyes?  If so, why?
>
> I hope that the employees at Freedom Scientific and GW Micro enjoy their
> vacations, if they get some time off for the holidays.
> I also hope that everyone on the list has a nice holiday.
>
> Thank you for your attention to this matter.
>
> Rodney Neely
> blindlion@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:08 AM
> Subject: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just heard on another list that GW Micro (Window eyes) is going to be
>> closed all next week, from Christmas through New Year's.  Does anyone
>> know
>> if Freedom Scientific is planning to do the same thing?  If so, I'd
>> better
>> order my SMA renewal before Friday  to get it at the reduced price, even
>> though I'm in a snit for the moment because their Jaws 8 shipment has
>> failed
>> to reach me all the way until now.  Just feeling too annoyed to pony up
>> more
>> money while they screw around delivering what I've already paid for.  And
>> with reportedly chintzy, insecure packaging, at that.
>>
>> Anybody happen to know?
>>
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