Re: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?

  • From: Judith Bron <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:49:54 -0500

Just to put my own three cents into this, I don't think that someone helping someone network or actively find links to a job is anything to get high and mighty about, sometimes friends help friends and that is fine. If someone is on a list or has a friend that can connect someone to an opportunity that is fine and certainly not a reflection on the person looking for a job. There is nothing to get sbnooty about, just a little understanding that not everyone does things your way. Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M." <Rebecca.Pickrell@xxxxxxx>

To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:36 PM
Subject: RE: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?


And going back to the whole networking thing, why isn't this friend
being proactive and asking these questions?
Good of you to help Rodney, but also realize that a large part of
helping is stepping back.



-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Yardbird
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:22 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Will Freedom Scientific be closed all next week?

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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