Re: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone screenReader

  • From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:49:06 -0400

I think the best email addy to use is lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxxx  We are changing 
our address and my old address on roadrunner is going away.
Thanks and take care.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jaffar" <jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone screenReader


Hi Lora.  Your email address please?  Cheers!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone screenReader


> Jim, since he is soliciting software developers as well as beta testers
> and
> since the discussion includes references to development platforms and
> such,
> I don't consider this off topic -- am I wrong? Hmm -- perhaps I should
> read
> the guidelines again.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim" <jhomme1028@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone
> screenReader
>
>
> Hi,
> I keep hoping the thread will die of its own accord, but it seems to be
> dragging. It now sounds like we have gotten enough information from it
> folks.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Matthew2007" <matthew2007@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:56 PM
> Subject: Re: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone
> screenReader
>
>
>> This thread is bordering on being completely off topic as well as
>> advertising your product, but if you need beta testors, then I'm assuming
>> your customer service, technical support, and management departments are
>> nonexistent, right? Bit soon to start charging for your product as you
>> don't know the costs involved in structuring your organization, no?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Matthew
>> ---- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "jaffar" <jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 4:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone
>> screenReader
>>
>>
>>> Hi Lora.  It will be for both nokia and the windows ce based phones.
>>> Mine will be 1 license per user, free minor upgrades and perhaps 20 or
>>> 30
>>> dollars for major upgrades should you upgrade from a version you already
>>> own.  As I said, mine will be a matter of a hundred dollars or slightly
>>> more rather than being hundreds of dollars.  Cheers!
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:42 PM
>>> Subject: Re: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone
>>> screenReader
>>>
>>>
>>>> What series of mobile phones are you writing this for?
>>>> I have a Nokia N73 with Mobilespeak.
>>>> And BTW -- I just heard that Codefactory (the developers of
>>>> Mobilespeak)
>>>> have just relaxed their licensing to allow one license per user, not
>>>> one
>>>> license per phone, so you don't have to go through all the hoops every
>>>> time
>>>> you get a new phone.
>>>> Thanks. Sounds like an interesting project.
>>>> --le
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "jaffar" <jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 8:20 PM
>>>> Subject: need beta testers for an alternative mobile phone screenReader
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all.  Within a few days, i would have finished developing an
>>>> alternative
>>>> screen reader for mobile phones which would hopefully be a cheaper and
>>>> more
>>>> flexible replacement to talx and mobilespeak.  I would like to give an
>>>> opportunity and priority for a few members of the list to beta test my
>>>> product.  I have not come up with a name for this mobile screen reader
>>>> yet,
>>>> so feel free to come up with one and let me know.  The screen reader is
>>>> written with visual c++ and developed on visual studio 2005 using the
>>>> smart
>>>> phone device emulator.  I will only allow for 5 applicants, and one
>>>> very
>>>> important criteria is the ability to positively contribute to the
>>>> development of the software, either in programming terms or in
>>>> usability.
>>>> If you have the inclination to help me with this, please write to me
>>>> privately.  Selected beta testers will be given a free copy of the full
>>>> working software.  I am sorry that i'll not be able to pay financially,
>>>> but
>>>> i hope the gift of the software and the satisfaction of seeing the
>>>> development through will be enough of a reward.  Thanks and cheers!
>>>>
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