[nfb-talk] Screen reader for new computer

louie louiemost at wavecable.com
Wed Nov 11 19:53:05 UTC 2009


You can buy a Mac for less than Jaws and have money left over. Tthe  
Mac has a built in screen reader called Voice Over. I was a long time  
PC and Jaws user now That I have a Mac I will never go back.

On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:02 AM, James Aldrich wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I wrote Bill privately but I say consider System Access and the System
> Access Mobile Network.  Both are easier on the pocketbook and one  
> can do 90
> percent of what you really need to accomplish with your PC.  One may  
> need
> Window Eyes or JFW for the other ten percent but I really enjoy  
> using it!
> It is the only screen reader one can use for free and one can try  
> both the
> screen reader and network for thirty days for free!
>
> For more info, go to:
> http://www.serotek.com
> If you want to try the screen reader online, go to:
> http://www.satogo.com
> Follow the prompts.  Turn off your screen reader before pressing  
> enter on
> that site.
> If not your main screen reader, it works well as a secondary screen  
> reader.
> I use SA 90 percent of the time but I also have Window Eyes.  I may  
> not have
> purchased Window Eyes had System Access Worked as well as it does  
> today! It
> seems to work quite well with Windows Seven and 64 bit systems if  
> one needs
> a screen reader in a hurry!  I won't have anything Freedom  
> Scientific  since
> I've had a bad experience with that company!
>
> For what it is worth!
>
> HTH
>
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael D. Barber" <m.barber at mchsi.com>
> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Screen reader for new computer
>
>
> Bill:  You are most certainly  correct in your thinking.  Continue  
> using
> JAWS or another full-fledged screen reader.  Narrator is definitely  
> bare
> bones at best.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk- 
> bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bill Outman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:33 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Screen reader for new computer
>
> Good day, list.
>
> I just wanted to make sure I have the correct idea as I'm about to  
> decide on
> a lap top system to replace my old and outdated desk top.
>
> I've been familiar with Jaws on my current computer.  For some time  
> now
> though Windows has had the Narrator program built in to the operating
> system, and I've heard of one or two blind people using that for  
> speech
> access.
>
> I believe it's correct to say though that this is bare bones access  
> and I
> should still add Jaws to the system for truly tailored access in  
> particular
> as I am totally blind.
>
> I wanted to double check my thought process before I make the final
> decisions about my purchases.
>
> Bill Outman
>
>
>
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