[Nfb-web] hosting plans and a program that will take you anywhere and do what you need

[Hai Nguyen Ly]

Hi Dean:
I'm not sure if you've gotten a chance to speak to rob regarding Alt as a productivity tool, however I'm guessing that from your message below that you've had some past negative experience regarding the product. I know that Rob Nevin from U-R-Able would be happy to address any concerns you may have regarding the viability of Alt in a work environment.
During the summer of 2012 a team from the NFB R&D committee completed a 4 month deep review of ALT.  Our conclusions support ALT for it's design purpose and workflow acceleration. My personal experience from working with Rob is that he is a very thoughtful man with some great notions on how to get the blind back in to gainful employment positions. I don't know about you, but $1500 is a drop in the bucket when compared to having the necessary tools for obtaining and maintaining full-time employment. Thus far, I've found Alt to be an invaluable tool in my daily workflow.
As for Alt being less tested, it seems more productive in my opinion to inquire on the facts rather than making a broad assumption on a product and negative implications regarding an individual on a public list.
Finally, I would be happy to answer any questions regarding the use of Alt off-list. For this wishing to contact Rob directly, his email is: rob at u-r-able.com.

Best Regards:
Hai Nguyen Ly
Email:
h.nguyen.ly at gmail.com
Mobile: 510-403-1990

On Dec 13, 2012, at 12:59 PM, dean martineau wrote:

> Oh yes, Right, we're supposed to shell out $1,500 so that this guy can maintain his dealer network and make a good profit from his program. I'm sure alt has some benefits, but I have to wonder who this guy thinks is going to pay for it and why. Blind people are complaining about the price of jaws, why should they get excited about something more expensive and less tested?  Dean
> 
> On Dec 13, 2012, at 7:28 AM, "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dear List struggling with any type of access,
>> 
>> If you are looking for software that will integrate with anything and take
>> you anywhere using any type of talking software, consider using ALT. Alt
>> will take you places you could not go before. If you want to know more
>> about this product, contact Rob Nevin at rob at u-r-able.com --he can give you
>> the details of this great product...truly accessibility taken to the nth
>> degree
>> 
>> Denise Robinson
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Michael Baldwin <mbaldwin at gpcom.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> When I used shared hosting, HostGator was a pretty decent host. I would
>>> avoid Godaddy. My experience is their interface is not very blind user
>>> friendly. As far as PayPal goes, you integrate it with your site with a
>>> scripting language like php.
>>> 
>>> Michael
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Nfb-web [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan
>>> Schulz
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 1:13 PM
>>> To: nfb-web at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Nfb-web] hosting plans
>>> 
>>> hi,
>>> 
>>> i'd like to know what people recommend for a site hosting company.
>>> i'm looking for php, mysql of course and possibly ipn ssl paypal included.
>>> i hope to let users tie to paypal or submit credit card info without paying
>>> $30 extra per month for merchant account/shopping cart.
>>> thanks.
>>> Bryan Schulz
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> *Denise*
>> 
>> Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
>> CEO, TechVision, LLC
>> Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision
>> 423-573-6413
>> 
>> Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
>> products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with
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>> doing it." --Chinese Proverb
>> 
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>> imagination.
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