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

Thu Dec 13 21:21:57 UTC 2012

Great idea
Denise

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>wrote:

> Good afternoon everyone,
>
>         Rob and I are communicating and I suggested to him offering a
> "Personal Version" of ALT for home use priced according to the number of
> computers on which one wishes to use it. In our case it's 4. Such a pricing
> scheme would get this product in to the hands of more blind individuals for
> home use and not just in the corporate World.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] hosting plans and a program that will
> takeyouanywhere
> and do what you need
>
>
> hi,
>
> it would be interesting to know if alt will work much better with visual
> studio apps.
> Bryan Schulz
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hai Nguyen Ly" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] hosting plans and a program that will take
> youanywhere and do what you need
>
>
> > 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
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> >>> is
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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
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com

"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it." --Chinese Proverb

Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination.
--Albert Einstein

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
--Walt Disney