[NFBMO] FW: SMA No More? JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home Licensing: A Win for Consumers

Roger Crome r_crome1 at msn.com
Mon Nov 19 16:07:10 UTC 2018 

That is sound advice.  

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 19, 2018, at 8:51 AM, Gene Fleeman via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It's been awhile since I used zoomtext, but I have moved Windows 10
> magnifier up to it's max and if
> you were to go much higher, you would only be reading a few letters at
> a time.
> What I'm basically saying is if you have Windows 10, check out it's
> magnifier before you automatically
> purchase zoomtext. Another advantage it has is it doesn't jump around in
> Excel like Zoomtext.
> 
> Gene Fleeman, Second Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of MO
> http://www.nfbmo.org/
> President, MO Assoc. of Blind Merchants
> *http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65 <http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65>*
> (573)-855-9667
> gfleeman55 at gmail.com
> 
> Live the life you want
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:14 PM Roger Crome via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> So, it goes to 16x.  That’s cool.  I know at one time it didn’t go above
>> 5x.  Sixteen would be good for a lot of people.   For those with more
>> significant visual impairments, keep in mind that Zoomtext goes up to 60x.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 16, 2018, at 7:04 PM, Gene Fleeman via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Windows 10 magnifier goes up to 1600%
>>> 
>>> Gene Fleeman, Second Vice President
>>> National Federation of the Blind of MO
>>> http://www.nfbmo.org/
>>> President, MO Assoc. of Blind Merchants
>>> *http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65 <http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65>*
>>> (573)-855-9667
>>> gfleeman55 at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> Live the life you want
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 12:01 PM Roger Crome via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org
>>> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Gene, how much magnification does it  have?
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 16, 2018, at 8:57 AM, Julie McGinnity via NFBMO <
>> nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> This is great news!!!  I am needing to purchase Jaws and can now do it
>>>>> without having to pay as much as I expected.  Thank you for sharing
>>>>> this!!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Julie
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 11/16/18, Gene Fleeman via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Although this doesn't help those using JAWS, but for those who have
>>>>>> upgraded to
>>>>>> Windows 10, you do not need Zoomtext anymore. Microsoft Windows 10
>>>>>> magnifier works
>>>>>> flawlessly.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gene Fleeman, Second Vice President
>>>>>> National Federation of the Blind of MO
>>>>>> http://www.nfbmo.org/
>>>>>> President, MO Assoc. of Blind Merchants
>>>>>> *http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65 <http://www.nfbmo.org/node/65>*
>>>>>> (573)-855-9667
>>>>>> gfleeman55 at gmail.com
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Live the life you want
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 7:50 AM gwunder--- via NFBMO <
>> nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Darn, you scooped the January Monitor.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Roger Crome via
>>>> NFBMO
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:32 PM
>>>>>>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Cc: Roger Crome <r_crome1 at msn.com>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [NFBMO] FW: SMA No More? JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home
>>>>>>> Licensing: A Win for Consumers
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you for sharing this Daniel.  This could be a really good
>> option
>>>> for
>>>>>>> people that cannot afford the up front cost.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Nov 15, 2018, at 8:02 PM, Daniel Garcia via NFBMO <
>>>> nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Feed: Voice of the Nation's Blind Blog Posted on: Wednesday,
>> November
>>>>>>>> 14, 2018 10:00 PM
>>>>>>>> Author: Rachel Olivero
>>>>>>>> Subject: SMA No More? JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home Licensing: A Win
>>>>>>>> for Consumers
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> We’ve often heard users of access technology products express
>>>>>>> frustration over the cost to keep their technology up-to-date. With a
>>>>>>> software maintenance agreement (SMA), a user incurs a periodic fee to
>>>> make
>>>>>>> sure they have the latest version of their screen access program. For
>>>>>>> users
>>>>>>> on a limited or fixed income, this frequently means running an
>> outdated
>>>>>>> version of their software and higher pricing to catch up later.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> View article...<https://nfb.org/blog/article/3767>
>>>>>>>> <Full article.htm>
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