[nfbcs] jaws so sensitive is BS!

[Littlefield, Tyler]

Lucky for us, there's NVDA if you really don't want to use Jaws that
doesn't require switching to a half baked screen reader on generally
broken systems like Vinux. I like my productivity, thanks.
On 12/29/2017 10:04 AM, John Heim via nfbcs wrote:
> Yeah, my solution was to switch to linux and orca.
>
> I am really surprised they are still doing this. I went around and
> around with them about it back when I was doing desktop support. I was
> trying new hardware all the time. I told them that policy was driving
> me away. But I can see how this makes sense from a marketting  and/or
> business stand point.  They realize that people have alternatives
> these days but as long as governments and many businesses are willing
> to pay, they are going to get every cent they can from jaws. They are
> more worried about getting every dollar they can out of their existing
> customers than they are about losing customers.
>
> I know this is not a practical solution for most people but I switched
> to linux and orca years ago. It turned out being a good career move
> too. I live in a university town and there are always lots and lots of
> linux jobs. Something to consider anyway.
>
> On 12/28/2017 08:09 PM, Aaron Cannon via nfbcs wrote:
>> Note: this is not a real answer to your question.
>>
>> My recommended fix: NVDA. I know, Jaws currently works better in most
>> (though certainly not all) applications, but on the other hand, you
>> don't have to put up with rediculous BS like this. I pay every so
>> often for my Jaws upgrade, just as most of you do, but it kills me a
>> bit each time, realizing that as much as I respect and appreciate,
>> and admire what the amazing folks at NVAccess have done, and continue
>> to do, I only give them a fraction of the money I give to VFO.
>>
>> Anyway, now that I got that off my chest, I believe you can purchase
>> a license dongle that will authorize whatever computer you happen to
>> have it plugged into.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
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>>> On Dec 28, 2017, at 19:00, b.schulz--- via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the new age when floppy disks are obsolete, for Christmas I
>>> bought myself
>>> a icy dock dual 2.5" bay drive cage and obtained visual help to make
>>> the
>>> sata ports hot plug capable in bios.
>>>
>>> Everything works great and the computer recognized the drive when it
>>> was
>>> shoved into the slot then it killed the jaws activation.
>>>
>>> Has anyone found a way around the jaws activation BS that burns a
>>> key when
>>> you make any little change to your hardware?
>>>
>>> Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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