[nfbcs] ATQ was RE: jaws so sensitive is BS!

[Christopher Chaltain]

I try to answer people's questions, but if I think they're not aware of 
different alternatives, I won't hesitate to let them know about their 
options. Of course, they're free to delete that information, just as 
anyone else on the list is.


On 12/29/2017 09:25 AM, Nicole Torcolini via nfbcs wrote:
> As a friendly reminder, most people who have questions are interested in
> getting their questions answered--not finding another way to do something.
> If more than one or two other ways of doing something are suggested instead
> of answering the question, then start another thread or at least change the
> subject, especially if people are going to start going on about why
> companies do stuff. I know that I am not the one who wrote the original
> question, but this has happened to me plenty of times, and I am sure that
> other people do not appreciate it either.
>
> Going to hide under my rock,
> Nicole
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Heim via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 7:04 AM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Cc: John Heim
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] jaws so sensitive is BS!
>
> 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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