If someone is using thunder, then can you compare it to NVDA? I would like to know it's voice quality, web navagation etc.
Thanks. Vetri. On 13/07/2010, solomon s <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -- original message -- > Subject: Thunder screen reader > From: "Screenreader.net" <[email protected]> > Date: 13/07/2010 8:39 pm > > NEWSLETTER July 2010 > > NEW THUNDER VERSION 2 BRINGS US UP TO DATE > > Remember us? We're the people that provided you the no cost download of the > Thunder screen reader software. We now have a new version of Thunder, V2, up > and ready for everyone at www.screenreader.net. It’s really good and I hope > we get lots of feedback from you. So what’s new? > > Obviously, Thunder has been brought up to date and now works well with > Windows 7, both 32 and 64 bit versions. Don't be put off by wise guys > telling you that Windows 7 and Office ‘07 are not good for blind users. > Microsoft has made great efforts to improve the accessibility and it’s just > a case of learning a few new keystrokes and tricks of the trade. > > Until now, we’ve relied on the WebbIE text browser for the Thunder internet > experience. That’s great and we have no plans to stop using WebbIE and > Alasdair at WebbIE amazes us by constantly updating and improving his > software. He’s a mighty supporter of blind computer users. But now, for the > first time, Thunder users can start to enjoy Internet Explorer mainstream > and Sensory Software Ltd have been pretty ingenious with their keystrokes. > What I mean is that you can achieve a great deal with very few and easy > keystrokes. As an example; you can keep pressing the PGDN key and hear much > of what is available on websites. Pressing the END key takes you through any > form filling you encounter. The function keys are used to deal with other > matters: F4 gives you that fantastic easy Web search facility and F2 then F3 > permits you to search for a word within the webpage you are on. F7 hops > between headers and F10 brings up the list of links. All very easy and works > whatever the language. Of course, the TAB key takes you from link to link. > There are plans to develop all this so that we are well ready for when IE9 > comes along. But if you find that WebbIE suits your purpose, just stick with > it. > > Thunder is more stable than ever and the memory stick version is now almost > as responsive as if the software were installed on the machine you are > using. It’s absolutely amazing that, for the price of a memory stick, around > £6 in the UK, and maybe with a bit of help from a mate, you can use your > Thunder on other machines, in the library, internet cafe or at your friend's > home, without installing anything at all on the host computer. Compare this > with the price of commercial alternatives and, if money becomes short, well, > why spend? Keep your money for training or something else. > > We have been busy in other ways too. Since the end of last year, we have > been organising fifty web learning days around England for combined > audiences of blind and seeing people. At each learning day, we have aimed to > recruit a Thunder Champion to spread the word locally and encourage other > blind people to get connected. We are pleased that all this has given work > to three blind certificated IT trainers at a time when work is hard to come > by as the larger blindness organisations take the cream. > > We have landed a second European Commission contract to put Thunder into > more languages: Greek, Turkish, Polish, Bulgarian and Spanish. In all these > countries, many blind people are poor and will never be able to spend out on > commercial products. We remain passionate that by right access to computers > should be there for all blind people. It’s taking a little while but we are > not put off by lack of support from organisations with money and we continue > to get great feedback from Thunder users round the world. > > When we started Thunder in 2006, we were the only "nuts" to be doing > something at no cost to the user which others were charging an arm and a leg > for. But now we are not alone. NVDA comes out of Australia and is a great > product too and the Mighty innovating Apple Corporation integrates its > Voiceover talking and magnifying software into all of its products, from the > iPod to the 27 inch screen desktop as well as the iPhone and the iPad, which > are to us out of the box. We have never had so much choice or accessibility. > > Ever wondered whose behind Thunder and Screenreader.net? We're Roger & > Margaret and you can hear us talking about our software and the challenges > we face in keeping it up to date by copying and pasting the following url > into your browser: > http://www.seethedifference.org/charities/communication-for-blind-people/screen-reading-software-for-the-blind. > Or why not visit the blind blogger at: http://theblindblogger.blogspot.com/ > ============================================== > We are mailing you because you have previously downloaded the Thunder > software. > > Unsubscribe [email protected] from this list: > http://screenreader.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=432065fda5811f583ae22f0d3&id=bdddfdc71a&e=fc50b0bcc2&c=f50e868c80 > > Our mailing address is: > Screenreader.net > 7 The Rookery > Orton Wistow, Peterborough PE2 6YT > > Our telephone: > 0044 (0)1733 234441 > > Forward this email to a friend: > http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=432065fda5811f583ae22f0d3&id=f50e868c80&e=fc50b0bcc2 > > Update your profile: > http://screenreader.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=432065fda5811f583ae22f0d3&id=bdddfdc71a&e=fc50b0bcc2 > > > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > disability bill at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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