I thought some of you might want to give yourselef a nice Christmas present... see below ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Fairbairn To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 5:52 AM Subject: Talking Dictionary Deluxe Edition and Talking Find a Word Game
Dear Anne, My name is Richard Fairbairn. I'm the creator and developer behind RWF Talking Software's Talking Dictionary. I hope you don't mind me getting in touch to let you know about some of the things we're been getting on with here. If you don't want to hear from me again please let me know. Just to remind you - you're receiving this e-mail because you previously bought one of our talking software products for the blind. First, I'd like to thank you for purchasing a product from us. I hope you are continuing to enjoy the product. Its been over ten years since Talking Dictionary was first produced and in November 2012 we produced the definitive "Deluxe" edition. This latest version greatly improves the voice used by the Talking Dictionary, utilizing the more up to date SAPI 5 Windows speech mechanisms and providing a much more realistic and legible voice. We also added a browsing function that allows you to browse the Talking Dictionary like an electronic book and a reader function that allows Talking Dictionary perform the role of a sophisticated document reader. You can copy and paste documents from the clipboard into the reader or open textfiles and the like to have them read out to you. The reader has skip and repeat functions and can be paused if you need to make a cup of coffee! If you've been a customer of ours for a long time then you probably realize that we're very generous with our discounts. This year is no exception! We're offering the latest version of this great product on CD for only $20.95. What's more the CD contains four full version products that are completely free. If you want to find out more, please continue reading or visit our website at www.rwfts.com Please help us keep the cost of our products as low as possible by helping to spread the word about this discount. We'll have to raise the price back to normal in early 2013, but now's your chance to get the latest version of our great software and a whole bunch of freebies. When you order Talking Dictionary on CD you receive the following: Talking Dictionary Deluxe Edition The deluxe edition adds a useful reader function to the dictionary and greatly improves the quality of the voice. It also the ability to browse the database like an electronic book and a feature that allows you to add limitless annotations to words in the database. Talking Dictionary also includes the following great features as standard: 250,000 source words and a powerful thesaurus. Speaks source words, definitions, synonyms, spell check alternatives etc. Reader function will read clipboard contents or any text document loaded into it. Spells hard to understand source words, synonyms, spell check alternatives etc. Crossword mode provides powerful searches for partially known words. Text and screen sizes easily adjustable for partially sighted users. Screen reader mode for use with an existing screen reader - but works perfectly without one. Browsable from word to word like an electronic book. 24 hour support. Full audio instructions included on the CD. Full text instructions included on the CD. A free formulaic Talking Calculator - CD version only. A free talking word game - CD version only. A free talking event scheduler - CD version only. A free talking maze game - CD version only. Talking Dictionary is a speech enabled 250,000 word English dictionary and thesaurus. Like all the talking software products on this site, Talking Dictionary has been designed for use by the non sighted person. All of the controls are easily remembered keyboard shortcuts and it is a very fast and easy program to use. Talking Event Scheduler - Free Product Number One: You get the full version of this handy spoken word / wav file reminder on CD with no restrictions or limitations. Easily add spoken appointments, notes, reminders and etc with the minimum of hassle with this easy to use utility. Talking Calculator - Free Product Number Two: You get the full version of this versatile, formulaic and fully featured calculator with no restrictions or limitations. Our Talking Calculator can record and play back complex calculations. This can be useful for household budgets, expenses and any calculation you perform regularly. Talking Maze Game - Free Product Number Three: You get the full version of this distracting golf style maze game. Of course, this product is the full and unrestricted version. Navigate through a maze in as few moves as possible, losing points every time you collide with a wall. A great way to train your spatial awareness and memory. Talking Find a Word- Free Product Number Four: You get the full version of this word finder game. You are presented with a ten letter word and within 5 minutes you have to find as many words of three letters or more as you can. Great fun and, again, designed from the ground up completely for blind computer users. I hope that you'll take advantage of our Christmas offer. Please visit our website www.rwfts.com for more details. Wishing you and yours a peaceful Christmas and prosperous New Year. best wishes Richard Fairbairn
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