There is nothing comparable to k1000 but it's not that hard to use one of the off the shelf ocr packages with a supported scanner. Depending on what electronic books formats you read, it may even be harder to read them than to come up with an ocr solution. AS far as editting is concerned, what you will need depends on the complexity of your requirements. Text edit allows for a lot but there other accessible solutions.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Debra Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 3:09 AM Subject: Re: Safari on my PC Hi David and everyone else: I think I could do most things on a Mac that I need to do so far, especially referring to such a busy list and you guys are, but I'm wondering is Text Editor can convert files to Microsoft word and if there is a good scanning program out there that would let me scan and read my printed material. I have Kurzweil 1000 and use it a lot. Those are my only "problems" right now. I just want to surf the net, read and answer my mail, write up my documents and save them in the format that is required, and read my electronic books. Oh, and I might like to burn the occasional CD. Debra ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:51 AM Subject: Re: Safari on my PC > sadly, at least with jaws, the only thing you can access with safari is > the > menus. > > Of what problems do you speak? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debra Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:47 AM > Subject: Safari on my PC > > > > > Hi guys: > > I still don't have a Mac, mostly because I can't afford it, but mainly > because there still seems to be problems. Because I need Quicktime to > hear > some things on the internet, I've been allowing Apple to download stuff > onto > my Windows XP Pc. Of course I can't use Quicktime, but if something needs > it, it's there. Just a while ago, it downloaded Safari. Out of > curiosity, > I wondered if any of it was accessible to any of the screenreaders I have > to > hand-Window-eyes, NVDA, or System Access to go. Interestingly enough, I > can > read the menus and even go to a web page, but it won't read the page. > I'm > assuming that sighted ones can use Safari on a Windows PC? Humm, I wish > I > could get Apple to donate some Mac Minis with Leopard to po' folks like > me! > (smile) My version of Window-eyes is 4.5 which shows you how far behind > I > am. Thank goodness for the free ones that are up-to-date. I've got to > hunt down the "dualing" screenreaders. > > Debra > > P.s. For those of you that like to do these things, there's an > alternative for Microsoft Word called Atlantis Nova. It's the first word > processor I've ever downloaded that makes noise! They are kind of cute, > but you'd probably want to turn them off after a while. > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1335 - Release Date: 3/19/2008 > 9:54 AM > >
