Hello.
I don't really feel comfortable weighing in on this issue because the demise of
JFW is apparently a rumor, nothing more.
However, if you are looking for a positive experience with Windows 7, I would
really consider using Windows 7 with Window-Eyes. It works great!
As I write this
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and now that they're putting activation in there too, more calls to make on
every third reformat.
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From: Ana G lot.of.y...@sbcglobal.net
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: OT--End of Freedom?
Jaws is a good product
Honestly, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart and soul which have both seen
heard and experience many horrid things in life, this whole freedom scientific
thing is monstrous.
I was sighted not long ago, and believed that accessibility tech and other
handicap related accessories were
Hello; I understand your frustration and feel your pain. I'm a mac
user because i was frustrated by the quality of windows laptops and
having to convince one of three different vendors that it was their
fault when something didn't work. but the truth here is different
positions in the
I completely agree with you Mike! if one absolutely must use windows for work,
or what have you, window eyes seems like a great product and a viable
alternative to Jaws. My experience with PC's is pretty limited at this point
(I've been exclusively a mac user for the past three years) but have
You don't need to keep activating. If it's anything like JAWS, You'll just need
to back up a couple of files. But that's not a topic for this list.
From: bhard...@doorpi.net
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: OT--End of Freedom?
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 16:14:22 -0500
I heard
I agree with you, Olivia and Mike. I switched from Jaws to Hal, and then from
Hal to Window-Eyes. It's an expensive proposition, but GW Micro has a payment
plan. It's the only way I was able to afford Window-Eyes and in my experience,
GW Micro has much better technical support and customer
Jaws is a good product, but it's been overpriced for years, and Freedom
Scientific hasn't been very responsive to its customer base. We all benefit
from screen reader competition. Let's hope FS rethinks it's mission and
approach rather than selling off its best product. Open Book, the latest
Hi,
I'm sorry to hear about your troubles with Freedom. I had a similar
problem with my BrailleLite. I sent it in for repair only to have Freedom tell
me that the New York State Commission for the Blind had not paid them for the
repair yet, so they would not release it to me. I gave them my
your situation demonstrates something important.
You and users like you have rarely if ever been who freedom scientific
considered their market.
Instead its the agencies, largely staffed with people who Neither
understand fully or use at all the products that they feel is their
market.
Wish I hadn't paid $200 for versions 11, 12, 13. As a matter of fact, I'll be
we hear something definitive soon, because version 12 should be, at least,
being talked about within the next couple of months. I have a Vista machine
I'd like to update to 7, but I've heard about so many people
I have a computer class this semester, which involves MS Office 2007. No way
around using windows for that. I am also very familiar with MS Word for
writing papers. I have IWork, but really haven't gotten into it. I am so used
to the keystroke combinations in MS Word for centering, hanging
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