In the "for what it's worth" department, there are plenty of software manufacturers that are having trouble keeping up with Vista and Microsoft apps, not just screenreader companies. Most any third-party DVD/CD writing software that worked in XP won't work in Vista. Other software, like the VoIP app SKYPE, may want to run in a less-graphical mode (Windows Aero turned off.) My bank card software won't work at all. ("Good", says the XYL, "No more ham radios ordered online!")
One curious thing was the remote control software logmein (log me in) would run but you can't find the "did you really want to run this program" dialog boxes when operating remotely and hence you get stuck. The dialogs appear on the home screen of the controlled computer. Weird. You get rig of the problem by lowering security and turning off the aggravating UAP (user account protection).
Happily, Nuance brought out a new Vista capable version of Naturally Speaking (9.5) available for free download to users of version 9.
Ham Radio Deluxe works great in Vista. Woohoo!
73,
Pat
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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of T Behler
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:58 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: off topic: Jaws scripting for Office 2007
Anthony:
Well, I'm not going to be doing any switching soon, for reasons that I noted
in earlier e-mails. ... It just really bothers me that the Jaws upgrades
don't seem to be keeping up with the latest Microsoft developments. ...
Isn't that what we're paying all this money for?
I still haven't heard from the Jaws technical support folks yet.
Will see what they say.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: off topic: Jaws scripting for Office 2007
> Hi Tom;
>
> Being stuck with JAWS is not so bad.
>
> I tried Window for a while and, I guess it's what your use to.
>
> I have been using JAWS since 1997.
>
> It has it's faults and, Window doesn't do as much as JAWS does.
>
> As far as the MAC is concerned, I owned a MAC for a few months and it =
> really has a long way to go to catch up to JAWS, let alone Window.
>
> Think about it long and hard.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
> [log in to unmask]
> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
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