How well does Thunderbird work with Window-Eyes? I've got a Windows 7 laptop 
that I would like to use for email but don't like windows livemail.

Albert Sanchez, WA7fxb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Extreme E-mail Program Frustrations


> Hi Tom,
>
> Thunderbird is a Mozilla product and is available at
> www.mozilla.com/thunderbird.
>
> On 11/18/2013 8:21 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Ron:
>>
>> When I was out in Colorado four years ago, we used Thunderbird where I
>> worked.
>>
>> At that time, I found it to be workable, but a bit clumsy at times.
>>
>> But, I know more and more of us are now using it, so perhaps later 
>> versions
>> are better.
>>
>> Can you tell me where to get it?
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 7:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Extreme E-mail Program Frustrations
>>
>>
>>> Hi Tom.
>>>
>>> If you don't want Microsoft stuff, use Thunderbird.  It is free and
>>> works reasonably well with screen reading software.
>>>
>>> On 11/18/2013 7:55 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>>>       Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> As many of you know, I am in the process of upgrading the main home
>>>> computer
>>>> to Windows 7 from Windows xp.
>>>>
>>>> My original plan to update my e-mail management program was to move to
>>>> Outlook 2010 from Outlook Express.  This was based on the idea that I 
>>>> had
>>>> very successfully accessed my personal g-mail account via Outlook 
>>>> Express
>>>> on
>>>> my Windows XP computer, and that shifting to Outlook 2010.   should be 
>>>> a
>>>> pretty simple matter.
>>>>
>>>> Well, I'm beginning to seriously believe that I was very wrong.
>>>>
>>>> I am having all kinds of pproblems with the version of Outlook 2010 I'm
>>>> working with, including Outlook itself constantly freezing.  The 
>>>> software
>>>> was
>>>> purchased as part of an Office 2010 software package through my
>>>> University
>>>> as a University employee, but I am becoming convinced that something
>>>> might
>>>> be defective in the software.
>>>>
>>>> I checked with our University's tech center, but they say the copy I 
>>>> have
>>>> is
>>>> the only one they have.
>>>>
>>>> This is leading me to two questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1.  Does anyone know where I might be able to get a trial version of
>>>> Outlook
>>>> 2010 to see if I can get it to work any better?
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> 2.  Perhaps better yet, what other e-mail management programs have any 
>>>> of
>>>> you found that work well with g-mail, and windows 7?
>>>>
>>>> For the record here, I'm using Jaws 14.
>>>>
>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>