JulieMelton visit me at www.heart-and-music.com Keep smiling! >From: Rachel D Keyte <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Mosen Explosion Discussion List ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: fwd: A Little Screen Reader Humor >Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:53:30 +1000 > > > > > >Ft. Wayne, Indiana... For immediate release. GW Micro is pleased to > >announce the release of Window-Eyes for JAWS. This exciting new > >product will revolutionize screen reading technology. Screen reading > >has never been easier. Window-Eyes for JAWS provides you the best of > >both worlds - the power of JAWS and the ease of use of Window-Eyes. > >Window-Eyes for JAWS reads what JAWS alone will not, provides ease > >of use JAWS cannot, and gives access to settings that no one can > >find in JAWS. "Some people asked us why we'd release a screen reader > >for a screen reader," said Dan Weirich of GW Micro. But if they had > >ever used JAWS, they wouldn't have had to ask." Let's face it. No > >screen reader is perfect. But JAWS has been remarkably foul of late. > >And even so, people and organizations just keep buying it. Well at > >GW Micro, we're not going to give up. Our motto is - if we can't > >beat them, we'll join them - and do it better. So our "middleware" > >screen reader, Window-Eyes for JAWS is a logical progression for us. > >Here are answers to some questions raised by our exciting new > >product: What do you mean by "middleware" screen reader? Middleware > >is normally a layer of programming that lets different programs talk > >to each other. Microsoft Active Accessibility is "middleware" that > >provides accessibility information. Well, Window-Eyes for JAWS is > >middleware that provides a usability layer, translating information > >from JAWS into human understandable terms, and organizing JAWS > >settings into a comprehensible interface, to make it possible to > >actually use JAWS without years of study. If you've ever used JAWS > >on the Internet, you know why Window-Eyes for JAWS is an essential > >addition. If you don't code HTML by hand, you probably scratch your > >head when using JAWS on the Internet. Who knows or cares what a > >blockquote, onmouseover, or anchor are? With Window-Eyes for JAWS > >you don't have to know! Will I have to change settings in multiple > >places? Not once you install Window-Eyes for JAWS! Ever try to find > >where to change punctuation in JAWS? You have lots of choices: the > >Voices dialogs, the Verbosity dialog, or two or three different > >places in Configuration Manager... No more! With Window-Eyes for > >JAWS, all your punctuation settings are in one location! In fact, > >all settings are easier to find and change. What about SAPI Voices? > >They're supposed to work in JAWS, but that's only an unsubstantiated > >rumor - until now! Get Window-Eyes for JAWS and use any SAPI > >synthesizer you have installed, and with the added bonus of no > >crashes! How stable will this program be, running on such an > >unstable platform? Window-Eyes has a rock solid reputation for > >stability. If we can do that in Windows, we can do it in JAWS. Will > >I be able to use third party programs? We admit, JAWS doesn't > >support much more than Microsoft Office these days, but with > >Window-Eyes for JAWS you can run all of your favorite programs. > >Window-Eyes for JAWS extends the support you get beyond office > >environments. Life is about more than work so enjoy it! What about > >synthesizers and Braille displays? Using these devices in JAWS has > >never been easy. Select it when you install JAWS or reinstall it to > >get them to work. But with Window-Eyes for JAWS, just select your > >Braille display or synthesizer from a list, and you don't even need > >to restart the program! And Window-Eyes for JAWS fully supports > >using your Braille Sense as a display! I'm not a programmer; will I > >have to learn to write scripts? Absolutely not! If you're a real > >glutton for punishment and hate yourself and life in general, you > >*can* write scripts... But with Window-Eyes for JAWS you don't have > >to submit to such torture! And are you tired of frames that break > >every time you restart a program? No more! Window-Eyes for JAWS > >gives you all the easy to use customization tools that have been in > >Window-Eyes for years. Buy Window-Eyes for JAWS and never script > >again! Every time I install a new version of JAWS, I find that > >something I use all the time is broken. Will Window-Eyes for JAWS > >help with this? Yes! With Window-Eyes for JAWS, never worry about > >upgrading again. We provide the consistency that JAWS cannot. And > >those commands that give three different results on three tries? > >With Window-Eyes for JAWS that will never happen again! Get your > >copy of Window-Eyes for JAWS today! Disclaimer: We accept no > >responsibility for anyone taking this "press release" seriously, and > >offer no apology or sympathy for anyone without a sense of humor. > >Have fun! posted by Ranger1138 at Monday, March 27, 2006 > > mailto:[log in to unmask] >Slightly out-dated website: http://www.racheldk.webhop.net > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/300 - Release Date: 4/3/2006 > > > >If you wanna get a life and get off this dumb list, send a blank message to >[log in to unmask] >Exploders mailing list >[log in to unmask] >http://mosenexplosion.com/mailman/listinfo/exploders_mosenexplosion.com