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Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:32:24 -0500
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Hi Steve.

Well said.  In fact, a better explanation than I just gave.

73, de Lou K2LKK

At 02:17 PM 1/24/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>System Access is the screen reader from Freedom Box.  You can use it 
>either in
>the Freedom Box network, or as a stand-alone screen reader.
>
>It has some interesting features, chief among which is the optional "Key to
>Freedom" U3-enabled flash drive, that allows you to access your screen 
>reader on
>any XP machine, even if you don't have administrative privileges.  Also, 
>you can
>remotely access your own primary machine, and it will recognize if you use 
>JFW
>or WE on the primary machine, and access is completely transparent.  I
>demonstrated this a couple months ago by accessing my home PC from a remote
>location on another ISP.  It identified that I was using Jaws 4.51 and I was
>able to download my e-mail and create and send a message.
>
>The other interesting thing about System access, is it works pretty much 
>like a
>sighted person would in Internet Explorer.  In other words, in filling in a
>form, you don't have to go into forms mode or out of Accessibility mode as 
>you
>do with the regular screen readers.  It will read Excel and Powerpoint forms,
>but the writing capability will be coming in another update.
>
>Steve
>K8SP
>
>
>
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>6:48 PM

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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