Hi Richard,

Yes, those audio captia files can be almost unintelligible.  I am using the 
Firefox browser which is supported in later versions of JAWS and Window-Eyes 
and I use a plug-in called Webvisum.  This plug-in logs you into a website 
and can read the captia and give you the results.  It actually reads the 
visual captia and places it on your screen and in the Windows Clipboard, so 
all you have to do is highlight the edit field and paste in the information 
with Control + V.

I realize that this involves a learning curve and some significant 
adjustments.  But so far, since I had been using firefox already and since 
installation of the plug-in is not very difficult, it has never failed me on 
a page requiring a visual captia.

You can obtain firefox at http://www.mozilla.com and Webvisum at 
http://www.webvisum.com.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:10 PM
Subject: off topic computer issue


Hi;
I recently received a e-mail from my son asking that I join face-book so I
would be on his friends list.  Well I tried but it asks you to enter a
password that apparently shows up as a graphic.  They graciously offer a
link that supposedly speaks the info you need to enter.  Apparently they
intentionally distort the audio so it can't be picked up with speech
recognition software.  Either I have a hearing problem or it is just about
unintelligible.  Has anyone else had a similar problem?  I haven't played
with yahoo much but I was left with the idea that they do something similar.
Is there any solution?

As for the Braille note and other note takers,  I doubt you can put echo
link on any of them which is a bit unfortunate.  I suspect the same holds
true with logging software.  I'm not so interested in echo link but it would
be nice to use a notetaker to run a logging program.
Richard