Hello Jeff and others interested in this thread.
here is your link for JAWS 10 Features:
It starts out talking about the Jaws 10 beta test
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-public-beta.asp
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From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] I E 8
: Hi John and the group. What new features does JAWS 10 have, and what
: about a release date for it?
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: On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Jonathan Mosen wrote:
:
: >
: >
: > IE 8 beta 2 was released yesterday, and is now at a point where
Microsoft is
: > encouraging the general public to try it. It's working very well with
JAWS
: > 10.
: >
: > Jonathan
: >
: > _____
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: > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynn Evans
: > Sent: Thursday, 28 August 2008 2:59 p.m.
: > To: [log in to unmask]
: > Subject: [VICUG-L] I E 8
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > Internet Explorer 8 To Include 'Stealth' Privacy Mode
: >
: >
: > Microsoft's forthcoming Web browser will feature four tools that let
users
: > surf the Web anonymously.
: >
: > By <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Paul McDougall
: > InformationWeek
: >
<http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=2NANAPCBEVUGGQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN
: > >
: > August 26, 2008 01:13 PM
: >
: >
: >
: > Microsoft (NSDQ:
: >
<http://www.techweb.com/financialCenter/index.jhtml?Account=techweb&Page=QUO
: > TE&Ticker=MSFT> MSFT) has confirmed that it will add several new privacy
: >
<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=privacy&x=&y=>
: > features to its forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser that will allow
: > users to cover their digital tracks while surfing the Web.
: >
: > "Users should be in control of their information. That's at the core of
: > privacy," wrote IE 8 program manager Andy Zeigler in
: > <http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/25/ie8-and-privacy.aspx> a
blog
: > post Monday. Ziegler used the post to confirm that IE 8 will include
four
: > new privacy features when it ships later this year.
: >
: >
: >
: > More Internet Insights
: >
: > InPrivate Browsing will let users control whether IE 8 saves their
browsing
: > history, cookies, and other Internet data. InPrivate Blocking will
inform
: > users about sites that can track their browsing history, and will allow
them
: > to block such activity. InPrivate Subscriptions will let users choose
which
: > Web sites to subscribe to or block.
: >
: > A fourth feature, Delete Browsing History, gives users control over
their
: > browsing history after visiting a Web site.
: >
: >
: > "Privacy has two aspects: disclosure and choice," wrote Zeigler.
"Disclosure
: > means informing users in plain language about the data collected about
them
: > and how it's used. Choice means putting users in control of their data
and
: > giving them tools to protect it."
: >
: >
: > Microsoft this summer tipped its hand on the features by applying for a
: > trademark on the term InPrivate. The company's July 30 trademark
application
: > said the term refers to "computer programs for disabling the history of
file
: > <http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=file&x=&y=>
: > caching features of a Web browser, and computer software for notifying a
: > user of a
<http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=Web
: > browser&x=&y=> Web browser when others are tracking Web use and for
: > controlling the information others can access about such use."
: >
: >
: > Microsoft also applied for a trademark on the term Cleartracks, which it
: > says refers to "computer programs for accessing and using the Internet
and
: > the World Wide Web, and computer programs for deleting search
: > <http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=search&x=&y=>
: > history after accessing Web sites," according to U.S. Patent and
Trademark
: > Office records.
: >
: >
: > The description is similar to that for IE 8's now-confirmed Delete
Browsing
: > History feature.
: >
: >
: > Many current Web browsers, including Explorer 7, leave a trail of
digital
: > breadcrumbs that can reveal a user's path across the Web. In the past,
such
: > information has been used by law enforcement officials investigating
: > suspected criminal behavior, by employers keeping tabs on workers'
browsing
: > habits, and even by jealous spouses who suspect their partners of
cheating
: > or frequenting porn sites. IE 8's new feature could make it more
difficult
: > for interested parties to track such behavior.
: >
: >
: > Explorer 8 is expected to be available sometime this year. It's
currently in
: > beta testing.
: >
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