Re: [AI] Fw: "A suitable boy."book uploaded.
hey ashish, i tried to download the book at least half a dozen times. but could not manage it. there is a constant error. please check and inform the list of how i can go about it - Original Message - From: "ashish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: [AI] Fw: "A suitable boy."book uploaded. > hello friends, due to size of the book, it has been uploaded in zip > format, > take care, regards, ashish > - Original Message - > From: "ashish rohtagi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:29 AM > Subject: "A suitable boy."book uploaded. > > >>Hello!!! >> Any one Who requested me for this book >> "Seth, Vikram - A suitable boy.txt" >> can go ahead and down load this book from my site that is, >> >> >> http://www.ashishrohtagi.org >> >> >> you can find it in the e books section. >> Under the link here is your requested book. >> Do remember that only request sent to me by the feed back form of my site >> will be entertained. all the others request will be ignored. >> Hope this helps. >> many thanks >> Have a great day! >> regards >> ashish. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] live online commentry
Hi Shiv, Thanks for the link, it worked like a charm . Do you have any link for live streaming of video for cricket?. With regards. In a day, when you don't come across any problems, -you can be sure that you are travelling in the wrong path -. . SWAMI - VIVEKANANDHA . - Original Message - To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Fw: "A suitable boy."book uploaded.
yes, the file is not readily downloadable. Rajesh - Original Message - From: "ashish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: [AI] Fw: "A suitable boy."book uploaded. > hello friends, due to size of the book, it has been uploaded in zip > format, > take care, regards, ashish > - Original Message - > From: "ashish rohtagi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:29 AM > Subject: "A suitable boy."book uploaded. > > >>Hello!!! >> Any one Who requested me for this book >> "Seth, Vikram - A suitable boy.txt" >> can go ahead and down load this book from my site that is, >> >> >> http://www.ashishrohtagi.org >> >> >> you can find it in the e books section. >> Under the link here is your requested book. >> Do remember that only request sent to me by the feed back form of my site >> will be entertained. all the others request will be ignored. >> Hope this helps. >> many thanks >> Have a great day! >> regards >> ashish. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] download & convert u tube videos into MP3
Dear Abdul Please send me the web link for the same and any other directions to access this feature Thanks in advance Rajdeep - Original Message - From: "Abdul Razique Khan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:02 PM Subject: [AI] download & convert u tube videos into MP3 > Hello Friends, > Today, while surfing net, I came across a utility which can download u > tube videos and automatically converts them into Mp3 format. It can also > convert downloaded videos in Flv format into Mp3. The good thing is that, > it is easily accessible with Jaws. I dont know whether it is of use to any > of the list members but if anyone wants it do write to me. > Regards, > Abdul > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] problem with McAfee 2007.
Hi list. I have a problem with my antivirous. I had been using Mcafee 2005 for some time, and it was working fine. but then I was told that my subcribition is getting over, and I then instald version 2007. yesterday I was getting mesage that the system is not fully protected and there was an option to fix it. however when I clicked on it, nothing happened, and I continued to get the mesage. then I reinstaled it and now it is working fine. but what is the problem? I have subscribition till sep 2008. but I am not able to register my prodect, although I am getting updates. now what can I do to make sure that my antivirous works fine with any problems? looking forward to Your suggestions. -- Mahesh S. Panicker room no. 121; Kaveri-hostel; Jawaharlal Nehru university new delhi 110067 india. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] formatting
thanks dear Kanchan for the elaborated steps. my question however is that why is it that inspite of doing the formatting as per the steps you've ennumerated, the printing is not that way? when the print out was not as expected I checked the print preview and found that the formatted document in accordance with the steps you've mentioned did not show in the print preview in that way. so there is something wrong somewhere. why is print preview not the same as the formatted document? I guess it has got something to do with the view in which formatting is done. experts on this group may like to elaborate on the view in which a document is formatted. does it make any difference whether formatting is done in normal view, or web view or print layout? should document be formatted in any of these specific view, or is it immaterial. thanks - Original Message - From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [AI] formatting > There are problems and it does take time. however if you really wanted to > check you could check . Most of the problems can be solved if you do type > the entire document and then start formatting. > 1. As soon as you finish the document then save it. > 2. Decide your page set up and margins. This is available in File menu. > 3. Then start the alignment dont align the whole document at one shot in > case it is a letter. > 4. decide what part of the document you want right or centered aligned and > apply it . > 5. The body text should generally be justified to look better. > 6. Always remember that 12 font is standard. If you need to make something > stand out then you can make it bold, bolditalics or italics or just change > the size. > 7. If you want something to fit in a page then reduce size-avoid going > less > than 8 font. Though 8 is also difficult. > 8. Normally capital letters are not used in the body text unless you ar > conveying a point. > 9. Check the line spacing. it has to be standard throughout the document. > This is in paragraphs under the format menu. > 10. then it gets complicated by adding the page numbers and bullets. > You can move the entire text of a paragraph by changing the alignment > slightly. > > If anyone needs detailed help I can explain it better on the phone. > Kanchan > Kanchan Pamnani > Advocate & Solicitor > 9, Suleman Chambers, > Battery Street, Colaba, > Mumbai - 400 039. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:58 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] formatting > > >> formatting problems with word 2003 are also a common nuisance with me as >> well. >> >> After painstakingly formatting some text, again it reverts to its >> previous >> position many a times. >> >> I am not sure whether at Annamalai University where I have duly received >> the >> permission to use PC for preparing my record book during experiments, the >> files would display properly or not. >> >> And besides, is there any way whereby a blind person may check the entire >> formatting attributes in a completely independent way. >> >> By formatting attributes, I mean not only font etc. but page orientation >> and >> alignment etc. for instance after justifying, if one wishes to check the >> line alignment it says, "justified" and not left or right aligned, as >> normally. >> >> Besides, there are some other attributes, which I feel often deceive a >> totally blind user, and a sighted person can immediately point out the >> anomalies. >> >> Guidance is appreciated. >> >> Rajesh >> - Original Message - >> From: "Anjali Arora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:07 PM >> Subject: [AI] formatting >> >> >>> friends >>> I'm facing small difficulty which has a simple solution(which I don't >>> know). >>> when I format my document in word in print preview it doesn't show the >>> same formatting as desired. >>> I want that my formatted text in word version 2003 with xp sp2 is >>> reflected in the print preview. >>> what to do and how and where. >>> >>> thanks >>> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please visit the list home page at >>> >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscrib
Re: [AI] formatting
I dont know anything about web layout but I format in Normal layout and then check print preview. There is normally no problem. If I have page numbers and headers/footers then I type in Print View and check in Print preview. I myself cant check the Print preview but generally I get my desired results. Formatting is like math and it has to be accurate. If you send me the document and tell me what effect you want to achieve then I will do it and send you the steps. Kanchan Kanchan Pamnani Advocate & Solicitor 9, Suleman Chambers, Battery Street, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 039. - Original Message - From: "Anjali Arora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [AI] formatting > thanks dear Kanchan for the elaborated steps. > my question however is that why is it that inspite of doing the formatting > as per the steps you've ennumerated, the printing is not that way? > when the print out was not as expected I checked the print preview and > found > that the formatted document in accordance with the steps you've mentioned > did not show in the print preview in that way. > so there is something wrong somewhere. > why is print preview not the same as the formatted document? > > I guess it has got something to do with the view in which formatting is > done. experts on this group may like to elaborate on the view in which a > document is formatted. > does it make any difference whether formatting is done in normal view, or > web view or print layout? > should document be formatted in any of these specific view, or is it > immaterial. > thanks > > - Original Message - > From: "Pamnani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] formatting > > >> There are problems and it does take time. however if you really wanted to >> check you could check . Most of the problems can be solved if you do type >> the entire document and then start formatting. >> 1. As soon as you finish the document then save it. >> 2. Decide your page set up and margins. This is available in File menu. >> 3. Then start the alignment dont align the whole document at one shot in >> case it is a letter. >> 4. decide what part of the document you want right or centered aligned >> and >> apply it . >> 5. The body text should generally be justified to look better. >> 6. Always remember that 12 font is standard. If you need to make >> something >> stand out then you can make it bold, bolditalics or italics or just >> change >> the size. >> 7. If you want something to fit in a page then reduce size-avoid going >> less >> than 8 font. Though 8 is also difficult. >> 8. Normally capital letters are not used in the body text unless you ar >> conveying a point. >> 9. Check the line spacing. it has to be standard throughout the document. >> This is in paragraphs under the format menu. >> 10. then it gets complicated by adding the page numbers and bullets. >> You can move the entire text of a paragraph by changing the alignment >> slightly. >> >> If anyone needs detailed help I can explain it better on the phone. >> Kanchan >> Kanchan Pamnani >> Advocate & Solicitor >> 9, Suleman Chambers, >> Battery Street, Colaba, >> Mumbai - 400 039. >> >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:58 AM >> Subject: Re: [AI] formatting >> >> >>> formatting problems with word 2003 are also a common nuisance with me as >>> well. >>> >>> After painstakingly formatting some text, again it reverts to its >>> previous >>> position many a times. >>> >>> I am not sure whether at Annamalai University where I have duly received >>> the >>> permission to use PC for preparing my record book during experiments, >>> the >>> files would display properly or not. >>> >>> And besides, is there any way whereby a blind person may check the >>> entire >>> formatting attributes in a completely independent way. >>> >>> By formatting attributes, I mean not only font etc. but page orientation >>> and >>> alignment etc. for instance after justifying, if one wishes to check the >>> line alignment it says, "justified" and not left or right aligned, as >>> normally. >>> >>> Besides, there are some other attributes, which I feel often deceive a >>> totally blind user, and a sighted person can immediately point out the >>> anomalies. >>> >>> Guidance is appreciated. >>> >>> Rajesh >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Anjali Arora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: >>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:07 PM >>> Subject: [AI] formatting >>> >>> friends I'm facing small difficulty which has a simple solution(which I don't know). when I format my document in word in print preview it doesn't show the same formatting as desired. I want that my formatted text in word version 2003 with xp sp2 is reflected in the print preview. what to do and how and where. than
[AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind
Virtual worlds open up to blind By Geoff Adams-Spink Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website Screenshot of IBM building in virtual world, IBM IBM is establishing a presence in virtual worlds Online virtual worlds could soon be accessible to blind people thanks to research by students at IBM in Ireland. Some estimates predict that 80% of active internet users will be using a virtual world in four years' time. The company said that it is keen to ensure that blind people are not excluded from an environment that sighted people will take for granted. The students have designed an audio equivalent of the virtual world using 3D sound to create a sense of space. They were working as part of the company's Extreme Blue research initiative which brings groups of students together for 12 weeks to solve problem set by senior researchers. The project - called Accessibility In Virtual Worlds - is what the company describes as "a proof of concept" at this stage, but it will be passed on to IBM's Human Ability and Accessibility Centre in Texas for further development. For their work the Irish team decided to use the Active Worlds online environment rather than the more popular Second Life (which has almost 9.5m accounts) because it allowed them more flexibility. Active Worlds is a collection of user-made virtual worlds that people can visit via a web browser plug-in. Like many other virtual spaces they let people make many of the artefacts, including buildings, found in them. Audible cues The research team exploited this ability to tinker with objects in the online world to make it more hospitable to the blind. "When the user comes into the world, the items are described as well as their positions," explained Colm O'Brien, one of the team of four researchers who worked on the project. "There is also sound attached - for example, if there's a tree nearby you will hear a rustling of leaves," said Mr O'Brien. The work also developed tools which uses text to speech software that reads out any chat from fellow avatars in the virtual world that appears in a text box. Characters in the virtual world can have a "sonar" attached to them so that the user gets audible cues to alert them to when they are approaching, from which direction and how near they are. A number of blind mentors have given advice and feedback to the team - one in IBM's Dublin lab and two based at IBM's research centre in Texas. The students have also liaised with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland on their work. As well as proving that the idea is feasible, the team has made a number of recommendations about accessibility standards for virtual worlds which should help the developers of the future. "IBM believes that virtual worlds are going to be the next big evolution of the web and if this happens...it's not right for blind people to be missing out on what the rest of us have available," said Mr O'Brien http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6993739.stm Vikas Kapoor, MSN Id:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Unhappy With E-Commerce Experiences
Consumers Unhappy With E-Commerce Experiences Nearly nine out of 10 consumers say they have had problems conducting transactions online, according to a new survey. Linda Rosencrance, Computerworld Monday, September 17, 2007 9:00 PM PDT Despite the growth of e-commerce, consumers are still unhappy with their online experiences, with nearly nine out of 10 saying they have had problems conducting transactions online, according to a new survey. The Harris Interactive survey also found that 42 percent of consumers who have problems during transactions end up abandoning them or taking their business to another online company. Customer service centers also took a blow: 76 percent of users who said they had had a bad customer service experience stopped doing business with the company, cut the amount of business they do with the company or complained to the Better Business Bureau. The survey also found that 49 percent of consumers who contacted customer service said their issue was never resolved; 68 percent said they didn't feel that the customer service agent knew anything about the Web site; and 70 percent said the customer service agent didn't understand the issue, according to the survey. The Harris survey polled 2,430 U.S. consumers age 18 and over, between Aug. 13 and Aug. 21. The survey was commissioned by Tealeaf Technology Inc. , a customer experience management software company based in San Francisco. The main problems consumers said they have experienced with retail, banking, travel and insurance Web sites include the following: Received error messages (34 percent). Problems navigating the site (37 percent). Problems logging into the site (30 percent). Received insufficient, incorrect or confusing information (29 percent). Endless loops that block transactions (22 percent). A search function that didn't work right (21 percent). Automatically booted off the page (20 percent). http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,137284-pg,1/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN Id:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind
I do not think we are missing out much by not having access to these virtual worlds. It is a good occupation only for people with plenty of time on their hands. - Original Message - From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:49 PM Subject: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind Virtual worlds open up to blind By Geoff Adams-Spink Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website Screenshot of IBM building in virtual world, IBM IBM is establishing a presence in virtual worlds Online virtual worlds could soon be accessible to blind people thanks to research by students at IBM in Ireland. Some estimates predict that 80% of active internet users will be using a virtual world in four years' time. The company said that it is keen to ensure that blind people are not excluded from an environment that sighted people will take for granted. The students have designed an audio equivalent of the virtual world using 3D sound to create a sense of space. They were working as part of the company's Extreme Blue research initiative which brings groups of students together for 12 weeks to solve problem set by senior researchers. The project - called Accessibility In Virtual Worlds - is what the company describes as "a proof of concept" at this stage, but it will be passed on to IBM's Human Ability and Accessibility Centre in Texas for further development. For their work the Irish team decided to use the Active Worlds online environment rather than the more popular Second Life (which has almost 9.5m accounts) because it allowed them more flexibility. Active Worlds is a collection of user-made virtual worlds that people can visit via a web browser plug-in. Like many other virtual spaces they let people make many of the artefacts, including buildings, found in them. Audible cues The research team exploited this ability to tinker with objects in the online world to make it more hospitable to the blind. "When the user comes into the world, the items are described as well as their positions," explained Colm O'Brien, one of the team of four researchers who worked on the project. "There is also sound attached - for example, if there's a tree nearby you will hear a rustling of leaves," said Mr O'Brien. The work also developed tools which uses text to speech software that reads out any chat from fellow avatars in the virtual world that appears in a text box. Characters in the virtual world can have a "sonar" attached to them so that the user gets audible cues to alert them to when they are approaching, from which direction and how near they are. A number of blind mentors have given advice and feedback to the team - one in IBM's Dublin lab and two based at IBM's research centre in Texas. The students have also liaised with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland on their work. As well as proving that the idea is feasible, the team has made a number of recommendations about accessibility standards for virtual worlds which should help the developers of the future. "IBM believes that virtual worlds are going to be the next big evolution of the web and if this happens...it's not right for blind people to be missing out on what the rest of us have available," said Mr O'Brien http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6993739.stm Vikas Kapoor, MSN Id:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] help needed
Dear friends, I wish to use a pen drive for storing datas. Please help me to know the company which produces pen drive withmany accessible features. with regards, M. Thajuteen. - Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Here is the solution. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind
I do not think we are missing out much by not having access to these virtual worlds. I would like to think this is not really true. There is a lot of useful stuff happening in these virtual worlds these days and it has moved on from the realm of just online gaming. Grady Booch, for example, gives technical lectures and presentations in second life (mentioned below). These worlds are developing "economies", if you will of their own and corporate interest in these has been only going up with time. I created an account in second life some time back but was disappointed with its accessibility. It is good to know that some effort is being done in this direction. Regards, Manish -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geetha Shamanna Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:57 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind I do not think we are missing out much by not having access to these virtual worlds. It is a good occupation only for people with plenty of time on their hands. - Original Message - From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:49 PM Subject: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind Virtual worlds open up to blind By Geoff Adams-Spink Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website Screenshot of IBM building in virtual world, IBM IBM is establishing a presence in virtual worlds Online virtual worlds could soon be accessible to blind people thanks to research by students at IBM in Ireland. Some estimates predict that 80% of active internet users will be using a virtual world in four years' time. The company said that it is keen to ensure that blind people are not excluded from an environment that sighted people will take for granted. The students have designed an audio equivalent of the virtual world using 3D sound to create a sense of space. They were working as part of the company's Extreme Blue research initiative which brings groups of students together for 12 weeks to solve problem set by senior researchers. The project - called Accessibility In Virtual Worlds - is what the company describes as "a proof of concept" at this stage, but it will be passed on to IBM's Human Ability and Accessibility Centre in Texas for further development. For their work the Irish team decided to use the Active Worlds online environment rather than the more popular Second Life (which has almost 9.5m accounts) because it allowed them more flexibility. Active Worlds is a collection of user-made virtual worlds that people can visit via a web browser plug-in. Like many other virtual spaces they let people make many of the artefacts, including buildings, found in them. Audible cues The research team exploited this ability to tinker with objects in the online world to make it more hospitable to the blind. "When the user comes into the world, the items are described as well as their positions," explained Colm O'Brien, one of the team of four researchers who worked on the project. "There is also sound attached - for example, if there's a tree nearby you will hear a rustling of leaves," said Mr O'Brien. The work also developed tools which uses text to speech software that reads out any chat from fellow avatars in the virtual world that appears in a text box. Characters in the virtual world can have a "sonar" attached to them so that the user gets audible cues to alert them to when they are approaching, from which direction and how near they are. A number of blind mentors have given advice and feedback to the team - one in IBM's Dublin lab and two based at IBM's research centre in Texas. The students have also liaised with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland on their work. As well as proving that the idea is feasible, the team has made a number of recommendations about accessibility standards for virtual worlds which should help the developers of the future. "IBM believes that virtual worlds are going to be the next big evolution of the web and if this happens...it's not right for blind people to be missing out on what the rest of us have available," said Mr O'Brien http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6993739.stm Vikas Kapoor, MSN Id:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi
[AI] ATms:
Hai Rajesh. It seems that you are not in favour of ATMs, till the provision of talking ATMs. I admit there should legitimate assistance is required in this regard. However, I feel it is our look out. If anything goes wrong we alone will be responsible. Just because this shall we be deprived of the facilities. I am using ATMs of my own bank and SBI Cards. I am of the view that right of driving licence can not be equated with this one. If anything goes wrong, the affected parties would be others. Sometimes we also. But in case of ATMs. we alone will be held. BV To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] help needed
pls explain what problem do you have with it? Because as per my openian it is not the accessability issue regarding it. Because it is not a software its just aportable media. Rohiet - Original Message - From: "m tajudeen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:38 PM Subject: [AI] help needed > Dear friends, > I wish to use a pen drive for storing datas. > Please help me to know the company which produces pen drive withmany > accessible features. > with regards, > M. Thajuteen. > > > - > Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Here is the solution. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] financial accounting book required
dear rajesh sir, thank you so much. I am eagerly waiting for the same. Regards, Ajay On 9/17/07, Rajesh Asudani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Ajay > > I do have such books, and will be glad to send you the same, shortly in a > day or two. > > Regards > > Rajesh > - Original Message - > From: "Ajay Dhanak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 10:31 PM > Subject: [AI] financial accounting book required > > > > dear members, > > > > this is to request you all that if anyone has books on financial > > accounting, particularly describing final accounts, company accounts, > > cash flow statements & ratios. > > please mail me the same at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > thank you so much > > regards, > > Ajay > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] "daughter of the east."book uploaded.
Hello!!! Any one Who requested me for this book "bhutto, banazir - daughter of the east.txt" can go ahead and down load this book from my site that is, http://www.ashishrohtagi.org you can find it in the e books section. Under the link here is your requested book. Do remember that only request sent to me by the feed back form of my site will be entertained. all the others request will be ignored. Hope this helps. many thanks regards ashish. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled
Hi sir, there was nothing special for us. every thing was genrel. any way I am not lying and this is true. there are some points which are out of my coverage area, so please would you explaine it in little details? I was working with them and their was not more technicality it was simple. like pay prms every year and so on. Yes! there are cases of denials And I don't know about extra premiums/risk charges. More over, you are a bank professional if I am not wrong, and you would be aware about it very much. I was making a point, if that one company can give such insurance cover why not others? Write me personally, if you have time and after exploring it we will be coming back to list. With regards, akhilesh. On 9/18/07, Rajesh Asudani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, begging you to have insurance policy! > > But, what about blind/disabled in general? > > Any policies in force? > > Any denials? > > Any extra premia/risk charges etc? > > Rajesh > - Original Message - > From: "akhilesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:50 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled > > > > Dear list members, I am seeing that the matter of insurance has > > discussed so many times. I would like to inform you all, that I have > > been insurance adviser in an insurance company. this company is > > one of the 500 fortune companies. but right now I am not working with > > it due to some reasons, I will be starting it with the month of the > > Feb. > > lastly, I would like to inform you that, they were begging me to have > > a policy of insurance. this company is Max new yourk life. > > For more details you can write to me at: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with regards, akhilesh > > > > > > > > On 9/17/07, sweety bhalla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled > >> > >> While the social security Bill for the unorganised sector may take a long > >> time in becoming a reality, the disabled in the country may get their own > >> insurance > >> scheme funded by a unique corpus soon. > >> > >> The disabled who have been denied insurance cover by companies all these > >> years stand to get insurance as a right once the scheme is in place this > >> year. > >> The source of the funding of the insurance scheme is also unique. > >> > >> It is to be funded through a Rs 2400 crore (Rs 24 billion) corpus that > >> has > >> accrued to the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment from public > >> sector > >> banks. > >> > >> These banks, which had made a profit while rounding off their accounts, > >> had > >> been asked by the Supreme Court to spend the money for public good > >> specifically > >> for the disabled after a PIL three years ago. > >> > >> The ministry, which has started receiving the money, plans to implement > >> the > >> insurance scheme in this financial year using the funds. > >> > >> Interest from this corpus would be used for various disability welfare > >> schemes and the insurance scheme will benefit from this fund, officials > >> said. > >> > >> The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral > >> Palsy, > >> Mental retardation and Multiple disabilities and the Chief Commissioner > >> for > >> Persons > >> with Disabilities are working out the social security cum insurance cover > >> with various insurance companies. > >> > >> A three-member team of experts, including Pradeep Ghosh of the NGO Oasis > >> Bhopal, Dr T V Ramesh of Insurance brokering firm Alegion in Chennai, and > >> Shyamala, > >> director of Adi (formely Spastic Society of Northern India, has been > >> working > >> on the insurance scheme with the actuaries of insurance companies for the > >> last four months. > >> > >> Pradeep Ghosh, one of the experts working out details of the insurance > >> scheme with actuaries, said it was likely to be implemented on a pilot > >> basis > >> in one > >> or two districts to begin with and would be spread out to the rest of the > >> country in phases. Ghosh added that it was a big achievement for the > >> disabled > >> as they had been denied insurance cover by all companies so far. > >> > >> Ghosh himself an Ashoka social entrepreneur who was formerly with the IT > >> sector said the insurance companies came forward for a > >> Governemnt-supported > >> insurance > >> scheme after disability activists and lawyer Colin Gonsalvez threatened > >> last > >> year to move the court on the denial of insurance cover to disabled. > >> > >> Poonam Natarajan Chairperson of the National Trust said that the scheme > >> was > >> being processed and she would not be in a position to give details now. > >> > >> However sources said that the insurance cover would later incorporate > >> products like endowment policies which would provide pensions to the > >> disabled. > >> > >> The two national agencies on disability would be sending a proposal of > >> demands to the insurance companies and the scheme is likely to be > >>
Re: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind
Hi, I would agree with Manish. Virtual worlds these days are also excellent places to carry out experiments. For example, how would people react to a blind person using a cane or a guide dog? For that matter, they could also become avenues for self-employment of the blind. Pranav -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Manish Agrawal Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:43 PM To: Geetha Shamanna; accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind I do not think we are missing out much by not having access to these virtual worlds. I would like to think this is not really true. There is a lot of useful stuff happening in these virtual worlds these days and it has moved on from the realm of just online gaming. Grady Booch, for example, gives technical lectures and presentations in second life (mentioned below). These worlds are developing "economies", if you will of their own and corporate interest in these has been only going up with time. I created an account in second life some time back but was disappointed with its accessibility. It is good to know that some effort is being done in this direction. Regards, Manish -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geetha Shamanna Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:57 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind I do not think we are missing out much by not having access to these virtual worlds. It is a good occupation only for people with plenty of time on their hands. - Original Message - From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Access India" Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:49 PM Subject: [AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind Virtual worlds open up to blind By Geoff Adams-Spink Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website Screenshot of IBM building in virtual world, IBM IBM is establishing a presence in virtual worlds Online virtual worlds could soon be accessible to blind people thanks to research by students at IBM in Ireland. Some estimates predict that 80% of active internet users will be using a virtual world in four years' time. The company said that it is keen to ensure that blind people are not excluded from an environment that sighted people will take for granted. The students have designed an audio equivalent of the virtual world using 3D sound to create a sense of space. They were working as part of the company's Extreme Blue research initiative which brings groups of students together for 12 weeks to solve problem set by senior researchers. The project - called Accessibility In Virtual Worlds - is what the company describes as "a proof of concept" at this stage, but it will be passed on to IBM's Human Ability and Accessibility Centre in Texas for further development. For their work the Irish team decided to use the Active Worlds online environment rather than the more popular Second Life (which has almost 9.5m accounts) because it allowed them more flexibility. Active Worlds is a collection of user-made virtual worlds that people can visit via a web browser plug-in. Like many other virtual spaces they let people make many of the artefacts, including buildings, found in them. Audible cues The research team exploited this ability to tinker with objects in the online world to make it more hospitable to the blind. "When the user comes into the world, the items are described as well as their positions," explained Colm O'Brien, one of the team of four researchers who worked on the project. "There is also sound attached - for example, if there's a tree nearby you will hear a rustling of leaves," said Mr O'Brien. The work also developed tools which uses text to speech software that reads out any chat from fellow avatars in the virtual world that appears in a text box. Characters in the virtual world can have a "sonar" attached to them so that the user gets audible cues to alert them to when they are approaching, from which direction and how near they are. A number of blind mentors have given advice and feedback to the team - one in IBM's Dublin lab and two based at IBM's research centre in Texas. The students have also liaised with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland on their work. As well as proving that the idea is feasible, the team has made a number of recommendations about accessibility standards for virtual worlds which should help the developers of the future. "IBM believes that virtual worlds are going to be the next big evolution of the web and if this happens...it's not right for blind people to be missing out on what the rest of us have available," said Mr O'Brien http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6993739.stm Vikas Kapoor, MSN Id:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [AI] financial accounting book required
Dear Ajay You may download the folder containing six books pertaining to accounting/banking from the following link: http://up-file.com/download/35e0e0143591/JAIIB-and-CAIIB.zip.html Or else, I am attaching the same if your service provider allows attachments of that size. Do revert Rajesh - Original Message - From: "Ajay Dhanak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:55 AM Subject: Re: [AI] financial accounting book required dear rajesh sir, thank you so much. I am eagerly waiting for the same. Regards, Ajay On 9/17/07, Rajesh Asudani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear Ajay I do have such books, and will be glad to send you the same, shortly in a day or two. Regards Rajesh - Original Message - From: "Ajay Dhanak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 10:31 PM Subject: [AI] financial accounting book required > dear members, > > this is to request you all that if anyone has books on financial > accounting, particularly describing final accounts, company accounts, > cash flow statements & ratios. > please mail me the same at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > thank you so much > regards, > Ajay > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled
Dear Akhilesh Don't take my observations otherwise. I can understand well that they were offering you insurance policy on equal terms with all others. This may be because you worked for them. Or else, it may be the simple case of non-cognizance of blindness, as happens many a times at the sweet will of the concerned official in many insurance companies. What I am asserting is that if blindness is brought on record by declaring it, they hesitate in giving a policy without any written instruction to that effect and if they give, they charge extra premium or risk charges. It happens with all companies from time to time. To tell you an instance, normally a blind person is not given extra accident insurance cover which generally is double the usual amount. However, my brother-in-law, when he succumbed to death in an accident, was given double ammount without actively taking into account his blindness. All such discriminations of denial/extra charges on account of blindness/disability, taking place according to extant instructions or merely at the arbitrary will of officials, must be remedied. What do you do otherwise? Do revert Regards Rajesh - Original Message - From: "akhilesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled > Hi sir, there was nothing special for us. every thing was genrel. any > way I am not lying and this is true. there are some points which are > out of my coverage area, so please would you explaine it in little > details? > I was working with them and their was not more technicality it was > simple. like pay prms every year and so on. > Yes! there are cases of denials > And I don't know about extra premiums/risk charges. > More over, you are a bank professional if I am not wrong, and you > would be aware about it very much. > I was making a point, if that one company can give such insurance > cover why not others? > Write me personally, if you have time and after exploring it we will > be coming back to list. > With regards, akhilesh. > > > On 9/18/07, Rajesh Asudani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Okay, begging you to have insurance policy! >> >> But, what about blind/disabled in general? >> >> Any policies in force? >> >> Any denials? >> >> Any extra premia/risk charges etc? >> >> Rajesh >> - Original Message - >> From: "akhilesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:50 AM >> Subject: Re: [AI] Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled >> >> >> > Dear list members, I am seeing that the matter of insurance has >> > discussed so many times. I would like to inform you all, that I have >> > been insurance adviser in an insurance company. this company is >> > one of the 500 fortune companies. but right now I am not working with >> > it due to some reasons, I will be starting it with the month of the >> > Feb. >> > lastly, I would like to inform you that, they were begging me to have >> > a policy of insurance. this company is Max new yourk life. >> > For more details you can write to me at: >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > with regards, akhilesh >> > >> > >> > >> > On 9/17/07, sweety bhalla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Govt plans insurance scheme for disabled >> >> >> >> While the social security Bill for the unorganised sector may take a >> >> long >> >> time in becoming a reality, the disabled in the country may get their >> >> own >> >> insurance >> >> scheme funded by a unique corpus soon. >> >> >> >> The disabled who have been denied insurance cover by companies all >> >> these >> >> years stand to get insurance as a right once the scheme is in place >> >> this >> >> year. >> >> The source of the funding of the insurance scheme is also unique. >> >> >> >> It is to be funded through a Rs 2400 crore (Rs 24 billion) corpus that >> >> has >> >> accrued to the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment from public >> >> sector >> >> banks. >> >> >> >> These banks, which had made a profit while rounding off their >> >> accounts, >> >> had >> >> been asked by the Supreme Court to spend the money for public good >> >> specifically >> >> for the disabled after a PIL three years ago. >> >> >> >> The ministry, which has started receiving the money, plans to >> >> implement >> >> the >> >> insurance scheme in this financial year using the funds. >> >> >> >> Interest from this corpus would be used for various disability welfare >> >> schemes and the insurance scheme will benefit from this fund, >> >> officials >> >> said. >> >> >> >> The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral >> >> Palsy, >> >> Mental retardation and Multiple disabilities and the Chief >> >> Commissioner >> >> for >> >> Persons >> >> with Disabilities are working out the social security cum insurance >> >> cover >> >> with various insurance companies. >> >> >> >> A three-member team of experts, including Pradeep Ghosh of the NGO >> >> Oasis >> >>
[AI] Now, more free office software
Now, more free office software Agencies Free software got a major boost Monday when IBM announced it would start offering free word processing and other office software, in another challenge to Microsofts core Office suite of products. IBM said it would offer document, spreadsheet and presentation software in a group of tools called Lotus Symphony. In another announcement, Google expanded its online suite of office software to include a business presentation tool similar to Microsofts popular PowerPoint. The new program will be included in Googles free online software bundle, called Docs. The company will also sell a souped-up version to businesses, universities and government agencies. As PowerPoint does, Googles new software enables users to create a series of slides with a mixture of text and graphics on each. Googles software suite already includes word processing, spreadsheet and calendar management programs. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Search startup ready to challenge Google
Search startup ready to challenge Google AP Barney Pell - President and CEO of Powerset, a new search engine that uses natural-language technology to make Web search easier - hopes to demonstrate that Google isnt as smart as most people think Theres no business like search business. And this is precisely why a US-based start-up called Powerset is pursuing a particularly challenging goal: Its aiming to outshine Internets search giants, Google, with its own new search software. After nearly two years of hushed development, the San Francisco-based company is finally providing a peek at a natural-language technology that is supposed to make it easier to communicate with search engines. The algorithms in Powerset are programmed to understand search requests submitted in plain English, a change from the keyword system used by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and the owners of the other leading engines. The distinction means Web surfers will theoretically be able to get more meaningful results by typing more precise search requests in the form of straightforward questions like What did Steve Jobs say about Apple? instead of entering an ungrammatical mishmash like Apple Steve Jobs said. Barney Pell, Powersets co-founder and chief executive, likens the hit-and-miss-process of searching with keywords to talking to a 2-year-old. In one sense, you are happy you can talk to it at all, but you still really want it to grow up so you can hold a real conversation, he said. This isnt the first time a search engine has tried to understand simple English, but Powerset has drawn more attention because its natural-language technology is being licensed from the Palo Alto Research Centre. Better known as PARC, the Xerox Corp subsidiary is renowned for hatching breakthroughs such as the computer mouse and the graphical interface for personal computers that were later commercialised by other companies. We have the best natural-language search technology that has ever been developed, Pell, an artificial intelligence expert, said. Backed by $12.5 million in venture capital, Powerset is gradually opening its testing ground, dubbed Powerlabs, to 16,000 people who signed up to get an early glimpse at the search engine. The start-up is so confident that its methods are superior to Google that Powerlabs will present some answers alongside what its rival returns when asked the same questions. Powerset is requiring its users to vote on which engine produced better results before they are allowed to enter another search request. Search Antecedents Other search engines have previously promised to understand conversational English with little success. Ask Jeeves was founded in the 1990s on the premise that Internet search requests should be presented as simple questions. It frustrated users with too many irrelevant answers. After nearly failing in the dot-com bust, the company embraced the keyword approach to search and abandoned its mascot a cartoon butler named Jeeves to distance itself from the days it relied on natural-language algorithms. It is now known simply as Ask.com. Industry analyst Charlene Li of Forrester Research is sceptical about Powersets prospects, too. She doubts Powerset will be able to comprehend all the different ways that people seeking the same type of information can phrase their questions. For instance, the questions What caused the collapse of Enron? and What caused the downfall of Enron? typically produce different search results even though they are essentially asking the same thing, Li said. Thats because computers have trouble recognising synonyms and other subtle nuances in language. Understanding the meaning of many words is difficult without people involved, she said. Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Paraplegic becomes stock market winner
Paraplegic becomes stock market winner AFP Hyderabad: Twenty-eight-year-old paraplegic Burla Sujata is totally dependent on her two helpers except when she sits with her laptop and plays on the stock market. Sujata, who used to run a photography studio, became interested in the stock market after losing use of her legs in a car accident six years ago when her car collided with a truck while on her way to a temple. Hyderabad girl Burla Sujata trading online using her laptop. Sujata lost the use of her legs in an accident After the accident, there was no life at all for me no friends, no people, no supporters, said Sujata, who was also abandoned by her fiancé after the accident. When you have everything, everybody is with you. But when you lose everything, nobody is behind you, she said. An independent job... But feeling sorry didnt suit her. Because I was physically dependent, I decided to look for something that I could do independently, Sujata told AFP in her apartment in the high-tech Hyderabad city. She now has rebuilt her life by investing in the countrys rocketing stock market, which last year soared by a record 46.7 percent. Sujata started out from scratch learning about investing in 2004. I had no business knowledge, she said. I began studying the stock exchange rules, read financial books and magazines and watched business television channels. Earns 15 pc of Rs 2-3 cr monthly She learned fast, and now trades through brokers on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). She says she carefully studies a firms fundamentals looking at its financial figures before investing in its shares. She says her monthly trades total around Rs 2-3 crore. Out of this she takes a monthly income of 10-15 per cent more than enough to pay for all her needs. Sujata now wants to set up her own investment house. Two years after the accident, I felt very dependent. Now I have the feeling I can do everything like anybody else, like any normal person. I am financially independent. Sujata believes that her experience has made her a stronger person. I was a strong person. After the accident, I became a much stronger person, she says. Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/ To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Virtual worlds open up to blind
Virtual worlds open up to blind By Geoff Adams-Spink Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website IBM is establishing a presence in virtual worlds Online virtual worlds could soon be accessible to blind people thanks to research by students at IBM in Ireland. Some estimates predict that 80% of active internet users will be using a virtual world in four years' time. The company said that it is keen to ensure that blind people are not excluded from an environment that sighted people will take for granted. The students have designed an audio equivalent of the virtual world using 3D sound to create a sense of space. They were working as part of the company's Extreme Blue research initiative which brings groups of students together for 12 weeks to solve problem set by senior researchers. The project - called Accessibility In Virtual Worlds - is what the company describes as "a proof of concept" at this stage, but it will be passed on to IBM's Human Ability and Accessibility Centre in Texas for further development. For their work the Irish team decided to use the Active Worlds online environment rather than the more popular Second Life (which has almost 9.5m accounts) because it allowed them more flexibility. Active Worlds is a collection of user-made virtual worlds that people can visit via a web browser plug-in. Like many other virtual spaces they let people make many of the artefacts, including buildings, found in them. Audible cues The research team exploited this ability to tinker with objects in the online world to make it more hospitable to the blind. "When the user comes into the world, the items are described as well as their positions," explained Colm O'Brien, one of the team of four researchers who worked on the project. "There is also sound attached - for example, if there's a tree nearby you will hear a rustling of leaves," said Mr O'Brien. The work also developed tools which uses text to speech software that reads out any chat from fellow avatars in the virtual world that appears in a text box. Characters in the virtual world can have a "sonar" attached to them so that the user gets audible cues to alert them to when they are approaching, from which direction and how near they are. A number of blind mentors have given advice and feedback to the team - one in IBM's Dublin lab and two based at IBM's research centre in Texas. The students have also liaised with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland on their work. As well as proving that the idea is feasible, the team has made a number of recommendations about accessibility standards for virtual worlds which should help the developers of the future. "IBM believes that virtual worlds are going to be the next big evolution of the web and if this happens...it's not right for blind people to be missing out on what the rest of us have available," said Mr O'Brien Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
