Question: Is there much in the way of training matterial and tutorials (specifically) on Youtube?
On 5/17/2017 4:56 PM, Tony C via Talk wrote: > Hi, As good as the trainning materials are, and the Jaws help. If > someone can't take the time to read and listen to the materials that > cover the area they need help with, then that's pretty lazy in my > opinion. I haven't used Jaws since 2004 and quite a bit has changed and > I've forgotten a heck of a lot. I've had to ask a few questions, and > I've listened to a little of the trainning materials that are in the > Daisey books. So far I'm impressed with the way Jaws is working for me, > and I'm happy with all the contact that I have had with VFO. Tony > > -----Original Message----- From: Raul A. Gallegos via Talk > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 2:07 PM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration > > Richard, this means you have a choice. If you can find a trainer who is > willing to work with you after hours, then you make it happen. However, > this will not happen for free in most cases. This is especially true if > you want one-on-one training. As mentioned from me and a few others, you > might be able to set something up with someone if you feel you really > need one-on-one training. Some will do this as a volunteer and for free > while most will want to be charged for their time. > > > Best of luck, and if you are interested, let me know. > > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > Assistive Technology Trainer - RGA Tech Solutions > Voice and Text: 832.554.7285 > Office: 832.639.4477 > Personal Email: r...@raulgallegos.com > Work Email: train...@rgats.com > Twitter: @rga7285 and @RGATrainer > > “Any teacher that can be replaced with a computer, deserves to be.” - > David Thornburg > > On 5/17/2017 12:43 PM, Kurlander Richard (750000) via Talk wrote: >> No of course not however why can't these companies have people to >> work from home when the regular crew finishes their shift. Perfect >> example I get home from work or maybe a ballgame or concert or >> whatever it is midnight I am doing something on my home computer and I >> encounter a problem, what do I do? Can't fix the problem next morning >> since I must go to work. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Talk >> [mailto:talk-bounces+rkurlan=schools.nyc....@lists.window-eyes.com] On >> Behalf Of John Farley via Talk >> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 1:10 PM >> To: 'richard kurlander' <r.kurlan...@verizon.net>; 'Window-Eyes >> Discussion List' <talk@lists.window-eyes.com>; 'Juan Hernandez' >> <juanhernande...@gmail.com> >> Subject: RE: Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration >> >> Richard, >> >> Are you really asking that a blind person, such as myself in the past, >> who just happens to work in the computer field should, at the end of a >> long day, find someone who is having problems with their use of the >> PC, travel to wherever they live and spend a few hours helping them out? >> Working as a blind person in the sighted world of computing is a hard >> slog and not as easy as you may think. >> >> I have tried to provide the hands on help in the past. It was not >> successful from my viewpoint. >> It often turns out that in fact you finish up teaching basic PC skills >> as well as how to use a screen reader, which is not what I signed up for. >> >> I will provide written help on user lists such as this, but no longer >> hands on help. >> I do, very occasionally, stand in as a trainer in a local class for >> teaching visually impaired people about PC skills when the usual >> trainer is on vacation. >> >> >> >> >> Regards, John >> >> Tel: +44 (0) 1442 259243 >> Mob: +44 (0) 7815 056076 >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Talk >> [mailto:talk-bounces+john_farley=btinternet....@lists.window-eyes.com] >> On Behalf Of richard kurlander via Talk >> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 6:39 AM >> To: Juan Hernandez; Window-Eyes Discussion List >> Subject: RE: Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration >> >> if you a computer engineer you know a lot more >> than I do and people like you should help other >> blind people by giving them hands on training if >> you do tech support.At 04:01 PM 5/16/2017, you wrote: >>> Simplicity is in the eye of the beholder. We all >>> need different things. I am a computer >>> engineer, so I need access to some of the more >>> advanced aspects of the screen reader to use my >>> various software development tools. Screen >>> readers are there to help all of us. And that >>> means having lots of features that some of us >>> will use and that others will not. Best, Juan >>> Hernandez juanhernande...@gmail.com 619-750-9431 >>> (M) | 858-777-3311 (F) My WebSite | >>> Twitter | FaceBook | LinkedIn -----Original >>> Message----- From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+juanhernandez98=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On Behalf Of Kurlander Richard (750000) via Talk >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:01 AM To: Russ >>> Kiehne <russ94...@gmail.com>; Window-Eyes >>> Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> >>> Subject: RE: Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration I >>> don't like that either if this what does happen. >>> I use outlook 2013 at work part of office 365 >>> and at home I still use Eudora 7.1.9 for my >>> client e-mail and I have also outlook set up as >>> I have also office 365 at home. Don't you feel >>> that screne readers should be made as simple as >>> possible? -----Original Message----- From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+rkurlan=schools.nyc....@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne via Talk Sent: Tuesday, >>> May 16, 2017 11:40 AM To: Steve Nutt >>> <st...@comproom.co.uk>; 'Dennis Long' >>> <dennisl1...@gmail.com>; 'Window-Eyes Discussion >>> List' <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: >>> Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration I just wished all >>> of the graphics were labeled in the windows live >>> mail app. When I arrow up and down in the >>> windows live maill app in jaws, it won’t say >>> things like, replied, forwarded, read etc. It >>> does in window eyes. -----Original Message----- >>> From: Steve Nutt via Talk Sent: Tuesday, May 16, >>> 2017 1:21 AM To: 'Dennis Long' ; 'Window-Eyes >>> Discussion List' Subject: RE: Window-Eyes to >>> JAWS Migration Hi, It really depends on what you >>> want to do. NVDA is vastly better on the web >>> than JAWS and I believe always will be. But not >>> configurable enough. All the best Steve >>> -----Original Message----- From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+steve=comproom.co...@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On Behalf Of Dennis Long via Talk Sent: 15 May >>> 2017 17:45 To: 'Darrell Bowles' >>> <dgbow...@msn.com>; 'Window-Eyes Discussion >>> List' <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Cc: >>> 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' >>> <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: RE: >>> Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration Got news for one >>> or two user won't make a difference. You get >>> what you pay for or don't pay for. NVDA is >>> nowhere as good as Jaws! -----Original >>> Message----- From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+dennisl1982=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On Behalf Of Darrell Bowles via Talk Sent: >>> Monday, May 15, 2017 12:38 PM To: >>> aist...@ameritech.net; Window-Eyes Discussion >>> List Subject: RE: Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration >>> If you really want to send a message to VFO, >>> either use narrator, Supernova, or donate to >>> NVDA! -----Original Message----- From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+dgbowles=msn....@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On Behalf Of Adaptive Information Systems Inc. >>> via Talk Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 12:35 PM To: >>> 'Doug Geoffray' <dgeoff...@vfogroup.com>; >>> 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' >>> <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: RE: >>> Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration Hi Doug, Is there >>> any chance another company could buy window-eyes >>> and keep it developing in to the great screen >>> reader it is now? What a crying shame we blind >>> screen reader folks only have one choice here in >>> the U.S. for screen readers!! So I am again >>> looking at Dolphin screen reader, since I use to >>> have it back with version 3.5 and also learning >>> better how to use NVDA, though NVDA has a good >>> way to go to equal Window-eyes! Regards, Roger >>> Behm Adaptive Information Systems Inc. We Make >>> Technology Accessible to the vision Impaired and >>> Reading Disabled Roger A. Behm, President 1611 >>> Clover Lane Janesville WI 53545-1388 Fax: >>> 608-758-7898 Voice: 608-758-0933 Email: >>> aist...@ameritech.net Web Page: >>> www.adaptiveinformation.org -----Original >>> Message----- From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+aistech=ameritech....@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On Behalf Of Doug Geoffray via Talk Sent: >>> Monday, May 15, 2017 9:48 AM To: Window-Eyes >>> Discussion List Subject: RE: Window-Eyes to JAWS >>> Migration Window-Eyes will continue to run as it >>> always has. Even if you migrate you can >>> continue to have Window-Eyes installed and >>> switch back and forth as you need to. The only >>> thing with Window-Eyes is it will no longer be >>> upgraded. So 9.5.4 is the last version. Regards, >>> Doug -----Original Message----- From: Talk >>> [mailto:talk-bounces+dgeoffray=vfogroup....@lists.window-eyes.com] >>> On Behalf Of Loy via Talk Sent: Monday, May 15, >>> 2017 10:28 AM To: Aaron Smith >>> <ajsm...@vfogroup.com>; Window-Eyes Discussion >>> List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: >>> Window-Eyes to JAWS Migration Need clarity on >>> one thing. As an current paid user of WE, if we >>> convert to JAWS, does that mean we no longer can >>> use WE? ----- Original Message ----- From: >>> "Aaron Smith via Talk" >>> <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> To: >>> <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Sent: Monday, May >>> 15, 2017 10:14 AM Subject: Window-Eyes to JAWS >>> Migration Thank you for being a valued member of >>> the GW Micro and Window-Eyes family. We regret >>> to announce that sales of Window-Eyes have ended >>> in the United States and Canada. Users outside >>> of the United States and Canada should contact >>> their local distributor for options. We are >>> committed to our customers and will honor >>> existing product purchases and software >>> maintenance agreements, and we will continue to >>> provide technical support to end users that have >>> purchased Window-Eyes or a support package. All >>> users who are currently using Window-Eyes can >>> continue to use the software indefinitely; >>> however, as the Windows(r) operating system >>> and/or applications change over time, >>> Window-Eyes may not function adequately for your >>> needs. We understand how important a screen >>> reader is to you and are offering JAWS(r) for >>> Windows 18 as a replacement. We are committed to >>> providing a smooth transition and will honor >>> existing Window-Eyes product purchases and >>> software maintenance agreements (SMA), as >>> follows. End users that paid for and are current >>> with Window-Eyes 9.x will be converted to JAWS >>> 18 at no charge. If you are using an earlier >>> version of Window-Eyes, you can purchase an >>> upgrade to JAWS 18. If you are using the free >>> version of Window-Eyes you can continue to use >>> it. While there is not an upgrade path from the >>> free version, if you are interested in >>> purchasing JAWS, please contact our sales team >>> at 800-444-4443. Existing Window-Eyes SMAs will >>> be rolled into the JAWS SMA program for end >>> users that migrate to JAWS. Learn more about the >>> migration options and pricing by visiting >>> http://www.gwmicro.com/window-eyes/migrate. 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