I know. You have to work with the site a little, but the program works well and the results are Nektarios. excellent. On Oct 27, 2010, at 6:59 AM, Eric Oyen wrote:
> nice website, but any attempt to shop there results in an image asking me to > select my region and then I get nothing. I hate it when they use flash to map > an image. > > -Eric > > On Oct 26, 2010, at 8:40 PM, Nektarios Mallas wrote: > >> Hello there. >> Fine reader express for the mac works very well and the recognition engine >> is one of the best. >> They have a trial copy that you can test with your mac. >> goto. >> www.abbyy.com >> >> Later. >> >> On Oct 27, 2010, at 4:49 AM, Eric Oyen wrote: >> >>> well, >>> I am not sure about the accessible scanner software. however, you can do >>> most of your word processing on the mac. I didn't know that microsoft >>> office was available for the mac. The one thing I can tell you is that the >>> mac is not a respectable part of the marketplace and a lot of blind people >>> who use computers also like the mac (those that have one anyway). >>> >>> I don't use windows here as I don't have the funds to get the accessibility >>> software. I haven't tried looking around for good OCR software yet (but I >>> do see a need for it). I may have to have someone help me bring my windows >>> box back up and install NVDA and see what I can do with it. there's plenty >>> of cheap software for the windows PC, but like anything else, it requires >>> funds I don't currently have. >>> >>> -Eric >>> >>> On Oct 26, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Sharon Ballantyne wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I have not used the mac computer systems in about fifteen years but am >>>> making the final decisions for my purchase of an IMac. Does anyone have >>>> advice. I am a totally blind user. I have decided it will be most useful >>>> to bootcamp my computer so as to have scanning capabilities. I am told >>>> there is no accessible software on the Mac for my scanning needs? I ahve >>>> been using kerzweil. Right now I am planning to go with Freedom >>>> Scientific's openbook and the Freedom Scientific Pearl which is portable >>>> and uses a camera rather than a flat bed scanner. Before I make that >>>> commitment I want to be sure there is nothing out there for the Mac. >>>> >>>> I am planning to use iwork but there have been some suggestions I go with >>>> Microsoft for Mac. I currently use Jaws 11 on a windows 7 with Microsoft >>>> office 2007. >>>> >>>> My primary uses on the computer are: word processing, excel, e-mail and >>>> internet searches as well as scanning outlined above. I have no technical >>>> background. >>>> >>>> It was suggested I get 500 gb and a separate 500 gb external drive for >>>> backup rather than the 1 terabite. >>>> If anyone has any advice to throw in before I make the final purchase >>>> decisions, that would be great. >>>> >>>> E-mail off list can be sent to: >>>> sbal...@nexicom.net >>>> >>>> Thank-you, >>>> Sharon in Canada >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
