Hello David. I completely agree with you.
The only way I was able to afford my new products is because I was able to turn my Apple skills into a marketable business product. Mark On Apr 2, 2012, at 9:13 PM, James Mannion wrote: > Hi Mark, > I envy you acquiring the braille display especially. I really wish I > were incorrect, but I know I am not missing anything or out of date in > my understanding that the price of braille displays are just > rediculously out of sight in price about 3 to 4 times over and then > some. Still being a common man and feeling blessed and lucky to be > able to achieve a few thousand in savings at any point in time at best > I don't think a braille display for personal use is anywhere in my > near future. Maybe I have already said too much, but what it takes to > be able to obtain such technology just makes you throw your hands up > in frustration. > > On 4/2/12, David Tanner <david.tanner...@gmail.com> wrote: >> And, I bet it is a lot cheaper too. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jim Gatteys" <jgatt...@gmail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:35 PM >> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding OCR >> >> >> Hi all! >> Has anybody used Abby fine reader express for the mac? I just downloaded a >> trial version and it was much better than a few years ago. It worked with >> my old epson perfection scanner and I was able to scan and edit a document. >> I guess it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of kurzweil but for basic >> stuff it seemed fine. I am seriously considering a purchase of fine reader. >> Jim >> >> On Apr 2, 2012, at 8:21 PM, David Tanner wrote: >> >>> It is alive and well... Do you have version 12 patch 4? That is the >>> latest release and there is some support for at least one digital camera >>> in that patch upgrade. >>> >>> As far as Kurzweil 1000 on the Mac; the news isn't good. There is >>> Kurzweil3000 for the Mac, but the folks at Cambian Learning don't think >>> they can make enough profit on us blind folks so they say they will not >>> release a version for Apple because if every blind person baught a copy of >>> >>> Kurzweil1000 for Mac they still couldn't make enough profit to make it >>> worth it for them to do that. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <br...@hostany.net> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 8:04 PM >>> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding OCR >>> >>> >>>> Any hope for those of us Kurzweil users? I could live with my old Epson >>>> Perfection scanner, but the new HP all in one takes forever. It's true >>>> that it's quieter by a lot, but it's probably 30 to 45 seconds on the >>>> scanning phase. I hate the mail now more than I ever did, but I don't >>>> have the space nor USB ports for both devices on the desk. If I ever went >>>> >>>> back to college, I'd seriously look into a sighted person over what I >>>> have now. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 5:30 PM >>>> Subject: A Question Regarding OCR >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>> >>>>> In addition to being the proud owner of a Focus 40 Blue, I also obtained >>>>> Freedom Scientific's Pearl camera along with OpenBook 9.0. >>>>> >>>>> To put it simply, I am stunned with the OCR performance in both OpenBook >>>>> >>>>> and >>>>> the accuracy of the camera along with the dazzling speed of the image >>>>> acquisition experience. >>>>> >>>>> I think what blows my mind the most is the motion detection that allows >>>>> one >>>>> to turn pages and when the new page is in view of the camera, it >>>>> automatically takes a photo and begins the OCR process. >>>>> >>>>> I swear it feels as though I have a sighted person reading for me. >>>>> >>>>> I could go on and on but ... >>>>> >>>>> I realize that the pearl has been out for quite some time and am >>>>> wondering >>>>> if anyone knows if it will work with anything on the Mac. >>>>> >>>>> I know one thing for sure, with the Pearl in my toolbox, I have put my >>>>> scanner away for good. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. >>> >> >> ----- >> Chat with me on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jimintexas >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimintexas >> Skype: jimintexas >> Yahoo or Aim/Ichat: jgatteys >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. 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