Hi, I've been using this for a year and a half. There are pitfalls, not least of which is the pricetag, but I've recommended it for at least 3 or 4 clients and it does an amazing job.
I've also got the hovercam T5V here which would be a cheeper alternative but I haven't gotten it to work yet. Best, Erik Burggraaf Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting at $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2012-07-03, at 5:17 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Open book on the Mac? Forget it. This here sounds like it might be worth > serious consideration. thanks. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > On Jul 2, 2012, at 10:08 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> Forgot to put the name of the program I talked about. It is from Abisee at >> abisee.com. They had it working on a Macbook Pro. >> Eugenia Firth >> gigifi...@sbcglobal.net >> >> >> >> On Jul 2, 2012, at 9:54 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: >> >>> Hi guys. >>> I wanted to tell y'all about the scanning program that I saw at the >>> exhibits at NFB today. True, it costs $1200, but it comes with a camera >>> sort of like the Purl camera. >>> >>> I had to get it going for them because the guy that knew about it wasn't at >>> the table at the time I showed up. He came right after I got it going. It >>> wouldn't talk at first. Who knows where it was on the screen. Like >>> OpenBook, you don't use the screen reader while it's running. However, I >>> had to turn their VoiceOver on, press command q and get out of their >>> program, and then call it back up again, after I turned off their track >>> pad. The person that was sitting there keeping watch while the developer >>> was gone for a little bit, I guess was a Windows user. Anyway, I got the >>> program going. >>> >>> The developer that came back was very knowledgeable. He told me they had a >>> former Kurzweil engineer with them. When I did the scan, it reading was >>> incredibly good, even in the light my husband said was glaring on the >>> paper. >>> >>> I have a Purl camera I am considering selling. It doesn't have much use on >>> it, and maybe I ought to sell OpenBook while I'm at it. However, I don't >>> know if I can. The state gave me OpenBook, but I bought the Purl camera >>> myself. I'll have to find out what I can do about OpenBook. >>> >>> Eugenia Firth >>> gigifi...@sbcglobal.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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.
