Point of Clarification of Save Serotek Petition
Jeff makes some excellent points regarding the Save Serotek Petition which I would urge all of you to consider.
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HomerKit 2.1 released
Executable installerhttp://www.EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.exe Zip archivehttp://www.EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.zip HomerKit 2.1Released May 23, 2007 Fixed The Select Chunk command, Control+Space, not extending the selectionwith subsequent key presses. Fixed the Jump command, Control+J, going tothe line before the one specified. Fixed common dialogs, such as Open File, Save File, or Browse for Folder,sometimes not becoming the active window when used for… Finish Reading HomerKit 2.1 released
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Jonathan Mosen’s Thoughts on Freedom Scientific V Serotek
Last week, Freedom Scientific, Inc. filed suit against Serotek Corporation for trademark infringement with respect to the FreedomBox range of products. Since then, the matter has been discussed at length on some blindness-related blogs and e-mail lists. I'd like by way of this message to clarify what I view as some of the objectives of… Finish Reading Jonathan Mosen’s Thoughts on Freedom Scientific V Serotek
Innovate Don’t Litigate!
Blind Confidential (Weblog)Friday, May 18, 2007 Innovate Don't Litigate! By Chris Hofstader Critics of my writing in Blind Confidential and elsewhere and various public statements I've made over the years often complain that I treat Microsoft too softly. Often, these people fall into those with religious obsessions with either Apple Computer or the GNU/Linux platform… Finish Reading Innovate Don’t Litigate!
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New Petition Asks Freedom Scientific to Cease Lawsuit Against Serotek
In concert with Jeff Bishop of the Desert Skies blog, we at Blind Access Journal ask all of you to sign the new Save Serotek Petition asking Freedom Scientific to cease its trademark infringement lawsuit against Serotek Corporation.
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Objectivity versus Opinion, or the Difference Between Journalism and Evangelism
When I was in high school, I had a teacher’s aid named Gloria. Gloria came to the United States a long time ago from Burma. She’s a Karen, a member of an ethnic group that has been fighting for independence for more than 58 years. The Karen are officially represented by an organization known as… Finish Reading Objectivity versus Opinion, or the Difference Between Journalism and Evangelism
Today’s KDD: Jaws Attacks; Take the Byte out of Crime
Thanks to Karen for this wonderfully creative, poetic contribution. On Thursday May 17, we received some disturbing News,Freedom Scientific, they did choose,To Sue Serotek, they want to devour,Found out this at a late hour,This made me angry, yes indeed,If you have not already, do read,The lawsuit that was filed, and the accusations made, more to… Finish Reading Today’s KDD: Jaws Attacks; Take the Byte out of Crime
Freedom Scientific V. Serotek Case Not Just About a Trademark
We have received a comment from a reader stating essentially that we shouldn’t make a big deal about this case, as Freedom Scientific is only asking that Serotek stop using the word FreedomBox as a product name. Unfortunately, this assertion just does not match with the facts of the complaint as spelled out in paragraphs… Finish Reading Freedom Scientific V. Serotek Case Not Just About a Trademark
HomerKit 2.0 for JAWS users and script developers
Executable installerhttp://www.EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.exe Zip archivehttp://www.EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.zip HomerKit 2.0Released May 18, 2007 HomerKit is (1) a set of tools to help build JAWS scripts and (2) theapplication of those tools in script sets for several programs. Theunifying intent of these script sets is a powerful, consistent keyboardinterface for tasks related to editing, navigating, and managingdocuments. Currently, programs with… Finish Reading HomerKit 2.0 for JAWS users and script developers
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Text Copy of Freedom Scientific V. Serotek Trademark Infringement Complaint
Thanks to a reliable source, we are able to make available a plain text copy of Freedom Scientific’s complaint against Serotek. The information was made available in an image-based PDF, so it was necessary to convert it using Kurzweil K1000 and reformat the result.