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Delphi Programmer Says Freedom Scientific Does Not Play Nice with the Mainstream Developer Community

July 3, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We already know that Freedom Scientific’s JAWS end user license agreement is not friendly to mainstream developers and testers as they work to implement accessibility into their products, services and web sites. As a follow on to this concern, we now hear from Craig Stuntz who reports that no developer program exists for those who… Finish Reading Delphi Programmer Says Freedom Scientific Does Not Play Nice with the Mainstream Developer Community

Categories: accessibility, JAWS, Nonvisual Desktop Access, opinion, Serotek

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Blind computer users struck by a very unusual Trojan attack

January 22, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We have just received a disturbing report from Vanja Svajcer on the SophosLabs security blog indicating that a recently distributed “unofficial” build of Freedom Scientific’s JAWS 9.0 screen reader making the rounds on various blindness related mailing lists contains dangerous code that disables the use of JAWS and most other screen readers. In his article,… Finish Reading Blind computer users struck by a very unusual Trojan attack

Categories: JAWS, open source, security

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Watch Your Keys; JAWS Activation Issues Could be a Job Killer!

October 26, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Imagine this nightmare situation! You work nights and/or weekends. One Saturday morning, you start the JAWS-equipped computer on your desk only to find that, for some mysterious reason, JAWS has decided it is no longer authorized. Even worse, since you have JAWS authorized on three computers, you have no additional activations available. It is time… Finish Reading Watch Your Keys; JAWS Activation Issues Could be a Job Killer!

Categories: JAWS

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JAWS 9.0 Public Beta 1 – First Impressions

October 2, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Although we aim to keep our readers informed, we are also not strictly a news blog. Since the news concerning the impending JAWS 9.0 public beta, and its release yesterday, were broadcast all over the online connected blind community, we elected to hold off for the chance to report some real world first impressions of… Finish Reading JAWS 9.0 Public Beta 1 – First Impressions

Categories: JAWS

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Update: Accessible Version of CallBurner Now Released to the Public

July 9, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

As of Monday, July 9, 2007, the CallBurner team has released version 1.0.0.31 of CallBurner to the public, incorporating the Screen Reader Compatibility functionality along with some minor bug fixes. We strongly encourage those of you who downloaded version 1.0.0.30 to get the latest public release from the CallBurner web site at this time.

Categories: JAWS, reviews, Skype, tips

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Update: Accessible Version of CallBurner

July 8, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

It appears the CallBurner team has not yet made their accessible version available to the public. Since many of you have asked how you can get started right away, please feel free to download a copy of the accessible version. Since this version of CallBurner is not currently provided on the company’s web site, this… Finish Reading Update: Accessible Version of CallBurner

Categories: JAWS, reviews, Skype, tips

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CallBurner: Finally, Fully Accessible Skype Call Recording is Here at Last!

July 7, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

The people at Netralia, developers of the Skylook Skype call management and recording application for Microsoft Outlook, have recently released a new Skype call recording product that does not depend on Outlook. The new CallBurner application enables annotation and recording of all Skype calls while providing a clean, simple user interface. After learning of the… Finish Reading CallBurner: Finally, Fully Accessible Skype Call Recording is Here at Last!

Categories: JAWS, reviews, Skype, tips

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JAWS for Windows 8.0 Update Released, Many Users Disappointed About Unresolved Issues

June 21, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Today, Freedom Scientific has released their fifth update to JAWS 8.0. Many users are continuing to report unresolved issues, including the following: Blank virtual buffers in Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and other applications. Unexplainable crashes pointing to FSBraille when no Braille display is in use. Persistent canned responses and lack of responses on… Finish Reading JAWS for Windows 8.0 Update Released, Many Users Disappointed About Unresolved Issues

Categories: JAWS

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Skype 3.2 Update, Skype 3.5 Beta and New JAWS Scripts Now Available

June 14, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Doug Lee has made Revision 455 of his JAWS scripts for Skype available at http://dlee.org/skype. This revision now supports the new Skype 3.5 Beta, which features a new, exciting, more accessible text chat facility. It is now possible to navigate in chat windows using the arrow keys! Two new versions of Skype are now available.… Finish Reading Skype 3.2 Update, Skype 3.5 Beta and New JAWS Scripts Now Available

Categories: JAWS, Skype

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Freedom Scientific and Serotek Reach Agreement to End Lawsuit

June 7, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We here at Blind Access Journal are very glad this matter has finally been settled in a manner that permits both Freedom Scientific and Serotek to continue their business operations and retains the ability of innovators in the field to provide the products and services we must have in order to participate in the world… Finish Reading Freedom Scientific and Serotek Reach Agreement to End Lawsuit

Categories: advocacy, assistive technology, JAWS, lawsuit, Serotek

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