Balabolka is free and reads a number of  formats.

At 04:01 PM 3/21/2018, Lanie Molinar, wrote:

Hi, everyone. Is there a good free EPUB reader that works on Windows 10 and is accessible with NVDA? I know you can read EPUB files with Microsoft Edge, but I was unsure of how well that works since I don't use Edge very much at all. I have Adobe Digital Editions, and reading books is accessible, but the list of books in my library isn't. It doesn't read any of the information about the book, so I have to use OCR to see which book I'm focused on, which is really annoying. I do like how Adobe Digital Editions syncs all books I add to my library with my Adobe account, but I'm willing to do without that if there's a more accessible alternative. Does anyone know of one? Thanks.


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There are rumours circulating that Microsoft intends to hard code the choice of browser that there mail app opens when you click on a link in an email. This of course will be Edge.
So is this more nanny mode assuming people are not able to protect themselves, or an attempt to get Edge to be the logical choice for home users.
Can you imagine what might happen if they suddenly decided anyone using a screenreader would have to use Narrator and turned the others off?

Weird if true.
Brian

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Hi, everyone. Is there a good free EPUB reader that works on Windows 10 and is accessible with NVDA? I know you can read EPUB files with Microsoft Edge, but I was unsure of how well that works since I don't use Edge very much at all. I have Adobe Digital Editions, and reading books is accessible, but the list of books in my library isn't. It doesn't read any of the information about the book, so I have to use OCR to see which book I'm focused on, which is really annoying. I do like how Adobe Digital Editions syncs all books I add to my library with my Adobe account, but I'm willing to do without that if there's a more accessible alternative. Does anyone know of one? Thanks.
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On Mar 21, 2018, at 4:29 AM, Brian's Mail list account via Groups.Io <bglists=blueyonder.co.uk@groups.io> wrote:

There are rumours circulating that Microsoft intends to hard code the choice of browser that there mail app opens when you click on a link in an email. This of course will be Edge.
So is this more nanny mode assuming people are not able to protect themselves, or an attempt to get Edge to be the logical choice for home users.
Can you imagine what might happen if they suddenly decided anyone using a screenreader would have to use Narrator and turned the others off?

Weird if true.
Brian

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Hi,

I’ll post a link to next Monday’s talk once it is done.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hello joseph

Can you please tell me from where I can download your recorded talks?

Thanks in advance

Anthony

Hi,

Yes, it’ll be recorded and made available shortly after the presentation.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi, Joseph,

Will this presentation be recorded like they were in the past?

Rosemarie

Hi everyone,

Please pass this onto others interested in this presentation, especially to Windows 10 users. Thanks, and hope to see you on March 26^th.

Hi all,

Please pass this onto other forums and folks interested in this:

Dear Windows 10 users, screen reader developers, Microsoft staff, third-party app developers, Windows Insiders and others,

You’re cordially invited to participate in an audio talk by Joseph Lee on Windows 10, to be held on Accessible World Pat Price Tek Talk room on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5 PM Pacific. In this talk, Joseph will talk about recent changes to Windows 10 ecosystem, demonstrate key features included in Version 1803 (Spring Creators Update), and showcase a mystery feature from a future version of Windows 10, all using screen readers.

Topics to be covered include:

• Recent happenings on Windows 10, including introduction of S and Pro for Workstations, Microsoft Store, mixed reality.
• Key features from Windows 10 Version 1709, including emoji entry, My People, Narrator changes and more.
• Highlights from Version 1803, including Timeline, Focus Assist, and other changes.
• A mystery feature from a future version of Windows 10 (you need to be there to listen to/see the demo).
• Screen reader compatibility notices and future plans.

To join, go to accessibleworld.org, then go to Pat Price room. Then download Talking Communities client, and once it is installed, enter the room. Alternatively, the direct link to the Tek Talk room is:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

Hope to see you on March 26^th.

Sincerely,

Joseph Lee

Hello joseph

Can you please tell me from where I can download your recorded talks?

Thanks in advance

Anthony

Hi,

Yes, it’ll be recorded and made available shortly after the presentation.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi, Joseph,

Will this presentation be recorded like they were in the past?

Rosemarie

Hi everyone,

Please pass this onto others interested in this presentation, especially to Windows 10 users. Thanks, and hope to see you on March 26^th.

Hi all,

Please pass this onto other forums and folks interested in this:

Dear Windows 10 users, screen reader developers, Microsoft staff, third-party app developers, Windows Insiders and others,

You’re cordially invited to participate in an audio talk by Joseph Lee on Windows 10, to be held on Accessible World Pat Price Tek Talk room on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5 PM Pacific. In this talk, Joseph will talk about recent changes to Windows 10 ecosystem, demonstrate key features included in Version 1803 (Spring Creators Update), and showcase a mystery feature from a future version of Windows 10, all using screen readers.

Topics to be covered include:

• Recent happenings on Windows 10, including introduction of S and Pro for Workstations, Microsoft Store, mixed reality.
• Key features from Windows 10 Version 1709, including emoji entry, My People, Narrator changes and more.
• Highlights from Version 1803, including Timeline, Focus Assist, and other changes.
• A mystery feature from a future version of Windows 10 (you need to be there to listen to/see the demo).
• Screen reader compatibility notices and future plans.

To join, go to accessibleworld.org, then go to Pat Price room. Then download Talking Communities client, and once it is installed, enter the room. Alternatively, the direct link to the Tek Talk room is:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

Hope to see you on March 26^th.

Sincerely,

Joseph Lee

Hi,

Yes, it’ll be recorded and made available shortly after the presentation.

Cheers,

Joseph

Hi, Joseph,

Will this presentation be recorded like they were in the past?

Rosemarie

Hi everyone,

Please pass this onto others interested in this presentation, especially to Windows 10 users. Thanks, and hope to see you on March 26^th.

Hi all,

Please pass this onto other forums and folks interested in this:

Dear Windows 10 users, screen reader developers, Microsoft staff, third-party app developers, Windows Insiders and others,

You’re cordially invited to participate in an audio talk by Joseph Lee on Windows 10, to be held on Accessible World Pat Price Tek Talk room on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5 PM Pacific. In this talk, Joseph will talk about recent changes to Windows 10 ecosystem, demonstrate key features included in Version 1803 (Spring Creators Update), and showcase a mystery feature from a future version of Windows 10, all using screen readers.

Topics to be covered include:

• Recent happenings on Windows 10, including introduction of S and Pro for Workstations, Microsoft Store, mixed reality.
• Key features from Windows 10 Version 1709, including emoji entry, My People, Narrator changes and more.
• Highlights from Version 1803, including Timeline, Focus Assist, and other changes.
• A mystery feature from a future version of Windows 10 (you need to be there to listen to/see the demo).
• Screen reader compatibility notices and future plans.

To join, go to accessibleworld.org, then go to Pat Price room. Then download Talking Communities client, and once it is installed, enter the room. Alternatively, the direct link to the Tek Talk room is:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

Hope to see you on March 26^th.

Sincerely,

Joseph Lee

On Mar 21, 2018, at 4:29 AM, Brian's Mail list account via Groups.Io <bglists@...> wrote:

There are rumours circulating that Microsoft intends to hard code the choice of browser that there mail app opens when you click on a link in an email. This of course will be Edge.
So is this more nanny mode assuming people are not able to protect themselves, or an attempt to get Edge to be the logical choice for home users.
Can you imagine what might happen if they suddenly decided anyone using a screenreader would have to use Narrator and turned the others off?

Weird if true.
Brian

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I got eloquence 3.3 working with nvda in the past by resetting nvda to
factory defaults and this used to work. However, recently when I tried
to switch to old eloquence I got a message saying could not load the
old eloquence synthesizer. If there is a solution to this problem,
please email a working link to me so I can have a working copy again.

the reason that toshiba is not mentioned is that they have withdrawn from the pc market for consumer systems. Toshiba got bankrupted after the accounting scandal


On 3/20/2018 9:27 PM, Tyler Wood wrote:

Surprisingly, nobody has mentioned Toshiba.

Very well built, everything is 100% accessible and there is even the ability to configure bios settings from within windows using the hw utility.


Hp laptops are, unless business class, poorly built and prone to hinge failure a few years down the road in my experience.


If you really want a nice device, check out the surface book. You can get the first generation which still holds up quite well or the 2nd generation - either way you go, you're getting one heck of a computer that will last you and with none of the junk from other manufacturer, just windows.


On 20-Mar-2018 1:15 PM, Ervin, Glenn wrote:

Usually, however  the audio is not as good in my experiences.

Glenn

*From:*nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Chris Mullins
*Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2018 1:01 PM
*To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io
*Subject:* Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

I once had a chat with someone on the HP Support desk who said  that business class laptops are designed to be more robust than those for the home market.  My Hp is now over 6 years old, used evry day and still going strong.

Cheers

Chris

*From:*nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io> [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Ronald J Glaser
*Sent:* 20 March 2018 16:41
*To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

I own two lenovo computers and I am very happy with them they are business class computers but well worth it.

On 3/20/2018 11:22 AM, Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:

    I see what you mean now. Yes, for what she wants to do, it'

    s better for her to have something that will last for a long
    time. I've heard that Lenovo is a very good brand.

    -----Original Message-----

    From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
    [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jaffar Sidek

    Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 6:45 AM

    To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

    Subject: Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

    Well, she is taking up software engineering, which means that she
    needs a machine that can handle intensive work loads when she
    writes her programs.  She needs the space to install the
    programming environments that she will be working in, which
    includes IDEs, Debuggers and a lot of storage space because  the
    writeten programs itself takes up a considerable amount of space,
    ram and memory.  Furthermore, Lenovo is one of the longest
    lasting machines out there.  I've had mine for almost

    4 years now and it is still performing to it's high standards.  I
    bought mine for around the same price, might be a bit less, but
    I've had no issues with my lenovo machine even though I use it
    for my programming work, plus music production work almost
    daily.  Sometimes, it is helpful to ourselves to pay for
    something that lasts, pick our pocket once, but never have to
    worry about longevity and reliability for at least a few years.
    Cheers!

    On 3/20/2018 12:33 PM, Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:

        That sounds like it's very expensive.

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        From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
        [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of

        Don H

        Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 1:36 PM

        To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

        Subject: Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

        I think it is crazy to pay so much for a laptop.

        On 3/17/2018 1:39 PM, Lanie Molinar wrote:

            I just looked at the Lenovo website since several people
            recommended

            them. They have a 10% student discount on some of their
            laptops. I

            think I might have just found a good one for me. Take a
            look at this:

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/ThinkPad-X3

            8

            0-Yoga/p/20LH000MUS

            I like how it can be a laptop or a tablet and how it has a

            fingerprint reader. My mom said that I could get both a
            laptop and a

            Braille notetaker or display if I could keep the payments
            for each

            one under

            $100 per month. I did some calculations and found out
            that with this

            laptop, if I take 2 years to pay it off, the payments
            would be about

            $84 per month. It sounds like a really nice laptop. What
            do you all think?

            On 3/17/2018 12:44 PM, Andre wrote:

                How about computers for the blind.com? Phone:
                214-340-6328

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                From: nvda@nvda.groups.io
                <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
                [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of

                Lanie Molinar

                Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 11:01 AM

                To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

                Subject: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

                Hi, everyone. This is Lanie Molinar. I'm sending this
                to a lot of

                lists at once. Some are tech-related, some are
                related to software

                development, and some are for students. I might have
                to get a new

                laptop soon and have a few questions. First, let me
                give you a

                little background info to help you understand what
                I'm looking for.

                I'm a college student getting a degree in Software
                Engineering, so

                I'll be working with code and developing things. I
                also have several

                disabilities and health issues in addition to my
                blindness, so I

                can't do much physically and spend a lot of my day on
                the computer

                doing schoolwork, taking surveys for extra money,
                gaming, and doing

                lots of other stuff. I'm fairly sure that I want a
                computer with

                Windows 10, not a Mac, although I'm willing to look
                into a Mac if

                that seems better. I would also be happy with
                something running

                Linux. I definitely want something new, not used,
                with plenty of RAM.

                There are so many options that I'm just not sure what
                to look for or

                where to get it. Again, I also need something that
                can handle being

                used all day, gaming, and developing software. My
                family is

                low-income, so I need to get it from somewhere that
                offers good

                payment plans. Can anyone give me some advice on how
                to choose a

                laptop, good places to buy one from, and what I
                should get? For

                those on software

                development- related lists, I'm interested in what
                would be best for

                a developer. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.

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