Blogging with Dragon NaturallySpeaking

This is my first attempt using blogger with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Using drag and I can speak to the computer and issue commands and dictate with my voice.

Using Dragon NaturallyOrganized is a lot of fun. I am able to sit back and talk to the computer and let it right for me.

I know this blog entry makes docents. I am just seeing what I can do with Dragon on blogger. In my next actual post you will see me using Dragon NaturallySpeaking to write that blog entry.

The evil eFax

Not to get on a rant here!

I have been using the company J2 EFax for almost 3 years now. Today I called them to find out why they had not completed my phone number port to Vitelity. Vitelity is a company that I by many services from and they have just started fax service. They are also much cheaper at $2.99 compared to eFax's rate of $12.99 a month.

Click post time and date The first thing that bugged me, is that my phone call was answered by someone in India. This company used to be a small US company based in California. When I called and tried to explain the issue, the gentleman kept repeating a script and would not let me get a word in edgewise. When I explained to him that I had not received the new terms of service after the beginning of number portability, he kept repeating "it is an our terms of service, that phone numbers cannot be ported". When I asked to speak to a supervisor, he put me on hold, and then after a minute hung up the call.

So what this data in hand, I now have this decision, do I wish to fight the issue to keep my number or just give up and get a new fax number.

What do you think I should do?

Apple Product Accessibility Letter

Included here is the content of a e-mail I just sent to Apple's accessibility address, found at the bottom of the Accessibility Page.

Hello,

I am both a Mac OS 10.4 and Windows XP user. On the Mac I use VoiceOver. On Windows, I use JAWS.

iTunes:

1. When will VoiceOver be able to read the Window / Song List and iPod screen Correctly.

2. Is their an API on iTunes for Windows that I can use to help JAWS read the Windows and controls correctly. Or, are you planning to address the accessibility of the program the next release. If not how soon will this be fixed.

iWorks:

1. Does it work with VoiceOver?

2. What features are accessible? What are not? I need an office suite to do spreadsheets and presentations on the Mac. If this suite is not accessible with VoiceOver, which one is?

iPhone:

1. Can a totally blind person use this device. If not, when will it be accessible? I love the one device idea. I use an iPod by guessing and luck. If this device is more accessible then I will buy one.

iPod:

1. When is this device going to be accessible by the blind. I have fought my way through iTunes, learned by counting clicks and by using resets to find my way through the iPod. I have many blind clients and friends who would love to use this very nice device. With the growing adoption of digital audio content by schools, libraries, and publishers a common looking device like the iPod would be less conspicuous then the "players for the blind" which are bulky and have very small storage capacity, or are only capable of playing CD based content. Of course there is Audible, a great resource for books.

Thank you for answering this list of questions. I look forward to your responses.