[Reader-users] Seasons Greetings!

[Hope Hein]

Happy holidays to all on this list.
Hope

-----Original Message-----
.From: "Mike Freeman"<k7uij at panix.com>
.Sent: 12/23/06 3:09:53 PM
.To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader users list"<reader-users at nfbnet.org>
.Subject: Re: [Reader-users] a bit disappointed
.
.Jim:
.
.Often, the writing on the spine or plastic covers of CDs (visible thru the 
.shrink-wrap) is quite stylized and is of variable size. Hence, the Reader 
.may not do all that well with it. The only device I've seen that has a 
.chance at reading such material is the Optacon and, of course, it depends 
.largely upon the skill of its users to interpret what it "sees". I've 
.managed to read some CD covers with the Optacon but by no means have I been 
.able to read them all.
.
.Sounds like an opportunity to actually employ a sighted reader. One hopes 
.that as the KNFB Reader improves, it'll be better able to handle such 
.situations but I wouldn't hold my breath in the near-term.
.
.Merry Christmas!
.
.Mike
.
.----- Original Message ----- 
.From: "Jim Portillo" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
.To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader users list" 
.<reader-users at nfbnet.org>
.Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:12 AM
.Subject: [Reader-users] a bit disappointed
.
.
.Hi guys,
.
.I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed, because when push came to shove,
.the reader didn't work so well for me.  However, I'm not giving up on it yet
.because I know you guys will give me good advice.  So, here's the deal.
.First, have people gotten the reader to read CDs that are unopened, or in
.other words that are still in the shrinkwrap?
.I'm trying to get some final Christmas gifts organized so that they can go
.to the right people, and some of them are CDs.  With three different ones,
.in all kinds of positions, I keep hearing "Text not found."  I know it's not
.the reader because I read a piece of paper fine.  I'd just hate to ask one
.of my sighted friends, "Excuse me, but one of these is your gift.  Can you
.read these off until you get to yours?"  <big smile>
.Seriously though, does the reader have a problem with shrinkwrap?  I kind of
.figured it would see right through it or something.
.Now, for those of you who are saying to yourselves, "Why doesn't he just go
.ask someone else?"  Well, because the folks I'd ask for things like this in
.a pinch are gone for the weekend and nobody is readily available right now.
.
.Jim
.
.
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