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What is FSOpenLine? FSOpenLine is Freedom Scientific’s new call-in show, and an adjunct to our podcast, FSCast. Since 2006, we’ve used FSCast to inform you of the latest developments here at Freedom Scientific, and in recent years we’ve added a listener comment line. We enjoy getting your feedback, and want to provide an additional interactive, …
Read More Announcing FSOpenLine. Join the conversation on our new call-in showIn June, we blogged about our partnership with Computers for the Blind, an initiative that sees JAWS and ZoomText pre-installed on all machines they distribute. Each application can be run on its own, or at the same time through Fusion. We recently heard from David Jeppson, CFTB’s Executive Director, who told us of a new …
Read More More news from Computers for the Blind on obtaining an affordable computer complete with JAWS, ZoomText and FusionUpdated November 1, 2018: Skype 7 is being phased as of November 1, 2018… On July 20th, we wrote a blog post relaying Microsoft’s decision to retire its Skype 7 series software, also known as Skype Classic, on 1 September. We also outlined the steps we’re taking to make Skype 8 as efficient an experience as …
Read More Skype Classic will live on for nowWe were pleased once again to provide a scholarship as part of the National Federation of the Blind’s scholarship program. The award’s recipient this year is Kenia Flores, a JAWS user whose goal is to become a civil rights attorney. Kenia credits NFB for expanding her world-view of what blind people can achieve. She …
Read More Meet Kenia Flores, our 2018 NFB Scholarship winnerIntroduction You may have read recently about a new universal standard for Braille displays adopted by the USB Implementers Forum. This is an industry body comprising manufacturers and software developers who wish to move the USB specification forward. Participants include Microsoft, Apple and Google among many others. Freedom Scientific has been a part of the …
Read More Freedom Scientific and the new USB Human Interface Driver Braille StandardOne thing’s for sure. The only constant in technology is change. Approximately every six months, Microsoft releases a major new version of Windows. They also add significant feature enhancements to Office 365 regularly. We’re staying on top of the changes, so you can be efficient and productive. We start by testing new Microsoft software at …
Read More Freedom Scientific software and the Microsoft Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, what you need to knowIt seems there is an international day for just about everything nowadays, from your favorite food to talking like a pirate. Perhaps, next year, we’ll take up the challenge of blogging like a pirate and seeing how effectively we can get the various text-to-speech engines JAWS supports to do it right. Since 2014, 30 September …
Read More Celebrating International Podcast DayIt’s my pleasure to welcome you to this, the first post on the new Freedom Scientific blog. We’re thrilled to be here and look forward to providing content that will encourage you to visit regularly. We have several means of staying in touch with you right now, including our Newsletter and the popular FSCast podcast. …
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