A program to help you to learn shapes using the vOICe.ShapeExerciserInstaller
Category Archives: Vision
A shape exerciser
06-Dec-09My Ahmedabad trip
26-Sep-08I visited Ahmedabad to attend a couple of conferences. Namely, the National Conference On Information And Communication Technologies (ICT) and the Access India Convention This time, I decided to travel by train since the air fair was too expensive. There were a lot of us going to Ahmedabad but most people were going to the [...]
A box of spices
18-May-08A sound scape of the box of spicesThis image shows a box of spices. There is one big box and every individual spice is kept in its own box. You will be able to sense the different circles belonging to different boxes.
Wheel valves for the uninitiated A picture of pipes and veal valves on my terrace. These valves resemble miniature steering wheels. They are used to control the flow of water A overhead tanks to my house. A water tank and it’s associated down take pipes Sound scape of water tankThis image is of a water [...]
Side view of car This image shows the view of the side of a car. It has been taken from the backside passenger window of an other car. I have used the vOICe to take this image. You can clearly hear the doors of the car. I suspect most of the image is of the [...]
I took a look at the HCL MiLeap ultra mobile PC. The screen is just 7 inches wide and the keys resemble those of a calculator. The PC is similar in size to those fat exercise books one used to carry in school. I am not talking about registers here but those fat books between [...]
J-say enabling Powerpoint 2003
12-Jul-07The commandsI have written commands that J-say enable Microsoft Powerpoint 2003. Please try these experimental commands. Feedback is welcome. These commands have been created by wrapping the jaws Powerpoint keyboard scripts from the *.jkm file in Dragon Naturally Speaking.
J-sayify
24-Jun-07A small j-say utility
vOICe tutorial
05-Apr-07I have created a tutorial for the vOICe. A lot of people were having trouble with the understanding of soundscapes and a lot of them were starting with extremely complex images. I walk the reader through certain basic soundscapes and help them become familiar with how to interpret them. Download the tutorial file by following [...]
At long last, I have added j-say support to Microsoft Access 2003. This project originated in response to a request on the j-say list. Check it out! Note: If you need assistance with importing the commands, see the help in the command browser. Finally, these scripts work with DNS pro v8.1 and Jaws For Windows [...]
Practical uses of vision
14-May-06I am a regular user of a vision substitution software called the vOICe. It is a free program downloadable from http://www.seeingwithsound.com. One question that often gets asked is what besides mobility are the practical uses of this program? Which is an indirect way of asking what are the practical uses of vision? Yes, it gives [...]
I saw the following post in the KnowBrainer unofficial support forum for Dragon Naturally Speaking http://forum.knowbrainer.com/read.php?f=2&i=30667&t=30667 You can read the comparison at http://www.anandtech.com/multimedia/showdoc.aspx?i=2744&p=1 {Warning: URL may wrap.} The comparison is objective and do read the message thread at the link to the KnowBrainer forum. In particular, see Martin Margo’s post on ambient noise.