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Debunking Common Myths about VoiceOver on the Mac

Blog Post by mehgcap on Sunday, March 30, 2014
… ever managed to figure out in those hours with Word. ####OCR #####The Myth If you scan a lot of print material, you … There are several good apps for scanning and doing OCR on the Mac. Abbyy Fine Reader and Prizmo are the two most … o work wwiwth VoiceOver. Another thing is it's you had to OCR a pdf file OCR apps are so good on the Mac that they are …

A Physical Description of the iPhone6

Blog Post by mehgcap on Sunday, September 21, 2014
… Button and with the flash just to its left. This will make OCR and object recognition apps easy to use, as there is no …

Tips for Taking Full Advantage of VoiceOver in Your App

Guide by mehgcap on Saturday, February 8, 2014
… uses it to start or pause reading * Prizmo, a scanning/OCR app, uses it to snap a picture of the focused paper …

iPad stand and light for use with iOS apps?

Forum Topic by alx on Tuesday, February 11, 2014
… into a stand 24 inches high. It is supposed to be for OCR but I would think it would work for magnifying. You put … great I think for someone who wants to scan a page and run OCR on it. We are hoping to have something that will work … and reading directly on the iPad, so the scanning and then OCR is not for us. On the other hand, the product makes me …

Best App or programme to scan using a Mac

Forum Topic by John newton on Monday, March 17, 2014
… any responses. … There is find reader express and prizmo OCR scanning software. …

Comparing iOS Devices with Braille Notetakers

Blog Post by mehgcap on Friday, April 4, 2014
… however, it also leads to more features, such as OCR. I can scan print with my iPhone to get an idea of what …

Taking screenshots with VO

Forum Topic by Callum Stoneman on Monday, December 22, 2014
… have taken a picture of. You could probably use another OCR application, but i use this one because i know it works …

How does KNFBReader perform with things such as packaging and labels?

Forum Topic by Mr Potato Head on Tuesday, November 4, 2014
… than optimal. You would find the same to be true for any OCR app. The user manual is very frank and honest about items …

2 Mac questions want to come over from pc to Mac?

Forum Topic by daytona-mike on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
… for you? Thats normally how I deal with them. As far as OCR I use fine reader. Its a hundred bucks and it does …

Prizmo

Forum Topic by Diana on Monday, February 24, 2014
… crop entire image and then Double-tap Apply to begin the OCR process. The results will then be displayed on screen …

Brother iPrint&Scan

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Kelly on Tuesday, October 7, 2014
… including emailing it as a PDF or JPEG or performing OCR by opening it in an app like KNFB Reader or Prizmo. … …

Messed up my new Apple TV and now Voice OVer will not start

Forum Topic by Barefooted Ray on Wednesday, November 26, 2014
… TV didn't switch the HDMI input automatically? Could you OCR the screen to make shure it doesn't display any error … … Hi, Tried all that just like you said. I did attempt the OCR of the screen and all I got was the single word …

OneStep Reader

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by AnonyMouse on Thursday, September 18, 2014
… speech also fails sometimes when attempting to actually OCR things. Sometimes it works itself out, and sometimes you … iPhone 5S. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good OCR app. … Tried it on the off chance as I have one, works … accuracy with which KNFB Reader handles most of my daily OCR tasks is a relief. Where I used to schedule a block of …

SkyBell Classic

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by fastfinge on Wednesday, December 3, 2014
… package. You will need a sighted person, or perhaps OCR, to read you this long number, so you can type it into …

question about standscan vs giraffe reader

Forum Topic by alex wallis on Friday, September 19, 2014
… KNFB reader, and didn't have good results with the free OCR apps, at least yet. However, a small caution; it's for … flat in the phone's field of view. If you really need good OCR, you are better off with a scanner, or Perl or similar …

Is iCloud accessible with Windows' screen readers?

Forum Topic by Serina Gilbert on Thursday, June 19, 2014
… what a mess! I can do some things using Jaws's Convenient OCR function, but that's about it. Then again, given how fun …

Mac VoiceOver queries

Forum Topic by Ahmed Hamdy on Thursday, October 23, 2014
… there the same or similar program on mac? or is there any OCR ability on voiceover like jaws? … Hello there and welcome … to both of you, what do you use to scan a paper, which ocr program you are using I'm using Kurzweil 1000 well on …

Upgrading to iPhone 6 or iPhone 6+, what are advantages and disadvantages for blind users?

Forum Topic by Victor Tsaran on Wednesday, September 24, 2014
… until that happens. … Btw, surprised you didn't ask for an OCR Comparison between the cameras. For what it's worth, in … webpages also at least 2x faster than it used to. Finally, OCR, which does its job very fast (KNFB reader). 2. Is the … also better, getting more accurate readings with different OCR apps with it. Finally the obvious advantages of a finger …

Quick Tip: Setting Up Your iPhone For Use With Apple Pay

Podcast by AppleVis on Wednesday, October 22, 2014
… is an inconvenient for me, especially at times that the OCR is not reading the information correctly. Overall, as …

Captcha Solving apps and voiceover explanation

Forum Topic by the grumpy apple on Friday, February 21, 2014
… in the towel. Thanks for your suggestions. … try some OCR websites … Hello. You could if you had a mac or windows …

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