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Sue Center

Sue Center. A communication environment for people who cannot use a normal keyboard or mouse. suecenter.org. The Name?. The first user was named Sue Simpson:. System Requirements. Runs on any Windows computer from Win98 to Vista. Minimal memory and processor

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Sue Center

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  1. Sue Center A communication environment for people who cannot use a normal keyboard or mouse. suecenter.org

  2. The Name? The first user was named Sue Simpson:

  3. System Requirements Runs on any Windows computer from Win98 to Vista. Minimal memory and processor Does not run on Apple or Linux but could be ported.

  4. One way is with a SmartNav Standard version $99 No need to click! Access?

  5. General Design The user ‘lives’ in Sue Center Letters and words chosen are NOT redirected into ‘normal’ programs like Word, Explorer, etc.

  6. Text Facilities • Word Completion • Word Prediction • Dictionary • Thesaurus • Abbreviations • Editing the current line

  7. Email • Address Book • Send • Receive • Pictures • Slide shows

  8. Reading Books • Scroll up and down • Set bookmarks and jump to them • Definitions of words you don’t know • Searching for a pattern • Select and copy to message area Books are imported as plain text files.

  9. Environmental Control • Colors • Sounds • X10 appliances

  10. X10 Technology • x10.com • been around a long time • inexpensive - $50 to get started

  11. Time • Digital clock • 3 different chimes • Bird songs • Tibetan bell • Westminster • Alarms

  12. Speak the words: IN 1 Take a break! And then in one minute:

  13. File Manipulation • Create Folders • Delete • Print • Speak • Email • Rename • Export

  14. What DOESN’T it do? Many things. There are many limits. • Edit existing files • Change fonts • Formatting (center, bold, etc) • Voice recognition input • Redirect text into other applications (but one can export files)

  15. Playing Games For fun and for challenge

  16. MailMe • A web service (designed for Sue Center) • that mails you: • Pictures • Quotes • News • Weather • Horoscopes

  17. The Bible 2 of the first 3 users wanted to read the Bible, so … • 4 different translations • Easy access • Concordance (Nave) • Commentary (Wesley)

  18. Web Browsing • Using the output of lynx text browser • Only the text and images • Minimal formatting • Read-only • No font, color, movies, music, etc. • No popup ads (yay!)

  19. A Google search for ‘almond’:

  20. How do I get it? Free download and Full documentation at: suecenter.org

  21. Why is it free? • Sue Center is a gift to those in need • not a commercial product. • Software is so easily copied. • I am much more a software artist • than a business man.

  22. Contact suecenter.org Jon Bjornstad 831-460-2648 Santa Cruz, CA

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