MyStick
Screen Reading Software
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With MyStick, blind and visually-impaired computer users can access almost any PC which has a free USB port available.

MyStick is a mobile screen reader: it starts automatically from a U3 USB flash drive or, as it will be referred to with this product, stick (in case automatic start-up of CDs is activated) without installing anything. It is that easy - on any PC that is not yours, even on PCs of which you do not have Administrator rights, like in an internet café, in a library or the PC of your sighted colleague. However, the PC should allow for connecting to a removable storage medium that occupies two freely available disc drives.

The U3 stick on which the MyStick software is stored looks like a regular USB stick, but it is a removable storage medium that is addressed like a CD-ROM drive AND an external disc drive. The MyStick software is started from a part of the U3-stick that acts like a CD-ROM drive. The other part – that acts like an external disc drive – can be used to actually store your own files and/or other applications. Both drives on the MyStick can be addressed through the PC or laptop.

MyStick can also bring help to your own PC, especially if your own installed screen reader on the computer has stopped functioning. In many of those cases, MyStick will still be able to run.

MyStick uses the speech synthesizer Eloquence. MyStick with screen magnification and/or RealSpeak/RealSpeak Solo speech synthesizer is also available. Please Contact Us for more information.

For further reference, check out the User Manual for MyStick, which is available for download by clicking or pressing the Enter key on the following links:

MyStick Manual in text format
MyStick Manual in mp3 format

Also, please check out Frequently Asked Questions for the MyStick by clicking or pressing Enter on the following link:

Frequently Asked Questions about MyStick

Tech notes:
Mimimum System Requirements:
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 (Windows Vista will be supported shortly so please check back to this page for updated information)
Processor Speed of 1.8 GHz
256 MB internal memory (RAM)
Multi-channel Sound Card
1 free USB port that allows to connect to a removable storage medium which occupies two free available disc drives (Automatic Startup of CDs must be activated so MyStick can start automatically.)

Note: on PCs that are closed completely by its Administrator against any contact from outside, or on PCs that are safeguarded against startup of unfamiliar software, or PCs that are safeguarded to connecting of a removable storage medium through USB, MyStick cannot be started. Please have any of these PC settings changed if MyStick is desired to be used.

Package Contents:
1 GB U3 stick with MyStick software pre-installed
Installation version of WebFormator stored on the stick (This must be installed on the PC and it should be rebooted (navigation on the Internet is also possible without WebFormator, but WebFormator improves reading of Internet pages considerably).)
Short manual on CD in English audio

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