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I'm using TextAloud to study my
online cdl training manual and any paperwork received in (on campus) class.
I just scan the documents, study and save them for future use. Very useful as
a single parent that needs to perform double duties while maintaining everyday
household activities. My idea for searching for speech software came from Adobe
Reader. The price was ridiculous on the Adobe Reader for what I needed for but
the TextAloud price was reasonable, the interface was easy, and the selection
of voices is very useful. Also I like that as it reads the document, TextAloud
highlights the word and scrolls. - Terry
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Our youngest son (8 years old) attends
a school for children who are dyslexic. One of a variety of tools used at the
school is TextAloud. The goal here is to have it assist the student when he or
she needs a word pronounced or a portion of the text read to them. This software
allows the student to work as independently as possible. Our 18 year old son is
also dyslexic and is a college freshman. He also uses TextAloud in two ways.
To assist him in reading textbooks and mp3 recordings of the textbooks so that
he may listen to them at any time. He has an above average I.Q. but would never
be able to keep up with all the reading a freshman does without your software.
The Disabilities department at the school scans his textbooks and uses OCR software
to turn the files into text. We then use TextAloud to do the rest. We expected
him to have to struggle to keep up with History and English, but to our surprise
he is excelling in those subjects. This would not have been possible without
the aid of your software. Thanks Nextup! - Dewey
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I purchased TextAloud as I do have
a reading disability, a bit of dyslexia. This causes me to read very slowly and
as a result I miss out on a lot. Now I find I do a lot of research on the net
and using your product has enhanced my life and given me a way around things.
I am very thankful for this. I use your product to change info into mp3 files
a lot and listen to them while I am working as a way to study and prepare for
upcoming events I am involved with. - Eileen
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I use this program with a reading
disability. I convert documents to MP3 and play them on my iPod. This allows
me to listen to business documents while I am on the go. - George
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TextAloud is fabulous! I have always
wanted to read articles from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times and
other newspapers and periodicals and now I can on a daily basis. I have always
been embarrassed that I have trouble reading. TextAloud has helped me come out
of the closet about not being able to read very well. I am 65 years old. How I
wish TextAloud had been around when I was in college. What a pleasure to have
this fine tool along with Talking Books! - Jane
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I thought you would like to know
that I am dyslexic and I have used TextAloud to death, to help me complete
my MBA (Master of Business Admin), which I am in my last semesters. I convert
all my course notes and cases studies to text and listen to them via TextAloud.
I could not have completed this course without the help of TextAloud and the
AT&T Natural Voice of Audrey. - Edward (Australia)
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I was diagnosed with ADD as an adult.
I've always had problems with my ability to keep my attention focused while
reading, and couldn't read but a few pages at a time at most without losing
concentration and daydreaming. I could never enjoy reading as a child and as
such missed out on all the enjoyable childrens stories and novels. I still have
problems focusing while reading, but have no problems listening to the stories
while driving to and from work. I found TextAloud was perfect for catching up
on all the classics I missed, making the drives through some of the worst traffic
in the US more pleasurable. Also, using it to catch up on work news and updates
from web pages while working is fantastic. One other use I found is that my cell
phone is able to play MP3's and I can use the speech as an alarm to wake me or
notify me of an appointment which is great for keeping me on time, as well as
setting my laptop to use wav files as sound notification messages, which I find
much more pleasing to the generic beeps. - Dan
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I would like to mention here that
as far as text readers go, you have the program WYNN, a reader for the blind
and dyslexic, beat all to pieces. Your user interface is much more friendly,
easier to operate, and much much clearer to understand. TextAloud rules! -
Ray
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I have ADHD; as well the disorder
where a person reverses words or numbers (eg I will read the printed number
"4" and say and think "8" or vice versa). Being able to hear the word (or number)
spoken as I read on the computer screen is invaluable. I have recently completed
the requirements for a 4 year University undergraduate degree, something which
would have been difficult, if not impossible, without a reading software program.
- Katherine (Canada)
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As a disabled student, I have been
assisted with learning, reading and access to Technical Education by an
organization the helps many people with Reading difficulties. I hope that
TextAloud, which I have used for many years, keeps going for a long time to
come as it is wonderful software!!! - Steve (Australia)
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Sometimes people get new
software and they are excited about it only at first, over time it appears
to lose it's value. Not the case with Text Aloud MP3! I have been a customer
for at least 2 years now and I still use your software on a daily basis.
What I use it for is important business e-mails, you would be amazed how
many errors a person can catch just by listening to the messages being read
back to them prior to sending. Yours is a product that has lasting value.
Its not just neat, its dang useful! - James (Texas)
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I really enjoy your product. I have been using Text Aloud
to make study CD-Roms to Listen in my Car and while I Bike ride. It is a great
learning tool. - Rich (Florida) |
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I
use TextAloud every day to help me read, e-mails, read online books and just
checking my own documents to make sure they make sense. - Bryan |
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I've used TextAloud for a few years and have found
it to be excellent. During this time I have translated educational text for my
son (Daniel age 12) off internet sites as well as scanning in items from his
text books. His ability to retain this information has increased as he reads and
listens at the same time. TextAloud has proven most valuable in report writing.
After composing a document, I have TextAloud read it back. I have found that
listening to what I have written helps with editing and clarifying my writings.
In addition I have down loaded and translated many of the free classic texts
that are available on the internet. Many satisfying hours have been spent with
your software. - Milan (Texas) |
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I use TextAloud to produce MP3 copies of books
that I download from BookShare. I an a school district assistive technology
coordinator and have been involved in text access research from my Ed.D
dissertation to a recent Federally funded study at the National Center for
Accessible Media at WGBH in Boston. - Richard (MA) |
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I not only use your wonderful programs daily, I am constantly telling others
about them. As a stock speculator, I research hundreds of pages daily. I am
able to get fully twice as much work done with your product than I was able to
without it. - Kelly |
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I'm mother. I work full time. And I'm back in graduate school. I use TextAloud
to review notes and lectures while driving back and forth to work. I also use
it to edit my papaers. If I listen to them, I sometimes hear mistakes that I
overlooked. - Barbaranne (CT) |
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Thanks for creating and
maintaining TextAloud. It has dramatically improved my ability to understand
what I read. I am a 45 year old male that learned I suffer
with dyslexia 7 years ago, while attempting to finish a doctorate. After
returning to school, a year ago I heard about TextAloud. Using it makes it
possible for me to read for longer periods of time, with much less frustration,
and a great deal more comprehension. - Michael |
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What a wonderful company is NextUp! Thanks so
much for allowing me to regain the voices of Kate and Paul and to get back
NewsAloud. I've burned CD's for the voices as you suggested. Because
NextUp has afforded me so many hours of pleasure and information, I
frequently return to your website to find out what's new. I've never been
disappointed in your products. Besides that, your customer service is
spectacular! - Joe P.
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Your Next up support is incredible! I am working on homework and using TextAloud
to proofread my papers. I just bought two new voices, but I was having trouble
installing them. I contacted Ken White at NextUp support on Friday night and he
responded right away. Saturday morning I am using my new voices to help me
complete my homework assignments. This is an excellent example of the
outstanding support I receive from Next Up! - Rick (Texas) |
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Oh my gosh! You have made TextAloud incredible! I love this program since I
am an online university student and I use it literally hours every day.
There were a lot of little things that I wish I could have changed in it but
you have addressed every one in this version.
I like the advanced speech editor, the different pause lengths, SKINS! voice
speed is right in front now!, "speak aloud from cursor" has always needed a
keyboard shortcut!, PDF file support!.
A whole lot of my university text is in PDF format. I have to save it as
.txt then import it into an advanced text editor to setup pauses and other
things in the "find and replace" feature in my editor. And you fixed it! I
can do it right from the program now.
I know I seem excited to the point of geekiness, but I just wanted you to
know that you have made this program basically perfect! - Erick (Alabama)
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This has been, and continues to be, a very useful program for me and I have
recommended it to many business associates and contacts. It is very useful to
me routinely as a proof reading tool. Thanks for a great program and thank you
for the new features! - Alton (Florida) |
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You have the best tech support of any program I
have ever bought! Thank you again. - Bobbie (Arkansas)
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I have low vision and I'm not able to read the newspaper. So for years I never
read the news. However, with TextAloud new Internet Explorer plug-in I'm able
to go to news sites and easily read the news now. It is such a joy to finally
be well-informed on the events of the day. The TextAloud Internet Explorer
plug-in is well worth the cost of the program by itself. - Jim (Michigan) |
The reason why your product is of such interest to me follows from the fact that
I am currently working fulltime, whilst pursuing a PhD part-time. That means I
don't have much time for doing the
reading for my classes, but I do a heck of a lot of commuting. Your product
allows me to encode my texts (at least, the ones I can find as e-texts), into
sound files, and then "read" them during my commute
time. I've tried one or two similar products before yours, but yours is the best
in terms of ease of use and listen-ability. - Lorin (California) |
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I have been creating MP3 files for my blind students and students with learning
disabilities for two years. I use this program and I have found it to be
invaluable. I use the file splitter to reduce the size and the AT&T voice called
Crystal for the best sound. These two additional tools create workable files for
students without computers who need alternat formats for their textbooks.
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I have recently purchased TextAloud and the AT&T
Natural voices. I just wanted to let you know that I am very impressed with
this product. I have to read papers and articles on a regular basis. By
converting them to audio files and transferring them to a portable MP3 player, I
can now listen to a large proportion of them on the way to work. This has saved
me a great deal time. I have been very happy with your service and very quick
postage of the CDs too. - Mehryar
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I love your
site; I am just getting into this whole text to voice thing and I am blown away
by what you have to offer and what possibilities, using this software, has to
offer me; It is now my "killer app." (You know an application you simply cannot
live without?) Thanks a million. - Angelo |
I am using natural voices in my safety training and in teaching English as my
accent is difficult for these
people to easily understand. I find the natural voices are great and, when
slowed down just a bit, easy for people whom are not native English-speakers to
understand without having to repeat.
Imagine yourself manipulating your voice or twisting your words so non-native
speakers understand your words and then contemplate their meaning - I can deal
with those contemplating my meaning, but the word-twisting and vowel-flattening,
that is another matter altogether. - LJ (Orgeon) |
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have always had a prompt and courteous response to any of my e-mails. I
certainly didn’t expect a reply today since it is Sunday. You can put me on
record that you have the best customer service of any company that I have
purchased software from. - Loy (Michigan)
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I got my TextAloud CDs a few weeks ago, and I just wanted to say thanks for such
a great product. I download books from Project Gutenberg, use your product to
split and convert them into MP3, then listen to classic books on my MP3 player
while I exercise. The product arrived in about three days -
which included crossing a major ocean and finding my remote village. And
practically everything about the product is perfect - the file splitter, batch
converter, and of course the quality of the voice. OK, to be fair, no computer
voice is perfect, but the AT&T voices are the best I've heard. The whole system
is wonderful. Thanks again. The textAloud and MP3 player are part of my
plan to lose weight - we live in the country, and I walk in the hills before
breakfast, but frankly it can get a bit boring. But now I listen to a different
book each morning, and the miles (and hopefully the inches on my waist) just
disappear. If I get down to may target weight in a year or so, I'll add "before"
and "after" pictures on my blog, and give textAloud full credit. :) - Chris
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I love this
program. I have dyslexia which makes it very difficult for me to read. I learn
much better aurally and when I was in college use to have readers. This program
has changed my life and allowed me to take everything I need to read on my mp3
player with me. - Robert (California) |
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TextAloud is a great product, I use it every day, I've been using it for years,
and I don't know what I would do without it. Thanks for making this great
product available at such a reasonable price. - Greg (Wisconsin) |
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Guys, the 2.0 version is great. I've used TextAloud for about 3 years, you
fixed every complaint I had and even threw in a few great features I never
thought of. - James (London) |
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I've been been testing TextAloud 2.0 for about a week now. Opening PDF's
and Word files is nice. Still playing with the Internet Explorer plug-in,
I think it is very cool. Going to try the proofreading stuff next. I think
you guys are going to help a lot of people with this new version. - Ralph
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I use TextAloud to convert email, news, fanfic, etc, and take them to work to keep me awake and entertained. I'm a student, but during the summer I work in data entry, and we're allowed to listen to music while we work. At eight hours a day I went through my music library pretty quickly, and I can't afford that many books on tape. I really liked being able to convert text to mp3 files, which I could then burn to CD-RWs and take to work with me. Also, as a writer, I use TextAloud to edit and proofread my writing; it can be easier to hear mistakes and awkward phrasings than to see them on the page. I love this software :). It's kept me awake at work more times than I can count.
- Katherine
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We use it to save time here at the office reading aloud our emails so we can
then input client information into the database. Its like having the customer on
the phone! - Kevin
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I use text aloud to make audio books for me to
study during the commute. - Doug (Scottsdale, Arizona)
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I use TextAloud on a regular basis. I'm a physician and use it for doing
continuing medical education. I've taught it how to say many medical words. -
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I've been using textaloud for over a year. I create both MP3 and Wave files. I
typically convert classic text into voice to make my own books on CD. -
Tom
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I have been using
TextAloud for the past two years as an aid for my on-line Masters degree
program. I have found that TextAloud has brought an level of sanity to my
chaotic life by enabling me to listen to my reading material as I drive to and
from work, workout in the gym, do yard work, etc. - Bryan (New
Hamphshire)
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I've been using TextAloud for a few years now, both
as a proofreading tool and when I get tired of reading and re-reading technical
articles. - Gary
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I use your Text Aloud program, at least two hours a day, as a means of improving
my English as a second language. I consider Mike´s voice the best of
them. I use different speeds. When I read a text for the first time around 120
and later 180. The voice is excellent and the program works fine. At first
I tested many others Text-to-Speech programs and voices and I consider Text
Aloud and Natural Voices is the best I have used. -
Abel (Argentina)
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I have had great fun with your product. We > are using it in home
schooling. My 9 year old daughter is writing a mystery, and then she will type
it and burn a CD of it to share with her friends. She seems to take more pride
in her writing this way. Mostly I "read" public domain mysteries and classics
with it, and am now attempting Titus Livius and Tacitus versions of Roman
History. - Art (Corrales, New Mexico)
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I'm using TextAloud to convert my college text books into CDs that I can listen
to on the way to and from work. It was like listening to a lecture coming in to
work today. - Jay (Bedford Texas)
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I publish a newsletter and distribute it by e-mail and postal mail. I have a 78
year old friend who has macular degeneration and is now legally blind and
cannot read text anymore. I make a text to speech CD of my newsletter for her,
using TextAloud with the AT&T NaturalVoices and she just loves it. I have also
done other text articles for her and burn them on CDs. This is a God send for
blind people. - Robert (Rolla, Missouri )
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My son is in Iraq and sends me email from Bagdad. I wanted to have a program that would read his email to me as I worked on something else at the same time. -
Thomas
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I LOVE TextAloud. Im legally blind and it is saving what vision I have left by making it so I don't have to use my eyes as much. Thank you for a great product. I have told everyone I know about it. I hope they purchase your products too and enjoy them as much as I do. -
Donna L.
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I wanted to share that one of my co-workers
has macular degeneration, which causes eyesight to become extremely limited.
She had to have her e-mails read to her by an administrative assistant. She
was frustrated that she had to use this person's time and the organization's
money for this. I introduced her to TextAloud with the AT&T NaturalVoices
and set her up to read whatever is selected (I have her use hotkeys, as she
loses the cursor on the screen easily). She appreciates the ability to save
the audio files for instant recall without having to open her e-mail and go
through the whole process again. TextAloud made one woman happy to have some
independence back in her life. - Trevor R. (Englewood, Colorado)
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I have a blind son who I got text aloud for several months ago and he loves it. I use it too1 thanks for a great product! -
Jim G.
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I’ve had TextAloud for two or three years now and just love it. Thanks for all the help it has given me. I just bought a Rio Nitrus MP3 and WMA player – over 100hrs of text MP3 @ 32 kbps mono and over 200hrs of text WMA @ the same quality.
- Tim E.
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I am a MAJOR proponent of the NextUp revolution at The University of Phoenix. I have explained to my classmates many times that I listen to this material in the gym, during my daily commute, just before retiring, etc. Sometimes, I also use TextAloud to help keep my attention focused while reading particularly difficult passages.
- Dan S. (Key Largo, FL)
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I have been using this software for several months and think it is great. I have a job where I am alone for my entire shift and have to walk a lot so I use it to listen to things on my mp3 player.
- Ken
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One tremendous use of TextAloud program, for me, is that of a proof reader. The program has already helped me catch numerous mistakes in letters and reports. This is a great feature of the program that a lot of people may not be aware of. Knowing what I do now, I would buy the program, and the "natural voices", for this reason alone. Thanks again for a great program.
- Alton A.
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I have many things to do at once and it helps me with the other children that need help reading. It was a very good software choice for the children that I help out with at the YMCA.
- A Teacher
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I have an English school in Japan and have recommended TextAloud to my classes. Your product allows my students to listen to reasonably good English, and they can adjust the speed, and even try different dialects.....what a great market you have over here in the English schools!
Best regards, and thanks again for an excellent product
- John S.
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I thought you might like to hear how enthusiastic I am about TextAloud. I have a problem with my eyes so I end up doing most of my reading by way of text to speech. I tried so many different programs including some very fancy high end ones. I found the best so far to be TextAloud. Number one in voice quality, number one in user-friendly interface, number one in functionality and number of features. Some of the other programs had exceptionally good features, but TextAloud has it all. The voice editor is great, the choice of mp3 or wav, the dual mode feature all are tops. I use it, in addition to reading articles and e-mail, for making announcements and lead-ins for other programs and calendars on the computer.
I think "Text Aloud" is great and thanks for your hard work in developing this program.
- Paul J.
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I use TextAloud to study with when I am on my van pool stuck in traffic. Works very well on an iPAQ. I have changed some of the iPAQ's OEM sounds with voice and people are always surprised.
- Randy
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As a student, I can definitely mention a few advantages I have experienced myself.
TextAloud allows me to combine visual AND additive cues when reading or studying material.
It allows me to read my texts faster, since I don't have to interpret the text.
When reading long and often boring text, TextAloud keeps me awake, since I set the reading speed faster than my own normal reading speed. It keeps me awake by following the cursor as it moves and keeps my mind from going astray, as I often find myself having to go back to the top of the page because I kept reading while thing of something else. Specially when tired (which happens too often when studying).
Because of the greater speed and better attention, TextAloud allows me to read more material in shorter time with better comprehension.
Do I recommend TextAloud for students? Do I ever!!!!!
- Stephane
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With TextAloud, using the computer
has been much more enjoyable and productive for me and when I describe
TextAloud to computer users that haven't heard of TTS, or used a program
like this, I tell them to think of it as a "calculator for literature".
Tell or show TextAloud to everybody you know that uses a computer. As a gift, buy a copy for some one you know
who is going to school and then let them tell you latter how much this
program helped them to improve their grades. Consider this, for about $50
today you could add thousands to a graduate's income tomorrow. Now that's a
great return on your investment and something to really get excited about.
- Jim B.
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You know I'm going to tell a lot of people about this as I have been playing around with it and I think it is great. Sure do wish I had had this when I was employed. Had to give up my job a while back, but there were days when I just couldn't read what I typed. I worked for a large law firm in Hartford, CT and at the end of the day, it was just more than I could see with all the big documents they had. We used to have two people work on it - one would read and the other would watch the document and try to proof it that way. I think this is really a great thing.
- Gail L.
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I like TextAloud very much. Since I've used it, my writing have become better since I can detect all my mistakes and even change those sentences that doesn't sound right. Even my readers notice the improvement. Thumbs-up from me!
- A Writer
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I want to thank you for all the things NextUp has made possible for my wife and me for the past couple of years. We have had more fun with TextAloud and the AT&T voices of Mike and Chrystal than you will ever imagine.
I am disabled, severe parkinson, and the aid I have recieved from TextAloud is far above what anyone can ever imagine. I am able to use the voices to read every thing off the internet for me, but the greatest thing is that i am able to save it to file.
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