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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Sorry for the cross post….</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">To upgrade, or not to upgrade? That is the question….</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style><span style>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Abbyy FineReader. We currently have version 10. Is it worth upgrading to the current version, version 12? If you’re using version 12, do you recommend upgrading? Any problems with version 12?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style><span style>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Duxbury. I have an ancient version of Duxbury (10.7 I think). Would you recommend upgrading now? With 2015 being the “official transition year” for changes to the braille code (as Gaeir recently posted), has Duxbury made (or are they in the process of making) changes to their translation software? Should I wait on this upgrade or do it now?</p><p class="MsoListParagraph"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style><span style>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>MathType. I currently have version 6.8. I seem to recall that there were some features (bugs) in 6.9? Is that the case? I’m still working in Office 2010, so wondering if upgrading to 6.9 would be a good call or not.</p><p class="MsoListParagraph"> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style><span style>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>INFTY Reader. This would be an initial purchase, not upgrade. Is anybody using the Abbyy FineReader plug-in for InftyReader? Is it worth the $300? Abbyy is my OCR of choice but wondering how well it works and whether it is really necessary. </p><p class="MsoListParagraph"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">My goal is not to spend money needlessly. However, if upgrades are in order, this would be the perfect time to do it. I currently do not have a high demand for accessible math, but I would like to be prepared when the need does arise. I also don’t do a lot of brailling, but again, I’d like to be prepared – especially considering that the braille code is moving from English Braille American Edition (EBAE) rules to the Unified English Braille (UEB) rules (as per Gaeir’s recent email).</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts and input on whether to upgrade these software products (or not), would be greatly appreciated!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Cassandra Tex</p><p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Specialist</p><p class="MsoNormal">Humboldt State University</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:tex@humboldt.edu">tex@humboldt.edu</a></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>