Someone has well said: \u201cDo what you enjoy, and you will never work a day in your life.\u201d A talk radio host said it this way: \u201cI am having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have.\u201d \u201cSo, what am I doing that is so much fun?\u201d Well, to start with, I am associated with\u00a0Serotek. Even if I were not being paid, I still would be hanging around here. Having been a part of the community for more than five years and the organization for a few months, I have observed as this company has redefined and reinvented itself countless times, never losing its vision in an unwavering commitment to make not only computers, but also portable devices more useful and fun for blind and low-vision users.
If you haven\u2019t figured it out yet, I am usually a pretty positive person. From a computer geek standpoint however, I found it frustrating that more gadgets and computer applications that I wanted to use didn\u2019t just work. Let me give you an illustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Computers running 64-bit versions of Windows have been quickly becoming the industry standard. For at least the last couple of years or more, the line from the adaptive technology companies has been: \u201cWe have no plans to support 64-bit Windows in the foreseeable future.\u201d Okay, so I made one phone call to my friend Mike\u00a0Calvo. I jokingly asked him if he would like to make a million dollars tomorrow. He laughed and asked me how. I simply said: \u201cFast-track 64-bit Windows support.\u201d A week later, he called to ask me if I would help\u00a0Serotek\u00a0test it. I went and bought an\u00a0OEM\u00a0Vista 64-bit Windows machine. The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an announcement to the\u00a0Serotek\u00a0user’s forum somewhere around October 31, 2008, I had the pleasure and privilege of being assigned the task to put together a new features list for the soon to be released System Access 3.0 revision. Like many other users, I had been previewing the public beta for more than a month. One of the most exciting innovations to me personally was the inclusion of 64-bit support for all versions of Windows\u00a0XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. In the announcement I wrote the following from the perspective of a user:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeginning as early as June 2008, many of the computer stores and office supply vendors have begun to stock their shelves with only computers running\u00a0OEM\u00a0versions of 64-Bit Windows. Many an unsuspecting customer has gotten home with a brand-new computer only to discover that they cannot install and use their access technology on it. With the release of System Access 3.0, this is no longer an issue. Go out and buy a new computer, bring it home, install System Access 3.0 and you will be ready to go with your talking computer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I experienced a moment of\u00a0d\u00e9j\u00e0\u00a0vu\u00a0as I listened to the December podcast from a leader in the adaptive technology industry. It was almost as though the Vice President of Business and Software Development of this company had read my words and paraphrased them to his audience. It made me realize again, not only how far\u00a0Serotek\u00a0has come, but also how far we have brought the adaptive technology audience in understanding what is possible and what they can and should expect from those with whom they do business. I don\u2019t know about you, but I don\u2019t believe in coincidences. Does it seem interesting to you that less than two months after\u00a0Serotek\u00a0introduces 64-bit support that another industry leader follows? Well, may I say to all in the adaptive technology pool: \u201cCome on in: the water\u2019s fine!\u201d Let the users of the products decide who does it best. Users always benefit by more choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conclusion, would you think with me for just a moment about the leadership\u00a0Serotek\u00a0has provided?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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