Catching Up With JAWS Chapter 5!
Introduction. Now is your chance to get some high quality training on some of the latest features within the screen-reader JAWS for Windows which have been introduced over the past three years. This follows on from our previous popular training courses on this subject. These training courses are still popular and people are purchasing the […]
Zoom Scripts: Time For a Welcome Change.
It seems incredible but the JAWS scripts for Zoom have been available now for seven years; they were first released in 2019, before the Pandemic when the conferencing and meetings app became very widely used. What’s more incredible is that the intention of build 1of the scripts was to stop JAWS announcing key information when […]
Hartgen Consultancy’s Immediate Future
Given this blog post is going to be distributed to multiple Email lists, it is likely some people will read it a number of times for which I apologise. I will also try to make it not too personal, but it is important that our loyal customers understand what is happening. Four weeks ago, I […]
Zoom Windows Desktop Client: Upgrading to 64 Bit.
A few enquiries have been received due to a message from Zoom. When you visit the Download page of their web site, it states that the 32 bit version of the Zoom desktop client is to be discontinued and you should upgrade to the 64 bit release before the end of the year. There is […]
What’s New in J-Say Version 23.0
J-Say 23.0 supports Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 16.1. Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 15 series will continue to be supported for some time to come. However the recommendation now is to upgrade to Dragon 16.1 if possible due to changes within Windows11 and Microsoft Office. If you have J-Say 22 or 23 installed, you can install any update […]
Efficient Messaging Using WhatsApp and JAWS
This page contains a text transcript of the majority of the presentation given to the American Council of the Blind’s Convention on Saturday 28 June 2025, entitled Efficient Messaging Using WhatsApp and JAWS. You can download the audio from this presentation here. Brian Hartgen: Thank you very much and a very good Saturday morning to […]
AI Like That Series 3: Getting Creative.
In 2024 and 2025, the first two series of AI Like That explored a wide range of AI tools and techniques — from writing prompts and describing images, to comparing documents and simplifying online shopping. We focused on popular tools including Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and more. Now, in Series 3, we’re taking things […]
Catching Up With Leasey – The Ultimate Training Experience!
In 2025, we proudly celebrate Leasey’s 10th birthday — and what an incredible year it’s been! With a wave of powerful new features already launched and even more on the way, Leasey has evolved far beyond a text processor or an accessibility enhancer. Today, Leasey is a full suite of custom-built applications designed to bring […]
Stay in the Game with Leasey Sports and Games: Your Accessible Sports Companion!
Sports fans, this one’s for you. Whether you’re cheering for Liverpool or tracking the Chicago Cubs, Leasey Sports and Games is about to become your favorite sidekick. Built with accessibility at its core, Leasey Sports and Games puts the thrill of the stadium—or ballpark—right into your hands, without requiring you to juggle apps, browsers, or […]
Leasey Enhanced Audio Transcription.
The next update to Leasey version 10 is almost complete and it is expected that it will be available after the Easter break, around 22 April. The feedback we have received suggests that many people are enjoying (and making great use of) the ChatGPT integration, particularly now it can pull information from the web to […]