November 2004

[1 - Greetings - Win Something from NextUp!]
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Hello from NextUp.com!

It's starting to get chilly here, so this month we decided to give away a NextUp.com golf jacket to one lucky reader.  Read on to find out how you can enter.  Thanks for staying tuned!

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[2 - TalkForMe Beta - Ready for Second Round of Testers]
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As mentioned in the last newsletter, we are working on a product specifically designed to help those who can no longer speak.  In the last couple of weeks we've heard from dozens of people who this product is already helping.  If you or someone you know can no longer use their voice and you are interested in trying a version of this product before its official release, please email us at

TalkForMe@nextup.com

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[3 - Survey for TextAloud Users Who Have Portable Audio Devices]
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Many of you have already discovered the benefits of using TextAloud in combination with a portable audio device like the iPod, a PocketPC, flash memory MP3 players, or CD players.  This can free you up to listen to email, web pages, or any electronic text on the go.  Save your daily reading to MP3 or WMA files and bring the web with you to the gym, in the car, or  anyplace you go.

This is a fast-growing use and we'd like to hear from those of you who have tried it.  Please take a moment to complete this brief survey

http://www.nextup.com/portableaudiosurvey.html

to help us serve you better.

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[4 - AV Voice Changer Offer]
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Many TextAloud users have discovered a neat way to create new sounding voices using a product called AV Voice Changer.  This software product allows you to morph the sound of audio playing on your computer or within audio files, adjusting pitch and tone as well as easily add special affects.  This lets you take the sound of a particular TextAloud voice and make the speaker sound older, younger, robotic, almost anything you can imagine.

You can buy AV Voice Changer at

http://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=6129-5&affiliate=20052

and the download demo at

http://www.regnow.com/trialware/download/Download_vcsgold.exe?item=6129-5&affiliate=20052

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[5 - TextAloud 2.0 Tip of the Month - TextAloud 2.0 84 page printable manual]
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Over the next several issues of the newsletter we'll give some in depth tips on getting the most out of TextAloud 2.0.  The most important tip we can offer is that TextAloud 2.0 comes with an 84 page printable manual.  The manual has detailed discussions of how Text To Speech works, the SAPI Speech Interfaces, all of the voices we sell, along with detailed How-To sections on the most common tasks.  The manual provides a wealth of ideas on getting the most out of TextAloud 2.0 including sections on exciting new features such as the Proofreading Hotkey, Internet Explorer Plug-In, Batch File Converter, Bookmarks, and dozens of other new features.

You can download the TextAloud 2.0 manual at

http://www.nextup.com/manual.html

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[6 - Upgrade to TextAloud 2.0 Now]
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If you haven't already done so, this is an upgrade you don't want to miss.

TextAloud 2.0 has a cleaner, more powerful interface, gives you more control over voices, lets you open Word, PDF and HTML files directly, and has a new Internet Explorer Toolbar Plug-In.  To read about more new features, check out screen shots, and watch a short flash presentation of new features,  go to this page

http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/New2.html

To get your upgrade now, visit

http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/BuyUpgrade.html

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[7 - Enter to Win a NextUp.com Golf Jacket]
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All you have to do to enter is send us an email to

gimmethatjacket@nextup.com

We'll draw a winner from entries received by Friday, November 26 to win a NextUp.com golf jacket.  Thanks and best of luck!

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[8 - Listen to this Newsletter]
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This month you can hear our newsletter read by Audrey, one of the additional AT&T Natural Voices we offer.  Just click the link below to hear the newsletter in your default MP3 Player

http://nextupdownloads.com/files/news45.mp3

You can learn more about Audrey and the other AT&T Natural Voices at

http://www.nextup.com/attnv.html

If you find our products useful, please share the news with your friends and at  your place of business.  We offer Volume pricing with Site Licensing available to schools, organizations and businesses.  If you'd like more information on this or have questions about any of our products, please don't hesitate to contact us at

support@nextup.com

Thank you for your interest in our company & products. 
 
The NextUp.com Team
NextUp.com
The Power of Spoken Audio
http://www.NextUp.com

A Division of NextUp Technologies, LLC
 

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