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a single keystroke!

Astrakhan, Russian Federation (September 26, 2005) Rich Speech
has released 1st Read It Aloud!, a text-to-speech utility for
the Windows operating system that reads selected text from any
application with a single keystroke.

Our kids frequently ask us to read something aloud. However, the
adults often need somebody to read for them too. That is why 1st
Read It Aloud! was created. Since now, Windows user is able to
make his documents, emails, web pages, books and written
thoughts sound with the voice he prefers and with the pitch,
speed, and volume he would like to. 1st Read It Aloud1 doesn\’t
need text for reading to be copied into clipboard so user will
save his previous clipboard content. The program supports
numerous voices in more than twenty different languages. It also
supports both old SAPI4 and new SAPI5 speech synthesis
technologies. User is encouraged to let computer talk with him
and read him aloud as his parents did in childhood.

1st Read It Aloud! can use several different voices with the
different texts or applications. For example, you may prefer the
female voice of Julia to read your e-mails and the male Sidney\’s
one to read your Word documents. 1st Read It Aloud! offers the
solution of this problem called Voice Slots. Each Voice Slot
contains its own voice with pitch, speed, and volume presets and
can be activated with individual hot key.

Unlike other soft of this kind 1st Read It Aloud! will read
selected text from any Windows application and not only from
popular text editors and browsers. 1st Read It Aloud! has
several tools which can correct mispronunciation of words and
prevent some unwanted characters (like slash, brackets. dash,
etc.) from being read.

Key features 0 Just select necessary text in any application and
enjoy listening 0 Choose one of the tens different voices 0 Use
different voices for different hot keys 0 Change voice\’s speed,
pitch and volume in one click 0 Correct the pronunciation of any
word 0 User-friendly and handy interface

System Requirements: 1st Read It Aloud! will run under Windows
98/ME/2000/XP/2003. The program requires 32MB of RAM, 5MB of
disk space and sound card.

Price and Availability: 1st Read It Aloud! costs only $29.90 USD
and may be purchased securely online at
http://www.RichSpeech.com/1st-Read-It-Aloud.htm. Multi-user
options are available on the order form. A trial version and
additional free voices are available from the Rich Speech web
site at http://www.RichSpeech.com

About Rich Speech: Established in 2004, Rich Speech, based in
Astrakhan, Russian Federation, has been developing and marketing
high-quality text-to-speech and voice recognition programs for
Windows operating system.

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Direct download link:
http://www.RichSpeech.com/press/1stReadItAloudSetup.exe

Screen shot:
http://www.richspeech.com/1st-Read-It-Aloud/screenshots/screen0.g
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Additional free voices for several languages:
http://www.richspeech.com/1st-Read-It-Aloud-engines.htm

About the author:
Contact information: [Responsible person] Konstantin Artemev
[Phone] N/A [Fax] [Email] submit@richspeech.com [Web-site]
http://www.RichSpeech.com

Here are a few helpful pointers for your computer experience.

DON\’T

Store personal information on your computer or PDA. Stored data
is always open to hackers. Consider storing passwords on CD\’s or
disks that you keep locked in a box or closet.

Shop on-line without being sure of two safety features. Check
the order page for the lock icon at the bottom. This way you
know the system is encrypted and your personal data if
transfered safely. The URL on the address bar should say
\”https\”, the \”s\” stands for secure.

Store credit card information on a website. It may be more
convenient, but it\’s not safe.

Open or answer any unfamiliar e-mails. Just opening an email
with an attachment, can add a worm to your computer. If you
really think it might be from someone you know, hit reply and
ask them to identify themselves. If that doesn\’t work, you know
it\’s junk.

Fall for phishers. Phishing is a new scam. There are cyber
crooks looking for information. They ask for your credit card
numbers and social security information, phone numbers or even
email addresses. Never respond to these emails.

Use obvious passwords. Don\’t use anything connected to your
social security number. Don\’t use combinations of numbers and
letters. Don\’t use anything with your mother\’s maiden name or
your birth date.

DO

Use virus and spyware protection.

Without virus and spyware protection your computer is an open
door to hackers and virus spreaders. Norton and McAfee use the
most up-to-date anti-virus protection available. Always get
their security updates every 2 weeks.

Completely erase your hard drive, if you throw away or give away
your old computer. There are free downloadable programs to scrub
the system before you give or throw it away. Try Sure Delete by
(www.wizard-industries.com) and CodeTek\’s Safeshred Free for
Macs.

Use only one credit card on the internet

This way if your information falls into the wrong hands you can
cancel it. Always use a different credit card out in the \”real
world.\”

And to be sure you are not a victim of identity theft, get a
copy (every year) of your credit report from all 3 major credit
bureaus.

Equifax (800-685-1111) www.equifax.com

Experian (888-397-3742) www.experian.com

Trans-Union (800-916-8800 www.transunion.com

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Promoters of adware, software that shows advertising on a user\’s
computer, use some cunning tricks to get you to install their
software on your machine.

Here\’s what to look out for.

Adware is, by definition, something reasonable people don\’t
want on their computers. That\’s why malware can\’t just come out
and ask people to install it.

Often, the computer owner is completely unaware of it being
installed. But not always.

When adware doesn\’t want to sneak in through an open window, it
will try to trick you into letting it in through the front door.
Don\’t think you could be

tricked? Don\’t be so sure until you\’ve checked out these most
common ways people have been tricked into allowing malware to be
installed on their machines.

Adware Installation Trick 1: Piggybacking

* How it works: malware may come bundled with a legitimate piece
of software the user actually wants, such as a game or emoticon.
The malware is

merely labeled \”companion software,\” without any indication of
what it will do. * How to fight it: be very suspicious of any
software that comes bundled with other software. Don\’t installed
software that comes bundled with other

software unless you know everything that the bundled software
does. After all, if the bundled program has anything to do with
the program you actually want,

why couldn\’t the software developer just get both programs\’
functionalities into a single piece of software? Software
developers are now very sensitive to

malware concerns and will provide a lengthy explanation of just
why the bundled software is necessary, in the cases when they
actually do need to use bundled

software.

Adware Installation Trick 2: Bait and Switch

* How it works: since people are getting more and more
suspicious of bundled software, the malware\’s developers may
simply label it as valuable

software, for instance, a browser plugin that supposedly
accelerates web browsing (but in reality only shows ads). * How
to fight it: again, a suspicious mind is useful in avoiding
malware. Ask yourself some questions: o What will this software
actually do? Malware often comes with very fuzzy claims
attached. Sure, it says it will improve your browsing
experience,

but how? Often, this improved browsing experience just means a
browsing experience with more advertising. o If the software is
so great, why is it being given away free? Most commonly,
software is only given out free in two cases: if it\’s OpenSource

(designed by a community of developers and not
proprietary–OpenSource software is always clearly labeled as
such); or simply a come-on for a fuller-featured

version of the software. If neither case is true, there\’s a real
chance the software is financed by adware.

Adware Installation Trick 3: Outright Lying

* How it works: malware may even be labeled as something else
entirely, such as a well-known piece of software or a crucial
component of the computer

operating system. * How to fight it: this is the trickiest
malware of all, and requires extreme caution. You don\’t want to
start deleting any of your program files,

much less your system registry entries, unless you\’re absolutely
sure it\’s malware. Plenty of overzealous parasite hunters have
shot their own machines to

bits this way. This is one case where you want to be using an
anti-spyware program, and preferably a second anti-spyware
program to provide a second

opinion.

Getting Rid of Adware

Adware is so tricky that trying to uninstall it by yourself
could be like a trip into the Matrix. Luckily, there are good
anti-spyware programs that tackle

adware as well–after all many adware programs are also spyware
since they monitor your internet usage. True, it may feel like
adding insult to injury to have to install more software to get
rid of software you never meant to install in the first place.
But

sometimes you just have to fight fire with fire.

About the author:
About the author: Joel Walsh has written a companion article on
stealth tactics used by adware:
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