Sorry about that! That was supposed to just go to Antoinette. 

I'm going to blame my mistake on the fact that the spud on my computer isn't working ;-(



Margaret Cotts


From: Margaret Cotts <xxxxxx@pacbell.net>
To: "xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: phone and text-to-speech

Today I did a barter on Craigslist... The person texted me something about their "Ghetto neighborhood", and then texted me back, saying that he meant to say "when you GET TO my neighborhood"...


From: Antoinette Verdone <xxxxxx@improveability.com>
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: phone and text-to-speech

Should be "the sound coming out"

Not sure what a spud is doing in a computer! Silly autocorrect :)


Sincerely,
 
Antoinette Verdone

On Feb 10, 2016, at 2:56 PM, Antoinette Verdone <xxxxxx@improveability.com> wrote:

It is possible to use Skype or Google voice to make calls via the computer. There is computer based text to speech software like etriloquist. 

The tricky part is if the spud coming out of the computer goes into the computer to the person on the other end. 

I think this has to do with your sound card. But, since the software is all free, you can set it up and see how it works. 

I am also picturing that you might be able to use a USB audio adapter, split the headphone jack - one side to the headset and one side to the mic input on the adapter?  I have never tried this myself, but you can get the USB audio adapter for $3 on Amazon, so not a big expense to try. 


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On Feb 10, 2016, at 1:47 PM, Rachell Westby <xxxxxx@alsinfo.org> wrote:

Does anyone know of a text-to-speech software for Windows that allows someone to make calls using a headset?  
 
 
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