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Here is how you can quickly turn Narrator on and off in Windows 8 and above:
In the SongR program itself, they list their web site as:
www.xamasoft.com/songr
However, if you can't easily find the download link through that site, you can also download SongR from:
http://songr.en.softonic.com
You can also perform a Google search to find other places from which you can download the SongR program.
Here is a quick summary of some of the built-in hotkeys you can use to control playback in YouTube. Remember to first turn off the virtual cursor in your screen reader. This is done in JAWS with the JAWS keystroke JAWSKey+Z (which is a toggle).
You can download the AdBlockPlus program to prevent the playing of ads on YouTube and block many other pop-ups from:
https://adblockplus.org
AdBlockPlus works in many browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and more.
The price tracking site CamelCamelCamel is:
http://camelcamelcamel.com
The various tools for obtaining price alerts on CamelCamelCamel are described at:
http://camelcamelcamel.com/tools
The Amazon shopping site that is optimized for use with screen readers can be found at:
www.amazon.com/access
You can also use the ResearchIt utility found in the JAWS screen reader to quickly do a search on Amazon. To use ResearchIt in JAWS follow these steps:
More information about the JAWS screen reader can be found at:
www.freedomscientific.com