I play a game that requires me to disable Voiceover and then reload it when I'm finished. Most of the time, everything works as planned. Sometimes, there are odd malfunctions, and I just reload Voiceover. I restart my computer about twice a month.
Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. On Apr 1, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Kerri <shalo...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi, I too have found mac extremely stable but have had the od crash or two, > > On Apr 1, 2014, at 8:51 AM, alberto <alberto.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, I personally find the mac platform extremely stable. I haven't had a >> single app crash on me to the point where it crashed the whole system all >> crash's were contained within the app itself. As for an added bonus in my >> opinion you don't have to pay those jaws fees with voice over since it >> already comes integrated in to the OS itself. A pc for me becomes extremely >> expensive if you want to be up to date with your screen reader. >> On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Scott Duck <scottduck1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason >>> is that I am tired of the increasing instability of the PC environment. My >>> first question is, is this really different on a Mac? >>> >>> I am using JAWS 15 with Windows 8. Both are not all that stable. I have >>> been a JAWS user for 17 years and I have noticed a definite progressive >>> increase in instability with the last few releases. JAWS crashes >>> frequently and, even if it doesn't crash, it often stops talking when >>> errors occur with other applications. Then, there's Windows 8. I don't >>> mind the Windows 8 interface but several times per week, I will have a >>> problem that requires me to restart my computer. I did not have that >>> nearly as much with Windows 7. Also, it isn't unusual for me to install a >>> program which will, either directly or through add ins, make Windows and/or >>> JAWS more unstable. I then have to decide rather the additional >>> functionality is worth the increased instability. I'm just tired of all >>> the crashes and reboots and having to use three or four screen readers >>> because I have to run one when another one crashes. >>> >>> By contrast, my iPhone and iPad, while not perfect, are certainly more >>> stable. VoiceOver seldom just stops working. Of course, every single app >>> is not accessible and they do not all work correctly but any problems with >>> an app are almost always confined only to that app. When an app crashes, >>> it usually does not also cause VoiceOver or the device to crash. Is this >>> also true of the Mac? >>> >>> I have certainly used technology enough to know that none of it is perfect. >>> However, I would like something that is better than the PC, when it comes >>> to stability. Over all, in your experience, is the Mac more stable? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Scott Duck >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
