Hi, If I may, and no disrespect, but a computer is still needed for some things that a tablet or smart phone cannot currently do. Having said that, I will give you that these devices can do a heck of a lot more than they could several years ago.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:12 PM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > > I find my mac more stable than pc's although I so seldome use a pc these days > and the ones I do use are tweaked down so they perform really well. > > I've been using a mack for 6 years now and have no reason to prefer a PC > these days. Having said that, this will be my last ever mac. When it is > ready to move on in another couple of years, the personal computer itself > will be on the longtail and it just won't make any sense to invest in another > personal computer, mac or PC. In fact, an increasing number of my clients > are just as effective on a tablet or smart phone as they are on a computer, > and it meets all of their day to day computing needs very well, including: > email, web browsing, web applications such as apps and mobile banking, OCR > reading, bar code identification diabetes and other medical monitoring, > non-verbal communication, literature access in braille, large print and > audio, and more. The world of office tasks has now opened up to us using IOS > 7 and android 4.4. Several printing solutions are accessible including the > samsung one that I am currently using. Simple audio production tasks are > viable. And we have access to features that aren't really viable on pc's > such as security systems management, and GPS navigation. Soon we'll have > micro-location support and many other opportunities that will encourage us to > leave the desktop/laptop world behind. It may behoove you to simply invest > more time learning IOS and picking up apps and accessories that enrich your > experience in the mobile world, rather than investing in a switch to an > expensive new technology that will be obsolete in three years. We are just > now stepping inside the time frame where cost vs efficiency of PC systems is > about to become a serious concern in the consumer market. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > >> On 2014-04-01, at 5:24 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: >> >> I find the mac to be very stable, certainly far less problems than with >> windows. It's not perfect, no platform is, but I have 3 macs and have no >> desire to switch back to a PC. >> Original message: >> >>> 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. 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