Right you are Nick. The nature of adaptive technologies is prosthetic. Regardless of our choices, it is not a completely 100% fit. When choosing an operating system, your work environment, you have to decidewhat kind of chafing you can live with. I've decided mac for my own reasons. Not only does the screen reader come out of the box, it does what I want and if I do get adventurous and screw up which has happened from time to time, I can independantly re-setup the system without assistance. That in and of itself is worth a lot to me personally thus the switch. On 2009-12-11, at 5:09 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi, > > Technically, this is called Macvisionaries. Which would seem to me as if this > is a Mac list where visually impaired people can discuss things about the > Mac, not necessarily VoiceOver. > > Furthermore, the manual probably provides information on what you've already > asked where the iPhone is concerned. I definitely don't try to shove it down > people's throat, because if they don't have a need to switch or aren't > frustrated enough with their current operating system, that's great. More > power to you. I personally would never go back to the Windows due to my > frequent crashes, but that's my opinion and only mine. I'm not forcing people > to think that the Mac is so much better, because the fact is that operating > systems have different advantages and disadvantages when comparing them. > Frankly, I don't even agree to compare operating systems. An operating system > is its own system, and it works differently than what you might be used to. > No one should, at any point, expect their old operating system to behave like > the new one simply because they have gotten used to the way their previous > system performed. It's just like the situation with the iPhone. The iPhone or > the Macintosh is not the perfect solution for everyone, nor is any operating > system. Some are happy with paying manufacturers for screen access technology > and software maintenance agreements, and that's great. If it works well for > you, why switch? Though the Mac has a powerful screen reader which surpasses > the commercially available screen readers in my opinion, what you already own > might work well for you. In this case, there is certainly no need to switch > to another operating system or phone just to save money. I'm only really > mentioning the Mac because this is the Macvisionaries after all. > > Regards, > Nic > > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Dec 11, 2009, at 12:15 AM, Mark Gilland wrote: > >> Guies, let's get back to voiceover, I don't frankly wanna hear how one >> person made their wife bitch about x y and zed, nor would! make 'em do such. >> I know yhou're kidding but, come on, I'll admit I got a bit off topic with >> the IPhone stuff and IPod stuff, but, that was only cause I didn't know >> where else to turn, being I didn't know another list, but that is why I >> asked. I don't wanna start a war flame here, but really guies come on. I >> think this was a really interesting thread at first, and being I'm notta >> mod, whom I! to say it needs to die, I'm not saying to stop it, that's not >> my decision, however, don't you think, excuse me for saying: that this is >> beingging to really stray from voice over and go more to an argument. Face >> it, if a person likes the Mac and is useful with it? fine, if not, then >> don't rave to 'em about it. You can educate them on why you like it, but if >> they don't wanna hear it, then dammit? they don't wanna hear it. Same other >> way vice versa. Sorry, maybe I'm just in a real fowel mooed tonight, but >> this is immature in my opinion. It's one thing to try to educate someone on >> the other OS, but donj't force it down their throat. Not saying you are, >> but, just... I dono... just... don't. OK? >> Really anooied, >> >> Mark. >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
