What do you feel Freedom Sciencefiction and jaws provide that VO lacks?
I'm just curious.
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs
On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:25 PM, cathyk wrote:
> Hi Kolby,
> I bought my MacBook Pro about a month ago, and am largely happy. But
> there are a few important things to know. 1) VO doesn't work with all
> programs, notably MS Word. I was surprised that such an industry
> standard requires finding workarounds every time you open a document,
> which isn't ideal when doing collaborative writing projects or comment
> on hundreds of papers electronically as I do. Whether this is Apple's
> or Microsoft's fault, the bottom line is that Word files need to be
> "translated" through programs like "Preview" (which comes installed)
> or Pages in iworks, which requires laying out another $50 or $60.
> Some say the new freeware version of Open Office works better; I
> haven't tried, so I'd love to hear from someone who writes and edits a
> lot. Even if it works better than the paid version, I suspect other
> features get lost - alas, you get what you pay for. 2) the
> portability features seem terrific but you should consider which
> environments you'll be wanting to access because at least for now the
> Mac market is quite small in comparison to PCs, so the number of
> computers where your USB settings will work is fairly small. 3) VO is
> very good, but it isn't JAWS or ZoomText. Many of us dream of a day
> when we can use out-of-the-box technology just like everyone else;
> we're much, much closer, but that day isn't there yet. 4) The user
> support is limited for VO. This discussion list is excellent, but I
> still have a growing list of questions that people can't answer and
> that are impossible to look up. Even the in-depth manual isn't *that*
> in-depth. This means there's a kind of pioneer spirit to the whole
> thing, with people figuring out this and that just like they would
> sort out how to repair a wagon wheel a thousand miles from
> civilization. That's exciting, hip, and creative, but sometimes you
> just want a simple answer to a nagging problem that's still beyond
> even the best macvisionaries. All that said, I'm enjoying my new
> machine.
> Best,
> Cathyk
>
>
>
> On Jun 16, 2:10 pm, Pete Nalda <lpna...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> First off, don't worry about what may be going on at the moment, with the
>> update. Mac OS is still so much easier in general to deal with than windows
>> and its various screen readers. This may not apply for everyone on here but
>> to me the choice was economical. Every time there was a new version of
>> windows, I'd have to purchase a new version ("upgrade") of ZoomText. I got
>> tired of playing that game. Every time I buy a new version of Mac OSX, I get
>> a new version of Zoom *and* VoiceOver :)
>>
>> On Jun 16, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Kolby Garrison wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Everyone,
>>> I am considering purchasing a mac book pro, and I wanted to know what
>>> satisfied mac users have to say about the pros and cons of mac and windows.
>>> I have been researching voiceover, and it sounds like a very stable screen
>>> reading solution. I like the portable preferences feature, and from what I
>>> have read thus far I do believe that a mac book pro will be purchased in my
>>> very near future. I will go to an apple store for some hands on time with a
>>> mac, but if anyone would share your mac experiences with me I would
>>> appreciate it. I know that there will be a learning curve going from the
>>> windows operating system to the mac operating system, but I am ready and
>>> willing to learn all that I can.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Kolby
>>
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