I use Victoria as well. Prefer her over Alex. Donna On Aug 28, 2010, at 6:13 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi! > > Haha! Victoria scares me, man. I actually have a friend who said Alex sounded > "hot" one time. I think he's the most comfortable voice to listen to for long > periods of time, particularly if you have a headache. He's honestly the best > voice I've heard yet on both platforms, though Infovox Peter would definitely > be my choice on the Windows-side. However, the strange thing about that is > that he actually sounds different on Windows as opposed to the Mac somehow. > > At any rate, you can probably do most things on the Mac-side. Of course, > everything behaves differently, but the stability is very nice However, I > have noticed a lack of stability with the Native Mac OS X voices since Mac OS > X 10.6.3. I hope this isn't just me, and while I know that doesn't sound too > comforting I'm hoping for a fix since I can't launch VoiceOver at all when it > dies. The Ironic thing is that currently, at least for me the Infovox voices > are more stable at this point. > > Regards, > Nic > Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com > GoogleTalk: chojiro1...@gmail.com > Facebook > Twitter > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > Yahoo! Messenger: cin368 > AIM: cincinster > > On Aug 28, 2010, at 11:54 AM, focus wrote: > >> Hi Dave! >> I'm a bit biust, but I think Victoria sounds much nicer than Alex!! :-] >> Colin. >> Skype focus_66 >> On 28 Aug 2010, at 08:15, Dave Taylor wrote: >> >>> They are both very expensive though. I would urge working out which tasks >>> you can do on the Mac side. The more you can do on the Mac side, the cheaper >>> the screen reader you will need. If you can use iWork and built in Mac apps >>> rather than touching Outlook, for instance, you can probably get away with >>> NVDA. Office 2007 is slow and, in my view, doesn't work that well with >>> screen readers. Office 2007 and 2010 use an entirely different interface >>> than anything else out there and I think are slow and hard to learn. This is >>> the main reason I won't be surprised if I make that order in the next couple >>> of weeks and go over to a similar situation where I use Mac for everything I >>> can and only cross back when I have to. >>> >>> Nothing works like VO, and nothing has a voice to match Alex, I think you'll >>> hate everything about the way Windows is going, personally! >>> >>> Cheers >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 5:20 AM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Need Mac User's advice on which Windows screen reader to >>> purchase and learn >>> >>> Jaws is more or less the standard in terms of you'll run in to that more >>> than others. >>> >>> Window-eyes is another great option. I haven't used it but many many people >>> >>> think very highly of it. >>> >>> What I would do if I were you is take that Mac, set yourself up a virtual >>> machine and try the demo copies of all the options you listed. Read the >>> manual / ask questions and you should be able to bootstrap yourself. You >>> may need help creating the VM for Windows I had a help desk not sure your >>> situation although there is a podcast that details this process. >>> I like Jaws myself but I have heard Window-eyes can be more stable and >>> leaner on resources. Costs differ, JFW is probably the most expensive. >>> Window-eyes comes with an option where you can pay for the software in >>> installments which is a fantastic feature on a budget. >>> >>> Hope that helps. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bryan Jones" <openses...@me.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 8:52 PM >>> Subject: Need Mac User's advice on which Windows screen reader to purchase >>> and learn >>> >>> >>> I realise the question might sound strange and even off-topic, but I really >>> want to hear this advice from fellow Mac and VO Users. When I last used >>> Windows I was able to get by with a screen magnifier and didn't use a screen >>> >>> reader. By the time I needed to start using a screen reader I had already >>> moved to the Mac full time so VO was the natural choice. Now I'm being >>> required to start using Windows again, along with Office 2007 and Internet >>> Explorer 8 and I'm not sure which Windows screen reader I should invest my >>> time and money to learn, or if one of them is more like VO than the others. >>> I will be running either XP or Windows 7 under Fusion. >>> >>> Please send your replies directly to me off-list as this probably isn't a >>> thread that needs to grow here. I would be grateful for your thoughts on the >>> >>> following questions: >>> 1. I've heard of Jaws, Window-Eyes, System Access, and NVDA. Any others I >>> should consider? >>> 2. Is there a Windows screen reader that works like VO? >>> 3. Is there one Windows screen reader that is easier to learn than the >>> others? >>> 4. I was intimately familiar with XP but don't know Windows 7 at all. Are >>> they similar enough that I should get Windows 7, or should I try to get XP >>> so that I don't have to learn a new operating system along with the new >>> screen reader? >>> 5. I will probably only need to use Windows for the next 2 years and most of >>> >>> my work will still be done on the Mac. Given this limited time frame, is one >>> >>> of the Windows screen readers less expensive to own over that time period? >>> >>> TIA for any assistance, >>> Bryan >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. 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