Hi. I'm a jaws user. However I have tried Windoweyes but didn't like playing chop sticks all the time. However, I'm getting use to Voice over. Just one thing to bear in mind with Jaws (Although I have solved it at home with Fusion), the loss of life's and then the constant calling of FS to get your counts reset once all three counts have been used. That was one of the last straws with Freedom Scientific before I heard of great Voice Over and no lives to loose and if needs be virtualising of windows if indeed I needed windows which is not a lot at home these days. I only use windows at work because of my job.
Kawal. On 28 Aug 2010, at 05:38, Allison Manzino wrote: > Hi Bryan, > > I love WIndow-Eyes. I have used all three screen readers Hal, Jaws and > Window-Eyes. THe last one Window-Eyes is the one I use now. I have to use a > WIndows PC at work, and also at home for some of the tasks like scanning and > reading with Kurzweil etc. I like WE because GW Micro has a payment plan, I > am on it, and have about a year left. I don't think any Windows screen reader > is like VO. But Window-Eyes comes pretty close. VO interacts in a way that I > have never seen among any screen readers. I like Window-Eyes for the > following reasons it works with most off the shelf products, and doesn't > require the installation of scripts like Jaws. The other reason I like it is > that the customer support is much better than Freedom Scientific. I hope this > helps answer your question. > > Musically, > Allison > > My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! > > > On Aug 28, 2010, at 12:19 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > >> 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 realize 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. > ____ Kawal Gucukoglu (E-mail/MSN): kawal_gucuko...@sent.com (Skype ID): kawalgucukoglu (Mobile/text): +447905618396 +447576240421 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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