Hi all, I have been using a mac now for over 2 years and only use windows when I really need to like if I have to work whare it is required for example. I do all of my personal stuff on my mac and it is all I have rite now. I find that it just got too expencive to keep my screen reader updated to suppport everything. Just my thoughts.
Matthew On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > I fully agree with you there. > > The only reason I have to deal with windows is for diagnostics and repairs > for clients, that's the way I make a bit of decent cash when work comes in. > So I use windows XP Pro for most of it with a hush hush version of jaws and > I'm not recommending it at all. it's the only way to do it as system access > and NVDA can't work with the software I use on windows. But depending on how > the next month goes, I may leave the IT sector completely and get back to my > music life, it's been calling me. now that I've started my new life, I'm > going back to what drives me crazy. in a good way of course. > > I'd stay with my mac any day. > > lew > > On 7 Mar 2012, at 20:47, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> hi Rahul. >> I don't know if you guys are going to agree with me on this or not, but even >> though there are is System Access out there, for the most part, the >> accessibility of Windows is being handled by Freedom Scientific and G. W. >> Micro. Someone posted a survey result on this list once that said that about >> 70 percent of us have Jaws and a smaller number have WindowEyes. The cost of >> getting technology for us is getting ridiculous, and a lot of sates like >> Texas are setting some rigid restrictions on who can have it and who cannot. >> I'm just thinking that these companies providing Windows accessibility are >> really dependent more than Apple ever will be on the states. This was >> starting to make me uncomfortable about the future of Windows accessibility. >> Yes, I heard that Microsoft is adding a screen reader to Windows 8. But, >> hey, they are several years too late and, of course, behind Apple on that >> score. >> >> The good thing about specialized companies is that they can and do provide >> better on-the-phone assistance and training for us. Recently I was on the >> phone with Apple Care for an hour and a half and spoke to three different >> people about something that I think should have been simple. If I had a >> VoiceOver wise person on the phone, I think what I wanted could have been >> resolved in ten minutes or less. I ended up going for a Genius Bar >> appointment, and it took them no time at all to fix things. Having said >> that, I am willing to do what I can to make things better for us on Mac and >> IOS because I can't indefinitely support financially the cost of completely >> specialized technology. >> >> It's a vicious circle to keep up updates with Windows and with notetakers. >> My husband, when I was talking about ultimately having to replace my PacMate >> once asked me if I was going to work just so I could get my technology. For >> example, I figure I'll save myself $2,000 by replacing my PacMate with not >> iPad and a braille display. The iPad is a much better computer, too. >> >> Getting back to the Mac, I think we're in a transition here and we're going >> to need to be as flexible as we can be. For instance, right now I have to do >> PDF forms on that Vista computer in the other room. It wouldn't surprise me >> at all if down the road, that's not the case. >> >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:21 AM, Rahul Bajaj wrote: >> >>> Hi friends, >>> >>> I don't post often here, but I regularly check all the posts. >>> I have a question. >>> I purchased my MacBook last July, so I've had it for more than 9 months. >>> A few months ago, I installed Windows on my Mac with the help of Bootcamp. >>> >>> So, the issue is that I'm always tempted to use Windows instead of the Mac. >>> This is because of the following reasons: >>> 1. On many occasions, I get an error message saying that my Internet >>> connection is not working properly. >>> If I try using Windows for using the Internet at the very same time, >>> then it works perfectly. >>> And, even on the Mac, the Internet starts working perfectly after >>> sometime, without me having to do anything. >>> 2. I still haven't been able to figure out an easy and effective way >>> of using Facebook on the Mac, and I use Facebook a lot, so this is a >>> major issue for me. >>> Even most of the methods that are known to work with VO don't work for >>> me, so I often end up getting frustrated because of this. >>> 3. As you all must be aware, there is no way of reading captchas on >>> the Mac with VO. >>> 4. I read books by downloading them through Utorrent with the help of >>> Adobe Reader on Windows. >>> I haven't yet been able to successfully download Utorrent on my Mac. >>> And I haven't yet found any decent application for reading books on the Mac. >>> >>> So, those are my main concerns. >>> I'd love to use the Mac like all of you, but I somehow can't find a >>> way to deal with these problems. >>> And I just don't find any major reasons for using the Mac instead of >>> Windows. >>> I mean, people say that it's far better than Windows and all, but I >>> haven't been able to find even one accessible feature that is >>> available on the Mac, but not on Windows. >>> >>> So, please do share your views and suggestions. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Rahul >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. > matthew Dyer ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com matthew Dyer e-mail/msn: ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com AIM: mattdy1 Yahoo: md1616 twitter: mdyer1. 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