[Electronics-talk] Windows versus Mac [was "RE: Question about Talking Scale"]

[cheez]

George, I don't mean to sound harsh, but, How?
Write me off list.
cheez at cox.net

Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Paez" <jorgeapaez at mac.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Windows versus Mac [was "RE: Question about 
Talking Scale"]


> Christopher:
> although you may be able to get more powerful hardware, the Mac OS does 
> consume less system resources, and run faster on less powerfull hardware 
> then Windows.
>
>
> And, don't mean to come across as harsh, but rember this is an electronics 
> list, so this topic is fine.
>
> Jorge
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 7, 2010, at 2:12 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>
>> JAWS isn't going to run on a Mac. A Mac runs its own OS and comes with 
>> its
>> own screen reader, Voice Over, so you wouldn't need JAWS.
>>
>> I personally wouldn't worry about which OS more efficiently uses the 
>> system
>> resources, since for example, you can get more powerful hardware which 
>> will
>> run Windows for less than what you could get on a Mac. Instead, I'd look 
>> at
>> what you want to do, which system would be better suited for that and 
>> other
>> factors, such as ease of use.
>>
>> I'd also suggest taking this discussion to a more appropriate list and 
>> using
>> more descriptive subject lines.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Christopher
>> chaltain at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Louis Briones
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:43 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Question about Talking Scale
>>
>> Hello Everyone
>> I'm considering switching over from xp to Mac, given the reason that I'm
>> finding out that Windows is to much of a resource hog, a friend have 
>> mention
>>
>> that you don't have to wory about someone getting into ones  personal
>> business. My friend who lives one level below me has mention this with me
>> and has been encountering some problems with the windowos system, even
>> though he doesn't use jaws. My question would jaws 10 or 11 work with Mac
>> desk top computers?
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 10:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Question about Talking Scale
>>
>>
>>> Reinstall JAWS, Louis.
>>> Vince
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Louis Briones" <cbandman1949 at surewest.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 7:09 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Question about Talking Scale
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello every one
>>>> I'm encountering some issue with jaws, to where when going into the
>>>> system I can't highlite a paticular item that I want to find out about,
>>>> such as turning on Skype, for some reason that I have to unload jaws 
>>>> and
>>>> then turn it back on again, then go into the system tray and there I am
>>>> able to turn on the desire program. I could used to do this without
>>>> restarting jaws. any help would be deeply appriceated  thanks.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Debbi Williamson" <debbi107 at atlanticbb.net>
>>>> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 7:00 PM
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Question about Talking Scale
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> A friend of mine purchased the talking scale you all were talking 
>>>>> about
>>>>> recently--the one from Independent Living Aids.  Somehow, and she
>>>>> doesn't
>>>>> know how, she's got it speaking in German and can't figure out how to
>>>>> get it
>>>>> back to English.  And, she can't find anything in the instructions to
>>>>> help.
>>>>> Any suggestions?  Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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