[nabs-l] Windows 8 Questions

[Kerri Kosten]

Hi Everyone:

It turns out I am not installing windows 8.
It turns out after doing a bit more research I found out that a lot of
the apps are still not yet fully accessible such as mail, calendars,
the news app, and the sports app.
The reason I wanted to get Windows 8 was for these apps, so I'm holding off.
I guess I'll just get it when this current computer breaks or maybe
next Christmas.

Thanks for all your feedback!
Kerri

On 12/27/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Joshua,
> nope, windows 8 runs on pcs.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 1:27 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Windows 8 Questions
>
> Kerri, this might not fully answer your questions, but from what information
>
> I gathered at the Jaws seminar, Windows 8 is only for touch screen devices,
>
> so if you don't like touch screens, you might want to stay away from it.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Kerri Kosten
> [kerrik2006 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 1:17 AM
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> Subject: [nabs-l] Windows 8 Questions
>
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I believe my aunt is going to get me a copy of Windows 8 on DVD for
> Christmas.
> I currently am running windows 7 with Jaws 14.
> Has anyone upgraded using a DVD copy of windows 8? After upgrading,
> were your files, music, and data restored or did you have to put
> everything back on from a backup?
> Should I back up everything before upgrading?
> I would normally back up everything anyway just to be safe, but the
> problem is right now I am on vacation and I do not have my portable
> hard drive with me in order to back up my music and documents. Right
> now, I have lots of sighted help available in case something goes
> wrong and when I return home I will not have much sighted help unless
> I hire a reader. So, I'd like to upgrade while I am still on vacation.
> If you have upgraded, was it accessible? Can you do the entire thing
> by yourself or did you have to have sighted assistance?
> Do you like windows 8? What are your thoughts? Is it worth upgrading
> to from windows 7?
> As I understand it, windows 8 comes with a Facebook tile/app thingy.
> Does it also come with a twitter tile/app as well?
> Are a lot of apps in the new Microsoft app store accessible?
>
> Thanks so much! Those are my questions for now! If I think of anything
> else I'll ask!
> Kerri
>
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