[Nfb-krafters-korner] computer question

[Blindhands at aol.com]

This is just my opinion.  If you have been a JAWS user for a long  time  
and use it frequently changing to anything will take time to  learn.  So that 
part is up to how willing you are to learn new  things.
 
The second part of my opinion  is upgrades come for JAWS  usually  on an 
annual basis.  So changes for JAWS screenreading program and the  development 
of this program is being addressed by Freedom Scientific all the  time.  
 
Apple put the effort into making their computers with voice over which is  
fantastic, but their development teams are improving the whole computer 
annually  and not just concentrating on the voice over part of the machine.  I 
am not  sure how often Apple comes out with upgrades that are a software 
upgrade or if  upgrades are made for newly manufactured Apple computers only.
 
So if the above is the  case if you plan to purchase a new computer  every 
few years then there are your considerations.
 
I wish I could afford to buy one of those new Mac computers I have played  
with them in Best buy.  I am willing to put in the time and effort of  
learning so I would have the knowledge of using both computers, but I took the  
cheaper way out the beginning of this year and bought a regular PC.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 11/18/2011 4:50:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:


Does  anyone have a Mac?
I am looking for someone that can tell me how it  compairs to using Jaws.  
A friend of mine, suggested looking into getting  a Mac.  The speach is 
built in.  No wories about updating Jaws.
I  will be at work until about 5:00.
My home number is 301-916-8549
Any  help would be great.  My sighted friend has a mac and hopefully we can 
 activate the voice on his, to see what it is like.

Terry  P.


Theresa L. Powers (Terry)
Grants Clerk
Tobacco Control  Research Branch
NIH/NCI/DCCPS/BRP/TCRB/DEAS
6130 Executive Blvd, MSC  7337
EPN 4039B
Bethesda, MD 20892-7337

Rockville, MD 20852-7337  (express mail)

Phone: 301-496-8584
FAX: 301-496-8675
E-mail:  terry.powers at nih.gov<mailto:terry.powers at nih.gov>


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