[NFBCS] Getting Ready to Upgrade Computer

[Christopher Chaltain]

Windows 10 will come with Edge, which has become my go to browser on Windows
10. It's based on the same engine as Chrome, but feels like the interface is
a bit cleaner to me. Of course, having browser options is also a good thing.

As far as specs are concerned, and not everyone would agree with me, but I'd
say at a minimum you want an I5 processor with at least 8G of RAM. Of
course, more is better. An SSD drive is also the way to go these days,
although I still have a huge rotary drive on my laptop.

Although Windows 10 is a lot like Windows 7, there are some significant
differences in the look and feel, and it can be kind of overwhelming to go
through all of your settings and find out how to tweak Windows 10 to suit
your needs. Between Windows 10 and Office 365, I'm constantly finding things
that I can tweak to make things better, and I've been using Windows at the
office since 2014 and at home since the summer. A good class that helps you
tease out all of these settings could be a worthwhile investment if you
don't want to spend the time hunting around yourself.

--
Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Gmail

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Curtis Chong via
> NFBCS
> Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:40 PM
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Curtis Chong <chong.curtis at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Getting Ready to Upgrade Computer
> 
> Hello Tina:
> 
> Regarding your upgrading to Windows 10, www.blindtraining.com does offer
> text books which, I regret, may be more costly than you would like.
> Nevertheless, if there are no in-person training options available, those
> textbooks may be your best (if not cheapest) choice here.
> 
> I have worked with a few folks on this kind of conversion, and I can tell
you that
> from the user's perspective, there is not much difference between Windows
10
> versus Windows 77. Yes, Windows Explorer is now called File Explorer, and
you
> are well advised not to use Internet Explorer as your default browser (I
prefer
> Chrome myself), but other than that, the great majority of keyboard
commands
> you may have already learned have not really changed.
> 
> I hope this helps point you in the right direction.
> 
> Cordially,
> 
> Curtis Chong
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tina Hansen via NFBCS
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2020 2:58 PM
> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Tina Hansen <th404 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [NFBCS] Getting Ready to Upgrade Computer
> 
> My name is Tina Hansen, and I'm planning to upgrade my computer after the
> new year.
> 
> I know it's bound to be Windows 10, and that I want a laptop. While I'm
not a
> gamer, I do want a reasonably fast processor and a good amount of memory
to
> ensure any access software, such as JAWS or NVDA can work effectively.
> 
> 
> 
> So what should I aim for? Also, how can I learn Windows 10 while in-person
> trainings are on hold. And how might I learn Windows 10 in general? What
> resources are available? Thanks.
> 
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