V 18 disappointment
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Marquette, Ed <ed.marquette@...>
I have to agree. I usually wait unless there is some new feature I really need. I just upgraded to JAWS version 17. Unfortunately, we moved to Office 2013 from Office 2010. That was definitely a step backwards. What a kluge. So, my unhappiness with JAWS 17 may stem, in part, from the miserable coding in Office 2013.
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The only thing I see in JAWS 17 is that it messed up keyboard manager, made it nearly impossible to move settings and custom scripts without a ton of tedious work, and added some feature pertaining to the structure of Webpages -- a feature I have totally shut down. JAWS promises to bring back and rename the old merge utility. That's good, but isn't it really a bug fix? I may try JAWS 18, but just to see if it fixed the track change problems, as promised. If it did not, I'm definitely waiting
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 10:13 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment Same here, though it feels like something of a racket given the poor quality of some releases that seem like no more than bug fixes dressed up as new versions. On 10/31/16, Marianne Denning <marianne@denningweb.com> wrote: The problem is that if you don’t upgrade and keep purchasing the SMA -- Kimberly ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This E-mail message is confidential, is intended only for the named recipients above and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender at 402-346-6000 and delete this E-mail message. Thank you.
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Kimber Gardner
Ed,
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Please share with the list whatever you discover regarding track changes. Kimber
On 10/31/16, Marquette, Ed <ed.marquette@kutakrock.com> wrote:
I have to agree. I usually wait unless there is some new feature I really --
Kimberly
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dennis
it didn't fix the problems i was having in 17. so i am back to 16. a few bells and whistles in 18 but for sure doesn't rate a full upgrade. the audio ducking only applies to windows 8 and above. also the merge only works from 17 to 18. if you have anything lower than 17 that won't work anyway. on 17 my vertual curcer kept shutting itself off. thaught it might have been fixed in 18 but it wasn't.
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On 10/31/2016 12:47 PM, Marquette, Ed wrote:
I have to agree. I usually wait unless there is some new feature I really need. I just upgraded to JAWS version 17. Unfortunately, we moved to Office 2013 from Office 2010. That was definitely a step backwards. What a kluge. So, my unhappiness with JAWS 17 may stem, in part, from the miserable coding in Office 2013.
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Alan Robbins <alan1057@...>
I have played with the audio ducking a bit, but what I don't
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like is it makes hearing any system sound, i.e. dialogue boxes that pop up, email download sounds, etc. difficult to hear if JAWS is talking. Al
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 2:31 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment I'm with you, Maria. Bye for now, Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Maria Campbell Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 1:12 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment I appreciate the migration feature and the audio ducking, which isn't an awful lot to like, but I have also purchased the SMA for the same reason stated here. Besides, unlike some of the young people here, I'm just too old to learn new tricks, so I'll probably die a JAWS user. Maria Campbell lucky1@gmail.com <mailto:lucky1@gmail.com> Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. --Dalai Lama On 10/31/2016 1:05 PM, Marianne Denning wrote: The problem is that if you don't upgrade and keep purchasing the SMA for your JAWS you will pay an outrageous price to upgrade in the future. I have always purchased the SMAs and kept my JAWS current. I will probably wait for 1 release to come out before I upgrade but I will definitely upgrade. From: main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of stintonjoe@btinternet.com <mailto:stintonjoe@btinternet.com> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 12:54 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment well i have only just brought jaws 17, so i wont be upgrading !!! From: Drew Hunthausen <mailto:dhunthausen@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 3:23 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io> Subject: V 18 disapointment I just got the official e-mail announcing Jaws 18. Disappointed! Doesn't sound like there is anything improved or new that I will use. Won't upgrade anytime soon!
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Mike Ulrich <mulrich@...>
I do agree, they’ve got the blind sewed up with constantly coming up with new versions to profit themselves. But I tend to think with all internet browsers constantly coming up with more and more graphics and what nots for the sighted crowd, the older versions of JAWS can’t keep up.
I just wish all of these computer/printer/scanner/internet and other companies would just keep everything the same, while still making things better. I guess this can’t be done because it is all about money. But then again; that’s what business is all about. A royal conundrum, indeed!
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Richard B. McDonald
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 9:03 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment
I must add to this discussion that I am "still" on JAWS 13 and Windows 7. Frankly, I have seen nothing really worthwhile in any of the upgrades of either JAWS or Windows since these versions. Most of the so-called "improvements" in JAWS are nothing more than fixes of things that did not work correctly or the addition of things that should have been there all along; like the mouse announcement thing now (finally) in v. 18, as others have commented. What a racket indeed : (
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Drew Hunthausen
I just got the official e-mail announcing Jaws 18. Disappointed! Doesn’t sound like there is anything improved or new that I will use. Won’t upgrade anytime soon!
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Alan Robbins <alan1057@...>
True, just wanted to make sure he understood
Al
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dave Carlson
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 11:44 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment
Alan,
Given that he is still using JAWS 13, it looks like Richard is either out $600 for three unused SMA renewals, or will soon be at the same price point for purchasing a brand-new copy of JAWS. I think it's moot at this point.
Farfar Dave
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Richard,
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Lauren Snyder
Hi,
I was hoping for much more from Jaws 18 especially in regards to Outlook 2016. I can’t see any difference.
I think given I have no more SMAs and can’t afford the price of the next release, when my laptop ages some more, I may switch to a Mac as you don’t have to pay for accessibility.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Cristóbal
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 5:59 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment
And if you’re running the home version which I would venture to guess that most of us are, you’re talking something like $5.00 a month if you break it down. I’m not particularly happy with this upgrade that ate up my last SMA, but Jaws has made a huge difference for me. Especially with the increased multi-lingual support. $5.00 a month is a Pandora subscription or one less Starbucks/Jamba Juice run a month. Even the Pro version which I had for many years before downgrading still was tolerable.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Melissa Stott
This is why I would much rather pay every 2 years than to wait several upgrades later.
Richard,
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Tom Behler
Lauren:
I’m really disappointed to hear that you see no improvements in Jaws 18 with regard to Outlook 2016.
I, too, have no more SMA’s after Jaws 18.
For these and other reasons, the idea of switching to a Mac for my next computer has crossed my mind more than once!
Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Lauren Snyder
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 7:08 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disappointment
Hi,
I was hoping for much more from Jaws 18 especially in regards to Outlook 2016. I can’t see any difference.
I think given I have no more SMAs and can’t afford the price of the next release, when my laptop ages some more, I may switch to a Mac as you don’t have to pay for accessibility.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Cristóbal
And if you’re running the home version which I would venture to guess that most of us are, you’re talking something like $5.00 a month if you break it down. I’m not particularly happy with this upgrade that ate up my last SMA, but Jaws has made a huge difference for me. Especially with the increased multi-lingual support. $5.00 a month is a Pandora subscription or one less Starbucks/Jamba Juice run a month. Even the Pro version which I had for many years before downgrading still was tolerable.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Melissa Stott
This is why I would much rather pay every 2 years than to wait several upgrades later.
Richard,
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Jason White
Tom Behler <tombehler@gmail.com> wrote:
For these and other reasons, the idea of switching to a Mac for my nextThis very much depends on what your needs are. I own a Mac; I like it to some extent, but it doesn't meet my work-related needs well, so I end up mostly on Linux and Windows instead. The accessibility of Microsoft Office for Mac falls well short of what it could be, especially if you need to deal with, for example, comments, change tracking and tables in Microsoft Word. If the limitations of Apple's iWorks are constraints that you can live with, then it could be considered an option. The design of the system and the screen reader require you to rely more on navigating the screen than on the extensive set of keyboard shortcuts available in other operating systems such as Windows and Linux. Some people may prefer this approach; I definitely don't, as it slows me down. I want to type a couple of keystrokes to perform frequent operations without having to navigate and interact with controls, and the Mac environment doesn't support this very well. On the other hand, it's more reliable than Microsoft Windows, at least in my experience. Mac users will tell you that it also has its accessibility bugs. The problem of bugs being introduced as well as resolved by upgrades occurs everywhere, regardless of what software you're using. neither is not upgrading an option, for security reasons (people who don't keep their software up to date are taking a huge risk that they often don't appreciate). My suggestion would be to consider your needs carefully and spend some time with a Mac before deciding whether it's right for you. My main point is that the proverbial grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side of the fence. You need to decide whether, given your needs and priorities, that set of advantages and shortcomings is better than this one, or not.
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Tom Behler
Jason:
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I appreciate your very excellent and thoughtful response. Since I am now retired from my University teaching position, and am not necessarily dependent on Windows for work-related and/or professional involvements, I am looking into a Mac at least for comparison sake. I completely understand that there are advantages and disadvantages associated with any decision like this. And, for this reason, I am addressing the question now. I probably won't need to do any switching of computers for the next year or two, but always feel that the more armed I am with information when the time comes, the better off I'll be. Again, I appreciate your thoughts, and the time you took to express them here. Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.io Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 10:35 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disappointment Tom Behler <tombehler@gmail.com> wrote: For these and other reasons, the idea of switching to a Mac for myThis very much depends on what your needs are. I own a Mac; I like it to some extent, but it doesn't meet my work-related needs well, so I end up mostly on Linux and Windows instead. The accessibility of Microsoft Office for Mac falls well short of what it could be, especially if you need to deal with, for example, comments, change tracking and tables in Microsoft Word. If the limitations of Apple's iWorks are constraints that you can live with, then it could be considered an option. The design of the system and the screen reader require you to rely more on navigating the screen than on the extensive set of keyboard shortcuts available in other operating systems such as Windows and Linux. Some people may prefer this approach; I definitely don't, as it slows me down. I want to type a couple of keystrokes to perform frequent operations without having to navigate and interact with controls, and the Mac environment doesn't support this very well. On the other hand, it's more reliable than Microsoft Windows, at least in my experience. Mac users will tell you that it also has its accessibility bugs. The problem of bugs being introduced as well as resolved by upgrades occurs everywhere, regardless of what software you're using. neither is not upgrading an option, for security reasons (people who don't keep their software up to date are taking a huge risk that they often don't appreciate). My suggestion would be to consider your needs carefully and spend some time with a Mac before deciding whether it's right for you. My main point is that the proverbial grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side of the fence. You need to decide whether, given your needs and priorities, that set of advantages and shortcomings is better than this one, or not.
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Jason White
Thank you, Tom, for your thoughtful reply as quoted below.
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I should clarify that I have personally used Mac OS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS - all to varying extents and not all recently. I own a Mac, an iPhone, an iPad and a Linux laptop currently; the laptop that I use at work is a Windows machine, and I have access to a ChromeBook at work also. Although I am biased (be warned), especially in favor of Linux and UNIX systems, I have used every major operating system currently available with braille and speech access. Tom Behler <tombehler@gmail.com> wrote:
Jason:
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Gudrun Brunot
Refreshing viewpoints, James.
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Gudrun
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of soner Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 3:14 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disapointment Guess that you should call the FS sales department for the inquiry, which I am sure would be answered with plesure. Previously, a lister used the term "bashing", which I am highly skeptical if what I do is so on behalf of myself. Yet, I can tell you that I am being highly anoyed by the banality of being forced to have a politically correct discourse within the blindness community in line with the general global tendency of course, and every opposing statement being labled as bashing. İf the king is naked, we should utter that cold reality right in front of us, rather than trying to pretend keeping the majesty's non-existing cloak. Thus, if FS in my view has got nearly an abusive stance in its software version/SMA policies, I would not personally turn the my cheek to be macked. Would you? Lastly, if 5USD are a disposable amount for you a month, grant it to a cherity organization instead, so that at least you would be doing something conscientious at your scale for the needy. Thank you On 11/2/16, James Bentley <bentleyj1952@att.net> wrote: I have Jaws 17 home edition with no sma’s.
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Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
To quote the old commercial, "Just ask the man who owns one." I've long been curious about Linux, so how accessible is it. I once floated a query about JAWS and Linux, run in a Windows emulation, which was met with derision. If not the mainstream screenreaders, then what?
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.io Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 3:01 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disappointment Thank you, Tom, for your thoughtful reply as quoted below. I should clarify that I have personally used Mac OS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS - all to varying extents and not all recently. I own a Mac, an iPhone, an iPad and a Linux laptop currently; the laptop that I use at work is a Windows machine, and I have access to a ChromeBook at work also. Although I am biased (be warned), especially in favor of Linux and UNIX systems, I have used every major operating system currently available with braille and speech access. Tom Behler <tombehler@gmail.com> wrote: Jason:
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Gudrun Brunot
Your comments exactly address my concern that I'm a luddite, for I don't
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enjoy composing any kind of involved document on my iPhone. It takes me forever to write a simple note, compared with how fast I can rattle it down with my desktop keyboard with JAWS set to echo each letter--another point for Eloquence, since it responds very fast in that function. I optimistically downloaded all kinds of text processing apps for the iPhone, and I find I'm not using them. As a translator, I have to be very careful about preserving the layout of the source document ( present-day curse because all mainstream people can publish and produce all kinds of fancy-Dancy outlines, text boxes, diagrams). Text selection has to be done with surgical care, so you don't remove some hidden formatting character. The idea of going Mac sounds so good--goodbye JAWS and SMAs, goodbye obsolescence--but would it also mean goodbye efficiency and speed? Gudrun
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.io Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 7:35 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disappointment Tom Behler <tombehler@gmail.com> wrote: For these and other reasons, the idea of switching to a Mac for myThis very much depends on what your needs are. I own a Mac; I like it to some extent, but it doesn't meet my work-related needs well, so I end up mostly on Linux and Windows instead. The accessibility of Microsoft Office for Mac falls well short of what it could be, especially if you need to deal with, for example, comments, change tracking and tables in Microsoft Word. If the limitations of Apple's iWorks are constraints that you can live with, then it could be considered an option. The design of the system and the screen reader require you to rely more on navigating the screen than on the extensive set of keyboard shortcuts available in other operating systems such as Windows and Linux. Some people may prefer this approach; I definitely don't, as it slows me down. I want to type a couple of keystrokes to perform frequent operations without having to navigate and interact with controls, and the Mac environment doesn't support this very well. On the other hand, it's more reliable than Microsoft Windows, at least in my experience. Mac users will tell you that it also has its accessibility bugs. The problem of bugs being introduced as well as resolved by upgrades occurs everywhere, regardless of what software you're using. neither is not upgrading an option, for security reasons (people who don't keep their software up to date are taking a huge risk that they often don't appreciate). My suggestion would be to consider your needs carefully and spend some time with a Mac before deciding whether it's right for you. My main point is that the proverbial grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side of the fence. You need to decide whether, given your needs and priorities, that set of advantages and shortcomings is better than this one, or not.
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Jason White
Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) <ted.lisle@ky.gov> wrote:
To quote the old commercial, "Just ask the man who owns one." I've long The text-based interface is extremely accessible; the graphical interfaces (there are several of them) less so, but they're accessible enough to browse the Web and perform other desirable tasks. I tend to work mostly in the text-based environment, which is wonderfully accessible and efficient to use. If you like command lines, efficient keyboard interaction and reliability, text-based Linux has all of them. There are screen readers for both text mode and for graphical environments, all freely available with the system. Note also that under the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (which I'm still waiting for), you can install and run text-based Linux programs directly in the Windows environment (i.e., actual Linux programs, not Windows versions of the same). I don't know how accessible it is with JAWS, as I haven't tried it, but it would be a good starting point for Windows users to learn from before moving into Linux itself.
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Jason White
Gudrun Brunot <gbrunot@centurylink.net> wrote:
The idea of going Mac sounds so good--goodbye JAWS and SMAs, goodbye There's always NVDA, of course. (I hope I'm not ejected from this group for mentioning it - apologies if it offends anyone.) It's very much a matter of modest and incremental improvements in JAWS development at the moment. Unfortunately, every screen reader that I am aware of is doing the same thing. Google largely rewrote Chromevox recently (it isn't really a screen reader in the traditional sense, but it performs a similar role). However, so far as I am aware, they didn't introduce any major new functionality i the process, though they did overcome issues with the earlier version. The changes in JAWS 18 aren't groundbreaking, but neither are the changes in recent releases of any other screen reader that I can think of, on any platform. It's also interesting to note which features are just a matter of catching up to what others have done, and which are actually new and mildly interesting.
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Sieghard Weitzel <sieghard@...>
You don’t have to pay for accessibility, but I would hazard a guess and say that you probably would use a Mac laptop for maybe 5 or 6 years. Let’s say it is 6 years which means you would buy about 3 SMA renewals. If you are using the home version that is maybe $360 or $400 or whatever the Home SMA costs. I would furthermore say that you probably pay at least that much in premium for buying a Mac laptop, they have come down in price, but you still pay more for them than for a good Windows laptop. I just bought a very nice Linovo Flex 3 convertible laptop with touch screen for a bit over $800 Canadian and I am paying maybe an extra $50 to have the RAM upgraded from 8 Gb to 16 Gb. I doubt I could buy a Mac laptop for that price. My last laptop was an Acer which is now 5 years old. It still works quite well and it still gets about 3 hours of battery after all that time. I paid $699 for that one 5 years ago and it seriously was the best laptop I ever owned, it got easily 8 to 9 hours of battery life when it was new. Both my old Acer and this new Linovo are 15 inch laptops and both have a full numeric pad to the right of the keyboard which I like since I just can’t get used to using Jaws with the laptop layout.
Regards, Sieghard
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Lauren Snyder
Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 4:08 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disappointment
Hi,
I was hoping for much more from Jaws 18 especially in regards to Outlook 2016. I can’t see any difference.
I think given I have no more SMAs and can’t afford the price of the next release, when my laptop ages some more, I may switch to a Mac as you don’t have to pay for accessibility.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Cristóbal
And if you’re running the home version which I would venture to guess that most of us are, you’re talking something like $5.00 a month if you break it down. I’m not particularly happy with this upgrade that ate up my last SMA, but Jaws has made a huge difference for me. Especially with the increased multi-lingual support. $5.00 a month is a Pandora subscription or one less Starbucks/Jamba Juice run a month. Even the Pro version which I had for many years before downgrading still was tolerable.
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main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Melissa Stott
This is why I would much rather pay every 2 years than to wait several upgrades later.
Richard,
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Melissa Stott <mstott69@...>
Good information to keep in mind. I was seriously thinking about switching to a A Mac computer, but I will rethink this possibility for now. Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 2, 2016, at 9:02 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <sieghard@...> wrote:
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Cristóbal
People tend to forget that Apple markets itself as a luxury brand. You pay a premium not only for the excellent customer service and hardware/software, but for the logo as well. I’m a Windows person and from time to time have thought about diving into the Mac world, but every time I ask or look around about the voiceover user experience, I get some feedback variation on how it’s better than what it was before and that there are still some issues in applications like Numbers/Pages/Keynote, etc. or that the best set up is to have Jaws running on a Windows virtual computer configuration. Which for me at least begs the question, what’s the point then? I’m not going to argue that there may indeed be certain aspects and applications that work better in the Mac world with Voiceover than Jaws or even NVDA for Windows, but for an overall computer user experience and especially as a business owner who has to make use of productivity applications like word processing, spread sheets, email client, work with PDF and so on, I don’t’ know if I want to go dropping over $1,200.00 easy on a machine that I can get Windows based for maybe a third of that price or probably less. You can absolutely convince me that as far as mobile, Apple’s iOS is at the top, but I’m just not there with the screen reader/pc user experience. Jaws for all its faults, checks off a lot of boxes for me.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 6:03 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disappointment
You don’t have to pay for accessibility, but I would hazard a guess and say that you probably would use a Mac laptop for maybe 5 or 6 years. Let’s say it is 6 years which means you would buy about 3 SMA renewals. If you are using the home version that is maybe $360 or $400 or whatever the Home SMA costs. I would furthermore say that you probably pay at least that much in premium for buying a Mac laptop, they have come down in price, but you still pay more for them than for a good Windows laptop. I just bought a very nice Linovo Flex 3 convertible laptop with touch screen for a bit over $800 Canadian and I am paying maybe an extra $50 to have the RAM upgraded from 8 Gb to 16 Gb. I doubt I could buy a Mac laptop for that price. My last laptop was an Acer which is now 5 years old. It still works quite well and it still gets about 3 hours of battery after all that time. I paid $699 for that one 5 years ago and it seriously was the best laptop I ever owned, it got easily 8 to 9 hours of battery life when it was new. Both my old Acer and this new Linovo are 15 inch laptops and both have a full numeric pad to the right of the keyboard which I like since I just can’t get used to using Jaws with the laptop layout.
Regards, Sieghard
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Lauren Snyder
Hi,
I was hoping for much more from Jaws 18 especially in regards to Outlook 2016. I can’t see any difference.
I think given I have no more SMAs and can’t afford the price of the next release, when my laptop ages some more, I may switch to a Mac as you don’t have to pay for accessibility.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Cristóbal
And if you’re running the home version which I would venture to guess that most of us are, you’re talking something like $5.00 a month if you break it down. I’m not particularly happy with this upgrade that ate up my last SMA, but Jaws has made a huge difference for me. Especially with the increased multi-lingual support. $5.00 a month is a Pandora subscription or one less Starbucks/Jamba Juice run a month. Even the Pro version which I had for many years before downgrading still was tolerable.
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Melissa Stott
This is why I would much rather pay every 2 years than to wait several upgrades later.
Richard,
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Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
Good information. I cut my teeth in DOS, and operated in it exclusively for about 10 years, so I have no problem with command lines. Thanks.
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Ted
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.io Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 6:34 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: V 18 disappointment Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) <ted.lisle@ky.gov> wrote: To quote the old commercial, "Just ask the man who owns one." I've The text-based interface is extremely accessible; the graphical interfaces (there are several of them) less so, but they're accessible enough to browse the Web and perform other desirable tasks. I tend to work mostly in the text-based environment, which is wonderfully accessible and efficient to use. If you like command lines, efficient keyboard interaction and reliability, text-based Linux has all of them. There are screen readers for both text mode and for graphical environments, all freely available with the system. Note also that under the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (which I'm still waiting for), you can install and run text-based Linux programs directly in the Windows environment (i.e., actual Linux programs, not Windows versions of the same). I don't know how accessible it is with JAWS, as I haven't tried it, but it would be a good starting point for Windows users to learn from before moving into Linux itself.
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