Some days it's a real problem dragging my 51 year old body out of bed just to find out I am elderly. Maybe I should consider retiring and turning this domain over to a younger person. Not by a long shot for the foreseeable future just in case anybody out there got any brilliant ideas after reading that last sentence. David Ferrin [email protected] I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris hallsworth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
No I completely understand that. Me and my sister both use Windows 7, but my elderly members of my family are using XP, simply because I didn't want them to learn a whole new operating system as they are in their 40's! They just want to turn on a computer, surf the web, turn off again. That's all. So thought why not go for XP as it's something they're used to. They have both a desktop and a netbook running XP Home and they're happy with it. From Chris H in Derbyshire On 10/09/2010 21:19, Marilyn Walker wrote: > Chris, it is all a matter of opinion. Most of us are not computer experts > or developers or geeks or whatever. If xp is working for many of us it > seems sort of silly to change and spend all that money just to say you > have > the latest of whatever. I have college teacher friends who are being > forced > into windows 7 at work (the college skipped Vista for good reason) and > they > are having fits about the new stuff. I don't see that Microsoft or anyone > else takes into consideration that a lot of already harried educators keep > getting slammed into all the new stuff whether it is necessary to do it or > not. THen constant Blackboard upgrades enter the mix with the end result > that all their time is devoted to computer hassles rather than to teaching > students history, literature and the other things that they are in college > to learn. Just my opinion. In my former life, I was quite able to teach > just fine with chalk, walk and talk. I'm not convinced that all the > newest > technology can substitute for that unless one such as we cannot see > without > the technology. If xp serves one well, he or she could do worse than to > change until forced to do so. > What exactly, is so great about windows 7? Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chris hallsworth"<[email protected]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:43 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 > > > : Hum, what do you exactly mean by this? Nothing is better than Windows 7 > : so far. > : > : > : From Chris H in Derbyshire > : > : On 10/09/2010 19:36, Francis E. Khan wrote: > :> Thank you for the information. By 2014 we might be able to get > :> something better than Windows 7. > :> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker" > <[email protected]> > :> To:<[email protected]> > :> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:33 PM > :> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 > :> > :> > :>> Why would you want to do that? XP will be supported into 2014 and I > am > :>> sticking with it because it has been a super operating system for me. > One > :>> of my nephews is the networking director of an important midwestern > :>> university medical school and he has urged me to stick witih xp as > :>> long as I > :>> can. Marilyn > :>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis E. Khan" > <[email protected]> > :>> To: "Blind Computing"<[email protected]> > :>> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:26 PM > :>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 > :>> > :>> > :>> :I am using XP and wonder whether I can upgrade to Version 7. Do I > :>> need to > :>> purchase an upgrade or do I have to purchase a full version of > Windows > 7? > :>> : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > :>> : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > :>> > :>> > :>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > :>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > :> > :> > :> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > :> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > : > : For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > : http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
