grinning on a 98 s e. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
> ha ha ha, Chris. You are truly a gem. If I were anywhere nearly still in > my 40's and heard what you said about "elderly," I'd fix your wagon really > quickly. You must be about 16 to say such as thing. It has nothing to do > with age; it does have to do with using common sense when contemplating > upgrades. For being 70, I don't do so poorly; I still eat without a bib and > fully comprehend your Prime Minister's questions hour which I wouldn't miss > for anything. Love the insults and shouting. Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chris hallsworth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:32 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
