Hi Cheryl I don't know if you're familiar with the screenless
switchers podcast or not, but it's a podcast I do with my girlfriend
Holly. Shortly after Leopard was released, we did a round table
discussion on the improvements to the OS with respect to VoiceOver.
We were joined by Josh De Lioncourt and Anne Robertson. I can't
remember if we covered everything or not, but I think we touched on
most of the major points.
Anyway, you can find the show at http://www.screenlessswitchers.com.
Darcy
On 13-Jan-08, at 3:33 PM, Cheryl Edwards wrote:
Hi all,
As stated in previous posts I've not yet upgraded to Leopard.
Rather, I've been watching the list to see what kind of report you
all would give it. Unless I've missed something there hasn't been
such a post, so I'm going to ask a straight-forward question or two.
1. Do you find a vast improvement in the new OS?
2. If so, is that improvement in stability, accessibility, or
interaction and functionality?
3. Are there disadvantages to Leopard?
4. Is there not enough significant change to warrant an upgrade
right now?
I understand Mac loyalty for those of us who are die-hard long-time
users,, as well as appreciation for the VoiceOver team and all
they've done and are doing; however, honesty is honesty and I would
really appreciate some "where the rubber meets the road" answers,
please.
There's been some reviews by folk who don't use VoiceOver, but do
use the Mac, that give it a thumbs-down, saying that Apple released
it too soon and that one should wait for the next upgrade. There's
a lot said about its beauty and such, but that isn't my focus. I'm
just not wanting to trade the accessibility and functionality I
already have for something less or more frustrating.
Thanks for any input you would like to give,
Cheryl E.
