I think the voice issue is partly you not beeing used to alex. When I first started using fred I hated it in comparison to orpheus but I can now quite happley use fred.
On 16/11/2008, Cara Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One other thing to note here, regarding your questions on Hard > drives; as far as MacBooks are concerned, they have a sudden motion > sensor in them which can protect your HD. > > HTH > > Cara :) > > > On Nov 15, 2008, at 3:13 PM, Tasha Raella Chemel wrote: > >> I listened to the samples of those, and though they sound human, >> they still seemed like they had the problems with cracking and weird >> intonations. but maybe i'm just really sensitive and picky :) >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >> X by theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:29 PM >> Subject: Re: thinking about switching >> >> >>> Ok, if I may comment on the voices issue? I use the Infovox voices >>> and they're the best sounding software speech voices I've ever >>> heard but they come at a cost. sorry, don't have a web address >>> but I'm sure your friend Google will turn something up. >>> >>> >>> On 16/11/2008, at 2:44 AM, Tasha Raella Chemel wrote: >>> >>>> Hi list, I'm thinking about possibly getting a mac, but I had a >>>> few questions. >>>> >>>> 1. One of the biggest problems i have with my dell laptop is that >>>> when I have too many windows open (maybe sixty or so) the system >>>> will start beeping constantly, and the only way to stop the >>>> beeping is to restart. i have a two gig processor with one gig of >>>> ram. I know I probably should not have this many windows open, >>>> but as I'm sure you all know, it's easy to let the windows pile >>>> up and forget to close them. My question: If i got a mac with >>>> high specs (maybe two or fourg gigs of memory) would it be better >>>> about having that many windows open? >>>> >>>> 2. Hard drive crashes: my dell laptop usually crashes about twice >>>> a year, and I need to get a new hard drive. granted, i'm a very >>>> heavy user and I'm sure the system gets banged around more than >>>> what's good for it. my question is, if I get a mac, are hard >>>> drive crashes less frequent? any thoughts about whether the pro >>>> is more durable than the macbook? (the new macbooks also have the >>>> aluminum casing) >>>> 3. Voices. I've heard a sample of the Alex voice, and am not >>>> impressed. It has the same weird emphases and prenunciations as a >>>> lot of the more 'human-sounding" tts's i've heard. are there >>>> other voices that either come on the mac or that i can buy >>>> separately that are comparable to eloquence in that they might >>>> sound robotic, but they are responsive and don't have any weird >>>> clicks/emphases? It's going to be very hard for me to give up >>>> eloquence. even viavoice, which i know you can get for the mac, >>>> doesn't compare at all. >>>> Thanks, Tasha >>> >>> ****************************** >>> Dane Trethowan >>> From Melton Victoria Australia >>> mailto:Dane Trethowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Phone (Australia) >>> callto:03 9005 8589 >>> Phone (United Kingdom) >>> callto:020 3287 4641 >>> >>> Fax/TTY +61 3 9743 7954 >>> >>> mobile/sms: +614 418 773 532 >>> >>> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> skype: callto:grtdane12 >>> ****************************** >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > > -- Kind regards, BEN. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction)
