Amen, and Amen... I dig what you are saying good sir. And I agree whole heartedly. By the by, my guide dog does the same thing. .db/l
-----Original Message----- From: James Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:17 PM To: Window-Eyes discussion list Subject: Come on people, Ease up! Hello all! Sometimes people can have a bad or irritating day! That is probably what happened here! I can't blame some GW Micro staff for this especially when this 64 bit OS system question keeps getting crammed onto the list and I think for no good reason at times! I doubt the world will end soon if GW Micro doesn't have Window Eyes for a 64 bit OS immediately! A number of you remind me of my wife's guide dog! He goes crazy and starts whining whenever we put on our coats and he doesn't have a leash or harness on! He thinks he is being left behind and he really has a fit at times! How needless this all is for him but that's the way he is! I would think those of you who keep pounding GW Micro about this should know better and You should exercise more patience I think! There are certainly more compelling situations where we do not have access! What about I-phones and blackberry phones? These are already here and it could be as much as two years, maybe more before we have access to these phones! I for one am comforted with the fact that I already have screen access technology available to me which does work on a 64 bit OS and it isn't JFW thank goodness! I'm very pleased with this screen access technology and I don't care whether anyone doesn't like it particularly! What you like and use is your business as it is mine! If you wish to use that 64 bit OS, go to that screen reader for now till Window Eyes has the new version in place which will work with 64 bit OS systems. Quit whining and do something about it! We received a post a day or so ago that Window Eyes 7.1 is in the development stage which should work for 64 bit OS systems. I for one appreciate the fact that when GW Micro comes out with something, it will work! More than likely, it may come out in a Beta! We all know what this is all about! Nothing to my knowledge supports Windows seven. Screen readers may work up to a point but people from the companies I'm familiar with say Windows Seven isn't supported by their respective screen readers! So what's my point? It is this! I am comforted by the fact that when I'm about to purchase a new PC, my screen readers will be there for me! My new PC will be up and running and I hope my screen reders will install quickly and I can get on with the business of setting up my new PC. Right now, I can't afford a new PC. I therefore will stick with what I have so long as it works and I can get upgrades for it! When the day arrives as it did for my Windows 98 machine, when I discovered I could no longer download Adobe reader onto that computer, I purchased my present equipment! All has been fine for over two years now! I fully realize its day will come! Right now, having software for a 64 bit OS won't make much difference for me presently but when I am able to buy a new computer, I may notice the difference! If this bothers some of you, just remember my birthday is a couple of months away for real! Why not get me a laptop capable of 64 bit RS with Windows Vista and I'll give it a try and see whether I notice the difference! You can wait till June if you like, but it would be nice if somebody remembered my birthday in this way (grin smile)! After all, I need all the uplift I can get since I am reaching the young age of 60! I won't hold my breath on this! I will say I have office 2003 on this particular laptop and Window Eyes 7.01 seems to work fine with it! I think some should consider upgrading their Window eyes which would respond better to newer situations than older versions! I also agree that Google is the best friend one can have for finding out anything about a given subject. I use it allot! I can understand some sense of urgency if one were a technology trainer or one writes software or works with audio but I don't feel it is the end of the world right now if many of us won't be able to use a 64 bit OS machine right away! On to other things! I'm off the soap box! Thanks for reading! Jim If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. 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