Last week, I was a guest on SeroSpectives to discuss Windows 8. I think you will hear many positives and negatives of Windows 8 on the podcast. You can listen to it at [email protected].
Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: Jim Grimsby JR. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 3:43 PM To: 'Don H' Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: Would Anyone Choose Linux Over Windows Vista? Hi, well I don't have office 2003 so I can't speak to that. Sorry I can't help there. As for advantages yes quite a number of them. First windows 8 is leaner and will run all of your programs faster then seven. Bench mark tests have shown this again and again. Also your going to find that windows 8 is a lot more stable then any other windows operating system. 2. windows 8 app store aps. Getting news wether podcasts etc has never been easyer on your computer. With windows8 app store apps you will find lots of cool apps that use a simple web like interface to do all kinds of cool things. 3. if you get your system in a bad way no more need to reinstall the operating system. Just do a windows refresh it all speaks you can start it with window-eyes and finish it with narrator. You will have to reinstall your desktop programs but all your windows 8 app store apps will be there and ready for you to use. 4. narrator works much better then it ever has under windows so if you need to get up and running narrator is a good option and it works much better. 5. windows 8 has a really nice built in sapi 5 speech synthesizer. I could say more but I think these are my top five good things about it. -----Original Message----- From: Don H [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:16 PM To: Jim Grimsby JR. Subject: Re: Would Anyone Choose Linux Over Windows Vista? I have been debating whether or not to purchase the Windows 8 upgrade disc. Do you see any actual benefits over Windows 7? If so could you expand on them please. The only other problem I have read about Windows 8 is that my current version of MS Office which is 2003 won't work with it. I am a big enough nerd to want the latest and greatest but don't want to take a step backwards by installing Windows 8. Thanks in advance. On 11/21/2012 2:08 PM, Jim Grimsby JR. wrote: > Hi, the answer is no. first Linux will not work with window-eyes. It > is not windows so it is not going to work. There are screen readers > for Linux. > That being said you are going to have quite the learning curve if you > switch operating systems. If you like your old laptop and want to give > it a refresh I would urge you to give windows 8 a try. There is > somewhat of a learning curve but it really is a great operating system > when you get used to it. I have tried it using nvda jaws and > window-eyes and right now window-eyes is leading the pack here. I am > quite impressed with how well window-eyes is working with windows 8. > For those who think windows 8 is just for touch I want to tell you it > works great for keyboard users and if you are using window-eyes you > can't help but love the support gw micro has put in. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Harrell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Would Anyone Choose Linux Over Windows Vista? > > Hi all, > > I was so fed up with my old 32 bit laptop running Vista and WE 7l, I > bought a much better laptop and am running Windows 7 Pro. I am much happier. > Still, I would like to use my old 32 bit laptop, and I'm wondering if > anyone is happy with using Linux and WE 7.5.4.1. > > Any information re compatability and accessability between Linux and > Window Eyes will be appreciated. Also any information about Linux > with popular Window programs like WordPerfect, Quickbooks, Itunes, and > internet browsers would be appreciated. > > Thank you! > > Bruce > > 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. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You > can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > 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. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You > can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > 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. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. 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. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
