I am finding Windows 8.1 has the annoying problem of speech stopping for periods of time maybe 10/15 seconds. Also, there are a few apps I have which are not working well under windows 8.1 -- newest version of total recorder for one.
Armando Maldonado <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I must agree with every statement. I have successfully set up numerous > windows 8/8.1 machines myself with little to no issues. Although I do not > like the start menu itself, there are add-ons that will enable you to have > the classic menu you are use to. Moreover, just like with any other OS, there > will always be challenges. Just a thought to consider. I use a mac myself and > sadly, there are issues with it that for the sake of the list, I will not get > into here. Best wishes and take a look on applevis and see for yourself what > issues are presented. > > Armando > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Belew [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:45 AM > To: 'big wally'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: like what? > > You are ignoring the fact that many of us are successfully using Windows 8.1. > Not getting the operating system up and running is obviously a result of > your lack of knowledge and persistence. There is actually no reason why you > should like Windows 8 because as you have stated you have alternatives; > however, in this time of technical change and innovation, you're not going to > get very far, if you make such quick snap judgments of complex systems and > processes. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: big wally [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 5:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: like what? > > what can i do with windows 8 that i can't do with 7? > Absolutely nothing. What i'm still trying to tell you is that we > couldn't even get the os to even work. The computer kept locking up > during instalation, and we never got it going. If the os refused to > work, i just had a big paperweight on my desk. I'm sorry, but i must > maintain my original premis. > I am going to a Mac mini which has it's own screen reader. Sounds much > better to me. As i said, i'm not at all afraid of learning curves, but > i cannot learn anything on an os which doesn't. If you windows 8 folks > wanna commit computer suicide, go the hell ahead. > > -- > The other problem, is, evenif i had success with windows 8, there is no > tutorial on learning it, so it's a losing proposition no matter what. You > think it'swonderful? Well, i say it's certainly not. I couldn't even do the > usual things with it. At least voiceover works. l, > i am proud to have been a member of the mich8igan school for the blind from > 1973 to 1979, hail to the raiders, may your memory live forever. > 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. > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [email protected] 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.
