It's alright garth, no worries. to be honest, you've just cheered me up lol. Running the organization is a stressful thing, especially when it comes to contact with companies, supply chains and clearance bases for parts, machines, software, etc.
I agree on the points you've raised. the whole ppoint of a computer or data system is the development and use of a HUI (Human user interface) going back to the days when the mouse slowly crept into system use, everything was purely keyboard based to run applications, perform simple and complex tasks. moving through the years, IT has changed dramatically, from OS implementation, accessibility and so much more, so yes there's going to be a point where we VI and blind users have a difficult time mastering the various shortcuts for a screen reader as well as the OS in general. I can refer to my days for a while using JAWS as well as system programming, etc. If anyone asked me how to use jaws these days, I'd have no clue. I can't even remember the windows shortcut mappings anymore, so need to study again lol. when it comes to the iphone, ipad, etc, this is another step forward indeed. we now have a tactile interface to a screen reader. "Reach out and touch" design certainly opens up new doors to mobile devices and makes a massive game change and I'm glad to say. I love it. On a design thought, why not give the macbook pro a boost. give us a touch screen interface as well as the usual keyboard and mouse interface. it would give us a better feel and understanding of what is actually on screen rather than just listening to the UI through shortcuts. that's one of the points behind the iphone and ipad and it's a winner for me. anyway enough from me. people to contact, a part lookup to do and a request for an old apple powerbook display for a broken powerbook about to be assigned to a new owner. take care all and it's nice to have a home here to help. lew FreeMacsForTheBlind <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
