I completely agree with you Mike! if one absolutely must use windows for work, or what have you, window eyes seems like a great product and a viable alternative to Jaws. My experience with PC's is pretty limited at this point (I've been exclusively a mac user for the past three years) but have heard good things about window eyes rom others. Olivia "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs
On Jun 6, 2010, at 11:42 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > Hello. > > I don't really feel comfortable weighing in on this issue because the demise > of JFW is apparently a rumor, nothing more. > > However, if you are looking for a positive experience with Windows 7, I would > really consider using Windows 7 with Window-Eyes. It works great! > > As I write this note, however, I can't help but feel how good it is to be > able to use Mac OS and built-in accessibility. We are extremely fortunate to > have responsive people who are dedicated to making VO more than a week > attempt to assert that accessibility issues are being addressed. > > > > > On 6,Jun,2010, at 12:20 AM, Kimberly thurman wrote: > >> Wish I hadn't paid $200 for versions 11, 12, 13. As a matter of fact, I'll >> be we hear something definitive soon, because version 12 should be, at >> least, being talked about within the next couple of months. I have a Vista >> machine I'd like to update to 7, but I've heard about so many people having >> issues with 7 and Jaws that I haven't even opened the update DVD yet. I've >> been trying to decide whether to install it on the mac via Fusion or Boot >> Camp, or upgrade my Vista machine. Guess I'll hang on to it a little >> longer. I don't even know if I can use an upgrade disk to install a fresh >> Windows 7 OS. >> On Jun 5, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Ana G wrote: >> >>> Jaws is a good product, but it's been overpriced for years, and Freedom >>> Scientific hasn't been very responsive to its customer base. We all benefit >>> from screen reader competition. Let's hope FS rethinks it's mission and >>> approach rather than selling off its best product. Open Book, the latest >>> version, is a real disappointment, not at all worth the thousand dollar >>> price tag. >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
