Sucks least is a great way to describe windows screen readers. I think we're all here for a reason on Macs.
For me JFW was the best fit but that's probably more a factor of me learning that first and not learning other systems because jfw did what I needed. If you're in government work JFW will be the most familiar to the IT department. Demoing the products is the only way to go. Get that 30 day trial of VMFusion and fire up a windows image and call it done, test away. On Aug 28, 2010, at 8:21 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > But one thing to bare in mind is that all we can offer are subjective > opinions. Mine is that I've used all three and JFW sucks far far less than > those other two. WindowEyes purports to be rock solid, which in my > experience means that when there's a bug it remains there rock solid for > several versions, and in my dealings with them, I had cause to seriously > question their reputability. I have no love for FS but considering the other > replies you were receiving thought I'd make the point that there is hardly a > consensus. As Scott G suggests I would try the demos and see what works best > (or should I say sucks least) for the tasks you need to perform, and if you > can get by with NVDA that would be the best option since the price is right. > > Best regards. > Geoff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Arrigo > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:00 AM > Subject: Re: Need Mac User's advice on which Windows screen reader to > purchase and learn > > I would consider window eyes, or better yet, system access, these are great > products, certainly better than jaws in my opinion. I would try system access > first, it's much cheaper than the others and may meet your needs. > On Aug 27, 2010, at 10:52 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: > > > I realize the question might sound strange and even off-topic, but I really > > want to hear this advice from fellow Mac and VO Users. When I last used > > Windows I was able to get by with a screen magnifier and didn't use a > > screen reader. By the time I needed to start using a screen reader I had > > already moved to the Mac full time so VO was the natural choice. Now I'm > > being required to start using Windows again, along with Office 2007 and > > Internet Explorer 8 and I'm not sure which Windows screen reader I should > > invest my time and money to learn, or if one of them is more like VO than > > the others. I will be running either XP or Windows 7 under Fusion. > > > > Please send your replies directly to me off-list as this probably isn't a > > thread that needs to grow here. I would be grateful for your thoughts on > > the following questions: > > 1. I've heard of Jaws, Window-Eyes, System Access, and NVDA. Any others I > > should consider? > > 2. Is there a Windows screen reader that works like VO? > > 3. Is there one Windows screen reader that is easier to learn than the > > others? > > 4. I was intimately familiar with XP but don't know Windows 7 at all. Are > > they similar enough that I should get Windows 7, or should I try to get XP > > so that I don't have to learn a new operating system along with the new > > screen reader? > > 5. I will probably only need to use Windows for the next 2 years and most > > of my work will still be done on the Mac. Given this limited time frame, is > > one of the Windows screen readers less expensive to own over that time > > period? > > > > TIA for any assistance, > > Bryan > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email > > [email protected]. > > 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
