Hi Dave. I defenatly know what you mean. NVDA is by and large becoming very popular. I myself use NVDA, JAWS and Window-Eyes to get things done. As for people with low vision getting equipment, that is indeed what seems to be the focus on these days.
-----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+skyt=shaw...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Dave via Talk Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 6:19 PM To: Andy Baracco; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Think Business Yes, you make some good points. I am amazed at how many use a Smart Phone of some kind instead of a PC. Guess when you get down to it, most of the reasons why a blind person would use a computer is almost covered by today's Smart Phone. I took a week long class at my local State Agency for the blind, and I was surprised that everyone, and I do mean, everyone, had an I-Phone or something like it. And most everyone seemed to be checking it every five minutes or less! Even my Instructor was grabbing his phone every time it Beeped, even if he was attempting to instruct me about the subject of the class. I felt this was some what Rude, but I also thought him coming to class late and then leaving early was also rude. especially since I was there to learn as much as I could. I was there on time, so why wasn't he? But, this is the over all general Operating Procedure for this Agency. So I guess I should have been glad to get what I received. but, the answer for everything seemed to be an I-Phone. Something I have yet to purchase, mainly because Grumpy Dave has enough to be Grumpy about. And I can not think of any reason to justify the cost, or the monthly cost of the Plan needed to run the thing. I was impressed at what these I-phones can do, but when I thought about it, I didn't need what they offered. At least not yet. I did like the ability to know your location, and even what stores are near by. I thought that was very handy. But handy enough to pay the cost of everything to get this feature? Not really. So, I am making do with what I already own etc. I am also surprised at how few blind people even use a computer. I had a chance to see how many people have downloaded NVDA, and this was World Wide numbers, and I was thinking the number should have been much much higher. No wonder the money seems to be in the equipment for Low Vision people rather than those who are so blind they need a Screen Reader. We are indeed a small minority. Grumpy Dave -- Dave <dlh...@centurylink.net> _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/skyt%40shaw.ca . For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
