Hi Jim. the really big thing was really frequent silence when web
browsers would get stuck. This also happened a lot with outlook which I
am forced to use at work.
We had the best calendar interface I have still ever seen for outlook,
particularly when you work in a large org like I do and need to use it
frequently but when I closed outlook, it would often go silent and I
would have to fire up nvda to recover. Also, the lack of mouse key
review in windows 8.1 and 10 made screen review things quite difficult.
I downloaded the free version of 9.5.4 since my licensed copy is only
9.1 and it does seem a little better. I would probably pay the 50 bucks
to upgrade it but not when I have to wait for some dealer to buy it, put
a mark up on it and then allow me to download it at some later date.
Used to be able to order online or call up gwmicro and they would take
my credit card number on the phone and we would be good but no longer.
I used to work at a local dealer and was their we expert and pushed it
whenever I could but it doesn't seem quite as good to me anymore.
Brian.
On 04/04/2017 10:16 AM, Jim wrote:
Brian, Like you I have been a long-time user of WE, unlike you
though, I really do not seem to be experiencing the difficulties with
WE. I would be interested in knowing just what it is that WE no
longer does efficiently. I have for the most part found each
subsequent release of WE to be considerably improved. Oh, there are a
few things that I would like to see it do, but those things I cannot
do with NVDA or Narator either. Just curious as to your issues with WE?
THANKS and Have A Good 1! de
<KF8lT><Jim>.
On 04-Apr-17 10:00, Brian Moore via Talk wrote:
Hi. I am someone who started using the MAC several years ago. While
I still use it once in a while, I don't love the experience of web
browsing and working with email which is something I do a lot of
everyday. I have gone back to a pc. In my opinion, we has decreased
in performance since version 7. While there have been some steps
forward certainly, there have also been a lot more frequent lock ups
and things which just won't read. At this point, I have uninstalled
it from all but one of my machines and use NVDA pretty much all the
time. Sure, it was a learning curve and there are still some things
I would argue that we does far better but nvda for me is very very
stable and doesn't lock up or crash nearly as much as we was doing.
I have not even tried it on windows 10.
Also, when the aisquared thing happened and I couldn't order my
upgrade online anymore because I am in Canada so have to wait for
some third party to order it and send it to me, it just wasn't worth
the head ache anymore..
I have owned this product since version 3 and was a very happy
customer but 9.1 will be the last version I own.
Brian.
On 04/04/2017 9:45 AM, Dave via Talk wrote:
Well before you Unsubscribe from this list, once you have an Apple Mac,
and you've had it for a couple of months, let us know what you think?
And my request is not coming from a, Wait till you find out how
miserable the Mac is, attitude. Not hardly. Am very interested in
how good the Mac actually is, and just how accessible that system
can be.
Like Narrator, at first glance it seems to work well enough, it speaks
things well, and even things the other two Screen Readers do not.
And
yet, Narrator is limited it what it can do, and what it can read. I
have gotten the impression that All Screen Readers have this
characteristic, but for some Readers, those Gaps in what is not read
are
smaller.
In our imperfect world of Computer Access, most of us want as much
access as possible. Less is not a Good thing, otherwise we would
all be
seriously looking at Narrator.
And of course, everyone's Need for a Computer varies. Some use it to
red and write Emails and a letter to Grandma once in a while. And
others still, use their computer all day long, and quite intensely,
which
puts not only the Operating System through a Vigorous Work Out, but the
Screen Reader has to attempt to read everything and Keep up with the
user who is pushing everything on the system to the breaking point.
So, after you've had the Mac system for a while, post your thoughts,
and
what you actually need the system to do for you.
Grumpy Dave
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