[access-uk] Re: Buying new laptop help please
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:09:24 -0000
And I would also like to pay tribute to my colleagues on technical support at
Sight and Sound. It is a thankless task at times, but I am completely
privileged to work alongside some of the nicest people you could ever wish to
meet. As a user, I appreciate JAWS has its issues, but having worked for the
company now for six months, I can ssay that everyone is very committed and
hard-working in trying to deliver a good service to the customer.
Jackie Cairns
Braille Support Adviser
Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sight and Sound Technology
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
Tel: 01604 798024
Fax: 01604 798090
Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dean Wilcox
Sent: 21 December 2008 18:35
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Buying new laptop help please
I'm using System Access and I have lots of good things to say about it but Jaws
of course has the edge. It doesn't have Braille support which I think is
understandable pr a scripting language but is worth stating as it may be
necessary and a must for some. I would like to see a few little features
added, like a way to spell a letter phanetically, to read a as alpha for
example. Also a slight improvement to the virtual mouse would be good but I
hear they're working on that already.
My point of writing isn't to but a downer on SA as I use it myself lately. My
point is to say that Jaws still has the power features and it depends on your
situation. It is worth ending by saying that SA is up to date and therefore
works with the latest apps, like office 2007, iTundes, Firefox 3 and IE7. If
you have the mobile version you can also carry it around on a U3 key which is a
very valuable and exciting feature in my opinion.
t 15:57 22/12/2008, you wrote:
>Switch to System Access folks and you don't have to be ripped off by
>FS. I have heard so much bad press and reviews from former users. With
>System Access you can license any two machines of your choice and can
>reset the license at your leisure and the tech support is great as they
>talk to you as if your a human being and will spend hours solving your
>issues if required. A fair few users have already made the switch and
>reported good reviews to the System Access users forom.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell"
><george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 2:37 PM
>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Buying new laptop help please
>
>
>>I don't see what's unclear. Contact any JAWS dealer and they will
>>tell you that if you have JAWS Standard, you must first work out the
>>cost to bring it up to the latest version of JAWS standard, and then
>>add £153.75 which is the cost of converting from JAWS 10 Standard to
>>JAWS 10 Professional.
>>
>>Prices are listed at
>>http://www.sightandsound.co.uk/prices/jaws-upgrade.php
>>
>>George.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>Behalf Of orhan deniz
>>Sent: 21 December 2008 13:10
>>To: Jackie Cairns
>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Buying new laptop help please
>>
>>Hi Jackie,
>>That's the whole point... FS don't make clear an upgrade path from
>>JAWS standard to professional so I think people are stuck with buying
>>a new license. If there is such a path, FS should make it a lot
>>clearer IMO, but I don't want to go off on a rant.
>>Best regards,
>>orhan deniz
>>E-mail:
>>orhan.deniz63@xxxxxxxxx
>>MSN/Windows Live ID:
>>orhan1793@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Skype:
>>KVP2008
>>Aim:
>>KVP2008
>>
>>Blog:
>>http://worldandother.wordpress.com
>>Twitter:
>>http://www.twitter.com/kvp2008
>>Last.fm! Profile:
>>http://last.fm/user/orhandeniz1993
>>On 21/12/2008, at 12:00 PM, Jackie Cairns wrote:
>>Hi Catherine
>>
>>I'll try to answer a few of your questions.
>>
>>You can still get machines running XP, but the majority of High Street
>>shops only appear to offer Vista. I've got both running on a desktop
>>and laptop respectively, and while there are a few things I'm not so
>>keen on with Vista, it certainly does the job and is perfectly
>>accessible with screen readers.
>>
>>I've got an Epson Perfection 1240U scanner and Samsung ML2150 printer,
>>and both run perfectly under Vista, and are probably classed as
>>"ancient" by today's climate. They've both served me so well for
>>years that I haven't wanted to upgrade either.
>>
>>JAWS Standard will work on Vista Basic and Vista Home Premium, as well
>>as XP Home. JAWS Professional is required to run on Vista Business,
>>Ultimate or Premium, and XP Professional. I'd have to check the
>>upgrade price from JAWS Standard to JAWS Professional for you as I
>>can't remember it offhand.
>>
>>You can run MS Office under Vista too. I've got 2003 Professional,
>>and it's fine.
>>
>>As regards make and model of laptop purchase, I would simply recommend
>>keeping away from the very bottom of the range, simply because
>>graphics tend to be integrated, and RAM is less. I've had my HP
>>laptop with Vista Home Premium for almost 18 months, and I'm still
>>very pleased with it, even if it is big and has a numeric keypad. I
>>bought it from Comet, but just because it was the spec I wanted at the
>>time and Comet happened to be the place! I'm sure everyone will have a
>>good website or place to recommend.
>>
>>Good luck.
>>
>>Jackie Cairns
>>Braille Support Adviser
>>Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sight and Sound Technology
>>Welton House North Wing Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton
>>NN3 6WD
>>Tel: 01604 798024
>>Fax: 01604 798090
>>Web: www.sightandsound.co.uk
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>Behalf Of catherine turner
>>Sent: 20 December 2008 17:52
>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [access-uk] Buying new laptop help please
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>My laptop has been struck down with some mysterious corruption or who
>>knows what problem for the second time in less than a year and so I've
>>decided it's time to buy a new one. I wonder if people could help me
>>with a few questions. I'm on my Braillenote with dialup at the moment
>>so can't do much research, but I can use e-mail.
>>
>>Firstly, is it still possible to buy anything with Windows XP on it
>>and is there any logical reason why I would want to? Are there
>>hardware compatibility issues with Vista? I have an Epson Perfection
>>1650 scanner and an HP Deskjet 460 printer and would really rather not
>>have to buy new ones. I assume only JAWS Pro will work on Vista? I'm
>>pretty sure I have JAWS pro and not the other one but how can I find
>>out? It doesn't say in braille on the CD case--will it say in print?
>>And if it's not the professional edition how much is buying the
>>professional edition going to set me back? Can MS Office 2003 be
>>installed on Vista?
>>I also use Replay AV recording software. If anyone here uses it do
>>you know if they have a version for Vista?
>>
>>Does anyone recommend any particular makes or models? And if so why?
>>
>>Regarding shops, I know people hate PC world and I certainly don't
>>rate them myself. But I need to get a new laptop ASAP and there's a
>>PC World in my town with long opening hours. If I know exactly what I
>>want to buy before I go in there is there any reason to avoid PC
>>World? Do people recommend any other particular shops which have
>>stores nationwide (if you're feeling particularly kind you could tell
>>me whether they have a shop near Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich or
>>Norwich).
>>anything people think I need to think about I haven't already
>>mentioned?
>>I plan to use the computer for average wordprocessing, spreadsheets,
>>browsing, k1000 and a bit of stream capturing and sound editing.
>>
>>Thanks for any help you can give,
>>Catherine
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