Hi Andy, It is better than you think. Moving to Window-Eyes is only 520 pounds, = not 602, as you state. All the best -- Computer Room Services: =20 the long cane for blind computer users. Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277 International: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax: +44(0)1438 759589 mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf = Of Andy Logue Sent: 18 January 2007 15:22 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Center JAWS or WindoEyes Hi Jack. My current screen reader is JAWS 6. It will cost me =A3190 to upgrade = to JAWS 8, but God knows how much it would be to get JAWS 8 Professional. = Moving onto WindowEyes, is I believe, =A3602, so perhaps I'm only talking about = a difference of =A3200 or less. I never purchased JAWS 7. I'd be going from 6 to 8 for almost =A3200.=20 Apparently, so I've been told, that I'm paying for version 7. This is a rip-off and it has been happening since I was on JAWS 3.5. As for your last point about the learning curve. I'm 53 years old now = and my memory is as highly tuned as one of my hens. I do find retaining complicated information very difficult these days, perhaps a result of = all the beer I take over the weekends. To make matters worse, I'd need also = to learn how to use the Windows Media Center. However, I could keep my old computer for the stuff that I need to do quickly and spend some time = each evening on the new computer. - A bright light just went off in my head! Very best wishes. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Goodfellow" <goodfellow1985@xxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:29 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows Media Center JAWS or WindoEyes > depends. what is your primary screen reader? do you use both? what > would cost less? and, ultimately, would switching to a new screen > reader environment be hard to learn?That's how i'd base my decission. > > Jack > > On 1/18/07, Andy Logue <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi all. >> >> Looks like my new computer will be a Windows Media Center. I'll have = to >> upgrade to JAWS 8 Professional or WindowEyes 6, in order to access = it. >> >> What do people think? Should I stick with JAWS or move to = WindowEyes? >> >> I'd love to hear from Media Center users as there has been very = little=20 >> mail >> recently discussing this OS, which is surprising as XP Home appears = to be >> on >> the way out, and most of the new computers that I have seen on sites = over >> the last week have been Window Media Center machines. >> >> Best wishes. >> Andy >> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > >=20 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq