Okay folks, other than the fact there's 'JAWS' in the subject line, I don't see a thing here to do with JFW. So let's kindly let this thred go, shall we? Or at least carry it on off-list. Thanks much.
James, List Admin At 08:20 PM 2/14/2007, you wrote:
Exactly, give it time and all will be well. The blind don't need to keep their heads buried in the sand like ostriches. Vista in time will be on everyone's computers. So no need to whine. Give it time and just let it happen. Rick ======= Visit my webpage and podcast feed at www.blind-geek-zone.net Here you will find Audio tutorials for popular programs, blindness related web links, blind mailing list links and documents for various things. If you are looking for customized one on one software training and friendly and knowledgeable technical support for very cheap rates then visit my website and click on the training and tech support link. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Jaws and Vista woes, bugs and wait! You've got half the world saying it's great, half the world saying it's not. By this time we've heard it all before, both sides, bla bla bla bla bla. Bruce -- Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, tickpub@xxxxxxxx wrote: > I think this might be well taken by all Jaws users. > An article by Joe Robson Nubee publisher > I have some important advice to give you this week which I dearly > hope you will accept and take on board. > I bought a new desktop this week. It's super fast, has more > memory than a thousand elephants. It has multi media features > that leave me breathless, graphics facilities that are a joy to > use, and a hard drive with an unimaginable capacity. > And Windows XP! > Yes I know the media is filled with the super-duper tricks of > Microsoft's $10 billion Vista baby, but until the bugs are > sorted, I'm sticking to XP. > And I recommend you do the same. > The guy in the PC store said it was bug free ... Yeah right - > just like XP was bug free when IT was released onto an > unsuspecting public! > There are problems being encountered right now by companies who > find that their programs are no longer compatible with Vista, and > even a rumor that a very large company is considering a Law Suit > against Microsoft. > Microsoft are apparently working closely with Apple because Vista > is not fully compatible with their -Pod. > Take my advice and do not upgrade to Vista until the dust has > settled and the bugs are sorted. Unless you want to be one of > Microsoft's millions of guinea pigs! > The same goes for Internet Explorer 7. Now unfortunately > millions of Windows users have had it downloaded automatically > onto their PCs by Microsoft. However, we have already had several > members who have experienced problems such as ebooks not opening > properly, and unnecessary security alerts when downloading. > Just wait a few months before you upgrade because you'll find > that you can quite easily do without the new features until it > has been bug proofed. > Now if you are using Firefox please be aware that there are > occasions when this excellent browser causes problems. Problems > which you may not be aware are caused by the browser. > So keep Explorer handy and whenever you have a download problem, > try again with Explorer. And whenever a web page appears badly > formatted, load it again with Explorer and see if it makes a > difference. > I'm not saying that Explorer is better than Firefox, but when you > encounter the occasional problem, just try again with the other > Browser. > When you have a few minutes to spare go to > http://google.com > and > search on ... > Vista Problems > Explorer 7 problems > > Michael Thanks You... > TickTalk Publishing Invites You... > And www.ticktalk.net Welcomes You... > Read Our Stories And Have A Better Life! > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. 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