RE: Question about Jaws vs. NVDA
- From: "Marquette, Ed" <Ed.Marquette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:26:38 -0500
I've been using screen readers since the Apple II and PC-Speak for the IBM PC.
Many products have come and gone.
Whether it's cars or computers, apples or apricots, music systems or milking
machines, the general rule is that you get what you pay for.
To be sure, there are exceptions. Virtually every time I've opted for the
cheaper or free version of something, I've been disappointed. It is just hard
to scale back. The things we think are bells and whistles almost inevitably
include functionality that makes life better.
I thought about switching to System Access, but when I inquired of their
technical support about track change support in Word, no one even knew what I
was talking about. I was promised a return call when tech support found
someone who knew about track changes. I never got a call back.
I've only been back to JAWS for about 3 months, after a three-year stint with
Window-Eyes. JAWS just makes things better and faster, and the script language
is a breeze. I never got the hang of scripts in Window-Eyes -- too much like
real computing.
If the price of JAWS is an economic hardship, I think I understand, but if not,
avoiding the hassle of learning new commands with a new screen reader, for me,
is more than worth the price. Plus, I haven't even come close to mastering
everything JAWS has to offer. I don't think I'm going anywhere very soon.
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Nikki B.
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 3:33 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Question about Jaws vs. NVDA
Hi everyone,
First, I want to apologize if this isn't an appropriate question for this
list. I understand it is primarily a JAWS list . If any of you have info or
opinions you could share with me though, perhaps you won't mind answering
off-list?
I am trying to determine how the free NVDA product compares with JAWS for
basic screen reading. I don't use most of the bells and whistles of JAWS
anyway and am wondering if I should re-new my SMA agreement. If NVDA will do
most of what JAWS does, I am thinking that may be just as good for my needs.
I have never used it though and have my doubts whether it is as functional
as JAWS.
Any suggestions or thoughts about this will be appreciated.
Have a great day!
Nikki B.
texaspawprints@xxxxxxxxx
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