RE: worst release
- From: "Cy Selfridge" <cyselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 20:41:34 -0600
Hi Alan,
Long about the time wonderful 4 came along I was
the editor of a small town newspaper and I stupidly loaded 4 on my work
computer. Gads, what a disaster.
Happily I was able to go back to 3.5 and survived the storm.
4 would have cost me my job as I, as editor, had to proof read many
documents and pass them along for publication.
Cy, The Anasazi
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Alan Dicey
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 4:34 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: worst release
Hello Adrian,
Oh yes, I remember JAWS 4,!! <mailto:Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
It nearly cost me a great job!
I was just hired in a nice position, and had it on my work computer, as the
Division of Blind Services purchased it for me because I became employed,
and they wanted to show me they were helping or something.
Good thing I had enough sense to dump it and install my own JAWS 3.5 and
that saved my job.
JAWS 4.5 was okay, but JAWS 5 and 6 were pretty darn good.
I wonder how many people went through what I did with JAWS 4!!
One must use their own instincts, if they believe something is not working
right, do not let people tell you differently!
Especially when the tech support that might be hired to assist you is
sighted, and might not be completely relying on Speech, as the situation in
my case then!
That taught me a lesson about JAWS, thus why I am still using 9XXX
With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
Alan Dicey, President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
<http://americanblindchess.org/> http://AmericanBlindChess.org
Go
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Spratt <mailto:Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 5:38 PM
Subject: RE: worst release
This thread is cathartic for me. JAWS 4.x somehow wrecked the computer I was
using at the time. It was the worst tech catastrophe I've had, and the
anxiety it created led me to take involved and expensive measures to ensure
nothing like it happened again. It was also the time I tried out WindowEyes,
only to find out things are even worse over there. Naturally, FS claimed to
be perplexed by my experience, so it's gratifying to learn that I was hardly
alone.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Cy Selfridge
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:49 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: worst release
Alan,
After I sent the message I remembered 4.5 and you are exactly correct.
This was long about the time OpenBook came out with the infamous Ruby
edition and open Book went completely to Hell.
Oh well, there will be times such as these.
I did not install JAWS 11 on my XP machine so I don't know how much is JAWS
and how much is Winders 7.
Cy, The Anasazi
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Alan Dicey
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 7:39 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: worst release
Dear Cy,
That was version 4.0!
Yes, nothing worked with it at all !
They tryed to improve it with some upgrades, but finally had to come out
with 4.5 !
With Best Regards,
Alan
Miami, Florida
Alan Dicey, President
United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
"Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!"
United States Braille Chess Association Home Page:
http://AmericanBlindChess.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Cy Selfridge
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:26 AM
Subject: worst release
Hey Ted,
After some thought I think I disagree with you about 11 being the worst
release.
It seems to me that long about 3.5 or 4 there was a release which was a
complete disaster. I can't recall which release exactly it was but almost
nothing worked.
Cy, The Anasazi
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 7:00 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Just joined, research it question
Marvelous, and this is the big gee-whiz reason we're all supposed to switch!
This has to be the worst release ever.
Ted
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tom Lange
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 12:06 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Just joined, research it question
Hi,
I tried several locations and varied the syntax slightly; it still didn't
work. Even their example "Jackson, MS" didn't. Oh well.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Handel
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: Just joined, research it question
I just tried that. There must be something wrong with that part of
ResearchIt. I didn't get any results, either.
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
From: Stacey Robinson
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 8:19 AM
Subject: Just joined, research it question
Hello,
I just joined this list last night.
I just recently (this week) upgraded to Jaws 11.
If I enter research it and check weather (which is my primary setting) all
is well.
If I check time though by entering Nashville, TN. I get no time search found
or some such message, what could I be doing wrong.
I know the time in Nashville so started there first. (I'm in the same time
zone)
Nothing I enter in time search brings me any time info.
Please help.
Have a blessed day, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley Eagleville,
Tennessee. staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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