[macvoiceover] Re: My Yosemite experiences

  • From: Jessica Dail <jldail13@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:36:22 -0400

I made a mistake. I was trying to set up a keyboard command for something, 
which, by the way I can't get keyboard commands I create to work anyway. Hi 
messed up the ability to use command queue to quit an application. How do I fix 
this? Will I need to do a clean install of West 10 Yosemite?

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> On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:23 AM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> One thing I’m pondering as I ponder my options for RAM, not sure if you can 
> updgrade a Macbook Air, especially one of my vintage, is how we’re getting 
> pretty good performance out of older machines. I realize that the visual 
> experience is significant when it comes to OS updates, but we’re getting 
> decent incrimental performance increases, and I’m still getting acceptable 
> performance from a 4 year old computer.
> 
> Contrast this with the experiences on other platforms, which in my case saw 
> me looking at my next computer purchase as I took the current computer out of 
> its packaging. This has a lot to do with the ruggedness of the Air with its 
> solid state drive, but it’s still pretty cool.
> 
> Ian
>> On Oct 24, 2014, at 1:40 AM, Tuscia-Falconer <tusciafalconer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I only have 4GB of RAM, it would be better perhaps if I had 8GB . This is a 
>> recommendation as Yo uses a larger footprint than Mavericks.
>> However, the keyboard response is fine, no slower than Mavericks, and I did 
>> a Recovery partition disc utility permissions verification.
>> Sometimes I feel frustrated with the regularity of updates but after going 
>> through the procedure I am pleased with the small but useful improvements.
>> My machine, iMac, is performing well for a 2008 model.
>> Generally I think it is performing more quickly .
>> 
>> TF
>> 
>> On 24/10/2014, at 7:31 pm, Maria and Joe Chapman <bubbygirl1972@xxxxxxxxx> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>  I haven’t taken the plunge either.  My main concern is the lag with voice 
>> over some people experience.  I think if my computer when really slow and 
>> laggy when navigating or reading, that would totally drive me nuts.
>> 
>> Everything else I see as minor annoyances.
>> 
>>   
>> Warm regards and blessings 
>> Maria and , Joe 
>> bubbygirl1972@xxxxxxxxx
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 24 Oct 2014, at 6:36 am, JAKE JOEHL <jajoehl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Me neither. And, there seems to now be a Yosemite Download entry in my Apps 
>>> menu.
>>> JAKE JOEHL
>>> jajoehl@xxxxxxx
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Oct 23, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am still not sold, no Yo for me, not yet!
>>> We are Braille Bible printers,
>>> http://biblesfortheblind.org
>>> Keith Reedy
>>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 23, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Tuscia-Falconer <tusciafalconer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> So far I have had no bed experiences, dictation is not crashing mail, I am 
>>>> using it now.
>>>> Dictation is not perfect but is very good. There is a lot to learn but 
>>>> once that has been achieved there is a lot I could use that for
>>>> I like the new sound effects in mail period
>>>> I use FaceTime a lot and there are some new aspects to that including ring 
>>>> tone options.
>>>> I understand Yosemite uses a lot more RAM so am watching for any 
>>>> consequences. 
>>>> There have been enough new enhancements to make the upgrade interesting. 
>>>> Yes, keyboard response is still a little slow.
>>>> I have a lot of Applications open at the same time and moving from one to 
>>>> another can be slow
>>>> Spelling correction seems to have improved with options being spelt out
>>>> There is a new key command option to have text read using Control plus 
>>>> space, this can use a different voice, and hence a different pronunciation
>>>> 
>>>> TF>
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