[macvoiceover] Re: macs vs pcs

it is built in.

On Nov 6, 2009, at 11:38 PM, dennis wrote:

do they update the screen reader?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hofstader" <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: macs vs pcs


> Hi,
> 
> Also, coming from the world of extreme geekdom, research and trying to use a 
> crystal ball to design future user interfaces, Apple on  computers, 
> entertainment products (iPod, Apple TV) and  telecommunications (iPhone), is 
> the only company I know of that is  actively applying universal design 
> principals to an entire product  line.  If you start with VoiceOver on a Mac 
> and later get an iPhone or  iPod, you will find the interface designed for 
> people with vision  impairment to be fairly consistent with the differences 
> being apropos  to the device being used.
> 
> With its iPhone 3G s and Macintosh  Snow Leopard releases, Apple has raised 
> the bar in UI for our population by adding a second dimension which makes 
> navigating much more efficient when you get used to it.
> 
> Apple hardware are  also things of beauty.  They are much more well 
> constructed and use much better components than all but Sony and  Toshiba 
> whose very expensive (much more than most Macs) hardware is  similar but you 
> still need to spend an extra  grand for JAWS.
> 
> At my presentation at ACB Mid-Atlantic convention this past Saturday,  I 
> included the funny (to a geek at least) line, "I paid the same for VoiceOver 
> as I would have for JAWS and, for an extra hundred bucks,  Apple through in a 
> MacBook Pro!"  In reality, VO is at least as good  as either JAWS or 
> Window-Eyes in most areas and it's rapidly  improving.  JAWS remains the 
> leader among obscure, niche and  proprietary corporate applications.  JAWS 
> also does the best with  really rich Web 2.0 applications like googledocs so, 
> if these are  important to you, you will probably be better off waiting to 
> jump on  the Apple bandwagon; if, however, you are like the 95% of the  
> population that uses relatively standard programs, the Mac is more  reliable 
> (I once kept a MacBook 13 turned on without a reboot for over  45 days - most 
> Windows screen readers would be happy with a day or two  at the most).
> 
> I hope this little rant holds some value for its readers, I've still  had 
> less than a few sips of coffee and I've a cold and have a bit of  Alka 
> Seltzer Plus head too.
> 
> Happy Hacking,
> cdh
> 
> 
> On Nov 6, 2009, at 12:18 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
> 
>> And this is priceless. Even if you don't get a mac, learn how to use  VO. 
>> There are public mac workstations in many many libraries and  other places. 
>> It really was a new experience to me the firs time  that I stopped by one of 
>> those, turned VO on and checked my email  just like anyone else.
>> On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:34 PM, carlene knight wrote:
>> 
>>> You also have speech on virtually any mac, no thumb drives or  dongles are 
>>> needed. On Nov 4, 2009, at 4:19 PM, Marty Rimpau wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Dennis, you have no ad ware, or spywareto worry about on the  mac, and 
>>>> though macs are largely restricted to apple hardware,  they are built 
>>>> better, and also, no viruses to worry about either,  just some of the 
>>>> reasons for a mac over a pc.
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 4, 2009, at 11:37 AM, dennis wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> could someone who switched to a mac from a pc tell me what is  better 
>>>>> about a mac?  what am i lookin at price wise?  your  thoughts ar 
>>>>> appreciated.
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