[infotech] Re: Software Express
- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:15:27 +0100
Hi,
I am a bit hung out on this one, because I am of the opinion that whilst Guide
does the job very well, it is still not the same interface that a sighted
person would use, and could cause problems further down the road if they need
to use the computer in particular ways. Having said this, Guide certainly
appear to be a whole lot more committed to development than past projects, and
some of the features they are using (eg Podcasts/RSS, USB pen-drive support
etc), are a good testament to this.
I would hope that if you were buying a full system from them, Software Express
would explain to you the best way of setting up Internet access.
Thanks.
Andrew.
-----Original Message-----
From: infotech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Joan Muir
Sent: Tue 08/08/2006 11:03
To: infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [infotech] Software Express
Hello, Folks,
I listened with interest to Brian's interview with the Software Express seller.
I am a Jaws user myself.
A friend phoned me last night as she had heard a similar interview on Playback
magazine from the Sight and Sound Exhibition in Glasgow. She and her husband
are seriously thinking of taking up the offer of the Dell computer with Guide
software and asked my opinion. I really didn't know and I notice that Brian
says there are two schools of thought. I feel they might want sighted
assistance even in setting up Internet etc, and wonder if this would be
difficult for a sighted person to cope with Guide.
Does anyone use Guide or know of anyone who has it? What I really want to know
is how easy it would be for my friends to start off with no prior knowledge of
computing.
Any help would be appreciated.
Best wishes,
Joan.
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