Thanks a lot, Andrew.
As I say, I'm happy with Jaws. This query was on behalf of friends who
haven't used a computer.
I think I wouldn't go for it, but they may wish to.
Thank you.
Best wishes,
Joan.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:15 AM
Subject: [infotech] Re: Software Express
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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