[macvoiceover] Re: Usability

  • From: Olivia Norman <olivianorman@xxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:54:48 -0400

yup. Second everything pointed out here.  I find the mac far more reliable than 
jaws ever was and would not switch back! I have been a mac user for over two 
years and my mac really makes working with computers a pleasure!
Olivia
On Apr 1, 2010, at 7:22 AM, Keith Reedy wrote:

> Good morning,
> 
> I have used the MAC and Voiceover for nearly 5 years and I have not used 
> Windows at all.
> 
> I use it in the the office at work and at home and I do lots of things with 
> it.
> 
> You may hear about problems on this list because people are looking for 
> answers to there problems, but, yes the MAC works great.
> 
> Keith Reedy
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> On Apr 1, 2010, at 3:44 AM, Jeronimo Schöber wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> slowly I am finding my ways arround Mac OS X.
>> Now since I speak German I need to purchase a speech synthesizer. This 
>> willcost me about 99 Euro plus vat.
>> Currently I am using the demo of Acapellas speech synthesizer.
>> The good thing about Mac OSX is that the screen reader comes with it for 
>> free.
>> However I am  working under Windows and I already have a screen reader 
>> working.
>> Now would you say Mac OS X is usable at the present 10.6.3 state of 
>> development?
>> I read about safari being busy and mail crashing etc. etc.
>> It is fun to play with OS X but I wonder if it is fun to work with it. I 
>> feel that using Safari is harder than using internet explorer with Jaws for 
>> example.
>> This might be due to my lack of knowledge. I have taken my time to learn how 
>> to use Jaws or any screen reader.
>> So ... Is it worthwhile spending more than 100 Euros if you already had a 
>> working environement?
>> Thanks for any thaughts.
>> Jeronimo
>> 
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