[macvoiceover] Re: macs vs pcs
- From: David Poehlman <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:22:22 -0500
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>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 6:33 AM
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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