[mac4theblind] Re: Strange and startling dream
- From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:27:15 +0000
This is dead wrong, I’m absolutely saying it’s better to be a Mac user in a
modern IT environment. Most large companies are moving away from windows. I
can name a few like Thomson International, Fidelity, the US Military, Boing,
Verizon and it’s companies including wireless, Facebook, Level 3 communications
and on and on. Just because 90% of blind users does something doesn’t make it
right. Hell, 70% don’t work at all. I also find that number very hard to
believe. Apple has been making huge inroads in to this market as well. That
being said I haven’t used a windows machine in the work place for more than 5
years now and I have helped several large organizations (a few mentioned above)
switch from crappy Dells to Macbook pros.
Companies like Dream Works haven’t used windows in their enterprises for sited
or blind in years now, they have gone to all linux desktops as an example.
You’re thinking is out of date. Put down the windows and step away.:)
On Mar 23, 2015, at 4:25 PM, Todor Fassl <fassl.tod@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You're not suggesting that when it comes to being a professional IT person,
> it's better to use a Mac than a Windows machine, are you? My guess is that
> 90% of blind IT professionals are Windows users. Maybe more.
>
> I'll grant that it's a pain to install Windows if you are blind but there are
> even greater hurdles to over come if you are a Mac user in a world full of
> Windows users. Many software packages don't come in Mac versions at all.
> Few,Very few servers are Macs. If you want to get a job in IT as a blind
> person, you'd be better off learning Windows, then linux.
>
> On 03/23/2015 02:05 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
>> Try doing a real job in IT with out that builtin functionality.
>>
>> Let me see you as easily install windows from scratch.
>>
>> And yes VoiceOver has many things over other windows screen readers
>> including NVDA not the least of which the screen format and style of content
>> on the display is not hidden from the blind user like it is with other
>> software. As you mention some of the unix Screen readers come close to what
>> VO does and the native OS support you get but in the business world a blind
>> user will have a far easier time working in an Apple Shop.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 23, 2015, at 2:28 PM, Todor Fassl <fassl.tod@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, I forgot to mention ... I'm not sure that being integrated into the
>>> operating system is a significant advantage. The main advantage appears to
>>> be that it works right out of the box. There's no installation.
>>>
>>> But are you prepared to say that voiceover works better than nvda? If so,
>>> how? I mean, what does voiceover do better than nvda?
>>>
>>> Being integrated into the operating system has it's drawbacks. For one,
>>> voiceover has no competition. For better or worse, we're stuck with
>>> voiceober and Apple's idea of accessibility. It does take some very
>>> complicated key combinations to use voiceover. That's probably the result
>>> of Apple not wanting voiceover to interfere with other operating system
>>> functions. Some people have been critical of Apple's response time when it
>>> comes to fixing bugs in voiceover. I've een bugs fixed the same day they
>>> were reported in orca and nvda.
>>>
>>> To be clear, having voiceover come with an Apple product is a great thing.
>>> If you're going to buy Apple products anyway, you don't have to buy a
>>> screen reader. This is a terrific thing. But I'm not sure that being
>>> integrated into the OS automatically makes voiceover better than other
>>> screen readers. There is a difference between quality and value.
>>>
>>> On 03/23/2015 09:42 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>>>> And all are bolt on after thoughts. NVDA, JFW, WE, what ever they are all
>>>> after thoughts compared to Voice Over which is integrated like any other
>>>> feature in the OS.
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 23, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Todor Fassl <fassl.tod@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a free screen reader for Windows though. It's called nvda.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 03/23/2015 08:57 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
>>>>>> Actually, the Mac is not more expensive when you add in the cost of the
>>>>>> screen reader. Remember you need to add a grand or so if you’re
>>>>>> installing JFW on that new machine so add that to the cost. Voice Over
>>>>>> is included for free so that cost is already covered.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 23, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Lena Contreras <contreras_lena@xxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes. My Mac is approaching five years old. When I had my other windows
>>>>>>> laptops, when they were around four years old they would start acting
>>>>>>> strangely. They would crash for no reason the speech would stop working
>>>>>>> and I would have to reboot or other strange things would happen. So
>>>>>>> far, my Mac is running fine. I know Friends that have eight or
>>>>>>> nine-year-old Max that are running well but won't support the latest
>>>>>>> OSX. When somebody's getting a new computer, I recommend a Macintosh.
>>>>>>> But some of my friends are Fred to make the switch because of having to
>>>>>>> relearn things. Also the Mac is more expensive and they want to spend
>>>>>>> less on the computer. And some of my computer geek friends don't like
>>>>>>> the "control "that Apple has.
>>>>>>> Lena
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mar 23, 2015, at 5:31 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +1 Microsoft has scarred me too. It’s hard to get over that level of
>>>>>>>> bad design and lack of security.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mar 22, 2015, at 11:47 AM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately, I keep having this nightmare that I still have to use
>>>>>>>>> Windows to train a few clients, but it's actually reality and not
>>>>>>>>> some bad dream. I guess, in your case, the psychological scars remain
>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Take Care
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>>>>>>> Director
>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind
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>>>>>>>>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 22, 2015, at 10:30 AM, Lena Contreras <contreras_lena@xxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I was listening to a couple podcasts yesterday about the new Apple
>>>>>>>>>> MacBook and Apple Watch. Last night I had a strange dream. I dreamt
>>>>>>>>>> that I was typing away on a laptop who's screen would not stay open
>>>>>>>>>> and I had to lay it down flat on the table like an iPad. It didn't
>>>>>>>>>> bother me though because I was listening to the voice and did not
>>>>>>>>>> need to see the screen and an angle.
>>>>>>>>>> I remember I was typing and all of a sudden realize that there was
>>>>>>>>>> no voice feedback. When I checked to see if the computer was running
>>>>>>>>>> it had crashed. I somehow knew that it was a Windows machine and
>>>>>>>>>> wondered why I did not hear the sound I had originally used to tell
>>>>>>>>>> me when the computer was crashing. I remember feeling frustrated and
>>>>>>>>>> thinking that I should get a Mac. I just thought it was very weird
>>>>>>>>>> to have this dream when my MacBook Pro is running well and I have
>>>>>>>>>> not touched a Windows computer in about five years. Funny how the
>>>>>>>>>> brain works.
>>>>>>>>>> Lena
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone************
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