OK enough with the phones folks, thank you. David Ferrin Life it what happens after you have already made other plans. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemarie Chavarria" <knitqueen2...@verizon.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp
My next-door neighbor has a rotary phone and she uses it. -----Original Message----- From: Angel Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 1:40 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp I didn't know one could still use rotary telephones? That is surely nice to know. I could make those numbers fly by when I dialed one of those. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 6:59 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp > > I agree with you 100%. I'm sick and tired of planned obsolenscence and > products that are built to break down so that you will discard them and > buy new ones. I'm so old fashioned that I still use a vintage Western > Electric rotary telephone from the 1960's on one of my land line > extensions whose sound quality is superior to the $10 disposable > electronic crap that passes for a telephone these days. And if you thought > Windows Vista was a disaster, it looks like Windows 8 could turn out to be > an even bigger nightmare for MS. Yesterday, the MS executive who was > largely responsible for the development of Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 > announced his resignation, no doubt to get out before the you know what > hits the fan. Win 8 has received a lukewarm reception by many business > users who are apparently in no great rush to upgrade, and compatibility > problems with some older programs have been reported. So MS's strategy to > create a single operating system that will work with all devices from > desktop PC's to tablets and smart phones could backfire big time. That's > why I plan to stick with trusty old XP as long as I can. > > Gerald > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angel" <angel...@sbcglobal.net> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 9:43 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp > > >>I still prefer XP. I personally am tired of having to constantly learn >>what I learned before just because there are upgrades. I lived through >>the 1950's my friend, and believe me they weren't that bad. At least then >>things were built to last, and once a thing was learned such as the skills >>necessary to use the writing frame, as a single example, one didn't have >>to learn to use upgrades to the old standbys. It is for this reason I >>still use cell phones with buttons. I don't want to learn again something >>as simple as dialing a phone. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alex Stone" <alexstone...@btinternet.com> >> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:30 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp >> >> >>> Anyone who is still using xp needs to drag themselves kicking and >>> screaming >>> into the 1950's. I don't know about windows 8, but windows7 is so much >>> better. >>> Cheers >>> Alex >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Blind-Computing [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On >>> Behalf Of Greg Washington >>> Sent: 15 November 2012 00:19 >>> To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp >>> >>> You might find this site of some help. >>> http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windows7/transition.aspx >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Blind-Computing [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On >>> Behalf Of Randy Tijerina >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:53 PM >>> To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp >>> >>> What are some of the differences in windows 7? >>> At 05:23 PM 11/14/2012, you wrote: >>>>XP support will run out 4/8/2014. >>>> >>>>Seven is quite different, but after a bit of a learning curve it is like >>>>an >>>>old friend. >>>>David Ferrin >>>>Life it what happens after you have already made other plans. >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Randy Tijerina" <rtijeri...@satx.rr.com> >>>>To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:08 PM >>>>Subject: [Blind-Computing] migrating or upgrading from windows xp >>>> >>>> >>>>Hello friends. I have a question. >>>>I hear that windows xp will not be supported soon. is it possible for >>>>me to upgrade to say, windows 7? I hear it's not that different than xp. >>>> >>>> >>>>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
