hello mr. smith.
would you happen to have any tips on selection etc on sound studio in
regards to wave selecion etc with in the sound.
thanks.
On Apr 16, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Gordon Smith wrote:
John. So good, so refreshing to hear the voice of common sense!
If people prefer JFW, then let them live in their own little
worlds. It's probably a safe bet that many of them haven't even
taken the time or trouble to get a play with a Mac. Most of them
are probably just yelling about VoiceOver this, JFW that and
Windows the other based purely on hear-say and missinformation.
You and I have discussed these issues elsewhere. And it seems that
we think very much along the same lines. I guess all we can do is
hope that one day, people will realise just how much they're
missing. I bought my first Mac in 2005 after doing exactly what
I'm advocating. I went and played with a friend's Mac. He wasn't
even aware that VO existed, being a visual user himself and he
nearly caused his wife to have to do an extra load of washing when
his Mac suddenly began to speak to him, <LOL>. Nowadays, I use the
Mac for well over 95% of the things I need to do in my day-to-day
computing life. Just a few hours ago I recorded an audio demo of
some products using VO and the very excellent Sound Studio
software. I was able to record that demo while opening other
windows, using other software on the same machine, with absolutely
no interaction between my work and Sound Studio which just did its
stuff in the background. Try doing that with Windows, see how far
you get! There is no doubt that VO still has room for
improvement. That accessibility of applications still has a long
way to go before it is universal. But for me personally, the
software base is now sufficiently strong to allow me to manage what
I need without running back to the Windows box all the time. Sure,
Windows is nice to have occationally. I still find some dificult
web pages which VO simply refuses to handle properly. On those
occasions I need to use Windows. But hopefully that situation will
improve shortly.
On 16 Apr 2007, at 19:27, John Panarese wrote:
Lol. That mentality is a microcosm of Windows users thinking
about the Mac in many instances. They think they have it better
and are content with crashes, viruses and all that good stuff,
claiming the Mac is dying, is a toy or there is no software out
there for it. It's amazing how some folks get so rooted in
something to the point in which they will make things so hard on
themselves needlessly.
In regard to JFW and WE, I also can't figure out that mystery.
I used JAWS for a while, but will never go back beyond the
occasional use to keep myself familiar with it. Window-Eyes is a
superior product, and Freedom Science Fiction continues to drive
JFW into the ground as affectively as a ranting Bill Gates is doing
the same to Windows' credibility.
