actually, it is less of a choice than you may like to think, given the number of groups that choose to use the more well known, but rather inaccessible facebook, rather than less well known, but more accessible forum sites or the good old e-mail list format. when they are not VI specific groups, it is often next to impossible to get them to change to a more accessible format. I personally detest facebook with ovengeance, but know of a few groups on there who's content I would really like to be able to access, and the only accessible way I have found to do so at the moment, is via the iPhone app, which with a very active group, is often a very slow and laborious way of doing things, so not really a very practical option. for that reason only, I am going to see if social-eyes is a better way of doing this, purely as, as I have said, I want to access the content of these few groups. I will however, make no bones about saying that I do rather resent having to fork out a yearly subscription purely for this purpose, but if it helps me easily search through the content of active groups to find what I want, and gives me actual alerts about events and things, like I believe the press release said, it could end up being reasonably worth it.
Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 5:19 PM Subject: Re: SocialEyes; Whiners Go Away! Hi Peter I'm with ya! I think the point some folks are trying to make, and I can see where they would make this one, is that regular joe sighted user doesn't have to pay 50 bucks a year to access facebook, and the thought is that we shouldn't either. However, the reality of it is that Facebook, in its purest form has accessibility issues that, for whatever reason aren't going to be fixed so GW came up with a solution that works better. I would definitely like for it to be free for Window-eyes users just like GW Connect is, but that's not the case. The anual fee doesn't seem all that steap if you use it every day. Also don't forget during a limited time you can get the first year for only $25. That's half off and that's not bad especially, like i said above if you make use of it every day. Those who make big use of Facebook will buy this, and those who won't will hopefully skip it and move on. I don't know where some folks are being made to feel less if they don't use social networks. Nobody's holding a gun to these folks heads and forcing them to buy it. It's a choice. On 7/3/2013 12:07 PM, Peter Duran wrote: > > Hello GW Staff and Listers, > > I don’t get it! What is all the whining about? This is a great benefit > to those who are sociable and wish to participate on FaceBook. A > modest yearly registration fee of $50.00 does not seems too > unreasonable – it costs that much for my wife and I to go to the local > movies twice. > > Of course, there are folks who will find $50 hard to come by, but > perhaps a monthly or quarterly payment plan might be considered by GW > Micro. The point is: access to the dominant social network is > certainly a development to cheer about. (Over a billion people around > the world would probably second that sentiment.) > > Myself, I find (so far) FaceBook, Twitter, etc. to be a big waiste of > time; but a billion people apparently disagree with me. > > Please remember that FaceBook is constantly in flux, and payments are > no doubt necessary to keep SocialEyes up-to-date and fully functional. > > Keep up the great innovation, GW! > > Peter Duran > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
