Windows 10 is an indication of the future of Microsoft with the
introduction of Cortana and the Edge browser. There's no getting around
that, no matter if and when one upgrades. And these two new features
will revolutionize Windows computing when they are perfected.
There are always growing pains with a new system, and the sooner one
deals, the better, especially considering free versus having to pay the
longer one waits.
That is the value of this list, helping with those growing pains.
On 8/9/2015 11:03 AM, Adrian Spratt via Jfw wrote:
Russell,
To me, you make an argument for Win7 users to stay with Win7 but for Win8 and
Win8.1 users maybe to think about it. Nothing I've read suggests any immediate
gains for Win7 users and several negatives. In time, upgrading to Win10 will be
unavoidable.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell
Solowoniuk via Jfw
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 10:20 AM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
Cc: Russell Solowoniuk
Subject: RE: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Hi Brad,
I purchased a new laptop last November, a Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 running Windows
8.1. While I did get accustomed to Windows 8.1, I wasn't crazy about it. I
updated to Windows 10, and like the fact that the start menu is back. When I
press the Windows key, I am placed in a search field, similar to Windows 7.
If I down arrow, I am placed in a list of my 6 most used programs, which is
really convenient. I am finding Cortana to work quite well... when she isn't
able to answer my query, she opens up a search page in Bing... wish the
search results could be switched to Google, but at least for now, Bing is
the only choice.
I am looking forward to trying Edge once Jaws support is available for it.
I think whether or not to update to Windows 10 is a very personal choice,
and, I also feel that we shouldn't be advised not to update just because we
use Jaws. Having said that though, I don't think I would have updated if my
laptop wasn't fairly new.
I've been reading the various forums and many people are experiencing
troubles with the Windows 10 update, not only users of assistive technology,
so, as I say, the choice to update is a personal one.
For me, I'm glad I updated, but we'll see how things go once Microsoft
starts pushing out those updates! Ha ha.
Like you say, fun, fun, fun! :)
Russell
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad Martin
via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 8:04 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list. <[email protected]>
Cc: Brad Martin <[email protected]>
Subject: What do I gain with Windows 10 as a blind person?
Hi,
I've been following all this Windows 10 stuff with great interest, and I
just have a question (with a lot of background first):
So FS says you shouldn't use Edge, you should use Firefox or IE. (I'm
doing that now in Windows 7.) You can't use the built in mail program;
you should use something like Thunderbird or Outlook. (I'm doing that
now in Windows 7.) And you should use Adobe Reader for PDF documents.
(I'm doing that now in Windows 7.) Reviews I've read all seem to
indicate that Cortana is iffy at best.
So why should I upgrade again? I'm not being smart; I'd really like to
know if I'm going to gain anything other than having a new operating
system that I have to use in the same old ways. The only benefit I can
see is that Windows 10 will be supported beyond January of 2020, where
Windows 7 will not. Am I overlooking some wonderful new feature that
should cause me to want to hurry and upgrade? Or does the old saying,
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," apply here? I'd really honestly like
to know if JAWS users in particular are finding anything beneficial in
the upgrade, or if it's just something fun to do to your functioning
computer to see if it will still function.
P.S. Anybody on this list from Louisiana and thinking Cortana, as in mall?
--
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Maria Campbell
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Trials without God will break you. Trials with God will make you.
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