Hi, I too have found mac extremely stable but have had the od crash or two,
On Apr 1, 2014, at 8:51 AM, alberto <alberto.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I personally find the mac platform extremely stable. I haven't had a > single app crash on me to the point where it crashed the whole system all > crash's were contained within the app itself. As for an added bonus in my > opinion you don't have to pay those jaws fees with voice over since it > already comes integrated in to the OS itself. A pc for me becomes extremely > expensive if you want to be up to date with your screen reader. > On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Scott Duck <scottduck1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> As I said previously, I am thinking about getting a Mac and the main reason >> is that I am tired of the increasing instability of the PC environment. My >> first question is, is this really different on a Mac? >> >> I am using JAWS 15 with Windows 8. Both are not all that stable. I have >> been a JAWS user for 17 years and I have noticed a definite progressive >> increase in instability with the last few releases. JAWS crashes frequently >> and, even if it doesn't crash, it often stops talking when errors occur with >> other applications. Then, there's Windows 8. I don't mind the Windows 8 >> interface but several times per week, I will have a problem that requires me >> to restart my computer. I did not have that nearly as much with Windows 7. >> Also, it isn't unusual for me to install a program which will, either >> directly or through add ins, make Windows and/or JAWS more unstable. I then >> have to decide rather the additional functionality is worth the increased >> instability. I'm just tired of all the crashes and reboots and having to >> use three or four screen readers because I have to run one when another one >> crashes. >> >> By contrast, my iPhone and iPad, while not perfect, are certainly more >> stable. VoiceOver seldom just stops working. Of course, every single app >> is not accessible and they do not all work correctly but any problems with >> an app are almost always confined only to that app. When an app crashes, it >> usually does not also cause VoiceOver or the device to crash. Is this also >> true of the Mac? >> >> I have certainly used technology enough to know that none of it is perfect. >> However, I would like something that is better than the PC, when it comes to >> stability. Over all, in your experience, is the Mac more stable? >> >> Thanks, >> Scott Duck >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email tomacvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
