Hi, Erik, I have to say I absolutely agree with you there. I've been considering leaving the desktop computer behind as well. I'll run my ancient 2009 Mac Mini into the ground and then consider getting an iPad or even using my iPod until I have the money to buy another device.
Teresa Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com Facebook On Apr 1, 2014, at 6:12 PM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > I find my mac more stable than pc's although I so seldome use a pc these days > and the ones I do use are tweaked down so they perform really well. > > I've been using a mack for 6 years now and have no reason to prefer a PC > these days. Having said that, this will be my last ever mac. When it is > ready to move on in another couple of years, the personal computer itself > will be on the longtail and it just won't make any sense to invest in another > personal computer, mac or PC. In fact, an increasing number of my clients > are just as effective on a tablet or smart phone as they are on a computer, > and it meets all of their day to day computing needs very well, including: > email, web browsing, web applications such as apps and mobile banking, OCR > reading, bar code identification diabetes and other medical monitoring, > non-verbal communication, literature access in braille, large print and > audio, and more. The world of office tasks has now opened up to us using IOS > 7 and android 4.4. Several printing solutions are accessible including the > samsung one that I am currently using. Simple audio production tasks are > viable. And we have access to features that aren't really viable on pc's > such as security systems management, and GPS navigation. Soon we'll have > micro-location support and many other opportunities that will encourage us to > leave the desktop/laptop world behind. It may behoove you to simply invest > more time learning IOS and picking up apps and accessories that enrich your > experience in the mobile world, rather than investing in a switch to an > expensive new technology that will be obsolete in three years. We are just > now stepping inside the time frame where cost vs efficiency of PC systems is > about to become a serious concern in the consumer market. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2014-04-01, at 5:24 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > >> I find the mac to be very stable, certainly far less problems than with >> windows. It's not perfect, no platform is, but I have 3 macs and have no >> desire to switch back to a PC. >> Original message: >> >>> 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. 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