Hi John.

I ran into some problems on two machines where a user would be trying to 
edit a MS Word document and would be just arrowing around the document when 
the cursor would abruptly move to the top of the document.  I was able to 
observe this repeatedly on the two machines in question, and they were both 
running JAWS 7.0.  Upgrading the machines to JAWS 7.10 cured the problem on 
both machines, and that is primarily what keeps me from being a big fan of 7.0.

I think that what makes these comparisons so hard is that different 
computer users use the machines in different ways, and almost no two people 
have Windows configured in exactly the same way, and sometimes things 
affect performance that you would not expect to do so.

I for one would feel a lot more comfortable with JAWS if it were less 
touchy about video, as I tend to think that is really their achilles heel.

I'll stick by what I said last night, though.  I like having the capability 
to script programs.  Window-Eyes' hyperactive windows are handy for some 
things, but they also impose some limitations that are just not an issue 
for JAWS.  I don't think in this business it is ever all one or the 
other--you just have to weigh what is important to you.

73, de Lou K2LKK


At 08:21 AM 10/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>I think 7.0 is 1 of the best versions made but 6.2 wasn't too bad either.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 10:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Off Topic - Jaws 7.1 Memory requirements
>
>
> > No fooling!  I think I figured that out quite a while ago.  Lots of
> > sarcasm
> > intended!
> >
> > I use it at work, and I was unimpressed enough with it there that I will
> > not spend personal money on it at home.  That is why I am taking a wait
> > and
> > see posture with it before spending any more money on it.  I've got one
> > foot out the door.
> >
> > 73.
> > --Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:54 PM 10/28/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >>That won't work. You must be authorized to run 7.0 and 7.10 and if you
> >>didn't keep up your SMA, you aren't authorized if it expired with 6.20.
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 5:52 PM
> >>Subject: Re: Off Topic - Jaws 7.1 Memory requirements
> >>
> >>
> >>So, just download it off Freedom Scientific's web site.  They archive all
> >>the previous versions up there.  Even if you have a slow internet
> >>connection, it only takes a few minutes for a friend with high speed to
> >>download it and dump it to a CD-RW.
> >>
> >>--Lou K2LKK
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5753
> >

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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