Dear Readers : How Would You Change Or Improve Windows 8
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ON Aug. 24, Microsoft Corporation begins selling the most ballyhooed software in the history of personal computers. The hype surrounding Windows 95 is so strong that millions of computer users will rush out to get it. Within weeks, technically savvy friends will ask if you have the program and express shock if you don't - as though you use an abacus to balance the checkbook or something. So the pressure to upgrade will be tremendous. But if you can, dear reader, resist it. Don't get me wrong. Windows 95 is a better and simpler operating system than its predecessor. In some ways, it outperforms the Macintosh. And because it will quickly outsell all its rivals, Windows 95 represents the future of desktop computing. This is not a bad thing. With the current Windows 3.1, I could run my Paradox database software and three other programs before something would crash. With Windows 95, I've run six programs including Paradox flawlessly. This performance is even better than the Power Macintosh, which only allows its microprocessor to work on one program at a time (even though several programs can be open simultaneously). The real significance of Windows 95 is that it will help the rest of your computer work faster and better. The computer industry needs a couple months to catch up with those advances. That's why it makes sense for most users to wait before they upgrade. For example, one great feature of Windows 95 is its ability to handle long document names. Instead of naming a file, say, ''robotvis.doc,'' you can finally call it what it is: ''Second article on robotic vision from Scientific American May 1992.'' (Never mind that Mac users have been able to do this for years. It's not a big deal, apparently, until Microsoft figures it out.) The problem is that this feature doesn't work with my current software. When I try to open a file with a long name, WordPerfect says it doesn't exist. The Windows 95 version of the program will fix that, of course. But it means that in addition to shelling out $90 for the Windows 95 upgrade, I may end up paying hundreds of dollars more to get my software up to snuff. I suggest holding off buying the new operating system at least until a Windows 95 version of your favorite software comes out. You may have to upgrade hardware too. Computer manufacturers recommend that Windows 95 users have at least a high-end 486-class machine with at least eight megabytes of random access memory (RAM), though 16 megabytes is recommended to achieve Windows 95's full potential. The operating system runs great on my Pentium computer, but owners of older, slower equipment may have to add more RAM or a new computer to get Windows 95 to work reasonably. Microsoft claims Windows 95 has the ability to recognize a computer's modem, printer, monitor, and so on. It's a feature called plug-and-play (which the Macintosh has had for years). But I still had to download a test version of special software, called a driver, to get the system to recognize my graphics board. My modem no longer faxes correctly. And my network card doesn't work either, although this appears to be a problem with software, not hardware. Eventually, when these bugs get fixed, I think most of us will travel the upgrade path that Microsoft has set out. It's just that on the way to Windows 95, many users can afford to put the future on hold, at least for a few months. * Send comments via Internet (laurentb@delphi.com) or write me care of: The Christian Science Monitor; 1 Norway St., Boston, MA 02115
The improvements begin with the voices. Windows 8 features a suite of high-quality text-to-speech voices, including three English voices: Hazel, Zira, and David. Personally, I find the David voice to be among the highest quality voices currently available from any source. You can adjust voice speed, pitch, and volume, and there is also an option to lower the system volume whenever Narrator is speaking. I quickly disabled this option, however, as it tended to be a bit sticky. For example, playing a Netflix movie, the volume would stay lowered, making dialogue all but inaudible.
Performing a one-finger swipe to the left or right advances you one item in that direction. For example, on the Start screen, swiping right advances your touch point from app window to app window, a double tap then opens the app. You can move by headings, links, tables, paragraphs, lines, words, characters, and screen items such as app windows and controls. Moving among these options is done by performing a one-finger swipe up or down until you reach the one you want. Perhaps Microsoft should consider adding a separate gesture that would allow you to swipe left or right to change voice, speed, and other Narrator options currently buried in the Narrator settings menus and only quickly available using a keyboard.
With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft has provided a new and greatly improved Narrator. It is by no means a full-featured screen reader, but I suspect that a casual PC or Windows tablet user could perform most essential tasks, checking e-mail and Web browsing, with little difficulty. It's also a useful emergency screen reader when your main screen reader crashes, and I would encourage all Windows 8 users to spend some time familiarizing themselves with Narrator's various commands and hotkeys before they are needed.
If Narrator had more features, it would probably drive Freedom Scientific, GW Micro, and other makers of screen readers out of business. We would then be at the mercy of a single company, Microsoft, to make the inaccessible accessible. Without any real competition, I suspect this would happen in a much slower timeframe than it does now.
True, these third party screen readers can be expensive, but how many people with visual impairments are employed today because they are available For those who can't afford the expensive readers, there is the free NVDA screen reader, and now, with Windows 8, a new and improved Narrator.
The \"Browse BARD\" option at the bottom of the Get Books screen allows you to navigate the BARD website so that you can search for titles and add them to your Wish List for download. When browsing the BARD website, there is a heading at the top of the screen labeled \"BARD.\" To the right of this heading are \"Back\" and \"Forward\" buttons. On the left is a button that will return you to the Get Books screen. The main tabs are also still displayed at the bottom of the screen. The BARD Mobile website is almost identical to the standard BARD website, with one minor change. Instead of a \"Download\" option after a book's description, there is an \"Add to Wish List\" option. It's important to note that you can't leave the BARD website when browsing using the app. Therefore, those links that would leave the BARD website can't be activated.
After reading A Review of the Panasonic Line of Talking Televisions: A Shaky First Effort by J.J. Meddaugh, I would like to see an article that revisits the accessibility of the Panasonic line of televisions. Have there been any changes
With apologies to all who find the Bristol Stool Chart (below) offensive (only the English would concoct such a device to communicate the non-mentionable), the normal consistency of stool is soft or firm (Types 2-4) and not brick hard or watery loose (Types 1 and 5-6). Consistency changes more than frequency in each of us. (Dear reader, I know this is more than you want to know, but there is a reason to cover this as we age.)
I was really hopeful all that would change in Fear, and for a few episodes it seemed we were back on track. Morgan's line \"I lose people and then I lose myself\" was really great, and some of his moments with Al and John Dorie and even, briefly, Nick, were fantastic.
Also, I sketched out a rough draft of how I'd change up Season 4 here. It's just a rough idea on how to make the events more plausible and interesting and tense, while still sticking to the major plot points that the showrunners came up with (major deaths, etc.) Let me know what you think (unless the extent of your feedback is \"keep your day job\" because I'm literally uninterested in the squawkings of fanboys and fangirls and would much rather have a decent conversation.) 153554b96e