Andrea, you don't need to buy anything separate, well unless you want a braille display and then you'd have to buy one of those. but as far as using a mac with leopard, all you need is the computer. voiceover, like it did in tiger, comes built into leopard. peace and positivity Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 22-Apr-09, at 2:20 PM, Andrea and Zeta! wrote:
> > Hi there, thanks for the intro. I went to an apple shop today and I > saw the > leopard software in action. It's good, but I was told that I need to > buy two > other things for blind and partially sighted users. I don't know how > true > this is, as the newest mac in the shop apparently needs these two > applications. I can't remember what they are, but maybe someone > would have a > better idea? > take care love > > Andrea and Zeta! > xxx > Vale touched the hearts of everyone she met. She will live on forever! > Check out her fundraising page! > Please visit: > www.justgiving.com/valiestar > > www.paws4guidedogs.co.uk > > Is a site run by guide dog owners in Northern Ireland. Take a look > at the > site and find out what we're up too! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben King" <benmartink...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:24 AM > Subject: Re: introduction > > >> >> Dear Andrea, >> >> You will love your Apple. >> I have been very pleased with mine. and there are wonderful podcasts >> to listen to. The Screenlessswitchers is a great podcast as well as >> Lioncourt.com. I hope this helps. >> Blessings, >> Ben King >> On Apr 19, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Andrea, Zeta Vale and Trudy bell! wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi there Mark, wow thanks for that. I'm not sure whether to have a >>> windows >>> program running on the mac or not and if so what? >>> I have 2 gig of ram on it and a 160 hard drive. I don't know >>> therefore, if >>> running vista would work that well. I really can't wait to get it. >>> I did hear alex on the voice over speech today and it's quite clear. >>> Easier >>> than jaws to listen too and clearer in some ways, more human-like >>> maybe the >>> better way to describe it. >>> >>> I'll not be getting rid of my vista machine, but I can't wait to get >>> this >>> mac. I just can't wait to use it. I know the sound quality on it is >>> brilliant. >>> >>> take care and I will definitely give you a shout when I get it. I >>> think, I'm >>> going to need a great deal of help. >>> take care >>> >>> Andrea, Zeta Vale and Trudy! >>> xxx >>> Vale touched the hearts of everyone she met. She will live on >>> forever! >>> Check out her fundraising page! >>> Please visit: >>> www.justgiving.com/valiestar >>> >>> www.paws4guidedogs.co.uk >>> >>> Is a site run by guide dog owners in Northern Ireland. Take a look >>> at the >>> site and find out what we're up too! >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mark Baxter" <markbaxte...@gmail.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 6:58 AM >>> Subject: Re: introduction >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, Andrea: >>>> >>>> I was using a Mac back in the early 1990's with OutSpoken, which >>>> was >>>> not built in to the OS. I would say that Voiceover in the latest >>>> version of Leopard is similar to but far superior to that. I just >>>> switched from my XP machine in January, and have not gone back. I >>>> also have Vista running on this Macbook as well, so can do anything >>>> in >>>> Windows I need to. >>>> >>>> I offer tutoring and support as well, so if you need me, give me a >>>> shout. I know you'll have a lot of fun with it, especially if >>>> you're >>>> the type that thinks like a musician--it's built in that intuitive, >>>> fuzzy logic sort o way. >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark BurningHawk >>>> >>>> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>>> MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com >>>> My home page: >>>> http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
