Oops, sent that before I was done. If anyone knows how to use echomac really well all help would be appreciate. On 2009-10-21, at 12:28 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> > Hi, > > Well, I believe EchoLink does exist on the Mac-side as EchoMac, last I > heard and extremely accessible. > > As for using Windows, it's all probably about taking the plunge to a > new operating system and letting go of Windows. I've pretty much > completed that step, but there is only one minor thing. Mudding. That > is the only thing I actually do on Windows now. I did hear the > developer of the MUD-client Atlantis might be adding VoiceOver > support, hopefully. Otherwise I'll just use Terminal. > I use VUScan and ReadIris for my scanning needs. > > As for virtual machines, mine runs quite efficiently. It all depends > how you have set the ram allocation. Make sure not to set it too high, > otherwise memory swapping will occur. A good idea is to test different > setups before installing any screen reader licenses such as > authorization keys for JAWS and so-forth. Otherwise when changing the > ram for your Windows machine, JAWS will think it is a new computer and > require you to reactivate. Window-Eyes is probably the same way. > > Regards, > Nic > > > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Oct 21, 2009, at 9:16 AM, Tony Bernedal wrote: > >> >> Hi Anouk. >> I have also used my mac for around 3 months now, and like you I still >> use windows for a couple of things. I trying to get the scanning and >> ocr to work on the mac but for now windows and omnipage have to do >> the >> jobb. I had a license for windows xp lying on the shelf from a no >> longer working laptop and I installed xp with vmware as a virtual >> machine and doing my scanning there and it works good but the virtual >> machine is very slow. I also use windows for Echolink, wich is a >> ham-radio software wich don't exist on the mac. Also the software to >> setup and program my hamradio stations is only windows programs. I'm >> very happy mac user now and after some updates to snow leopard my >> problems with it is gone. >> I hope the issue with the thumbkey on your display can be solved. I >> have same issue with alva satelite. >> I also have a battle with EyeTV software wich for some odd reason >> doesn't find my tv channels on the cable network. And it is also very >> tricky to use with VO. I use VLC for webradio and movies and it works >> great (vlc version 1.x doesn't work under windows and linux at all >> with screenreader, only on mac, great!). >> And I also like the speed, starting my windows pc here at works take >> forever and the mac is at the desktop in almost 0 time. And, the >> sleep >> works well too. >> So I'm happy with my mac system. >> Good luck with your mac! >> Regards Tony >> >> 2009/10/21, a radix <anou...@home.nl>: >>> Hello, I have been using my mac for about 2 months now especially >>> at school >>> although at home I still often use my pc and I will explain below >>> why. In >>> general my experiences with the mac have been very positive >>> especially after >>> installing snow leopard. I can use skype and msn just as well as on >>> my pc. >>> And after I dumped itunes and started using vlc instead watching >>> movies and >>> listening to music became a breeze. I recently bought apples office >>> suite >>> because I prefer that over using textedit or the free text editors/ >>> office >>> suits that are available. I am also intending to go and use garage >>> band in >>> the future if I can get that working with my yamaha keyboard. I >>> like the >>> built-in speakers and sound quality alhtough listening through its >>> sound >>> output with my own in ear monitors is nothing special. I still find >>> using >>> the internet on the mac a bit mor ework then i did while using my >>> pc and it >>> goes a bit slower also when reading docucments i notice that I >>> cannot >>> endlessly use the right thumb key on my braille display to continue >>> reading, >>> eventually i have to press the right arrow on my normal keyboard if >>> I want >>> to read onm. This does become irritating after a while if you need >>> to read >>> long documents. >>> At home I still mostly use my windows pc although i now have gotten >>> mail >>> working on the mac as well because 1. I use omnipage pro 16 under >>> windows to >>> scan my books for school, while I know that there are some scanning >>> solutions for the mac that i will probbably try once the hp drivers >>> for sl >>> have been released I just dont know if they will be as good and >>> easy as >>> using omnipage pro 16 and am a bit hesistant to try it because of >>> that (I >>> really really hope that a full version of finereader will >>> eventually be >>> released for the mac since I have heard it can rival omnipage pro). >>> Secondly there is filesharing, i will be brief. Ftp does work on >>> the mac >>> with transmit which I rather like although I have not registered it >>> yet, >>> questions i asked its support team went unanswered. Usenet also >>> works but >>> udner windows I preferred to use other programs which are not >>> available on >>> the mac. >>> The third point is playing games which I do a lot on the pec >>> especially >>> interactive fiction and muds. There is an interpreter for >>> interactive >>> fiction called zoom which I tried and although I can open games >>> with it >>> saved games were a problem for me since I could not open a saved >>> game file >>> (made in frotz). >>> For muds the situation on the mac is not so good, I play them all >>> the time >>> on windows but there is only one mudclient that I know of which >>> works under >>> sl and which is still being developed, jamochamud which works under >>> java. It >>> is not too accessible at the moment but the programmer has promised >>> to look >>> at it, still it does not offer all the features even then that I am >>> used to >>> on a windows client. >>> As soon as windows 7 becomes officially available I am planning to >>> install >>> it on my mac (probbably via bootcamp) so that I at least can use my >>> mac all >>> the time even if I need to use windows, hopefully for the scanning >>> and >>> downloading tasks I will in the future be able to use the mac and I >>> have >>> hopes for muds as well but for now at least my mac is mostly used >>> at school >>> and in the library. >>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>> >>> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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