The only thing I'll use windows for is soulseek which is a filesharing app I use to find stuff, there's no good alternative for mac and the ones that are available either aren't accessible or haven't been updated. Unison works great for usenet although I couldn't figure out the program interface so have been using sites like binsearch. Can't really comment on the ocr programs but I like vlc for listening to books and things, itunes is good too.
Mike On Oct 21, 2009, at 4:23 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > > Hi, > > Oh, I guess it wouldn't be. Window Eyes is more like a serial you > enter I think. That's nice. Well, JAWS doesn't like it for obvious > reason, but it can be annoying. > > Regards, > Nic > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Portia wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> Nope, Window-Eyes isn't like that. >> >> 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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