Yeah, I took a BLackboard course with safari and it wasn't all that bad. Messaging could use some work, though, as when I tried to message someone it for some reason came out blank on their end.
On Jun 18, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Olivia Norman wrote: > It's interesting that blackboard didn't work for you. I was a student for a > year lst winter, and I got great results with blackboard and safari. > Hopefully, the mac will soon replace that expensive third party software for > you! :) > I totally understand that some still need windows, and I'm kind of enjoying > finding out all of this information from all of you! > Olivia > "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs > > On Jun 18, 2010, at 7:38 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi Olivia, >> >> Remember that a lot of us who are coming to the Mac now, have been Windows >> users for many years, which means, unfortunately, that we already own that >> expensive third-party software. :) >> >> Speaking only for myself of course, I got a Mac b/c I like the notion of >> out-of-the-box accessibility, and I want to support Apple in this approach. >> I would also be happy to stop paying for upgrades to that expensive >> 3rd-party software. When I bought my Mac, my plan had been to abandon >> Windows completely, but I have found that simply isn't possible. Right now, >> there is not a good scanning option for the Mac, unless you want to commit >> to fine-reader without a demo, and use it in conjunction with Vuescan. My >> copy of Kurzweil works great, so I continue to scan on my old Windows >> machine. I also find that some Word docs with tables in them read much >> better in Windows than on the Mac. I also use the Duxbury translator, which >> runs under Windows. Also, several of us have noted that audio captchas work >> much better under windows than they do on the Mac. Moreover, at least on >> the faculty end, Blackboard works *much better under Windows, in fact, as of >> last winter, Safari 4 wasn't even supported. So, though I had not planned >> to continue using Windows, for all of the above reasons, I still do. My >> solution has been to simply hang onto my Windows machine. But if you can't >> do that for whatever reason, your only option is to run a dual-boot system >> on your Mac. >> >> I love my Mac, but right now it simply cannot completely replace my Windows >> machine. So, until it can, I'll be running both. >> Take care, >> Donna >> On Jun 18, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Olivia Norman wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> Now, this is just my opinion, so don't flame me to much, OK? :) I just >>> don't understand totally why people install windows on the mac and what >>> they use it for? It seems to me, and my admittedly limited experience with >>> windows over the last few years, that it just simply isn't worth the >>> trouble and expense for most people. Consider that windows isn't >>> accessible out of the box, so you've often got to get some expensive third >>> party solution like Jaws to make it accessible to you, as well as >>> purchasing windows. I guess the question I'm asking here, is if you're >>> going to shell out the cash for windows, and the third party access >>> solutions, why get a mac in te first place? Also, from a VO users >>> prospective, how difficult is it to switch between the two operating >>> systems? >>> I'm just curious, and if you're using windows, I would be interested in >>> knowing why and how you switch between the OS's? >>> Thanks for appeasing my curiosity! I'm sure there are totally good reasons >>> for using windows on a mac, I'd just like to know why/what they are! >>> Olivia >>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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