On the chat side, you can download Adium which will let you connect to MSN, Yahoo, Google, Facebook etc or if you only need GoogleTalk then use the built in iChat program. If you still get stuck with anything you can always install Fusion or use boot camp to run Windows on your Mac. On 22 Jul 2010, at 03:18, Greg Aikens wrote:
> Hello everyone, > I am brand new to the list. I am looking at getting a new computer and > have been thinking for a while about getting a mac. I am starting an > M.Ed. at Vanderbilt University in Education of the Visually Impaired > this fall and my biggest concern is being able to do my schoolwork on > the mac. I have heard and read all kinds of info about what does and > doesn't work with voice over and much of the info conflicts. I was > wondering if someone could point me to some resources which might help > me decide if making the switch is right for me. Any information about > how big the learning curve will be for a guy used to Jaws and windows > vista would also be appreciated. > > Things I must be able to do include word processing, reading pdf's, > accessing books from bookshare and RFB and D, research on the > internet, accessing course notes and presentations, accessing > educational sites such as Blackboard, working with braille files, and > OCR. > > Things that are also pretty important to me are access to chat > programs like google talk or whatever the mac equivalent is and Skype. > That's all I can think of at the moment. > > I know this is a long list of things but I'm not really sure where to > start. Any direction, specific info on one of these topics, or general > info about making the transition would be great. > > Thanks for your help. > > Greg Aikens > > -- > 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.
