Are you sure that was the correct link for the ruby-doc.zip file? I tried it and got a 404 error. Thanks.
On Oct 26, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Am I writing to a puzzle freak? Because if you really enjoy puzzles I'll > make a couple suggestions which will enable you to stick a fork in that > counsellor. The ruby scripting language is available for the mac probably in > the development tree. I installed the development tree but the mac isn't > plugged up now so will have to go check this out later. The documentation in > html form for ruby is at http://ruby-doc.org/ and it's a scripting language. > So if you can write bash scripts you can learn to write ruby scripts. > Additionally, http://www.empowermentzone.com/ruby-doc.zip has a bunch of ruby > books in it you can read through and learn from. ruby is in demand these > days. Another web site http://www.rentacoder.com has people on it that offer > programming work and bid on projects. Many people from India on that site > you'll be bidding against, but for a while you'll need practice after picking > up the language so will do well to undercut your competition. If you manage > to get a good reputation, then work and money will find you. At that time, > you may have enough money from doing the other work to enable further > technology exploration. On Tue, 26 Oct 2010, Carolyn Haas wrote: > >> Heather: I share your prospective. I just met with a rehab counsellor who >> insists that there's really no place for the Mac in the work world. (she >> also insists that since I'm doing ok with my Mac, I don't need a braille >> display. Guess that's what I get for trying topfunction and be a part of a >> new solution.:) >> >> This counsellor actually suggested I might want to move somewhere where they >> have the money and clientele to afford to keep up with the new technologies. >> She also basically said no one is going to pay me to do this kind of >> exploration of helping discover and working toward of improvement of >> alternative technologies. So, I feel more and more like it's mac-vs-pc, and >> conform to the old ways, or you're on your own. Sorry for venting. Thanks >> for reading. >> >> >> Carolyn Haas >> chaas0...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:12 PM, heather kd5cbl wrote: >> >>> Bill is responsible for that robot they call narrator and he claims windows >>> is accessible. While our friends at Apple, actually have a real >>> screenreader built in to their system. So, Bill is not doing anyone any >>> favors by making us, windows users, go out an by screenreaders worth more >>> than their pc computers. I want to put a blind fold over his eyes and make >>> him use his own computer with just narrator, I am sure he would not get >>> very far! Also, anyone who has to use word 2010 with jaws, has to by >>> another msa or their job has too. And the mac users with voiceover, cant >>> use it at all. So he is an easy target. Otherwise, he would have wised up >>> a long time ago and had his own built in speech for windows but, he just >>> does not care. I am starting to use open office and pages more and the >>> msword does not matter that much anymore. Heather >>> -- >>> 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. > Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385&refid=7 -- 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.
