but how would you restore from a usb drive?I thought you could only run voice over from the cd or from a cd and install that way?
S On Nov 7, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: > think but not sure I read that the new air came with a flash drive version, > but not certain if they had the plans to extend it to other places or not... > On 2010-11-07, at 8:39 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: > >> So when the next OS after Snow Leopard comes out, you could ask for the OS >> on a USB flash drive instead of DVD? >> >> On Nov 7, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: >> >>> comes with a usb drive with the os on it for restore. >>> On 2010-11-07, at 8:32 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: >>> >>>> Since you don't have a CD drive, how would you upgrade the operating >>>> system? If it was me, I wouldn't want to have to go without whatever new >>>> VoiceOver features are in the next cat. >>>> >>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 8:27 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>> >>>>> I rarely use a CD drive, other than when at home. So yes, if I needed to >>>>> use one, it would have to be an external. Also, if you get an 11 inch >>>>> which is what I have, you will need a card reader; the 13 inchers have >>>>> that built in but weight almost a pound more. This old blind lady wants >>>>> lightweight in her dottage, smile! >>>>> >>>>> Gotta go and eat some yummy chicken and drink some delicious wine! >>>>> >>>>> Marlaina >>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Oh nice. I do have a question though. No cd drive so I hear so I'm >>>>> guessing you use an external? I'm just curious in case I want to save for >>>>> one at class and leave my mbp at home. or what not. >>>>> >>>>> S >>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yah; I never said it was inexpensive, smile. I sold my iPad to get it. >>>>>> It does for me what I >>>>>> had hoped the iPad would do. but for me, Pages on iPad was really >>>>>> hinky, and sometimes my bt keyboard would just quit or other times the >>>>>> battery would be dead. Pages told me after every character I typed that >>>>>> the word was miss spelled. So if I wrote the word dog, instead of >>>>>> hearing d o g or dog, I'd hear word miss spelled word miss spelled word >>>>>> miss spelled. I even turned off auto correction and still had the same >>>>>> problem. I really wanted something light and reliable for business >>>>>> travel and this Air Book, as I like to call it, is just the thing. The >>>>>> battery lasts me about 6 hours with VO echoing words as I type, and most >>>>>> of that time being typing time not reading time. >>>>>> >>>>>> Marlaina >>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> OH nice, but if apple says it is going to make it like the pc netbook >>>>>> the price is sure wrong. the average netbook is around $300 the macbook >>>>>> air is about $1000. But glad you like the air. I want to try one one >>>>>> day. They sound cool for quick things like note taking in class o what >>>>>> not. >>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 2:07 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I am typing this message on a MacBook Air while flying home from Reno, >>>>>>> NV where yesterday, I used that same MacBook Air to take 9 hours worth >>>>>>> of minutes during the American Council of the Blind Board Meeting. I >>>>>>> am ACB Secretary, and this machine performs just like my MacBook Pro >>>>>>> but without all the weight. I got the 11 inch size and it is >>>>>>> absolutely wonderful. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marlaina Lieberg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1guide...@gmail.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 6, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Kevin Shaw wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Macbook Air runs OS X Snow Leopard. 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