Hi: Just remember, Voiceover isn't Jaws, and the Mac isn't Windows. If you treat them as individuals, you will be fine. On Apr 1, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Sarah May wrote:
> > Hi Sarah, > > I chuckled loudly when I read the first line of your message. Yes, I did > make out really well for my birthday. *grin* My friend was envious and > jealous of me because my Mac is newer than his. Oh well. He can get over > it and has. > > Anyhow, I will take your advice and download the podcasts from Blind Cool > tech. I knew I would have somewhat of a learning curve with the Mac. So I > am dealing with the frustrations as best as I can. I look forward to the > classes and the over the phone training. > > Thanks for the warm welcome Sarah along with others from the list. > > Sarah > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sarai Bucciarelli > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 8:40 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: introduction > > Hi Sarah: > Dang, girl! You so made out for your Birthday! Nice going! First of all, go > to www.blindcooltech.com. Listen to all podcasts done by Mike Arrigo. They > will help you out. You will love 1-to1 training. April 13th will by my year > anaversery with the Mac. You will love it. We've all had those frustrations, > that's normal. I have a Macbook Pro, iPhone, iPod Nano, and Apple TV. I'm > quite happy with my Apple products. I use an apex, not a Braillesense, so > can't help. > > On Mar 31, 2011, at 7:54 PM, Sarah May wrote: > >> Hi List! >> >> My name is Sarah. I'm from Minneapolis, Minnesota and am mostly blind. > For my birthday, a little over a month ago, I received a Macbook. I have > always been a PC and Jaws user. A friend of mine, who visited me this past > September, had his Macbook with him and he used voice over with it. I > thought it was so cool and seemed more user friendly than Jaws. So when my > parents gave me the Macbook for my birthday, along with a year's worth of > training over the phone and at the Apple store through Apple cares; I was > utterly amazed and taken aback. My friend, who introduced me to the Mac, > was in town for my birthday. My Mom said "your Dad and I thought it would > be a perfect time to give it to you because Mark can help you get acquainted > with it while he's here." I do love my Macbook and the voice over voices > are so much better than Jaws voice selections by far! I am having some > frustrations with the Mac, but I knew that would be par for the course, > because I am learning a new type of computer and software. I alos am unable > to receive my e-mail through my Macbook yet. For some reason when I try to > set up my G mail account, either I do something wrong, or it just doesn't > want to accept the settings. Besides that I am navigating Safari quite > well. I need to call and set up an appointment, with the people at the > Apple store near me, to start my year's worth of training. I also received > an I-Pod shuffle from my brother along with a twenty-five dollar I-tunes > gift card from my niece and nephew. So I will be all set with Apple > products. I don't have an I-phone though. I looked at one when I needed to > purchase a new phone. It wouldn't work for me. I have very short, wide, > and stubby fingers. When I tried to use the touch screen pad the commands > wouldn't work for me. So I'm sticking with Verizon. I have their Haven > phone which I love. >> >> I'm hoping that all you experienced Mac users with voice over will be able > to answer all the questions that is newbie will have for you when I get > stuck in a jam. *smile* I know that I'll love switching over to the Mac > even though I'll get frustrated from time-to-time. Also I'm wondering if > any of you are Braille Sense product users? And if so are you able to use > your Braille Sense product with the Mac? I have a Braille Sense Plus. I'm > just curious. >> >> Well, I thought I'd introduce myself by saying hello and look forward in > learning a lot from this list. >> >> Sarah >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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. > > > > Sarai Bucciarelli > Personal to win Amazon and other free gift cards, Come join me on > www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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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