Wow Laura!!! Got a lot on your plate don't yuh? Well, rest easy. With the
Mac, (I'd say Mac book pro with 500GB 72000 RPM drive and at least 4 GB Ram.
The K 1000 will not work directly on the Mac; but, you can install windows and
use it with JAWS on the Mac. Sounds like you'll be needing to learn Numbers
also. Numbers is the Mac spred sheet program. I don't believe you can use MS
Word on the Mac; but, Text editor should do the job.
Now, let's talk mp3's just a second. No problem at all. I use my Mac
book pro for updating my Stream too. I download and otherwise handle NLS books
using my Mac also. Talk about crash recovery. IF you crash, it's no problem
at all to recover from one. guess what else, if you need to do an OS
reinstall, you can. That's right, you can do it yourself. This, mind you,
with total accessibility. I've had to do it before myself. Time machine beats
all heck out of windows's System Resore. One of the way cool aspects of Time
Machine is the fact that if you've got the need for a file you emptied out of
your trash two days ago, believe it or not, you can actually get it back
manually from your time Machine backup disk. Renaming files? Not to worry.
When you focus on a file, just press the return key, (enter in windows) and you
are in the edit box where you can type the new file name. do so and just press
enter again. How to open a file? Just use command+o. Else wise, command+down
arrow will do. I aint used windows since November 2009. Do I regret it?
Nope. HTH a little.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
Skype name:
barefootedray
Facebook:
facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
On Jun 1, 2011, at 9:35 PM, Laura Ann wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>
> I currently have a toshiba laptop running XP but its about 6 to 6.5 years old
> or so.
> I can tell soon I need to make a change either to windows 7 or Mac.
> It recently had a major crash and had to be revived and is now a bit sluggish.
> I have been a windows user since windows 95 or 98 and am using jaws.
> I have also used K1000 and an opticbook 3600 scanner.
>
>
> What advice do you have as I switch and what spec recommendations.
> I was thinking a Macbook pro?
>
> Will I need to keep jaws and run it with fusion or boot camp or can I do what
> I need only on the Mac?
>
> if I did run windows 7 and learned it would I still need jaws for the screen
> reader?
>
> What applications are recommended for doing the below task?
>
> I have been listening to pod cast like Tech doctor, mac-cessibility and
> others trying to learn.
>
> I multi task a lot and use MS office with word, eccel and outlook.
> I want to be able to work with mp3 files, word processing, making forms in a
> word processor or in a spreadsheet, manage files, download files, read pdf
> files, email, navegate the web, listen to podcast, create flyers for my work,
> research on the net, manage files and add to my victor stream, manage audible
> files, add files to a mp3 player, work with my IPhone 4, Itunes, add
> bookshare daisey books to my victor stream, work with music, learn to make
> presentations, work with jpg files and photos to rename and label and so
> on....
>
>
> I am a massage therapist and made my own intake form in word and keep records
> on my computer.
> I also use eccell for record keeping, budgeting, and tracking income and
> expenses... I use to use a schedule I created in eccel but now since having
> an IPhone 4 use outlook for my contacts and calendar.
> I use eudora paid version for email.
>
> Will I still need jaws to do any of the above or could I sell it to help me
> finance a new Macbook pro?
>
> Will I still use K1000 in windows 7 along side mac's OS?
> I have a Kindle and also use audible and am not volunteering as much on
> bookshare lately.
>
> Thanks for advice, websites, and information to help me make a solid decision
> and if I change to help me transition as smoothly as possible.
>
> Laura Ann
>
>
>
>
>
> Laura Ann Grymes, LMT
> http://www.lauraannjuiceplus.com
> http://www.facebook.com/agapewellness
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