Traci, Thanks for the sentiments. I'm looking forward to the new pup, but this Sunday, when I go to GDA, will be tough. When I get to LAX, I'm meeting my current guide's puppy raiser to retire him. Not looking forward to that or to being away from my wife & family. However, when I get that new furry Golden Retriever bundle in my hands, I'm pretty sure I'll get glad again. As I explained to my wife, who is sighted & pretty distraught over the Shepherds retirement too, it's just part of the deal for a blind person who chooses to work with a guide. It's been tough, because the shepherd is retiring early due to Dry Eye Disease. Anyway, I digress & this is way off topic. I guess I'm just excited.
Happy Thanksgiving to all, CJ On Nov 23, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Traci wrote: > *Smile,* and maybe I need to be patient. I used windows and window eyes for > 10 years. I've been using the Mac for 3 Months. > > I was just on petfinders website, and boy, Mac and VO didn't seem to like > that site at all! > > Missy, do you mean you like iTunes on windows better, or you aren't really > into iTunes as a whole? > > Have you tried Bean as a text editor? > > And as a side note: CJ, congratulations on the new guide dog, what a > brilliant way to bring in the holidays! > > Traci > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Missy Hoppe > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:02 AM > Subject: RE: Mac feel natural > > I'd love for the mac to some day feel natural, but so far, most of the stuff > I like doing just works better on the PC. I'm still not entirely impressed > with text edit or pages for word processing; don't like that my fonts get > changed, etc. I've tried atlantis, but unless I'm missing something, it's not > a realistic mudding environment, so that's another reason the mac just isn't > my primary goto computer. However, I do find myself using it a few times a > week, if for no other reason than to ensure that its software is fully > up-to-date. Itunes is starting to grow on me a little, which I suppose is a > good thing, but I'm not sure I'll ever become a complete apple-head. On the > bright side, I think I'm to the point where if, God forbid, something > catastrophic happened to my PC, I could at least function with the mac until > finances permitted for me to get the pc fixed. I think that using VM fusion > or bootcamp would make me spend a lot more time on my macbook, but since I > can't afford to buy windows for it, I'm just not to that point yet. > So, I don't know if/when the mac will feel natural for me, but I have to say > that I think I've come pretty far with it since buying it in May; am just > not in love with it, if that makes sense. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chad King > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:54 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Mac feel natural > > Traci, > Indeed! It is an amazing experience. I'll put it this way. Use windows. But > only if you *have* to. > That's what I meant by its ok to use both. Because there were a couple of > times where i just, 'didn't quite get it." > Of course, i was also running Mac OS X Leopard at the time. Much has improved > since then. > > Sent from my MBP > > On Nov 23, 2011, at 12:40 PM, Traci wrote: > >> Thanks for the replies. >> >> I think my biggest thing is surfing the net. Reading and researching is a >> huge part of the computer experience for me, and it is slow going getting >> use to surfing with VO and Mac. >> >> Maybe like you guys say, it'll take time. Hopefully it'll all feel natural >> soon. There is so much I'm loving about the Mac. It is the best you tube >> experience hands down! >> >> I'm prefering iTunes on the Mac as well. Lol, and so much more. >> >> Traci >> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >> >> On Nov 23, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: >> >>> if it makes you feel any better, my friends that use windows tell me it is >>> getting more and more like apple all the time. take care, max >>> On Nov 23, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Traci wrote: >>> >>>> *Grin,* I thought that might be the popular response. I should put the >>>> old laptop upstairs or something and force myself to use the Mac. The >>>> funny thing is, every time I use the Mac, I enjoy the experience, it just >>>> doesn't feel like second nature yet. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Traci >>>> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >>>> >>>> On Nov 23, 2011, at 9:26 AM, Paul Mimms wrote: >>>> >>>>> Most of us are more comfortable with what we have become familiar with >>>>> using, therefore what is easier. You may find you just need to stop >>>>> making the decision whether to use the MacBook or the PC and remove the >>>>> PC from consideration. Make the MacBook the only computer you use and >>>>> make it work for you just as you did with the PC at one time. >>>>> >>>>> On 11/23/2011 10:19 AM, Traci wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> What is your advice on making the Mac experience feel natural? I'm >>>>>> loving my Macbook Air, but I'm noticing I don't naturally go to it. I'm >>>>>> still using my ancient windows laptop most of the time. It can be 3 or >>>>>> 4 days, and I think I really should go on my Mac. >>>>>> >>>>>> :) I guess I want to get to the point, where it is odd to pick up the >>>>>> windows laptop. Any good suggestions? 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