I find it interesting that you specify that Macs are faster when a screen reader is not involved. Do you mean that you find vo slows things down, or just that screen readers make for inaccurate comparisons? I always figured the extreme sluggishness of my mini was due to its lack of a monitor...
On 1/3/12, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > lol, > > I think your sighted friend is on drugs. :). I find the Mac to be just as > fas and more often than not faster when doing tasks than windows when a > screen reader is not involved. Man, You know how long it takes iTunes to > open on windows sometimes? smh. > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Jan 3, 2012, at 8:44 PM, Chuck wrote: > >> Thanks for the information. I do plan to use my PC and the Mac Mini in >> parallel until I get used to the Mac. I am familiar with voice over >> and zoom on the iPhone and iPad and I'm hoping that they translate as >> well to the Mac Mini. >> >> I have a sighted friend who also says that the Mac is a little more >> sluggish than the PC. I don't do any gaming, 90% of my computer uses >> buying online, word processing, and web development >> >> But having dealt with Zoom text for the last 15 years, I am totally >> frustrated with the program. I have to reboot it about five times >> every day in order to get the text smooting to work. And it no longer >> works with Internet Explorer nine. I'm sure that when they do finally >> fix it, they'll want another $150 for the update. >> Chuck >> >> On Jan 3, 6:22 pm, "Missy Hoppe" <melis...@fuse.net> wrote: >>> Very well said. I've had my mac since may, and although I've recently >>> become far more fond of Itunes than my bank account is >>> comfortable with, I just don't use it for daily tasks. I just can't get >>> comfortable with any of the word processing options, >>> and since I've been using a PC for close to 25 years, I'm always going to >>> be more comfortable on a windows platform. One of >>> my favorite activities, especially while I'm unemployed, is playing >>> games, and while I'm thrilled that the RS games client >>> works on the mac, there aren't any other options. I'm still hoping for a >>> truly accessible mud client; if atlantis is >>> accessible, I sure haven't figured out how to make it speak >>> automatically. >>> My other major task is writing/editing a story I've been working on for >>> several years now. I just can't get comfortable >>> working on my files using the mac, so just keep using good old wordpad on >>> the PC. >>> Since it cost me so much money, I have chosen to use the mac for things >>> that either don't work or I don't want to mess with >>> on my PC: adium, skype, itunes, and a couple of other similar things that >>> I can't remember at the moment. I figure that the >>> mac is a lot easier to fix if something goes wrong, and that's definitely >>> something I'll give Apple credit for; you can >>> install the operating system without any sighted assistance, and with >>> carbon copy cloner and time machine, it's easy to >>> restore your machine on the off chance that something catastrophic >>> happens. Another thing that I really love about the mac is >>> Growl. It essensially reads things that happen in the system tray: >>> changes in dropbox files for example. That's 1 thing my PC >>> can't do, or if it can, I don't know how to set it up, so the mac is >>> really awesome in that respect. >>> With all that being said, however, while I certainly like my mac a lot >>> more than I did when I first bought it, to be >>> perfectly honest, there's still a rather big part of me that regrets the >>> purchase. I eventually hope to get bootcamp and/or >>> VM fusion up and running, but so far, that just hasn't happened. >>> I hope this makes at least a little sense and that it helps you in your >>> decision. Sadly, I can't comment on the large print >>> side of things, but I've become moderately comfortable with using >>> Voiceover. Good luck in whatever decision you make, and I >>> hope this helps you out at least a little. >>> Missy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:01 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Switching to a Mac from PC >>> >>> I got a Mini after hearing nothing but great things about the Mac and >>> VoiceOver. I can honestly say that I regret the >>> decision. I never understood editing, my system seemed sluggish compared >>> to NVDA with Windows, and web browsing is slow on >>> the Mac when using vo. Also, a lot of what I do on the pc is audio >>> gaming, and not so much as a good, accessible version of >>> Solitaire is available on the Mac, let alone shooting, strategy, or other >>> intensively audio games. >>> I am still willing to admit that a good, long skype session with someone >>> who is an experienced Mac user may help me, but as >>> of right now I almost never boot into Mac, using the Windows half of my >>> dual-booting mini almost exclusively. If you do >>> switch, make sure to either set up bootcamp or a virtual machine so you >>> can run Windows, because I can pretty much promise >>> that you will still be using Windows for a while after you start playing >>> with the mac. Sorry to be so negative, but that's my >>> experience so far. >>> >>> On 1/3/12, Red.Falcon <velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com> wrote: >>>> Hi Chuck! >>>> Although I do not use windows and never have! >>>> I have seen posts about the zoom and one thing the Mac cannot do is >>>> change colours! >>>> So its black on white or vice vursor! >>>> hth Colin >>> >>>> On 4 Jan 2012, at 00:05, Chuck wrote: >>> >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> I'm seriously considering switching to a Mac Mini from PC. >>>>> I intend to use both the zoom and voice over programs. >>>>> I am currently using a PC with Windows 7 and zoom text as my >>>>> magnification and reading software. >>>>> I would like to hear from those of you who have made the switch. >>>>> What pitfalls should I look for? Are there any trade-offs? >>>>> In your opinion after making the switch which is the better system? >>>>> Why? >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> Chuck >>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >>> mehg...@gmail.com;http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> athttp://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. > 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. > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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