Hi. I too have a Mac Mini. I found that plugging in the DVI adapter that came with it for some reason fixed the performance issues. Maybe give that a try and let us know if that helps a bit.
On 2012-01-04, at 9:10 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > all screen readers, on any machine slows things down. Its just the nature of > the beast. As far as your mini goes, the lack of a monitor is definitely the > cause of most of your sorrows. If you hooked up a monitor, I think you would > get much better performance. If you don't want a monitor, a macbook air > might have been a better fit for you than a mini. Its just a fact of life > for the Mac Mini and voiceover users at this time. You need to have a > monitor hooked up to have a stable experience. This has been the case for > years now, and I don't see Apple doing anything about it anytime soon. I do > think when you shared your experiences with your Mac earlier in the thread > you should have specified you were using a Mac mini with no monitor. I think > not doing so was a little miss leading. > > JMO. > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Jan 3, 2012, at 11:36 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > >> 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. >> 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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