Hi chuck, I think people have missed the main point of your message and have gone on a tangent which isn't what you were asking.
Large (magnification) on the Mac is very good from my understanding. You can quickly change the size of the font. But I do not know what the feature differences between Zoomtext and Mac Magnification. Only think I do know is that it is very feature reach. Web development and other like presentation tools under the Mac is very feature reach. On 04/01/2012, at 12:44 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. 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