Hey, Phil, Thanks for the podcast recommendations! I didn't know they existed myself, and since I use nvda on the fusion part of my mac, this will be great! Caitlyn
On 2012-12-26, at 1:02 PM, "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > NVDA is quite good as a free screen reader (although, a donation might be in > order if it suits your needs). I have found it to be a combination of the > best aspects of both JAWS and VoiceOver. For example, with only a few > exceptions, it mimmicks alot of JAWS commands Key for key. And, it uses the > concept of "interaction" - a VO construct. The help file is clear and > thorough. However, the built-in voice (ESpeak), is a bit harsh on the ears. > There are however, very good alternative voices for under $100. > > I know that one of the developers, James teh, uses NVDA exclusively for all > his computer activities. > > Check it out, I think you'll like it once you get the hang of it. > > P.S. I just came across an excellent 4-part podcast series on using NVDA. > find it here: > > www.vict-consultancy.co.uk > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Fischler" <blindga...@gmail.com> > To: "MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 12:22 PM > Subject: Re: Virtual Machine VS Partioning to run Windows > > > Thanks for all the advice. I am also curious to find out if certain > sites and PDFs are accessible while using a virtual machine? I have > never used a screen reader on the PC side except for the old one in > Zoomtext which was pretty limited as it was more of a magnifier. What > do people suggest using and have they had success with NDVA, samobile, > narrator, and/or windows eyes? I know Jaws is fantastic, but I also > know that one is a little out of my price range. I am really only > looking to use a VM machine for excel, word, pdfs, maybe some games if > I can find a baseball game that works with a screen reader, and the > few websites that don't seem to work with Voiceover. Again, thanks for > all the helpful advice. > > On Dec 25, 3:10 pm, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> I finally got around to ordering an external hard drive for my mac. It >> is the 3 TB from Seagate. I am curious what people think is best, as >> do I need to partion the drive as I would like to use part of it for >> Time Machine, and set aside another part to run Windows 7. Do people >> find it easiest to use VM Fusion, and what would you suggest as a >> screen reader for the windows side? I have never used a full screen >> reader in Windows as I was able to still see the last time I used >> windows. I am thinking about giving Windows Eyes or NDVA a try? >> Thoughts? One last question, as I plan to do a clean install of >> Mountain Lion which I am hoping will fix a lot of the busy busy >> problems I have been having. Any advice for reinstalling Mt. Lion >> using voiceover? Or is best to get some sighted assistance to set all >> of this up? Thanks so much. > > -- > 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. 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.
