One thing I would add is that I feel like having Voiceover integrated into the IOS is a huge advantage in terms of smoothness of operation. I've used Windows with JAWS since 1995. Since July 2009 I've use a Mac at home, and most of the time Windows at work. I agree with the person who said that sometimes I prefer browsing the internet in Windows, but most of the time, apart from that, I'd rather be on my Mac. One thing that I notice a lot is how often in Windows I find myself dealing with screens where the information is not spoken and is not shown in braille. These can be system notifications, software screens, etc. I absolutely never have that problem on my Mac. Even when upgrading the OS, you can still have feedback with Voiceover. And speaking of upgrading, I also really like the fact that when I upgrade to a new version of Mac IOS I also get the newest version of Voiceover, thus avoiding the situation that can happen in Windows where unless you spend $200 on a new SMA, you may not be able to upgrade to the latest version of Windows, because your version of JAWS won't support it.
I would also say that very rarely do I feel like pounding my Mac into a pile of dust, and I probably feel like doing that to my PC at least three times a week. :) HTH, Donna On Apr 3, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Kerri <shalo...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hello, > > I will do my best to chime in on this subject. > > I used windows since 1995 in college and 1998 at home. I found the switch fro > Windows to Mac rather arduous because my computer had a couple not serious > issues and I didn't have training (I hadn't found this list yet) Once the > learning curve was over, I find Mac easier and more intuitive but there are > some things I like better about windows to this day. I like the feedback that > voice over provides, for example, when copying and pasting, but I like > burning css on windows better. For utilizing talking communities chat client, > I prefer windows but for Skype I prefer Mac. > On 2013-04-03, at 12:36 PM, "Shannon Gerdts" <bambam...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello list, >> I'm a new subscriber as of today and would like to ask this direct question >> without getting a lot of elitest Mac/Windows mentalities. What I mean by >> this is I would love to get some feedback from you guys on the list about an >> unbiased bit of feedback on your experiences with the Mac. I also would >> like to know what you guys have experienced as being pros to the switch from >> a windows machine to that of a Mac system as well as cons if there is any. >> Have any of you used boot camp or another way of running windows >> successfully on a Mac? >> The reason I want to get this information is because my wife just recently >> had her Toshiba laptop give out on her after just three to four years and >> is rather disappointed with her experiences in windows laptops so she is >> tossing around the idea of a Mac. However, before making the decision to >> just jump into the decision she would like to get as much information as >> possible and weigh the advantages and disadvantages first so that she makes >> the best decision for her in the long run without being stuck shelling out >> money on a system she won't like. I ask about running Windows in boot camp >> or through another avenue because she enjoys mudding and uses VIP mud which >> is made only for windows so will likely need to use this in the short term >> at the very least until she can find a client that works as well with >> voiceover on the Mac. >> I thank all responses you guys can give us and thank you all in welcoming >> me to the list. >> >> Take care, >> Shannon Gerdts >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
