hi, when you say a better handle of osx, what does that exactly mean? are you after UniX books, or just moving round on the computer, keyboard shortcuts? As for windows, i would consider vmware if i was you, unless if there is a special reason for not doing so :)
sandi On 11/18/13, Joe <jsoro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Excellent. These are great tips. If you have any helpful resources for > getting a good handle on OSX, I'd appreciate that as well. Thanks again. > > > > Joe > > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 9:09 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Windows on a Mac > > > > Hi Joe, > > Wow, lots to cover here! > > > > I'll have a go at some of this and I know others will chime in.. > > > > Yes, 250 g is enough space for both operating systems. You can partition > your hard disk in any configuration you like. > > > > I'd personally allow 2 g of ram for windows. > > > > The alt and command keys are switched, but I think you might be able to use > something like key remapped, but I'm not sure about this. > > > > For your cursor question, go into vo utility, and under the navigation tab, > you want to change the option for "vo speaks caracters the cursor passes. > I > forget exactly what the option you want is called..It might be something > like, speak the character to the right of the cursor or something like > that. > > > > I don't use boot camp, so unfortunately I can't answer boot camp questions > except to tell you that you *might* need sighted help to set this up. > there > is a program out there now that some have used to set up boot camp without > sighted help, but this is way beyond my knowledge. > > > > hth, > > Caitlyn > > > > On Nov 18, 2013, at 8:17 PM, Joe <jsoro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I've no doubt my questions have come up time after time. I'm new to the > list, so please feel free to point me to the appropriate archives if my > question have already been answered. > > > > I'm considering installing Windows 7 on an 11-inch MacBook AIR. My > questions: > > > > 1. How much RAM do you recommend? > > > > 2. Is 250 gigs sufficient to run both operating systems? > > > > 3. How much space should I devote to Windows using BootCamp? > > > > 4. Will the processor be relevant, or can I stick to whatever comes > standard > with the MBA? > > > > 5. Can someone tell me what keys are used to replicate certain Windows > keys: > Delete, Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down? > > > > 6. How proficient can one use JAWS under Windows in this arrangement? > > > > 7. As for OSX, I know there is a decent startup tour. Is there a free book > or free resource that would let me learn my way around the operating system > in a Voiceover context? > > > > 8. How do I go about changing the verbosity setting to allow me to delete > characters in the same style as in Windows? > > > > Thanks all in advance for your help. > > > > Joe > > > > -- > 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 <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries> > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > 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. > 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. > 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
