Tornado warning! (get away from windows)
I have a state-issue pc running windows 7, but I switched to the mac this January so I could stop worrying about upgrading jaws, but I can't seem to get away from windows completely. This is disappointing. I really just want one computer. I know I can run windows on a mac, but that would completely defeat the purpose of me buying one. I'm having two major problems 1) I occasionally use kurzweil 1000, and I really wish i could find a suitable replacement for mac that does all the stuff the the K1000 does. 2) My internet experience with safari (as well as other browsers on the Mac) has, upon reflection, been rather poor. I realize that flash doesn't work as well on a mac, and that's ok. My problem is that sites simply don't load very fast. I have other computers in my home that load sites very quickly. Sometimes I will wait 30 seconds only for the "safari can't load website" message, but when I try again, the page loads. One site in particular (www.rae.es) won't load AT ALL, no matter if I clear the cache, reset safari, or even use other browsers on the mac. This same site loads problem free on my pc using the same connection. When I try to get there on my mac, I just get the search suggestions page from my ISP. accessing this site is indispensable for my education. I'm also having trouble finding high-quality, cheap Spanish voices. I know Cepstral makes some, but I don't like them. any suggestions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: Tornado warning! (get away from windows)
Now I'm interested in the text-to-mp3 thing in iTunes. I did a quick help search and nothing came up. To whoever suggested that I may ha a problem with DNS. Is there a way to fix that? (and please, don't tell me to google "dns". I hate it when people do that. On Jul 28, 8:14 pm, Chris Moore wrote: > Are the infovox voices no good? Also iPal from Humanware is coming to the > Mac in September if it is a OCR reading solution you are after. > On 29 Jul 2010, at 01:43, Kevin Shaw wrote: > > > > > Hi Samuel, > > > Running Windows on a Mac doesn't defeat the purpose of buying a Mac. Apple > > encourages, albeit in a round-about way, people to run Windows on their > > Macs. This is why Apple made BootCamp in the first place. > > > Having said that, I'm not aware of any comparable product to K-1000 running > > on a Mac. I used to have two computers until my PC died recently. Once my > > iMac is set-up, I'll be installing Windows on it so I can run K-1000 and a > > few other PC specific programs for my work. > > > I tried the website in my Safari and it loaded in about 2 seconds. Perhaps > > you've got some type of DNS resolving issue, but this is speculation on my > > part as I'm not familiar with how your system is set-up. > > > Someone else can speak to the quality of Spanish voices, I'm sure. > > > Hope this helps. > > Kevin > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
good spanish voices for voiceover
I'm looking for a good spanish voice for voiceover. It's a tad frustrating that ios has a spanish voice built in but os x doesn't Any suggestions for voices that are cheap but good? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
I think I may have made a $99 mistake...
I preordered the apple tv back on September 13th and it just arrived today, but in that one month I've actually lost a noticeable amount of vision. Should I hold out for voiceover if it's even coming to apple tv? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
braille display help
I have a degenerative eye condition, so I'm really feeling the need to improve my braille skills, but I've reached a catch 22. I have a hunch that getting a braille display will improve my reading by opening up much much more content to read, but on the other hand, my reading speed is so slow, that it's hard to justify paying 3-4 thousand dollars for a braille display. I'm also left handed, which i think contributes to a poor reading speed. Any suggestions, do I shell out that much money and risk not using the display, or do i continue to read the 2 or 3 books I have in the hopes of improvement? Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
braille display
Actually, if my reading speed were 50 words per minute, i could get the state government here in Texas to buy one for me, but that's the whole stalemate thing. I don't improve my reading speed because there's nothing good to read, I could undoubtedly improve it with a braille display, but I don't think I can afford to buy one myself. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
Re: braille display
actually I meant to add this to the other topic i posted about braille displays I forget that this is a mailing list and not a message board sometimes. On Oct 18, 7:11 pm, "Isaac Obie" wrote: > Hi, > You don't need a braille display to improve your reading speed. You could > always get a braille book or braille magazine and find good reading > mateials! there's ESPN the Magazine, PC World, the computer magazine, > There's a chess magazine, there're various other magazines and books to be > had from your local library. > Heck, I didn't improve my reading speed with a braille display. I used > braille books. > Isaac > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Samuel" > To: "MacVisionaries" > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 6:57 PM > Subject: braille display > > > Actually, if my reading speed were 50 words per minute, i could get > > the state government here in Texas to buy one for me, but that's the > > whole stalemate thing. I don't improve my reading speed because > > there's nothing good to read, I could undoubtedly improve it with a > > braille display, but I don't think I can afford to buy one myself. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
