m] On Behalf Of Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:23 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Switching to a Mac from PC
Just out of curiosity, can you name other areas of superiority of ZoomText
over Zoom besides what I've mentioned? And do you think ma
Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:23 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Switching to a Mac from PC
Just out of curiosity, can you name other areas of superiority of ZoomText
over Zoom besides what I've mentioned? And do you think maybe these extra
featu
sage-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 6:34 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Switching to a Mac from PC
>
> Here are the main differe
planet.
Mark
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 6:34 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Switching to a Mac from PC
Here are the main
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 modera
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 deci
well,
in this case, I disagree. the tool is only useful if one can use it. Firefox is
a fine browser (works well with ORCA in linux) but the folks at mozilla Inc.
didn't want to support more than one version. I came up with a solution that
involves having a few custom tags in the configure and c
All i can say here is "it's not about the tool, but the man"
On 8/01/2012, at 7:46 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Fire fox? thats not even accessible with voiceover.
>
> Ricardo Walker
> rica...@appletothecore.info
> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296
> www.appletothecore.info
>
> On Jan 5, 2012, at
Fire fox? thats not even accessible with voiceover.
Ricardo Walker
rica...@appletothecore.info
Twitter & Skype: rwalker296
www.appletothecore.info
On Jan 5, 2012, at 4:09 PM, Luca wrote:
> I am using a mac since late 2010 and frankly have to say that i am
> not going to switch to a mac wi
I shake you by the hand in congratulations of your thought and as Homer simpson
once stated... "I wish to subscribe to your idea and want to know more."
HEHEHEHEHE
There's nothing better than walking into a room proudly carrying your macbook
pro / powerbook, etc in a room full of windows machin
Cool analysis of this mailing list, i submit to the thought.
And so i go off contacting my blind institute about giving users free mac
classes while their entire access tech department full of jaws users complain
about my invasion :)
On 6/01/2012, at 1:23 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote:
> Oh Meg
Oh MegaDots. Lol that brings me back to the days when I used it from Grades 6-8
with Dos and the LiteTalk and the navigator for one year. I enjoyed those days.
When it was put on my Windows 95 machine in Grade 9 with Jaws though, I missed
how the LiteTalk would say everything. But anyway before
OK can beat you on that. been using macs since 1995, stopped in 2001 for a
while as outspoken was no longer supported or available so had to migrate to
windows and learn a new screen reader interface (JAWS)
Back with the mac since 2007 and glad to be back with it.
>From an engineer's level, the
I am using a mac since late 2010 and frankly have to say that i am
not going to switch to a mac with vo, too many bugs and things that
you cannot simply do with vo: advanced word processing, terrible
braille support, tinefficient web browsing (many sites simply dont
work with vo, and what a
I am a braille transcriber in my day job and have to use Megadots and Duxbury
so windows is my day thing and the Mac is my personal thing at home. Still
Safari can't work on all websites so at tines I.E has to feature. I've had my
Mac Book for over a year and a half and wish I could do more se
amen.
I fully agree.
the trick of IT is getting the balance right. There are things windows can do
that mac does differently and things that windows can't offer directly that mac
does. each screen reader offers different levels of support and
interoperability between OS and applications.
For
I think its great that we can talk about our choices without getting hung about
who uses what. May this list continue in this spirit as in the past we have
weathered a number of conflicts. May be the list is maturing which is very
good to see.
Kawal.
On 5 Jan 2012, at 02:00 PM, Garth Humphre
Hi
I also use Zoomtext on my work PC. I have had my MBA for the past few months.
In a lot of ways I love the machine however I also have had some issues.
Firstly, how much zoom do you use? I will regularly jump up to around 30 times
depending upon what I am doing. The max zoom on the Mac cur
;>> 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 an
7;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 c
m 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
>&g
gt; 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
>>
g 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,
gt;> 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 comfortab
nt 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: mac
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
>
>
o 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 ea
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:
>>>
ally 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
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
> 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
>>
>>
>>
hance 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
>>&g
well,
it is a lot easier for some things. there is also built-in help and some
tutorials. sure there is a learning curve (there is with almost everything) but
at least, apple did something right with voiceover. it actually has a standard
API and dev tools. I don't see this in windows at all. JAW
y.
>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>> 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: a
luck in whatever decision you make, and I
hope this helps you out at least a little.
Missy
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:01 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegr
ther 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
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 m
mple. 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
>>>>&g
t; 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.
Hi,
I think there is always trade offs in situations like this. Its more a
question of what do you do on your computer, and can the Mac do them. Another
thing to consider is money. Although you are paying more up front for a Mac
compared to a similar windows PC, if using a payed screen reade
ught 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
e'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
>>
ill 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&
an'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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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
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: macvisi
Good luck in whatever decision you make, and I
hope this helps you out at least a little.
Missy
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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
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
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
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