Re: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac

2014-03-15 Thread Alex Hall
Jaws and NVDA should both be SR key-b, or SR key-ctrl-b. SR key is what I'm calling the "screen reader" key - usually caps lock on a laptop, or insert on a full-sized keyboard. If not, and if you are using NVDA, google and download "resource monitor NVDA add-on". It gives you battery, ram usage,

Re: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac

2014-03-15 Thread Ezzy Bueno
Thank you all for your helpful suggestions. It means a lot. :-) Now, can you please tell me how you check your battery status while on Windows? Thanks! Ezzie On 3/15/14, Piotr Machacz wrote: > Another way to switch what OS you're booting into is through the startup > disk options. If you're curr

Re: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac

2014-03-15 Thread Piotr Machacz
Another way to switch what OS you're booting into is through the startup disk options. If you're currently on the mac, go to system preferences, then startup disk. You will need to unlock the settings, then you can choose if you want to boot into OS X or windows and also have a restart button. O

Re: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac

2014-03-14 Thread Alex Hall
awn > Sent From My White MacBook > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 8:30 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac > > F

RE: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac

2014-03-14 Thread BBS
ionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 8:30 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac First, download and install the free Refit Boot manager. This nifty bit of softwa

Re: Questions About Running Windows On my Mac

2014-03-14 Thread Alex Hall
First, download and install the free Refit Boot manager. This nifty bit of software gives you first-letter navigation of your startup disks, and automatically prompts for one. When I used it, I could hit the power button, press W right after the chime, and Windows would boot. Or, I could press M