don't forget the tables app. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Kilburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12:33 AM Subject: Re: Spredsheet
Hi Pete, > Sorry, I should have been a little more precise here, read on. > You said: I am looking to give the Mac a fair shake for my > personal use. critical > programs for me are spread sheet aps, internet surfing, e-mail and > music. > TK: Three out of four ain't bad. eMail - Yes, Apple Mail is pre- > installed and thus free. Internet surfing - Yes, Safari is pre- > installed and thus free. Music - Yes, iTunes is pre-installed and > thus free=. Spreadsheet apps - Not really yet. Apple has an app in > their iWork suite called Numbers, it's partially accessible but > really not usable at this point. They are working on it but it's > just not ready as of yet. Another company called Mariner Software > has something called Mariner Calc that we are hoping is ready some > time soon as well. Mariner software has a good track record with > accessible Mac software but their Word Processor and Spreadsheet > suite is not quite there yet. Other than that, I'm not sure if > there are any other choices. Someone else may be a little more > knowledgeable than myself on that one. hope this helps some. Later...
