Thank you very much.
Regarding the keyboard and the DVD drives, I think I touched on both
of those in my discussion and I agree with you about the keyboard, the
Macbook keyboard took me a while to get used to though when I started
using the keyboard of my new Imac (which has a similar look and feel
to that of the macbook) things became somewhat easier.
I'm actually thinking of interviewing someone who has a Macbook Pro so
we can do comparisons "on-the-fly" between the 2 machines in a
podcast. Another project I have in the pipe line is to interview a 22
year old woman who got herself an Ibook on a Monday and knew more
about it than a lot of other people do by the Thursday, I sold that
machine to her and as I told her to her face, sitting down and
learning Voiceover and everything else in that time I reckon is quite
a feat and I hope that she's justly proud of herself for what she did,
anyway that's coming up in the future on blind cool tech. I welcome
your suggestions and feedback.
On 28/01/2008, at 2:40 PM, Esther wrote:
Hi Dane,
Thanks for the Blind Cool Tech podcast. I also enjoyed hearing about
your experiences in "the early days" using precursors to VoiceOver..
What with the extensive(!) discussion of the MacBook vs. MacBook Pro
over the last day or so, this should help people come to a decision.
It's still probably best for folks to try these out themselves, if
they have
the opportunity, as you and others have said. (And, neat touch your
reminding everyone how to start up VoiceOver!).
A couple of comments that I don't think have been much discussed
recently: the MacBooks can be purchased with either a Combo drive
(read CDs and DVDs and write CDs) or a SuperDrive (read and write
CDs and DVDs), while I think the SuperDrive is standard with all the
MacBook Pro models now. With the larger format disks it can be
really convenient to be able to burn DVDs, so this is an option that
potential MacBook buyers should consider.
Another point to consider is the keyboard and layout feel of the
laptop.
(I actually like the action of the shaped keys on the old G4
PowerBooks
best, but that's not an option.) The MacBook form factor is more
comfortable for me -- I'd love it if the processor option of the
MacBook
Pros were available in a smaller unit.
Thanks for the review.
Cheers,
Esther
On Jan 27, 2008, at 03:40PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Hi everyone!
Ok, its taken a while for Larry to put this up but my little piece on
Apple and Macbooks (along with a few additions) <smile> is up at
http://www.blindcooltech.com
if anyone would like to have a listen. This contribution may be of
particular interest to those who are thinking of purchasing a
Macbook,
and who may be interested in some of the computers that Apple is
responsible for.
Please take some time to have a look around the site, enjoy some of
the other contributions made (you'll see some familiar names there
I'm
sure) <smile> and perhaps you may consider subscribing to the Blind
Cool tech podcast in Itunes.
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From Melton Victoria Australia
Phone +613 9747 3975
Voiceover Tech Support +613 8732 9237
Fax +613 9743 7954
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skype: callto:grtdane12
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Dane Trethowan
From Melton Victoria Australia
Phone +613 9747 3975
Voiceover Tech Support +613 8732 9237
Fax +613 9743 7954
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
skype: callto:grtdane12
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