Hi all, Wow, thanks for all the responses, I'll be reading through the links Phil gave.
I've got a lot to think about then. I googled VM fusion and discover it's a way of running Windows on a Mac right? So I would need a copy of Windows and whatever else I wanted to run in Windows. I wonder where in the UK I could buy a full copy of Windows. I don't know much about this as I have always bought systems with Windows already installed and as far as I know the CDs that came with them were not full Windows CDs, just recovery CDs. Does anyone know anything about where I might buy Windows CD? There are several things that appeal to me about Mac, having heard a few podcasts and a friend demonstrating his to me recently. But one reason I was thinking of keeping my costs down. Because I have a dying laptop running Windows Vista and JAWS 10. The kinds of Windows laptops I'm looking at cost around £600. Plus to upgrade JAWS would cost £400 something. So I was thinking if I went for Mac with built-in screen reader that would be slightly cheaper. But if I decided for some reason I would need Windows sometimes this would increase the cost significantly, and I think I would need to use tables a fair bit. So I guess I'll keep this laptop going as long as possible and maybe I can get the money together to get a Mac plus Windows and VM fusion and JAWS latest version...and in the meantime start at least reading about how to use Mac and Voiceover. Thanks for all the help. I shall continue probably lurking on this list to learn more about Mac while I get ready/save up... Catherine On 8/15/12, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote: > Catherine, Just a follow-up to my earlier post. I suggest you also check out > > the very well done podcasts at > www.htb2.com > > This man recently lost his eyesight in afganistan and now uses Macs to great > > effect. His casts are very positive, helpful and well-done. > > He covers subjects like web surfing with Safari (an excellent and easy to > use web browser on the Mac) > > and many other topics of interest to blind mac users. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > -- Twitter: CTurner1980 My blog: http://catherineturner.wordpress.com <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
