Thanks for all the info. Sounds like Fusion is the way to go for me. Catherine
On 1/22/13, cait furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, np, it's how we all learn! > Cait > > On 2013-01-22, at 3:11 PM, "jamie coady" <darklordja...@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > >> thanks for this. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: cait furness >> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:20 PM >> To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility >> Subject: Re: Windows Fusion questions >> >> fusion is easy to set up. Either purchase the dvd from a retailer or >> download the file from their site and install it onto your mac and follow >> the prompts. You can then install the other OS independently as a blind >> person, which is beyond all coolness imho! Everything is accessible on >> the mac side, but once you're into the other OS, it's business as usual. >> Caitlyn >> >> On 2013-01-22, at 8:05 AM, Catherine Turner >> <catherineturner2...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I want to do what I think some others on this list do and have the >>> option of running Windows on my Mac so that for certain tasks I can >>> switch to Windows and use my screen reader there. I just googled >>> windows fusion and came up with a site talking about another product, >>> Parallels Desktop. >>> >>> My question is are people here using Windows Fusion, or Parallels >>> Desktop? Is there anything accessibilitywise to make me choose one >>> over the other? 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