It is definitely an Air. Specs may well be a problem but he is not very technical and was following Apple support advice.
David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher gilland Sent: 19 December 2013 11:12 To: OS X & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Mavericks and MBA I'm curious in the first place what he was doing with Snow Leopard installed. I didn't think the airs were even around back in the days of Snow Leopard. the only thing that I can think maybe is, what model air is this? How much ram and processor power does he have? How much hard disk space did he have before updating? I'm wonderring if he's running low on specks. Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Griffith" <[email protected]> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 5:59 AM Subject: Mavericks and MBA >A friend has rung me after being advised by Apple Support to upgrade his > Snow Leopard to Mavericks so he can properly synch his new iPhone 5S. > > His MBA is however now unusable. > > I can hear his Voiceover over the phone and even in List view Voiceover is > constantly saying Finder busy. He is also unable to bring up the Dock > with VO D. I got him to put keyboard help on and this command should > still > work in theory. > > If nothing else it persuades me to continue to avoid Mavericks but is > there > anything else people can suggest he does? > I suggest he rings Apple support to see how he can get ML installed but > any > other suggestions welcome. > > David Griffith > > Regards > > David Griffith > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > 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/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure > that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] 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/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] 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/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
