Hello Peggy and all: Then that makes me just one of those darn meddling kids at 40 (grin)..
Given the writing of the article in the Braille Monitor it looks like I will need to renew my annual membership in S.O.S. (stamp out stupidity). Thought I could save the 20 bucks this year. Oh well, it is a good cause. 90% of the proceeds go to the Itunes store (wink). On Jun 10, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Peggy Fleischer wrote: > > Well I got my mac in March of this year because I don't want to mess > with Windows seven. I'm 47 in October. Does that mean I'm young? :) > On Jun 10, 2009, at 3:16 AM, Jenny Kennedy wrote: > >> >> I don't know who would be counted in the "young" group and who in the >> "old. I first heard rumblings that the Mac was accessable in late >> 2007.I was 30 then and am 32 now, got my Mac when I was 31. So not >> sure where I fit, young or old or whatever... >> >> My story was this. My windows computer was on it's last legs and we >> knew that I had to get a new one. At first we thought about >> getting a >> low cost windows laptop. Then they came out with vista. My partner >> Larry at first didn't want to drop so much money all at once on a >> computer. But I sat down and did a lot of research. Listened to >> screenless switchers, joined this list, listened to everything ACB >> radio had to say found other podcasts and after that I priced out how >> much would it be to get a laptop with windows and a copy of JAWS. >> Then I priced out the ongoing costs, upgrades to the OS and JAWS and >> other things. I gathered everything I learned and presented it to >> Larry. I think after all was said and done that the Mac, while >> expensive at first more or less payed for it's self in the money I >> saved as it had a built in screen access and screen enlargement, plus >> the most I'd think of paying for os/A/T upgrades with the mac at tops >> would be 150 bucks compaired to havint to spend 200 a year ontop of >> the nearly 1000 starting price for a windows screen reader. Just >> after we took the choice to get the Mac I got a chance to try vista >> as >> I barrowed my stepdaughter's new vista computer. I tried timed demos >> of JAWS and W.E. and the free screen readers and was so grumpy with >> the whole thing. Larry got to see first hand what a pain in the neck >> it all was and I even got him to listen to some of the mac demos. He >> said we got the mac because it has what I need and seems to be a >> better computer for me. I haven't crashed it yet and aside from a >> few >> structure problems with the macbook, like little shards of it coming >> apart where the lid shuts and the recent shorting out of the option >> key I have had no trouble with it. I think people can take the >> choice >> if they find themselves where I was. In need of a computer and free >> and open to anything. I'm a stay at home mom so don't have to worry >> about my mac interfacing with other computers I like my choice and am >> glad I took the time to learn all I could rather than just >> following a >> mass of people one way or the other. >> >> Jenny >> blueskyes9112...@gmail.com >> Olathe, Ks USA >> >> On 6/10/09, Mark Baxter <markbaxte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> This is typical NFB. Prey on an already oppressed popularion with >>> scare tactics about what *COULD* go wrong and how helpless they'd be >>> unless trhey do things the NFB way. It's why I have very little to >>> do >>> with organized groups of blind people. Don't feel bad; I also scoff >>> at organized religion in favor of individual spirituality, and hate >>> Christmas because of shopping mobs and humans in packs. Don't >>> beieve >>> what the NFB tells you; they're just anothe organization with >>> another >>> marketing angle. >>> >>> >>> Mark BurningHawk >>> >>> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>> MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com >>> My home page: >>> http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> > > > > Take good care and I wish you enough. Love Me --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
