You are right, I just plugged this Alva into my computer, turned it on and away it went. The only thing I had to do was connect it via blue tooth but I have a usb cord for if I wanted it to be usb.
*** The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. -- Numbers 6:24-26 On Apr 3, 2014, at 3:31 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: > Hi there > Speaking of working out of the box right away, let me give you a short > explanation of what happened at my moms house. I was signed into my mom's > Internet, and had gotten through setting up a trip back home. I wanted to > print > > My boarding pass. My mom was all concerned and said "do you think it's going > to work question "I just said "well, nine times out of 10 when I plug > something into my computer, it works the first time." plug her old printer > into my Mac, and of course, it worked like a charm. If I had a Windows > computer, I would've had to go find the driver and install the thing first. > For those of you that are new out there, you may not know that in most cases > when you get ready to set up your printer are you going to do is plug the > thing it. > Oh yes, this applies to braille displays too. > > Sincerely, > Gigi Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 3, 2014, at 1:19 AM, Andrew Head <ath...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> Learning the mac sure is a big learning curve. Simple tasks you knew how to >> do under windows suddenly become tricky until you know the correct >> keystrokes. Ultimately however, once you've mastered the basics of what you >> want to know, you'll pick up on things much faster and everything will make >> more sense and it'll be worth making the switch. I am still a somewhat new >> user myself having only got my mac last year, but I'm so glad I did. more >> things just work straight out of the box and some things such as downloading >> books from audible work straight out of the box, without having to download >> extra software to accomplish this, and lots of things work out of the box >> because accessibility itself is straight out of the box. >> >> Good luck Hang in there, and enjoy your mac. :) >> Andrew On 3 Apr 2014, at 4:50 am, Kerri <shalo...@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>> hillo, Jean: >>> >>> I think the learning curve is steep for most people and in this I was >>> fortunate as I am (unfortunately) unemployed and so could take the time to >>> learn the Mac. For me the most difficult aspect was knowing how to access >>> help because this list though helpful, was unable to assist until I learned >>> how to compose an email. I say this because if I'd known that would have >>> been the first question I'd have asked. Composing a new email is done with >>> command plus n once you open the emial client. >>> >>> *** >>> "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. They have never >>> forgotten this." >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 2, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Jean Parker <radiofore...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello to the person who is thinking of making the switch to mac: >>>> I did this about a year ago and here are my thoughts. >>>> First of all, the reason I switched was similar to that of other people, >>>> my PC became inoperable one to many times and it was at a time when I was >>>> to have begun an online teaching assignment. I came very close to losing >>>> my job because getting the PC laptop repaired/replaced and then everything >>>> restored took so long. It was a total disaster! >>>> >>>> The learning curve was steep for me and it took about two months to return >>>> to any semblance of efficiency. I am sure it is shorter for many people >>>> and longer for others. So, during the transition, it would be helpful to >>>> allow for the time and energy it will take to learn the new system and >>>> screen reader. >>>> >>>> There are fantastic resources on this list for getting help. These >>>> include several people who are authorised by Apple to teach the Mac using >>>> Voiceover. Keep in mind however, that Apple does not pay for this >>>> training and although it is reasonably priced, this is one area where >>>> Apple could do better. I live close to an Apple store and although I had >>>> the One to One training the first year I had my Mac, I did not renew it. >>>> I found that the trainers were very knowledgeable about the Mac but not >>>> about Voiceover. I receive far superior information from this list >>>> without leaving home. >>>> >>>> If you live near an Apple store you also have access to something called a >>>> Genious Bar. If you are having some difficulty with your computer, after >>>> an upgrade for example, you can take it to them and get it sorted out for >>>> free. Apple has phone support which others on this list have much more >>>> experience with than I do. >>>> >>>> In general, working with and maintaining the Mac is a much more >>>> streamlined process than a PC. For example, my disk drive bit the dust >>>> the last time I was working in India. Because I have Apple Care, it was >>>> replaced with no charge but I found that the restoration process was a >>>> thousand times easier and less time-consuming than it ever was on the PC. >>>> Apple has Time Machine which makes a backup of your disk including data >>>> which you use to restore the system. If you haven't backed up in a while, >>>> it even reminds you to do it. >>>> >>>> So, if you do switch to the Mac, be sure and allow yourself time to >>>> integrate the new knowledge systematically. I for one, would never even >>>> consider returning to using a PC. But if for some reason I had to, I >>>> would either use bootcamp or VM Fusion instead of going back to a computer >>>> environment which is so unstable and unpredictable. To me, using a PC >>>> became unviable in my work environment so it had to go. >>>> >>>> The only thing I find more difficult with Mac is using Skype. On the PC >>>> you can use GW Connect which manages voice and text chatting tasks very >>>> well. When I called GW Micro to ask them if they would make a Mac >>>> version, I thought they were going to hang up on me. So, that is the only >>>> compromise I feel I have made. >>>> >>>> Good luck with your decision and keep asking us questions. >>>> Jean >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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