Hi Nic, You're quite welcome. If you have anymore questions let me know. I'm using the lease to own version right now, too.
Take care. Rock on, Portia. Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > Ah, definitely. I might simply switch to Window-Eyes at some point > then, just to aoid the JAWS issue. > Thanks a lot. > > Regards, > Nic > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Portia wrote: > > >> When you install Window-eyes, you don't enter a serial number or >> license >> key. You just install and configure it to your liking. Now, on the >> other >> hand, if you purchase the lease to own version, then there is an >> activation key you enter. Btw, you renew your lease to own copy >> every 30 >> days. So every thirty days, you purchase a new activation key and then >> go into the Window-eyes license manager and enter the new key. The >> license manager is in the Window-Eyes folder, which is placed in the >> all >> programs submenu when you install Window-eyes. Just wanted to make >> sure >> I explained things right, Smile. >> >> Hope this helps, and makes sense. Have a totally awesome evening. >> >> Smiles, >> >> >> >> Portia. >> >> Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Oh, I guess it wouldn't be. Window Eyes is more like a serial you >>> enter I think. That's nice. Well, JAWS doesn't like it for obvious >>> reason, but it can be annoying. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>> AIM: cincinster >>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>> Facebook Profile >>> My Twitter >>> >>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Portia wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Nope, Window-Eyes isn't like that. >>>> >>>> Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Well, I believe EchoLink does exist on the Mac-side as EchoMac, >>>>> last I >>>>> heard and extremely accessible. >>>>> >>>>> As for using Windows, it's all probably about taking the plunge >>>>> to a >>>>> new operating system and letting go of Windows. I've pretty much >>>>> completed that step, but there is only one minor thing. Mudding. >>>>> That >>>>> is the only thing I actually do on Windows now. I did hear the >>>>> developer of the MUD-client Atlantis might be adding VoiceOver >>>>> support, hopefully. Otherwise I'll just use Terminal. >>>>> I use VUScan and ReadIris for my scanning needs. >>>>> >>>>> As for virtual machines, mine runs quite efficiently. It all >>>>> depends >>>>> how you have set the ram allocation. Make sure not to set it too >>>>> high, >>>>> otherwise memory swapping will occur. A good idea is to test >>>>> different >>>>> setups before installing any screen reader licenses such as >>>>> authorization keys for JAWS and so-forth. Otherwise when changing >>>>> the >>>>> ram for your Windows machine, JAWS will think it is a new computer >>>>> and >>>>> require you to reactivate. Window-Eyes is probably the same way. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Nic >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>>>> AIM: cincinster >>>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>>> Facebook Profile >>>>> My Twitter >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 9:16 AM, Tony Bernedal wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Anouk. >>>>>> I have also used my mac for around 3 months now, and like you I >>>>>> still >>>>>> use windows for a couple of things. I trying to get the scanning >>>>>> and >>>>>> ocr to work on the mac but for now windows and omnipage have to do >>>>>> the >>>>>> jobb. I had a license for windows xp lying on the shelf from a no >>>>>> longer working laptop and I installed xp with vmware as a virtual >>>>>> machine and doing my scanning there and it works good but the >>>>>> virtual >>>>>> machine is very slow. I also use windows for Echolink, wich is a >>>>>> ham-radio software wich don't exist on the mac. Also the >>>>>> software to >>>>>> setup and program my hamradio stations is only windows programs. >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> very happy mac user now and after some updates to snow leopard my >>>>>> problems with it is gone. >>>>>> I hope the issue with the thumbkey on your display can be >>>>>> solved. I >>>>>> have same issue with alva satelite. >>>>>> I also have a battle with EyeTV software wich for some odd reason >>>>>> doesn't find my tv channels on the cable network. And it is also >>>>>> very >>>>>> tricky to use with VO. I use VLC for webradio and movies and it >>>>>> works >>>>>> great (vlc version 1.x doesn't work under windows and linux at all >>>>>> with screenreader, only on mac, great!). >>>>>> And I also like the speed, starting my windows pc here at works >>>>>> take >>>>>> forever and the mac is at the desktop in almost 0 time. And, the >>>>>> sleep >>>>>> works well too. >>>>>> So I'm happy with my mac system. >>>>>> Good luck with your mac! >>>>>> Regards Tony >>>>>> >>>>>> 2009/10/21, a radix <anou...@home.nl>: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, I have been using my mac for about 2 months now especially >>>>>>> at school >>>>>>> although at home I still often use my pc and I will explain below >>>>>>> why. In >>>>>>> general my experiences with the mac have been very positive >>>>>>> especially after >>>>>>> installing snow leopard. I can use skype and msn just as well >>>>>>> as on >>>>>>> my pc. >>>>>>> And after I dumped itunes and started using vlc instead watching >>>>>>> movies and >>>>>>> listening to music became a breeze. I recently bought apples >>>>>>> office >>>>>>> suite >>>>>>> because I prefer that over using textedit or the free text >>>>>>> editors/ >>>>>>> office >>>>>>> suits that are available. I am also intending to go and use >>>>>>> garage >>>>>>> band in >>>>>>> the future if I can get that working with my yamaha keyboard. I >>>>>>> like the >>>>>>> built-in speakers and sound quality alhtough listening through >>>>>>> its >>>>>>> sound >>>>>>> output with my own in ear monitors is nothing special. I still >>>>>>> find >>>>>>> using >>>>>>> the internet on the mac a bit mor ework then i did while using my >>>>>>> pc and it >>>>>>> goes a bit slower also when reading docucments i notice that I >>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>> endlessly use the right thumb key on my braille display to >>>>>>> continue >>>>>>> reading, >>>>>>> eventually i have to press the right arrow on my normal >>>>>>> keyboard if >>>>>>> I want >>>>>>> to read onm. This does become irritating after a while if you >>>>>>> need >>>>>>> to read >>>>>>> long documents. >>>>>>> At home I still mostly use my windows pc although i now have >>>>>>> gotten >>>>>>> mail >>>>>>> working on the mac as well because 1. I use omnipage pro 16 under >>>>>>> windows to >>>>>>> scan my books for school, while I know that there are some >>>>>>> scanning >>>>>>> solutions for the mac that i will probbably try once the hp >>>>>>> drivers >>>>>>> for sl >>>>>>> have been released I just dont know if they will be as good and >>>>>>> easy as >>>>>>> using omnipage pro 16 and am a bit hesistant to try it because of >>>>>>> that (I >>>>>>> really really hope that a full version of finereader will >>>>>>> eventually be >>>>>>> released for the mac since I have heard it can rival omnipage >>>>>>> pro). >>>>>>> Secondly there is filesharing, i will be brief. Ftp does work on >>>>>>> the mac >>>>>>> with transmit which I rather like although I have not >>>>>>> registered it >>>>>>> yet, >>>>>>> questions i asked its support team went unanswered. Usenet also >>>>>>> works but >>>>>>> udner windows I preferred to use other programs which are not >>>>>>> available on >>>>>>> the mac. >>>>>>> The third point is playing games which I do a lot on the pec >>>>>>> especially >>>>>>> interactive fiction and muds. There is an interpreter for >>>>>>> interactive >>>>>>> fiction called zoom which I tried and although I can open games >>>>>>> with it >>>>>>> saved games were a problem for me since I could not open a saved >>>>>>> game file >>>>>>> (made in frotz). >>>>>>> For muds the situation on the mac is not so good, I play them all >>>>>>> the time >>>>>>> on windows but there is only one mudclient that I know of which >>>>>>> works under >>>>>>> sl and which is still being developed, jamochamud which works >>>>>>> under >>>>>>> java. It >>>>>>> is not too accessible at the moment but the programmer has >>>>>>> promised >>>>>>> to look >>>>>>> at it, still it does not offer all the features even then that >>>>>>> I am >>>>>>> used to >>>>>>> on a windows client. >>>>>>> As soon as windows 7 becomes officially available I am planning >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> install >>>>>>> it on my mac (probbably via bootcamp) so that I at least can >>>>>>> use my >>>>>>> mac all >>>>>>> the time even if I need to use windows, hopefully for the >>>>>>> scanning >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> downloading tasks I will in the future be able to use the mac >>>>>>> and I >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> hopes for muds as well but for now at least my mac is mostly used >>>>>>> at school >>>>>>> and in the library. >>>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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