I have parallels installed on my Mac. I already had Windows xp installed via BootCamp which I used rarely for applications that you could not get to run on a Mac back in the day when I used to have a Nokia phone and a Sat nav that was not a tom tom. After losing my site I thought I would install Parallels to take advantage of my boot camp and read that it was better and faster then VMware.'s Fusion.
I did needed some sighted assistance to set it up. Not sure if Fusion would be better then this. What I do like is that Zoom on the Mac seems to work on the Windows side too. I have downloaded JAWS 11 demo so I can try and learn it a little before I have to use it at work. I think the majority of people probably use Windows on their Mac occasionally to run the odd application that is not available for the Mac. I know others who use it for gaming. Life would be much easier if my Employer would just let me hook up my Mac to their network, but sadly everything they use is Microsoft. My experience of JAWS so far is awful! I started using VO before learning JAWS which is probably the opposite of most. It feels like taking a step backwards to be honest. Yes lots of things work, but I find it very clumsy not having a rota to flick between forms and headers and stuff. None of this press INS and function key whatever. Maybe in time I might prefer it, but I doubt it as I am a true Mac boy. On 18 Jun 2010, at 15:05, Olivia Norman wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Now, this is just my opinion, so don't flame me to much, OK? :) I just don't > understand totally why people install windows on the mac and what they use it > for? It seems to me, and my admittedly limited experience with windows over > the last few years, that it just simply isn't worth the trouble and expense > for most people. Consider that windows isn't accessible out of the box, so > you've often got to get some expensive third party solution like Jaws to make > it accessible to you, as well as purchasing windows. I guess the question > I'm asking here, is if you're going to shell out the cash for windows, and > the third party access solutions, why get a mac in te first place? Also, > from a VO users prospective, how difficult is it to switch between the two > operating systems? > I'm just curious, and if you're using windows, I would be interested in > knowing why and how you switch between the OS's? > Thanks for appeasing my curiosity! I'm sure there are totally good reasons > for using windows on a mac, I'd just like to know why/what they are! > Olivia > "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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.
