Thanks everyone for your responses. I will check out those podcasts everyone has recommended. I feel much better with the decision to switch to mac now, especially after Kevin's experience as a graduate student.
I'm sure I will have more questions as I go but thanks for the start. -Greg On 7/23/10, Sarai Bucciarelli <bucc7...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Hi: > I'm a new Mac user, and will never go back to Windows. The things to keep in > mind. This isn't Windows, don't learn it as such. VO isn't Jaws, don't learn > it as such. > I can chat on Googletalk, I do it for work. I use Adium to IM. I use iWork > for all word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation needs. Go to > www.blindcooltech.com, and download all podcasts by Mike Arigo. You will > find them helpful. > Sarai Bucciarelli > Personal Come join me on www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia > > On Jul 21, 2010, at 9:18 PM, Greg Aikens wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> I am brand new to the list. I am looking at getting a new computer and >> have been thinking for a while about getting a mac. I am starting an >> M.Ed. at Vanderbilt University in Education of the Visually Impaired >> this fall and my biggest concern is being able to do my schoolwork on >> the mac. I have heard and read all kinds of info about what does and >> doesn't work with voice over and much of the info conflicts. I was >> wondering if someone could point me to some resources which might help >> me decide if making the switch is right for me. Any information about >> how big the learning curve will be for a guy used to Jaws and windows >> vista would also be appreciated. >> >> Things I must be able to do include word processing, reading pdf's, >> accessing books from bookshare and RFB and D, research on the >> internet, accessing course notes and presentations, accessing >> educational sites such as Blackboard, working with braille files, and >> OCR. >> >> Things that are also pretty important to me are access to chat >> programs like google talk or whatever the mac equivalent is and Skype. >> That's all I can think of at the moment. >> >> I know this is a long list of things but I'm not really sure where to >> start. Any direction, specific info on one of these topics, or general >> info about making the transition would be great. >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Greg Aikens >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- 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.
