I'm sure you will be happy with the switch, I now have 3 macs, and 0 PCs, and while I still need to run windows occasionally, the mac operating system is by far my primary OS On Jul 23, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Greg Aikens wrote:
> 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. > -- 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.
