Hey Joe Good to see your still out there. Haven't heard from you in a long time. I think you will enjoy mac os very much once you learn how voiceover works. It took me a long time. Do hang in there with it if you get frustrated.
Take care --FC On Feb 28, 2011, at 11:41 PM, Joseph Norton wrote: > Hi: > > My name is Joseph Norton, from Dalton, GA. > > As i mentioned before, I have just ordered a new Mac Mini and am anxiously > awaiting delivery. > > I have long been a DOS and Windows user and have had experience in Linux, > most notably the console mode. While I have recently played around with ORCA > under X-Windows, I have mostly stuck to command-line stuff under Linux. > > From some recent BlindCoolTech podcasts, (Thanks Mike), and from comments of > other happy Mac users of VoiceOver, I decided the time had come to learn a > new OS. Also, the fact that I could just go out and buy the computer and not > have to spend a dime on another screen-reader was a big deciding factor. Not > to mention the fact that, if I so desire, I can install the OS from scratch, > without sighted assistance, if I need to--and I probably will do it, just to > get the feel for it. I may be a bit strange, but, I like to play with > installing an OS, trying different ways to configure it, and, even see how I > can have more than one OS on the same machine. > > Back a few years ago, I had a machine with Windows 98 SE, Windows XP and > Linux. It was so nice to know that, I had tools for accomplishing different > things in each OS, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. I even had > drive images of different versions of Windows so I could troubleshoot. > > One time, for example, I had a friend who spent two hours with AOL tech > support because he could not access the Internet through their service. > Since he was using Windows 95, I used by image of Windows 95 and was able to > duplicate his problem. I was able to tell him how to access hidden older > versions of the AOL software on the CD's they used to send out, which fixed > his problem. The AOL support person did not have a clue what my friend > should do. I had him up and running in 10 minutes or so, after I found out > what the problem was. > > Now, I hope to add experience with MAC OS to my learnings. > > I have seen posts on this list and you all seem to be very helpful. Keep up > the good work. We newbie's out there may need a hint or two along the way. > I have already learned some things I might need to know. > > This is probably the longest post from me that you will see. I apologize if > I have taken more time than necessary, but, I will keep it more to the point > in the future. > > Again, I can't wait to dive into this new experience. > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 5915 (20110228) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
