Hi Scott, I can answer some of your questions. The Mac comes with TextEdit which is like Notepad in Windows, but a bit fancier. you can do some simple formatting in TextEdit, and save your documents in different formats like .RTF and .docx. However, a more full-fledged word processor for the mac is Pages and it's available from the Mac app store. AppleVis has both mac and iOS apps that you may find useful, as well as some podcasts about a variety of things: http://www.applevis.com there's also: http://www.macfortheblind.com If you check those sites, there should be a few podcasts you'll be able to find about Macs with Voiceover and how to do that. Also something you can subscribe to, (i'm a new subscriber thanks to this list) is the mac power user's podcast. I can't speak to your Anti-virus software question, but I'm sure someone more knowledgeable would be glad to.
Rachel On Jul 8, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Scott Berry wrote: > Hello there, > > I am thinking about changing over to a Mac exclusively for school work. but > I have a few questions. > > 1. Will Microsoft Office work with VoiceOver? If not, what would be another > good word processing program for school work? > > 2. I do remember a while ago that there was a site with Mac apps on it that > worked well for the blind could I get that site again please > > 3. I have a Pacmate braille display will that work on the Mac? > > 4. I also have a Enabling Technologies Romeo 25 braille embosser will that > work on the Mac? > > 5. Due to restrictions at college they force me to install Symantec > Antivirus will there be any problems with that? > > 6. Are there any good podcasts, blogs, or any other pages about Voiceover > and how to use a Mac as a blind person? > > -- > Scott Berry > Msn: electronicman1...@gmail.com > Skype me at: scottbb1973 > > -- > 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. > > <scottbb1973.vcf> -- 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.
