Okay, please don't shoot me for this, but I think it needs to be mentioned. Sorry, but... why a mac? NVDA on Windows is much cheaper and does just as well in pretty much everything, even better in some areas (Safari, I'm looking at you and your lack of a flat representation). I know this is a mac list, and I'm not saying the mac is bad, but when you can get a reasonably good Windows laptop for $300, or the basic mac laptop for $1000, and where money is an issue... well, you see where I'm coming from I hope. On Dec 2, 2012, at 7:54 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote:
> Hi y'all > I have a blind friend who I think is totally blind, at the very least close > to it. She's not quite ready yet to get her technology, but she and I have > agreed we're going to visit that issue in June when I am going to Houston > where she lives. This friend, in my opinion, needs a Mac or an iPad because > she can't get training because of you know why and has limited computer > skills now. Money is an issue for this lady, so we need to get the best for > her for what she can do. > > If she gets a Mac of any variety, she can sign up for one to one training and > go there once a week if needed. I know there are some issues with this for > VoiceOver users, but I think if we have a nice talk with the manager we can > get someone who is willing to work with her who is willing to take some extra > effort and would consider it fun. Of the two Mac computers, the Mac Mini and > the MacBook Air, which one would you guys consider the best for a situation > like hers? If she gets an iPad, she would probably need to rely on her blind > friends who have iPhones and/or iPads to help her. I don't think this lady > can take the group classes Apple offers for IOS devices like the iPhone > because I don't think she could keep up, given her current computer > knowledge. This lady is in her seventies and has decided to move into the > 21st century because she is seeing a need for email. > > Thanks guys for your opinions on this. > > Regards, > Gigi > > -- > 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. > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.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.
