I have to say that this is true when I became a mac user. What I found tough was that blasted interacting, I still detest it vehemently. But forgetting windows completely for me, was not a huge help because of the concepts that are the same across the board. On 2013-01-14, at 4:51 AM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote:
> You know, As an instructor, some times I find this advice helpful and > sometimes not. While it is useful at times to torpido peoples > pre-conceptions, it is true that a number of concepts are the same across the > board, such as file browsing, email reading, and copying/pasting. Some users > Won't move on without their creature comforts. How do I read the title bar? > So, if I give them a keystroke that lets them read the title of a window, > even if I have to then explain about the application chooser since they are > on the same keypress, it makes them feel better having that handy. > > I could honestly take both sides or approaches to this. Depending on which > one seems to be most helpful to the person I'm sitting in front of. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the > ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2013-01-10, at 5:30 AM, Kliphton A M <kliph...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The one thing that someone told me helped the most. Forget everything you >> know about windows! The 2 systems are as different as night and day, so >> open your mind, and learn the new OS, because even though your not a knew >> computer user, the system is new to you. Once you do this, everything will >> start to make more since. >> >> Kliphton Senior >> (Email&iMessage) kliph...@gmail.com >> (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 >> (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com >> (Life Journal) kliphton.wordpress.com >> http://facebook.com/kliphandsharrie >> >> On Jan 9, 2013, at 11:28 AM, David Hole <balubathebr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks. >>> >>> As far as I know, there are many here in this group who are helping >>> blind people switching from Windows to Mac. >>> Do you have any strategies to help them get fast into the VoiceOver >>> commands, and how they can "distance" them selves from the Windows >>> platform, and learn Mac the best way there is? >>> For example, is the best way to first learn to use VoiceOver with the >>> QuickKeys, or the hard way with so many keys pressed at once some >>> times? >>> What about what to learn first, do you learn them a piece of software >>> (such as Mail or Safari) or how the OS and how VoiceOver interacts >>> with it before going into apps? >>> >>> All comments on this is really welcome. >>> >>> Best regards David >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > -- > 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.
