Re: Apple and Windows

2011-10-31 Thread Jonathan Tyrer
HI Niam

I have only one word of advice, if you need to carry on using
Microsoft Office, you'll need to run Windows.  Otherwise, you can go
all mac all the time.

There are other office suites that work with the Mac, but I'm talking
about professional MS Office use that is business critical.

Oh I wouldn't worry about people telling you VO is a very different
type of screen reader, it isn't really.  I've used probably a dozen or
more in my life and believe me, it's just the same as all the rest -
other than the fact it is better designed, works more effectivly and
is free that is!

Good luck.

Jonathan

On 31/10/2011, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith ly...@mac-access.net wrote:
 Hello Niamh

 First of all, my sincere condolences regarding losing your vision. As
 somebody who has sight but is married to a blind man I can see both
 perspectives. I take a deliberate interest in all things accessibility; and
 I wanted to offer you some encouragement.

 Please, firstly, discard the horror stories. You will find that, if done
 correctly, the transition to the Mac can be a painless, even pleasurable and
 thrilling experience. I would also point out that, in order to use Fusion as
 some have suggested, you will first need to use VoiceOver. Otherwise you
 can't possibly navigate around Fusion to configure and start up your
 machine.

 The other alternative is Boot Camp; Apple's free boot manager. But that
 doesn't allow you to use both operating systems at the same time; and it's
 wasteful in my humble opinion.

 My strong advice is to please make use of this resource; we are here and
 happy, no; more than happy to help you. We are thrilled each time we help a
 new user bridge the divide and convert to Mac. And you know, once you get
 over the initial problem of dumping preconceptions, it really doesn't have
 to be that difficult.

 My best advice is to not let the negatives out there; and there are many of
 them who have those negatives often for reasons of self-interest, put you
 off the Mac. Believe me; it is a pleasure to use an operating system which
 isn't prone to the horror show that is the Registry and its associated
 problems.

 First off though; if you want to read about Fusion, you can find it here:
 http://www.vmware.com/fusion/

 There is another alternative which is called Parallels Desktop:
 http://www.parallels.com but the main problem here is that the
 configuration is not accessible in the slightest.

 However, my own tests are showing that still, Parallels Desktop version 7 is
 noticeably faster and more hardware efficient than is VMWare Fusion 4. Once
 configured it could also be simpler for you to deal with; as nobody has
 pointed this out to you, I will do so.

 An easy way to launch either Parallels or Fusion is to simply create an
 alias pointing to your virtual machine. If you don't know how to create an
 alias, don't worry about that for the moment. But once you have your alias,
 you can have it set to load at log-in if you desire so that, in effect, you
 don't even need VoiceOver turned on to launch it. But that's for a later
 discussion.

 Let me conclude by just encouraging you again to give the Mac a go, and to
 use this list for all its worth. I'm one of the co-owners of the list and I
 hereby give you permission to ask as many Mac-related questions as you wish.
 If anybody ticks you off for asking silly questions, I will fly over there
 and personally make sure that they are very sorry. (Just joking). But you
 get the point.

 The configuration of Windows itself once installed is off topic for this
 group; but I along with many others on list would be more than happy I am
 sure to help you with that. Feel free to join our sister group Techno-Chat
 if you so wish, where Windows is up for discussion as much as you like.

 Once again; please don't be shy of asking questions.

 Lynne

 On 30 Oct 2011, at 22:58, Niamh wrote:

 Hi James,
 Nothing cold waterish about your points.
 I think I am hoping to cross over eventually.
 My problem is I only lost my vision 4 years ago, and struggled to conquer
 Jaws and PC.
 I think it is a worry blanket, you know the fear of starting again.
 It is odd to say this, but shopping for apple products just made me feel
 better about myself, I am not sure whether to call it normal or just
 especial.
 Also at work everything is going Apple.
 Just a bit confused.

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Assistive Accessibility Web Content; [Was Apple And Windows]

2011-10-31 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Jonathan

I disagree with one of your comments and, if I may, I'll explain why. But 
naturally this disagreement is merely in the form of constructive and 
friendly discussion. I value your views highly as I do with every single other 
member of this group.

On 31 Oct 2011, at 18:55, Jonathan Tyrer wrote:

• Oh I wouldn't worry about people telling you VO is a very different type of 
screen reader, it isn't really.  I've used probably a dozen or
more in my life and believe me, it's just the same as all the rest - other than 
the fact it is better designed, works more effectivly and
is free that is!

That's the part I disagree with. VO, in respect of web browsing in particular, 
is nothing whatsoever like the rest. In fact, it's very different.

I know that in JFW there's supposedly a WYSIWYG interface; but natively 
VoiceOver is the only one I have ever seen that's totally that way.

To the best of my knowledge, there isn't another screen-reader on Mss platform 
that conforms to the object-orientated standards to which VoiceOver does. Web 
content looks astonishingly different under OSX to how I have ever seen it 
under Windows with an accessibility tool installed.

I don't want to get into the Windows discussion here, and I ask people please 
not to do so. But VO shows the visually impaired user an almost true 
representation of web content the way that we who are so fortunate enough to 
have vision would see it also.

Just one observation for whatever it may be worth.

Lynne

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Apple and Windows

2011-10-30 Thread Niamh
Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
Also which programmes will I need?
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Re: Apple and Windows

2011-10-30 Thread michael maslo
I use windows on my apple perfectly. 

You need a mac and windows and vm fusion or something similar.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Niamh wrote:

 Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
 Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
 Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
 Also which programmes will I need?
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Re: Apple and Windows

2011-10-30 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi Niamh

First off, welcome  to the list.

Please don't think that I'm trying to throw cold wanter on your desire to jump 
to the Mac. The only word of caution I would give you is that you'll need to 
think differently about Voice Over. It is a very different solution than other 
offerings. Also, I'm curious to know how you'll make the jump if you continue 
to use Windows on your Mac? Do you eventually intend to move to Mac for 
everything?

TC :) 
J


On 30 Oct 2011, at 22:17, michael maslo wrote:

 I use windows on my apple perfectly. 
 
 You need a mac and windows and vm fusion or something similar.
 On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Niamh wrote:
 
 Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
 Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
 Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
 Also which programmes will I need?
 Niamh
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Re: Apple and Windows

2011-10-30 Thread Niamh

thanks Michael good tip.
- Original Message - 
From: Michael maslo mmaslo1...@swbell.net

To: Mac OSX  iOS Accessibility mac-access@mac-access.net
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Apple and Windows



I use windows on my apple perfectly.

You need a mac and windows and vm fusion or something similar.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Niamh wrote:


Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
Also which programmes will I need?
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Re: Apple and Windows

2011-10-30 Thread Niamh

Hi James,
Nothing cold waterish about your points.
I think I am hoping to cross over eventually.
My problem is I only lost my vision 4 years ago, and struggled to conquer
Jaws and PC.
I think it is a worry blanket, you know the fear of starting again.
It is odd to say this, but shopping for apple products just made me feel
better about myself, I am not sure whether to call it normal or just
especial.
Also at work everything is going Apple.
Just a bit confused.
Thanks again to you and Michael this list is wonderful.
Niamh
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Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Apple and Windows



Hi Niamh

First off, welcome  to the list.

Please don't think that I'm trying to throw cold wanter on your desire to
jump to the Mac. The only word of caution I would give you is that you'll
need to think differently about Voice Over. It is a very different
solution than other offerings. Also, I'm curious to know how you'll make
the jump if you continue to use Windows on your Mac? Do you eventually
intend to move to Mac for everything?

TC :)
J


On 30 Oct 2011, at 22:17, Michael maslo wrote:


I use windows on my apple perfectly.

You need a mac and windows and vm fusion or something similar.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Niamh wrote:


Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
Also which programmes will I need?
Niamh
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Re: Apple and Windows

2011-10-30 Thread michael maslo
I made the conversation from windows to the mac. It is a curve of learning but 
the only thing I do on my windows system is mudding.

I have a lot more to learn but I love a mac. 

If you flip to a mac understand and be patient with learning it.
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:48 PM, James AUSTIN wrote:

 Hi Niamh
 
 First off, welcome  to the list.
 
 Please don't think that I'm trying to throw cold wanter on your desire to 
 jump to the Mac. The only word of caution I would give you is that you'll 
 need to think differently about Voice Over. It is a very different solution 
 than other offerings. Also, I'm curious to know how you'll make the jump if 
 you continue to use Windows on your Mac? Do you eventually intend to move to 
 Mac for everything?
 
 TC :) 
 J
 
 
 On 30 Oct 2011, at 22:17, michael maslo wrote:
 
 I use windows on my apple perfectly. 
 
 You need a mac and windows and vm fusion or something similar.
 On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Niamh wrote:
 
 Want to make the jump from windows to apple.
 Is it safe to run windows on an Imac?
 Have heard horror stories from people who did it in the past.
 Also which programmes will I need?
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Re: Apple and Windows

2011-10-30 Thread Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith
Hello Niamh

First of all, my sincere condolences regarding losing your vision. As somebody 
who has sight but is married to a blind man I can see both perspectives. I take 
a deliberate interest in all things accessibility; and I wanted to offer you 
some encouragement.

Please, firstly, discard the horror stories. You will find that, if done 
correctly, the transition to the Mac can be a painless, even pleasurable and 
thrilling experience. I would also point out that, in order to use Fusion as 
some have suggested, you will first need to use VoiceOver. Otherwise you can't 
possibly navigate around Fusion to configure and start up your machine.

The other alternative is Boot Camp; Apple's free boot manager. But that doesn't 
allow you to use both operating systems at the same time; and it's wasteful in 
my humble opinion.

My strong advice is to please make use of this resource; we are here and happy, 
no; more than happy to help you. We are thrilled each time we help a new user 
bridge the divide and convert to Mac. And you know, once you get over the 
initial problem of dumping preconceptions, it really doesn't have to be that 
difficult.

My best advice is to not let the negatives out there; and there are many of 
them who have those negatives often for reasons of self-interest, put you off 
the Mac. Believe me; it is a pleasure to use an operating system which isn't 
prone to the horror show that is the Registry and its associated problems.

First off though; if you want to read about Fusion, you can find it here:
http://www.vmware.com/fusion/

There is another alternative which is called Parallels Desktop: 
http://www.parallels.com but the main problem here is that the configuration 
is not accessible in the slightest.

However, my own tests are showing that still, Parallels Desktop version 7 is 
noticeably faster and more hardware efficient than is VMWare Fusion 4. Once 
configured it could also be simpler for you to deal with; as nobody has pointed 
this out to you, I will do so.

An easy way to launch either Parallels or Fusion is to simply create an alias 
pointing to your virtual machine. If you don't know how to create an alias, 
don't worry about that for the moment. But once you have your alias, you can 
have it set to load at log-in if you desire so that, in effect, you don't even 
need VoiceOver turned on to launch it. But that's for a later discussion.

Let me conclude by just encouraging you again to give the Mac a go, and to use 
this list for all its worth. I'm one of the co-owners of the list and I hereby 
give you permission to ask as many Mac-related questions as you wish. If 
anybody ticks you off for asking silly questions, I will fly over there and 
personally make sure that they are very sorry. (Just joking). But you get the 
point.

The configuration of Windows itself once installed is off topic for this group; 
but I along with many others on list would be more than happy I am sure to help 
you with that. Feel free to join our sister group Techno-Chat if you so wish, 
where Windows is up for discussion as much as you like.

Once again; please don't be shy of asking questions.

Lynne

On 30 Oct 2011, at 22:58, Niamh wrote:

Hi James,
Nothing cold waterish about your points.
I think I am hoping to cross over eventually.
My problem is I only lost my vision 4 years ago, and struggled to conquer
Jaws and PC.
I think it is a worry blanket, you know the fear of starting again.
It is odd to say this, but shopping for apple products just made me feel
better about myself, I am not sure whether to call it normal or just
especial.
Also at work everything is going Apple.
Just a bit confused.

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