NumPad Commander on laptop keyboard [was Re: iMac: first impressions]

2012-03-17 Thread Esther
Hi All, Just wanted to clarify that Sarah's speaking about a discovery that was discussed on list two years ago -- if you press one of the arrow keys along with a key from the top row of numbers on a laptop keyboard, and you have NumPad Commander enabled in VoiceOver Utility, then you can

Re: iMac: first impressions

2012-03-16 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi Dane, Thunderbolt is Apple's next-generation I/O Technology. It works with high-resolution displays and high-performance devices through a single port on the back of the iMac. MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and even Mac Minis have these now. It has a connection of 10GB/S both ways, but you'll

iMac: first impressions

2012-03-15 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, I just got my imac two days ago. So far, I really like it, it seems a lot faster than all of the other macs I have, (the white macbook, macbook air, and mac mini). I got it because I need to work with protools for college, and protools works best on imacs. Also, the speakers on the imac are

Re: iMac: first impressions

2012-03-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thanks for this, good to know that my 5 year old Mac doesn't literally sound any different from yours smile. The built-in speakers are excellent as you say, the best built-in speaker sound I too have heard from a computer though I don't tend to use them for music if I can help it, I use a set

Re: iMac: first impressions

2012-03-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
What's Thunderbolt? On 16/03/2012, at 11:43 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi, The iMacs are 17.75 inches tall, have a width of 20.8 inches, depth of 7.42 inches and weigh 20.5 pounds. You can still get the iMacs with 21.5 inch screens too. Of course, the 27 inch is slightly bigger in

Re: iMac: first impressions

2012-03-15 Thread Dane Trethowan
Glad you can still get the USB keyboard, the Num Pad Commander in VO wouldn't be any use without one smile. On 16/03/2012, at 11:43 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: Hi, The iMacs are 17.75 inches tall, have a width of 20.8 inches, depth of 7.42 inches and weigh 20.5 pounds. You can still get

Re: iMac: first impressions

2012-03-15 Thread Sarah Alawami
Actually it is. Just hold down the right arrow key and hit the numbers on the number fow. I do this all the time if I need to do something quickly,. Take care all. On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Glad you can still get the USB keyboard, the Num Pad Commander in VO wouldn't

Re: iMac: first impressions

2012-03-15 Thread Thomas McMahan
Yes well as of last October you could because that's what I got for mine, standard keyboard and standard mouse. 21 inch screen, but I expanded the ram card thought we could survive with the 21 inch screen in trade for the card the screen is still larger than on the old i-mac that we bought