: Experience Switching to Mac
Hi everyone,
It sounds as if we have all had varying experiences with an reasons for
changing to a mac.
We all have different means of learning as well as different paces we learn.
I think also changing under any circumstances requires a major degree of
commitment that one must
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>>> Shawn
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for anyone that wants my help. Email me
>>>> off list and we'll set something up.
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>>>> Shawn
>>>> Sent From My White MacBook
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>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> [mailto
Voiceover. That goes for anyone that wants my help. Email me
> off list and we'll set something up.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Shawn
> >>> Sent From My White MacBook
> >>>
> >>> From: macvisi...@googlegroups.com [mailto:
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anyone that wants my help. Email me off
>>> list and we'll set something up.
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>>> Shawn
>>> Sent From My White MacBook
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>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On B
you how
>>> to use Voiceover. That goes for anyone that wants my help. Email me off
>>> list and we'll set something up.
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>>>
>>> Shawn
>>> Sent From My White MacBook
>>>
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
; Shawn
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>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of April
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>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of April
>> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 4:52 AM
>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Experience Switching to Mac
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>> Hello. About ten months ago, I was declared legally blind. I ha
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> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Experience Switching to Mac
>
> Hello. About ten months ago, I was declared legally blind. I have been on
> the search for a full diagnosis and prognosis since. No luck.
>
> In December, when my Windows 7 machine bec
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On Behalf Of April
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 4:52 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Experience Switching to Mac
Hello. About ten months ago, I was declared legally blind. I have been on the
search for a full diagnosis and prognosis since. No luck.
In December
Please read the message I responded to.
What it has to do with switching to the mac is, screen readers are complex and
complicated to learn, especially for someone who has never used a screen reader
before. That said, even most people who used screen readers on windows struggle
quite a bit when
but what does this have to do with switching in all due respect?
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On Apr 6, 2014, at 7:56 AM, David Chittenden wrote:
> Screen readers are complicated to learn. They require one to thin
Hi there
I have used my husband's Windows computer like maybe three times since I
switched to my MacBook Pro in 2011. The first time was about two weeks after I
switched because I had something that had to get out like yesterday. Then twice
more I got on the Windows computer because I was tryin
I have been an access technology trainer, and I was intrigued with the idea of
the out-of-the-box accessibility of the Mac. I had been experimenting with
Linux distributions, but I was doing far more tweaking than I cared to. I had a
problematic Windows laptop, but was just starting to use NVDA
Hi,
I have been using a mac full time now for about 3 or 4 years and There is not
one thing that I can not do on a mac that I could not do on a pc. The only
exception to the role is capcta, which I just use firefox and vinux4 to do so
that problem is salved. I do everything I want on my mac
Screen readers are complicated to learn. They require one to think very
differently about accessing computers. Newly blind people can easily spend
months learning the extremely different interface that the screen reader
provides. It is not at all intuitive. It requires an extreme amount of
memo
Hello. About ten months ago, I was declared legally blind. I have been on
the search for a full diagnosis and prognosis since. No luck.
In December, when my Windows 7 machine became totally unstable, and had
been reformatted three times in less than a month, I bought a Mac. I
figured, if I
Hi all
I bought my Macbook Pro in 2012 because I love what Apple has done to
the iOS platform and thought why not. I'm slowly but surely switching
full time so am ready for when my Windows 7 64 bit laptop dies. I
certainly think it was worth every penny, and thanks to this and other
lists as w
> Hi,
* Hi Scott.
> As I have said, I am thinking about switching to the Mac and have been trying
> to gather more information about it. To that end, I have been asking
> specific questions. I will continue to do that but I would like some general
> feedback from people who have made t
re in NVDA. Wish whoever made those voices work for NVDA would do
> the same on the Mac.
>
>
> Shawn
> Sent From My White MacBook
>
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Alex Hall
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 6:27 PM
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voices work for NVDA would do
the same on the Mac.
Shawn
Sent From My White MacBook
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2014 6:27 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Experience Sw
I wanted to give the Mac a try, and I liked the iOS syncing. In 2011 I got a
Mac Mini, and my only regret is not getting a Macbook straight away so I could
take it with me. I find the Mac more convenient, stable, and usable. However,
if you do a lot with MS Office for productivity, you may miss
I switched in 2012 because I was tired of paying 200 dollars a year (I'm
Canadian) for standard jaws software maintenance agreements. I also support a
company who puts accessibility into their products.
On Apr 5, 2014, at 2:17 PM, David Chittenden wrote:
> I switched in 2011 because I choose t
Hello,
I thought of another thought provoking and conceivably decision-making reason
as to why one should or should not change to the Mac.
Go in to any electronics store that sells windows laptops. You will find their
prices a little more impulsive and easier to stomach than you would when
thin
I totally agree with the last point. I don't think Microsoft has added a real
feature to Windows in, many years. I've been using Windows since, uh, 4th
grade? Third? And nothing is truly different. Yeah yeah, you got the start
screen and the charm bar and all, but they're really just superficial
Hello Scott.
I switched to the Mac because I had a row with Sight and Sound, the only dealer
in the UK who sells Jaws. At that particular time, I was using windows XP, or
Windows 7, can't remember. Anyway, what ever the operating system, I was
losing ILM Lives for Jaws and I must have made a
I switched in 2011 because I choose to support the company that places
accessibility as important.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
> On 6 Apr 2014, at 8:11, "Scott Duck" wrote:
>
> Hi,
> As I have said, I am thinking about s
Hi:
I do not regret switching, and am looking at purchasing another Mac. I was
tired of crashing Windows, paying to upgrade Jaws, upgrade antivirus programs,
etc.
On Apr 5, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Scott Duck wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As I have said, I am thinking about switching to the Mac and have been
> tr
Hello,
I switched to the Mac almost 3 years ago for several reasons. I was tired of
the SMA upgrades for windows based screen readers. I still own a Windows 7
machine, and would use it if I had to, yet fortunately I don't see that being
the case to this point. There were too many conflicts with
Well, I switched because I'd heard the voices, and read the guides, and wanted
to try voiceover. I really don't regret it, although I miss the games avalable
on windows.
Sent from my iPod
> On Apr 5, 2014, at 15:11, Scott Duck wrote:
>
> Hi,
> As I have said, I am thinking about switching to
1. I switched because windows 7 was about to come out and I thought to myself,
"If I've got to learn a whole new operating system and screen reader,
why not give the Mac a serious look instead of window-eyes or staying with
JAWS?"
2. For me, switching to the Mac was one of the best dec
Hi,
As I have said, I am thinking about switching to the Mac and have been
trying to gather more information about it. To that end, I have been asking
specific questions. I will continue to do that but I would like some
general feedback from people who have made the switch from Windows to the
Ma
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