new apple user

2010-06-18 Thread denise avant
Hi all, I've had my mac book pro for a couple of weeks now. While I've not had an opportunity to sit and learn it just yet, I've been able to do some work on it. I'm going to use vm fusion and perhaps windows 7 to run some of the important programs I need like ms word openbook, and Duxbury.

Re: new apple user

2010-06-18 Thread Olivia Norman
I don't know about running the adaptive technology stuff on the mac, soI'll leave that to someone who has more experience with open book, etc, but I wonder whether you've tried iWork and pages? These programs work just as well as MS word once you play around with them, and you'd eliminate the

Re: new apple user

2010-06-18 Thread Chris Moore
Sorry to sound thick, what is OpenBook? is this some sort of OCR for the PC? And this Fine Reader is this expensive? I am hoping to get an iPal Solo from Humanware, but in the meantime I would like an OCR package that I can use to read my printed documents that come through the post. The

RE: new apple user

2010-06-18 Thread M. Taylor
@googlegroups.com Subject: new apple user Hi all, I've had my mac book pro for a couple of weeks now. While I've not had an opportunity to sit and learn it just yet, I've been able to do some work on it. I'm going to use vm fusion and perhaps windows 7 to run some of the important programs I need like ms word

FW: new apple user

2010-06-18 Thread denise avant
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 9:21 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new apple user Hello Denise, First, let me address all of those who have so kindly contacted me off-list. I will return your calls; I'm still playing catch up so forgive the delay, OK? Denise, I am comfortable