Hi Reggie, Whether you can get buy with only an iPhone you should know and it almost sounds like you already answered it since you said you never use your Mac Mini. I personally don't think an iPad will give you that much more in terms of useability, definitely it would for a sighted person or somebpdy with partial vision which is still useful. An Apple Watch is primarily designed to be a health/fitness device, yes it gives you notifications and you can even make phone calls with it, sent a brief, already provided answer to a text message or use it for Apple pay, but I doubt you would find yourself trying to send lengthy messages and so on. If you have home automation devices it can also be useful. For me personally a PC is essential, for one thing I have my retail business and need to use Excel on a daily bases as well as my Windows-based point of sale software, but I know even if I were retired and would primarily do web browsing, emails and so on I would not want to miss a PC. I have been using an iPhone for almost 10 years now and consider myself a fairly advanced user, I love how easy it is to do certain things with certain apps like Sonos for example, maybe quickly check my bank balance or the weather etc., but I can't stand the inefficiency of composing any sort of longer text whether it's an email, writing a long note, a letter and so on let alone trying to use a spreadsheet which many of us find useful even for personal applications. Yes, I can use a bluetooth keyboard, but if I use a keyboard why on earth would I not want to use a laptop or desktop with Windows and Jaws where writing and editing text is so so easy. Also, I can almost guaranty that I would leave very profficient iOS users in the dust when it comes to web browsing, maybe filling out some online form, doing my online banking etc.' If you have time and you don't mind the inefficiency and if it doesn't drive you nuts then maybe an iPhone is OK, but there is a reason why people like myself, Jonathan Mosen and many others who work or want to be efficient and fast use a computer. I have not touched on the issue of costand I'm sure somebody will point out how expensive Jaws is and all that. Yes, if you have to buy it for the first time it is expensive, but if you own it and have kept it up-to-date then I don't consider $120 every two years for a software maintenance agreement expensive, it is $5/month and if it is not money you want to spend then you can always learn/use NVDA. Apparently Narrator is also getting another big boost with the Windows 10 fall update and it is quickly becoming a viable option for a basic user just as Voiceover is on the Mac, all you have to do is press Control+Windows Key+Enter and it starts up. Ultimately everybody has to choose what works for them and while asking what you asked is totally OK and it will result in different people giving you different opinions you are in the end the best judge of what works for you.
Best regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of regina alvarado Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 2:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: what to replace a couple devices with I know this is an individual preference, but here is a question for consideration. OK, OK, may be a couple questions. LOL. I am interested in whether anyone only uses a mobile device and never a computer, is that possible. I have a Mac Mini, but I never use it. if I decided to trade in my Mac Mini, what would I replace it with? If another computer, which Apple? If not, what device besides my phone should I consider; an Apple watch or a trade-in on an iPad Air? To what? Most interested in a laptop if a computer with a small screen. Thanks for any thoughts. Reggie and Lex God said, "I need somebody strong enough to pull sleds and find bombs, yet gentle enough to love babies and lead the blind. Somebody who will spend all day on a couch with a resting head and supportive eyes to lift the spirits of a broken heart." So God made a dog. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
