Macs are better for productivity, partly because they are faster, partly because they offer full keyboards, and partly because they have tons of keyboard shortcuts. Plus, if a menu option lacks a shortcut, you can assign one yourself. I use my iOS device for RSS, mail, games, book-reading, and tons more. I use my Mac for some of the same, plus app development, audio editing, heavy typing, easier web browsing, and more efficient versions of things I do on iOS. For instance, on a Mac, deleting some emails is as easy as shift-arrowing along the list, then pressing delete. On iOS, you double tap edit, double tap each message after flicking to it, then double tap "trash".
Macs are way different, but not better or worse. They beat Windows in some areas, and Windows beats them in some areas. Interaction is a big part of the mac, but it is not at all "crazy-making" past the first month of constant use. You eventually know that some items require interaction and some don't, and you're done. Also, with Trackpad Commander, you can do a two-finger flick right to interact, and left to stop interacting. Or, assign the two commands to a keyboard or numpad commander to make it easier, or use Quick Nav. The OP, and anyone else confused about Macs, should read the following articles: Common Mac myths: http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-mac-os-x/debunking-common-myths-about-voiceover-mac Getting started with VoiceOver: http://www.applevis.com/guides/accessories/getting-started-your-mac-using-voiceover Plus the other guides and articles on the Applevis page for new Mac users: http://www.applevis.com//new-to-mac On May 16, 2014, at 9:37 AM, Richard Turner <rich...@turner42.com> wrote: > The only things I do on the computer that I don't do on the iPhone are: > Word process editing. It is so much easier to deal with Word on a PC than > doing any real editing and formatting on an iDevice. > Audio editing with GoldWave. > Web site creation and maintenance > Excel spreadsheets > > Pretty much everything else I mostly do with the iPhone; banking, web > searches, Email, looking up definitions, and much more. > > I also think Microsoft word is far, far easier to use than any word > processing on a Mac. Especially if you are doing any kind of formatting > with headings, etc. > The business of having to figure out when to "interact" and when you don't > need to "interact" with an element on the screen with a Mac is crazy making. > Plus, it is one of the strangest keystrokes I have ever heard of, > Control+Shift+Options+down arrow to interact and Control+Shift+Options+up > arrow to stop interacting. > > HTH, > Richard > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 2:35 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Computer vs. I device > > Hi folks, > I hope this isn't too ot. I'm considering buying my first laptop. What do > you use a computer for that an ode vice can't do? Also, is VoiceOver any > different on a Mac than on an iPhone? How does it compare with jaws? Unlike > the iPhone, does it know Hebrew? Can it cope with it if knows Hebrew Braille > but doesn't have an appropriate voice synthesizer? > > Again, I hope this isn't too OT. > > Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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