I'll try anything if I can get a free try, th at's how I got to like windows
2000 enough that I now put it on all computers that people want, just
something to kick around, or what ever. As long as it's an old machine
anyway, I never had a windows 2000 machine myself, I pretty much when it
comes to operating systems, I stick with what I like and only try new ones
if I absolutely have to as was the case with vista on my new laptop, or if I
can get a free shot with it like on a computer I'm fixing for someone or
something and I turn mac's away because I have no clue how to work with that
OS if I have to fix that. Unfortunately there's no money in it either way
anymore but I still have fun.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: switching from windows to mac
> Anthony,
>
> Their screen reader is pretty new, and I suspect they're still figuring
> out
> precisely what a screen reader should do. I think a Mac is a great
> machine
> for someone who wants to boldly go where few have gone before, but not for
> someone looking for a practical way to do his/her job. That said, I'd
> like
> to play with one long enough to see what the screen reader is and how it
> works, but I'm not willing to go out and buy one.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 15:40
> Subject: Re: switching from windows to mac
>
>
>> Hi Steve;
>>
>> I have to agree with you 100
>> percent.
>>
>> Also, I'd like to add that I switched to a MAC for a short time and, I
>> found
>> the technical support inadequate.
>>
>> I would call them and they had no clue as to how there speech output
>> interfaced with the print material.
>>
>> It was frustrating to say the least.
>>
>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>> [log in to unmask]
>> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 1:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: switching from windows to mac
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> Opinions vary as to which system is better, and you'll probably get as
>>> many
>>> different answers as there are people on this list. Regardless of all
>>> that,
>>> though, you need to look at a few things:
>>>
>>> 1. You're using Windows at work. Although it's true that there are
>>> programs which allow you to use PC files on the Mac and vice versa,
>>> you're
>>> bound to run into instances where things don't go as they should. Ask
>>> yourself if you really want to put up with those kind of surprises,
>>> keeping
>>> in mind that you won't see them coming.
>>>
>>> 2. No matter what learning curve there is for switching to Vista,
>>> there'll
>>> be an even bigger learning curve if you switch from Windows to a Mac.
>>> Are
>>> you up for that?
>>>
>>> 3. You mentioned three programs: JAWS, Duxbury, and K1000. These are
>>> all
>>> Windows programs, and are not supported on the Mac. Mac has its own
>>> screen
>>> reader, but it definitely isn't JAWS, and whether it works well or not,
>>> you'll have to learn it. Duxbury used to be supported on Macs, but the
>>> company has dropped Mac support in the interest of doing a better job in
>>> the
>>> market where they get the most revenue. I don't even know if there is a
>>> program equivalent to K1000 for the Mac.
>>>
>>> To me, the important issue is whether you're considering a Mac as a way
>>> to
>>> avoid dealing with VISTA, or whether you want to switch to the Mac
>>> because
>>> it's a better machine for the tasks you want to accomplish. If the
>>> former,
>>> I wouldn't waste your time. If the latter, you have to decide whether
>>> the
>>> improvements are worth the time and effort it will take you to master
>>> the
>>> new environment.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:33
>>> Subject: switching from windows to mac
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> I know I'm about to show my ignorance, or shalle we say, lack of
>>>> knowledge
>>>> here, but figure I'm among friends and still have the ability to learn,
>>>> so
>>>> here goes:
>>>>
>>>> Probably within the next year, we are going to need a new PC for the
>>>> house
>>>> here, and I'm seriously thinking of a mac, rather than going through
>>>> the
>>>> pain of making the switch to Vista, as yet another windows-based
>>>> operating
>>>> system.
>>>>
>>>> My problem, though, is that the University where I teach still insists
>>>> on
>>>> Windows, which means that my office PC would be a windows machine,
>>>> while
>>>> the
>>>> home machine would be a mac.
>>>>
>>>> I know there are programs that allow you to swap files between windows
>>>> and
>>>> mac machines, so that probably could be worked around.
>>>>
>>>> My main questions, though, are with regard to adaptive technology.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Does Jaws have the ability to work with macs, and if so, would I
>>>> need
>>>> a
>>>> completely separate program and user license for that, in addition to
>>>> the
>>>> windows-based Jaws I'd still be using at the office?
>>>>
>>>> 2. Do programs like Duxbury and the K1000 have the ability to work
>>>> with
>>>> macs, and would I be looking at separate programs and licenses there
>>>> too?
>>>>
>>>> The new computer purchase for home is still about a year away, so I
>>>> have
>>>> some time to think about things here, but I guess it's never too late
>>>> to
>>>> start thinking about what's best.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't want to clutter up the list with replies to these
>>>> questions,
>>>> feel free to e-mail me off list at:
>>>>
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>
>>>> Thanks as always for your help.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
>>> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date:
>>> 7/28/2008
>>> 6:55 AM
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
|
