Well thanks, John.

My question now is "Are you using vista, and how does its accessibility with 
Jaws compare to XP?

They put Office 2007 on my University laptop, and it's a real pain to use in 
comparison to the older Office 2003.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: switching from windows to mac


> JFW is "jaws for windows, so it's not going to work with a mac, as for the
> rest of it I have no clue since the day I switch, if there ever is one, is
> way too far off, there's way too much I can't do with out windows that I
> would miss, like probably realistically 95% of what I do at minimum. Plus
> the learning curve is far from worth it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:33 AM
> 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
>