Re: Mac questions
You probably have the right idea with a dual-computer setup, assuming that you really have the space for it. Obviously, I'd like to encourage you to consider the many benefits of ditching that diseased OS altogether (which, incidentally, does include looking at later versions of Windows, including the just-released Windows 10), but I think you're probably correct all the same, at least in respect of games; an offline computer just for games is a very good way to ensure you get the best audiogaming experience. You could conceivably move to a VM at a later time. A VM means, for example, that you can recover from the situation you were in by rolling it back.
In Appleland, the general rule of thumb is that the bigger you are, the faster you can go. Therefore, if speed is the only objective, then bigger is always better. However, I advise you to get the Apple Store app for your iPhone and explore your options; since you're just starting out, it probably makes a lot of sense to start smaller. If you're right and this really is just web and email, you may even give some thought to a MacBook Air which is very small, gives you an additional laptop, and will be just fine for that task. You can slso visit the Apple Store online, of course.
The VoiceOver Getting Started Guide can be found here. I don't know how well it will work in IE8, but it will render fine on iOS and of course OS X. You can get to it, and all other help facilities in VoiceOver, with the command Control-Option-H--that is, VO-H. The VO keys are the control and option keys pressed at the same time with other keys.
When you go to the store you will need at least Command-F5 to turn VO on/off. Turn the volume up, if you can, so that you hear the tutorial. If the tutorial doesn't st art you can find it in the help menu described earlier. Try your best not to frustrate; the tutorial will tell you all the basics. For a very quick start, though, use VO-K to get keyboard learn to find all the keys on the keyboard, and VO with up, down, left and right to navigate; VO-space to perform default action; and VO-shift-down to interact or VO-shift-up to stop interacting. VO-rotate-clockwise on an available trackpad, and you can have iOS-like gestures, too.
AppleVis has this pretty awesome and friendly collection of getting started resources. The macvisionaries mailing list (macvisionaries+subscr...@googlegroups.com) has some awesome people on it (including me) helping tormented Mac souls in their travels. I think you'll be fairly robust coming from Supernova, you.
Good luck, and don't give up too easily!
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