Oh right, I forgot about the Mini! That is a great little unit; a desktop, but very small and stylish and, as you said, cheaper than the new Macbook Mini (the latest Mac laptop). I will take your word on the price as I do not remember the numbers...
On 11/11/10, Mike Welty <[email protected]> wrote: > > just thought I'd help with the mac side of things, they are very easy to get > braille display set up as the mac detects the display almost instantly, I > can help with that if needed. Also a slight correction, the Laptops for mac > cost 1000 dollars for the cheapest, but the mac Mini which is a small > desktop model costs about 500 dollars starting price. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 17:24 > To: "David Meador" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Braille Note List Humanware" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Social Media Crossroad > >> Personally, I doubt the bn will work very well for this sort of thing >> and I do not expect that to change in the near future. You have a few >> options, though: >> 1. Get a pc, plus Jaws or Window Eyes. This is probably the most >> expensive option. >> 2. Since you do not know jaws already, you could also get a Macintosh >> laptop instead (starting at $1000 for the 11-inch model). All Macs >> come with a very good screen reader already, and your Apex (or mPower) >> could act as a braille display for this screen reader with no >> problems. I believe you could even type in braille using the bn. Jaws >> does not yet support the Apex and it is temperamental with other bn >> models, however I have no first-hand experience with a Mac so cannot >> comment directly. I have heard it is easy, though. >> 3. Get an iPad or iPod. The advantage here is the touch screen, >> allowing you to feel the screen and have the Mac screen reader (yes, >> even on an iPod) tell you what is where as you touch it. The Apex can >> act as a wireless display/keyboard here as well, though older models, >> such as the mPower, cannot. >> 4. Get a pc, but use the free screen reader NVDA >> (http://www.nvda-project.org). The speech this program comes with is >> somewhat annoying at first, but you do not have to pay anything for >> the software and you get pretty good access to your machine. However, >> I have not yet had any luck using my apex as a braille display. Well, >> it works as a display, but not an input device. >> 5. Find some local computer geeks you trust and have them build you a >> pc. You still need NVDA or another screen reader, but I have found >> that ordering the parts online and then building the pc myself is >> usually cheaper than buying a system from a store or a company like >> Dell. This will not work with a laptop, though; if you plan to get a >> laptop, you must get it from a company (Lenovo, Gateway, Dell, >> Macintosh, and so on). >> >> If you have any questions, let me know. Whichever way you go, I think >> you will be happiest, in the long run, with a second system (desktop >> or laptop) instead of always waiting on Humanware to implement >> something and fighting with the bn's inherent slowness. After all, the >> bn family are intended as pc assistants / suplements, not full-fledged >> computers in their own right. >> >> On 11/11/10, David Meador <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Feelings at this end are getting frayed and desperate. As an >>> eight-year user of braille keyboard Voice Note, currently mPower >>> 8.0 (build 20,) I need to start marketing my home-based business >>> through Twitter, Face Book and Linkedin. Can Humanware help me >>> do this any time soon? Or do I need to clutter up my desk and my >>> head with JAWS and a PC? >>> >>> Please respond, as a marketing consultant friend of mine is >>> driving over to see my wife and I tomorrow. >>> >>> Concerned about which road to take. >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> Beyond Vision >>> 1804 Cedar Lane >>> Nashville, TN 37212 >>> 615-385-0784 >>> [email protected] >>> www.davidmeador.com >>> >>> ___ >>> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >>> copy to the list as well. >>> >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [email protected] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >> copy to the list as well. >> >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [email protected] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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