After further research and discussion I'm just going with the wired
keyboard. Thanks though.
Check out my blog at http://lsw999.blogspot.com/
Larry Wanger
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From: "BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
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Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: Ordered and waiting
lary:
if you need a usb keyboard to get past this process, I'll be glad to let
you use mine.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Travis Siegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
the blind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Ordered and waiting
Larry, I can tell you when you first fire up your mac, if it hasn't been
used with a wireless keyboard before, and you're trying to use one, it
won't work with voice over right away. To avoid this problem, on first
boot, use a usb keyboard If you have to use the wireless keyboard,
you'll need a sighted person nearby to help do the setup. You may be
able to hit command-q to exit the wireless setup box, but I don't know
what will happen if it doesn't complete the process.
On Dec 8, 2005, at 6:18 PM, John Panarese wrote:
Hi Larry,
Congratulations on your purchase. Some of the Windows
philosophies of
specs can be tossed out the window when it comes to the Mac, but memory
is
always a good thing to add on. I know adding memory to my iBook made a
big
difference.
I would assume you can add your news group to your mail accounts,
but I
have not had any experience with this. I can only say that you can
configure mail accounts easily and I currently have five different ones
being accessed.
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LARRY WANGER
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 6:06 PM
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby
the
blind
Subject: Ordered and waiting
Hi list,
So, I went ahead and ordered my Mac today. I ended up getting an iMac
G5.
I went ahead and upgraded to 1GB of ram based on my previous
experiences
that you should order double what you think you need. I know, its a
Windows
thing but who know what will happen. I also got the wireless keyboard
for
fun.
I should get it in a week or so and I'm very curious to see how things
go.
I spent the better part of the afternoon reading reviews and all kinds
of
information. During that time, I managed to experience two crashes of
my
software on Windows and this resulted in the browser and or Jaws having
to
be re-started. A problem I'm not anticipating with a Mac.
One thing I forgot to ask folks, does the mail program support
newsgroups?
I use them for my classes online. Normally I could just click a link
on the
web page for my class and be subscribed automatically in Outlook
Express but
if I understand, Outlook Express doesn't work with VO. However, I
assume I
can just enter the address in the mail program on the Mac and be
subscribed???
Also, I could have but did not order an application called Move to Mac.
Does this make the jump from the PC any easier or should I just import
things as needed?
Thanks.
Check out my blog at http://lsw999.blogspot.com/
Larry Wanger
