Greetings. I didn't have much luck with iWork '06 or iLife '06 when it actually came down to editing documents, selecting themes for web pages, etc., but that was two or three months ago. If your mileage varies, and the editor in Pages or iWeb works for you, and the track listing control and the timeline in Garage Band work, let me know.
-C- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:59 AM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind Subject: My visit to the Apple Store and iWork06 Hi, Well, I finally made it to the Apple store yesterday to check out a number of new Apple things. I was able to play with the new iMac with the Intel chip inside. This was the 20inch screen if I'm not mistaken. No matter what your thoughts are about Apple switching to Intel chips, I've got to tell you that the improvements in speed and response are something. Further, Voiceover seemed much more responsive and quick to react when I gave it commands. I checked out the new iWork06 suite and, from my first impressions I seem to think it might be accessible. I opened Pages and was able to move around, looking at the wizard that helps you to set up your project. It was kind of loud and I could not really get in to looking at it in detail as a sales agent kept bothering me and it was just busy. I should work at an Apple store as I know far more about VO now than any one of the sales people in there. Anyways, my impression is that it did work but I'd like to play with it further and am curious if others have and what they thought. As a side note, I looked at the new iPod Hi-Fi and its crap. It costs like $350 and doesn't sound that great. If it could have a DVD player and plugs to hook in other electronics in my livingroom I might think about it but its not worth the price! I purchased iLife06 so I could use the web publishing tools in it and the Podcast Studio as I'm about to launch my new podcast. Look for that in comming weeks.
