hi
I have put you on my MSN list
I hope that ok
regards, will
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: potential user questions
Ok, I think I can answer much of what you're asking.
I've just converted from Windows to Mac and the best thing I found was to
forget about Windows completely when learning the Mac as they are (in my
view) 2 different systems and trying to compare one against the other
just confused me.
Yes, the Mac is very stable and you'll notice this before very long if
you've used Windows systems. <smile>
You can use chat clients on the Mac, I use Fire here which whill handle
multiple account types say MSN Messenger, ICQ etc. I know other listers
have used other clients, I think some use the Ichat client that comes
with Os10 and I believe that some have used MSN Messenger for the Mac. I
tried Skype for the Mac but I didn't have too much success with it but
that doesn't mean that other people aren't using it completely.
As a final piece of advise, enjoy your Mac and you'll most likely find
that you'll be migrating many of your tasks over to your Mac but don't
throw away your Windolws system just yet, VoiceOver still has a way to go
and I think we'd all be kidding ourselves if we thought otherwise but
considering the application has only been around for 13 months then I
think Apple have done a fair job.
If I'm wrong in anything I've said above or if anyone has an alternative
view then go for it.
Cheers
Dane Trethowan
Positive feeling and power from me is yours.
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On 27/05/2006, at 11:12 PM, will wrote:
hello to all you mac blind users,
I am considering buying a Mac book laptop and using voice over
i do have a few queeries
1. As I am a windows user but am beeing converted with audio demos of
voice over, i want to know is it easy to get started?
2. is the macintosh a stable environment in which tow ork
3. can i use chat clients with voice over like AOL instant messenger,
MSN messenger etcetra?
4. I am a student at university here in the united kingdom, can i get
multilingual speech from the built in voice over voices, available to
me?
5. finally for now, smile, can i use skype with voice over, i.e. access
the call lists, make a call, etcetra
regards, will
