Hi Cheryl,
Do the audio prgrams come with mac or do you have to buy them
separately? Do all of these programs that you mentioned work
with voice over?
Thanks.
Stacey and GEB Dog Chesley
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From: Cheryl Homiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
OS X by theblind <[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:32:56 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: what we have, and what we do not?
I do email, though I've gone back to Pine and Mutt just because I
like to
see things in braille, but it isn't that there's a problem with
apple
email or anything. I use a combination of firefox, shiira, and
safari for
web browsing--there are strengths and weaknesses to each but I
can pretty
much get anything done with the combination. For audio I use
Windows Media
Player (no longer supported), flip4mac quicktime components for
windows
media player (now supported instead of wmp), realplayer, vlc, and
audio
hijack pro. I use audio hijack pro for recording, timed listening
to music
and alarms, and I like it very much. I make a lot of use of the
business
and people widgets of dashboard for looking up addresses and
phone
numbers. I do use text edit, though my editing needs are not
complex;
tried Nissus and didn't like it at all but to each his/her own. I
also use
the terminal a lot, but that is to be suspected since I have
roots deep in
linux. I use sox wrap and itunes for converting audio files; also
iTunes
for audible.com. I use visiovoice for converting from text to
audio and
infovox-ivox for some better voices (in my opinion). I don't much
use
Skype but I know some on this list do. I'm not happy with my
scanning
results to date, though I think some on this list have had more
positive
results than I. I use zterm to transfer files between my mac and
my
braillelite. this is kind of a random list i know and without
details, but
I think it probably covers what I do at present. while i still
also use my
linux machines, if they quit on me I could manage fine with the
mac. I do
use emacs and nano in terminal for some editing, again because it
allows
me to see what I'm doing in braille.
Hth.
--
Cheryl
"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
