Hi everyone,
I don't want these questions to sound adversarial, let me start out by
saying that out front. I am genuinely curious about checking out a Mac as a
change. I will be going to our local Mac store Saturday.
Here are my questions. I've been reading the list for a few days to get a
feel for the operating system and potential problems people are having. It
seems that all things are not accessible in Safari, e.g. the comment about NFL
Field Pass. Also, Firefox does not appear to work well. I have yet to even
hear if there is an Internet explorer for the Mac.
Also, there appears to be no word processor that works with Microsoft
Word, and if I'm wrong about that maybe I misread.
I guess my question is, what is so special about Macs, other than Apple
took the initiative to actually include a screenreader in it's operating
system. That, by the way is a huge step, and I applauded them for going
somewhere where Microsoft has not even ventured, I don't care what they say
about narrator. lol
Anyway, like I said I'm not being argumentative, I do want to be
convinced, and with the imminent release of Leopard it sounds like things are
even rosier in Apple's accessibility future.
Oh another question, what about everyday tasks like burning cds,
converting between different sound file types, and yes, even sound editing?
Thanks for being patient, but if I'm going to learn a whole new way of
doing things, I want to be fired up for it.
By the way, I was exactly the same way when I was dragged screaming and
kicking from Dos to Windows. lol Thanks for your input.
When push comes to shove, a whole computer (Mac mini) for 600 bucks beats
the heck out of paying for Window-eyes upgrades the rest of my freakin life,
that's almost reason enough. *grin*
Oh sorry, one more question, are there TV tuner cards for the Mac? I like
recording shows on the computer when I'm not at home and I would definitely
miss that if I
were to switch over.
Thanks for your time and input.
Rob
