Dear Simon, Delighted to hear that you are connected and that Voiceover is up and running. Thank you for providing us with the details of what happened. Just for the record, the Mac operating system is the easiest one that I have used on laptops for setting up internet connections, and you will often find that simply plugging into a new location will automatically get you a working connection.
Relax and recover, and be prepared to enjoy your new MacBook under Leopard. Cheers, Esther On Dec 13, 2007, at 07:57AM, Simon Cavendish wrote: >Dear Esther and All, > >I have finally got my Voceover back!!! I'm delighted, relieved and very very >excited at the quality of the default voice in Leopard. A sighted friend of >mine came over a couple of hours ago, and using the mouse, activated >Voceover in the system preferences. It works! > >The other problem I produced by trying to switch my Mac off without >Voiceover active was that I somehow managed to get an Itune screen up which >for some reason was preventing me from switching the computer off. He sorted >that one for me too. > >He also helped me with the internet connection via my cable modem. All that >I had to do was to switch the modem off in the mains, then plug it into my >Macbook, switch it on again and it all went smoothly. One of you had >suggested it before. I would have got there myself had I had Voiceover >active in the first place. I think previously I just unplugged the Ethernet >cable from the windows machine and plugged it into my Mac without switching >the modem off in them mains. This meant that my modem remembered the IP >address of my windows machine and therefore wouldn't connect to my isp. It's >all so easy with Mac. Naturally, it's a mac!!! > >I'd like to thank you all for the time you took to guide me through the >various options. I feel quite secure with you all at your computers. To be >able to draw on your experience is very reassuring. > >Well, I suppose till next time! But for now, I must de-stress, have some >wine, food, and an early night before the early start tomorrow. 6AM I >reckon! > >With best wishes > >Simon
