Thanks I think that your response has pushed me over to a Mac. Thanks again for the help,
Pete -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josh de Lioncourt Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:28 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind Subject: Re: honest comparison? My answers follow each of your questions. > does a mack need to have out side software to burn DVD's or cd's and > can you just highlight items and paste the given items into the DVD > drive and poop they will burn? Yes, just like Windows. If you want to burn DVD video discs for your living room DVD player, that's a little trickier. Audio CD's are easy with iTunes. > is editing as simple as stopping the reader and adding more text to > a given sentence? Yes. > is there a read all in the active window command? Yes. VO-A > and for normal use is there quite a number of hot keys to memorize to > be able to open edit and save, other then using say a tool bar? Yes, just like Windows, there are shortcut keys for most common commands. And, unlike WIndows, you can even add hot keys to any menu commands that don't already have them. > is there > a quick way to read mail, with out doing different command > interactions? Interactions aren't a bad thing, but the answer is yes anyway. Pressing VO-J on a message will read it automatically if you have the preview pane showing, and pressing enter on it will open it and read it too. > is there a hot key that we can use for spell check in any program? Yes, Command-Semi-colon works in virtually any program that accepts text for spell checking. > > also what is the learning curve like transferring from a PC? > I recommend reading Memoirs of a Blind Switcher article at www.Lioncourt.com for a full answer.
