Thanks. I really don't get why this should be so difficult for me. I'm teaching myself a language and not having as much trouble as I am here. Maybe, it's because I'm trying to do everything at once. I just want to get to the point where I don't have to keep relying on my Windows machine. If I have to for my Greek stuff, that's ok (though it'll make knowing what some of my songs are a bit difficult unless I rename them) but I want to feel comfortable with the basics. I know I could, and probably should, read the manual, but I also want to learn from experience. Also, feel free to contact me on msn at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hope I don't get in trouble for giving out my msn messanger address, but it might help so I don't clutter the list with newby questions.
Talk soon, Tiffanitsa On 1/23/08, Shaun Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Girl you need lots of help. For all that you don't get a understanding > of from the list write me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will help you by > phone. > On Jan 23, 2008, at 10:07 PM, Tiffany D wrote: > > > Geia sas/hello, > > > > I'm 24-years-old and have been totally blind since I was > > two-months-old. I've been a computer user for at least 11 years and > > bought my first Mac two weeks ago. It's wonderful but confusing. > > Some things I get immediately and some I don't. I've gotten some help > > from my friends and even wrote out the appendix to the VoiceOver > > Getting Started Manual in braille. But I still have some questions. > > Sorry this is so long. > > > > 1. Safari > > How do I edit the bookmarks on the bookmark menu (the ones that came > > with the machine)? What about regular ones? How do I select text > > from Safari, copy it and paste it into Text Edit? How do I properly > > read a webpage? I've been using the vo keys and the left and right > > arrows but am not sure if this is right. How do I get the browser to > > stop bringing me to the top of the page when I switch windows? Can I > > open another window with safari in it and have two websites open at > > the same time? How do I download and install things? I tried with > > Skype and MSn but neither seemed to be too accessible. Of course, I > > chose the ones for Mac not Windows, so I know that's not the problem. > > How do I delete the programs or uninstall one if I find that it > > doesn't work? Sometimes, VoiceOver won't read text fields in > > programs. It'll just say edit. How do I get it to read these? > > > > 2. Text Edit > > What are the editing commands to use with Text Edit? I can use most > > of them but I can't seem to use select all, copy and paste. How do I > > get to the menu of Text Edit where I can save and open files etc? > > Also, in the manual, some of the commands used page down, but I can't > > seem to find that on my Macbook keyboard? Am I stupid or are they not > > there? > > > > 3. Zips and Accessing Files > > I uploaded all of my music and documents to divshare.com in zip > > format. Can Mac handle zips? If so, does it come with preinstalled > > software or do I need to download something? I once found myself in a > > place with things like documents, desktop, downloads, music. How do I > > get there again? I'm assuming I could open all my files etc from > > there. > > > > 4. ITunes > > Once I have my music in the Macbook, how do I listen to it? I heard I > > have to use ITunes and that I can't just put my music in a folder and > > then have it play like it would with Windows Media Player. Is this > > true? If so, what do I need to do? > > > > 5. Greek Synthesis > > I'm not sure if anyone could answer this one, but it's really > > bothering me. One of the main reasons why I switched from JFW to Hal > > two years ago was that it offered a Modern Greek synthesizer. I know > > that I could just install Windows through Bootcamp on the Mac, but > > isn't there an easier way? Do any Greek synthesizers for the Mac > > exist? The ones I saw were either for Windows (Loquendo and Realspeak > > and perhaps E-Rhetor) or they seemed to require knowledge of > > programming (Festival, ESpeak and Demesthenes.) If such a synthesizer > > does exist, can I just install it and use it or do I need to install > > the Greek keyboard and fonts as well? If I'm wrong on the above ones, > > please let me know. > > > > Thanks for all your help. I really love my Macbook and I look forward > > to being able to use it more efficiently. > > > > Talk soon, > > Tiffany aka Tiffanitsa > > > > > > >
