Re: Intro and Questions

[Dan Eickmeier]

Hey there, I'm trying to get used to the mac as well here, and I have  
an Imac here, so it'd probably be slightly different than your  
Macbook.  But if you don't mind, I'll add you to msn if you need any  
help
On 23-Jan-08, at 10:31 PM, Tiffany D wrote:

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