greg, I think you meant to say command-f5 for turning off voiceover. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Kearney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 12:00 PM Subject: Re: Safari on my PC
Well I have an even older copy, version 8 and it works fine here is what I did. Got VMware Fusion running. Make sure you run the update to Fusion and have the latest version. early versions had some issues with sound. With Fusion running, I run Windows XP Professional, install Kurzweil 1000 as you would in a normal windows computer. Set up Kurzweil 1000 to startup when Window's starts. At this point you have two choices you can leave Fusion as it is and simply keep the Fusion icon in the dock. each time you start fusion you will start Kurzweil 1000 as well. Or you can start Fusion and Kurzweil 1000 and then enter Unity mode in Fusion. This will break out the Kurzweil 1000 window into it's own window on the Mac and make a Kurzweil 1000 in the dock. Go to the dock and choose to keep the Kurzweil 1000 icon on the dock. Now you have a Kurzweil 1000 icon on you doc and you can launch Kurzweil 1000 from the dock just like any other application. A few other things. I have found it best to set Fusion to shutdown the Windows computer as opposed to the default setting of suspending the computer. Suspension seems to give scanners trouble. Also you will want to turn off VoiceOver (command-F) when using Kurzweil 1000 as you will need to have access to your numeric keypad. Greg Kearney 535 S. Jackson St. Casper, Wyoming 82601 307-224-4022 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mar 22, 2008, at 5:42 AM, Debra Gardner wrote: > Really? Greg, do you use the latest version or does it matter? I > have version 10 and haven't upgraded. What is Fusion? This is > sounding better and better. > > Debra > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Kearney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 2:17 AM > Subject: Re: Safari on my PC > > >> It is possible to use Kurzweil 1000 on a Mac. I do it all the time >> using Fusion even have an icon on my dock for it. >> >> Greg Kearney >> 535 S. Jackson St. >> Casper, Wyoming 82601 >> 307-224-4022 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> On Mar 22, 2008, at 1:09 AM, Debra Gardner wrote: >>> Hi David and everyone else: >>> >>> >>> >>> I think I could do most things on a Mac that I need to do so far, >>> especially referring to such a busy list and you guys are, but I'm >>> wondering is Text Editor can convert files to Microsoft word and >>> if there is a good scanning program out there that would let me >>> scan and read my printed material. I have Kurzweil 1000 and use >>> it a lot. Those are my only "problems" right now. I just want >>> to surf the net, read and answer my mail, write up my documents >>> and save them in the format that is required, and read my >>> electronic books. Oh, and I might like to burn the occasional CD. >>> >>> Debra >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >>> OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:51 AM >>> Subject: Re: Safari on my PC >>> >>> >>>> sadly, at least with jaws, the only thing you can access with >>>> safari is the >>>> menus. >>>> >>>> Of what problems do you speak? >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debra Gardner" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> > >>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of >>>> Mac OS Xby >>>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:47 AM >>>> Subject: Safari on my PC >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi guys: >>>> >>>> I still don't have a Mac, mostly because I can't afford it, but >>>> mainly >>>> because there still seems to be problems. Because I need >>>> Quicktime to hear >>>> some things on the internet, I've been allowing Apple to >>>> download stuff onto >>>> my Windows XP Pc. Of course I can't use Quicktime, but if >>>> something needs >>>> it, it's there. Just a while ago, it downloaded Safari. Out of >>>> curiosity, >>>> I wondered if any of it was accessible to any of the >>>> screenreaders I have to >>>> hand-Window-eyes, NVDA, or System Access to go. Interestingly >>>> enough, I can >>>> read the menus and even go to a web page, but it won't read the >>>> page. I'm >>>> assuming that sighted ones can use Safari on a Windows PC? >>>> Humm, I wish I >>>> could get Apple to donate some Mac Minis with Leopard to po' >>>> folks like me! >>>> (smile) My version of Window-eyes is 4.5 which shows you how >>>> far behind I >>>> am. Thank goodness for the free ones that are up-to-date. >>>> I've got to >>>> hunt down the "dualing" screenreaders. >>>> >>>> Debra >>>> >>>> P.s. For those of you that like to do these things, there's an >>>> alternative for Microsoft Word called Atlantis Nova. It's the >>>> first word >>>> processor I've ever downloaded that makes noise! They are kind >>>> of cute, >>>> but you'd probably want to turn them off after a while. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG. >>>> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1335 - Release Date: >>>> 3/19/2008 9:54 AM >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1335 - >> Release Date: 3/19/2008 9:54 AM >> > >
