Hello, Simon, and thanks. I won't ditch Windows just yet! Being a
musician, I've heard the old adage again and again, "Don't quit your day
job," and I suppose it applies here!
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Cavendish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: Old hat for most of you
Hello, I'm not so familiar with the other applications you mention but as
far as Audible is concerned, I have been trying to get some info from
them for weeks regarding their books, Bookcourier and the Mac OS
platform. So far, both Audible.com and Bookcourier have been ignoring my
e-mails.
I understand from the Audible website, that their books can be downloaded
directly into Itunes with a view to being transfered onto an Ipod. But
since I haven't got an Ipod and since I don't know whether one would have
bookmarks in Audible books on an Ipod so that you can resume reading a
long text where you left off, I am not reassured.
I think if you want to switch to Mac which I had done last year, you will
have a fair amount of learning to do and I can't do entirely without
Windows running on my Mac either.
I love my Mac though so I have been learning a lot but sometimes I'm not
sure how much toruble I have bought myself.
Others on the list have an awful lot of knowledge and experience so I'm
sure they will respond most helpfully. I wouldn't ditch your Windows
entirely yet though!
With best wishes
Simon
On 15 Aug 2008, at 18:52, David Bennett wrote:
Hello,
I'm entirely new to the MAC system, have read numerous exciting articles
about Apple's new platforms, and will probably be purchasing a MAC Mini
within a couple of months. What I can't find is an answer to the
following, and maybe some of you can help, or point me to previous posts
which might: will most currently available programs and software run on
the MAC without the necessity of installing Windows on the unit? I have
a real love affair going with the Victor Reader Stream, book port,
Audible.com, Bookshare, Quicken, and others, and also utilize an array
of plug-and-play jump drives and memory sticks during the course of a
day. Given this profile, what are my chances of switching to the MAC
environment more-or-less painlessly? If a gap does exist, will a
Windows installation fix it, or are there less costly ways of getting
the job done?
So sorry to cover ground which must certainly have been covered here in
the past, but your input will impact my decision in a major way. If you
can help by supplying websites or other imperical data, it will assist
me in doing my homework for sure.
Thanks in advance,
Dave Bennett
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