Also http://www.blindcooltech, http://tffp.marrie.org/podcast and http:/gwenna.podbean.com are wonderful resources as well. and all from different perspectives. On Jul 15, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:
> Hello > > First, please let's stay away from the discussion of Windows; that's not what > this group is about. I understand why you mentioned it in the context of your > question and that's fine. I just wouldn't like to see a discussion on the > future of Microsoft or their products on this list. > > Here's a bit of advice for whatever it is worth for you from somebody who has > full vision; but also has a passionate interest in accessibility as I am > married to a blind person. > > First, don't draw comparisons. When you get your Mac and start using it, > forget about Windows and how everything worked. If you stop expecting things > to happen in a certain way when you perform a certain action because that's > how it is with Windows, you'll find things easier. > > OS X is quite different from Windows; but the basics of the GUI are similar. > But there are lots of things to help you with the transition and many of them > can be found on this list if, and this is important, you let go of prejudices > and preconceptions. This isn't personal comment, it is generic. But I > encourage you to make the swap. My blind husband is one of those who have, > and he is now at the level where he's heavily involved as a professional > systems administrator for a growing company which is reliant on Macs > throughout the business owing to the Mac's superiority in the specific fields > of interest and also in network performance. Gordon now doesn't touch Windows > except for the rare occasions he needs to do Braille transcription on a large > scale. > > I hope that at least some of that will help you. But please don't be afraid > to use this list to ask questions. You'll never be flamed or ridiculed; that > kind of behaviour isn't tolerated in this group. > > Lynne > > > On 15 Jul 2011, at 17:55, douglas rudolph wrote: > > hey guys, this is probley a drawn out sort of question, but i am seriously > looking at getting a mac, since the new version to be coming out for windows > is windows 8 and it sounds to be mobile based which is very difficult with > our screen readers, and im wondering, what are some major learning curves i > wil have to learn to be successful on the mac? > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <https://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> Sarah Alawami If you need an edit done on a small project go to http://music.marrie.org/master.html for more info. If you need to contact me my info is below. MSN and AIM: [email protected] website: http://music.marrie.org Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <https://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
