hi I am a proud nfb member if this is know longer a mac voiceover list and a nfb bashing list I will lev the list but I don't wunt to due thiat this must stop and get back to voiceover. On Jun 10, 2009, at 10:03 AM, patrickneazer wrote:
> Hello Peggy and all: > > Then that makes me just one of those darn meddling kids at 40 (grin).. > > Given the writing of the article in the Braille Monitor it looks > like I will need to renew my annual membership in S.O.S. (stamp out > stupidity). Thought I could save the 20 bucks this year. Oh well, > it is a good cause. 90% of the proceeds go to the Itunes store (wink). > On Jun 10, 2009, at 11:52 AM, Peggy Fleischer wrote: > >> >> Well I got my mac in March of this year because I don't want to mess >> with Windows seven. I'm 47 in October. Does that mean I'm young? :) >> On Jun 10, 2009, at 3:16 AM, Jenny Kennedy wrote: >> >>> >>> I don't know who would be counted in the "young" group and who in >>> the >>> "old. I first heard rumblings that the Mac was accessable in late >>> 2007.I was 30 then and am 32 now, got my Mac when I was 31. So not >>> sure where I fit, young or old or whatever... >>> >>> My story was this. My windows computer was on it's last legs and we >>> knew that I had to get a new one. At first we thought about >>> getting a >>> low cost windows laptop. Then they came out with vista. My partner >>> Larry at first didn't want to drop so much money all at once on a >>> computer. But I sat down and did a lot of research. Listened to >>> screenless switchers, joined this list, listened to everything ACB >>> radio had to say found other podcasts and after that I priced out >>> how >>> much would it be to get a laptop with windows and a copy of JAWS. >>> Then I priced out the ongoing costs, upgrades to the OS and JAWS and >>> other things. I gathered everything I learned and presented it to >>> Larry. I think after all was said and done that the Mac, while >>> expensive at first more or less payed for it's self in the money I >>> saved as it had a built in screen access and screen enlargement, >>> plus >>> the most I'd think of paying for os/A/T upgrades with the mac at >>> tops >>> would be 150 bucks compaired to havint to spend 200 a year ontop of >>> the nearly 1000 starting price for a windows screen reader. Just >>> after we took the choice to get the Mac I got a chance to try >>> vista as >>> I barrowed my stepdaughter's new vista computer. I tried timed >>> demos >>> of JAWS and W.E. and the free screen readers and was so grumpy with >>> the whole thing. Larry got to see first hand what a pain in the >>> neck >>> it all was and I even got him to listen to some of the mac demos. >>> He >>> said we got the mac because it has what I need and seems to be a >>> better computer for me. I haven't crashed it yet and aside from a >>> few >>> structure problems with the macbook, like little shards of it coming >>> apart where the lid shuts and the recent shorting out of the option >>> key I have had no trouble with it. I think people can take the >>> choice >>> if they find themselves where I was. In need of a computer and free >>> and open to anything. I'm a stay at home mom so don't have to worry >>> about my mac interfacing with other computers I like my choice and >>> am >>> glad I took the time to learn all I could rather than just >>> following a >>> mass of people one way or the other. >>> >>> Jenny >>> blueskyes9112...@gmail.com >>> Olathe, Ks USA >>> >>> On 6/10/09, Mark Baxter <markbaxte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> This is typical NFB. Prey on an already oppressed popularion with >>>> scare tactics about what *COULD* go wrong and how helpless they'd >>>> be >>>> unless trhey do things the NFB way. It's why I have very little to >>>> do >>>> with organized groups of blind people. Don't feel bad; I also >>>> scoff >>>> at organized religion in favor of individual spirituality, and hate >>>> Christmas because of shopping mobs and humans in packs. Don't >>>> beieve >>>> what the NFB tells you; they're just anothe organization with >>>> another >>>> marketing angle. >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark BurningHawk >>>> >>>> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>>> MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com >>>> My home page: >>>> http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> >> > > Take good care and I wish you enough. > > Love > > Me > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
