Hi there Somebody on this list said earlier that they had had less than a good experience with one-to-one tutoring at the Apple store. I had a wonderful experience because the Apple employee that worked with me have been a long time MacUser. He really enjoyed computers and thought it was really cool to work with a blind person. He told me that he blindfolding himself in order to prepare to work with me. He did an excellent job, and if you get someone like him, it will be wonderful for you. I think the key to having a good experience for a voiceover user is to make Willowshore that the Apple Store understands that you are using voice over from the very beginning. This means that when you set up appointments, you should make real sure to tell them, maybe even put it in bold face all capitals or something. Also, are used to give them time so that they had plenty of opportunity to find someone that was ready for it. Sincerely, Gigi
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, Apple stores are set up like computer labs, with tables and stools. The > employees at my local store are great about letting folks experiment. I poked > around on a Mac for two hours one day before I made the decision to switch. I > also played with a friend's Mac. He had had no idea about Voiceover. > > Teresa > > “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too > dark to read.”—Groucho Marx > >> On Apr 2, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> There used to be things called a Hackintosh which was basically OSX >> installed on a generic PC. There were even companies which would sell you >> one but they have pretty much all been sued out of existence. Apples OSX >> license doesn't let you install on non-Apple hardware since, at some level, >> it's the software that sells the hardware. From what I recall, even if you >> attempted it, you had to have the latest gee whiz PC parts before it would >> work so the cost savings wasn't all that substantial. You couldn't just >> clean off some old clunker from the basement and get it to install. >> >> CB >> >>> On 4/2/14 3:01 PM, Chris Apple boy wrote: >>> See because Mac Os X is only available in the Mac App Store it is now >>> impossible to purchase it for devices other than a mac. So even if it >>> wasn't illegal you still have the restrictions and Apple certainly >>> reinforces these by only making it available in the Mac App Store. >>> >>> Regards Chris >>> >>> Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! >>> >>>> On 02/04/2014 18:48, alberto wrote: >>>> Hi, even with a bought copy you have those restrictions. >>>>> On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Scott Duck <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>> You very well may be correct and it may be illegal any way that you do it, >>>>> if it is even possible. However, just so there is no confusion, I wasn't >>>>> talking about pirating it. I assume that, if I were to purchase a copy of >>>>> OSX, I could legally install it on anything that I like, just as one can >>>>> install Windows on a Mac if they own the copy of Windows that they are >>>>> installing. However, it may not even be possible to purchase OSX without a >>>>> Mac. Probably isn't, now that I think about it, as I don't think that they >>>>> sell it on CD any more. Anyway, just didn't want you to think that I was >>>>> trying to do something that I shouldn't. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Scott Duck >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Apple boy >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 11:12 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Simulating a Mac on a PC >>>>> >>>>> I'm sure this is actually illegal under the Apple License terms for Mac >>>>> Os X >>>>> but someone can prove me wrong if they like. >>>>> >>>>> Regards Chris >>>>> >>>>> Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! >>>>> >>>>>> On 02/04/2014 16:17, Scott Duck wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a relatively easy way to run OSX in a virtual environment on a >>>>> PC? >>>>>> I know that, doing it that way, I wouldn't get the stability of a Mac >>>>>> but it would give me a taste of using one. And, by relatively easy, I >>>>>> don't mean in 246 easy steps. 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