Yeah that also applies to AppleCare, you have to tell them that too. Or just call accessibility.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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