Hi there I have used my husband's Windows computer like maybe three times since I switched to my MacBook Pro in 2011. The first time was about two weeks after I switched because I had something that had to get out like yesterday. Then twice more I got on the Windows computer because I was trying to use a web site that was giving me grief. As it turned out, I crashed JAWS anyway and didn't anywhere with the web site until I used the iPhone. My Mac also had trouble with that site.
If I ever get forced into using a Windows program, I plan to use a separate computer so that I don't have to put Windows on my Mac. Although Apple has had a few instances of getting Macs hacked, it's not near as bad as Windows because Apple doesn't let everybody, his brother, and his sister too do what they want without approval from Apple. I say good because I have a blind friend who has a Windows desktop that has been in the computer hospital more than once, after having been carried down a flight of stairs to a taxi for repair due to viruses. The last one killed off WindowEyes. She says her next computer is going to be a Mac. She does have a virus protection program and she's a competent user, but apparently they got past WindowEyes. By the way, I am now teaching her the iPhone. For new folks that have not made the switch, I guess it depends on what you need from your computer and whether you have to run a program due to work considerations. Those who are considering this, you might tell us as best as you can what you need from your computer. You may have already done this and I missed something. I do, for instance, have a blind friend that I am now convinced should not switch, even though it would benefit her computer wise. I would not look forward to teaching this friend VoiceOver because she is not calm when she has trouble. She learned JAWS at work and has her own way of using her computer. She is resistant to change. I am teaching her the iPhone now, and it's slow going because I have trouble getting her to listen; she wants to do things her way. I finally got some text files like the manual and that book from National Braille Press and them on her computer; then I suggested she study them and do some exploring. After she has done that for a while, then we'll get back together. Regards, Gigi Regards, Gigi On Apr 5, 2014, at 3:11 PM, Scott Duck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > As I have said, I am thinking about switching to the Mac and have been trying > to gather more information about it. To that end, I have been asking > specific questions. I will continue to do that but I would like some general > feedback from people who have made the switch from Windows to the Mac. Why > did you switch In the first place? Having switched, do you feel that it was > the right choice for you? Do any of you regret having switched or have you > even gone back to the PC? > Thanks, > Scott Duck > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
