Thanks for that tip, i will have to try it because I use torrent more often then soulseek so maybe I can move it to the mac after all. Greetings, Anouk, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicolai Svendsen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:02 AM Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac
> > Hi, > > I've always used this method, both on Windows and on the Mac. > uTorrent. It works wonderfully well, and I use > http://torrentz.com > to search for torrents on different search engines. It seems to work > nicely. > > Regards, > Nic > > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: [email protected] > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Oct 22, 2009, at 9:34 AM, a radix wrote: > >> >> Hi Mike, yes I use soulseek on windows too both the new server and old >> server version. I also use bitche on windows which is a search >> engine for >> torrent sites, i combine it with utorrent to download torrents, >> bitche is >> wonderful it searches through i think all the torrent sites htat >> exists and >> gives you the results. I havent found a mac alternative though I >> know vuze >> is available on the mac (my brother uses vuze in windows) and i >> think it too >> has a built-in search feature bu tI didnt find it all that easy to >> use. >> Greetings, Anouk, >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike Reiser" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:16 PM >> Subject: Re: my 2 months with a mac >> >> >>> >>> The only thing I'll use windows for is soulseek which is a >>> filesharing >>> app I use to find stuff, there's no good alternative for mac and the >>> ones that are available either aren't accessible or haven't been >>> updated. Unison works great for usenet although I couldn't figure >>> out >>> the program interface so have been using sites like binsearch. Can't >>> really comment on the ocr programs but I like vlc for listening to >>> books and things, itunes is good too. >>> >>> Mike >>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 4:23 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Oh, I guess it wouldn't be. Window Eyes is more like a serial you >>>> enter I think. That's nice. Well, JAWS doesn't like it for obvious >>>> reason, but it can be annoying. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Nic >>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>>> AIM: cincinster >>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>> Facebook Profile >>>> My Twitter >>>> >>>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Portia wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Nope, Window-Eyes isn't like that. >>>>> >>>>> Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, I believe EchoLink does exist on the Mac-side as EchoMac, >>>>>> last I >>>>>> heard and extremely accessible. >>>>>> >>>>>> As for using Windows, it's all probably about taking the plunge >>>>>> to a >>>>>> new operating system and letting go of Windows. I've pretty much >>>>>> completed that step, but there is only one minor thing. Mudding. >>>>>> That >>>>>> is the only thing I actually do on Windows now. I did hear the >>>>>> developer of the MUD-client Atlantis might be adding VoiceOver >>>>>> support, hopefully. Otherwise I'll just use Terminal. >>>>>> I use VUScan and ReadIris for my scanning needs. >>>>>> >>>>>> As for virtual machines, mine runs quite efficiently. It all >>>>>> depends >>>>>> how you have set the ram allocation. Make sure not to set it too >>>>>> high, >>>>>> otherwise memory swapping will occur. A good idea is to test >>>>>> different >>>>>> setups before installing any screen reader licenses such as >>>>>> authorization keys for JAWS and so-forth. Otherwise when changing >>>>>> the >>>>>> ram for your Windows machine, JAWS will think it is a new computer >>>>>> and >>>>>> require you to reactivate. Window-Eyes is probably the same way. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Nic >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>>>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>>>>> AIM: cincinster >>>>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>>>> Facebook Profile >>>>>> My Twitter >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 21, 2009, at 9:16 AM, Tony Bernedal wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Anouk. >>>>>>> I have also used my mac for around 3 months now, and like you I >>>>>>> still >>>>>>> use windows for a couple of things. I trying to get the scanning >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> ocr to work on the mac but for now windows and omnipage have to >>>>>>> do >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> jobb. I had a license for windows xp lying on the shelf from a no >>>>>>> longer working laptop and I installed xp with vmware as a virtual >>>>>>> machine and doing my scanning there and it works good but the >>>>>>> virtual >>>>>>> machine is very slow. I also use windows for Echolink, wich is a >>>>>>> ham-radio software wich don't exist on the mac. Also the software >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> setup and program my hamradio stations is only windows programs. >>>>>>> I'm >>>>>>> very happy mac user now and after some updates to snow leopard my >>>>>>> problems with it is gone. >>>>>>> I hope the issue with the thumbkey on your display can be >>>>>>> solved. I >>>>>>> have same issue with alva satelite. >>>>>>> I also have a battle with EyeTV software wich for some odd reason >>>>>>> doesn't find my tv channels on the cable network. And it is also >>>>>>> very >>>>>>> tricky to use with VO. I use VLC for webradio and movies and it >>>>>>> works >>>>>>> great (vlc version 1.x doesn't work under windows and linux at >>>>>>> all >>>>>>> with screenreader, only on mac, great!). >>>>>>> And I also like the speed, starting my windows pc here at works >>>>>>> take >>>>>>> forever and the mac is at the desktop in almost 0 time. And, the >>>>>>> sleep >>>>>>> works well too. >>>>>>> So I'm happy with my mac system. >>>>>>> Good luck with your mac! >>>>>>> Regards Tony >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2009/10/21, a radix <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello, I have been using my mac for about 2 months now >>>>>>>> especially >>>>>>>> at school >>>>>>>> although at home I still often use my pc and I will explain >>>>>>>> below >>>>>>>> why. In >>>>>>>> general my experiences with the mac have been very positive >>>>>>>> especially after >>>>>>>> installing snow leopard. I can use skype and msn just as well as >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> my pc. >>>>>>>> And after I dumped itunes and started using vlc instead watching >>>>>>>> movies and >>>>>>>> listening to music became a breeze. I recently bought apples >>>>>>>> office >>>>>>>> suite >>>>>>>> because I prefer that over using textedit or the free text >>>>>>>> editors/ >>>>>>>> office >>>>>>>> suits that are available. I am also intending to go and use >>>>>>>> garage >>>>>>>> band in >>>>>>>> the future if I can get that working with my yamaha keyboard. I >>>>>>>> like the >>>>>>>> built-in speakers and sound quality alhtough listening through >>>>>>>> its >>>>>>>> sound >>>>>>>> output with my own in ear monitors is nothing special. I still >>>>>>>> find >>>>>>>> using >>>>>>>> the internet on the mac a bit mor ework then i did while using >>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>> pc and it >>>>>>>> goes a bit slower also when reading docucments i notice that I >>>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>>> endlessly use the right thumb key on my braille display to >>>>>>>> continue >>>>>>>> reading, >>>>>>>> eventually i have to press the right arrow on my normal keyboard >>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>> I want >>>>>>>> to read onm. This does become irritating after a while if you >>>>>>>> need >>>>>>>> to read >>>>>>>> long documents. >>>>>>>> At home I still mostly use my windows pc although i now have >>>>>>>> gotten >>>>>>>> mail >>>>>>>> working on the mac as well because 1. I use omnipage pro 16 >>>>>>>> under >>>>>>>> windows to >>>>>>>> scan my books for school, while I know that there are some >>>>>>>> scanning >>>>>>>> solutions for the mac that i will probbably try once the hp >>>>>>>> drivers >>>>>>>> for sl >>>>>>>> have been released I just dont know if they will be as good and >>>>>>>> easy as >>>>>>>> using omnipage pro 16 and am a bit hesistant to try it because >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> that (I >>>>>>>> really really hope that a full version of finereader will >>>>>>>> eventually be >>>>>>>> released for the mac since I have heard it can rival omnipage >>>>>>>> pro). >>>>>>>> Secondly there is filesharing, i will be brief. Ftp does work on >>>>>>>> the mac >>>>>>>> with transmit which I rather like although I have not registered >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> yet, >>>>>>>> questions i asked its support team went unanswered. Usenet also >>>>>>>> works but >>>>>>>> udner windows I preferred to use other programs which are not >>>>>>>> available on >>>>>>>> the mac. >>>>>>>> The third point is playing games which I do a lot on the pec >>>>>>>> especially >>>>>>>> interactive fiction and muds. There is an interpreter for >>>>>>>> interactive >>>>>>>> fiction called zoom which I tried and although I can open games >>>>>>>> with it >>>>>>>> saved games were a problem for me since I could not open a saved >>>>>>>> game file >>>>>>>> (made in frotz). >>>>>>>> For muds the situation on the mac is not so good, I play them >>>>>>>> all >>>>>>>> the time >>>>>>>> on windows but there is only one mudclient that I know of which >>>>>>>> works under >>>>>>>> sl and which is still being developed, jamochamud which works >>>>>>>> under >>>>>>>> java. It >>>>>>>> is not too accessible at the moment but the programmer has >>>>>>>> promised >>>>>>>> to look >>>>>>>> at it, still it does not offer all the features even then that I >>>>>>>> am >>>>>>>> used to >>>>>>>> on a windows client. >>>>>>>> As soon as windows 7 becomes officially available I am >>>>>>>> planning to >>>>>>>> install >>>>>>>> it on my mac (probbably via bootcamp) so that I at least can use >>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>> mac all >>>>>>>> the time even if I need to use windows, hopefully for the >>>>>>>> scanning >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> downloading tasks I will in the future be able to use the mac >>>>>>>> and I >>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>> hopes for muds as well but for now at least my mac is mostly >>>>>>>> used >>>>>>>> at school >>>>>>>> and in the library. >>>>>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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