I still can't get UTorrent to work for me on the mac. On 2009-10-22, at 1:17 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> > Hi, > > Looks like I didn't include a link. uTorrent > http://utorrent.com > For those who didn't know. > Regards, > Nic > Skype: Kvalme > MSN Messenger: [email protected] > AIM: cincinster > yahoo Messenger: cin368 > Facebook Profile > My Twitter > > On Oct 22, 2009, at 10:13 AM, a radix wrote: > >> >> 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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