interesting, what happens/doesn't happen. I am right this very moment greedily slirping up bandwidth using utorrent to gobble my happy stuff on to the hard drive.
On 2009-10-22, at 7:55 AM, May McDonald wrote: > > 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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