Perhaps I was hasty as I have never played with Windows 7. It also depends on what you are doing with your machine, I suppose. My husband is a heavy media user watching movies, extracting files from various sources, watching videos and listening to podcast, sometimes doing 2 or 3 of the afore mentioned tasks at the same time while viewing his email messages every so often. He's got a MacMini and seldom sees glitches or slowdowns. It's hard for me to believe that you could run a Windows PC that long without rebooting doing heavy tasks such as this, at least with XP. I know Windows 7 is a much better operating system than Xp though.. O
n Dec 5, 2009, at 5:09 PM, Rick Harmon wrote: > I'd like to state that my Windows PC is very stable and have ran it for that > long of a time without re booting. My 2.66 Ghz intel core2duo here with > windows 7 is very fast maybe even faster than my brand new mac mini at 2.53 > Ghz. > > So the assertion that PC's are inherently unstable is honestly a myth. > > I'm not trying to say a mac isn't better than a windows pc or the other way > around. Just saying that somethings said about windows pc's are just not > factual. > > Rick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "carlene knight" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: Introduction and Newby Questions > > > Hi: > One thing that hasn't been said yet is the fact that the Mac is so much more > stable than the PC. programs don't bog down. My husband has had his > MacMini running for nearly four weeks before. He only rebooted to install > an update. Try doing that on a Pc without problems. :) The Mac is faster > also. > On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:24 AM, Donna Smith wrote: > >> Thanks everyone for all this great information! It looks like I may >> be about to spend some money on a Mac! I may wait till after the >> holidays, but I'm definitely going to make the switch. I'll still >> have my current Windows-based netbook to use while I'm learning the >> Mac. >> >> And yes, Donna, I'm the other Donna from the BookShare volunteer list. >> I haven't been on the list for a while, though I still contribute >> scans. It sounds like I'll be keeping my old Dell laptop set up for >> OCR work, but that's no problem. I always used my older laptop for >> that anyway. It was just easier than tying up my current laptop with >> scans. >> >> Thanks again to everyone. This is really exciting! >> >> Donna >> >> On 12/5/09, Kevin Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote: >>> David, >>> I hear that "Numbers" is not terribly accessible. Do you do any >>> work with that? Have you any opinions? >>> Kevin >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: David Denne [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 7:27 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Introduction and Newby Questions >>> >>> >>> Ok I just need to comment on a few things. As far as a learning curve >>> sure >>> you do have to learn a new screen reader but this one introduces its self >>> to >>> you via a lovely quick start guide that is very interactive. Also a >>> macintosh computer can be used in a business or work environment. When >>> they >>> designed the macintosh operating system they wanted to keep compatibility >>> in >>> mind also so that macs and pcs can work together. For microsoft office >>> things you could use a program called open office. i have never used it >>> but, >>> I do hear grate reports of how accessible it is. If you wanna pay a >>> little >>> for iWork09 which is apples version of microsoft office then you can. I >>> think as of writing this message its $79.99 but when you buy a mac >>> computer >>> it comes with it. >>> >>> On 12/5/09, Nicolai Svendsen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi Donna, >>>> >>>> Yes, the Macintosh comes with accessibility out of the box. In fact, >>>> you'll even get a nice message telling you how to turn it on when >>>> powering it on. If you buy a Macbook or a Macbook Pro, the newest >>>> models will have the trackpad which will work like the iPhone's or >>>> iPod Touch touch screen. Personally, I find it easier to use the >>>> iPhone or iPod touch screen to navigate. I find it pretty hard to >>>> navigate without having to interact with a gesture to see a table, >>>> though you can probably touch an item in the table. I never played >>>> with the trackpad a lot, though I do use it on occasion. I've been >>>> trying out iPhones for a little while, though I unfortunately do not >>>> have one. But they work great. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Nic >>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>>> AIM: cincinster >>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>> Facebook Profile >>>> My Twitter >>>> >>>> On Dec 5, 2009, at 5:23 AM, Donna Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all. >>>>> >>>>> I am a long-time, frustrated Windows/Microsoft Office/JAWS user, and >>>>> I have recently become very intrigued with the possibility of >>>>> switching to a Mac, at least for personal use. My work duties are >>>>> too tied to being able to share files with colleagues in PowerPoint, >>>>> Excel and Word, and we're required to use Outlook calendar, etc., but >>>>> personal use is a different story. >>>>> >>>>> So please tell me if I understand correctly that an off-the-shelf Mac >>>>> laptop will be accessible via Voice Over for most typical functions? >>>>> I need the internet, e-mail, some kind of word processor, and I'm a >>>>> farily big user of Excel and am not sure what the comparable Mac >>>>> program might be. I understand that there is a learning curve to >>>>> make such a switch, but is it possible to do this without purchasing >>>>> another type of third-part screen reading software? I am so sick of >>>>> JAWS! >>>>> >>>>> This all started when I was looking at iPhones. I am very excited at >>>>> the prospect of having a functional, accessible iPhone and the >>>>> descriptions I've read that allow you to move through information via >>>>> the touch screen, thus getting a real sens of page layout, has really >>>>> sparked my interest. Do I understande correctly that laptops also >>>>> have some kind of touch pad mouse that allows this same kind of >>>>> interaction with information on the screen so that it's not always >>>>> necessary to arrow up and down endlessly through massive amounts of >>>>> web site jumble? >>>>> >>>>> I should add that though I've been using computers for about 20 years >>>>> now, I am no programmer or technician. I am a functional user who >>>>> has reluctantly had to learn more than I ever wanted to know about >>>>> computer set-up and the inter-workings of various software out of >>>>> necessity. So don't get too technical on me. <smile> Keep it >>>>> simple! >>>>> >>>>> Thanks much for allowing me to join and I promise not to interfere >>>>> with the flow of techie talk too much with irritating newby >>>>> questions. >>>>> >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send >>>>> email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. 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