Colby, I began using the Mac in December. I am also a college student. :) I've been using Jaws and Windows since version 3.7 of JFW and Windows 98. I still have my Windows laptop, but it is rather dusty. I did upgrae it to Windows 7 last week, which was a headache all on its own. I had to call FS twice in order to authorize Jaws.
On to the Mac... I used Outlook for mail. I really love Apple mail. I get all my mail, i.e. Hotmail, my school mail and the mail from my ISP all in the same application, and it is very easy to work with. I love it. I was using iChat until the issues popped up, as it works great with Facebook chat, that is when it is working. I have iWork and have played with Pages. It looks as though it will do quite nicely for word processing. Text Edit is very straight forward and I look forward to using this for taking notes in class beginning in August. As a matter of fact, I intend to carry my Macbook Pro, which gets around 7 or 8 hours out of the battery instead of a PacMate Omni I own. BTW, anybody want to buy a very very gently used Pacmate Omni? LOL!!! I'm seriously considering unloading it since I got the Macbook. I have the 13 inch model and it's thin, light, and weighs less than the Omni, and I can do more with it. I have not used numbers or key note, so I can't speak to their comparison to Excel and Power Point. I plan to use my Macbook and only reach for my Windows laptop if I cannot absolutely help it. I do have a computer class this semester that focuses primarily on the MS Office suite of aps, so I'll probably be using it more than I want to, but the class is required so there is no help for it. Itunes works great on the Mac, much better than in Windows. I don't think you'll regret it if you get a Mac, but give yourself plenty of time to get acquainted with it. The learning curve is steep for some folks, but I'll bet you will get the hang of it extremely quickly. Hope this helps and good luck! Kim On Jun 16, 2010, at 6:16 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi, > > I think you should keep in mind this is a list pretty much designed to get > help when things go wrong. :). That being said, your likely to hear the > uglier side of peoples experiences. After all, If everything worked as > advertised there would be little use for such a list. Generally speaking, I > find Apple to not linger in correcting significant bugs. Accessibility > related or otherwise. So. Applications. I've been using a Mac for 2 years > and this is the first time I had a buggy experience with Safari. Facebook > kinda sucks on the Mac in my opinion though. I don't find to be that great > on windows but I do think Jaws and windows handles the site a little better. > Remember, I'm just talking about the main Facebook site. The word processing > apps that Apple makes Text edit, which comes with the Mac and Pages, which > you pay for as a part of the iWork productivity suite, will get the job done > for most users. The Mail app works well. I guess it would be the equivalent > to outlook in this case. Their have been minor bugs. None have personally > plagued my Mac but, from what I could remember they didn't cripple the > program. They were more an annoyance than anything. Someone pleas correct > me if I'm mistaken. I don't use iChat which seems to be on the Frits at the > moment but the program called adium. Its free and works quite well for my > instant messaging needs. > > hth > On Jun 16, 2010, at 5:55 PM, Kolby Garrison wrote: > >> Hello Everyone, >> I am following the thread on the problems that users are having with safari, >> and all of the problems that I am reading about have me wondering what core >> applications are accessible with voiceover? What applications people are >> having problems with, and when did the problems that people are having begin >> occurring? I am a college student, and if I purchase a mac I need to know >> that I will be able to accomplish things without accessibility hiccups. Or >> if there are hiccups, that they will be addressed. The applications that I >> use on a daily basis are word, outlook, excel, internet explorer, itunes, >> aol instant messenger, and windows live messenger. The websites that I use >> on a daily basis are google, gmail, facebook, and twitter. I know that >> safari is the mac equivalent to internet explorer, but are their mac >> equivalents for the other applications mentioned above? If there are, what >> are they and how accessible are they? I am thoroughly enjoying the list thus >> far. I love how detailed everyone is when addressing issues that they are >> having. 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