What would also be beneficial is to review some of the documentation available from Apple. There are also other podcasts that may be useful at http://www.screenlessswitchers.com. Mike did some interesting podcasts perhaps, but there is more information that may answer questions more directly. On Jul 4, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
> Hi Sandy, > > Welcome to the wonderful world of the Mac. I'm Allison, I'm sure you will > find this list useful and informative. I have received lots of assistance > from this list, and I learn something new everyday. I was a Windows user for > years and just switched to Mac in April. I listened to several podcasts from: > http://www.blindcooltech.com > by a gentleman named Mike Arrigo. He did a lot of casts on the Mac, > VoiceOver and the way it works. I think those podcasts helped me tremendously > in understanding the basics of VoiceOver even before I touched my Mac. I > have an Iphone 3GS I just purchased it less than two weeks ago. There are > some really cool apps for the Iphone. I have one called Digit-Eyes which is a > paid app. It scans bar codes and labels from boxes and reads them aloud. > There is also a labeling system so you can a fix an audio label to the > product. There was a discussion on this list a few weeks ago about > Digit-Eyes. It should work even better with the two cameras on the Iphone 4. > There is also a TV guide app I like very much, and a first aid app as well. > I'd be happy to help you with getting used to the Mac either onlist or off. > My e-mail address is: > [email protected] I hope you are having a great day. > > Allison > My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! > > > On Jul 4, 2010, at 3:15 PM, Sandy Tomkins wrote: > >> Hallo the list, >> >> My name is Sandy Tomkins and I have just joined you. I have, on >> loan from college, a Mac Book Pro, which I am endeavoring to learn to >> use and have just ordered an iPhone 4g, my first iPhone. So, Voiceover >> and the Apple platform are both new to me and I am experiencing quite >> a learning curve with them. I suppose, re the MBP, I am falling >> between two stools, because I mix up my use of the multi-touch pad >> with the keyboard commands and am not quite managing to master either. >> Hoping that when the iPhone arrives I might get a little more >> comfortable with the gestures, which attract me mightily! >> >> Probably, this will have been touched upon before and I would hate >> to clutter up the list with things already spoken of at length, but >> the world of iPhone Apps is totally new to me. Would anyone like to >> recommend their favourite apps. There appears to be about a quarter of >> a million of them out there so I don't know where to begin! >> >> Thanks for any input and any advice as to how to get to grips with >> VO and the gestures most welcome. >> >> All the very best to you all, >> Sandy. >> >> -- >> 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]. > 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]. 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.
