Hi Brian,
First thanks for the kind welcome.
Well, my life is pretty simple. As a piano tuner, I need a straight
forward database program, - which there is no real solution for screen
reader users in windows to date. A simple checking/accounting program.
In Windows there is a good check book program called Money Talks. I'm
wondering if there is a Mac version of this program. Anyway, I don't
use a spreadsheet much except for the schedule I get from my supervisor
where I work part time at the VA Hospital here. Email is of course a
must have along with the internet. Lastly, in what I would really use
daily is a daily planner and or calendar. These last two items are also
not an viable solution in Windows except for Outlook Express's calendar
which I don't use because I don't use Outlook Express at all. If I
think about anything else I will let you all know.
Incidentally, because I am a musician, I do use a windows program called
Quick Windows Sequencer, (QWS). Is anyone on the list familiar with
this program? Is there a simalar program for the Mac? Now I know that
you can also run a virtual windows on the Mac that will accommidate
these Windows based programs I do use, but at this time, I am only
interested in what we as blind folks can and cannot do on the Mac Apple
platform.
Thanks again,
Johnny
On 3/27/2011 11:04 PM, Bryan Jones wrote:
Hello Johnny,
Welcome to the List! Perhaps you could help us to help you by giving us a list
of the specific tasks you need to be able to perform with a computer. While the
Mac is good, it's not the best tool for everything and there are some things
that just are not possible on the Mac. Microsoft Office, for example, is not
accessible to VoiceOver on the Mac. There are alternative word processing and
spreadsheet programs that are *mostly* accessible on the Mac, but if MS Office
is a must have, you need to weigh your options carefully. In as few words as
possible, tell us exactly what you are using now, what you absolutely need to
use going forward, and I'm sure you will get plenty of responses.
Cheers,
Bryan
On Mar 27, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Johchi wrote:
My question has to do with convincing the PA State agency that getting VO and
the
MacBook for me is a better choice then the traditional Windows screen reader
setup.
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