Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-24 Thread Mike Busboom
Hi, David,

Wow, there's a name from the past.  My name is Mike Busboom, and we 
corresponded with one another in an earlier life.

I went to your website, and I will go back frequently.

Welcome to the list.  I'm still in Vienna after all these years.

Mike

On 19,Jun,2014, at 21:06, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries 
macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote:

 Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and wanted to 
 write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology specialist and I've 
 been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a long-time user of windows and, a 
 few years ago, my employer purchased an iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit 
 that, for a couple of years, I truly hated using the Mac, which I think was 
 more due to my 20-year windows bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials 
 and rummaging through a lot of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I 
 absolutely love using the Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one 
 for my next computer.  I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I 
 also just want to do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my 
 knowledge which I need to fill.
 I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its benefits 
 and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might have been able 
 to convince most of them to at least consider switching from Windows to the 
 Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate relationship with it.  I 
 think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also helped me to warm up to Apple 
 and I'm particularly excited at the integration we're going to see between 
 iOS and Yosemite this fall.
 thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.
 
 
 -- 
 David Goldfield,
 
 
 Founder and Peer Coordinator,
 Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
 Feel free to visit my new Web site
 http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
 
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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-24 Thread Mickey Quenzer
Hello David:
Welcome aboard the list it's definitely a good place to learn about your Mac so 
you have a good day and it's nice to hear a voice from the past! Take care


*** Mickey Quenzer ***
*** Assistive Technology Training And Consulting Services LLC ***
*** Web site: http://www.attacs.net ***
*** Phone: 541-218-3975 ***

 On Jun 19, 2014, at 12:06 PM, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries 
 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote:
 
 Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and wanted to 
 write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology specialist and I've 
 been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a long-time user of windows and, a 
 few years ago, my employer purchased an iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit 
 that, for a couple of years, I truly hated using the Mac, which I think was 
 more due to my 20-year windows bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials 
 and rummaging through a lot of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I 
 absolutely love using the Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one 
 for my next computer.  I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I 
 also just want to do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my 
 knowledge which I need to fill.
 I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its benefits 
 and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might have been able 
 to convince most of them to at least consider switching from Windows to the 
 Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate relationship with it.  I 
 think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also helped me to warm up to Apple 
 and I'm particularly excited at the integration we're going to see between 
 iOS and Yosemite this fall.
 thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.
 
 
 -- 
 David Goldfield,
 
 
 Founder and Peer Coordinator,
 Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
 Feel free to visit my new Web site
 http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
 
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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-24 Thread isaac
Hi there David welcome to the list.
isaac
isaac.heb...@gmail.com
 Skype gold_wildcat 

On Jun 24, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Mickey Quenzer mickey.quen...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hello David:
 Welcome aboard the list it's definitely a good place to learn about your Mac 
 so you have a good day and it's nice to hear a voice from the past! Take care
 
 
 *** Mickey Quenzer ***
 *** Assistive Technology Training And Consulting Services LLC ***
 *** Web site: http://www.attacs.net ***
 *** Phone: 541-218-3975 ***
 
 On Jun 19, 2014, at 12:06 PM, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries 
 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote:
 
 Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and wanted to 
 write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology specialist and 
 I've been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a long-time user of windows 
 and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an iMac for our classroom.  I'll 
 admit that, for a couple of years, I truly hated using the Mac, which I 
 think was more due to my 20-year windows bias.  After listening to a lot of 
 tutorials and rummaging through a lot of Web sites, I've gotten to the point 
 where I absolutely love using the Mac and would be quite pleased if I could 
 get one for my next computer.  I'm on this list to ask questions as they 
 arise and I also just want to do a lot of reading and try and catch up on 
 gaps in my knowledge which I need to fill.
 I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its benefits 
 and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might have been 
 able to convince most of them to at least consider switching from Windows to 
 the Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate relationship with 
 it.  I think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also helped me to warm up 
 to Apple and I'm particularly excited at the integration we're going to see 
 between iOS and Yosemite this fall.
 thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.
 
 
 -- 
 David Goldfield,
 
 
 Founder and Peer Coordinator,
 Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
 Feel free to visit my new Web site
 http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
 
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Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries
Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and 
wanted to write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology 
specialist and I've been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a 
long-time user of windows and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an 
iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit that, for a couple of years, I truly 
hated using the Mac, which I think was more due to my 20-year windows 
bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials and rummaging through a lot 
of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I absolutely love using the 
Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one for my next computer.  
I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I also just want to 
do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my knowledge which I 
need to fill.
I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its 
benefits and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might 
have been able to convince most of them to at least consider switching 
from Windows to the Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate 
relationship with it.  I think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also 
helped me to warm up to Apple and I'm particularly excited at the 
integration we're going to see between iOS and Yosemite this fall.

thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.


--
David Goldfield,


 Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info/

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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread isaac
Hi there welcome to the list David. We are glad that you have joined us. 
If you have any questions or need any help we are here to help you. 

isaac
isaac.heb...@gmail.com
 Skype gold_wildcat 

On Jun 19, 2014, at 2:06 PM, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries 
macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote:

 Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and wanted to 
 write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology specialist and I've 
 been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a long-time user of windows and, a 
 few years ago, my employer purchased an iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit 
 that, for a couple of years, I truly hated using the Mac, which I think was 
 more due to my 20-year windows bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials 
 and rummaging through a lot of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I 
 absolutely love using the Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one 
 for my next computer.  I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I 
 also just want to do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my 
 knowledge which I need to fill.
 I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its benefits 
 and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might have been able 
 to convince most of them to at least consider switching from Windows to the 
 Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate relationship with it.  I 
 think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also helped me to warm up to Apple 
 and I'm particularly excited at the integration we're going to see between 
 iOS and Yosemite this fall.
 thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.
 
 
 -- 
 David Goldfield,
 
 
 Founder and Peer Coordinator,
 Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
 Feel free to visit my new Web site
 http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
 
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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, David,

Welcome to the list. I did a double-take, because I just realized you've posted 
to another list I'm on, and thought you were already a member of this one for a 
while. In any case, my confusion is cleared up.

I switched to the Mac in 2010 and just jumped right in. I wasn't doing 
Assistive Tech work anymore, so I was able to do the full immerssion bit. 
I've used my husband's Windows computer a few times, but basically, it's been 
all Apple for me. If my computer decides it's toast and doesn't just simply 
need a hard-drive replacemen, I may be going to mobile devices for good. I'll 
think about it.

Anyhow, welcome and look forward to hearing from you.

Teresa

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder what you're at
--Lewis Carroll

 On Jun 19, 2014, at 12:06 PM, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries 
 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com wrote:
 
 Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and wanted to 
 write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology specialist and I've 
 been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a long-time user of windows and, a 
 few years ago, my employer purchased an iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit 
 that, for a couple of years, I truly hated using the Mac, which I think was 
 more due to my 20-year windows bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials 
 and rummaging through a lot of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I 
 absolutely love using the Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one 
 for my next computer.  I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I 
 also just want to do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my 
 knowledge which I need to fill.
 I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its benefits 
 and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might have been able 
 to convince most of them to at least consider switching from Windows to the 
 Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate relationship with it.  I 
 think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also helped me to warm up to Apple 
 and I'm particularly excited at the integration we're going to see between 
 iOS and Yosemite this fall.
 thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.
 
 
 -- 
 David Goldfield,
 
 
 Founder and Peer Coordinator,
 Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
 Feel free to visit my new Web site
 http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
 
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RE: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Jule Ann M Lieberman
And  David introduced me to this list!
Jule Ann

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
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Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:07 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Introduction From New List Member

Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and wanted to
write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology specialist and
I've been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a long-time user of windows
and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an iMac for our classroom.  I'll
admit that, for a couple of years, I truly hated using the Mac, which I
think was more due to my 20-year windows bias.  After listening to a lot of
tutorials and rummaging through a lot of Web sites, I've gotten to the point
where I absolutely love using the Mac and would be quite pleased if I could
get one for my next computer.
I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I also just want to do a
lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my knowledge which I need to
fill.
I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its benefits
and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might have been
able to convince most of them to at least consider switching from Windows to
the Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate relationship with
it.  I think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also helped me to warm up
to Apple and I'm particularly excited at the integration we're going to see
between iOS and Yosemite this fall.
thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.


--
David Goldfield,


  Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info/

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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Alex Hall
Welcome, David, I also saw you on the VIPhone list. :) That list and this one 
both go t one folder, so I sometimes get mixed up as to who is on which and, in 
fact, to which list I am replying. smile Glad to see you here; hopefully you 
will run into far less drama than on the other list. :) 
On Jun 19, 2014, at 3:52 PM, Jule Ann M Lieberman tuf29...@temple.edu wrote:

 And  David introduced me to this list!
 Jule Ann
 
 -Original Message-
 From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
 [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]
 Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:07 PM
 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Introduction From New List Member
 
 Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and wanted to
 write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology specialist and
 I've been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a long-time user of windows
 and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an iMac for our classroom.  I'll
 admit that, for a couple of years, I truly hated using the Mac, which I
 think was more due to my 20-year windows bias.  After listening to a lot of
 tutorials and rummaging through a lot of Web sites, I've gotten to the point
 where I absolutely love using the Mac and would be quite pleased if I could
 get one for my next computer.
 I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I also just want to do a
 lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my knowledge which I need to
 fill.
 I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its benefits
 and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might have been
 able to convince most of them to at least consider switching from Windows to
 the Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate relationship with
 it.  I think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also helped me to warm up
 to Apple and I'm particularly excited at the integration we're going to see
 between iOS and Yosemite this fall.
 thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.
 
 
 --
 David Goldfield,
 
 
  Founder and Peer Coordinator,
 Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
 Feel free to visit my new Web site
 http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
 
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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Welcome to the list! Hope you like it here. For those who don't know 
this integration is thanks to continuity/handoff which is supposed to 
let you start something on one device then continue on another.


Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu

On 19/06/2014 20:06, 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries wrote:

Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and
wanted to write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology
specialist and I've been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a
long-time user of windows and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an
iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit that, for a couple of years, I truly
hated using the Mac, which I think was more due to my 20-year windows
bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials and rummaging through a lot
of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I absolutely love using the
Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one for my next computer.
I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I also just want to
do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my knowledge which I
need to fill.
I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its
benefits and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might
have been able to convince most of them to at least consider switching
from Windows to the Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate
relationship with it.  I think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also
helped me to warm up to Apple and I'm particularly excited at the
integration we're going to see between iOS and Yosemite this fall.
thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.




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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread Mike Arrigo
Welcome to the list! I remember the tutorial you did for the type 'n' 
speak, really enjoyed that when I first got it back in 1993. I have 3 
macs at home and no longer have any pcs. I have no regrets about 
switching, I think the mac does not suffer from many of the problems 
that windows does, and being able to install and upgrade operating 
systems without sighted help is a huge advantage as well.

Original message:

Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and
wanted to write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology
specialist and I've been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a
long-time user of windows and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an
iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit that, for a couple of years, I truly
hated using the Mac, which I think was more due to my 20-year windows
bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials and rummaging through a lot
of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I absolutely love using the
Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one for my next computer.
I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I also just want to
do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my knowledge which I
need to fill.
I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its
benefits and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might
have been able to convince most of them to at least consider switching
from Windows to the Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate
relationship with it.  I think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also
helped me to warm up to Apple and I'm particularly excited at the
integration we're going to see between iOS and Yosemite this fall.
thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.




--
David Goldfield,




  Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info/



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Re: Introduction From New List Member

2014-06-19 Thread 'David Goldfield' via MacVisionaries

Mike,
I'm honored that you remember that tutorial, which I recorded in 1993, 
by the way.
I agree with your comments re: Mac advantages over Windows.  On the PC, 
when my Web browser hangs, it often hangs up my screen reader which is 
NVDA, a screen reader which rarely crashes.  The one time Safari 
actually got hung up, the Mac had no negative effects, whatsoever.  
Voiceover and my other running apps just worked as though nothing was 
happening.  Quite impressive.


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Coordinator Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and 
Visually Impaired

On 6/19/2014 5:30 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:
Welcome to the list! I remember the tutorial you did for the type 'n' 
speak, really enjoyed that when I first got it back in 1993. I have 3 
macs at home and no longer have any pcs. I have no regrets about 
switching, I think the mac does not suffer from many of the problems 
that windows does, and being able to install and upgrade operating 
systems without sighted help is a huge advantage as well.

Original message:

Hello.  I have just been approved as a new member on this list and
wanted to write a quick intro message.  I'm an assistive technology
specialist and I've been in the field for over 20 years.  I am a
long-time user of windows and, a few years ago, my employer purchased an
iMac for our classroom.  I'll admit that, for a couple of years, I truly
hated using the Mac, which I think was more due to my 20-year windows
bias.  After listening to a lot of tutorials and rummaging through a lot
of Web sites, I've gotten to the point where I absolutely love using the
Mac and would be quite pleased if I could get one for my next computer.
I'm on this list to ask questions as they arise and I also just want to
do a lot of reading and try and catch up on gaps in my knowledge which I
need to fill.
I'll tell you that even when I despised the Mac I clearly saw its
benefits and I probably could have given a talk to 100 people and might
have been able to convince most of them to at least consider switching
from Windows to the Mac, even while I was going through my own love-hate
relationship with it.  I think that my recent purchase of an iPhone also
helped me to warm up to Apple and I'm particularly excited at the
integration we're going to see between iOS and Yosemite this fall.
thanks for being there and I'm glad this list is available.




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