Re: FW: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

2021-09-19 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries 


On 19/9/21 11:21, skipper8...@gmail.com wrote:


Thanks.

Kindle is a great source for books, and I really wish they could be 
read on the Mac with VoiceOver.


That's an Amazon issue. It might be worth contacting them.


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RE: FW: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

2021-09-19 Thread skipper8218 
Thanks.

Kindle is a great source for books, and I really wish they could be read on the 
Mac with VoiceOver.

 

From: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries  
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On 17/9/21 05:08, skipper8...@gmail.com   wrote:

The only problem I see with this analysis is lack of support for the Kindle 
eReader and OCR out of the box but the iPhone can take care of that.

Also, as a person who works in a job that significantly involves writing 
scholarship for publication, I've never needed Kindle. Others may be in a 
different position; I'm simply noting that, for academic purposes, there are 
usually other sources.

As for OCR, ABBYY FineReader for Mac should be investigated.

Is it possible to use Learning Ally materials on an iPhone?

On iPhone or Mac, yes, as far as I can recall.



What about unzipping Bookshare books or transferring NLS materials to a Victor 
Reader Stream?

Yes to the former. I don't have a Victor Reader Stream, so can't comment. If it 
presents as a USB mass storage device, it's simply a matter of copying files.



What about reading PDF files?

Yes - Preview, Adobe Reader for Mac, or the PDF reader in Google Chrome - take 
your choice.



 

 

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Re: FW: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student

2021-09-19 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries 


On 17/9/21 05:08, skipper8...@gmail.com wrote:


The only problem I see with this analysis is lack of support for the 
Kindle eReader and OCR out of the box but the iPhone can take care of 
that.


Also, as a person who works in a job that significantly involves writing 
scholarship for publication, I've never needed Kindle. Others may be in 
a different position; I'm simply noting that, for academic purposes, 
there are usually other sources.


As for OCR, ABBYY FineReader for Mac should be investigated.


Is it possible to use Learning Ally materials on an iPhone?


On iPhone or Mac, yes, as far as I can recall.


What about unzipping Bookshare books or transferring NLS materials to 
a Victor Reader Stream?


Yes to the former. I don't have a Victor Reader Stream, so can't 
comment. If it presents as a USB mass storage device, it's simply a 
matter of copying files.


What about reading PDF files?

Yes - Preview, Adobe Reader for Mac, or the PDF reader in Google Chrome 
- take your choice.






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