Re: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-07 Thread Garth Humphreys
Exactly Eric, no need to throw out all the concepts with the keystrokes. lol 
Enjoy Raul



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 On 07/04/2013, at 9:42 AM, erik burggraaf e...@erik-burggraaf.com wrote:

 I've always thought that was a bit of a dumb adage about not thinking of mac 
 os and expecting it to be like windows.  I mean, if you can't use a computer 
 unless insert T reads the title bar and control option f1 just won't do, 
 you're head's probably not in the right place for learning a new operating 
 system/screen reader.  If you are OK with insert T, control shift T, control 
 option f1, or whatever it is in orka, because you know you want to read the 
 title bar and that's the key that reads the title bar in the environment 
 you're using, you'll be fine.
 
 If you understand what cut, copy, paste and undo are, then I don't see the 
 problem with thinking of them the same way in windows as in dos or linux or 
 mac OS.  So it's command z, x, c, and V, not control all of the above and if 
 you're comfortable with the semantics, then I don't see why you shouldn't 
 carry the concept across.
 
 I take different approaches depending on my audience.  Some people need to be 
 kicked ruthlessly in the pants to break them out of the habit of pressing 
 insert T for the title bar and wining when they don't have an insert key.  
 other people can't use any synth other than elloquence and won't touch a new 
 platform unless they can have it speaking to them with reid at 166 wpm.  
 Insert epithet here.
 
 I honestly think you're probably flexible enough raul, that you don't need to 
 throw out the knowledge and experience of 20 plus years or whatever it is 
 just so you don't try to treat mac os like windows.
 
 Enjoy your new mac.  I think you'll be very happy.
 
 Best,
 
 Erik Burggraaf
 Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the 
 ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog
 Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194
 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com
 
 On 2013-04-06, at 7:13 PM, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote:
 
 Hello. I hope this day finds you well. Starting on Monday, April 8 I will 
 join the MacWorld. I figure I have been an iOS user for about three years so 
 now it is time to start using a Mac. My first machine is a MacBook Pro 13 
 inch with 250 gig hard drive. I believe it is a mid or late 2010 model. I 
 cannot remember exactly what it is, however it does run Mountain lion and it 
 will give me a chance to get my feet wet without spending two or $3000 
 upfront. It looks like I have some guides to read, however I do not suspect 
 it will be all that difficult. I like learning new things and like the 
 challenge of new operating systems. I know DOS, Linux, and windows very 
 well. So I suspect learning the Mac operating system will not be too 
 terrible. I already know about some of the things to watch out for. For 
 example I should not think of Mac OS like windows. Instead I will think of 
 Mac OS like Mac OS. I believe that thinking of an operating system in terms 
 of its own ways and itself will be the best way. This message has nothing 
 useful really in it other than me bragging.
 
 Take care all.
 
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RE: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-07 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Might I respectfully ask that Mac topics are posted to the various Mac
lists? This list has enough traffic already.


Regards,
Sieghard


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Hi Craig. Well for starters, I'd recommend any newby Mac user go 
through the Voiceover interactive tutorial. I think that's why some 
people complain that the Mac is too hard, because they don't do it or 
they do but they don't complete it. As I've said in my previous post, 
yes, there is a learning curve, but once you've learned to interact 
with items on your screen, you're pretty much set. I didn't follow any 
podcasts or websites to learn Voiceover, it came naturally. And now 
look at me. I've had my Mac for almost 3 years and loving every minute of
it.

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Re: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-07 Thread Steve Matzura
I highly recommend Earle Harrison's Mac Academy Workshop book, which
you can get in braille or on CD as an HTML document. Well worth the
money.

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:13:08 -0500, you wrote:

Hello. I hope this day finds you well. Starting on Monday, April 8 I will join 
the MacWorld. I figure I have been an iOS user for about three years so now it 
is time to start using a Mac. My first machine is a MacBook Pro 13 inch with 
250 gig hard drive. I believe it is a mid or late 2010 model. I cannot 
remember exactly what it is, however it does run Mountain lion and it will 
give me a chance to get my feet wet without spending two or $3000 upfront. It 
looks like I have some guides to read, however I do not suspect it will be all 
that difficult. I like learning new things and like the challenge of new 
operating systems. I know DOS, Linux, and windows very well. So I suspect 
learning the Mac operating system will not be too terrible. I already know 
about some of the things to watch out for. For example I should not think of 
Mac OS like windows. Instead I will think of Mac OS like Mac OS. I believe 
that thinking of an operating system in terms of its own ways and itself will 
be the
best way. This message has nothing useful really in it other than me bragging.

Take care all.

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RE: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-07 Thread Kliphton
That's a matter of opinion.  I didn't buy the book or CD, but I got along
just fine coming from windows to the mac.  I also know people who did buy
it, and say they learned more on their own.  So hey, to each their own.  75
bucks is a little steep for a book that most people who are not scared to
try new things, can learn on their own.

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I highly recommend Earle Harrison's Mac Academy Workshop book, which you
can get in braille or on CD as an HTML document. Well worth the money.

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:13:08 -0500, you wrote:

Hello. I hope this day finds you well. Starting on Monday, April 8 I 
will join the MacWorld. I figure I have been an iOS user for about three
years so now it is time to start using a Mac. My first machine is a MacBook
Pro 13 inch with 250 gig hard drive. I believe it is a mid or late 2010
model. I cannot remember exactly what it is, however it does run Mountain
lion and it will give me a chance to get my feet wet without spending two or
$3000 upfront. It looks like I have some guides to read, however I do not
suspect it will be all that difficult. I like learning new things and like
the challenge of new operating systems. I know DOS, Linux, and windows very
well. So I suspect learning the Mac operating system will not be too
terrible. I already know about some of the things to watch out for. For
example I should not think of Mac OS like windows. Instead I will think of
Mac OS like Mac OS. I believe that thinking of an operating system in terms
of its own ways and itself will be the best way. This message has nothing
useful really in it other than me bragging.

Take care all.

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Re: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-07 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hello all. Sieghard is actually correct. When I posted my message I meant for 
it to only go to the Mac list. I have been reading messages on the iPhone and 
had viPhone on the brain. After I saw that a little bit ago I felt really bad 
because coming from a moderator I wouldn't have wanted to see someone else do 
this either. So with a hand slapping on myself, let's bring this topic to a 
close and discuss the Mac on the Mac list. On a side note I do appreciate the 
congratulations and the various suggestions on how to best proceed. However it 
does belong on the Mac list.

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On Apr 7, 2013, at 2:31 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:

 Might I respectfully ask that Mac topics are posted to the various Mac
 lists? This list has enough traffic already.
 
 
 Regards,
 Sieghard
 
 
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 Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 12:19 AM
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 Subject: Re: Jumping in with using a Mac
 
 Hi Craig. Well for starters, I'd recommend any newby Mac user go 
 through the Voiceover interactive tutorial. I think that's why some 
 people complain that the Mac is too hard, because they don't do it or 
 they do but they don't complete it. As I've said in my previous post, 
 yes, there is a learning curve, but once you've learned to interact 
 with items on your screen, you're pretty much set. I didn't follow any 
 podcasts or websites to learn Voiceover, it came naturally. And now 
 look at me. I've had my Mac for almost 3 years and loving every minute of
 it.
 
 -- 
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 Sent from my White MacBook using SamNet
 
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Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-06 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hello. I hope this day finds you well. Starting on Monday, April 8 I will join 
the MacWorld. I figure I have been an iOS user for about three years so now it 
is time to start using a Mac. My first machine is a MacBook Pro 13 inch with 
250 gig hard drive. I believe it is a mid or late 2010 model. I cannot remember 
exactly what it is, however it does run Mountain lion and it will give me a 
chance to get my feet wet without spending two or $3000 upfront. It looks like 
I have some guides to read, however I do not suspect it will be all that 
difficult. I like learning new things and like the challenge of new operating 
systems. I know DOS, Linux, and windows very well. So I suspect learning the 
Mac operating system will not be too terrible. I already know about some of the 
things to watch out for. For example I should not think of Mac OS like windows. 
Instead I will think of Mac OS like Mac OS. I believe that thinking of an 
operating system in terms of its own ways and itself will be the best way. This 
message has nothing useful really in it other than me bragging.

Take care all.

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Re: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-06 Thread erik burggraaf
I've always thought that was a bit of a dumb adage about not thinking of mac os 
and expecting it to be like windows.  I mean, if you can't use a computer 
unless insert T reads the title bar and control option f1 just won't do, you're 
head's probably not in the right place for learning a new operating 
system/screen reader.  If you are OK with insert T, control shift T, control 
option f1, or whatever it is in orka, because you know you want to read the 
title bar and that's the key that reads the title bar in the environment you're 
using, you'll be fine.

If you understand what cut, copy, paste and undo are, then I don't see the 
problem with thinking of them the same way in windows as in dos or linux or mac 
OS.  So it's command z, x, c, and V, not control all of the above and if you're 
comfortable with the semantics, then I don't see why you shouldn't carry the 
concept across.

I take different approaches depending on my audience.  Some people need to be 
kicked ruthlessly in the pants to break them out of the habit of pressing 
insert T for the title bar and wining when they don't have an insert key.  
other people can't use any synth other than elloquence and won't touch a new 
platform unless they can have it speaking to them with reid at 166 wpm.  Insert 
epithet here.

I honestly think you're probably flexible enough raul, that you don't need to 
throw out the knowledge and experience of 20 plus years or whatever it is just 
so you don't try to treat mac os like windows.

Enjoy your new mac.  I think you'll be very happy.

Best,

Erik Burggraaf
Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the 
ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog
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or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com

On 2013-04-06, at 7:13 PM, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote:

 Hello. I hope this day finds you well. Starting on Monday, April 8 I will 
 join the MacWorld. I figure I have been an iOS user for about three years so 
 now it is time to start using a Mac. My first machine is a MacBook Pro 13 
 inch with 250 gig hard drive. I believe it is a mid or late 2010 model. I 
 cannot remember exactly what it is, however it does run Mountain lion and it 
 will give me a chance to get my feet wet without spending two or $3000 
 upfront. It looks like I have some guides to read, however I do not suspect 
 it will be all that difficult. I like learning new things and like the 
 challenge of new operating systems. I know DOS, Linux, and windows very well. 
 So I suspect learning the Mac operating system will not be too terrible. I 
 already know about some of the things to watch out for. For example I should 
 not think of Mac OS like windows. Instead I will think of Mac OS like Mac OS. 
 I believe that thinking of an operating system in terms of its own ways and 
 itself will be the best way. This message has nothing useful really in it 
 other than me bragging.
 
 Take care all.
 
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Re: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-06 Thread Lauren Simmons
I agree with Eric. The key in learning very different things is in 
understanding concepts. One can take the concept of time and learn for 
example stop watches, calendars, time zones, etc. To some extent The concept 
of an operating system is to use it as a springboard to accomplishing 
various tasks. For example, once you understand the concept of cut, copy, 
paste, and or editing in a word processor, it doesn't matter whether one is 
using MS word or WordPad. Again, there are many ways to get from Washington 
to Florida including biking, bus, train, car, plane, etc. One need only 
understand and work with what they have to accomplish their goal. Then 
again, the person who insists on walking because its easy and free will have 
lots of unnecessary difficulties IE: some solutions are better than others. 
I will also add that for many of us, as blind individuals we've had to think 
out of the box for many years, so developing techniques for accomplishing 
tasks will not be all that much of a stretch. In other words, to some 
extent, many of us who have applied him or herself are probably much more 
creative than the average sighted person--in my opinion of course.


LS

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I've always thought that was a bit of a dumb adage about not thinking of mac 
os and expecting it to be like windows.  I mean, if you can't use a computer 
unless insert T reads the title bar and control option f1 just won't do, 
you're head's probably not in the right place for learning a new operating 
system/screen reader.  If you are OK with insert T, control shift T, control 
option f1, or whatever it is in orka, because you know you want to read the 
title bar and that's the key that reads the title bar in the environment 
you're using, you'll be fine.


If you understand what cut, copy, paste and undo are, then I don't see the 
problem with thinking of them the same way in windows as in dos or linux or 
mac OS.  So it's command z, x, c, and V, not control all of the above and if 
you're comfortable with the semantics, then I don't see why you shouldn't 
carry the concept across.


I take different approaches depending on my audience.  Some people need to 
be kicked ruthlessly in the pants to break them out of the habit of pressing 
insert T for the title bar and wining when they don't have an insert key. 
other people can't use any synth other than elloquence and won't touch a new 
platform unless they can have it speaking to them with reid at 166 wpm. 
Insert epithet here.


I honestly think you're probably flexible enough raul, that you don't need 
to throw out the knowledge and experience of 20 plus years or whatever it is 
just so you don't try to treat mac os like windows.


Enjoy your new mac.  I think you'll be very happy.

Best,

Erik Burggraaf
Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the 
ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog

Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194
or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com

On 2013-04-06, at 7:13 PM, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote:

Hello. I hope this day finds you well. Starting on Monday, April 8 I will 
join the MacWorld. I figure I have been an iOS user for about three years 
so now it is time to start using a Mac. My first machine is a MacBook Pro 
13 inch with 250 gig hard drive. I believe it is a mid or late 2010 model. 
I cannot remember exactly what it is, however it does run Mountain lion 
and it will give me a chance to get my feet wet without spending two or 
$3000 upfront. It looks like I have some guides to read, however I do not 
suspect it will be all that difficult. I like learning new things and like 
the challenge of new operating systems. I know DOS, Linux, and windows 
very well. So I suspect learning the Mac operating system will not be too 
terrible. I already know about some of the things to watch out for. For 
example I should not think of Mac OS like windows. Instead I will think of 
Mac OS like Mac OS. I believe that thinking of an operating system in 
terms of its own ways and itself will be the best way. This message has 
nothing useful really in it other than me bragging.


Take care all.

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Re: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-06 Thread Craig Werner
Raul, enjoy your new computer adventure.

Your post brings up a large question:  If one were to decide to start
using a Mac, how would one go about learning it?  In the case of the
iPhone, it seems to me the process is easy: get an iPhone, read the
VoiceOver documentation on the Apple site, read Anna Dresner's book,
talk to fellow users, and start tapping.  How would one approach the
Mac?  What kinds of documentation are useful, and where does one find
this documentation?  Which Mac does one start with?

Craig

On 4/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote:
 Hello. I hope this day finds you well. Starting on Monday, April 8 I will
 join the MacWorld. I figure I have been an iOS user for about three years so
 now it is time to start using a Mac. My first machine is a MacBook Pro 13
 inch with 250 gig hard drive. I believe it is a mid or late 2010 model. I
 cannot remember exactly what it is, however it does run Mountain lion and it
 will give me a chance to get my feet wet without spending two or $3000
 upfront. It looks like I have some guides to read, however I do not suspect
 it will be all that difficult. I like learning new things and like the
 challenge of new operating systems. I know DOS, Linux, and windows very
 well. So I suspect learning the Mac operating system will not be too
 terrible. I already know about some of the things to watch out for. For
 example I should not think of Mac OS like windows. Instead I will think of
 Mac OS like Mac OS. I believe that thinking of an operating system in terms
 of its own ways and itself will be the best way. This message has nothing
 useful really in it other than me bragging.

 Take care all.

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Re: Jumping in with using a Mac

2013-04-06 Thread BBS
Wow Raul, that's awesome news! You'll love using the Mac. Yeah, there 
is a bit of a learning curve but that's to be expected no matter what 
you use. And once you're experienced enough, you can install Windows on 
it like I have with mine and have the best of both worlds with one computer.


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