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

' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 11:40 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student I love iBooks, but some books have rather awful issues if the book is complex. Ta

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th stores? >> >> From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 12:16 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose >> a Mac as a Blind Student

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Hi, Yes, I’ve found PDFPen to be totally accessible. The developer is also very receptive to feedback. I believe that you can go to the PDFPen web-site and get a demo prior to forking out the actual purchase price. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialis

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Already have. Twice. Donna > On Sep 19, 2021, at 12:40 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > 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 V

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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. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Vision

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Thanks. Good to know. From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 12:40 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student No, Kendall has a broader selection

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is a great source for books, and I really wish they could be read on > the Mac with VoiceOver. > > From: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 11:19 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: FW: [tech-vi Announce List]

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groups.com Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student The thing I hate about Kindle books is that they strip all the formatting out. So, there are no paragraphs or headings or anything, everything just displays like one big long stri

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ailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 11:19 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: FW: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to > Choose a Mac as a Blind Student >

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com> Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student $79 isn’t just not cheap, it’s very expensive for an app. My job deals with PDF’s a lot, and as the blind person in the AT Department, I’m the one that usually has to make them accessi

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On 19/9/21 03:04, skipper8...@gmail.com wrote: I am glad the Mantis is supported on the Mac because I’ve heard that it is not supported on all platforms. Connecting a Braille display to a Mac was one of the easiest things for me to do. Yes, it was easy for me too: automatically detected

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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 Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 11:19 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: FW: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhon

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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 publicati

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ies > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 9:53 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a > Mac as a Blind Student > > $79 isn’t just not cheap, it’s very expensive for an app. My job deals with > P

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: 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2021 9:53 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student $79 isn’t just not cheap, it’s very expensive for an app. My job deals w

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$79 isn’t just not cheap, it’s very expensive for an app. My job deals with PDF’s a lot, and as the blind person in the AT Department, I’m the one that usually has to make them accessible. Would this be worth buying to help in my job? Is this *completely* accessible? Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com

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021 10:05 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a > Mac as a Blind Student > > I have no issue with braille on the Mac, using the mantis q40 is a breeze. > > > > On Sep 18, 2021, at 2:54 PM, '

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To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student I have no issue with braille on the Mac, using the mantis q40 is a breeze. On Sep 18, 2021, at 2:54 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacV

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nreasonable expectations for the Mac though given that >>>>> Windows doesn’t allow you to answer calls as seamlessly as the Mac can. >>>>> If Apple would only add the same features from IOS to the Mac the OS >>>>> would be even better i.e. includ

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f Of Herbie Allen Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 11:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student I’m confused with some of your questions but I

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. >>>> If Apple would only add the same features from IOS to the Mac the OS would >>>> be even better i.e. include the OCR recognition and improve the catalyst >>>> app experience. >>>> >>>> >>>> From: macvisionaries@google

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googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Herbie Allen >>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 11:44 AM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

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alyst app >> experience. >> >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Herbie Allen >> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 11:44 AM >> To: macvisionari

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

mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student For me, the reason I don’t use a Mac anymore has to do with PDF files and web usage. I found PDFs really difficult to deal with except the short and super

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ember 17, 2021 11:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student I’m confused with some of your questions but I will give it a go. First, I know there are some

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ies@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Mary Otten > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 1:59 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a > Mac as a Blind Student > > For me, the reason I don’t use a

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> Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student I’m confused with some of your questions but I will give it a go. First, I know there are some OcR solutions with the Mac but I have not dealt with them since like you said, the phone

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erience. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Herbie Allen > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 11:44 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a > Mac as a Blind Student >

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Behalf Of Herbie Allen Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 1:43 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student I haven’t used OCR on Windows for years now. Mac works just fine for me! On Sep 17, 2021, at

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: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student Hi, With an M1 Mac and Monterey, the Live text feature is pretty darn close to built-in OCR. https://www.macworld.com/article/350665/live-text-vs-text-extraction-apps-ocr-adobe-acrobat-google-mic

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<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Herbie Allen > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 11:44 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a >

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and improve the catalyst app > experience. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On > Behalf Of Herbie Allen > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 11:44 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choos

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

. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Herbie Allen Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 11:44 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student I’m confused with some of your questions

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ember 17, 2021 2:29 AM > To: tech...@groups.iotv > Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac > as a Blind Student > > iPhoneArena - Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:14 PM > 5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student > > 5 Reasons why a M

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Stream? What about reading PDF files? From: tech...@groups.io On Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 2:29 AM To: tech...@groups.iotv Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] From iPhone Arena :5 Reasons to Choose a Mac as a Blind Student iPhoneArena - Monday, September 13