[Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

[Christopher Hallsworth]

Let me correct you on something. Solving captchas on the web under OS X 
can be achieved using Rumola from
www.skipinput.com
this is an extension for Safari. Other browsers are supported as well.

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

On 17/08/2014 15:55, Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk wrote:
>
> But you can still buy a new computer with Windows 7 from a number of 
> online sources, which is much more similar to XP than Windows 8.  
> Microsoft will continue to support Windows 7 through 2019, so you will 
> continue to receive security updates until then. I'm no expert on the 
> Mac, but from what I have read, it is inferior to Windows in a number 
> of inportant respects, which you may want to keep in mind.  Oh sure, 
> it already comes with the Voice Over screen reader built in, but web 
> browsing is apparently more cumbersome and difficult to get used to 
> than with Windows.  Also, there is no text-to-speech app that comes 
> remotely close to Kurzweil 100 or Open Book available for the Mac.  
> The only one that I am aware of is DocuScan Plus fromSerotek whose 
> users have reported is not as accurate or feature laden as the other 
> two text-to-speech programs.  And there is no image solving app for 
> the Mac that is comparable to Webvisum forFirefox, so if you need to 
> solve an image cattcha, you will probably need sighted help. Finally, 
> there is the steep learning curve of the Mac, whose commands and menu 
> structure are completely different than that of XP.  So your best bet 
> would be to find a new computer with Windows 7.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews via 
> Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Star Song" <starsong at gmx.com>; "Discussion of accessible 
> electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC
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>> Well, a couple things here.  First, what is your reason for wanting a 
>> Mac? It seems to me that with your level of use, and skill level, a 
>> change of this magnitude doesn't make a lot of sense.  Unless you 
>> like learning new technology, then why do it.  If your existing 
>> technology does the job you should stick with it.
>>
>> Although in this case that may be a problem too.  You can't buy a new 
>> computer with Windows XP on it.  XP is quite old, and no longer 
>> supported by Microsoft.  They are no longer doing security updates, 
>> so if you plan on  using it on the internet, this is not a good idea!
>>
>> You are going to have to bite the bullet and learn something new, so 
>> go for it!
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 08:44 AM 8/17/2014, you wrote:
>>> Hello all, I need to get a new laptop, and am wondering if I should 
>>> get a MAC. I have only had an Asus PC, and use it only for its 
>>> internet and DVD/CD capabilities. I am a mediocre skills user, able 
>>> to do mostly what I need, but don't know much more than that about 
>>> how to figure out more complexx  operations. I don't have anyone who 
>>> can help me with my computer unless I take it to a store. But I 
>>> thought maybe from what everyone has said on this list A MAC would 
>>> be better, since I still have Windows XP and don't feel comfortable 
>>> graduating to Windows 8. Can you advise me? Thanks,   Shonen
>>
>>         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
>> E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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