[Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

[David Thomas]

The nice thing about the Mac is that you can run Windows within a
virtualisation software, or use boot camp to run Windows on a separate
partition.

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jim Barbour via Electronics-talk
Sent: Monday, 18 August 2014 12:40 AM
To: David Andrews; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Star Song
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

I second Dave's questions, and haven't seen any answers to them yet.

I have extensively used by MacOS 10 with voiceover and windows with most
of the well known screen readers on them.

The generally accepted pros for using a Mac for blind folks are...

* The screen reader is free and built into the OS.
* The hardware is nicer
* You get Apple levels of support

The generally accepted cons for using a mac for blind folks are...

* Voiceover is not a mature as windows screen readers like JAWS.
* It is much harder to collaborate with others at work who are using MS
Office.
* There are fewer blind folks who know how to use a Mac, and so can help
you figure out a Mac.

There will be those who will pick at these pros and cons, just remember
that they are generally accurate.

So, the question is where do you want to spend your money and what are you
hoping to get for it.

So, the question becomes what are you hoping to do with your computer? If
it's just playing music and surfing the net, why not consider an iPad?  If
it's collaborate with coworkers then you probably ought to get what they
get.  If you enjoy playing around with new technologies, then a Mac is a
lot of fun to mess around with.

I hope I've given you enough to start with <grin>

Jim

On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 09:22:07AM -0500, David Andrews via
Electronics-talk wrote:
> 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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