[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: MAC vs PC

[Baracco, Andrew W]

The Air would be the same. Just smaller and lighter.

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Beverly Crook via Electronics-talk
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 2:15 PM
To: David Andrews; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

Hi,
  Does anyone have a Mac book air? If so what do you think of it?
  I have a Mac Book Pro and lost my patience for learning it, wondering
if the Air would be the same?
  Thanks for any info.
    Blessings, Beverly

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From: "David Andrews via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 3:42 AM
To: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>; "Discussion of accessible
electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

> Gerald:
>
> I do think that threats become exaggerated, however, on the other 
> hand, your computer may be pumping out junk mail as part of a bot net,

> and you wouldn't necessarily know it.
>
> Dave
>
> At 12:12 PM 8/17/2014, you wrote:
>
>>Meanwhile, I am still chugging along just fine on my XP workstation, 
>>thank you, and all the scare mongering about how hackers and aliens 
>>from outer space would render our systems useless after support ended 
>>in April has turned out to be, as you Brits like to say, rubbiwsh.  I 
>>am holding out until Windows 9 is released next April, which should be

>>a big improvement over Windows 8.
>>
>>Gerald
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Hallsworth 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 11:41 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC
>>
>>
>>>I would go for a Mac as I believe this is the way forward for us 
>>>especially if you have iOS devices as well. If not you can buy a PC 
>>>with Windows 7 or 8.1 which are both good versions of Windows however

>>>7 is more like XP in terms of its interface. You also have Classic 
>>>Shell which works for both 7 and 8.1. XP doesn't exist in the wild 
>>>now as support ended April of this year.
>>>
>>>Christopher Hallsworth
>>>Student at the Hadley School for the Blind www.hadley.edu
>>>
>>>On 17/08/2014 14:44, Star Song via Electronics-talk 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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