[nabs-l] Some computer questions

[Andy]

I use a MacBook Pro, but an Air would also be a good choice,
especially if you want ridiculous portability and something like 12
hours of battery life.  I've found Pages to be plenty for my needs,
but I haven't needed to deal with documents involving complicated
formatting so can't comment on VoiceOver's behavior with those types
of documents.  If you had to, you could use Bootcamp to install
Windows on the Mac, giving you the best of both worlds.

I don't know of anything Windows-specific.  Sorry!

On 4/5/14, Ryan L. Silveira <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> As far as editing documents using office for iPhone, that is not at all
> accessible. You can, however, edit Word documents with pages. I think you
> can also use numbers with Microsoft files. If I want to recommend a good
> computer, I would recommend a MacBook Pro. If you really need windows, you
> can duel boot. As far as the tablets, I would go with an iPad. Hope this
> helps.
> Ryan
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 5, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've decided to get a new device to replace my aging laptop. I am
>> starting a new job this summer and they will provide a PC for my
>> office, but I want to have something that is portable and that I can
>> use to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files I create at
>> work or get from colleagues.
>>
>> I already have JAWS and an iPhone. If Office for iPhone is accessible,
>> or if it's possible to easily interact with Microsoft Office files
>> using the Mac applications (like Pages or Numbers) then I'd consider
>> using my iPhone instead of a laptop.
>>
>> So my questions are:
>> (1) Is Office for iPhone accessible?
>> (2) How easy or complicated is it to edit MS Word files using Pages on
>> a Mac or iPhone?
>> (3) Does anyone have recommendations for modern Windows laptops that
>> are ultra-portable, like Ultrabooks or netbooks if they still exist?
>> (4) Which tablets work with JAWS?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Arielle
>>
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