[nabs-l] Some computer questions

[Katie Wang]

Hi Arielle,

While netbooks have mostly been replaced by tablets, I believe that
ultrabooks are still fairly popular - The last time I checked (I was
shopping for a new laptop about a year ago) there were plenty of
ultrabook models to choose from on Amazon.com. I ended up going with a
regular laptop because I wanted something with enough power to run
SPSS, but most of the ultrabook options looked very promising to me.
You might be able to get slightly better hardware with Macbooks for a
similar price, but based on what I remember from the other discussion
thread on the Blind Academics list (which I believed you were also a
part of), the accessibility of MS Office on Apple platforms still has
much to be desired, especially for those of us who use features like
comments and track changes extensively. Surface Pro is a Windows-based
tablet, though I'm not sure if it runs third-party screen-readers like
JAWS. I'm curious about what you end up deciding so keep us posted!

Katie


On 4/5/14, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> So if you use Pages, do you ever have to save your documents in Word
> or open someone else's Word doc? How well does that work?
>
> On 4/5/14, Andy <musicproandy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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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