[nabs-l] Mac Vs. Windows

[Sophie Trist]

Lizzy,=20I've=20always=20been=20a=20mac=20user,=20and=20I=20agree=20with=20=
everything=20
Greg=20has=20said.=20The=20main=20thing=20to=20keep=20in=20mind=20is=20that=
=20neither=20
system=20is=20perfect.=20Some=20things=20work=20better=20with=20a=20mac=20t=
han=20with=20
Windows=20and=20vice=20versa.=20To=20me,=20the=20greatest=20thing=20about=20=
a=20Mac=20is=20
that=20you=20can=20use=20both=20OS=20and=20Windows=20on=20it=20if=20you=20e=
mploy=20a=20
program=20like=20boot=20camp=20or=20something=20similar.=20When=20I=20was=20=
first=20
learning=20to=20use=20a=20screen=20reader,=20I=20tried=20JAWS.=20To=20me,=20=
the=20
commands=20seemed=20less=20logical=20and=20with=20fewer=20shortcuts.=20That=
's=20
another=20reason=20I=20prefer=20the=20mac.=20Good=20luck=20in=20making=20yo=
ur=20
decision!

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Greg=20Aikens=20<gpaikens at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2020=20Jan=202014=2010:54:40=20-0500
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Mac=20Vs.=20Windows

There=20are=20a=20lot=20of=20factors=20that=20go=20into=20this=20kind=20of=
=20decision.=20=20
Others=20have=20asked=20similar=20questions=20on=20this=20list=20before,=20=
so=20you=20
may=20want=20to=20check=20the=20archives=20in=20addition=20to=20whatever=20=
responses=20
you=20get=20here.

I=20grew=20up=20using=20Jaws=20and=20Windows=20but=20switched=20to=20mac=20=
a=20few=20years=20
ago=20because=20I=20got=20caught=20between=20VR=20cases=20and=20needed=20a=
=20laptop=20and=20
screen=20reader=20I=20could=20afford=20to=20start=20graduate=20school.=20=20=
As=20with=20
any=20system,=20there=20was=20a=20learning=20curve=20but=20I=20soon=20found=
=20both=20
screen=20reading=20solutions=20to=20be=20comparable=20in=20many=20ways.=20=
=20Access=20
to=20email,=20the=20internet,=20pdf=92s=20etc.=20are=20similar=20on=20both=
=20systems.=20=20
I=20now=20use=20Jaws=20at=20for=20work=20but=20am=20not=20as=20familiar=20w=
ith=20the=20recent=20
additions=20to=20Jaws.

Here=20are=20the=20pros=20and=20cons=20of=20Mac+Voiceover,=20as=20I=20have=
=20
experienced=20them.

Pros:
=95Voiceover=20is=20a=20free=20screen=20reader
=95Voiceover=20is=20integrated=20into=20the=20OS=20so=20that=20nearly=20all=
=20apple=20
based=20programs=20work=20well=20and=20most=20third=20party=20stuff=20does=
=20too.
=95Voiceover=20gets=20updated=20as=20the=20operating=20system=20gets=20upda=
ted
=95Braille=20display=20support=20is=20built=20in=20and=20works=20quite=20we=
ll=20and=20
requires=20minimal=20set=20up.
=95There=20are=20lots=20of=20alternative=20voices=20available=20for=20free=
=20and=20in=20
many=20languages.=20=20Braille=20support=20for=20many=20languages=20is=20al=
so=20
available.
Cons:
=95If=20you=20are=20used=20to=20JAWS=20and=20Windows,=20using=20VO=20can=20=
be=20a=20bit=20of=20a=20
learning=20curve
=95Pages,=20the=20apple=20word=20processing=20app=20works=20well=20with=20V=
oiceover=20
but=20some=20advanced=20word=20processing=20features=20require=20complicate=
d=20
work=20arounds.=20=20The=20same=20is=20true=20for=20Numbers=20(spreadsheet=
=20app)=20and=20
Keynote=20(presentations=20like=20powerpoint).
=95As=20of=20now=20there=20is=20not=20a=20good=20solution=20for=20embossing=
=20braille=20
from=20the=20Mac.=20=20This=20may=20not=20be=20important=20to=20you=20howev=
er.
=95Mac=20laptops=20are=20generally=20more=20expensive=20than=20windows=20la=
ptops.

I=92m=20not=20as=20familiar=20with=20recent=20developments=20in=20braille=20=
support=20
for=20Jaws=20and=20Windows.

I=20want=20to=20emphasize=20the=20learning=20curve=20involved=20in=20word=20=

processing=20using=20Pages=20and=20VoiceOver.=20=20It=20took=20me=20a=20lon=
g=20time=20to=20
confidently=20format=20my=20class=20assignments=20and=20papers=20and=20even=
=20now=20
I=92m=20not=20always=20100%=20sure=20that=20I=20have=20things=20set=20up=20=
like=20I=20want.=20=20
The=20new=20update=20to=20Pages=20has=20made=20some=20of=20that=20easier,=20=
but=20I=20still=20
find=20it=20far=20simpler=20to=20do=20that=20kind=20of=20editing=20using=20=
Jaws..

Others=20may=20have=20different=20experiences/opinions=20so=20take=20this=20=

advice=20with=20a=20grain=20of=20salt.

Best=20of=20luck=20as=20you=20prepare=20for=20college.

-Greg

On=20Jan=2020,=202014,=20at=2010:04=20AM,=20lizzy=20<lizzym0827 at gmail.com>=
=20wrote:

=20Hi=20All,
=20I'm=20looking=20into=20buying=20a=20laptop=20for=20college=20and=20I=20w=
ould=20like=20to=20
know=20what=20you=20all=20think=20of=20the=20Mac=20Vs.=20=20Windows=20compu=
ters.=20=20What=20
do=20you=20like=20and=20dislike=20about=20each=20one?=20Are=20there=20any=20=
features=20
that=20you=20find=20significantly=20more=20helpful=20in=20one,=20or=20(vice=
=20versa)=20
features=20that=20are=20a=20significant=20hinderance?=20What=20do=20you=20t=
hink=20of=20
Voice=20Over=20vs.=20=20Jaws?=20Has=20anyone=20put=20Jaws=20on=20their=20Ma=
c?=20If=20so,=20
how's=20it=20working=20out=20for=20you?=20I=20know=20that=20ultimately=20th=
is=20will=20
come=20down=20to=20personal=20preference,=20but=20I'm=20interested=20to=20s=
ee=20what=20
you=20guys=20think.
=20Thanks,
=20Lizzy

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