[nfbmi-talk] mac book

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Wed Sep 21 16:03:39 UTC 2011


Well said....
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann Petrous" <annpetrous at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] mac book


>i love the iphone, and i can't wait for the iphone 5 to come out. I
> love the fact that i can use a product that sighted people use, and
> the fact that i don't have to spend more money on a software program
> that doesn't work or that only works with certain phones.
>
> On 9/21/11, Brandy W <branlw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> I would also be interested in other's experiences. I too have an Iphone, 
>> and
>> am tired with all the windows problems so have thought of switching to an
>> Apple.
>>
>> Bran
>>
>>
>>
>> "When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are 
>> helping
>> them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the 
>> things
>> we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference 
>> in
>> our lives."
>> - Fred Rogers
>>
>> Brandy Wojcik
>> Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team Leader
>> www.playtoachieve.com
>> (512) 689-5045
>>
>> Looking for team members nation wide!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ann Petrous" <annpetrous at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] mac book
>>
>>
>>> is it easy to learn? when i learned jaws the first time, it didn't
>>> take me long to figure it out, and to learn the key commands. I ask
>>> this because I'm tired of shelling out money i don't have just to
>>> upgrade a software that isn't that great to begin with.  I can't
>>> imagine it being hard to learn. I'm hoping to go to the apple store
>>> soon, and have them show me how to use it so that when i do purchase
>>> one, i will know what i'm doing. i love the iphone, and how smooth the
>>> voiceover is on it. it was a lot easier than i thought it would be
>>> touse.
>>>
>>> On 9/21/11, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>>> VoiceOver is quite usable, but it is quite different from JAWS.  The
>>>> key commands are not the same and some of the underlying concepts
>>>> with the Mac and  VoiceOver are different.  Pre-conceptions from
>>>> Windows and JAWS seem to be a big part of what a Windows user has to
>>>> get past when learning the Apple.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> At 09:50 AM 9/21/2011, you wrote:
>>>>>Hello all,
>>>>>Does any one here own a mac book? if  so, I'm thinking about getting
>>>>>one in the near future, and i was wondering how similar the voiceover
>>>>>program is like jaws,  meaning, are the key commands the same? I
>>>>>haven't had the chance to actually check it out at the apple store, so
>>>>>i thought to ask before i go, and play with it. If anyone owns it,
>>>>>please email me, so that I'm not flooding everyone's mail box on here.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>Annother
>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>Ann
>>>>
>>>>
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