[nfbmi-talk] mac book

[Brandy W]

Now that sounds awesome!


"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: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] mac book


> Well, if you know the iPhone, you can get a track pad for your Mac and use 
> gestures like on iPhone.
>
> Dave
>
> At 10:57 AM 9/21/2011, you wrote:
>>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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