[nobe-l] Laptops and screen-readers

[Lucy Sirianni]

Thanks, Kelly -- this is really helpful information! I had a 
couple of follow-up questions, if you have time.  First, what is 
the extra cost, if any, associated with BootCamp? Second, I 
assume that you also need to purchase JAWS; is this correct?

Thank you again!

Lucy

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net
To: "National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List" 
<nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:11:02 -0600
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Laptops and screen-readers

Lucy,

I am not a computer wiz, but I decided on a MacBook Pro and use 
BootCamp to
also have Windows.  I feel like I get the benefits of both worlds 
this way,
and I find situations where sometimes VoiceOver (Mac) is better 
and others
where JAWS works better.  There is a way to run both operating 
systems
simultaneously, but I have not tried this yet.

My ultimate feeling is that with the PC, you are stuck with the 
PC, and with
Mac you can use both systems.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lucy Sirianni" <lucysirianni at earthlink.net
To: <nobe-l at nfbnet.org
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:09 PM
Subject: [nobe-l] Laptops and screen-readers


 Hi everyone,

   I am about to purchase a laptop and wondered if anyone on this 
list
 might have suggestions about what brand or model to buy based on 
our
 specific needs as teachers.  Are there laptops and 
screen-readers that are
 particularly compatible with PowerPoint, Track Changes, grading 
software,
 etc? Since my field is English, I also anticipate scanning a lot 
of
 material, and I'd love to find a laptop that interfaced well 
with my Apex.
 Any recommendations, thoughts about Mac vs.  Windows, etc?

   Also, has anyone used a Pearl scanner from Freedom Scientific?

 Thank you in advance!

 Lucy

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