[nfbmi-talk] mac book

[David Andrews]

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