Hi Carol
Firstly, in relation to the keyboard, you could probably
get away with a Windows effort, but I wouldn't
personally do that. If I might explain, the bottom row
of the Apple keyboard has the control key on the left,
followed by what is termed as the Options key as
opposed to the Windows key. You use the control and
Options keys to navigate with VoiceOver, and they are
often referred to as the VO keys. Next to the Options
key is where you would normally find your Alt key in
Windows, but this is known on the Mac as the Command
key. Then you have your space-bar, and the same keys
I've described going from right to left. I'm not
overly familiar with everything on the keyboard yet,
but it does have two USB ports on it, one at each end,
where you can plug in a pen or attach your iPod or
whatever. It's a lovely keyboard to type on though,
and connects to the Mini via standard USB.
Safari is interesting to browse and is, in my opinion,
faster to load than Internet Explorer and that's doing
so wirelessly.
Martin has used the Email side of it and finds it works
fine.
I'm still very much in the early stages of playing with
it Carol as I don't get as much time as I would like
with so much other stuff to do, and being dictated to
by my wretched back problems.
But it's a world I'm becoming very drawn to. I couldn't
ever see me trading off what I use already to go Mac
full-time, but I like the alternatives, and the fact you
aren't being ripped off with upgrades, SMA nonsense ...
(enough said).
Also, Braille display support on the Mac is very good. I can just plug
in my Alva BC680 and it goes, no faffing
around with drivers and digital signing when Apple
brings out an update to the operating system.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
J&M Work-Ability
jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.work-ability.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol
Pearson
Sent: 11 January 2011 15:09
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Mac Mini
Think I'm beginning to want one quite badly too, Jackie.
Does the keyboard have to be Mac, or does any chosen USB
keyboard do the job, or is there a dedicated keyboard
socket?
How have you found the reading of web pages using
Saphari and what's it like (I mean how slick, say, in
comparison with Jaws) when reading emails?
--
Carol P
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 10:15 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Mac Mini
Hi Rex
We have our wireless key in the Mac Mini which is
downstairs, and the modem is upstairs. So we get a
really good signal and it works pretty fast on Safari.
I love the keyboard Martin chose as it isn't only
full-size, but has a USB port on it to use for a pen or
something. The Mini itself is just a small square box,
and he has attached a pair of small Bose speakers to
it.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
J&M Work-Ability
jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.work-ability.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rex
holmes Sent: 10 January 2011 18:31
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Mac Mini
Hi Jackie
Is everything with the macmini wireless?
Rex
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 5:47 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Mac Mini
Hi John
My partner, Martin, has a Mac Mini. It is quite
small, and the keyboard he uses is full size. He
chose the spec, which is a 500GB hard drive, 4GB of
RAM, dual core processor and CD/DVD drive. Of course
he has the Alex voice running on VoiceOver. He has
bought a full copy of Windows 7 to eventually put on
there using Fusion or something so he can swap, but
just hasn't got round to setting it up. I'm beginning
to learn a few keystrokes, and attach both my Nano
and iPod Touch to it for transferring music to and
from iTunes.
I'd like a Mac of my own so I can play about with it
and set it up with my own preferences, but I wouldn't
know what to choose to be honest. The Mac Mini
doesn't have a monitor as this is no good to me, and
Martin doesn't have enough sight to see the screen
any more. So he has bought an adaptor to fool the
Mini into believing a monitor is attached, and it
works brilliantly.
But as for what Mac to go for, I can't help. I need
to do a bit of homework myself if I were deadly
serious about buying my own machine. For now, I just
borrow Martin's to play about with.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
J&M Work-Ability
jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.work-ability.co.uk
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Sent: 10 January 2011 11:55
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Subject: [access-uk] Mac mini
Hi guys
What's the general verdict on the Mac Mini?
I've been thinking about buying a Mac with a view to
running both mac OS and MS Windows on the same
machine. Moreover, as a programmer, I understand
programming GUI applications on the Mac is a less
cumbersome experience, compared to MS Windows.
Many thanks in advance for your input.
Regards
John
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