[mac4theblind] Re: Introduction
- From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:01:52 -0400
To add to this, also keep in mind Duxbury will be releasing a Mac version of
the DBT soon. To my understanding, it is in Beta now.
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John D. Panarese
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On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would think your going to be able to run Duxberry under the virtual machine
> in an existing windows environment so to the program it wouldn’t know the
> difference. As for the braille device not sure. Do you happen to know what
> sort of interface it uses? Is it USB or RS232 serial or what do you use to
> connect it to the computer. Also are there special drivers involved or does
> it support the normal print protocols. I don’t know the answer to this but I
> would guess the manufacturer would have a good idea whether this could be
> done and how. If it’s a simple matter of making Serial work you can use
> something like a WUSB11 serial to USB adapter from Keyspan to do the trick.
> It may be more involved than that so I’d suggest you ping the manufacturer of
> your braille hardware.
>
> Thanks
> Scott
>
> On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Tom Behler <tombehler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Scott:
>>
>> Thanks for this very thoughtful response. I appreciate it greatly.
>>
>>
>> Do you know whether or how a Mac with Voiceover can successfully be
>> integrated with the Duxbury Braille translation software, and a Juliet
>> Pro-60 Braille embosser?
>>
>> This is important for me, since I use these items in many aspects of my
>> college teaching work.
>>
>> Dr. Tom Behler
>>
>>
>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 9:52 AM
>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Introduction
>>
>> Hi Tom, I would suggest you run and not walk and switch to a Mac.
>>
>> Here’s my reasoning.
>> First while you’re correct your Microsoft productivity
>> applications may not be accessible natively under the Mac OS there are lots
>> of good work arounds like Apple IWork which uses comparable programs that
>> are compatible with the office files. So instead of Word for example you
>> would use Pages and probably enjoy the use of Pages better. (I like the
>> interface better myself)
>> The quality of the Apple hardware is far superior to that of
>> your average Dell. While you can soup up a Dell with Apple you know all
>> your parts work together and integrate nicely. Everything form setting up
>> printers to networks etc is easier and more logical.
>> Next, with software like VMWare Fusion you can run windows under
>> your Mac at the same time (in another window) as Mac OS so you can have the
>> best of both worlds available to you at the same time. I frequently drag
>> and top files between Mac and Windows between the applications and find the
>> integration very smooth. So you can run Jaws inside your virtual machine
>> and voice over outside giving you a fully speaking path between both
>> environments.
>> Next, Apple is the future in my mind. Most companies that I
>> have worked for in recent years have migrated to Mac away from Microsoft
>> products. I worked for a company where we swapped out 60,000 Dell laptops
>> with Macbook Pros and never looked back.
>> Next support, Apple support as in direct from the company is
>> miles ahead of Dell. Just the quality of the support and backup you receive
>> by Apple is superior. This may not matter so much since you have in house
>> staff at your university but for a solo guy like my self running his own
>> business it’s important.
>> Next, if you chose to fully participate in the Apple Ecosystem
>> you’ll have a much better time with integrating your Mac to your phone,
>> tablet and TV than you will with Dell.
>> That’s just a few reasons that come to mind. You lose nothing
>> by making the apple switch but you gain a lot in functionality.
>>
>> How’s that?
>>
>>
>> On Jun 16, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Tom Behler <tombehler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks very much, David.
>>
>> You may be quite correct. … I’m just trying to keep an open mind about
>> the choice until I have to make a decision early this Fall.
>>
>> P.S. To all list members: I would have replied to David individually, but
>> couldn’t pull his personal e-mail address out of his reply, so sorry for the
>> extra list traffic.
>>
>> Dr. Tom Behler
>>
>>
>>
>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David hilbert poehlman
>> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:59 PM
>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Introduction
>>
>> Given your circumstances I see no advantage at all
>>
>> Jonnie Appleseed
>> With his HandsonTechnolog(eye)s
>> Touching the Internet
>> Reducing technology's disabilities
>> one byte at a time
>>
>>
>> On Jun 15, 2014, at 19:24, "Tom Behler" <tombehler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello, everyone.
>>
>> I have just joined this e-mail list, and would like to introduce myself as a
>> means of letting you know why I am reaching out to you for a bit of
>> assistance. Hopefully, this intro will help you understand who I am, what
>> my situation is, and what I’m trying to accomplish.
>>
>> I am a blind Professor of Sociology at Ferris State University in Michigan.
>> I have been teaching for over 30 years, and have used adaptive computer
>> technology to perform various aspects of my job for the vast majority of
>> that time. Of course, like all of us, adaptive technology has been
>> fundamentally important to me in various aspects of my personal life as well.
>>
>> Anyway, since Ferris State University is still pretty much a windows-based
>> institution,I currently use Windows 7, Office 2010, Jaws 14, the Duxbury
>> Braille translation software, and the Juliet Pro-60 embosser to do my work
>> both at my office and at home.
>>
>> My office computer is slated to be replaced this Fall, and I have been given
>> the opportunity to at least play around with a loaner Macbook Pro laptop
>> over the summer, to test out its possible usefulness for me as a replacement
>> computer. The Macbookpro that I’m borrowing over the summer uses the
>> Mavericks 10.9 OSX operating system. If I go with a Mac for my actual
>> office replacement computer, it would be an Imac desk top.
>>
>> If I do not decide to make the switch to a Mac, I’d simply go with a Dell
>> desktop PC.
>>
>> I understand that Microsoft Office programs for the Mac, such as Word,
>> Excel, and Internet Explorer are not very accessible with Mac Voiceover. I
>> also have been told that there may be some major compatibility issues with
>> the Duxbury Braille translation software, and my Juliet Pro-60 embosser.
>>
>> What I am requesting from you is some basic guidance regarding whether
>> trying to learn, and switch over to a Mac would be feasible, given the above
>> concerns, and given the short time I would have to learn a Mac, in order to
>> get it totally up and running for the Fall semester.
>>
>> Are there some very general podcasts and/or tutorials you could point me to
>> to help give me at least some idea of what I’d be getting into as I try to
>> learn the mechanics of basic Mac operation?
>>
>> Thanks for whatever you can do to assist me. Although I may not respond to
>> every post I receive, please know that each reply will be read and
>> considered seriously.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Dr. Tom Behler, Professor of Sociology
>> Department Of Social Sciences
>> Ferris State University
>> Big Rapids, MI
>
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