Oh, I was sort of hoping for "weird colours" as I am weird to go
with them. lol
Oh well, my Dell windows laptop is red, so that's weird enough. lol
Yeah, about apps being accessible with voiceover. Do you find a lot
of apps aren't accessible or you can only partly use them? I find
that a lot with Windows apps. I'll upgrade to a new version and
boom! no talky! lol
I really want to use garage band. I know there's some info on www.icanworkthisthing.com
but I would like more info on it. The site mentions a tactile
interface but doesn't go into detail about what that means; I'm
thinking braille display?
I am hopefully going to look at macs today. I probably won't have a
lot of time there, but oh well.
Sara
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron J." <Ganahee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:39 AM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Hello new list members!
Hey Sara,
Yes, that was an interesting weekend, indeed! Yes, it really was
weird, how things went down with the PC, too! I suspect it was a
not- so-subtle hint to take that plunge, and as Nike says, "Just do
it!". Now, I don't even really want to look back. HOw I was even
able to work with OS 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9 & 9.2.2, is beyond me! ?
With OutSPOKEN, and many apps, things would crash, so badly, that
the only choice was to do a "hard reset" of the computer! This
rarely ever happens with OS X! Apps crash, and the system goes on
it's merry way! Don't know if modern versions of Windows behave
so well? With my Mac, I have one less thing to worry about! Now,
all I "worry" about, is what fun apps there are to play with, and
whether or not they're accessible with VO!
No, iMacs arent' in all the "weird" colors, as you put it. My
Roommate's eMac and my G5 are both white. My iBook is white, and
the newer iMacs are brushed aluminum and black (the black being
the border around the screen). Virtually everything Apple does,
these days, is predominantly white & brushed aluminum, brushed
aluminum and black, etc. The newer Macs look great in any decor,
and kick butt when it comes to getting stuff done!
Thanks for wishing me a "Happy 9 years"! Enjoy your Mac, when you
finally get it!
Take care!
Ron
On Apr 23, 2008, at 9:18 AM, Sara wrote:
Hey there Ron. Happy 9 years of using a Mac!
Wow, that weekend must have been pretty interesting. Poor PC. lol
Are the iMacs still weird colours?
Sara
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron J." <Ganahee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:34 AM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Hello new list members!
Sara,
Ron here. Actually, to be honest, the Mac store in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, let me take an Orange iMac home for a
weekend, back when I was first looking into getting a Mac, back
in April of 1999. I used a demo copy of OutSPOKEN 8, for that
weekend. That following Monday, the Motherboard in My PC died
on me. Think having the Mac in the house scared the PC to death
- literally! <grin!>
My experience, over that weekend, combined with the death of the
PC put me on the fast-track to getting a Mac!
Currently, I possess 3 iMacs - a 233MHz Bondi-Blue, 333MHz G3,
an iMac G5, and a white, 12" iBook. My sighted roommate has an
eMac. I've also owned a 300MHz Wallstreet Mac laptop, and
several PCs in the past, and even a couple of old KayPro CP/M-
based computers!
Like yours, my Mom isn't at all thrilled with all the computers I
have, but then, I'm a computer geek, what can I say! :-)
On Friday, I'll celebrate my 9th anniversary being a Mac user!
Welcome to our list!!!
Take Care!
Ron
On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Sara wrote:
Yeah. I've had sales people who knew next to nothing about
computers at all, never mind Macs. lol
I think the store I am visiting tomorrow is a bit more serious
and I think the techs should know at least how to boot the
computer. lol
Do you think they'll let me take a mac home to test for a week?
Just kidding, in my dreams!
Sara
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