[macvoiceover] Re: Mac question
- From: "ashley" <ash.cox@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:20:23 +0100
Sorry; don't mean to be afensive here, but most of that's a load of rubbish.
People tell me that Macs can't read documents created in Windows. Specifically
Excel and Word. Text edit can read word, it's built in to every mac. If you
want to read ms office formats, you can get iWork or open office, or a number
of other apps.
Also that PDF files aren't readable by Voice Over.
Yes they are, preview reads them fine.
They also say that there isn't an equivalent program to OpenBook or Kurzweil.
Not tried any of these, however there are several scanning and reading apps.
Updating the operating system is expensive and the programs made for Apple
are expensive because they are proprietary.
That's far from the truth. When those of us who upgraded to the latest OS (10.6
snow leopard) it cost around $29 or £25. The software... bought from apple can
sometimes be expensive, though not as much as microsoft. There is litterally
tones of software for the mac that is free.
Macs are hard to get fixed because the lack of Apple stores. If you have a
little technical no-how, they're easy to fix. If you call tech support, they
are generally very helpful and can sort something out. And, they don't break
offen...
I think those are all the questions/myths I have heard of. Not being rude
here... but was that from a windows fan?
I'm looking for pros and cons to switching to a Mac. I generally use my
computer for email, internet, and Microsoft Office programs like Word and
Excel. You'll be able to do all that; if you can't do it on the mac, you can in
a virtual machine using windows.
Oh, what about connecting the peripherals I have already: printer, scanner,
card reader. Probably need new drivers for those. Just plug them in. 99% Of
the time it finds drivers automatically.
Be sure to check out:
www.icanworkthisthing.com
and my own mac pages:
www.ashleycox.co.uk/mac
Hope this helps!
Ash
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Hi
I just joined this list. I'm thinking seriously about purchasing a Mac Book
soon. I have a few questions to ask, or myths to clear up. People tell me
that Macs can't read documents created in Windows. Specifically Excel and
Word. Also that PDF files aren't readable by Voice Over. They also say that
there isn't an equivalent program to OpenBook or Kurzweil. Updating the
operating system is expensive and the programs made for Apple are expensive
because they are proprietary. Macs are hard to get fixed because the lack of
Apple stores. I think those are all the questions/myths I have heard of.
I'm looking for pros and cons to switching to a Mac. I generally use my
computer for email, internet, and Microsoft Office programs like Word and Excel.
Any advice you have is great.
Oh, what about connecting the peripherals I have already: printer, scanner,
card reader. Probably need new drivers for those.
Thanks.
Lena
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