[macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac

You should use Fusion instead of Parallels. You can use your scanning software and the other application in either Boot Camp or Fusion. You will have to use a screen reader when using Windows either way. You will get allot of feed back from this list on this topic and you should remember that Windows is Windows is Windows. My meaning is that the same viruses, crashes and software works just like on Windows no matter if you use Fusion or Boot Camp. Anti Virus and firewall protection is also required. One of the best features of Fusion is that if you get a infected machine, you can erase it and create another. I have a total of four that I use along with a Boot Camp version for speed. 
On Apr 12, 2008, at 12:17 PM, Sarah Clark wrote:


Hi All,
I just joined this list. I have always been a Windows user, but I will be getting a new laptop soon and am considering getting a mac. The accessibility of the mac with Voice Over sounds great and I'm sure I would enjoy it once I'd get used to the difference in its functionality as compared to Jaws and Windows. But there are still a couple of Windows based programs that I'd really miss if I had a mac, so I have some questions as to the usability of Windows on a mac. I know that you can get a mac with either the bootcamp or parallel set up. I was told that both will allow you to also run Windows on the mac machine, but with bootcamp you must turn the machine off and then boot it back up into Windows, whereas with parallel you can switch over to Windows without actually needing to turn the machine off. I am trying to find out if you can use Kurzweil on the Windows side, and if so, if it matters if you have the bootcamp or parallel setup. The other program I would like to be able to use is Abbyy Find Reader, so if anyone has experience with that program, the same question goes. Also, does Voice Over work while you are using Windows? If not, can you have Jaws on it for Windows?
These are the main considerations I have. If I would have the ability to use Kurzweil and Abbyy Find Reader on the laptop, I would not hesitate in getting a mac. 

Thanks,

Sarah Clark

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