Hi Sarah, while it is generally true that the mac mini doesn't need a monitor, some dialogs such as the empty trash dialog, or the dialog with the continue button in the get info dialog with command i for changing file types, will not work as well as they should, and if you're going to use ventrilo, you won't be able to set up a server with that application, unless the mac sees a monitor, and those helping me out in the beginning, when I got my mac mini couldn't figure out why I was having trouble with my mac mini so often.
On Jun 15, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Sara wrote:
Yes windows xp can be run on a Mac using either BootCamp or a program called VMWare Fusion. That is off-topic here though unless it has to do with VoiceOver reading the configuration stuff. VoiceOver will not talk in the Windows stuff.I did not realize the Mac mini would run without a monitor.If you don't need to use it on batteries then the mini sounds like the Mac for you. Your question about whether things are more accessible would get way too political and personal preference oriented for this list, but I have no trouble starting up my Mac, performing updates, or using most built-in programs. I can even reformat my hard drive if I am so inclined, and I've heard that installing, yes I said installing, the Mac OS from scratch! is accessible. It's not like Windows where you need sighted help for the installation of Windows. As for individual programs, many work well, lots work ok, and some don't work; just the same as Windows programs. Contacting developers to ask them to improve the accessibility of their software also happens.Hope that helps. SaraClick on the link below to go to our homepage. http://www.icanworkthisthing.comManage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below.//www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxwith 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover
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