[access-uk] Re: MacBook Air
- From: "Annabell" <annabel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:11:33 -0000
Hi Amro, Thanks for your encouragement. I'm determined to learn Voiceover as
it will stand me in good stead for the future as I will then be able to buy
whichever Mac I choose without worrying about upgrading and installing other
screen readers. The Air will suit my needs for a small Mac to carry around
and learn on and I am sure I will be thrilled with it, once I've learned the
basics.
I am glad your Sister is so pleased with hers. Where did you find the leather
bag for it? I asked Apple and they didn't appear to have one without a long
wait, I thought I'd try Ebay.
All the best, Annabell.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Amro Bilal
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:20 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: MacBook Air
Hi Annabell,
I wouldn't call it a mistake, not at all. don't worry about us geeks with our
specs obsession! The Air is a very stylish machine indeed. I got my sister a
Mac air with its elegant Apple leather bag to use it at uni and she loves it!
She had a nice netbook before that but it is gathering dust now I believe. One
of my brothers bought one too to use it when on the road but he ended up using
it as his main computer.
The Air isn't for me, but again I am one of those geeks who's awaiting the
release of the 2nd gen six core i7 sandy bridge processer to upgrade his
desktop. So each for his own, and if you can afford a Mac air, why not.
The real learning curve is with VoiceOver, and you will have to go through
this process regardless of any Mac you went for.
To be accurate, Aladdin and Wala'a are both sighted so their experience with
Apple doesn't stretch to VoiceOver.
So, enjoy your new purchase girl and have fun learning VoiceOver!
P.S. if you really, really didn't like VoiceOver after giving it a go, there
are ways around this but this is a different discussion for a different thread.
Best,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: Annabell
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 5:32 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: MacBook Air
Oh Ibrahim, Well, I'll just have to learn from my mistakes. I'll enjoy
slipping it into my handbag, though, and it'll be nice to learn Voiceover
on! I do have two netbooks already, the Air is considerably lighter!
Annabell.
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Website: planetannabel.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 5:09 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: MacBook Air
>
> Hi.
>
> Precisely, the Mac Book Air is very expensive for what it is. You can do
> exactly the same as you can do on the air with a netbook that costs a
> third of the price. OK, the Air does have some redeeming features such
as
> its thin stylish design, but in almost every other respect its vastly
> inferior to its cheaper windows-based counterparts.
>
> All the best, Ibrahim.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted Martin" <tedmart@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 4:39 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: MacBook Air
>
>
>> Annabel, you sound like my wife, who once bought a netbook with only an
8
>> Gb hard drive. She liked the colour - it was pink.
>> Ted
>>
>> On 10/01/11 16:13, Annabell wrote:
>>> Well, Dave, My heart has ruled my head this time and I've gone for the
>>> tiniest MacBook Air!
>>> Sense tells me that the MacBook Pro is the right one to buy, but my
>>> girlie heart wants a cute little machine to slip into my handbag!!
>>>
>>> Best, Annabell.
>>>
>>> Find me on Twitter: johnssinger
>>> Website: planetannabel.com
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ankers, Dave (UK)"
>>> <Dave.Ankers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 2:43 PM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: MacBook Air
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Annabelle,
>>>>
>>>> Size isn't everything!, oh yes it is, oh no it's not, nurse help. lol
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Dave Ankers
>>>>
>>>> Hi Emma, That helps a lot, thanks, I don't think I am going to be able
>>>> to resist buying one, despite knowing that other MacBooks may be
>>>> a better value. When I saw one in the Apple Store the other day, I just
>>>> fell in love with it! Thanks, Annabel.
>>>>
>>>> Find me on Twitter: johnssinger
>>>> Website: planetannabel.com
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Emma Tracey
>>>> <mailto:Emma.Tracey@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 1:48 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: MacBook Air
>>>>
>>>> Hi there
>>>>
>>>> I have one. It's really small and light, fits in your handbag.
>>>> The battery life is good and the instant on feature means that you can
>>>> just close the lid when you are finished and it goest to sleep. For the
>>>> size of it, the speakers are great. I've just put windows XP on it as
>>>> well. I haven't got the whole thing working yet but The machine doesn't
>>>> seem to have any problems coping with that and Jaws on top of the Apple
>>>> OS. Using Voiceover, the machine almost never slows or crashes. I find
>>>> apple email brilliant on it and I have a lot of messages.
>>>>
>>>> I chose it over the Macbook Pro because of it's size and
>>>> convenience so can't comment on processor power etc.
>>>>
>>>> It has two USB ports. The powerpack is really small and handy.
>>>> Skype works perfectly well with and without a headset.
>>>>
>>>> Hope all that helps
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Emma Tracey
>>>> Content Producer
>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch
>>>> Tel: +44 (0)208 7525469
>>>> Email: emma.tracey@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>>
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On Behalf Of Annabell
>>>> Sent: 09 January 2011 17:56
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] MacBook Air
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi, Does anyone have a MacBook Air and would you recommend it?
>>>> Thanks. Annabel.
>>>>
>>>> Find me on Twitter: johnssinger
>>>> Website: planetannabel.com
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Alistair
>>>> <mailto:alistair.kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 4:48 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: another Ipod touch question
>>>>
>>>> Hi terry,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for taking the time to reply, all done now, thank
>>>> you!
>>>>
>>>> Alistair
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Clasper
>>>> <mailto:terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 12:50 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: another Ipod touch
>>>> question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi.
>>>>
>>>> You need to first create the playlist on the
>>>> touch, so find the device, tab to the "new playlist" button hit enter
>>>> and name the playlist.
>>>>
>>>> #Then navigate to the actual playlist on the PC,
>>>> tab into the songlist and select all and copy it.
>>>>
>>>> Now navigate to the newly created playlist on
>>>> the touch, tab to the list which will be empty, and control V to paste
>>>> the songs from the playlist on the PC to the playlist on the touch.
>>>>
>>>> Of course if you elect not to manually manage
>>>> music and have your touch permanently sunned with your Itunes library
>>>> playlists will automatically copy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alistair
>>>> Sent: 09 January 2011 12:45
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] another Ipod touch question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> trying to figure out how to load a playlist onto
>>>> my touch from my itunes library, have created the playlist but cannot
>>>> see the means to transfer it onto the touch itself, using jaws 11 or
>>>> NVDA any help would be great!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ally
>>>>
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