I'm reassured to hear that and I'm prepared to spend time taking a look at the Mac and more detail and making a really considered idecision. Carol P Sent from my iPhone using BrailleTouch On 16 Jun 2013, at 09:47 PM, Terry Clasper <terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > HI. > The important thing to understand here is that pages and numbers on the mac > is a completely different experience than on the IPHone. > All I can say here is that for me the move to the macbook air is probably the > most technologically ensuring thing i've done in ages, and whilst there is > for sure a considerable learning curve, providing your open minded and > prepared to accept very different concepts to windows in the end it pays off! > > On 16 Jun 2013, at 17:58, Carol Pearson <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> Hi Andy, >> >> I think Pages and Numbers are the two applications that I am most concerned >> about. I would advise you to ask all the questions about these And be sure >> to take a spreadsheet and document of your own to play with and make sure >> you get the answers before you sink your money into buying a MacBook only to >> find that you can't do what you want. >> >> I have tried Pages on the phone and also Numbers with no real very good >> success. Well, they certainly haven't been good enough to persuade me that >> that's how I want to work. They may be better on the Mac itself, and that is >> something I do not know, and this is where you do need to discover for >> yourself. >> >> Carol P >> Sent from my iPhone using BrailleTouch >> >> On 16 Jun 2013, at 11:41 AM, "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Thanks David - One thing puzzling me is that the new MacBook Air is called >>> just that, but it appears, so is the older model. A bit confusing when >>> shopping! >>> >>> I do all my banking and other financial stuff online, can I expect the >>> MacBook with VO to give me all the accessability I currently get when >>> using JFW? - >>> >>> Andy >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: David Weston >>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:45 AM >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: I Tunes >>> >>> Hi Andy >>> >>> I am using a macbook air, to tern on the voice, press FM AND Command with >>> F5 and the voice will come on. To learn the keys press, the VO with K and >>> then you can go around the keyboard and learn what they are and do. Press >>> escape to get out of the keyboard help. David. >>> On 15 Jun 2013, at 20:57, "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> Colin - If you are a JAWS user, I'd strongly suggest listening to the >>>> 2-part Fscast made by Jonathan Mosen, available from the Freedom >>>> Scientific website. It helped me a great deal - >>>> >>>> Andy >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Colin Phelan >>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 8:39 PM >>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: I Tunes >>>> >>>> Thanks Darren, sorted, now all I have to do is figure out how to use it >>>> Best >>>> Colin >>>> >>>> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfDarran Ross >>>> Sent: 15 June 2013 17:03 >>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: I Tunes >>>> Colin, go to >>>> www.ninite.com >>>> and find iTunes on there. just follow the prompts and It'll be a doddle, >>>> honest! >>>> Darran >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Colin Phelan >>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 3:43 PM >>>> Subject: [access-uk] I Tunes >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> Could someone please assist. >>>> I wish to download I Tunes and for whatever reason I seem to be going >>>> around in circles. >>>> A direct link to download would be very much appreciated. >>>> Many Thanks >>>> Colin >>>> No virus found in this message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3199/6413 - Release Date: 06/15/13 >>> >