And to add to this, there are good podcasts/tutorials and email groups. I
bought my Macbook air in July and now feel very comfortable with it. There are
still one or two things I struggle with, but mostly all is now going well, and
I love it's light weight and portability, and it's excellent build and feel -
Andy
On 13 Sep 2013, at 21:55, Ian Macrae <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jim, again the move to Mac from PC is a big one so if you need assistance there
are more of us than there used to be ready to give it.
On 13 Sep 2013, at 21:33, Jim McAuslan wrote:
Hi Ian,
That's greatly reassuring. The general consensus of opinion is that the
IPhone is the best route to go.
As I said to Jackie earlier, I'm also looking forward to getting my very
first Apple laptop and that'll be another learning curve, smile.
Cheers.
Jim Mc
On 13/09/2013 15:53, Ian Macrae wrote:
Jim, the first touch screen I tried was a Nokia phone running Talks and it was
hopeless as far as I was concerned. By that time my sighted wife had started
using an iPhone and I gave that a go and took to it like a duck to water. For
me the way in which the user interacts with the iPhone screen has always felt
highly intuitive. Once you get used to the distance between the different
icons, and know that nothing is going to happen until you make it happen it
just seems to fall into place. It is also worth going to an Apple store to
have a play and asking for assistance from someone who is familiar with
Voiceover. there's always at least one member of staff who is.
On 13 Sep 2013, at 15:47, Jim McAuslan wrote:
Hello Jackie,
Maybe I should try an IPhone next. I'm looking to get my first Apple
Mac laptop soon so maybe It'll be logical to try an IPhone.
Jim Mc
On 13/09/2013 15:11, Jackie Brown wrote:
Hi Jim
When I first got an iPhone 4, I felt exactly the same as you do now. I
found it hard to answer and end a call, and generally dreaded going near it.
But I decided that if I could use my iPod Touch successfully, then I would
vow to apply the same logic to an iPhone, and embrace it once and for all.
So I did that at the start of this year, and am glad I did now.
I know Steve will shout me down here, but I find the iOS experience slightly
easier than Android. That isn't to say I don't like the latter, I
definitely do. But I find it easier to skip round my iOS devices than I do
my Nexus 7 tablet. I can't explain why, I just find it more of a hassle.
But Mr Nutt will say it is all down to training and getting to know your
device well, and I accept that, (smile). I guess you just feel more
comfortable with some things better than others.
Please don't feel despondent Jim, I think that, if we are being honest, we
have all felt the same way at one point or another.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Twitter: @thebrownsplace
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Hi List,
Earlier today I wandered into my local O2 shop to investigagte how to
use a smart phone with a touch screen. I tried out both the Samsung
Galaxy S3 and the S4 and had a very difficult and disempowering experience.
I just couldn't seem to get the "double tap" thing going and both phones
kept on bombarding me with loads of information that I founhd
distracting. I came away feeling slightly depressed and disempowered.
Am I alone when it comes to touch phones with speech?
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