I cannot do that from this list on my mac either, however, if you start a forward, my email address will be revealed. On Jun 16, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Tom Behler wrote: > Thanks very much, David. > > You may be quite correct. … I’m just trying to keep an open mind about the > choice until I have to make a decision early this Fall. > > P.S. To all list members: I would have replied to David individually, but > couldn’t pull his personal e-mail address out of his reply, so sorry for the > extra list traffic. > > Dr. Tom Behler > > > > From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David hilbert poehlman > Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:59 PM > To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Introduction > > Given your circumstances I see no advantage at all > > Jonnie Appleseed > With his HandsonTechnolog(eye)s > Touching the Internet > Reducing technology's disabilities > one byte at a time > > > On Jun 15, 2014, at 19:24, "Tom Behler" <tombehler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, everyone. > > I have just joined this e-mail list, and would like to introduce myself as a > means of letting you know why I am reaching out to you for a bit of > assistance. Hopefully, this intro will help you understand who I am, what my > situation is, and what I’m trying to accomplish. > > I am a blind Professor of Sociology at Ferris State University in Michigan. > I have been teaching for over 30 years, and have used adaptive computer > technology to perform various aspects of my job for the vast majority of that > time. Of course, like all of us, adaptive technology has been fundamentally > important to me in various aspects of my personal life as well. > > Anyway, since Ferris State University is still pretty much a windows-based > institution,I currently use Windows 7, Office 2010, Jaws 14, the Duxbury > Braille translation software, and the Juliet Pro-60 embosser to do my work > both at my office and at home. > > My office computer is slated to be replaced this Fall, and I have been given > the opportunity to at least play around with a loaner Macbook Pro laptop over > the summer, to test out its possible usefulness for me as a replacement > computer. The Macbookpro that I’m borrowing over the summer uses the > Mavericks 10.9 OSX operating system. If I go with a Mac for my actual office > replacement computer, it would be an Imac desk top. > > If I do not decide to make the switch to a Mac, I’d simply go with a Dell > desktop PC. > > I understand that Microsoft Office programs for the Mac, such as Word, Excel, > and Internet Explorer are not very accessible with Mac Voiceover. I also > have been told that there may be some major compatibility issues with the > Duxbury Braille translation software, and my Juliet Pro-60 embosser. > > What I am requesting from you is some basic guidance regarding whether trying > to learn, and switch over to a Mac would be feasible, given the above > concerns, and given the short time I would have to learn a Mac, in order to > get it totally up and running for the Fall semester. > > Are there some very general podcasts and/or tutorials you could point me to > to help give me at least some idea of what I’d be getting into as I try to > learn the mechanics of basic Mac operation? > > Thanks for whatever you can do to assist me. Although I may not respond to > every post I receive, please know that each reply will be read and considered > seriously. > > Sincerely, > Dr. Tom Behler, Professor of Sociology > Department Of Social Sciences > Ferris State University > Big Rapids, MI Jonnie Appleseed with his Hands-On-Technolog(eye)s Touching The Internet reducing technology's disabilities one byte at a time ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx