[macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac
- From: "David Poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:38:11 -0400
yes, create your document in windows, put it on an external storage device
like a memory stick, card or external drive etc, and use it on the mac side
or you can copy out of the xp partition, you just cannot write to it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Clark" <goldflash9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:23 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac
If I had bootcamp and wanted to be able to use a program in Windows to
create a document but then wanted to get that document into a mac app, would
there be a way to do this?
Sarah
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Poehlman" <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 6:43 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac
>I do the same thing. I actually have more than one mac so use one in
> windows and the other in Mac os and sometimes I change off. I don't want
> to
> go to complicated here but basically, bootcamp is if you want windows and
> don't have a pressing need to do too much at once or cross over among apps
> and virtuallization is for those who just can't wait but end up waiting
> anyway. I don't know what it is about boot camp other than that that
> people
> are concerned about other than the fact that if you are runing a newer
> computer, you won't have the numpad in windows but I haven't missed it.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ginny" <ginnyo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 7:02 PM
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac
>
>
> I use K1000 and Jaws when I'm running Windows on my Mac. I use boot camp
> and use both Mac and Windows all the time--I must confess, I still do
> quite
> a bit of work using Win XP, but I do use Mac Leopard for
> non-word-processing
> tasks. <smile> I don't know if there are negative technical implications
> for running a Mac this way, but it has worked great for me. Because I use
> bootcamp instead of fusion, I do have to re-boot the computer each time I
> want to change platforms, but that doesn't bother me.
> HTH
> Ginny-----Original Message-----
> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarah Clark
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 1:42 PM
> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac
>
> The windows based programs I'd miss are Kurzweil 1000 and Abbyy Find
> Reader.
>
> Abbyy is an OCR program that I happen to prefer for scanning because I
> think
>
> its recognition does the best job. Its just an off the shelf program that
> happens to work well with Jaws. I use Kurzweil for reading primarily
> because of its very convenient bookmarking feature and the keyword find
> feature which is far more efficient than the equivalent find feature in MS
> Word.
> I'd also need to know if Jaws can be used while using Windows on the mac
> with fusion. (since it sounds like VO will not be usable while Windows
> programs are running.)
>
> Sarah
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:07 AM
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac
>
>
>> What windows-based programs would you miss? There may already be
>> substitutes available for you or such may become available.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 12 Apr 2008, Sarah Clark wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I just joined this list. I have always been a Windows user, but I will
>>> be
>
>>> getting a new laptop soon and am considering getting a mac. The
>>> accessibility of the mac with Voice Over sounds great and I'm sure I
>>> would enjoy it once I'd get used to the difference in its functionality
>>> as compared to Jaws and Windows. But there are still a couple of
>>> Windows
>
>>> based programs that I'd really miss if I had a mac, so I have some
>>> questions as to the usability of Windows on a mac.
>>> I know that you can get a mac with either the bootcamp or parallel set
>>> up. I was told that both will allow you to also run Windows on the mac
>>> machine, but with bootcamp you must turn the machine off and then boot
>>> it
>
>>> back up into Windows, whereas with parallel you can switch over to
>>> Windows without actually needing to turn the machine off.
>>> I am trying to find out if you can use Kurzweil on the Windows side, and
>>> if so, if it matters if you have the bootcamp or parallel setup. The
>>> other program I would like to be able to use is Abbyy Find Reader, so if
>>> anyone has experience with that program, the same question goes.
>>> Also, does Voice Over work while you are using Windows? If not, can you
>>> have Jaws on it for Windows?
>>>
>>> These are the main considerations I have. If I would have the ability
>>> to
>
>>> use Kurzweil and Abbyy Find Reader on the laptop, I would not hesitate
>>> in
>
>>> getting a mac.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sarah Clark
>>>
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