I have never used a trackpad, the only difference I know using a bt keyboard is no numeric keypad. My concern is being able to assist her if and when she gets stuck, I was not intending using an ipad myself, though would appreciate the portability of eith machine when I am away from the house. How long did it take you to feel comfortable with the ipad ? Where did you find out about the gestures ? I know I have seen posts here regarding gestures but have not paid too much attention to them. TF On 4/03/2015, at 12:06 pm, Mary Otten <maryotten@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Well, there would be a learning curve for the gestures. How comfortable do you feel with the magic track pad? Do you use one with your iMac? I think there are a few BO gestures that do not have BT keyboard equivalents, but just now, I can't think what those are. I suppose if a few hundred bucks isn't a deal breaker, a MacBook Air could be the way to go. Then again, some volks have difficulty typing on those if the trackpad is active. Not saying you or your wife would. I've just heard some say they do. I have a Mac Mini, so there is no trackpad built in with my keyboard, obviously. Mary > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >