[macvoiceover] Re: what do we do about productivity on the mac?
- From: Marcy Weinberg <rhymingmom1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:47:01 -0400
What do you mean by this?
On Sep 1, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
I think tinyfugue is available for the mac, but to use it you can't be
afraid of the command line. Have you checked out ancientanguish.org
yet?On Thu, 1 Sep 2011, Rejean Proulx wrote:
> Since I retired I mostly use the Mac. I only use Windows for Mud games and
> FireFox if I need it. Mind you, Safari is making huge strides such that I
> require FireFox less and less.
>
> As far as corporations go, you use what other employes use, and that is
> mostly Windows. Over the passed 5 years I found accessibility of software
> used in corporations going down. I don't miss working. It is getting more and
> more difficult, not less. The Mac seems to be the only thing improving. I
> hope I am not being sower in my old age, I don't think so.
>
> On 2011-09-01, at 5:21 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>
>> Please don't contact Microsoft about any of this! They've messed up
>> Office 2007 in Windows badly enough in addition to doing a bad copy of
>> the Macintosh environment for Windows I don't want them making anything
>> on the mac accessible. Better they should make Windows as installable
>> as Mac OSX is with speech coming on at the beginning of that process
>> first. Then those that must use windows at home at least will be able
>> to reinstall it without sighted assistance when it gets compromised by
>> the latest malware. One of the reasons I look forward to retirement is
>> I'll be able to go through a whole day with a computer and not be
>> required to use anything made by Microsoft. Accessible versions of
>> OpenOffice have been available for some time by now and OpenOffice has
>> the active support of 10 corporations behind it rather than one
>> corporation. The more brains, the better the product.
>>
>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2011, Marcy Weinberg wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, everyone,
>>>
>>> I saw this message on another list, and felt it was important enough to
>>> post here.
>>>
>>> spreadsheets and documents and presentations, oh my!
>>>
>>> Many blind folk are successfully employed for performing tasks which
>>> involve the above and have been for many years. Few if any though are
>>> using the mac for many reasons but I want to focus on moving forward in
>>> areas in which we can move forward and to focus your attention and seek
>>> your assistance with those.
>>>
>>> We need gallant folk to step up to Microsoft and shout out that office
>>> needs to be made accessible in order that the market for blind employees
>>> will be wider. To do this, folk must provide concrete detailed and factual
>>> information about the issues of using Microsoft office on the mac. You can
>>> even find some good stuff that is already written and submit it to them. I
>>> don't have a handle on the Microsoft stream and cannot purchase the product
>>> so cannot help directly but am willing to help in any other way I can.
>>>
>>> We need to provide solid feedback to apple on issues related to IWork from
>>> a productivity standpoint. Some employers will be willing to accept a
>>> blind person with a mac since we can export office formats and they would
>>> be willing to mix systems if they are able.
>>>
>>> We need to locate employers willing to work with us and rehab or other
>>> agencies who are willing to take on the challenge if for nothing less than
>>> the potential cost savings.
>>>
>>> I know that there are a myriad of issues which we face with regard to this
>>> ultimate goal of prominent positioning of mac in the work place of the
>>> blind, but if we work together, perhaps we can move forward and provide
>>> assistance in this important effort.
>>>
>>> I know that there are efforts ongoing at apple and lots of feedback coming
>>> to them which they are paying attention to and which is helping to guide
>>> them toward better accessibility. I'd like though to discuss experiences
>>> and desires and perhaps translate some of those into meaningful dialog with
>>> apple and microsoft.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Marcy
>>> Hope you're having a nice day!
>>>
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>>
>> Jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> "I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet
>> of bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks! You know he's
>> got God on his side."
>> ~ Bill Hicks
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> Rejean Proulx
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Jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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of bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks! You know he's
got God on his side."
~ Bill Hicks
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