Impressions of my new Mac so far

By Greg Wocher, 20 August, 2016

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Hello all,
I have now had my Mac for almost two weeks. So far I am liking it ok. It is very different than Windows. I do like how all the default apps do work fairly well with Voiceover out of the box. I do find that apps are fairly expensive to get and there is not much in the way of free or lower cost apps. For example I was looking at BBEdit for doing HTML work and it is $50. One area that is giving me trouble is using Voiceover on the web with Safari. Voiceover seems to get stuck a lot on elements on web pages. This is especially true of web pages with more complex elements like menu bars and such. Also is there a way to see a download progress like you can on Windows browsers? Despite a few quirks, overall I am liking it so far. I do have a Windows10 key and the ISO downloaded so I can install windows via bootcamp soon to see how that works.

Regards,
Greg Wocher

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By Justin on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 17:31

Hi Greg,
Welcome to the wonderful world of macs. Yeah, there's a way to see how far along your downloads are. When you download stuff, press CMD, command+option+L in safari. Then interact with the table of downloads, and interact with the download you want.. Hope this helps you!

By mehgcap on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 17:31

Hello, First, don't forget that the App Store isn't the only place to get Mac software. Unlike iOS, you can install any software you want, mostly. If the software has been signed by a registered developer, it doesn't matter if it's in the App Store or not. Hermes is a good example of this (a free, open-source Pandora client). [MacUpdate](http://www.macupdate.com] is a good site for software, but there are plenty of others.

I know VO can sometimes get stuck in a menu when a page first loads (looking at you, Youtube), but that's the only time I've seen this. Safari can be difficult to grasp overall, though; you might find my Safari guide helpful.

By Greg Wocher on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 17:31

Hello,
www.macupdate.com does not appear to work. I tried on both my Windows machine and my Macbook and could not get to this site. I am not sure but I wonder if this site is gone now?

Regards,
Greg Wocher

By jcdjmac (not verified) on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 17:31

I don't know, but the last time I checked on macupdate was when I downloaded soundnote. I think it's still up, but not sure. I wouldn't be surprised if it whent down and anyone didn't even notice it!