topic Re: Decision time-help please in Electronics

Decision time-help please

Bridgegal — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:25:25 GMT

I have an iPhone and a macbook air 11.6"

I've been a PC person all of my computer life. I love my iPhone but haven't liked the mabook since day 1, 4 years ago.

I'd love to ditch it and go back to a little pc laptop like I had before. The ONLY reason I haven't is because I love being able to write and respond to text messages on this macbook. I've never mastered the skill of typing on my phone and don't want to. I love that text messages are synced between the two devices.

Is there a way to make that happen between an iPhone and a PC notebook? I'll keep this thing before I'm forced to text on my phone any more than I have to.

Thanks.

Re: Decision time-help please

jackthebear — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:42:26 GMT

Use the text to speech function it’s the microphone icon

Re: Decision time-help please

jackthebear — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:42:48 GMT

Use the text to speech function it’s the microphone icon on your phone

Re: Decision time-help please

Bridgegal — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:50:05 GMT

@jackthebear

Thanks. I'll check that out!!!!

Re: Decision time-help please

Bridgegal — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:58:24 GMT

@jackthebear

OK I see that. And that will help but sometimes I don't want to talk my message , I want to type it.

Do you know of any app that will provide written texting between mac products and PC's?

Re: Decision time-help please

NYCLatinaMe — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 01:13:54 GMT

HI @Bridgegal

You dont say why you dont want a macbook pro, so i thought i would share my experience.

I have an iphone, a mac book pro with a 15.4 retina display from 2012, and a newer 11 mac book air. All have the newest operating systems which apple provides free over wifi. The mac book pro was my first, having used laptop pcs before that. I will probably replace the 15.4 this year becuse it is falling apart, but it still works better than my new dell pc at work, fastr, more reliable. I bought the 11 to have a back up, but i don't like it as much, the reason being the small non-retina screen. So I will buy another mac book pro at 15+.

I have access to my text, emails, appointments, reminders, shopping lists etc. in all my devices via icloud. the phone rings in my mac book pro.

i remember having to buy a new PC every 3 years or so beause they stopped working. i had to deal with viruses. none of this has happened with my mac book pro.

so if you are open to a mac book pro, these are some reasons.

ipads also have access to all the apps,including text mssgs, if that works for you

best of luck with your decision!

Re: Decision time-help please

Bridgegal — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 03:21:17 GMT

@NYCLatinaMe

Thanks so much for the information. I hadn't even given it a thought. I really like the small size of the air. I use it for email, surfing, and texting and that's about it. I don't do anything fancy or complicated so it is fine for what I do.

I know I could use the macbook for a lot more things than I do but I've never gotten the 'hang' of it.

I do like your point about having to replace PC's often. I think I bought 3 netbooks in about 6 years. I loved the little things until they didn't work anymore. And that happend quickly.

I just located a place that does apple devices exclusively. I may go by there and see if they can tell me why mine is doing these weird things all of a sudden. It just may need some resetting of this and that.

I had two iPads and didn't like them at all. I got soooooo tired of tap tap tapping. And I had to have an external keyboard. So, that is not an option.

Thanks for your comments.

Re: Decision time-help please

NYCLatinaMe — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 03:45:00 GMT

i agree about the ipad. happy to share...

Re: Decision time-help please

FranandZoe — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:09:35 GMT

I've had my Dell laptop going on 10 years. I've replaced the power cord/supply and battery otherwise it works just great. Just sayin'.

And re the iPhone speak to text - it's handy but you have to read it before you send - it's not always what you intended to say lol.

Re: Decision time-help please

jackthebear — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:45:01 GMT

@Bridgegal wrote:
@jackthebear

OK I see that. And that will help but sometimes I don't want to talk my message , I want to type it.

Do you know of any app that will provide written texting between mac products and PC's?

try putting that phrase into your search engine.

Re: Decision time-help please

gardenman — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:21:20 GMT

There are apps for literally everything these days, so I'd be shocked if there wasn't an app to do what you want done. It's just a question of finding the right way to phrase the search to find the right app.

Re: Decision time-help please

Nuttmeg — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 04:03:56 GMT

Apple may introduce new iPads during 2019. A pad would work well with a iPhone. Please check your options. Everyone does not love Windows 10.

Re: Decision time-help please

Bridgegal — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 04:58:02 GMT

Everyone doesn't love iPads either , including me. I've had two and got rid of both. That's when I got the macbook air.