[blindlaw] laptop for the bar

[Jack Chen]

Oh gosh, don't do it if you can help it.  If you have to, make sure you have 
Jaws 10.  XP is far far far more stable with Jaws.  Others might tell you 
otherwise, but I am more of a power user and demand more from my machines. 
I only have Vista on the Thinkpad laptop; all of the rest of the machines 
are XP or Mac OS.  If you need specifics, let me know.

jack


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nightingale, Noel" <Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] laptop for the bar


> Jack:
>
> I was disappointed to hear about your experiences with Vista and JAWS as I 
> am about to be "upgraded" to Vista.  Any chance your experience is 
> isolated or are you aware of others with the same bad experiences?
>
> Noel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Jack Chen
> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:35 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] laptop for the bar
>
> Rod
>
> I have had good experiences with Thinkpads and their reliability.  I took 
> the NY and NJ bars with one.  If you do decide to get one, I recommend 
> asking for Windows XP as my experiences with Jaws and Vista have been 
> pretty dismal in terms of Jaws crashing randomly and complaining that my 
> license has expired (even though I have a fully authorized version).
>
> One other option you might try is to use an external USB keyboard for 
> typing as I find them to be faster than the cramped keyboards on laptops. 
> Check with the bar examiners before you rely on an external keyboard 
> though.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:26 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] laptop for the bar
>
>
>> My current laptop is acting out, and I am increasingly not trusting it to
>> take two bar exams in three weeks, and I don't have time to trouble shoot
>> it. I have resolved to purchasing another laptop. I cannot risk this 
>> thing
>> running slow and causes me to lose time on the exams. Any quick
>> recommendations please? I need a fast machine: the small ones (don't
>> remember how they are called), or a robust machine. Thanks an advance for
>> all contributions. I am a little worried at this point. If the small ones
>> are indeed reliable, I might just get one! Please help!
>>
>> I remember there was some discussions on the list recently about
>> purchasing them.
>>
>>
>> Rod Alcidonis, J.D.
>> C. 718-704-4651
>> roddj12 at hotmail.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Keith Vick" <keith-vick at msn.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 4:30 PM
>> Subject: [blindlaw] Supreme court Gross and the ADA
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was wondering if any of the esteemed colleagues of this mailing list
>>> have
>>> any remarks regarding the decision in Gross (08-441) and its
>>> applicability
>>> to ADA - Employment.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Keith Vick
>>>
>>>
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