[blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied

[Tim Shaw]

I didnt have to wipe my hard drive
 
> From: b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:56:50 -0500
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
> 
> hi,
> 
> no, i saw that idea and don't know why you would want to do things the hard 
> way or different/use software probably not used by colleagues or others in 
> your field.
> 
> Bryan Schulz
> The BEST Solution
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
> 
> 
> > Uhm, did you miss the part about wanting a linux machine? (grin)
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
> > Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:51 PM
> > To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > DUMB!
> > buy another 2.5" laptop hard drive and a thin sata to usb enclosure.
> > then use casper to clone your drive to the second hard drive as it is free
> > for 30 days.
> > then uninstall everything you have to in order to comply with the testing
> > rules.
> > after the test, swap the hard drives as the new one will most likely have
> > much more capacity and you could then use the original smaller drive in 
> > the
> > usb enclosure for extra storage.
> > the new drive and enclosure will cost about $80.
> >
> > Bryan Schulz
> > The BEST Solution
> > www.best-acts.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
> > To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
> >
> >
> >> For those who are lucky enough to be able to use a laptop on the essays, 
> >> I
> >> have a thought. If I am ultimately granted this accommodation, I expect
> >> the
> >> Board will ask me to wipe my computer clean. I believe that, instead of
> >> gutting my computer (and then worrying that I have inadvertently left
> >> something on there that shouldn't be there), I am going to buy a second
> >> netbook for use on the bar. A netbook costs around $400. I might buy one
> >> just like the one I am using now. I can always sell it at a discount 
> >> after
> >> I'm done. (Then again, I might keep it and turn it into a linux
> >> machine...but that''s a topic of discussion for another list.) Current
> >> netbooks comply with the technical requirements that Virginia has for
> >> laptops. Also, the batter ycan last for an entire day of testing without
> >> needing to be recharged.
> >>
> >> This is not exactly the cheapest solution, but I believe it's what I will
> >> do
> >> it I need a clean computer.
> >>
> >> Angie
> >>
> >>
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