[blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied

Mon Jun 15 06:33:53 UTC 2009

hi,

this of course is meant for another list but i have been able to hit 
alt+control+6 and i have had a password generated for pasting 100% of the 
time but i haven't had the need to use it on those social blog sites.

Bryan Schulz
The BEST Solution
www.best-acts.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied

> The feature for Firefox Web Visum is very confusing to use as instructions 
> are not defined in a concise readily available manner. I have used the 
> feature at times and it has not always bween satisfactory. I have pretty 
> much given up on it. Some times it worked, some times it didn't and it 
> wasn't all that user friendly for occasional use.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 7:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>
>
>> hi,
>>
>> i don't get the big idea about all these social sites but
>> a good work around for us is to use firefox and the captia buster plugin.
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>> The BEST Solution
>> www.best-acts.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "RJ Sandefur" <rjs59 at hotmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>>
>>
>>> Bryan, What is your take on web sights such  as twitter, which use 
>>> capcha? Has any one with within the blindness comunity tryed contacting 
>>> the developers of twitter concerning the needs and concerns of the blind 
>>> comunity concerning this issue? RJ
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:56 PM
>>> 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
>>>> 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 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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