[il-talk] FW: Here's to the Future!

Sat Apr 21 10:22:58 UTC 2012

My Victor had been ex-rayed as well at the airport, but the static electricity fried the circuity in the thing and they wanted, I can't remember how much, to fix it.

It would've been better just to have bought a new one, but no, I was stupid and bought a book sense.  Which, unless you're really good with electronics and have a lot of patience, I wouldn't recommend for the average user.  It is way too complicated to use.

JMO,

Jenny
On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:18 AM, GlennMooreIII at yahoo.com wrote:

> Wow, Jenny, your Victor kicked the bucket just from static!
> Meanwhile, a booksense I know, went through an airport x Ray several times, and is still ticking, despite security trying really hard to find a bomb in it.
> True story, 
> no bomb.  
> 
> -Glenn III
> (from iPhone: 1 (847) 899-9801)
> 
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 9:30, Jennifer Perdue <jlperdue3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi connie,
> 
> I had a Victor which in my first winter in Illinois, I shocked to death with static electricity.  It was totally fried and wouldn't work any more.
> 
> I have a book sense, which I hate with a passion and kick myself for not buying the Victor, but I was told that it had more features, so stupid me, I bought it.  
> 
> I find it way, way, way more complicated than it needs to be.  
> 
> I would sell it, but I don't have all its stuff that came with it so I keep it around collect dust and cursing it when I come across it.
> 
> thanks for the info.
> 
> Jenny
> On Apr 16, 2012, at 9:21 PM, Connie Davis wrote:
> 
> The Victor Reader is put out by a company called Humanware. Here is their
> website:  www.humanware.com/. You can find out their phone number from this
> site and who the dealers are in your area. If you decide to get one, I think
> you will really like it. I had one, but now have a Booksense, which is put
> out be Hims. Their website is:  www.hims-inc.com/. It is smaller and more
> compact than a Victor Reader. It is about the size of a cell phone. With
> both of these devices you can download NLS books, books from Audible and
> Bookshare. You can also copy MP3 music files. You can get your Newsline
> newspapers by e-mail and copy the files onto the SD card. They're both
> really great devices and are comparable in price. 
> 
> Connie 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jennifer Perdue
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 8:13 PM
> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] FW: Here's to the Future!
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have some questions.  does this Second Sight place teach you ways to do
> things like activities of daily living or mobility?
> 
> My other question is this, Does anyone know how to obtain a victor Stream
> and if so could someone give me the number for the nearest rep, or the
> company who makes it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jenny
> On Apr 16, 2012, at 5:48 PM, David Meyer wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> _____
> 
> From: Lauri Dishman [mailto:lauri at guildfortheblind.org]
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 4:32 PM
> Subject: Here's to the Future!
> 
> 
> 
> The Guild will be celebrating 65 years of helping our members live 
> their lives to the fullest.  Times have changed and so have we.  It is 
> in our nature to constantly adjust and adapt to what our members want 
> and what we see they need.  We believe our current programs provide a 
> solid and complimentary core of services.  But, our name does not 
> reflect what we do or who we are
> 
> 
> 
> After a year-long process, we have selected a new name that embodies 
> our mission.  We selected our name as it speaks on several different
> levels
> about who we are, who our members are and what we do.   We work with our
> members to help them gain a second sense of self, find a new sense of 
> purpose and rediscover their sense of humor.  Our programs also help 
> our members use their common sense, along with their senses of hearing 
> and touch, to learn new ways to do old tasks.
> 
> 
> 
> Same services, same staff, same commitment to our members, same sense 
> of belonging - with a new name.  Welcome to Second Sense!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Can mainstream technology replace adaptive products?  Find out at this 
> year's Guild Technology Solutions conference on Saturday, April 21.  
> Call David Flament at the Guild to reserve your space today or visit 
> <http://www.guildfortheblind.org/dontmiss_GTS2012.asp>
> http://www.guildfortheblind.org/dontmiss_GTS2012.asp for all the details!!
> 
> 
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