[nabs-l] braille Note and internet connection

[Serena]

I hope these difficulties have been resolved with the Apex and higher 
versions of Keysoft.  I'm getting an Apex!  Does anybody know?

Thanks,
Serena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katie Wang" <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] braille Note and internet connection


> Hi, Ashley,
>  Have you read the Connectivity chapter in the Braille Note user
> guide? It has some pretty detailed information about how to set up
> Internet connections using the Connectivity menu within the options
> menu. The connection itself is stable, but unfortunately, I would not
> consider the experience of web browsing using the Braille Note an
> ideal one as of Keysoft version 8. Yes, you can type emails in grade 2
> braille, which is a big plus, but the Braille Note only supports the
> pop mail server (downloading messages directly onto the machine for
> reading), which is becoming less and less common in today's popular
> mail programs. It displays all web pages in grade 2 braille, but you
> have to type in computer braille when making search entries, and many
> websites that are perfectly acessible with JAWS are extremely slow or
> impossible to use with the Braille Note. I personally used the Braille
> Note a lot for both emailing and web browsing when I first got it, but
> over the years I have come to use my PC for most web-related tasks. I
> do still access the Internet with my Braille Note, but it is mostly
> for downloading books from Bookshare or NLS or just checking out the
> various NFB publications; I also take advantage of the instant
> messaging feature under Chat from time to time.
>  I hope this information is helpful and feel free to let me know if
> you have any more specific questions about using the Braille Note on
> the Internet. I have been a Braille Note user for more than 5 years
> and I'm using a 32-cell, MPower model just like yours, so I would be
> happy to share any experience that may be helpful to you.
>   Katie
>
>
> On 7/15/10, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Can anyone explain or give me links to how you connect your Braille Note 
>> to
>> the internet.  I have a WI-FI card and at my college I'm going to in the
>> fall I am sure they have ethernet  card capability.
>> I don't know how it connects to the internet.  I found commands for web
>> browsing in the Braille Note user guide once you are connected.
>>
>> How good is the connection?  Stable?  Would you say its pretty easy to
>> send/receive  emails?  Can you type email and search the web in Grade 2
>> braille?  Will it tell you how many links are on a given web page just as
>> jaws does?
>>
>> I have the M Power version with a 32 cell braille display.
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> Ashley
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