[nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes. Questions About Getting NewLaptop

Tue Jun 21 02:10:28 UTC 2011

Although I don't back up my files as often as I should, I put them on a
flash drive.  I don't own an SD card.

Serena

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Anjelina
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 10:06 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes. Questions About Getting
NewLaptop

After years of using note takers you'd think I'd realize the importance of 
backing up files. Just recently my BrailleNote quit working. It's undergoing

some unknown surgical procedure at Humanware. Hopefully my data wasn't lost.
For those who use notetakers, how do you backup your information? Do you 
automatically save files on a sd car rather than the internal memory?
-----Original Message----- 
From: Jorge Paez
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:52 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop

I lost an entire month's worth of a 2-month long project on my braillelite 
once.
And I wasn't granted an extenssion so I ended up losing a ton of points.

On Jun 20, 2011, at 9:11 PM, Josh Gregory wrote:

> I can relate, Rania.  I lost a very important English report just this 
> year on my one BrailleNote when it crashed and practically had to start 
> all over.  It's a good practice to back stuff up, on a flash drive, or 
> anything like that.
> Best,
> Josh
>
> sent from my Apex
> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rania Ismail CMT" <raniaismail04 at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:07:37 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>
> I'm not trying to scare you.  I'm just explaining what happened to me! I 
> had
> a desktop with windows 98 on it and I had no problems with it.
> I don't understand why I had all those problems with the laptop.  I have 
> to
> say that I hope you don't experience a computer crash because that isn't 
> any
> fun! I lost half of my project and had to get an extenchen on it!
> Rania,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Humberto Avila
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:02 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>
> Are you trying to scare the heck out of me? My desktop computer that I 
> have
> at home is a dell computer and hopefully it won't crash on me in the 
> middle
> of something and have to replace it completely! Thank god it is still
> working perfectly and great.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Rania Ismail CMT
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 5:57 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>
> I didn't have a good experience with dell either!
> I delt with having the hard drive, the docking station, and the 
> motherboard
> replaced over and over again! The hard drive crashed on me when I was in 
> the
> middle of a project for school!
> The entire system was replaced after a year but again the same thing
> happened! I switched to HP and I am so much happier!
> Rania,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Jorge Paez
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 8:52 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>
> Maybe,
> but I have had terrible experiences with Dell.
> My last Dell gave me a blue screen of death after like 16 months, every 
> time
> I logged into my account at random intervals with XP.
>
>
> On Jun 20, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Bernadetta Pracon wrote:
>
> Kerri,
> First of all, it depends on what you need to use the laptop for.
> What functions do you need it to perform? Sometimes, spending a ton of
> money on a high end laptop when you only need it for basic purposes as
> opposed to, say, audio or video production, etc.  is not the wisest idea. 
> The
> portability of a laptop is also key if you'll be traveling with it a lot.
> Some of the higher end laptops are bigger and bulkier, because it's
> technically impossible to fit all the overglamourousbells and wistles into

> a
> smaller unit.  That being said, smaller units, (13-inch - 14-inch laptops)
> can be very fastand stable as well.  I don't mean  this about netbooks, by
> the way.  Those clearly have slower processors, as you probably know, and 
> are
> more suitable as a backup computer.
> Tosheba, I heard, is actually not a great brand; I've seen a fewpeople get
> hosed on their laptops, actually.  Although I will agree with whoever said
> that Sony is overpriced.
> On that note, are you looking to buy abrand new computer,or would you be
> interested in a refurbished one? Going the refurbished rout is usually 
> much
> cheaper, but still almost just as safe because the refurbished units have
> been serviced by the manufacturer right before they're sold and are in
> like-new working order.
> In fact, I actually happen to have a fully refurbished sixty-four byt
> compatible laptop that I'm not using at all because I have a few other
> computers on hand; I wouldn't mind selling it if you're interested.  I am
> fully aware that this list isn't one for sales pitches,and I'm not trying 
> to
> use it as such--Just something that popped into mind.  If you're 
> interested
> and want more info on it, feel free to write me off-list at
> bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net.
>
> HTH
>
> Bernadetta
>
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