[nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes. Questions About GettingNewLaptop

Tue Jun 21 04:08:38 UTC 2011

Hi, Koby,
  I can't tell whether your post is directed to me or someone else who
responded to this thread, but if you have specific Braille Note
questions you may reach me off-list at bunnykatie6 at gmail.com and I
will do my best to help. I stilluse a MPower so don't know much about
the Apex.
   Katie

On 6/20/11, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you email me off list?
> Thanks,
> Koby.
>
> sent from my iphone
>
> On Jun 20, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Anjelina,
>>  As others have mentioned, the Braille Note takes a compact flash
>> card, a SD card, or a USB flash drive, so you can copy your data onto
>> any one of those storage devices. For regular documents, I find
>> copying folders and files using the File Manager most efficient, but
>> the Back Up function under Utilities Menu is particularly handy when
>> you have to back up data files such as entries in your address book or
>> email messages-- You have to back up  the KeyList and Keymail folders
>> in their entirety as the data are stored in hidden files that do not
>> automatically show up in File Manager. I admit that this is perhaps
>> one of the trickiest aspects of KeySoft so feel free to let me know if
>> you have any specific questions as well!
>>  One note of caution: Yes, it is  a good idea to copy your files
>> regularly onto external storage, but don't create/edit files directly
>> from an external drive or storage card. For some reason, the Braille
>> Note has an unpredictable tendency of erasing the entire document when
>> you exit KeyWord if you are editing from somewhere other than the
>> Flash Disk, and i have lost huge chunks of information that way. It is
>> possible that they have fixed this bug in the Apex though. Hope that
>> helps!
>>   Katie
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/20/11, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I know what I said about this, but I have to ask.  It did that
>>> out of the blue? You didn't hit the reset button or anything?
>>> Interesting.
>>> Best,
>>> Josh
>>>
>>> sent from my Apex
>>> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Bre B <jesusfreak262 at gmail.com
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:36:29 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes.  Questions About
>>> GettingNewLaptop
>>>
>>> On 6/20/2011 10:31 PM, Humberto Avila wrote:
>>> I used to use USB thumb drives with my braille note all the
>>> time, and did
>>> not have to rely much on the internal memory.  The only thing I
>>> can think of
>>> possibly backing up is the settings files that KeySoft uses.
>>> On the braille note there is actually a menu item that does
>>> backup and
>>> restore functions...
>>>
>>> -----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 7:06 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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>>> I always save everything to a storage card immediately.  This
>>> method has
>>> saved me in a lot of situations with my note taker.
>>> One time my note taker did a factory reset out of the blue.  It
>>> scared me
>>> to death because it was semester exam time, but fortunately
>>> everything
>>> was on that card.  That was some definite relief.
>>>
>>> Bre
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