[nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes. Questions AboutGettingNewLaptop
Josh Gregory
joshkart12 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 21 04:12:21 UTC 2011
Koby, if you need help with an Apex, I can assist you.
Best,
Josh
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Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
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From: Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:08:38 -0400
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AboutGettingNewLaptop
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
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From: Bre B <jesusfreak262 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:36:29 -0400
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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
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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
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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
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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-----
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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
Of Humberto Avila
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:02 PM
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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-----
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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
Of Rania Ismail CMT
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 5:57 PM
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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-----
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Of Jorge Paez
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 8:52 PM
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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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