[nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note

Mark J. Cadigan kramc11 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 15 00:36:27 UTC 2012


Ashley,

You do not have to install Jaws. You could use something like NVDA. And 
there are free programs lyke Malwarebytes and Microsoft security essentials 
that you can run to help keep your system safe.





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note


> but with a netbook, I have to install jaws and buy a virus security 
> package.
> I just wanted something handy to browse the web while I'm out or on 
> vacation and figured I might give the braille note a try since I have it.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:05 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note
>
> Ashley,
>
> How much does human ware charge for a network card. Remember, you can get 
> an
> inexpensive net book for under $300 and I have seen them on sail for half 
> of
> that. A net book will allow u to do far more than the Braille note, even
> with the network card. It is probably a better investment.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 6:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille note
>
>
>> oh good, so if the website has a text only or  mobile version, it will 
>> work fairly well.
>> Do you find that you can fill out forms with it?
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Kirt
>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 5:51 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] connecting to the internet service on a braille 
>> note
>>
>> Ashley,
>> Sorry for the double post, but it seems that I didn't read your message 
>> carefully enough the first time around. Yes, stick with text only sites, 
>> mobile sites, or… If you have to do other things with it, be prepared for 
>> really slow Loading And lots of confusion. But, on text only or mobile 
>> sites, it generally navigates around just fine.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 2:40 PM, "Griego-Dreicer, Zachary n" 
>> <zdreicer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have connected mine seamlessly when I had an MPower. You can join a 
>>> braille note list to discuss anything braille note at the following URL: 
>>> freelists.org/lists/braillenote
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone using VoiceOver
>>>
>>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 2:29 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" 
>>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Now that I have some time coming up as the semester winds down, I want 
>>>> to investigate connecting my braille note to the internet!
>>>>
>>>> I am considering getting wireless connectivity for my braille note; its 
>>>> an empower, but I heard it still will connect wirelessly but may be a 
>>>> little slower.
>>>> What has been your experience connecting wirelessly? I guess I will 
>>>> call humanware to inquire how to set it up because I do not know which 
>>>> wireless card I need. I read the user manual, but its not too specific. 
>>>> How was the setup process? Was it easy once you got the wireless card? 
>>>> To connect to a wireless router, do you simply go to connectivity under 
>>>> options menu and choose the wireless ethernet option and then it scans 
>>>> for a spot? I’m thinking this is beneficial in wi-fi hotspot areas such 
>>>> as cafes, Starbucks and hotels.
>>>> Also, which websites work best on a braille note? I imagine it cannot 
>>>> handle sites with lots of graphics and frames. Will it handle text 
>>>> based sites best? Some sites offer a text only site and I would think 
>>>> it would work better on a text site or mobile site.
>>>> Thanks for any feedback!
>>>> Ashley
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