[nabs-l] security alerts on the braillenote

Mon Mar 11 11:29:44 UTC 2013

I've=20had=20the=20security=20alert=20issue=20too.=20Going=20on=20Bookshare=
=20has=20
become=20a=20pain=20since=20it=20literally=20takes=2010=20minutes=20to=20ge=
t=20on=20the=20
dang=20website.=20The=20BN/iPhone=20pairing=20is=20a=20good=20idea,=20as=20=
long=20as=20
you=20have=20Read2Go=20on=20your=20iPhone=20and=20can=20read=20the=20book=20=
in=20an=20
environment=20where=20phones=20can=20be=20used.=20I=20don't=20know=20a=20wa=
y=20around=20
them,=20but=20I=20do=20know=20what=20causes=20the=20security=20alerts.=20Ev=
ery=20
website=20has=20security=20certificates=20signed=20by=20different=20compani=
es=20
to=20say=20that=20they're=20authentic=20websites.=20The=20BN=20program=20do=
esn't=20
have=20a=20good=20list=20of=20security=20companies,=20so=20when=20an=20unfa=
miliar=20one=20
pops=20up,=20it=20sends=20one=20of=20those=20alerts.=20So=20it's=20a=20Huma=
nware=20issue,=20
not=20a=20user=20issue.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Kaiti=20Shelton=20<crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2011=20Mar=202013=2003:30:45=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20security=20alerts=20on=20the=20braillenote

Hi,

Have=20you=20tried=20pairing=20your=20BN=20up=20with=20your=20Iphone=20and=
=20going=20off=20
of
Safari=20using=20the=20BN=20only=20as=20a=20display?=20=20I=20know=20the=20=
pairing=20takes=20
a
little=20time,=20but=20if=20it=20doesn't=20give=20you=20the=20alerts=20any=
=20more=20it=20
might
be=20worth=20it.=20=20Personally=20I=20use=20the=20BrailleSense=20and=20lov=
e=20it.=20=20The
On-Hand=20is=20smaller=20and=20only=20slightly=20thicker=20than=20the=20Ape=
x,=20still=20
has
all=20the=20standard=20features=20like=20word=20processing,=20calculator,=20=

calendar,
etc,=20and=20the=20internet=20is=20pretty=20good=20on=20it.=20=20Didn't=20m=
ean=20to=20throw=20
out
the=20shameless=20plug,=20but=20if=20you=20get=20to=20the=20point=20where=20=
you=20need=20a=20
new
notetaker=20it=20might=20be=20something=20to=20consider.

On=203/11/13,=20Valerie=20Gibson=20<valandkayla at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20I=20think=20i=20saw=20something=20about=20it=20on=20the=20BN=20mailing=20=
list,=20but=20
someone=20said
=20their=20computer=20was=20doing=20it=20too,=20and=20I=20have=20not=20had=
=20that=20
problem.=20=20Overall,
=20the=20thread=20on=20it=20was=20not=20too=20helpful,=20but=20maybe=20I=20=
just=20didn't=20
dig=20deep
=20enough.

=20Another=20bad=20part=20about=20all=20this=20is,=20I=20can't=20even=20exi=
t=20the=20
internet=20because
=20the=20dialog=20pops=20up=20again.=20I=20have=20to=20reset=20my=20BN.

=20It's=20sadly=20getting=20to=20the=20point=20where,=20if=20not=20for=20th=
e=20braille=20
display,=20the
=20BN=20would=20not=20be=20worth=20having=85at=20least=20that's=20my=20thin=
king.

=20I=20know=20the=20BN=20can=20only=20do=20so=20muc,=20but=20if=20it=20were=
=20half=20as=20good=20as=20
a=20mobile
=20device=20that=20would=20be=20something.=20=20I=20don't=20mean=20to=20bas=
h=20the=20
braillenote=20or=20the
=20manufacturer,=20and=20I=20appologize=20if=20my=20tone=20is=20coming=20ac=
ross=20as=20
such,=20it's
=20just=85to=20spend=20that=20much=20money=20on=20a=20device=20and=20have=20=
your=20
iphone/ipad,=20which
=20coasts=20a=20fifth=20of=20the=20price,=20work=20more=20flawlessly=20is=20=
a=20wee=20bit
=20disappointing.

=20Maybe=20humanware=20should=20up=20the=20game=20and=20make=20a=20iphone/i=
pad=20
docking=20station
=20with=20a=20braille=20display=20at=20the=20bottom=85or=20an=20iphone/ipad=
=20case=20with=20
a=20braille
=20display=20somehow=20built=20in.=20=20You=20have=20to=20admit,=20that=20w=
ould=20be=20
beautiful.=20:)

=20If=20anyone=20figures=20out=20a=20way=20around=20this,=20please=20let=20=
me=20know.=20
Thanks=20so
=20much.
=20On=20Mar=2011,=202013,=20at=2012:09=20AM,=20Zachary=20N.=20Griego-Dreice=
r=20
<zdreicer at gmail.com
=20wrote:

=20good=20evening=20Valerie.=20I=20get=20those=20annoying=20things=20all=20=
the=20time!=20
I=20can=20not
=20figure=20a=20way=20around=20them=20either.=20Do=20you=20know=20of=20=20t=
he=20braillenote=20
mailing
=20list?

=20Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20Mar=2010,=202013,=20at=2010:59=20PM,=20Valerie=20Gibson=20
<valandkayla at gmail.com
=20wrote:

=20Hi,

=20Quick=20question.=20=20Does=20anyone=20ever=20get=20a=20ton=20of=20secur=
ity=20alerts=20
while
=20using=20the=20internet=20on=20the=20braillenote=20apex?=20=20When=20I=20=
go=20to=20
facebook=20or
=20bookshare,=20I'll=20get:
=20Security=20alert=20dialog.
=20informationyou=20exchange=20with=20this=20site=20cannot=20be=20viewed=20=
or=20
changed=20by
=20others.=20However,=20there=20is=20a=20problem=20with=20the=20site's=20se=
curity=20
certificate.
=20=20The=20security=20certificate=20is=20from=20a=20trusted=20certifying=20=
athority.
=20The=20security=20certificate=20date=20is=20valid.
=20The=20name=20on=20the=20security=20certificate=20is=20invalid=20or=20doe=
s=20not=20
match=20the
=20name=20of=20the=20site.
=20Do=20you=20want=20to=20continue?

=20The=20problem=20is:
=201.=20=20I=20can=20sometimes=20get=20eight=20or=20ten=20of=20these=20in=20=
a=20row,=20and=20I=20
just=20hit
=20yes=20on=20it.
=202.=20=20When=20i'm=20moving=20to=20a=20new=20line=20on=20the=20dialog,=20=
the=20braillenote=20
lags.
=20for=20example,=20from=20"The=20name=20on=20the=20security=20certificate=
=20is=20
invalid=85"=20to
=20"do=20you=20want=20to=20continue=85"=20it=20takes=20the=20braillenote=20=
a=20second=20at=20
most=20to
=20jump=20from=20those=20two=20line.=20=20When=20you're=20dealing=20with=20=
four=20lines,=20
that's
=20four=20seconds,=20just=20to=20get=20to=20the=20prompt.=20=20With=20all=20=
of=20that=20added=20
up,=20it
=20takes=20about=20a=20minute=20to=20get=20past=20that.=20=20I=20even=20tri=
ed=20hitting=20
"no"=20on=20the
=20prompt=20and=20it=20still=20brings=20up=20security=20stuff..

=20Any=20advice,=20suggestions,=20helpful=20hints,=20complaints=20such=20as=
=20this,=20
etc?=20:)

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