[nabs-l] security alerts on the braillenote

Sarah coastergirl92 at gmail.com
Mon Mar 11 18:05:20 UTC 2013


Yeah=20my=20point=20is=20the=20same=20why=20in=20the=20world=20would=20you=
=20have=20to=20pay=20
over=20$5,000=20for=20a=20device=20that=20can=20barely=20do=20more=20than=20=
go=20on=20
Facebook=20or=20google=20or=20Bookshare=20when=20an=20iPhone=20costs=20less=
=20than=20
half=20the=20price=20and=20you=20can=20do=20anything=20on=20it.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Valerie=20Gibson=20<valandkayla at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2011=20Mar=202013=2001:38:15=20-0500
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20security=20alerts=20on=20the=20braillenote

I=20think=20i=20saw=20something=20about=20it=20on=20the=20BN=20mailing=20li=
st,=20but=20
someone=20said=20their=20computer=20was=20doing=20it=20too,=20and=20I=20hav=
e=20not=20had=20
that=20problem.=20=20Overall,=20the=20thread=20on=20it=20was=20not=20too=20=
helpful,=20but=20
maybe=20I=20just=20didn't=20dig=20deep=20enough.

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

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

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

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

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

=20good=20evening=20Valerie.=20=20I=20get=20those=20annoying=20things=20all=
=20the=20time!=20
I=20can=20not=20figure=20a=20way=20around=20them=20either.=20=20Do=20you=20=
know=20of=20=20the=20
braillenote=20mailing=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=20=
I=20go=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.=20=20However,=20there=20is=20a=20problem=20with=20th=
e=20site's=20
security=20certificate.=20=20The=20security=20certificate=20is=20from=20a=20=
trusted=20
certifying=20athority.
=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.=20=20for=20example,=20from=20"The=20name=20on=20the=20security=20cert=
ificate=20is=20
invalid=85"=20to=20"do=20you=20want=20to=20continue=85"=20it=20takes=20the=
=20braillenote=20
a=20second=20at=20most=20to=20jump=20from=20those=20two=20line.=20=20When=20=
you're=20
dealing=20with=20four=20lines,=20that's=20four=20seconds,=20just=20to=20get=
=20to=20the=20
prompt.=20=20With=20all=20of=20that=20added=20up,=20it=20takes=20about=20a=
=20minute=20to=20
get=20past=20that.=20=20I=20even=20tried=20hitting=20"no"=20on=20the=20prom=
pt=20and=20it=20
still=20brings=20up=20security=20stuff..

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

=20Thanks
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