[nabs-l] security alerts on the braillenote

Mon Mar 11 20:42:35 UTC 2013

Ashley,

I agree with what you've said.  This is my main reason for a complain.  =
I don't mean to complain because I want to bash what humanware is doing, =
but only because there is so much more potential to be had.  I just =
think the apple devices are becoming more convenient than the =
braillenote.  One thing i loved about the braillenote in the beginning =
was it's ability to do so much in one device.  With these security =
dialogs, I'd much perfer getting online on my computer.  One could see =
how cumbersome this could be for school things where the internet is =
required.

On Mar 11, 2013, at 3:23 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" =
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Sara,
> Some people want the ease of a notetaker built with braille displays =
and speech.
> In  a  braille note, you can turn it off and turn it on and be in the =
same document and pick up where you left off.
> Also it=A1=AFs a keyboard. Its user friend;ly; no double tapping or =
issues with swiping the wrong way.
> You can also  go on google, facebook, etc with a netbook or laptop =
which is also portable.
> It depends on your needs. I prefer phones with buttons; much easier to =
stay oriented. Not everyone wants or needs a I phone, and not everyone =
can afford it.
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> So, your argument seems kind of backward. True the braille note has =
its problems like these security issues you all brought up, but still =
its simple relatively speaking, user friendly, and is very powerful even =
without connecting to the internet. Some of us like notetaking and =
reading those notes in braille. true you can connect some displays to =
the Iphone, but I heard its not an exact science and those small =
displays sure cannot fit much braille on them. You keep your Iphone if =
that is your preference, but, I hope humanware continues to improve the =
Braillenote and stay up with technology.
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> Ashley
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> -----Original Message----- From: Sarah
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 2:05 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] security alerts on the braillenote
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> Yeah my point is the same why in the world would you have to pay
> over $5,000 for a device that can barely do more than go on
> Facebook or google or Bookshare when an iPhone costs less than
> half the price and you can do anything on it.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Valerie Gibson <valandkayla at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:38:15 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] security alerts on the braillenote
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> I think i saw something about it on the BN mailing list, but
> someone said their computer was doing it too, and I have not had
> that problem.  Overall, the thread on it was not too helpful, but
> maybe I just didn't dig deep enough.
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> Another bad part about all this is, I can't even exit the
> internet because the dialog pops up again.  I have to reset my
> BN.
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> It's sadly getting to the point where, if not for the braille
> display, the BN would not be worth having=85at least that's my
> thinking.
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> I know the BN can only do so muc, but if it were half as good as
> a mobile device that would be something.  I don't mean to bash
> the braillenote or the manufacturer, and I appologize if my tone
> is coming across as such, it's just=85to spend that much money on a
> device and have your iphone/ipad, which coasts a fifth of the
> price, work more flawlessly is a wee bit disappointing.
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> Maybe humanware should up the game and make a iphone/ipad docking
> station with a braille display at the bottom=85or an iphone/ipad
> case with a braille display somehow built in.  You have to admit,
> that would be beautiful.  :)
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> If anyone figures out a way around this, please let me know.
> Thanks so much.
> On Mar 11, 2013, at 12:09 AM, Zachary N.  Griego-Dreicer
> <zdreicer at gmail.com> wrote:
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> good evening Valerie.  I get those annoying things all the time!
> I can not figure a way around them either.  Do you know of  the
> braillenote mailing list?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 10, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Valerie Gibson
> <valandkayla at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Quick question.  Does anyone ever get a ton of security alerts
> while using the internet on the braillenote apex?  When I go to
> facebook or bookshare, I'll get:
> Security alert dialog.
> informationyou exchange with this site cannot be viewed or
> changed by others.  However, there is a problem with the site's
> security certificate.  The security certificate is from a trusted
> certifying athority.
> The security certificate date is valid.
> The name on the security certificate is invalid or does not
> match the name of the site.
> Do you want to continue?
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> The problem is:
> 1.  I can sometimes get eight or ten of these in a row, and I
> just hit yes on it.
> 2.  When i'm moving to a new line on the dialog, the braillenote
> lags.  for example, from "The name on the security certificate is
> invalid? to "do you want to continue? it takes the braillenote
> a second at most to jump from those two line.  When you're
> dealing with four lines, that's four seconds, just to get to the
> prompt.  With all of that added up, it takes about a minute to
> get past that.  I even tried hitting "no" on the prompt and it
> still brings up security stuff..
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> Any advice, suggestions, helpful hints, complaints such as this,
> etc? :)
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> Thanks
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