[nabs-l] Question about Bookshare on the Apex plus another general websites question

[Joshua Hendrickson]

Hi Sami.  I highly recommend renewing your bookshare account on your
computer rather then the apex.  Although I was able to do things like
purchase from amazon using my apex, that took a lot of work on my
part.  Like Ashley has already stated, the apex uses a very old web
browser that as time goes by, more and more websites just won't work
with it.  For example, I couldn't check my bank account balance on my
lo0cal banks website using my apex.  I got a security message, and the
page just wouldn't load.  Having an upto date web browser is one of
the reasons why I'm saving up money to get the braille note touch.
The apex is a very nice device if you need to read documents in
braille, or listen to audio books, or even listen to web radio, but
for intensive web browsing, the apex isn't a good device.

On 1/24/17, Ashley Bramlett via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Sami,
>
> I think these problems are because the apex has an old web browser. My
> advice is to use the mobile version of the websites you need if one exists
> or simply use a computer. As a college student, I hope you have ready access
>
> to a computer whether it be a desktop, laptop, windows tablet or a mac.
> If your school does not have an accessible computer in the library and
> computer lab, I would fight for that if I were you. Everyone else can use
> computers in those places and since you paid the same tuition as them, you
> should have access to technology.
>
> I also suggest you voice these questions to humanware tech support. Perhaps,
>
> there is an update to your apex they can do or some other setting you can
> tweak on the machine.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sami Osborne via NABS-L
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:27 AM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org ; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sami Osborne
> Subject: [nabs-l] Question about Bookshare on the Apex plus another general
>
> websites question
>
> Hi all,
>
> I  received an email from Bookshare informing me that my account
> will terminate in thirty days and therefore I should renew my
> membership beforehand.  I therefore tried to do that today, using
> my Apex, but I ran into a few problems right away.  When I first
> logged on to the site, I was able to enter my email address and
> password, but when I tried to submit my entry, all it displayed
> was something like "Character edchfor" and then some numbers that
> I don't remember (also least that's how it appeared on the
> Braille display).  The next time I went onto the site, I enabled
> the scripting setting on the Apex, because for some reason I
> figured that maybe that might have been the problem.  The problem
> with that was, it was taking a really long time for the Bookshare
> website to load, which I noticed unfortunately tends to happen
> frequently when that setting is turned on.  I really need to
> renew my Bookshare membership, because, I not only use it for
> leisurely reading, but I'm also taking an English class in
> college where we're required to read different books every week.
> So, here are my questions: First, do you know if the scripting
> setting is required to be enabled for Bookshare? Second, has it
> ever happened to you that when you attempt to enter your login
> information, you only get that strange character that I mentioned
> earlier?
>
> I also had a general question about accessing the internet on the
> Apex.  I've noticed for a while that some websites that I visit
> frequently seem to be down, because I always get the dreaded
> error message: "The page cannot be displayed", when I know for a
> fact that they're not down because I can access them on other
> devices as well as asking some people if they work for them.
> Recently I tried doing a factory settings reset (space with dots
> 456), but that doesn't seem to solve the problem at all.  I also
> even tried changing the web browser profile once before which
> also didn't work.  What could I do to solve this issue?
>
> I really hope you guys can answer my questions, especially
> regarding the Bookshare issue.
>
> Thanks and enjoy the start to your semesters,
>
> Sami
>
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