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<DIV><FONT size=4>see message below concerning the braille monitor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Also let me know if some of you aren't subscribed
to the monitor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Warmly,<BR>Melissa and PJ Green<BR>Don't ask God to
make your life easier, ask him to make you a stronger person. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=dandrews@visi.com href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com">David Andrews</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: The Braille Monitor and the
lastCassette Edition</DIV></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><BR><B>Hello folks. I particularly
need your help in spreading this message. Please see that it gets to chapter
meetings and affiliate gatherings. We do not want people to do without the
Braille Monitor so please make what follows widely
known.<BR></B><BR> <BR><BR>At the convention and in the August/September
<I>Braille Monitor</I> we announced that the December issue 2011 will be the
last one produced on cassette. There are, of course, optional ways for
cassette readers to continue to get the <I>Monitor.</I> If you have access to
the Internet, the <I>Monitor </I>can be read or downloaded in Microsoft Word,
as an audio MP3 file, or as a Daisy recording, meaning that it can be easily
navigated by article. If you want to read the magazine in print or Braille, we
continue to provide it in these formats.<BR><BR>Starting with the January
issue, however, the <I>Monitor</I> will also be available on
NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP>. Just access NEWSLINE using any of the options
available, and the <I>Monitor</I> will appear in the magazines
section.<BR><BR>
If you prefer reading by listening to high-quality human narration, we can
still ship the <I>Monitor</I> to you by mail, but instead of a cassette tape,
you will receive a USB drive. These are sometimes called thumb drives or
memory sticks. The digital player provided by the National Library Service has
two slots for playing recorded material. The most familiar one is on the front
of the unit. It accepts the special cartridge used by the Library. The second
slot is found on the right side of the unit near the headphone jack, and,
unless you have removed it or it has become dislodged, the slot is covered by
a protective rubber pad. Removing this pad reveals an indentation in the unit
where the USB drive is inserted. It will go into the unit in only one
direction, so, if you encounter resistance, flip the drive over and try
inserting it again. The main cartridge slot used to play books from the
Library must be empty before you insert the memory stick in the right side of
the player. If the main slot has a cartridge in it, the digital player will
ignore the USB drive.<BR><BR>Once the USB drive has been inserted, the player
should function just as it does when you are reading a book. Pressing the
rewind or advance keys moves back or ahead by five seconds. Pressing the
previous element or next element keys moves from article to article or, in
some cases, moves to the next section in an article in which divisions are
present. If you remove the USB drive to use the player for other material,
when you again insert it, reading should resume from the place you stopped
reading.<BR><BR>The USB drive will be every bit as functional as the cassettes
we have been providing. The audio quality should be improved, along with the
navigation, and the drive should last many years. If you think you will want
to refer to an issue again, you are welcome to keep the drive, but, because
they cost more than cassettes and can be used hundreds of times, readers
willing to return the USB drives are requested to use the return address label
that will be sent along with your drive. This will save money that we can use
for other programs.<BR><BR>Current cassette readers who wish to continue
receiving the<I> Monitor</I> after December must contact Marsha Dyer. She can
handle subscription requests for print, Braille, email, or USB drive. Call her
at (410) 659-9314, ext. 2344. If you do not reach her directly, please leave
your information on the Publications line voicemail. Please be assured that
all voicemail messages will be received, and your information will be updated
prior to each month's issue being mailed out. She can also receive your
request by email when you write her at <mdyer@nfb.org> or by postal mail
at 200 East Wells Street <I>at Jernigan Place, Baltimore, MD 21230. Be sure
Marsha has your first and last name (if leaving her a voicemail, please spell
both), your address, and the format in which you want to receive the
Monitor.</I> If you currently receive the <I>Monitor </I>in another format,
you need do nothing; your subscription will continue. But please understand
that, if you are currently a cassette reader, doing nothing will mean you will
stop receiving the <I>Monitor,</I> so please think about the new options and
let us know how to keep you informed. <BR><BR><B> </B></BLOCKQUOTE>
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