[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT I Pad and net book

[Theresa Taylor]

Anet,
does the case hold the braille display as well...that would be nifty. I use the keyboard with the I phone and I pad and the Easy braille with both...but having a case would be great.
Theresa

On Mar 12, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Annette Carr wrote:

> There is now a carrying case for the iPad that allows you to have the iPad
> and a Bluetooth keyboard stored together and ready to go at the touch of one
> button.  I think the iProducts with a Bluetooth keyboard and Bluetooth
> braille display make a very affordable note taking package, with or without
> the carrying case.  
> 
> Annette
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dixie
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:32 AM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT I Pad and net book
> 
> The iPad is very accessible.  Not all of the iPhone apps are designed to
> work with the ipad, but most are.  Some of them run in iPhone size, so it
> doesn't fill the screen.  This can make it so you need to search a bit for
> the perimeters of the window that the program is open in.
> 
> For the net book, you can load jaws from the internet, in fact it is usually
> preferable to do so, as the internet version is the most up to date.
> 
> Many folks are using the netbook, the one complaint I hear is the compact
> size.  It makes it challenging for folks with larger hands.
> 
> Oh, and one more thing about the iPad.    I often accidentally activate a
> link.  With the I products the activate a link gesture is called a split
> tap.  That is when you have one finger on the screen on the item you are
> trying to activate, and you touch the screen with a second finger.  This
> activates the spoken element.  I find that sometimes when I am  looking
> around the screen and accidently the heel of my hand will drag on the screen
> causing that double tap activating something I hadn't intended on
> activating.
> 
> 
> 
> Dixie
> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:53 AM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT I Pad and netbook
> 
> I need some info and your thoughts on this please:
> 
> I know that an I Pad is just like an I phone but you can use the I Pad with
> your Why5 or what ever you call the wireless internet in the house.  I also
> believe you can get all the aps for the I Pad that they have for the I
> 
> phone.  [Is this correct?]
> 
> The talk all seems to be about the I Pad and I even heard a comment that it
> will be replacing the lap tops.  Have you heard anything like this?
> 
> Now I need some info on net books.  Can you get a netbook to work  JAWS?  
> How can you get it into the netbook, as I thought it does not have a  cd
> drive on it.  I know you can purchase an external cd drive, but it seems
> like that is over kill and money you saved on the netbook you put back in.
> 
> I would like to be able to use this for reading email, access to the
> internett and to listen to music.  I have played with an I phone and I know
> 
> there is a lot of apps that can do lots of things and you don't need a
> keyboard to do it.  While down in Baltimore the group was all talking about
> using the aps for Dragon Dictate to type instead of the picture and touching
> the screen.  I am trying to decide if I want an I Pad or netbook or  laptop.
> I thought I wanted an I phone, but I really am home most of the  time so the
> I
> 
> Phone may not be the best, besides that would be a monthly fee for  the
> internet and phone service. [$30 per month for each phone][my John already
> pays 
> that for his]    So I have to decide to save more for the I  Pad or get the 
> other.
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) Blindhands at AOL.com
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