[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT I Pad and netbook

[David Andrews]

Joyce, not to complicate your decision making, but it is also 
possible that an iPod Touch would do much of what you want, and would 
be cheaper, and smaller than an iPad.

I would suggest getting and reading the book that National Braille 
Press recently published on the iPhone, iPad etc.  It might answer 
some of your questions.

Most people get stuff into a Netbook by either downloading to it, or 
transferring stuff to USB drive first, then putting that into 
Netbook.  Think of it as a little laptop.

Dave

At 12:52 AM 3/11/2011, you wrote:
>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
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