[Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker

Kendra Schaber Baltimore777 at comcast.net
Wed Sep 5 04:31:43 UTC 2012


Yah, so do I! I hope that you get another laptop too!
Kendra
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker


>I agree. Unfortunately it was sell my laptop or lose internet, and so  the 
>laptop got sold and now I have a hand-me-down desktop. I hope it  won't be 
>too long though beffore I get a laptop again, because I  really do prefer 
>them.
> On Sep 4, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Kendra Schaber wrote:
>
>> I don't have the room for a desk top even if I wanted one. I like  laptop 
>> computers a lot better. Heck, they are a lot more portable  than a desk 
>> top.
>> Kendra
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terrence van Ettinger" 
>> <terrencevane at gmail.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters- 
>> korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>
>>
>>> Agreed; I still like having a laptop available (though right now  I 
>>> only have a desktop as my laptop was sacrificed to the need  for 
>>> internet. '-() Usually it's for webpages that don't have  mobile 
>>> versions, and also for precise sound editing (though that  really 
>>> doesn't fall under notetaking.)
>>>
>>> Terrence
>>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Kendra Schaber wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all, I also have a laptop computer but I mostly use it for my  E 
>>>> Mail, the internet and file management. Even when I get an  Iphone  4s, 
>>>> I can't see myself getting rid of my laptop computer  or my book  port 
>>>> plus. The Iphone 4s will enhanse me especially  when I want to  get E 
>>>> Mail when I am not at an area with the  internet or look up  plants 
>>>> while I am at work because they  currently don't get the  internet. I 
>>>> can probabry have better  acdcess to my football and  hockey games than 
>>>> I do now with just  a laptop computer and a  televition if I get the 
>>>> right apts for  it. I can also have an  amazing GPS with an Iphone. I 
>>>> currently  use the ask someone with  eyeballs for getting directions 
>>>> and at  times, a route plan in unfimiliar areas. I have seen my 
>>>> friend's  GPS in action and it's  the best one that I have ever seen. 
>>>> Heck,  it works even better than  most directions that I get whenever I 
>>>> ask for them.
>>>> Kendra
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ramona Walhof" 
>>>> <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters- 
>>>> korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 7:07 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Just for one more approach:  I use the BrailleNote Apex which I   use 
>>>>> for reading books, writing everything from minutes to  books, 
>>>>> knitting patterns, computer instructions, and on and  on.  I cannot 
>>>>> be without it, even to send it in for servicing.   Unfortunately,  it 
>>>>> is becoming obsolete.
>>>>> I watched several people using I phones at the last NFB   convention, 
>>>>> and they all seemed much less efficient than I am  with  my 
>>>>> BrailleNote.  I keep thinking I should investigate the  I phone,  but 
>>>>> I cannot function without the Braille display, and  I am not  very 
>>>>> good at figuring out this stuff without help, so  I am in no  hurry.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ramona
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miranda B." 
>>>>> <knownoflove at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters- 
>>>>> korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 7:24 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> Which Bluetooth keyboards do you recommend for the iPhone? I'm 
>>>>>> assuming the
>>>>>> Apple keyboard is the size of a standard computer keyboard,  and  I'd 
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> something a bit more portable. Please, correct me if I'm wrong  on 
>>>>>> that size.
>>>>>> Thanks, and have a great week!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In Christ, Miranda
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>>>>> Terrence van
>>>>>> Ettinger
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:20 PM
>>>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>>>>
>>>>>> These are the same kinds of things I do with my iPhone. I'm   always 
>>>>>> taking
>>>>>> notes, making appointments, etc. on my iPhone, no matter where   I'm 
>>>>>> at.
>>>>>> especially if I have a working Bluetooth keyboard.
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> terrencevak
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 4:56 PM, "Neva Fairchild" 
>>>>>> <nevafairchild at verizon.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I use a PACMate Omni from work for both personal and professional
>>>>>>> tasks. I use it a lot. I love my iPhone, but it hasn't  replaced my
>>>>>> PACMate.
>>>>>>> I read lyrics for choir, keep lists and notes, write  documents  on 
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> road, set calendar appointments, play MP3 files, and  essentially 
>>>>>>> organize
>>>>>> my life.
>>>>>>> If the building is on fire,, my dog and my PACMatee go with me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Be kind, always. It is the most important rule of man; be  kind  in 
>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>> things. Anger steals your joy, fear steals your heart, worry  steals
>>>>>>> your life. But, in kindness there is never a fault...Steve Carter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Neva Fairchild
>>>>>>> 972 416-7039
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>>>> Blindhands at aol.com
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 4:41 PM
>>>>>>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What kind of note taker do you have?  Do you use it a lot?   Why  do
>>>>>>> you like it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joyce  Kane
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