[stylist] Essential Office Tools

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Joe and others- To keep something in my face, a "to do list," I use 3 by 5
cards and Braille a single task on each one. I have an old fashion spike
that I poke them down onto. 

I also to remind me, I use the calendar in Outlook and sometimes Tasks,
which is found within Windows. 

IN working up a draft of a new article, writing project, I'll often start it
in my PAC Mate or net book, then polish it in the desktop. I always do my
last editing on the Braille display (there is where you can see your words
as they appear within a sentence, you can make sure of what is capitalized
or not, what the punctuation looks like, the formatting can be checked out.

I've also used my Victor Stream as a recorder too capture my thoughts as  I
run; I carry it in my hand and hold it up to my mouth when I feel the words
a flowing.

	And soon, I will be retired and I'm thinking that I'll be doing even
more organizing and pushing the technology, both hard and soft. 



-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Joe Orozco
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 9:17 AM
To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
Subject: [stylist] Essential Office Tools

Dear all,

I'm curious about what people think are the essential office tools for
writers who are blind.  Our sighted counterparts keep notepads, paper files,
bulletin boards and all manner of things to keep things organized and spread
out through their office.  Last year when I switched jobs and took one where
I have the luxury of working from home, I was a little pleased and somewhat
disappointed to realize that the two main information storage devices I
needed was a laptop and an external hard drive.  I recently invested in an
embosser for those times when I'd like to be able to read hard copy, but I
somehow don't see pasting Braille stickies on a board as all that
productive, out of sight is out of mind and so forth.  The trouble with
working primarily from home is that the work is always there.  Similarly,
working out of a single laptop makes it seem as though my work has never
really disappeared after 6:00 PM.  I suppose I should accepted when my
office tried to buy me a Mac.  It's not too late, but I'm not ready to
explore a new operating system.  So what do you use to keep things
compartmentalized and organized in your office?  Any tips and tricks would
be appreciated.  I'm reading this time-management book and want to see if
there's a different way of arranging my information to boost general
productivity.  Thanks much in advance.

Best,

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing


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