[stylist] Trying to retrieve attachment
Bridgit Pollpeter
bpollpeter at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 11 19:44:56 UTC 2010
Hey guys,
How can I retrieve Daniele's attachment? It does not show up on my
email as an attachment. There is no download link or anything similar.
Again, I'm the stupid one with technology! *smile*
Bridgit
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1. Re: Essential Office Tools (Jewel S.)
2. Re: Essential Office Tools (Jewel S.)
3. Re: Essential Office Tools (BDM)
4. Re: Essential Office Tools (Robert Leslie Newman)
5. Short story: warrior (Danielle Montour)
6. Re: Short story: warrior (Joe Orozco)
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:08:28 -0400
From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Essential Office Tools
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One thing. If you're looking for a fully accessible computer planner
and/or alarm clock, do a Google search for DaybyDay Planning Calendar.
This calendar costs about $40 (and you can put it on two computers),
allows for multiple users, has an address book and reminder alerts
(alarms), goes from I think 400 A.D. (<_< Yes, I checked...I wanted to
know!) to past 2400 (that's as far in the future as I went, but it kept
going!). So, this calendar could also be sued by historians to keep
track of a timeline, or for a history student to do the same. In the
present time, it is very useful too! You use very basic hotkeys (CTRL+A
is to add a note, CTRL+D is to go to the Delete menu options, etc). You
can move by day, week, month, or year, so for example, I wanted to put
in birthdays, and I put them in for 2010, then moved by year and added
them each year for like 10 years! I'm not going to have to worry about
not knowing when birthdays are for a whole decade now!
This program is usable with Windows (I don't know about Mac). It is
compatible with JAWS and WindowEyes (I think that's what the other one
is called?). It is also partially compatible with NVDA (the address book
edit fields don't tell you what each one is for, and you have to tab
onto the date to read it, but otherwise, I've not seen any problems
using DaybyDay with NVDA, and I do it every day). This planning calendar
is amazing and fully accessible, having been designed by a totally
blind programmer. I definitely recommend it!
The same programmer (just look on the website for DaybyDay) has other
programs, including a clock program that is fully accessible (since it's
made by th e same totally blind programmer). It can do alarms (I don't
know what the limit is, it's too large...I tried, and didn't reach the
limit!), and has a really cool feature that I loved when I wasn't at my
computer (it's too loud when I am at the computer). You can set it to
speak the time, yes, but I much prefer the Big Ben choice. On the hour,
it does the full song and a chime per hour (1:00, 1 chime, and so on).
You can tell it if you want it to go off on the half hour and quarter
hours or not, also. It can do a short chime on the quarter hours, and a
longer chime on the half hour, but you can turn these off if you don't
want them. I have found that a grandfather clock on my computer
reminding me of the time while I'm reading is great, because then I
notice, hey it's 7pm, time to get dinner ready or such like that.
other office tools I find essential.
-A handheld massager from Bookstone. This little vibrator is very
compact, easy to stick in a desk drawer and very light. It runs on two
double-A batteries, and has a single setting. Because my muscles are so
sensitive, this single setting is perfect for me, as it has a light
touch. It works great when you sat at the computer too long and strained
your neck. The curvature of the device means it will even sit on your
shoulder if you place it right, and work hands-free, so you can keep
working! -An index card box. It's a little box made of plastic with a
flap that snaps down (some nicer ones have a zipper or a snap latch). I
keep a stylus in there with the index cars and a Jannus (sp?) slate
nearby. If I need to take a note (someone's address, phone number, where
so-and-so left my papers, or what this book sitting in front of me is
that I need to scan). I write up the note, and the notes for the book
get put on with tape or a paperclip (hardback versus paperback), and the
addresses, phone numbers, and little notes like that can go in an open
box on the desk to be sorted at the end of the day. An important
notecard could be taped to the bottom of the keyboard at the frong,
where it'll stick out and I'll touch it every time I type. Another
location for notes like this is hanging from the underside of the desk
at the frong. Every time you sit down, you're likely to brush against
them. No more out of sight, out of mind to worry about! -My desk doesn't
have a drawer for stuff, just for the computer, so I have a fabric box
on the top of my desk for stuff (a nice looking one from Ikea). It holds
tape dispenser, paperclip jar, rubber band jar, scissors, hole-puncher
(one- and three-hole), , slate (the regular size one, not the Jannus
slate, since the Jannus stays out for quick grab), a jar with extra
styli (you never know!), extra packets of index cards, stamps, a few
pens and pencils and a highlighter for other people to use, twist ties
for cords and cables, Krammer abacus, talking calculator, and a few
other items I can't remember...oh yea, gum! Gotta have gum.
Then, when I need something, I just stick my hand in, feel around for
the right shape and grab. Everything's a different shape and texture, so
I can grab quickly. -Bumpdots and circle felt stickers. I have found
these to be essential, not just for labelling. If I'm reading a Braille
document and I want to 'highlight' something, I put a small circle felt
dot sticker right before the beginning and end of what I want
highlighted. if I'm reading a magazine that I know I won't read all the
articles in (say , for example, PC World [which I don't get]), I can put
a felt circle or small bumpdot next to the articles in the table of
contents that I want to come back to and read).
That's all I can think of for now...
On 10/10/10, BDM <lists at braddunsemusic.com> wrote:
> Joe,
>
> These are my few essential items:
>
> 1. File Management: I'm not afraid to create folders on my computer,
> and try to maintain them in a very organized manner. . I find the
> need to clean house once and a while when in a hurry creating and
> though it takes a little time, I take it.
>
> 2. Digital Recorder: A super help is a digital recorder, my electronic
> brain, my notepad of sourts. I have two of these. One cheaper one I
> bought for like $40 which is an Olympus model and is easy to use with
> no speech menus. I use it to keep numbers on the fly, notes about my
> business on the fly, I use it like an inventory sheet in my business
> marking down what I need where, I use it for anything I don't wish to
> forget or need to mark down in a hurry. I'll use it to mark down song
> titles, lines, melodies, etc. as well on the fly. The other one I have
> is a more expensive Olympus one that records in WAV format if you
> wish. I use it as both a computer microphone at times as well to note
> songs I'm working on, record conferences, live song evaluations, and
> etc. I couldn't live without one these days. A note that if you have
> a Victor Stream you can also use it for audio recorded notes too. I've
> also used the Stream to serve as note promptors when doing a class on
> songwriting. I made a txt file of my notes and put it on the Stream
> and covertly used a ear bud as a promptor. I similarly use my digital
> recorder as my set list promptor on long gigs of two hours or more.
> Everyone thinks its a sound system ear monitor :).
>
> 3. Day Timer: Probably one of my biggest things is my day timer.
> Anytime I need to be reminded of something, an appointment, a special
> day or To Do item, I'll enter it in there, have it remind me ahead of
> time and even send me an email as well pop an alert on my screen. It
> keeps my contacts, notes and details for my address book or To Do
> items and everything else. It has calendar, address book, expense
> view, glances or views by day, week, month, year and other stuff, some
> not accessible but I don't use them anyway so that's cool. The
> program is one that use to be supported by Jaws, no longer formally is
> but it still works if you have the old scripts. It is Anytime
> Organizer. I will say the latest version I had tried, version 13, did
> not agree with my system and I am running version 12 which works great
> and I will probably not change unless major tweaks are made from my
> version. Though I've found their customer service to be atrocious, I
> still love the program and it is one of which that has kept me from
> converting to a Mac, which I am yet seriously considering. I just need
> to find a Mac anser to this and be open minded to a different, yet
> free screen reader :). I also occasionally use a free and fairly
> accessible program called Alarm Clock By Terry. It serves as a
> countdown timer as well an alarm clock on board. It is pretty
> accessible. I looked forever to find one that wasn't totally graphical
> and it wasnt' easy. This one has a couple buttons not labeled but
> other than that its fine.
>
> 4. Braille Tags: I am not a big Braille reader, I have trouble falling
> asleep trying to read it for any length of time , but I do use it
> around the office. I use old business cards I have and make notes to
> print papered items if I just need to file or otherwise deal with
> them.
>
> 5. Clips: One last thing I'll mention since I use to use this and it
> worked great the way I was running my business/office then. I bought
> some of those paper clips that from a profile view are shaped like a
> triangle and have two foldable wire handles on them. You can afix
> Braille dymo tape numbers to them. I'd have my reader go through and
> read a certain mail item or papered item on to a digital recorder
> starting off "Item #1:" and proceed to read it. This way I could go
> and file or attend to it later when I had time and not pay someone to
> do that for me.
>
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
>
> At 09:16 AM 10/10/2010, Joe Orozco wrote:
>>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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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:08:59 -0400
From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Essential Office Tools
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On 10/10/10, BDM <lists at braddunsemusic.com> wrote:
> Joe,
>
> These are my few essential items:
>
> 1. File Management: I'm not afraid to create folders on my computer,
> and try to maintain them in a very organized manner. . I find the
> need to clean house once and a while when in a hurry creating and
> though it takes a little time, I take it.
>
> 2. Digital Recorder: A super help is a digital recorder, my electronic
> brain, my notepad of sourts. I have two of these. One cheaper one I
> bought for like $40 which is an Olympus model and is easy to use with
> no speech menus. I use it to keep numbers on the fly, notes about my
> business on the fly, I use it like an inventory sheet in my business
> marking down what I need where, I use it for anything I don't wish to
> forget or need to mark down in a hurry. I'll use it to mark down song
> titles, lines, melodies, etc. as well on the fly. The other one I have
> is a more expensive Olympus one that records in WAV format if you
> wish. I use it as both a computer microphone at times as well to note
> songs I'm working on, record conferences, live song evaluations, and
> etc. I couldn't live without one these days. A note that if you have
> a Victor Stream you can also use it for audio recorded notes too. I've
> also used the Stream to serve as note promptors when doing a class on
> songwriting. I made a txt file of my notes and put it on the Stream
> and covertly used a ear bud as a promptor. I similarly use my digital
> recorder as my set list promptor on long gigs of two hours or more.
> Everyone thinks its a sound system ear monitor :).
>
> 3. Day Timer: Probably one of my biggest things is my day timer.
> Anytime I need to be reminded of something, an appointment, a special
> day or To Do item, I'll enter it in there, have it remind me ahead of
> time and even send me an email as well pop an alert on my screen. It
> keeps my contacts, notes and details for my address book or To Do
> items and everything else. It has calendar, address book, expense
> view, glances or views by day, week, month, year and other stuff, some
> not accessible but I don't use them anyway so that's cool. The
> program is one that use to be supported by Jaws, no longer formally is
> but it still works if you have the old scripts. It is Anytime
> Organizer. I will say the latest version I had tried, version 13, did
> not agree with my system and I am running version 12 which works great
> and I will probably not change unless major tweaks are made from my
> version. Though I've found their customer service to be atrocious, I
> still love the program and it is one of which that has kept me from
> converting to a Mac, which I am yet seriously considering. I just need
> to find a Mac anser to this and be open minded to a different, yet
> free screen reader :). I also occasionally use a free and fairly
> accessible program called Alarm Clock By Terry. It serves as a
> countdown timer as well an alarm clock on board. It is pretty
> accessible. I looked forever to find one that wasn't totally graphical
> and it wasnt' easy. This one has a couple buttons not labeled but
> other than that its fine.
>
> 4. Braille Tags: I am not a big Braille reader, I have trouble falling
> asleep trying to read it for any length of time , but I do use it
> around the office. I use old business cards I have and make notes to
> print papered items if I just need to file or otherwise deal with
> them.
>
> 5. Clips: One last thing I'll mention since I use to use this and it
> worked great the way I was running my business/office then. I bought
> some of those paper clips that from a profile view are shaped like a
> triangle and have two foldable wire handles on them. You can afix
> Braille dymo tape numbers to them. I'd have my reader go through and
> read a certain mail item or papered item on to a digital recorder
> starting off "Item #1:" and proceed to read it. This way I could go
> and file or attend to it later when I had time and not pay someone to
> do that for me.
>
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
>
> At 09:16 AM 10/10/2010, Joe Orozco wrote:
>>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
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Writers Division web site: http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
>><http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
>>
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>
>
> Brad Dunse
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:15:11 -0500
From: BDM <lists at braddunsemusic.com>
To: Writer's Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Essential Office Tools
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Jewel,
I did a search but couldn't come up with anything by that name. Do
you have the name of the person, or perhaps in the help menu there's
a web address for the program
Thanks.
Brad
Brad
At 01:08 PM 10/10/2010, you wrote:
>One thing. If you're looking for a fully accessible computer planner
>and/or alarm clock, do a Google search for DaybyDay Planning Calendar.
>This calendar costs about $40 (and you can put it on two computers),
>allows for multiple users, has an address book and reminder alerts
>(alarms), goes from I think 400 A.D. (<_< Yes, I checked...I wanted to
>know!) to past 2400 (that's as far in the future as I went, but it kept
>going!). So, this calendar could also be sued by historians to keep
>track of a timeline, or for a history student to do the same. In the
>present time, it is very useful too! You use very basic hotkeys (CTRL+A
>is to add a note, CTRL+D is to go to the Delete menu options, etc). You
>can move by day, week, month, or year, so for example, I wanted to put
>in birthdays, and I put them in for 2010, then moved by year and added
>them each year for like 10 years! I'm not going to have to worry about
>not knowing when birthdays are for a whole decade now!
>
>This program is usable with Windows (I don't know about Mac). It is
>compatible with JAWS and WindowEyes (I think that's what the other one
>is called?). It is also partially compatible with NVDA (the address
>book edit fields don't tell you what each one is for, and you have to
>tab onto the date to read it, but otherwise, I've not seen any problems
>using DaybyDay with NVDA, and I do it every day). This planning
>calendar is amazing and fully accessible, having been designed by a
>totally blind programmer. I definitely recommend it!
>
>The same programmer (just look on the website for DaybyDay) has other
>programs, including a clock program that is fully accessible (since
>it's made by th e same totally blind programmer). It can do alarms (I
>don't know what the limit is, it's too large...I tried, and didn't
>reach the limit!), and has a really cool feature that I loved when I
>wasn't at my computer (it's too loud when I am at the computer). You
>can set it to speak the time, yes, but I much prefer the Big Ben
>choice. On the hour, it does the full song and a chime per hour (1:00,
>1 chime, and so on). You can tell it if you want it to go off on the
>half hour and quarter hours or not, also. It can do a short chime on
>the quarter hours, and a longer chime on the half hour, but you can
>turn these off if you don't want them. I have found that a grandfather
>clock on my computer reminding me of the time while I'm reading is
>great, because then I notice, hey it's 7pm, time to get dinner ready or
>such like that.
>
>other office tools I find essential.
>-A handheld massager from Bookstone. This little vibrator is very
>compact, easy to stick in a desk drawer and very light. It runs on two
>double-A batteries, and has a single setting. Because my muscles are so
>sensitive, this single setting is perfect for me, as it has a light
>touch. It works great when you sat at the computer too long and
>strained your neck. The curvature of the device means it will even sit
>on your shoulder if you place it right, and work hands-free, so you can
>keep working! -An index card box. It's a little box made of plastic
>with a flap that snaps down (some nicer ones have a zipper or a snap
>latch). I keep a stylus in there with the index cars and a Jannus (sp?)
>slate nearby. If I need to take a note (someone's address, phone
>number, where so-and-so left my papers, or what this book sitting in
>front of me is that I need to scan). I write up the note, and the notes
>for the book get put on with tape or a paperclip (hardback versus
>paperback), and the addresses, phone numbers, and little notes like
>that can go in an open box on the desk to be sorted at the end of the
>day. An important notecard could be taped to the bottom of the keyboard
>at the frong, where it'll stick out and I'll touch it every time I
>type. Another location for notes like this is hanging from the
>underside of the desk at the frong. Every time you sit down, you're
>likely to brush against them. No more out of sight, out of mind to
>worry about! -My desk doesn't have a drawer for stuff, just for the
>computer, so I have a fabric box on the top of my desk for stuff (a
>nice looking one from Ikea). It holds tape dispenser, paperclip jar,
>rubber band jar, scissors, hole-puncher (one- and three-hole), , slate
>(the regular size one, not the Jannus slate, since the Jannus stays out
>for quick grab), a jar with extra styli (you never know!), extra
>packets of index cards, stamps, a few pens and pencils and a
>highlighter for other people to use, twist ties for cords and cables,
>Krammer abacus, talking calculator, and a few other items I can't
>remember...oh yea, gum! Gotta have gum.
>
>Then, when I need something, I just stick my hand in, feel around for
>the right shape and grab. Everything's a different shape and texture,
>so I can grab quickly. -Bumpdots and circle felt stickers. I have found
>these to be essential, not just for labelling. If I'm reading a Braille
>document and I want to 'highlight' something, I put a small circle felt
>dot sticker right before the beginning and end of what I want
>highlighted. if I'm reading a magazine that I know I won't read all the
>articles in (say , for example, PC World [which I don't get]), I can
>put a felt circle or small bumpdot next to the articles in the table of
>contents that I want to come back to and read).
>
>That's all I can think of for now...
>
>On 10/10/10, BDM <lists at braddunsemusic.com> wrote:
> > Joe,
> >
> > These are my few essential items:
> >
> > 1. File Management: I'm not afraid to create folders on my computer,
> > and try to maintain them in a very organized manner. . I find the
> > need to clean house once and a while when in a hurry creating and
> > though it takes a little time, I take it.
> >
> > 2. Digital Recorder: A super help is a digital recorder, my
> > electronic brain, my notepad of sourts. I have two of these. One
> > cheaper one I bought for like $40 which is an Olympus model and is
> > easy to use with no speech menus. I use it to keep numbers on the
> > fly, notes about my business on the fly, I use it like an inventory
> > sheet in my business marking down what I need where, I use it for
> > anything I don't wish to forget or need to mark down in a hurry.
> > I'll use it to mark down song titles, lines, melodies, etc. as well
> > on the fly. The other one I have is a more expensive Olympus one
> > that records in WAV format if you wish. I use it as both a computer
> > microphone at times as well to note songs I'm working on, record
> > conferences, live song evaluations, and etc. I couldn't live
> > without one these days. A note that if you have a Victor Stream you
> > can also use it for audio recorded notes too. I've also used the
> > Stream to serve as note promptors when doing a class on songwriting.
> > I made a txt file of my notes and put it on the Stream and covertly
> > used a ear bud as a promptor. I similarly use my digital recorder as
> > my set list promptor on long gigs of two hours or more. Everyone
> > thinks its a sound system ear monitor :).
> >
> > 3. Day Timer: Probably one of my biggest things is my day timer.
> > Anytime I need to be reminded of something, an appointment, a
> > special day or To Do item, I'll enter it in there, have it remind me
> > ahead of time and even send me an email as well pop an alert on my
> > screen. It keeps my contacts, notes and details for my address book
> > or To Do items and everything else. It has calendar, address book,
> > expense view, glances or views by day, week, month, year and other
> > stuff, some not accessible but I don't use them anyway so that's
> > cool. The program is one that use to be supported by Jaws, no
> > longer formally is but it still works if you have the old scripts.
> > It is Anytime Organizer. I will say the latest version I had tried,
> > version 13, did not agree with my system and I am running version 12
> > which works great and I will probably not change unless major tweaks
> > are made from my version. Though I've found their customer service
> > to be atrocious, I still love the program and it is one of which
> > that has kept me from converting to a Mac, which I am yet seriously
> > considering. I just need to find a Mac anser to this and be open
> > minded to a different, yet free screen reader :). I also
> > occasionally use a free and fairly accessible program called Alarm
> > Clock By Terry. It serves as a countdown timer as well an alarm
> > clock on board. It is pretty accessible. I looked forever to find
> > one that wasn't totally graphical and it wasnt' easy. This one has a
> > couple buttons not labeled but other than that its fine.
> >
> > 4. Braille Tags: I am not a big Braille reader, I have trouble
> > falling asleep trying to read it for any length of time , but I do
> > use it around the office. I use old business cards I have and make
> > notes to print papered items if I just need to file or otherwise
> > deal with them.
> >
> > 5. Clips: One last thing I'll mention since I use to use this and it
> > worked great the way I was running my business/office then. I bought
> > some of those paper clips that from a profile view are shaped like
> > a triangle and have two foldable wire handles on them. You can afix
> > Braille dymo tape numbers to them. I'd have my reader go through and
> > read a certain mail item or papered item on to a digital recorder
> > starting off "Item #1:" and proceed to read it. This way I could go
> > and file or attend to it later when I had time and not pay someone
> > to do that for me.
> >
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:16 AM 10/10/2010, Joe Orozco wrote:
> >>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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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:23:17 -0500
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: <jsorozco at gmail.com>, "'Writer's Division Mailing List'"
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Essential Office Tools
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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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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:52:47 -0400
From: Danielle Montour <dannivoiceangel333 at gmail.com>
To: Writer's Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [stylist] Short story: warrior
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Hi,
I wrote this story two years ago when I was 11, and I want to
improve it. I still want to keep it a short story, I just want
to make it better. Could anyone help me with this? Also, if I'm
not supposed to send attachments to this list, I'm sorry. I
never heard I couldn't, so I'm assuming that it's ok.
Danielle
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:26:22 -0400
From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Short story: warrior
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Danielle,
Excellent writing for an eleven-year-old. It seems you sent us a
portion of the story? I would give some more information about the
girl, perhaps more clues about why she was on the battlefield and at
least a hint of what she might've been looking for. I think she may've
been looking for her father, given how the story ended, but the guy
picking her up seems like a random act until we discover later that he's
in fact her father. The setting leads me to believe we're talking about
an earlier time given the choice of horses and weapons. Finally, the
reason I asked if this might be a portion is because of the epilogue.
Is this perhaps a novel you started? Great job so far. Keep it up.
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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[mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Montour
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 8:53 PM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: [stylist] Short story: warrior
Hi,
I wrote this story two years ago when I was 11, and I want to
improve it. I still want to keep it a short story, I just want
to make it better. Could anyone help me with this? Also, if I'm
not supposed to send attachments to this list, I'm sorry. I
never heard I couldn't, so I'm assuming that it's ok.
Danielle
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:00:24 -0400
From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Short story: warrior
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Hi Danielle,
Thanks for sharing your story with us. You write very well, and
personally,
I don't think this story needs a lot of work. Below I'll make some
general
comments for you to consider.
Firstly, I commend you for writing in the second person. Hardly any
books or
stories are written in this point of view, as it's hard to do and hold
the
reader's attention. Since your story is pretty short, and exciting, you
managed to hold my attention the whole way through.
If you were at the battlefield that day, you would've heard a battle
cry... - Your writing has a formal voice, so I would recommend not using
the
contraction, 'would've' and go with 'would have' instead.
You would hear the guns and muskets... - Since you are telling your
story in
the past tense, you need to keep that consistent. So this should read
'you
would have heard...
Soldiers alongside every human soldier on the battlefield.- I get what
you
mean here, that the guns and sounds are like soldiers themselves, but
still,
I found this sentence a little awkward. Perhaps Sensory soldiers
alongside...? Or maybe, The war itself a soldier alongside...?
All men are fighting for everything they've lived for, and for
everything
their children will live for and pass down generations to their
grandchildren.- this sentence is a little clunky, and I think
'generations'
is the problem--you don't really need it. If you want to keep it,
consider :
All men are fighting for everything they've ever lived for, for
everything
their children and grandchildren will live for and pass down through the
generations .
Readers will likely be interested in when your story takes place. Horses
and
guns and the United States makes me think of civil or revolutionary war,
but
since it's an attack on the US, I'd say it must be the revolutionary
war--although in that war there weren't really attacks on America, as
America didn't exist yet and was merely a colony. The colony was under
attack by England and the Hessian soldiers the Brits paid to fight for
them.
There were attacks on Boston, on Manhattan, on various forts, etc... and
you
might want to clarify this. A simple red coat or British flag would
help, as
would a short (3 to 5 words) description of what the little girl was
wearing.
Good fiction is a balance between character, plot and setting. I'd like
to
see you add just a touch of setting to help ground the reader in the
place
and time of your story.
It seemed to be familiar to er, as if she had known for a long time.-
this
sentence is incomplete, you need to tell us what she knew for a long
time.
We can infer it was the voice, but we can't be sure. Consider : It drew
her
in, a familiar, gruff baritone , long distant in her memory - something
like
that.
Watch out for the word 'seemed', which you use quite often, and should
try
to avoid. Fiction writers need to be firm and concrete. For example:
Danielle took a bite of toast. Or, Danielle seemed to take a bite of
what
seemed to be toast.This isn't the best example, but the second sentence
is
wordy and less definitive.
(consider a sentence where the soldier drops to one knee after being
shot,
maybe touches the wound in his neck, grits his teeth, gets up and keeps
going) He tried to run, tried (to) protect this young girl in his
arms.
Tried to protect her every being (this sentence says pretty much the
same
thing as the previous one, so either delete it or change it to make it
different). He ran, lurched (and) tripped toward the tents where he
could
lay her down and make sure she was safe.
Stories this short don't usually have epilogues. Those are generally for
novels or 'longer' short stories. Some writers will separate sections of
text by using asterisks * * *, but in this case, I don't think you
really
need that. You could simply start your next paragraph as you do, and it
will
become apparent to the reader that time has passed. I'd also recommend
deleting 'approximately'. Again, fiction writers need to be concrete,
not
wishy-washy. Say, Four years later..., or Four years and two months
later...
which make the story more real to your readers.
Finally, I'm not sure why you ended with a question mark. I'd go with a
period.
Nice job, and thanks again for letting us read your work.
chris
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