[stylist] Happy New Year

[Donna Hill]

Happy New Year, April and all!

April, I'm glad to hear your cookbook is coming along. I too have been quiet
of late -- my hubby's been very sick since July. I thought I'd pop in though
to say high to everyone and wish you all a blessed and joyful new year
filled with fun and accomplishments. Now, is that really too much to ask?
*grin*
Donna & Hunter


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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of April Brown
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:05 AM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] Happy New Year

Happy New Year!
>
> I haven't posted in several months. It seems the time has been filled with
doctors appointments.
>
> I am learning braille, though it's a slow process.  My goal for this year
is to read a braille book.
>
> I not only have severe vision loss I have severe hearing loss as well. So,
listening to the talking books is more exhausting than reading on the
screen.
>
> My Windows computer crashed twice and had to be reformatted twice. We
determined that cost wise, rather than buying all the programs for Windows,
It would be cheaper to buy a Mac Mini.  I lost probably a week reformatting
my computer twice. I have spent the last week learning how to use the Mac
Mini. I have found that Dictation works well in social media, and not badly
on e-mail. Though talking is exhausting. Sometimes it has trouble
understanding me.
>
> Now using it in Pages is another matter. It seems to crash if I  work in a
large file. Or, is it because the files were originally written in Word?
Somehow, dictation doesn't seem to work nearly as well in Pages I am not
sure why.
>
> I am learning to use the speech command, although that too can be
exhausting.  Listening for long times is not easy. I have attempted to start
using Voiceover. That program is really overwhelming. Of course, I never did
use keyboard commands, as they confuse me. And the few that I did use are no
longer relevant.
>
> So I haven't been writing much. Although I have worked on my cookbook. It
is coming along nicely.
>
> Have a great day,
>
>
> April Brown
>
> Writing dramatic adventure novels uncovering the myths we hide behind.
>
> aprilbrownwrite at gmail.com
>
> Website: https://sites.google.com/site/uncoveredmyths/
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/UncoveredMyths Google Plus:
> https://plus.google.com/116003267969710767555/posts
>
>
>


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