[nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes. Questions About GettingNewLaptop

Tue Jun 21 03:42:43 UTC 2011

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Thanks,
Koby.

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On Jun 20, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Katie Wang <bunnykatie6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Anjelina,
>  As others have mentioned, the Braille Note takes a compact flash
> card, a SD card, or a USB flash drive, so you can copy your data onto
> any one of those storage devices. For regular documents, I find
> copying folders and files using the File Manager most efficient, but
> the Back Up function under Utilities Menu is particularly handy when
> you have to back up data files such as entries in your address book or
> email messages-- You have to back up  the KeyList and Keymail folders
> in their entirety as the data are stored in hidden files that do not
> automatically show up in File Manager. I admit that this is perhaps
> one of the trickiest aspects of KeySoft so feel free to let me know if
> you have any specific questions as well!
>  One note of caution: Yes, it is  a good idea to copy your files
> regularly onto external storage, but don't create/edit files directly
> from an external drive or storage card. For some reason, the Braille
> Note has an unpredictable tendency of erasing the entire document when
> you exit KeyWord if you are editing from somewhere other than the
> Flash Disk, and i have lost huge chunks of information that way. It is
> possible that they have fixed this bug in the Apex though. Hope that
> helps!
>   Katie
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/20/11, Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I know what I said about this, but I have to ask.  It did that
>> out of the blue? You didn't hit the reset button or anything?
>> Interesting.
>> Best,
>> Josh
>> 
>> sent from my Apex
>> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bre B <jesusfreak262 at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:36:29 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes.  Questions About
>> GettingNewLaptop
>> 
>> On 6/20/2011 10:31 PM, Humberto Avila wrote:
>> I used to use USB thumb drives with my braille note all the
>> time, and did
>> not have to rely much on the internal memory.  The only thing I
>> can think of
>> possibly backing up is the settings files that KeySoft uses.
>> On the braille note there is actually a menu item that does
>> backup and
>> restore functions...
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Anjelina
>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 7:06 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Backing up BrailleNotes.  Questions About
>> Getting
>> NewLaptop
>> 
>> After years of using note takers you'd think I'd realize the
>> importance of
>> backing up files.  Just recently my BrailleNote quit working.
>> It's undergoing
>> 
>> some unknown surgical procedure at Humanware.  Hopefully my data
>> wasn't lost.
>> For those who use notetakers, how do you backup your
>> information? Do you
>> automatically save files on a sd car rather than the internal
>> memory?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jorge Paez
>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:52 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>> 
>> I lost an entire month's worth of a 2-month long project on my
>> braillelite
>> once.
>> And I wasn't granted an extenssion so I ended up losing a ton of
>> points.
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 20, 2011, at 9:11 PM, Josh Gregory wrote:
>> 
>> I can relate, Rania.  I lost a very important English report
>> just this
>> year on my one BrailleNote when it crashed and practically had
>> to start
>> all over.  It's a good practice to back stuff up, on a flash
>> drive, or
>> anything like that.
>> Best,
>> Josh
>> 
>> sent from my Apex
>> Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rania Ismail CMT"<raniaismail04 at gmail.com
>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:07:37 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>> 
>> I'm not trying to scare you.  I'm just explaining what happened
>> to me! I
>> had
>> a desktop with windows 98 on it and I had no problems with it.
>> I don't understand why I had all those problems with the laptop.
>> I have
>> to
>> say that I hope you don't experience a computer crash because
>> that isn't
>> any
>> fun! I lost half of my project and had to get an extenchen on
>> it!
>> Rania,
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Humberto Avila
>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:02 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>> 
>> Are you trying to scare the heck out of me? My desktop computer
>> that I
>> have
>> at home is a dell computer and hopefully it won't crash on me in
>> the
>> middle
>> of something and have to replace it completely! Thank god it is
>> still
>> working perfectly and great.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Rania Ismail CMT
>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 5:57 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>> 
>> I didn't have a good experience with dell either!
>> I delt with having the hard drive, the docking station, and the
>> motherboard
>> replaced over and over again! The hard drive crashed on me when
>> I was in
>> the
>> middle of a project for school!
>> The entire system was replaced after a year but again the same
>> thing
>> happened! I switched to HP and I am so much happier!
>> Rania,
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Jorge Paez
>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 8:52 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
>> 
>> Maybe,
>> but I have had terrible experiences with Dell.
>> My last Dell gave me a blue screen of death after like 16
>> months, every
>> time
>> I logged into my account at random intervals with XP.
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 20, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Bernadetta Pracon wrote:
>> 
>> Kerri,
>> First of all, it depends on what you need to use the laptop for.
>> What functions do you need it to perform? Sometimes, spending a
>> ton of
>> money on a high end laptop when you only need it for basic
>> purposes as
>> opposed to, say, audio or video production, etc.  is not the
>> wisest idea.
>> The
>> portability of a laptop is also key if you'll be traveling with
>> it a lot.
>> Some of the higher end laptops are bigger and bulkier, because
>> it's
>> technically impossible to fit all the overglamourousbells and
>> wistles into
>> a
>> smaller unit.  That being said, smaller units, (13-inch -
>> 14-inch laptops)
>> can be very fastand stable as well.  I don't mean  this about
>> netbooks, by
>> the way.  Those clearly have slower processors, as you probably
>> know, and
>> are
>> more suitable as a backup computer.
>> Tosheba, I heard, is actually not a great brand; I've seen a
>> fewpeople get
>> hosed on their laptops, actually.  Although I will agree with
>> whoever said
>> that Sony is overpriced.
>> On that note, are you looking to buy abrand new computer,or
>> would you be
>> interested in a refurbished one? Going the refurbished rout is
>> usually
>> much
>> cheaper, but still almost just as safe because the refurbished
>> units have
>> been serviced by the manufacturer right before they're sold and
>> are in
>> like-new working order.
>> In fact, I actually happen to have a fully refurbished
>> sixty-four byt
>> compatible laptop that I'm not using at all because I have a few
>> other
>> computers on hand; I wouldn't mind selling it if you're
>> interested.  I am
>> fully aware that this list isn't one for sales pitches,and I'm
>> not trying
>> to
>> use it as such--Just something that popped into mind.  If you're
>> interested
>> and want more info on it, feel free to write me off-list at
>> bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net.
>> 
>> HTH
>> 
>> Bernadetta
>> 
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>> I always save everything to a storage card immediately.  This
>> method has
>> saved me in a lot of situations with my note taker.
>> One time my note taker did a factory reset out of the blue.  It
>> scared me
>> to death because it was semester exam time, but fortunately
>> everything
>> was on that card.  That was some definite relief.
>> 
>> Bre
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