[nabs-l] Computers

Sat Jul 14 05:45:52 UTC 2012

The way to disable it varies between each model.  Some it will be fn+
one of the numbers or funtion keys, others it will be a touch button
somewhere around the top of your keyboard.  My mom's HP you disable
the touchpad by holding down on one of the corners of the touchpad.  I
would recommend googling it or reading the manual.  The manual would
be the best route, but we all know how much fun reading manuals is.

You will find that everyone has had good experiences or bad
experiences with x brand, so it is hard to really tell from this.  For
example, I had toshiba's, had no problem with them.  The dell desktops
we've had are somewhat reliable.  The dell laptop my friend had, had
the motherboard replaced twice and the harddrive somewhere around 6 or
8 times.  My HP is solid, I have had it for 2.5 years and it works
close to how it did when the state bought it for me.  Though it is
worth noting here that my HP is a professional system and HP seems to
build these a bit better than the consumer systems.

I would concentrate on good specs and wory less about the brand.  Take
close note of all the software you run, and figure out the
requirements for those pieces of software.  Usually somewhere on the
site of the software or on the box it will have the system
requirements.  I would be sure to get a system with this as the very
minimum, but would probably recommend going a little better on each
one.  As a general rule, if I were you, I would avoid anything being
promoted as a netbook as these systems are notoriously underpowered
and will probably not be able to run your assistive technology and
another program concurrently.  Though as noted above, specs are what
really matters.  Feel free to email me offlist if you have any other
questions.
HTH,
Bill

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Ashley Bramlett
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> maybe there is a way to turn the mouse pad off. Why not go to the store you
> bought it at and see if they can offer some tech support or call hp. I would
> think there would be a way to disable the mouse pad.
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:41 PM
>
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Computers
>
> Probably not, as the mousepad on HP laptops is very sensitive. Like Rania, I
> just got used to it and try to keep my hand away from the mousepad, and now
> I very rarely bump it. Brandon, you can try it and see if it works, though;
> I'm just making an educated guess here.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Jul 13, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Would an index card over the mousepad help avoid accidental bumping?
>>
>> Anjelina
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2012, at 6:26 PM, "Brandon Keith Biggs"
>> <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> Yes it does, don't get HP, I just got a new HP computer and there is no
>>> way to turn off the mouse pad. I've tried everything but cutting the wires.
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:05 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Computers
>>>
>>> I don't think the maker of the hardware changes the accessibility of the
>>> software.
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>
>>> On Jul 13, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Joshua Lester
>>> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Aleeha!
>>>> Welcome to the list!
>>>> I think Del works better with Jaws.
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>
>>>> On 7/13/12, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I would recommend a Toshiba laptop if you want just windows. They seem
>>>>> to
>>>>> have good batteries and don't seem to run as hot as some.
>>>>>
>>>>> Aleeha
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 13, 2012, at 8:45 AM, "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> I am looking to purchase a new computer. I am a JAWs user and would
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> to get a computer that would allow me to run jaws and work on multiple
>>>>>> things at once. Does anyone have any recommendations?
>>>>>> Thanks
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