Hi Brenda; I could sure use some help with the book reader? My bigest question is, where is the book list, so you can pick out a book//? This whole process is a mistory. I am still having problems reading the unzipped version of the bible Terri sent me. I used the space x and typed John.brf and it said not found? Hope you can help me with either one. Thanks. Terry Powers
-----Original Message----- From: Brenda Mueller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:18 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: re: [Braillenote] why I love my BRAILLENOTE Sammy, Actually, you are using a computer of sorts, let's say the blind users' version of a palm pilot. Hey, did you ever try bookshare? It's a great place to get hours of reading. I read all kinds of books from there. You just won't believe the selection! You can read them in braille or in voice. If I can help you with that, my address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm brendin there because in Spanish, that would be pronounced brendean. That's my knickname with some of the Puerto Ricans I work with. Well, my ISP ran out of Brenda's without a number, so that's how I decided on my address. Heck, bookshare is great. If you're in the US you might like this thing. I can grab a book, and oh, I never have to mail it back. My Voicenote reads it to me. Of course, you could either read it by voice or braille with your braillenote. Brenda Mueller > ----- Original Message ----- >From: sammie clay <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:40:39 -0700 >Subject: [Braillenote] why I love my BRAILLENOTE >Hi List Subscribers, Please over look the number of times I used the word BRAILLENOTE, but if you heard the terms of endearment I address it by, you'd think me nuts. > I am 70-years old and completely lost my vision eight years ago. I immediately began learning braille, but didn't like the Perkins brailler because after typing a page I discovered errors that couldn't be corrected without rewriting the entire page. Then there was nobody to write: I didn't know anyone besides my braille teacher who knew braille. > Because I am a blind veteran, the veterans hospital sent me to a blind rehab center in New Haven, Conneticutt. When they discovered that I knew braille, they allowed me a choice of blind aids and Rhonda Clark recommended I ask for a BRAILLENOTE. (Thanks Rhonda.) They gave me this wonderful device and I contacted Pulsedata to get training recommendations. They gave me a phone number in my area for an instructor. Between Seville Allen (my instructor) and Rhonda Clark, I am able to use my BRAILLENOTE for many things. > First of all, I didn't have to learn to use a computer (I was computer stupid when I was sighted), and SUDDENLY, I could contact my friends and family without talking on the phone. Also, this device enables me to take classes from the Hadley School for the Blind. I receive my lessons, by post in braille, but I can send my assignments and correspond with my instructor via E-Mail. I am also able to edit whatever I write using refreshable braille and or speech. This helps me a lot because I can hear what I wrote and catch errors that I may have missed reading braille. This also allows the device to disavow any knowledge of the mistakes I don't catch. > Before I received my BRAILLENOTE, I was becoming a vegetable mentially, expecting answers from my guide dog when having a conversation with it. I'm having so much fun with my BRAILLENOTE now that I've almost stopped listening to talking books, and I realize the dog is wonderful, but it's only a dog. Sanity returned with my BRAILLENOTE. > I have no problems with my Braillenote, because with the HELP function, the manual, Rhonda, and seville, everything works fine. My one problem, and this is not with PULSEDATA, is that the ISP's don't know I exist. Often, when I try connecting to a service and can't, I call EARTHLINK and their representative tells me that MICRESOFT CE is not an operating system. This surprised me because I'd been using EARTHLINK for almost a year. My question is can PULSEDATA provide some kind of training to the ISP's: charging them for that service of course). Although we are a small community, we spend a lot of money for our toys and technology, so they need to know who we are. Some of us may never feel the need to get and learn to use a computer; therefore, anyone selling us technical support should at least be aware of the access technology they're supporting. > I hadn't intended being so wordy, but I had to tell the PULSEDATA world how much I enjoy my BRAILLENOTE; and to let you all know how much i'm learning from your messages. > Many, many thanks, > sammie Clay Hadley student and currently world-class E-Mailer without a computer. >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
