Riana,l I had no trouble reading Regina's message because it's in grade two braille. I read it with a braille display. I can understand how it would sound like gibberish. the old braille lite could handle this. <smile> isaac
On Mon, 23 May 2005, Van Der Walt Riana wrote: > Regina, > > Your answers on the questions below came out as gibberish. This > definitely has something to do with the fact that a part of the message > was written in txt format, and the other person's in grade II brf > format; I'm not at this stage bothering about which was which, but then > the grade II sections were presented in txt,translating the contractions > e.g. for of, into parenthesis and the others too. > > I'm reading this on a pc with speech, so hopefully the people who read > it in Braille on the bn can understand what you said. > > Riana > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Regina Alvarado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 23 May 2005 01:35 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Braillenote List > Subject: re: [Braillenote] TOTALLY, UTTERLY FRUSTRATED > > Ann and all: > > I will try to answer all your questions one by one. First of all, > however, I have to tell you that my husband has a degree in electrical > and computer engineering and is Microsoft certified. He even believes > there is something going on with the BN. I am not saying it couldn't be > something else, but we do not even have any security, and I am assuming > that the BN is supposed to connect even with security on the router. I > understand my story is nutty, but just like a few others here I am have > major difficulty that not only we can't solve but that Humanware can't > solve either. I appreciate the help, but I also felt a little bit upset > that I was accused of blaming the poor BN. I was only giving facts to > try and get help hoping to give info that a lot of folks here don't give > when asking for help. I have tried on my own to solve this, and I spent > a lot of money on this upgrade just like everyone else. Anyway, before > I answer the questions below, I have been playing around a! > nd have fo > und that if I remove my Ambicom and reinsert it I can do another > function so I have to remove it each time I want to switch from email to > the internet. I have connected inthe bedroom which is where I am > writing from and how I got your email. However I have taken the card > out but if I had left it in while replying here I would need to take it > out and reinsert to send this. See below for answers to questions. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] > >Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 20:27:50 -0400 > >Subject: [Braillenote] TOTALLY, UTTERLY FRUSTRATED > > >Hi all, > > >Reggie, does it have to be a problem with the BrailleNote? My gut > feeling > >is that it may be a problem with the router, not necessarily that it > >needs repairing but here are a couple of questions for you. > > >1. Has anyone else tried your network; someone with a laptop, someone > >with another BrailleNote? > > ,? 0 a "q ask$ 0 ,humanw>e4 ,my husb& tri$ ! c>d ) his laptop bo? > up/airs & down 9 |r base;t4 ,x "w$ p}fectly & n 9t}mitt5tly4 > > >2. Where is your router? > > ,|r r|t} is 9! -put} room on "o (! %elves ( |r new -put} desk4 ,x is n > ne> a metal cab9et1 al? ! -put} pku ,i ?9k x is call$ is on ! floor on > :eels next 6! desk4 ,no microwave 9! room b "o 9! kit*54 ,no magnets > any": 2c ( all ! equip;t we h4 > > Here are some no-nos for places for your > >router. Remember, your router is a radio transmitter. Do not place > >it in or near a metal cabinet. Do not place it near a microwave. Do > >not place it on top of the refrigerator or near any magnets. If you > >can't connect in the room next door, what's in the wall between you > >and the router? Is there a heating duct? > > ,? is pissibly "s? 6?9k ab1 al? z ,i sd ,i h be5 3nect$ "h1 9t}mitt5tly4 > Try moving the router two > >or three feet one way or the other. Is your house made of wood or > >brick or is it made of cement blocks? > > ,my h,|se is made ( brick4 <smile> When I casually > >mentioned your problem to my computer guru he said, if she's got a > >cement block house, it'll be like a faraday cage. You won't get > >anything outside your house. Keep it away from the phone. > > ,we only h cell ph"os4 > > >3. Are the antennae up or down. > > ,ag ? is "s?+ 6*eck ) ,aldo1 al? ,i wd ?9k he wd "k t4 > > They should be up, and with nothing > >close to them to block your signal. > > >Poor little BrailleNote, taking *all* the blame! I'll bet it's a > >problem with the router, me! > > >Ann P. > > > >-- > > Ann K. Parsons > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > >"All that is gold does not glitter. > >Not all those who wander are lost." 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