Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-27 Thread Donald Marang
: Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe hi Donald thank you for reply any idea how much that is in sterling? and do you have make and model information thank you yvonne - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Thursday, November 26,

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Chris Hallsworth
al Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Yvonne Oliver Sent: 26 November 2009 22:34 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe hello Chris i will try to loca

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Chris Hallsworth
ehalf Of Yvonne Oliver Sent: 26 November 2009 22:43 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe hello Chris what is the make and model of the one you are getting? and what are the specifications of it? thank you Yvonne - Original Me

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Yvonne Oliver
ubject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe hello members. i go on holiday a few times a year and one of the hotels i stay at now has wi fi. therefore i am looking for a portable device that has jaws or system access to connect to the hotel's internet service. i know a lap

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Yvonne Oliver
on this? Yvonne - Original Message - From: "Stewart A Overbey Jr." To: Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 2:38 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe You might consider a net book, which is a smaller version of the laptop. Price wise, as

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Yvonne Oliver
hi Donald thank you for reply any idea how much that is in sterling? and do you have make and model information thank you yvonne - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 2:46 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Yvonne Oliver
;s yvonne - Original Message - From: "David Griffith" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 11:48 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe Why not look at using the portable version of the NVDA screen reader? This can run off a normal USB p

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Yvonne Oliver
: "Chris Hallsworth" To: Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe I don't know much since I haven't got it yet. I have seen some in shops though. The keys are quite like those on a laptop, but due to the smalle

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-26 Thread Chris Hallsworth
On Behalf Of Yvonne Oliver Sent: 25 November 2009 23:07 To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe hello Chris how easy are the keys to find on a netbook compared to the more conventional laptops. i found keys all over the place on laptops

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-25 Thread David Griffith
] portable system of some sort wantedhe hello members. i go on holiday a few times a year and one of the hotels i stay at now has wi fi. therefore i am looking for a portable device that has jaws or system access to connect to the hotel's internet service. i know a lap top is capable of doing

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-25 Thread Donald Marang
, except those based on GPS or a camera, which this model does not have. It does have wi-fi. It is about $300 US. Don Marang - Original Message - From: "Yvonne Oliver" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-25 Thread Stewart A Overbey Jr.
You might consider a net book, which is a smaller version of the laptop. Price wise, assuming you already own JAWS, that's probably your best option. Yvonne Oliver wrote: hello members. i go on holiday a few times a year and one of the hotels i stay at now has wi fi. therefore i am looking

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-25 Thread Yvonne Oliver
Message - From: "Chris Hallsworth" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe I am getting a netbook for Christmas. This is a miniature laptop and has the usual laptop features, but most also come wi

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-25 Thread Chris Hallsworth
] portable system of some sort wantedhe hello members. i go on holiday a few times a year and one of the hotels i stay at now has wi fi. therefore i am looking for a portable device that has jaws or system access to connect to the hotel's internet service. i know a lap top is capable of doing

Re: [Blind-Computing] portable system of some sort wantedhe

2009-11-25 Thread Yvonne Oliver
hello members. i go on holiday a few times a year and one of the hotels i stay at now has wi fi. therefore i am looking for a portable device that has jaws or system access to connect to the hotel's internet service. i know a lap top is capable of doing this but they can be rather heavy to carr