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Would turning the screen right down satisfy you enough? Someone else may have an opinion but it should make it hard to read even for you if you could see and would save you carrying a portable keyboard around. 

At 13:52 24/09/2008, you wrote:

Hi Isaac
I'm not yet a SpeakOn user, however, I'm very interested in using my laptop with an external keyboard and headphones with the lid down to ensure privacy and increase battery life while working on trains etc. I've taken a look at the settings but not yet found the magic combination. Is this possible or will I need to load SpeakOn first in order to achieve this goal? 

Thanks

Alan


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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Isaac Porat 
Sent: 22 August 2008 19:08
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Advent4211, a question and some thoughts

Hello
I am using a very small (and expensive) laptop for similar purposes for the last couple of years. With the Advent 4211 in my opinion for the first time it is possible to have a credible low cost alternative to a note taker (if Braille is not required) and a dedicated media players in one box. 

The following complementary accessories and settings work for me:
- I find Earphones with integrated volume control very useful - this control is located at the joint between the two ear piece cables and it is tiny. You can get the Sony brand from Argos in different qualities - mine cost about £12.
- It is handy to have small USB speakers which get their power from the USB connector. I use a model similar to the Logitech V20 £32 and find them very good for the price and size: 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-970155-0914-V-20-laptop-speakers/dp/tech-da
types
I connect the laptop to the Stereo system sometimes for really good sound quality. 

The following applies to SpeakOn users:

Get yourself an external USB numeric Keypad - price range from £4 - £40..
These are the slimline variety used by accountants with laptop for rapid number entries. 
http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=uk+usb+numerical+keypad+slimline&um
=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=5&ct=title
SpeakOn is designed to work (in addition to the regular keyboard) with a numerical keypad - you can find, retrieve and play all ten or so media types that it supports with one hand from the comfort of your armchair or in bed.
- Configure your laptop using the power management option in the control panel to make sure that your laptop does not shutdown when you close its lid - the laptop can be tacked away while working saving power as the screen is switched off.
- Configure the laptop to go to hibernation (rather than switch off) with a single press on the power switch.
- If you hibernate the computer with SpeakOn's Manager running when you switch on again it should be ready to go - it does on both my laptops. 

Regards
Isaac

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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Reid 
Sent: 21 August 2008 20:00
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Advent4211, a question and some thoughts
First, the question: does anyone know if you can disable the mouse, keep hitting it with my sleeve?
Now, a couple of thoughts. Not plugging this particular machine, but, more the idea of the mobile netbook. I really got this as a holiday machine, mainly for a bit of surfing, e-mail and media. I'm using speakOn for a lot of the media. I paid about 200 pounds just over a year ago for an Iaudio player and, given that this machine is 300, I wouldn't pay up for the Iaudio again. I've stuck on microsoft office and given the rest, this has been a real bargain. 

Tom



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