Jim - In fact, although I've had my BP for almost a year, I still keep a permanent bookmark at Appendix A of the current version of the BP documentation that's loaded on my unit. While I do feel pretty comfortable with the commands I use all the time, there are still some that I use so infrequently that they just haven't stuck with me. The thing I learned and that I'd recommend to any new user is to not try to swallow the whole elephant in one gulp; that is, don't try to memorize all of the keystrokes in the first three or four days; but learn just what you need, get comfortable using them, and then build on that base by gradually adding one or two more keystrokes as you find you need them. Another permanent bookmark that I highly recommend for anyone who doesn't use computer braille on a daily basis is the Dots for Braille Characters section of Appendix B. When I want to enter a search term; especially when I need some of the "special" marks such as the asterisk, per cent sign, at sign, etc., that's a bookmark that I couldn't get along without. ________________________________ From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Nuttall Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:19 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Beta History? Hello all: Well, let me respond here, since I was the one who asked this question to begin with. I appreciate the people who were kind enough to simply answer my question and quickly send me in the right direction. For example, in this situation I did downlaod the beta update. I have avoided doing that in the past. So, I was quite unfamiliar with betas. Those who have taken the time to read all the documentation and to become expert at the Book Port you might wish to be think of yourselves as helpful "Book Port buddies" instead of giving out sour grapes to other people. It has taken me a good deal of time to become familiar with the Book Port. There are so many key combinations for doing lots of different things. Reading the manual often gets confusing and difficult to remember. Someone on the listserv recommended going to appendix A to review these items. That was a great suggestion for me. I review it frequently so I don't forget all those key options. Additionally, many people commented on the listserv about using the DoubleTalk voices and how much they like them. This conversation helped get me over the hurdle. So now I too love using Precise Pete for all of my reading. I have found the speaking rate and pitch that are best for me. Without the help of the listserv I would still feel lost and uncomforatable with my Book Port. The best thing about a listserv is that there should be no questions considered too dumb to ask. I have appreciated all of the help that I get from this listserv. I want to feel welcome in asking and interacting on the Book Port listserv. Jim Nuttall