[bookshare-discuss] Re: OT: Robots
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:21:24 -0400
I lvED Samantha's nose.
Sorry for the spelling, Guinevere is standing here with her nose on the
keyboard.
Maybe I should train her to type.
Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI
and Guinevere, Golden lady Guide
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Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Alumni Association Board
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More than Any other time, When i hold a beloved book in my hand, my
limitations fall from me, my spirit is free.
- Helen Keller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:59 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] OT: Robots
Rose,
Does that robot vacuum really work well? I was angling
to get one but something we read sid it was very
expensive and didn't work all that well.
What I really wish I had was Samantha's twitchy nose
in Betwitched--or I Dream of Jeannie's. Think of the
energy, both human and electrical, that would save.
Cindy
--- Rose Combs <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I want Wayne to come to my house if he can clean
> house and read at the same
> time, I need someone to clean house while I work!
> He can't be afraid of a
> big Labrador, however. He is our pet and he thinks
> he is the master around
> here.
>
> I really do want a robot who would clean the house,
> throw away what needs to
> be tossed, wash dishes, clean floors, counters and
> stoves and will empty the
> fridge without getting sick at the smells. My
> little Irobit vacuum just
> does not do enough work around here.
>
>
>
> Rose Combs
> rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maithe007 [mailto:maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 7:20 PM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: A Validater's
> Secret Weapon
>
> OOOHHHH! I definitely have to get wireless
> headphones! This is an
> excellent idea!
>
> Maithe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "duane iverson" <diverson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:48 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: A Validater's
> Secret Weapon
>
>
> > How about wireless headphones. You can do
> housework while you read and you
>
> > get plenty of exercise.
> > My computer is back on a desk in my bedroom so
> when I incounter a scanno I
>
> > run back, up arrow to the error, fix it, and run
> back to the kitchen.
> > What is the range of a wireless keybord do you
> have to be in the same room
>
> > with the computer?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Bookshare Discuss"
> <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:28 AM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] A Validater's Secret
> Weapon
> >
> >
> >> Hi everybody. I have a secret weapon for
> validating books. I mentioned it
>
> >> to Linda Adams the other day, and she had no idea
> such a thing could help
>
> >> her. I thought I'd mention it here in case it
> would help someone else.
> >>
> >> Several people have written in the past that they
> don't enjoy validating
> >> and having to sit at the computer all the time. I
> can't sit at the
> >> computer and type for longer than 15 to 20
> minutes without pain due to a
> >> neck and back injury I got in a car accident 8
> years
> >> ago. I needed a way to read and work while still
> being able to change
> >> positions. I bought a wireless keyboard that
> allows me to work on my
> >> computer from across the room, either in bed when
> I'm sick or in an easy
> >> chair when
> >> I feel well. A lot of times, I'll start Kurzweil
> reading a book and will
> >> curl up with some pillows and just listen till I
> need to correct
> >> something. With
> >> my wireless keyboard handy, I can quickly correct
> the scanno and start
> >> Kurzweil reading again. The keyboard has volume
> controls on it, so I can
> >> adjust how loudly Kurzweil is reading with the
> press of a button.
> >> Sometimes, when I take scans by people like
> Mayrie or Jim
> >> Baugh, I start Kurzweil reading and only have to
> touch the wireless
> >> keyboard once or twice during the whole book. If
> I take a rougher scan to
>
> >> validate,
> >> I do the rank spelling first and catch a lot of
> the obvious errors. I do
> >> this sitting at my desk for good posture. Then I
> start reading and go to
> >> a more
> >> comfortable chair or my bed to relax and enjoy
> the book. If I do it this
> >> way, I read the book and then go back and strip
> the headers at the end
> >> while I'm
> >> sitting at my desk. It lets me read the book
> comfortably, and that means
> >> I do a better job with validating it. Of course,
> all of this would work
> >> with Openbook or Microsoft Word too. I don't know
> if any of this would
> >> help any of you here. It's made a big difference
> for me and is how I'm
> >> able to validate several books a week without
> going crazy. A Wireless
> >> keyboard costs anywhere from $25 to $110
> depending on how fancy you want
> >> to get and whether or not you get a wireless
> mouse too.
> >>
> >> Monica Willyard
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