Go to www.myfreedombox.info ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Johnson" <razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 7:53 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Things to do while scanning > I'd like to know about Freedom box too, I went to the site and it said > it was under construction, so where do you find the ovies, do you have to > sign up and pay something to hear them? > Patti > > Dear Lord, help me to become the kind of person that my dog thinks I am. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Shelly" <tshelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 8:42 PM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Things to do while scanning > > >> Jana, >> >> Can you tell me more about "freedom box". What is their web site? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ted >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jana Jackson [mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 7:30 PM >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Things to do while scanning >> >> Hi, everyone! First of all, I want to wish you all a very happy and >> blessed >> 2005! I look forward to seeing what this year holds for Bookshare as >> well. >> I've found several things that help to make scanning less boring. <Smile> >> First of all, as Mike and shelley have stated, it's sometimes fun to read >> the book while I'm scanning it. If I feel like watching a movie, I often >> log on to Freedom Box, which, by the way, is an excellent on-line network >> for blind people. They have just launched Freedom Box System Access, a >> low-cost alternative to current screen readers. Anyway, Freedom box >> includes a ton of sound-tracks for audio-described movies, so I often >> watch >> one while I'm scanning. If I know that I'm going to be on the phone for >> a >> while, I will sometimes scan a book while I'm chatting with a friend, >> especially when I'm to the point where I'm ready to use the Scan >> Repeatedly >> feature in K1000 which, by the way, is a God-send! If I don't feel like >> reading a book, watching a movie, or chatting, sometimes I find it nice >> to >> just sit and think while I'm scanning... but that's very rare! <Smile> >> >> Having said all that, Rose, I think a long book is quite a daunting task, >> and I have to be feeling especially brave to undertake it! <Smile> Happy >> New Year, everyone! >> >> Jana >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Jana Jackson >> Inside Sales Specialist >> Goodkin Border & Associates >> Toll Free: 800-759-6275, ext. 46 >> Direct: 615-507-1442 >> Email: jana@xxxxxxxxxxx >> Web site: http://www.gbacorp.com >> >> "Consultation and Products for People with Low Vision, Blindness, and >> Learning Disabilities" >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about Jana's music ministry, visit her web site at >> http://www.janajackson.com/. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004