[gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

From: "Tina B." <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:37:28 -0700

Are there names for these cases since there seem to be more than one? thebigger one like yors joleen sounds interesting----- Original Message -----From: "Joleen" <cjferg@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 12:43 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

Hi,

It would certainly fit in a back pack, but I seldom do that. It basicallyis a "purse" for me that is large enough to hold the BN and my otherthings: wallet, cell, papers, and other misc. items.


Joleen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina B." <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:47:31 -0700
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

Interesting so does this case fit inside something else like a

backpack and

do you use the bn in the case? Cool that it'll hold your cell too

since the

bn {my brain}, and my cell are the two things I don't like

leaving home

with out!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joleen" <cjferg@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:26 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

I have purchased two different HandiWork cases for the mPower.  I

like the

second one best.

It has a main pocket where the bn slips in with the end up.  I

am careful

to have the end up with the on/off switch nearest the opening in

case I

need to turn it off.  With the BN in the HW BN case, it is a

very tight

fit to put it in with the braille display nearest the top.

Besides this main compartment, there is a cell phone holder on

one side of

the case.  There are three smaller pockets on the front but two

of the

three are not that small.  I can easily fit my Victor Stream in

the top

(smallest) pocket.

On the bottom or back, there are another three pockets.  The

largest is

the size of the entire case and easily holds 8.5 by 11 sheets of

paper.

Down from it is the only velcro pocket.  It works for putting

things that

you want to have quick access to such as a plane ticket when

passing

through an airport.
Then there is one additional pocket on the back that also has a

zipper.

This case has a handle on the top as well as a shoulder strap.

The

shoulder strap is detachable with a clip similar to a dog clip

on either

end.  I actually wear it around my waste.

When I use my mPower as a GPS, I fasten it around my waste and

let it sit

on the handiWorks case.  I actually use an old BNS strap for my

mPower

because it is thinner and easier to handle.  I do have an

external speaker

for the BN and when I need to use it, I fasten the BN strap to

the mPower

as well as the BNS strap and wear that strap over my head and

diagonally

across my body.  The case is deeper and on the few occasions

when I have

fallen with it, the HandiWorks case touches down first and I

think it

cushions the BN.  I have not hurt it on either "try".

I have tried to lock the keyboard and put it inside the case but

I don't

like that as well.  I haven't tried it lately, but In my memory,

the BN

beeps every time there is pressure on a key.  That is all the

time when it

is in the case with the keys locked.

The first case that I bought was made the same way as the one

described

above, but its dimensions were smaller and I could not slip 8.5

by 11

sheets in it without folding them.  It had some slots within one

of the

pockets for credit cards.  That was handy and I miss that

feature in the

new bag.

Their products are well made and durable in my experience.

I think there still needs to be a better option for mPower GPS

users.  I

have been trying to come up with the perfect design.  It would

be a case

that allows the BN to slip in with the space bar toward the top.

There

needs to be enough room to slip my hand inside and use it.  A

closure at

the top such as a zipper would be a great feature as it would

protect it

in a rain storm.  I have tried to think of a way to keep

pressure off the

keys when in the case.  Then there needs to be some additional

pockets as

I described so that the case can double as a purse or briefcase

without

being huge.  Perhaps redesigning the case I described above so

that the

long side is the top might just do the trick.  I like to fasten

my BN

around my waste when I use it.  That way, I can stand in church

and read

from the braille display.  When I am sitting, I have less fear

of dropping

it off my lap.  This means that it would not work for me to take

it out of

the BN case.  That might be an option, though, for some.

Another thought

would be to design the BN case with the ability to attach a

strap directly

to the unit so that I could still keep it fastened to me when it

is out of

the case.

Just some thoughts that are toward the off topic side of things.

Joleen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina B." <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:27:05 -0700
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

For that handiWork case, is there a zipper to hold the bn in

place or is it

velcro and are there cases fir the m-powers too? Hadn't thought

much of

getting a new case for my m-power, but this one sounds nice so

might think

about it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 6:50 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

Mary Ellen,

This interests me, even though I'm in the UK, because I do so

miss a

pocket to store my cards.  Presumably though, the folding of the

case

underneath does make it a little more bulky.  Is it a padded,

soft

leather?

Thanks for any additional info you can give me.

--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 1:13 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

Handyworks makes cases for pda and the pk case has a zipper

pocket on the

front of it so you can store your flash cards in it. The case

which Hw

supplies has no pockets in it but this is an extremely nice case

from

Handyworks and the top of it folds underneath and is held fast

by Velcro.

Mary Ellen Earls
----- Original Message -----
From: "alice dampman" <alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:02 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Question about equipment:

Mary Ellen, what is a handyworks case for the PK? What features

does it

have?
Alice
alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:49 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Question about equipment:

Well just last Saturday I was walking in the rain with my

Braille Note

Pk so gently affixed the lid of the handyworks case to the

Braille

display and it kept it just fine.
Mary Ellen Earls

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