[gps-talkusers] Re: gps on laptops

Ricky,

There's an old saying, Never is a long long time.

Example, some of the newer long battery type laptops claim over 15 hours of 
battery life.  There's a lot less consumption using the newer solid-state 
drives.

Even the new Fujitsu claims 9 hours with a 60GB drive and Vista HOme Premium 
with a special four-cell battery.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ricky Prevatte, LMBT 1154" <rickyprevatte1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 1:29 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: gps on laptops


Well you would only get to use it for 2. hours. I use to think that was
pretty tacky to tie that thing to the Voicenote like that.  Then I got one
and had to use it for a hole day and it was able to run some the next day
with out charging.  A standard laptop will never meet the needs of a blind
user that really travels.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tina B." <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 1:32 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] gps on laptops


> Just wondering how portable this would really be. How you would carry,
> hear, and use the laoptop when you are out and how you'd do it with a
> braille display if you used that. The idea of the pdas is to just carry it
> and with the strap at least that the bn has, you can just wear it which is
> what I always do with mine, and have it right there, but I can't picture
> that with a laptop. I'd be interested though to hear how it worhks if
> anyone figured it out or if sendero does revisit that.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <wa9top@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 7:10 AM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: bouncing around
>
>
>>I always check the weather beefore going out.  That way I know the
>>prevailing wind direction, speed, and if it is expected to change.  Living
>>near Lake Michigan, the wind will often change in the afternoon, and come
>>from the east off the lake.  The temperature can drop 20 DG when the lake
>>turns on the air conditioning.  Usually winds die down after sunset.  It's
>>not perfect, but combined with other information, it can be a clue when
>>needed.
>>
>
>

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