[icon-discuss] Re: Interesting Idea
- From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:47:42 -0400
have you read all the messages up to this point? It is necessary for some
of us to be able to protect our property in this way. if you don't want to
use it fine. It's also fine to point out that some may not be able to use
it but I doubt that anyone who will be able to type on it will not be able
to use it. I use icon to type passwords all the time and yes, they say *.
----- Original Message -----
From: "kaye" <kayezimpher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 11:34 PM
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Interesting Idea
I think one thing to consider here is that the icon is made for users of
many
skill levels. Not all users will even know enough Braille to create a
thumbraille password. Also, if a sighted person were to make off with an
icon,
they would have a hard time knowing what button even turned the unit on
because
it is not apparent. Lastly, a sighted person would definitely have to get
use
to the synthecized voice. It is perfectly understandable to us, but the
average
sighted person thinks it sounds greek.
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:38:03 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:
>you don't have to be blind to figure it out and things do happen no matter
>how careful we are.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "kaye" <kayezimpher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:15 AM
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Interesting Idea
>
>
>When I am at a blindness convention I don't just leave my icon in a place
>where
>someone else could just pick it up.
>
>On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:40:23 -0400, David Poehlman wrote:
>
>
>>It wouldn't bee too difficult for someone savvy enough to figure it out.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:50 PM
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Interesting Idea
>>
>>
>>Michael,
>>
>>I've been reading this thread and trying to figure out why this kind of
>>protection would even be needed for a machine like this. Unlike a
>>standard
>>notebook computer, it has no screen, which is pretty good protection in
>>and
>>of itself. I doubt that most thieves would even know what one of these
>>machines is, let alone what information it has on it.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Michael McCarty
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 08:11
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Interesting Idea
>>
>>
>>One thing to remember, especially for the Braille+ is that we sell these
>>to schools for student use. I'd hate to be the tech who had to fool with
>>passwords and all the changes kids could make to the various units, what a
>>headache!
>>
>>
>>
>>Having been in computer repair and recycling, I can tell you that one of
>>the most aggravating aspect of customer service and tech support is the
>>introduction of a password on the CMOS or operating system of a computer.
>>People tend to forget their passwords, or enter spaces or other symbols
>>that
>>are impossible to guess. I know that's the purpose of a password, but when
>>someone tells you that the password is dog and they leave off the fact
>>that
>>they put a tilda at the end, it can really be aggravating. We used to
>>throw
>>entire motherboards away because we couldn't get into the CMOS because of
>>a
>>password.
>>
>>
>>
>>Now, I'm not saying that your idea is a bad one, what I might ask is could
>>we password protect a folder or group of folders instead of the entire
>>system?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Lambert
>>Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:14 PM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Interesting Idea
>>
>>
>>
>>I just thought of an interesting idea for a future release. For those of
>>you who have owned Pocket PC devices or PACmates, you will be familiar
>>with
>>this, but for those who don't I should explain. In the Pocket PC
>>environment
>>you get the opportunity to password-protect your device. In the case of
>>Mobile Speak Pocket, there are even some devices with finger print
>>scanners.
>>If your device is stolen, you can have it set so that if the thief has 3
>>failed password attempts, the unit will excecute a hard reset and wipe
>>everything as a protective measure. I was thinking about something similar
>>for the Icon. To make it even more complexing for the thief, however, and
>>less likely to try it in the first place, I think the password should be
>>limited to thumb braille only. Any thoughts on this?
>>
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