[infoshare] Re: laptops, netbooks, windows 7 and meeting date?

  • From: "S. Kraft" <sharlene.kraft@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:35:50 -0400

Hi Lynne,

I will probably go to B and H or J and R.  Bob has an Asus which has a smaller 
keyboard.  My Toshiba, however, has many programs that someone had to turn off 
because it wanted you to u se them instead of the windows programs that I use.  
There were more graphics.

Is there a computer that you know many blind people are using?  

Thanks about the windows tutorial.  I also heard that I have to use something 
other than Outlook Express.   We read a little about Windows Livemail, but 
there may be something better.

Sharlene
P.S. Bob said that the Email I sent to Ellen will go to everyone, so sorry for 
the repetition in these messages.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lynne Tatum 
  To: infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 12:49 PM
  Subject: [infoshare] Re: laptops, netbooks, windows 7 and meeting date?


  Hi, Sharlene and Ellen.

  Ellen, you're absolutely right.  Sharlene, get thee to a store such as Best 
Buy and literally feel up the laptops they're offering.

  And, yes, there are many tutorials on Windows 7.  I'll gladly point you to 
some.

  I use windows 7 in its basic form and it's ok.  JAWS takes a bit of time to 
start up but that seems standard.  Even the JAWS on our Windows 7 NetBook at 
CCVIP takes some time to start up.  Brew some coffee while you're waiting. grin

  I think the biggest thing to get used to will be the new Start menu, where 
you can search and which has two panes.  They might indeed be a pain at first 
but they really are quite convenient.  I'll send a brief audio tutorial through 
the list upon our return from my mom's.

   

  More to come and enjoy your day.

  Lynne

   

   

   


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  From: infoshare-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:infoshare-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Ellen Rubin
  Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 12:11 PM
  To: infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [infoshare] Re: laptops, netbooks, windows 7 and meeting date?

   

  Hi Sharlene,

  I purchased  my net book from Buy.com. I get daily lists from them and 
usually they include several net books. I would be happy to send the one that 
comes tomorrow if it contains interesting options.

  Also, I bought a Gateway lap top from Best Buy--It was impossible to order 
the laptop directly from Bestbuy--but it certainly has a full key board
  My reader should be here later today, I will try and remember to ask her to 
check the model munber. I think it would be worth it to go to one of the many 
Bestbuy stores to check things out!

  As for Windows 7...I would be thrilled to learn the intricacies of windows 7 
myself!
  Ellen


  At 10:50 AM 6/19/2011, you wrote:



  Hi everyone!
   
  My netbook is dying!  weep!  
   
  Has anyone purchased a new laptop or netbook lately?  I am interested in a 
full keyboard, loud sound, and alt and control keys on both sides.  Also, does 
anyone know if there is a good tutorial (not just a manual) on windows 7?  I 
guess I will need to learn a new Email since outlook express won't work.  
Finally, are we meeting at the end of June or in July?
   
  If you are kind enough to answer these questions, keep in mind that I am 
neither a great computer user nor a great student.  Simple is my friend.
   
  Any comments or advice will be  greatly appreciated.
   
  Thanks much.
  Sharlene

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