[absoft-board] Re: Priorities and Plans
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: absoft-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 16:31:51 -0500
In fact, we do have cloud backup through JungleDisk. It is only on our
Windows computter and only for financial files and crucial documents.
Local backup with a NAS would enable us to back up entire disk images.
This is impractical with cloud storage. The best setup would use both.
John
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On Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 05:05:33PM +0000, Geoffry Kettling wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> One idea for back up would be to use a cloud. I am signing up with
> www.justcloud.com for personal. For 10$ a month or less I can get unlimited
> storage, they do limit size of file to up load without charge.
>
> Just Cloud does have a business side, I do not know about their
> accessibility features. I do know they are highly rated by CNET.
>
> Please contact me if you have any questions or if I can provide further
> information. Thank you for your time and attention in this matter.
>
> Respectfully,
> Geoff
>
> Geoff Kettling, C.R.C.
> Coordinator, Disability Accommodations
>
> Phone 775.784.6000
> Fax: 775-784-6955
> http://www.unr.edu/drc/
>
> "Even the greatest Oak was once just
> a little acorn that held its ground"
> author unknown
>
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> [mailto:absoft-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 12:26 AM
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> Subject: [absoft-board] Priorities and Plans
>
> This is a supplement to the regular board message. It discusses future plans
> and possibilities.
>
> I think that our priorities should be first, to improve our website,
> http://www.abilitiessoft.org so that we can begin receiving tax deductible
> donations online. Our consultants, Techoutfit, put me in touch with Howie
> Burke of Silverlane. He has given me a quote for improving the appearance of
> the home page and setting up a donations page. I will forward the quote in
> another message. Other enhancements can be done later. The cost will be $500.
> He has done much work for nonprofits in the past. I have enough resources to
> contribute this cost.
>
> The second priority should be to obtain Directors and Officers insurance.
> This will cost about $400 annually.
> It is not certain how this will be paid for.
>
> The third priority should be to set up a backup system. We have three
> computers, one of which is a Mac iBook. One of the others is dual-boot in
> Vinux and Windows 7. The third is running Ubuntu. This is the one I use most.
> In addition I may receive an iPad with a Braille display through the
> ICanConnect program. The backup settup I have in mind is a 2 TB
> network-connected hard drive (NAS)). This will require replacing our current
> router, which is almost ten years old. The cost will be about $300. Again, it
> is not certain how this will be paid for. I will ask TechOutfit for their
> recommendations.
>
> The mission of AbilitiesSoft is developing software for people with
> disabilities. Since I am no longer doing programming due to age, it is rather
> uncertain how best to accomplish this mission. I am doing some consulting on
> the three software projectss which I developed, liblouis, liblouisutdml, and
> BrailleBlaster. In addition I am working with a team which is redesigning
> liblouisutdml to take advantage of the things that have been learned since it
> was written. If we receive sufficient funding we may be able to hire people
> to do programming and to write reference materials and tutorials.
>
> You may want to look at http://www.liblouis.org and
> http://www.brailleblaster.org . You can download an alpha version of
> BrailleBlaster for Windows to see how it works. There is also a Mac OSX
> version and there will ultimately be a Linux version. APH is currently doing
> most of the development. They would like any support they can get.
>
> Jack has been working on fundraising, but without much success so far.
> He is working without pay, since we lost the funding from ViewPlus, Inc.
>
> Your thoughts and comments will be most welcome.
>
> --
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
>
>
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John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
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