[bookshare-discuss] Re: Things to do while scanning
- From: "Patti Johnson" <razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:53:47 -0500
I'd like to know about Freedom box too, I went to the site and it said
it was under construction, so where do you find the ovies, do you have to
sign up and pay something to hear them?
Patti
Dear Lord, help me to become the kind of person that my dog thinks I am.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Shelly" <tshelly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 8:42 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Things to do while scanning
> Jana,
>
> Can you tell me more about "freedom box". What is their web site?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jana Jackson [mailto:jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 7:30 PM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Things to do while scanning
>
> Hi, everyone! First of all, I want to wish you all a very happy and
> blessed
> 2005! I look forward to seeing what this year holds for Bookshare as
> well.
> I've found several things that help to make scanning less boring. <Smile>
> First of all, as Mike and shelley have stated, it's sometimes fun to read
> the book while I'm scanning it. If I feel like watching a movie, I often
> log on to Freedom Box, which, by the way, is an excellent on-line network
> for blind people. They have just launched Freedom Box System Access, a
> low-cost alternative to current screen readers. Anyway, Freedom box
> includes a ton of sound-tracks for audio-described movies, so I often
> watch
> one while I'm scanning. If I know that I'm going to be on the phone for a
> while, I will sometimes scan a book while I'm chatting with a friend,
> especially when I'm to the point where I'm ready to use the Scan
> Repeatedly
> feature in K1000 which, by the way, is a God-send! If I don't feel like
> reading a book, watching a movie, or chatting, sometimes I find it nice to
> just sit and think while I'm scanning... but that's very rare! <Smile>
>
> Having said all that, Rose, I think a long book is quite a daunting task,
> and I have to be feeling especially brave to undertake it! <Smile> Happy
> New Year, everyone!
>
> Jana
>
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