[icon-discuss] Re: NFB Newsline

  • From: Chase Crispin <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: david <dvdrln766@xxxxxxxxx>, icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 22:52:12 -0500

There is also Blackjack and another card game.  See the users site.
http://tech.aph.org/mm/
HTH,

Chase
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:20:47 -0400, david wrote:


>does anyone know of any other games for the BP besides the hang man and the 
>ticktacktow if there 
>is any can people tell me where to find them or send them to me through email 
>On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 
>11:37:08 -0500, Chase Crispin wrote:
>
>
>>Hello David,
>>To change the subject line of an email message:
>>1.  Reply to an email with ctrl+r.
>>2.  Press the menu key.
>>3.   Press 7 for headers.
>>4.  Down arrow until you here subject.
>>5.  Hold right arrow to get to the end of the line.
>>6.  Backspace with b-chord or the star key until the whole line for subject
>>is deleted.
>>7.  type in your new subject line.
>>8.  Press OK to return to the message you are replying to.
>>
>>Docking Station:
>>No, there is only one docking station for the BP, and it definitely unfolds.
>>It's kind of hidden though.  You need to reach under the docking station
>>towards the front, underneath where the space bar is, for example.  You will
>>feel a little indentation.  Put your fingers in that indentation and pull
>>out towards you.  A wrist rest should come out.
>>
>>Music:
>>I am not to familiar with music downloader sites, but I don't think there
>>are any legal ones that are free.  However, the Icon and BP contain an
>>excellent radio tuner with thousands of stations that you can listen to when
>>ever you have an internet connection.
>>
>>New Version:
>>Guido at LevelStar has said that he doesn't know when and if the 2.2.53
>>public beta will be released.  It isn't really a beta, because it is very
>>stable.  The only thing that it changes is the way the tuner access shout
>>cast (where all the radio stations come from) so you should have no problems
>>upgrading.  I recommend that you go ahead and upgrade.
>>HTH,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Chase Crispin
>>http://www.blindmobiletech.com/
>>chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
>>chasec5@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: david [mailto:dvdrln766@xxxxxxxxx] 
>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 5:08 PM
>>To: chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx; 'William & Pamela '; support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>>prader@xxxxxxx; icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [icon-discuss] Re: NFB Newsline
>>
>>sorry for not changing the subject line I tryed but I could not figure it
>>out. I have A few question's. 
>>1. is there 2. different dokking stations for the BP? because I keep hearing
>>folded and that it has something to rest the arm on but I have one and it
>>does not fold its just A regular keybord and it does not have A thing for
>>resting the arm and the only thing that folds is the case. Also does any one
>>know of any websights that I can download music from for free with out A
>>kapsha? and is there A way for me to creat extra folders on the email to
>>save emails? like for example if I want to keep mesages that I get from ebay
>>I would creat A ebay folder and transfer all the mesages from ebay that i
>>have in my inbox and in my trash to the ebay folder I ask because I tryed it
>>and my mesages would not transfer to it when I selected them it was eather
>>moove to inbox or clear selected or delete selected and does anyone know
>>when the 2.0.53 version will be out? On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:07:06 -0500,
>>Chase Crispin wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I totally agree.  I suspect that the reason for this is that most of 
>>>the other devices that Newsline syncs with are simpler DTB Players, e.g 
>>>Stream or Book Port Plus.  The developers probably don't know about the 
>>>file/folder structure of the Icon/BP, thus these go in with other books 
>>>like they would on other devices.  I am going to write Newsline to see 
>>>if they could find a way to send content to the News Stand, where it
>>belongs.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Chase Crispin
>>>Visit my website!
>>>http://www.blindmobiletech.com/
>>>Email:
>>>chase dot crispin at gmail dot com
>>>or:
>>>chasec5@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: William & Pamela [mailto:pmcoats00@xxxxxxx]
>>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 3:35 PM
>>>To: support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Chase Crispin'; prader@xxxxxxx; 
>>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: RE: [icon-discuss] Re: NFB Newsline
>>>
>>>I'm able to find them under unknown. Unfortunately that is exactly 
>>>where most all my reference books for work also go, and for some reason 
>>>also some .brf books.
>>>However, I don't really want periodicals mixed in with my reference 
>>>books for work, nor my training books from work.
>>>Periodicals should go in with other periodicals. I don't know why 
>>>someone would set programming to mix periodicals and books in the books 
>>>or author area.
>>>
>>>I guess there's no way to change where they are placed? 
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Pamela
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Levelstar 
>>>Support
>>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:48 AM
>>>To: 'Chase Crispin'; prader@xxxxxxx; pmcoats00@xxxxxxx; 
>>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: NFB Newsline
>>>
>>>All, do the NFB Newsline periodicals have an assigned "author"?  If 
>>>they do, you may be able to locate them quickly under their putative 
>>>authors .... If they do not, you will find them under "unknown".
>>>
>>>G.
>>>
>>>
>>>Guido D. Corona
>>>Levelstar LLC.
>>>685 S. Arthur Ave. Unit 1A
>>>Louisville, Colorado
>>>80027
>>>Email: support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Phone: (800) 315-2305, x.1
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Chase Crispin [mailto:chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx]
>>>Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 4:39 AM
>>>To: prader@xxxxxxx; pmcoats00@xxxxxxx; support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
>>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: Re: [icon-discuss] Re: NFB Newsline
>>>
>>>Pamela,
>>>I think the question is about the NFB Newsline software on the PC, 
>>>which sends all of its papers to the Bookshelf.  The only way to get 
>>>around this is  to sort your bookshelf by date, see the options menu.  
>>>There is no way to get these into the News Stand, but sorting your 
>>>Bookshelf by date should at least let you find the newest papers easily.
>>>HTH,
>>>
>>>Chase
>>>On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:23:44 -0400, Pamela Rader wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello:
>>>>
>>>>I'm not sure I understand, but it sounds like you are not downloading 
>>>>them to the periodicals folder.  If you do that, they will show up in 
>>>>the the same place as the bookshare mags and newspapers.  Why not try
>>that?
>>>>
>>>>The periodicals folder is in the library folder.
>>>>
>>>>Pamela Rader
>>>>APH Product Support
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of William & 
>>>>Pamela
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:02 PM
>>>>To: support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] NFB Newsline
>>>>
>>>>Is there any setting that can be changed to have the newspapers & 
>>>>magazines from NFB NewsLine in your pocket be loaded to the 
>>>>newspaper/magazine  area on the Braille Plus, instead of being loaded 
>>>>into
>>>the option for books?
>>>>
>>>>If you have several books loaded you have to scroll down through all 
>>>>of them to find the newspapers & magazines to remove them every few days.
>>>>It would seem a much better location to have them load to the place 
>>>>where BookShare magazines are loaded. At least for me I have fewer 
>>>>newspapers & magazines loaded than books. It would sure make cleanup
>>>easier.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Pamela
>>>>
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