[icon-discuss] Re: adesso mini keyboard
- From: Marta Rodriguez <yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:21:09 -0400
You're very welcome.
Marta
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:05:42 -0500, stacey robinson wrote:
>Hi Marta,
>Thanks so much.
>This is very helpful.
>
>Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley
>In Tennessee.
>staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marta Rodriguez" <yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx>
>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:43 AM
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: adesso mini keyboard
>
>
>>hello:
>>
>>first of all, i found the adesso mini keyboard at the micro Center, but
>>amazon offers them as well. Had seen it some years ago, when I was
>>looking for smaller keyboards that would fit in a laptop bag, but had
>>rejected it, because it did not have the calculator keypad on the
>>right, which most keyboards have, and which you would need in order to
>>use the jaw's say all key, turn the virtual cursor on and off, and use
>>the left and right mouse keys. But then I decided that it would be
>>just right for the braille Plus and bought it off the micro center web
>>site.
>>
>>Before describing this keyboard to you, I think I should caution you to
>>make sure that you ask for the adesso USB computer mini keyboard when
>>you conduct searches for it, as adesso seems to produce a variety of
>>these keyboards, including musical keyboards.
>>
>>now for the description: The keyboard is roughly 8 or 10 inches wide,
>>and about six inches long. It has one control key, and two windows
>>keys. It has two alt keys, and all 12 function keys. The left shift
>>key is above the last key on the left, which I don't know what it is,
>>as the control key is to the right of it. The left down and right
>>arrows are to the extreme right of the keyboard. to the left of the
>>left arrow is the delete key. the home key is located on the right of
>>the keyboard, second row. below that is the page up, pagedown, and end
>>keys.
>>
>>Because the keyboard is a little smaller than a regular keyboard, the
>>function keys are not separated from the number keys, and what is more,
>>they do not look any different from the rest of the typing keys. So,
>>you must remember that the keys on the top row are function keys.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Marta
>>
>>
>>On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:19:05 -0400, Robert DeYoung wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>Will you please describe this keyboard further? Is it a bluetooth
>>>keyboard? Does it have a row of functions keys as well as the qwerty
>>>boards? Where did you find it?
>>>Thanks.
>>>Robert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>Marta Rodriguez <yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx> 4/16/2008 1:23 AM >>>
>>>I don't find the braille keyboard on the Braille Plus to be cramped.
>>>It's almost set up like those ergonomic keyboards, the 1 2 3 and 4 5 6
>>>keys a little farther away from each other so that you don't have your
>>>arms together in front of you while you're typing, as you often do with
>>>a regular Qwerty keyboard.
>>>
>>>But you might want to consider that if you don't like the braille
>>>keyboard, you can always add a qwerty keyboard to the device, which
>>>would certainly give you a little more typing room. I just got myself
>>>one of those Adesso mini keyboards, the type that is small enough to
>>>carry in a laptop bag or a big purse. I use that with the Braille Plus
>>>when I get tired of using its own braille keyboard. Also have a
>>>foldable rubber keyboard, but find that keyboard isn't as easy to use
>>>as the Adesso one.
>>>
>>>Marta
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Zachary Kline
>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:13 AM
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Question for all BraillePLUS owners; also
>>>getting some window-shopping time with the BraillePlus
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>The Braille Plus keyboard isn't crampt, in my opinion. It feels quite
>>>spacious compared to the BNS keyboard I remember.
>>>The braille keys themselves are spaced wide enough for my finger s to
>>>fit between them.
>>>The keypad is a little close together, but no more so than an average
>>>chordless telephone, and a lot wider than some cell phones.
>>>I'm not living in your area, so afraid I can't help with the loan issue.
>>>Best,
>>>Zack.
>>>
>>>On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 09:48:59PM -0700, Rob Lambert wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I have seen some pictures of the Plus (I use a very powerful magnifier
>>>>on my MacBook) and the keyboard looks cramped. I've still got a 15 year
>>>>old Braille 'n Speak and I know what cramped keyboards are like because
>>>>of it. LOL I have not updated in 15 years, and I really am looking at a
>>>>new device, but i'm at...well...6 forks in the road. LOL. I'm looking
>>>>very closely at the Braille Plus as one of the devices I'd like to get.
>>>>So yeah is the keyboard on the BraillePlus cramped? Also, a good friend
>>>>of mine told me that where she is if she needs to look at something
>>>>such as the BraillePlus or Icon, that she can (in the sense of
>>>>equipment loans for review purposes). I'm from Nevada and I'm not sure
>>>>what we have here besides Easter Seals (which I heard on the news last
>>>>week will be closing due to funding issues I think) and the NFB and I'm
>>>>not sure if they have a tech lab or not. I know the local Blind Center
>>>>only has the BrailleNote and PACmate (last I looked). What I'd like to
>>>>do is to actually make a hard look at the device, but I can't make it
>>>>to the conventions this summer due to my need to take the Praxis for my
>>>>bachelors in special ed.
>>>>
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