[jaws-uk] Re: buying a laptop
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:08:23 -0000
If you have a dial-up account, you can use that of course,
but hotel telephone rates, even for local calls, can be
pretty high.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
amie.slavin
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:06 AM
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: buying a laptop
Hi Barbara and list, isn't it possible to access the net via
plugging into a
modem, in a hotel etc? Is wireless the only option for
roving access?
Amie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Wilson" <barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: buying a laptop
> Hi Paul
>
> Maybe I'm stating the obvious here, but remember you can
only gain access
> to Email when away from home if you are within a wireless
network to which
> you have access.
>
>
> Barbara Wilson
> T: 02887784046
> M: 07917710779
> E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> W: www.justgiving.com/cyder
> MSN/WLM: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Skype: barkingbabs
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 8:36 PM
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: buying a laptop
>
>
>> Hi Paul.
>>
>> There are a few things to consider here.
>> firstly, you can do all the things on a laptop you can do
on a desktop.
>> You would be able to get a laptop with Windows XP but
Microsoft will stop
>> issuing licenses for XP after the end of June (it could
be July, I don't
>> quite remember but others here or the microsoft website
will tell you.
>>
>> JAWS 5 will work on Windows XP but I would want to
upgrade it if you can
>> afford it as this version really is now getting seriously
long in the
>> tooth. Once you have sorted how you will connect to the
internet while
>> away you can set up email so it only deletes messages you
put in the
>> Deleted Items folder which is where they go by default
when you delete
>> them.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Graham
>> Graham Page
>> Home Phone: 0207 265 9493
>> Mobile: 07753 607980
>> Fax: 0870 706 2773
>> Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Skype: gabriel_mcbird
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Paul Roberts" <anorack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 8:37 PM
>> Subject: [jaws-uk] buying a laptop
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> For some time now, I have thought about maybe buying
myself a laptop and
>>> installing JAWS onto it.
>>>
>>> To be honest, the only real reason for doing this is so
that when I
>>> amaway
>>> for long weekends, I can still catch up with E-mails so
that I don't
>>> have to
>>> do it when I return home.
>>> I don't usually have long holidays.
>>>
>>> on my desktop, I currently have windows ME and am
running JAWS version
>>> 5.
>>>
>>> If I was to purchase a laptop then it would presumably
come with XP.
>>> This
>>> is not necessarily a problem but I would want to access
my E-mails and
>>> so
>>> would I be able to do this through a laptop whilst away
from home.
>>>
>>> Also I might wish to read magazines as sent by the RNIB
whilst on a
>>> train
>>> journey so as not to cary bulky Braille items with me.
>>>
>>> I guess the only other thing I might want to do is
listen to theradio
>>> stations on-line although I gather this last point might
be rather
>>> dificult
>>> and in some instances, impossible.
>>>
>>> If anyone can give me any advice on this and also a
rough idea of prices
>>> then that would be brilliant.
>>>
>>> You can either reply to the list or directly to my
E-mail address if you
>>> wish.
>>>
>>> Thanks for reading.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Paul.
>>>
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