We keep our computer on all the time as well but when the computer "freezes" and I am alone - there is no hands-free option. I don't need a hands-free option as I can move the mouse and use Dragon NaturallySpeaking, etc. but I am screwed when everything freezes and absolutely nothing works.
Lori On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Daniel Espinoza <[email protected]>wrote: > Why not just keep the computer on all the time? I have mine on all the > time and then when it is not used or 30 minutes it goes into sleep mode. All > it takes for me to wake it is one puff on my Quad joy. When it's in sleep it > doesn't use much energy at all. Especially if your motherboard supports > green power, must of been a computers support it. Not only does it help your > computer but it doesn't use as much power and it also monitors your power > usage. Microstar international has an application to monitor your power > usage and if you want to lower it if you're worried about your electric > bill. > > Most modern computers support sleep, although how they wake up this > different depending on your motherboard. Mine gives me the option to choose > if I want mouse movement “Quad joy”, keyboard, USB devices, or network types > to wake up the computer. > > > > Daniel Espinoza 26/m/California > > > > Occupation before accident - Network engineer / SR. Network security > engineer What happened: > > I broke my c2,c6,c7 and had to get donor bone at c2, which left me as a > Quadriplegic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriplegia>. > > I had a > Traumatic_brain_injury<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injury>from > blood going to my brain from my spinal cord, but its getting better > with time. > > I am off a ventilator <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilator> "woohoo" > however only half of my > diaphragm<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragm>works right now > "due to an asymmetric spinal > cord injury <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_cord_injury>....." > > > > http://wwwthespinalcordinjured.net <http://spinalcordinjured.net/> > > http://www.myspace.com/dannylnx > > > > *From:* Quadius [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, August 31, 2009 5:03 PM > *To:* Steve Oldaker > *Cc:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Hands Free Computer Booting > > > > What Steve has written here is 100% on target. That's what I did and I > also purchased a Palm pad and an X-10 transmitter module from X-10.com. > > This way I can roll up to my desk and turn on my computer with a mouse > stick and the Palm pad. There is a rollover mat, but I would only use this > approach if your client doesn't have the ability to use a mouse stick. > Additionally, it would be very beneficial for your client to have the > ability to use a mouse stick in order to avoid hard booting the computer > every time DNS ends up getting locked up with a program. > > Awfully this helps. > Quadius > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Steve Oldaker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Kevin, > > Try this if you have not done so yet: > > 1. Start her computer and press F2 or whatever it is on her machine to > enter > Setup. > 2. Look for and select Power Management. > 3. Look for and select Auto Power On. > 4. Go from there. > > Steve - C4, 21 years > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Bird [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 2:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [QUAD-L] Hands Free Computer Booting > > Hello Everyone - My name is Kevin, I am an Assistive Technology Trainer and > am currently working with a client who has extremely limited mobility. I am > training her in the use of Dragon Naturally Speaking (which is going very > well) however as Dragon is only useful when the computer is on, I am left > with the problem of how to initially boot the computer. I have been doing > research but have been unable to resolve this issue any suggestions would > be > greatly appreciated. > Thank you in advance for your assistance. > > Kevin L. Bird Braille & Technology Training > [email protected] > (541) 441-3888 > > > -- Lori Age - 45 C4/5 complete quad, nearly 30 years post Tucson, AZ
