Would you believe I have a full size 102 key bluetooth keyboard with terraced rows of keys with quite a long clicky travel. Love the feel of it, but dubious portability, though it does fold in half TG and goes in a cloth pouch.
BobH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Turner" <richardturne...@outlook.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 3:25 AM Subject: RE: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? Another reason not to have a Macbook, or to have to use a USB keyboard, which defeats the idea of having the portability. Isn't technology fun? Richard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 7:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? Well someone on another list just told me that you cannot turn off the touchpad on a MacBook. That is disgusting. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > Rose, > Try Function F5. That is how both my Work Del and my home Toshiba now turn > off the touch pad. > I find I often have to turn it off again after rebooting, but at least I can > turn it off. > > I hope that works. I hate touchpads. > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Rose Combs > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 2:22 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? > > I feel your pain, I am doing a project at church in a few weeks and they > asked if I had a laptop, I do, and at home I connect a > wireless keyboard. However, if I were to carry it around with me not an > option and I am constantly hitting the touch pad on a > Lenovo laptop and sending it to who knows where, I hate how far the keyboard > is back, makes me lean forward and I keep resting the > palm of either hand on the stupid thing, On the Toshiba my husband had, very > old, I could turn that off with function key 9, > can't seem to do it on the Lenovo with any key, not even through the control > panel, maybe it can be done, but so far not by me. > > I'd much rather type notes etc. but for now it looks like I will learn the > Focus 14 commands which I did not have time for last > spring when I bought the device and braille. I love braille, don't get me > wrong, however, in the past nearly 40 years I have > typed 8 hours or more a day, brailed just maybe a couple of times a week or > less. I once was very fast but now am not, > especially on tiny keys on a braille display. Well have to devote time to > this instead of other things to make it work for me, I > use the Focus minimally thus far as I was working full time in the spring, > transitioning to a new company not by my choice, then > ill, was terminated and am now retired earlier than I wished to be. > > Any display users, especially of the Focus are welcome to contact me at > roseco...@q.com > > I read braille perfectly, recognize mistakes easily but, these little keys > are going to be my downfall. I used a Braille note for > years, loved it but, probably will need something I can use where others can > see what is happening is the reason I was asked about > a laptop or I device. My iPad is wifi only and bought just at the end of its > cycle in early September 2013 as a present after I > taught my husband how to use one with VO and zoom for him not me. He bought > me a mini after that and just before new > announcements were made. First gen so although I use it at home, it isn't > going anywhere and his was donated to a friend who > spent months on a ventilator unable to talk but very much mentally with it. > I helped set it up so it could talk for him after my > husband passed a year ago in the spring. > So choice now looks like either hooking the Focus to the laptop via > Bluetooth, if I can or using my iPhone which would be less to > carry. > My Braille note is an mPower, and if no one needed to see what I was doing, > and if I could get it to connect to my home network so > I could load it easier it would be my choice. > > I still use it but cannot get it to connect to anything even with a network > card these days. Never truly worked well in that > regard anyway. However, makes it useless as an e-mail client also and > probably would not open the documents I will be sent. > Long story as to why I did not upgrade it, let's just say HW and I are no > longer friendly. > > Rose Combs > roseco...@q.com > A picture may be worth a thousand words but it takes up three times the > memory! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Mary Otten > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 11:06 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com > Subject: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? > > I have been asked to substitute as a minutes take her for an upcoming > meeting. I used to do this on a PC laptop in MS Word with > complete confidence and competence. However, that laptop is long since gone > and buried. > At this point, my choices are to use my eye pad with a Bluetooth keyboard and > pray that I don't get bit by the Bluetooth bug in > iOS 9, choosing among apps such as voice dream writer or the new notes app. > Or I could borrow my husbands 11 inch MacBook air, > with which I am not that familiar, and use something like text at it. Neither > prospect is exciting. I'm looking for something that > is going to be reliable and foolproof. As in me being a fool and screwing up > their minutes. What do people think would be the > easiest thing to do the most foolproof thing? This is, assuming I don't get > the Bluetooth bug that wipes out my iPad? Most about > using the MacBook is hitting that darned oversized touchpad and ending up > somewhere where I really don't want to be and not having > a clue how to get back where I need to be in the text writing app. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please > contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list > itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please > contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list > itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please > contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list > itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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