New! Blog of the month!

Hello all readers,
I would like to introduce the "blog of the month" service.
For November, the blog is:
http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com//
This blog is authored by Chase Crispin, and it is very informative, not only about the icon-braille
plus, but of many other technology products!
So, congratulations chase!

Training icon-braille plus, and much, much more!

Hi all blog readers,
Me and sendero group are offering 1-on-1 live training, via phone, skype, or
person-to-person training for the following products:
JAWS for windows, System access 3.0, icon mobile manager, braille plus mobile
manager,
braille note mpower-Pk, zoom-text, window eyes, windows vista, windows XP,
microsoft
office (all versions), and internet development, microsoft vertual studio.
For people who are not a member of SSBVI, the price for the entire bundle is:
6171 dollars, and 95 cents.
For members of SSBVI, you can get it for:
6149 dollars and 0 cents!
or, if you like, I am giving 4 training slots free!
Just write an essay, on how you would benefit, and why you should get it free.
Deadline:
December 10, 2008.
Training starts:
January 25, 2009.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Jahmal!

Contact:
505-614-4133
Email:
jahmallovato376@gmail.com

(SSBVI contact same)

Tech Talk anouncement: Braille plus and Icon

  

Start: 09/22/2008 - 17:00

End: 09/22/2008 - 19:00

The Accessible World News Wire, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Presenter: Amy Ruell, President, Visually Impaired Computer User Group, Massachusetts.
Email: aruell@comcast.net
Web: www.vibug.org

Did you know that a personal digital assistant (PDA) is almost like holding a feature-rich laptop in the palm of your hand?

Are you aware that with proper training a blind computer user can quickly learn to use the many features of this powerful, totally accessible device?

To hear for yourself, plan now to attend the next TekTalk Internet online training event when Amy Ruell, an extremely knowledgeable computer user, will demonstrate from a blind user's perspective many features of the Icon and/or Braille Plus, a relative new entry into the PDA market for blind and visually impaired people.

You will learn how to access numerous kinds of applications and content suitable for work and entertainment through a user-friendly, easy-to-use interface including Bookshare titles, digital talking books from NLS, podcasts, and email. She will also discuss the device's limitations and Suggested improvements.

Following the live demonstration, the virtual audience will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Date: Monday, September 22, 2008

Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 0:00 GMT.

Where: TekTalk Conference Room at:

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

Or, alternatively,

http://www.accessibleworld.org. Select the TekTalk Room, enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

All Tech Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation or podcast from the Tech Talk archives on our website at http://www.accessibleworld.org.

All online interactive programs require no password, are free of charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual audience.

If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms.

Sign up information for all Accessible World News Wires and discussion lists are also available at our website: http://www.accessibleworld.org.

Media Contacts:

Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta@pacbell.net
Web: http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com

Pat Price, Founder and Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
Vision Worldwide, Inc.
317-254-1185
Email: pat@patprice.org
Web: http://www.accessibleworld.org

The Accessible World, a division of Vision Worldwide, Inc. a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.

• Calendar

Accessible World 2006 - 2008

Update on the serotek System Access Mobile Network for the icon

Hi,
There is an update available for the Serotek SA Mobile Network for the icon/braille+.
Go to the following address from your icon-braille+ web browser:
http://www.samobile.net/icon
and choose open.
Thank you,
Jahmal

Blog is moving!

Hi,
The blog "Icon and Braille++ training is moving to an other server.
this will take efect on November first.
This disission is official.
If there is anyone who wants to take the current blog on google over, I will be happy to transfer ownership to them.
Otherwise, this blog will move.
I also have a group that is moving monday to yahoo groups.
If anyone wants to take it over, I will transfer ownership.
I will still, however, have a group and blog on Yahoo, and word press.
If you want this blog, and group, send me an Email at:
jahmallovato376@gmail.com
Thank you,
Jahmal

Audio for the work space is posted

The audio for the workspace application can be found by clicking on the link below:
http://www.adrive.com/public/124d261baee33711d7f0f211237601390a7b0bb72a149b9ce4431cb64450556f.html
Enjoy,
Jahmal
jahmallovato376@gmail.com

RSS not working?

xt post on the music player, however, due to some technical
difficulties,
I had to change.
Recently, members of the discussion lists have been facing problems with their
RSS reader.
I have, with the help of level star, found a cure for this problem.
BE WARNED:
You will loose your RSS settings by following this procedure.

The procedure is as follows:
1. Go to file explorer by pressing keypad 6, and 2.
2. Arrow to the internal flash disk.
3. Locate the home folder.
4. Open the root folder.
5. Browse to the DB folder.
6. Delete the "RSS.db" file.
7. Reboot your unit.

This procedure works both for the icon, and the braille+.
All your RSS problems will be just bad dreams following this procedure!
If their are any questions, comments, or suggestions on what I should post, or
what I have been posting, just
send me an EMAIL, or post comments.
My Email address is:
jahmallovato376@gmail.com
Thank you,
Jahmal

application number 1, the workspace

"Welcome to the level star icon, the braille + version 1.11, build 22!
Applications Menu.

My first training post will be on the work space application.
I am using the version stated above: 1.11 build 22.
The latest version of at time of post.
But enough of that, let's get started!

THE WORK SPACE
On your icon/braille+, you'll find a number of usefull and entertaining applications.
The first one falls under the usefull catagory.
It is called, the Work Space.
You can access the Work Space, by pressing the number 1 on your telephone keypad.
After pressing 1, you will hear the application start sound, followed by:
"Workspace welcome"
That is the name of the application, and the view you are in.
Then you will hear the first item in the list.
Wich depends if you are using the Icon, or the Braille+.
The icon will say,
"Level star home page," and the braille+ will say: "Icon and braille+ user site."
And then you will hear the number of items in the current view.
The last message you will get is:
"Hold down pound, while pressing left and right to switch views."
There are 4 views in the work space.
The first, is the "Welcome View" wich contains:
Level star home page (Only on Icon,) Braille++ user site (Only on Braille++,) and if your unit came preloaded with 1.1, you will have the audio tutorial.
Note:
If you have run the "Check for software update," utility, you will also find the tutorial for download.
And the audible content folder.
Also if your unit came preloaded with 1.1, it will already be there.
It is not currently posted on check for software updates, but I think it will be soon.
Contact Level Star or The American Printing House for the Blind for more information.

The next view is the "RSS" view.
This view contains your downloaded podcasts, and RSS feed articles.
The next view, is the "Recent Books" view.
This view contains the most recently opened books.
Note:
Books will not show up here unless you have opened them from the bookshelf.
The last view, is the Recent Files view.
This view contains the most recent files that you have opened.
Note:
They will only appear, if you have opened them in file explorer.
You can press select, or OK to launch any item, from any view, and the workspace will launch the required application needed to view the item.
When you are finished with the workspace, simply press cancel, and you will be returned to the applications menu.
That was the "Work Space" applications.
Be expecting the next post, to be on the music player (Number 2 in the applications menu)
Note:
An audio demo of the work space will be posted under the title, "Work space audio."
I hope you learned a lot.
But if there are still questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to post, or Email me.
My Email address is:
jahmallovato376@gmail.com
Thank you.

welcome!

Welcome to my blog!
This blog is devoted to the icon mobile manager from Level Star, and the Braille+ mobile manager from APH (American Printing House for the Blind.)
I will post training, anouncements, and more!
Feel free to post comments, questions, and suggestions.
Or Email me at:
jahmallovato376@gmail.com
Enjoy the blog!