[gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:

Sun Apr 5 20:55:19 UTC 2009

Finally, Joel, some computers -- particularly laptops have built-in 
card readers that accept one or more types of cards.

Dave

At 03:18 PM 4/5/2009, you wrote:
>yeah, you're right. When I read an occaisonal review of a camera, or talk to
>a friend about something they did with their camera, I remember hearing
>about jut plugging a cable into the USB port. Okay. So they don't all have
>these multiple outlet gismos. I see.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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>Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:
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>
>They may have card readers, or those external devices, like cameras,
>may have an USB connection that they can connect to their PC with a cable.
>
>Dave
>
>At 09:51 AM 4/5/2009, you wrote:
> >you must be talking about things I don't use except within the body of my
> >own computer, right? Like a memory stick from another computer, or the
> >memory cards of various sorts that you stick into things like blind reading
> >devices or digital cameras, stuff like that. Now am I geting it?  You mean
> >all my normally sighted friends who have digital cameras all have some sort
> >of card reader that comes with it and plugs into their USB port where I've
> >got my thumb drive plugged in and sometimes take it out and plug in my
> >mobile .mp3 player so I can copy a music file to it or copy an audible.com
> >book from Audible Manager to it?
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
> >To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 2:05 AM
> >Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:
> >
> >
> >Not quite right.  This won't accept thumb drives.  It reads various kinds
> >of
> >memory sticks and cards.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
> >Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:31 AM
> >To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> >Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:
> >
> >Dave,
> >
> >Well, I have one thumb drive stuck into a front-side USB port all the time
> >to which I copy various things I want to keep backed up from my hard drive.
> >So if I'm understanding you, this is some sort of device that provides
> >extra
> >
> >input slots for more such things, sort of the way a power strip lets you
> >plug a bunch of devices into one outlet? And when you select one of the
> >things you've got attached to it, it shows up in Windows Explorerr just the
> >way my one and only thumb drive shows up now? Is that pretty much how it
> >works? It's a thing that plugs into that USB port and sits on the desk in
> >front of your computer and has a few slots in it for a few thumb drives?
> >
> >At least I understand it isn't a gypsy lady who reads Tarot cards. That's
> >the only meaning I could think of, which is what such fortune tellers are
> >generally called. Card readers or Tarot card readers. That's Taroh, Mr.
> >Jaws.
> >
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> >From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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> >Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:16 PM
> >Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:
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> >
> >A card reader is a small device that hooks up to your computer,
> >usually via an USB connection, and accepts one or more flash storage
> >cards, such as SD or compact flash, or memory sticks.  The card then
> >appears to your computer as does another drive so you can move files
> >to and from it.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >At 06:50 PM 4/4/2009, you wrote:
> > >Stupid question of the day: what's a card reader?
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
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> > >Subject: [gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:
> > >
> > >
> > >I just bought a card reader and it came with a disc which included the
> > >print
> > >user's manual in PDF format.  I think this will happen more often which
> > >will
> > >make life just a little easier.
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