[gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:

Tue Apr 7 06:16:19 UTC 2009

Sure; you can get one at your local RadioShack for about ten bucks.  Pam.
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From: "Joel Deutsch" <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com>
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:


> So a card reader is something all my sighted digital camera friends are
> familiar with? No big deal? I mean not esoteric? Okay.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A new kind of accessibility:
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> Joel:
>
> Essentially you are right, a card reader connects to your PC, and
> provides connections to other devices.  They are not thumb drives
> though.  they are different sized memory cards, physically
> different.  It provides physical connections to connect memory cards
> to your computer which normally doesn't have connections for
> them.  It is basically an adapter.
>
> Dave
>
> At 11:30 PM 4/4/2009, you wrote:
>>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>
>>To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>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 -----
>> >From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net>
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>> >Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 3:05 PM
>> >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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