[gui-talk] The newsline website

[Kenlawrence124 at aol.com]

Hi folks you wanted a better idea of the newsline site so I am sending it  as 
a separate message rather than a reply since AOL 9.1 doesn't let you select  
text.  Well I find it's easier even then on the phone.  When you first  come 
on you hit the link to log on to it, and when you're there all you do is  put 
the six digit access number and the security code just like on the  phone.  The 
first time you log on you will be asked if you agree with the  terms of use.  
This just says you agree not to break copyright laws.   when you Check the 
yes radio button you get the options page.  you can use  the Web news on demand, 
or the newsline in your pocket feature.  There is  going to be something 
called a Key Stream available later this year.  with  the newsline web news it's 
just like the phone where your favorites, the  newspapers in your state, and 
the state information channel and the list of all  newspapers by state come up.  
you can have the newsline email full papers,  sections, or articles, but I 
haven't tried that yet since I don't have a daisy  reader in here.  The good 
thing is you don't have to read each article as  you brows a section.  When you 
go to the sections list it will say  something like "sports, 53 articles.  you 
click on that link and then it  gives you links to each article with a little 
piece of what it says so you know  what you're about to read and to view the 
article you just click the link.   The newsline in your pocket is the way 
you'll get the papers right to your  victor stream.  Our state coordinator says all 
you do is download the  software and all you have to do is hook the stream to 
your computer and click  the software and it downloads what you want.  I 
don't have broadband so  can't use that yet, but I think Bill said the same thing 
works with the book  port.  The site will go live for everyone in Early April. 
 Right now  they're just beta testing to work the bugs out.  A good way to 
think about  this is Let's say you go to national convention and you don't know 
the local  access number to the service in Detroit.  even if you do, the Hotel 
is  likely to charge for a local call.  They would surely charge you if you  
called the Toll free number even if the number is toll free, so if you don't  
have a cell phone what do you do?  Well, if you have a note taker like the  P
ac mate, the Braillenote or anything with a modem you can access  newsline.  
You get it with your favorites and everything in tact.   Won't give the address 
to it now will wait till it goes live for everyone, but  think you'll like it. 
 
 
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