[gui-talk] The newsline website

Wed Mar 11 12:28:42 UTC 2009

Thanks Dave.  Unfortunately that's what I thought.  I sure wish we had newsline here in SC.

Steve Cook
Assistive Technology Specialist
SC Commission for the Blind
1430 Confederate Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-8788
Fax: (803) 898-8882
E-Mail: stcook at sccb.sc.gov

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Your state has to be on it for you to get the newspapers.

Dave

At 08:24 AM 3/10/2009, you wrote:
>Do you know if the states that are not currently on Newsline be able
>to receive newspapers as well?  I know SC is not currently on
>Newsline, we lost our funding, and  some of us sure do miss it.
>
>Steve Cook
>Assistive Technology Specialist
>SC Commission for the Blind
>1430 Confederate Avenue
>Columbia, SC 29201
>Phone: (803) 898-8788
>Fax: (803) 898-8882
>E-Mail: stcook at sccb.sc.gov
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kenlawrence124 at aol.com
>Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 7:39 PM
>To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [gui-talk] The newsline website
>
>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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