[Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?

[Gary Wunder]

Milt, I see your address is different from the one I have and used in 
talking with you about the Seminar. Which do you prefer?
Gary


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "milt.1818" <milt.1818 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB Webmaster's List'" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?


> Hello All and Ruth Ann,
>
>
>
> It has been some time since I have been away from working software on
> computers.  This seminar was a real blessing for me to cogitate on
> xCatalyst and new ideas.  Networking with all of you was very nice and
> I would love to have additional contact from time to time.
>
>
>
> Ruth, so I won't have to totally reinvent the whole wheel and save
> time as well could I have a copy of your report that you presented to
> your state president so I can adapt it to present it to our state
> president and / or state board?
>
>
>
> Thanks much and I appreciate your friendship.
>
>
>
> Milton Taylor
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> 645 W 1820 N
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> Orem, Utah
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> 801-224-1818
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> milttaylor at comcast.net
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Ruth Anne Wheeler
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:56 PM
> To: 'NFB Webmaster's List'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Handouts would have been a nice addition.  However, I took pretty good
> notes
>
> from the seminar in Word for myself, so I'll be OK in getting started
> up,
>
> and figure that as I encounter problems, I would ask here.
>
> I'm hoping to convince our Illinois board that this is the way to go.
> I see
>
> xCatalyst as being a great way to manage a site like nfbofillinois.org
> and
>
> it will make my job easier.   I submitted an extensive report to our
>
> president on the conference and am still awaiting a response from her.
> I
>
> have had response from our student division president and another
> board
>
> member, both favorable.
>
> Over the weekend, I was able to build a test site, 3 pages in size,
> and
>
> included that in the report.
>
> Ruth Anne
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> Ruth Anne Wheeler
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> Webmaster
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> NFB of Illinois
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> www.nfbofillinois.org
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>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
>
> Behalf Of Peter Donahue
>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:31 PM
>
> To: NFB Webmaster's List
>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Webmasters Seminar, Any Thoughts?
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>
>
> Hello Quintina and listers,
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>
>
>    The same here. I believe whenever other seminars are held
> participants
>
> are given material to take home with them or to read in their spare
> time. I
>
> was looking forward to reading this material on the flight back to San
>
> Antonio. Having said that let's remember that this was a first for the
> NFB
>
> Jernigan Institute. Perhaps this suggestion will be acted upon for
> follow-up
>
> seminars.
>
>
>
>    The only other thing I could suggest is that a P.A. system be
> installed
>
> in the computer lab to make it easier for those with hearing
> impairments to
>
> hear the speaker. I have hearing aids, but the blasted things spend
> more
>
> time in the repair shop than they do on me. They're always going out
> due to
>
> ear wax being lodged in them. A friend of ours also has the same
> problem
>
> with her hearing aids. Other participants told me that they also had
> trouble
>
> hearing too. My hearing is such that if there's a P.A. system in use I
> can
>
> hear much better. It's only a matter of sitting closer to a speaker,
> or in
>
> the front of the room. When Gary moved me to the workstation closer to
> where
>
> John was it was easier to hear him, but he still sounded rather
> unclear.
>
>
>
>    Add to that that workstation had a laptop so I was faced with
> having to
>
> figure out how to use it. As I said in this business there's lots of
>
> opportunities for structured-discovery learning. I got my share of it
> during
>
> the seminar including learning how to use the laptop. I jumped in with
> both
>
> feet and began feeling comfortable with it by the time we finished on
>
> Saturday evening.
>
>
>
>    It was also a pleasure to meet you too. I'll be curious to hear
> about
>
> your X Catalyst adventures as well as those of others on this list.
> Happy
>
> Valentine's Day.
>
>
>
> Peter Donahue
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