[GRLUG] Need Topics * GRLUG April Meeting - next week Thursday April 10th 6-8PM

Mon Apr 7 17:30:28 EDT 2008

Psst guys.....

Blind Project....

the most common people always forget...

What about Deaf & Blind?

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:06 PM, <Bill_Raterink at spartanstores.com> wrote:

>
> Rich,
> I'm sorry I can't make the meeting on the 10th, but I'm very interested in
> your IPAQ for the Blind project.  If you could send me any information you
> have as far as language, database, ports requirements, etc. I would
> appreciate it.  I've done some work in the '90s with a blind person who ran
> a snackbar, he's retired now, but the POS system was a super fun project.
>  I've loaded ubuntu onto an old Compaq server & that's about the extent of
> my training so far.  I plan to make it my linux/perl learning machine.
>  Please keep me in mind if you have anything a perl/linux noobie might be
> able to handle.
> Thanks,
> -Bill.
>
>
>
>
>   *"Rich Nagel" <networkman at triton.net>*
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>
> 04/07/2008 03:52 PM   Please respond to
> Rich Nagel <networkman at triton.net>; Please respond to
> grlug at grlug.org
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>    To
> <grlug at grlug.org>  cc
> AJ <f1tz81 at gmail.com>  Subject
> Re: [GRLUG] Need Topics * GRLUG April Meeting - next week Thursday
>  April 10th 6-8PM
>
>
>
>
> Hello GRLUG members,
>
> Thought I'd give you all a heads-up.  I've already RSVP'd with Casey.  I'm
> planning to bring with me an IPAQ computer(Celeron 500 or P3-733 with 128meg
> ram), that we have configured to boot off of CD running Geexbox Linux.  The
> solution is designed to be as hands-off as possible for use by those with
> vision impairments. The PC connects over the internet to an audio stream
> provided by *http://www.thesightseer.org* <http://www.thesightseer.org/>an organization that provides a reading service to the blind and physically
> handicapped.  It's a non-profit and runs soley on donations -- there are no
> commericals in the broadcasts.  They've been broadcasting on a side-channel
> to fixed frequency radios in the past, but also now provide an audio stream
> on the web.  If you go to their web page and click on their icon it should
> spawn a player for the stream.
>
> Right now, the CDRom based solution works, but I may need the group's help
> in making a hard drive based solution viable as well, since CDRom drives for
> IPAQs are somewhat difficult to obtain, cost being the most difficult
> hurdle.  I can explain at the meeting what we know so far and what we want
> to accomplish.  The solution has been promoted to several Lion's Clubs
> already so we're really excited to be making Linux an integral part of the
> solution. :)
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all there!
>
> Rich
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* *Casey DuBois* <cdubois at n-vint.com>
> *To:* *grlug at grlug.org* <grlug at grlug.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:11 PM
> *Subject:* [GRLUG] Need Topics * GRLUG April Meeting - next week Thursday
> April 10th 6-8PM
>
> *GRLUG (Grand Rapids Linux Users Group) April Meeting*
> Food will be provided so please RSVP to *cdubois at n-vint.com*<cdubois at n-vint.com>so I can make sure to have enough.
> *Also let me know if you have any special needs (Allergies, Vegetarian,
> Etc.).
> *Date and Time:*
> Thursday April 10th
> 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (food will be ready @ 6:00)*
>
> Location:*
> N-Vint, Inc.
> 3240 Hanna Lake Industrial Park Drive SE, Caledonia*
> **
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3240+Hanna+Lake+Industrial+Park+Drive+SE,+Caledonia,+MI&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=24.455808,59.765625&ie=UTF8&ll=42.847275,-85.580063&spn=0.085205,0.159645&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1
> *<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3240+Hanna+Lake+Industrial+Park+Drive+SE,+Caledonia,+MI&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=24.455808,59.765625&ie=UTF8&ll=42.847275,-85.580063&spn=0.085205,0.159645&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1>
> *Topics:*
> *What do we want to discuss???*
> *Does anyone have a presentation???*
>
> Sincerely,
> *Casey M. DuBois*
> *N-VINT, Inc.*
> 3240 Hanna Lake Industrial Park Dr. SE, Caledonia, MI 49316
> 616-656-5500 Office
> *866-337-2686* Direct
> *AOL IM: CaseyNVINT*
> *cdubois at n-vint.com* <cdubois at n-vint.com>
>
> "Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems."
> -Linus Torvalds
>
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