[bksvol-discuss] Re: Google Desktop Broke my Bookshare Books
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:49:33 -0800 (PST)
chuckle. Thanks,Maithe.
G.Cindy.
--- maithe007 <maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think it means "Read The Manual". *L*
>
> Maithe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:05 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Google Desktop Broke
> my Bookshare Books
>
>
> > What is RTM?
> >
> > G.Cindy
> >
> > --- Allison Hilliker <bookshare_girl@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I don't happen to have RTM parents. Mostly
> because
> >> they aren't the type to
> >> read manuals themselves. I probably do it more
> than
> >> they do. An
> >> interesting story is when my mom was trying to
> set
> >> up her Gmail account on
> >> Outlook Express. I tried talking her through it,
> >> but it wasn't working. So
> >> I went to Gmail's website, found the OE
> instructions
> >> and printed them out
> >> for her. I told her to follow them and ask me
> >> questions as they come up.
> >> She quickly grew frustrated and gave up. So then
> I
> >> tried my dad, and asked
> >> him to set up OE for my mom and I gave him the
> same
> >> printed sheet of
> >> directions. He couldn't do it either! And
> >> personally I think they were
> >> some of the most straight-forward directions I've
> >> seen. I asked him some
> >> basics about his perception of the instructions,
> and
> >> it was clear that he
> >> had no grasp of what he was about to do. That
> >> situation finally ended by me
> >> installing JAWS on my mom's computer and setting
> up
> >> her OE for her myself.
> >> So, basically, my point is, to some extent, we're
> >> products of our
> >> environment. Monica's dad encouraged her to read
> >> the manual, and she does
> >> that still today. My parents aren't manual
> people,
> >> and as a result,
> >> neither am I. Although I've learned to be to
> some
> >> extent. Perhaps Monica's
> >> dad's way is better, but mine is just how it is.
> >>
> >> Monica mentioned that part of her dad's reason
> >> behind making her learn the
> >> computer herself is so that she can use a
> computer
> >> as well as sighted
> >> people. I've never had any doubts about that. I
> >> always figure I'm about as
> >> good of computer user as I would be sighted. I
> too
> >> hesitate to ask computer
> >> questions of sighted people. That's not however
> >> because I feel inferior to
> >> them, it's simply because our techniques for
> >> performing similar tasks are
> >> just very different.
> >>
> >> Interesting topic.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Allison
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:40 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Google Desktop
> Broke
> >> my Bookshare Books
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi, Cindy. You know, in one way, I agree with
> you.
> >> In another, I
> >> > understand what my dad is doing. He's requiring
> me
> >> to be as independent
> >> > as possible, to only rely on a sighted person
> if
> >> it's absolutely
> >> > necessary. He has done that since I was eight
> >> years old and got my first
> >> > computer. They didn't have a functioning
> >> screenreader at that point, and
> >> > he still made me learn to type and write
> >> programming on it. Now over 25
> >> > years later, I'm able to handle things well on
> >> most computers, even if I
> >> > lose speech for awhile. So for me, with my
> >> personality and my situation,
> >> > I think my dad actually did me a favor. He
> helps
> >> me without complaint if
> >> > it's something I really can't do. When he tells
> me
> >> to "RTM," I take it
> >> > as a reminder of his love for me and his faith
> >> that I can work it out if
> >> > I put my mind to it. If I've read the help
> files
> >> and am still stuck, I
> >> > do get the help I need.
> >> >
> >> > Monica Willyard
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Grandma Cindy wrote:
> >> >> Thank goodness my husband is not like your
> dad.
> >> He's
> >> >> willing to help when I run into a problem even
> >> when
> >> >> it's one I've been told before how to deal
> with
> >> and
> >> >> have forgotten because I didn't write it down.
> >> smile
> >> >>
> >> >> G.Cindy
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
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