I agree with you regarding the Optacon and am so grateful for this list. Thanks and blessings to all. Laurel > On Feb 26, 2014, at 8:32 PM, Jyrki Voutilainen <jykke.voutilainen@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > It has been interesting to notice how there can be a quite long silence on > the list, but then after one or two posts from somebody there can be a lot > of replies for a while and then completely silent. But this also shows > that people have something else to do than posting to mailing lists > sitting by their computer or using mobile devices, and the same can also > be said about some other international mailing lists like the Alpine Info > list for users and developers of the Alpine e-mail client. > > So, I would be more concerned if there was always something happening on > this list than when there are periods of complete silence between posts > assuming that silence on a list means activity elsewhere. This also makes > me ask if all this IT technology has been a good servant but a bad master > after all, but this is another topic and may be discussed somewhere else. > > And finally, the Optacon gives me a feeling of getting closer to a > document than when scanning and text-processing it. When I know the > standard layout of an official document, I am able to look for the > essential information without reading the document from top to bottom. > When knowing these standards I am also able to create and post such > documents using envelopes with a small window where only the recipient is > visible before the envelope is opened. But the *very best thing* is that I > am able to check with my Optacon if the printing has succeeded and that I > have inserted the document in the envelope correctly. > > -- > Jyrki Voutilainen > mailto:jykke.voutilainen@xxxxxxxxx > Mobile 1: +358 (0) 40 5028 922 > Mobile 2: +358 (0) 46 6615 131 > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.