Hi, John: I use linux to do almost all of my work for AFB. The only exception involves evaluating Windows applications or evaluating how Windows responds to certain types of files or web pages. In addition to email and web access, my use of linux includes: Writing reports; Editing others' reports; Writing web pages; Reading spread sheets (I don't usually create these myself); Calendaring appointments for myself; Managing my contact data; Making travel arrangements; Checking the weather where I'm going; Creating custom CD ROMs and burning them; Installing and configuring custom, web-based applications for our Governmental Relations office; In addition, in my personal time I frequently: Online shopping; Online banking; Listen to streaming audio; Listen to .mp3's and .ogg's On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, John J. Boyer wrote: > Hello, > There is a debate on blindprogramming about what blind people can use > Linux for besides e-mail, surfing the Web, and writing programs (for > Linux, of course). Personally, my business runs on e-mail andthe Web, so > these were my major applications even in Windows. Others on > blindprogramming have mentioned burning MP3 CD's. I'd like to be able to > tell the list that blind people are using Linux for many productive > purposes. If this is off-topic, please send me meail privately. > Thanks. > John > > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org