I'd sure like to see cdnow and dvd express go this way. cdnow used to work. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 10:47 PM Subject: Re: How Do You Use Linux? At sites that don't require it. Believe it or not, there are some. Here are but a few examples: http://www.amazon.com http://www.nexitybank.com http://www.oag.com On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, David Poehlman wrote: > but with al that js, how do you do the shopping and banking? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net> > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 8:20 PM > Subject: Re: How Do You Use Linux? > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- 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 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list