This is just to say thanks to the folks wou've given me what looks like good news on this. I think there's a local course on computer hardware coming in April, and maybe, along with what people have written here, that will help me roll in that direction. (Or maybe I'll be able to read enough elsewhere.) Al -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Littlefield, Tyler Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:31 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Building PC without any sight (wasRE: still more on bug) You probably won't burn something out, but I like to wear the wrist strap to make sure. I put a system together for a friend that dropped like 2.5k on the thing for a gaming setup. I didn't want to take the chance, so I just got the $3 wrist strap. On 2/14/2012 10:13 PM, Glenn wrote: > I've had had my hands on hundreds of motherboards, with no problems. > I think some folks naturally carry more or less static electricity > than others. > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak"<greg at romuald.net.eu.org> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for > Linux."<speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:40 PM > Subject: Re: Building PC without any sight (wasRE: still more on bug) > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 09:46:00PM -0600, Glenn wrote: >> I've never used the wrist strap, as I always have my arms on the >> chassis for stability. > I suppose that's fine, as long as you make sure the part of the > chassis your skin is in contact with isn't painted. > > Greg > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: > http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org -----BEGIN > PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk87N04ACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyCK9wCgtr6hUFOQFr25gztzCsQ4v1m1 > XLgAoJB3gqhM9lvnfnEhcqNiwX0cDLgN > =BOB6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Take care, Ty Web: http://tds-solutions.net The Aspen project: a light-weight barebones mud engine http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud Sent from my toaster. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup