updates

HEy folks,
I don't have time to write awhole lot, as I've got an appointment to get to.
THi is jst ot say that i am still alive and kicking.
Rose and myself are moved into the apartment, and oding well.
We've still got problems with the C.A.S. trying to take our baby, and we're working to stop it.
I'll write more later on.

Welcome a new author

Hey peoples,
I'm playing with this author thing, and added my girlfriend rose to the authors section.
So she can now post to this here blog thingy.
More accesible then livejournal if you ask me.
grin.
talk to you all later.

the computer

Now this is what i call funny!
enjoy!


T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the shop,
The computers were whirring; they never do stop.
The power was on and the temperature right,
In hopes that the input would feed back that night.
The system was ready, the program was coded,
And memory drums had been carefully loaded;
While adding a Christmasy glow to the scene,
The lights on the console, flashed red, white and green.
When out in the hall there arose such a clatter,
The programmer ran to see what was the matter.
Away to the hallway he flew like a flash,
Forgetting his key in his curious dash.
He stood in the hallway and looked all about,
When the door slammed behind him, and he was locked out.
Then, in the computer room what should appear,
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer;
And a little old man, who with scarcely a pause,
Chuckled: "My name is Santa...the last name is Claus."
The computer was startled, confused by the name,
Then it buzzed as it heard the old fellow exclaim:
"This is Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
And Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen."
With all these odd names, it was puzzled anew;
It hummed and it clanked, and a main circuit blew.
It searched in its memory core, trying to "think";
Then the multi-line printer went out on the blink.
Unable to do its electronic job,
It said in a voice that was almost a sob:
"Your eyes - how they twinkle - your dimples so merry,
Your cheeks so like roses, your nose like a cherry,
Your smile - all these things, I've been programmed to know,
And at data - recall, I am more than so - so;
But your name and your address (computers can't lie),
Are things that I just cannot identify.
You've a jolly old face and a little round belly,
That shakes when you laugh like a bowlful of jelly;
My scanners can see you, but still I insist,
Since you're not in my program, you cannot exist!"
Old Santa just chuckled a merry "ho, ho",
And sat down to type out a quick word or so.
The keyboard clack-clattered, its sound sharp and clean,
As Santa fed this "data" to the machine:
"Kids everywhere know me; I come every year;
The presents I bring add to everyone's cheer;
But you won't get anything - that's plain to see;
Too bad your programmers forgot about me."
Then he faced the machine and said with a shrug,
"Merry Christmas to All" as he pulled out the plug.

12 days of christmas, yahoo gave to me

Hello everyone, and merry Christmas to all!
I got this by e-mail and found it really halarious!
Weather you are apart of yahoo in some fashion or not, this will certainly make you laugh!
Enjoy, and again, merry Christmas from me to you and your family!

12 days of Christmas yahoo gave to me

On the first day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me A post from a week ago.
On the second day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the third day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the fourth day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the fifth day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the sixth day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
6 disconnections
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the seventh day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
7 hours with no mail
6 disconnections
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the eighth day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
8 channels not working
7 hours with no mail
6 disconnections
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the ninth day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
9 Viagra advertisements
8 channels not working
7 hours with no mail
6 disconnections
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the tenth day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
10 propositions
9 Viagra advertisements
8 channels not working
7 hours with no mail
6 disconnections
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the eleventh day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
11 pieces of spam
10 propositions
9 Viagra advertisements
8 channels not working
7 hours with no mail
6 disconnections
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.
On the twelfth day of Christmas Yahoo gave to me
12 reasons to unsubscribe.
11 pieces of spam
10 propositions
9 Viagra advertisements
8 channels not working
7 hours with no mail
6 disconnections
5 frozen PM's
4 jerks at Tech Help
3 error messages
2 web crashes and a post from a week ago.

a major update

Hello everyone. It's been awhile since I've posted an actual blog post. Over a month I believe. A lot has happened over these past months.
This is going to be one long post, so sit back and enjoy! My company shaneD.net hosting services endured two server attacks witch we recovered nicely from. While dealing with those, my relationship with

rose took a turn for the better. I finally got up the courage to tell

my parents about rose and myself and our plans to move in together. To

my astonishment and joy, both parents were supportive of me 100%. They

really wanted to meet Rose, so I started putting things in place for

Rose to come over for the Christmas Holidays. After a few setbacks

regarding transportation, as of Monday, Rose is going to spend the

Christmas holidays at my house! I'm happy to say Rose will finally

have a christmas holiday to remember for the rest of her life. The

past two years for her have been hell at Christmas time, and I vowed

that this year would be different, and I'm proud to say I've been able

to make that happen! We've had some crap from the school

administration, but persistance has paid off and the school is finally

understanding that this relationship is much much more than a game.

I'm not playing around, I'm dead serious about this relationship, and

no matter what I am told, I will be their until the death do us part.

This is god's will, and god's calling for me to be apart of this

wonderful girl's life, and I thank god every waking moment for her.

She's the joy in my life. She's been my rock when I've needed someone.

She's picked me up when I've hit rock bottom. She's kicked my ass when

I've needed it. She's the reason I carry on each and every day.

Everyone might call me strange for writing this, but let me tell you

dear reader one thing, I've been better with her. She's my all. God

has brought us together and made it possible for us to stick by each

other through it all. We had a rocky start but god made this all

possible, and nothing else will ever break us apart.
I'd like to share a little something with you all. Something I wrote

about two months ago. I never thought I could write this, but god's

hand was involved with this, and I'd like to share it with you all.
Begin poem.
True relationships never really die
And family isn’t defined by blood
It’s made strong by bonds that won’t break
Tempered and tested by trials and pain
what you mean to me is more than words can describe
you've been loyal to me from the beginning
And no matter what happens between this moment and then
I shall be always thankful to have you in my life.
You've been their when I've needed someone to talk to
you've been their when I've needed a hsolder to cry on.
When things got tough, you were always their, ready to help, and assist

me.
You made me see my errors and helped me fix them
you brought me to an understanding that I've never had.
You've showed me what it means to be loved and what love really means.
It's not the words or the intimacy that defines what love is.
it's the closeness, the bond between two people, that make love what

love is.
You've showed me what it means to be happy, to have someone who truly

loves me.
When I asked you that day way back when, I expected to be rejected, to

be pushed away because of who I was, what I had done in the past.
Not you. You excepted me for who I was.
You didn't ask me to change who I was, to change my personality to suit

your needs.
You became my rock, my everything.
You are the reason I continue to carry on through the tough times.
You are the reason I want to get up in the morning.
You are my strength, my shield, my all.
Without you, I don't know where I'd be.
I love you, and will love you forever and ever.
End poem.
Dear blog reader, as you read through that little piece of writing, I

hope that makes you understand my true feelings for the one I truly

love, and will do whatever it takes, even death, to protect her and

make sure she is cared for. It's been almost a year for us both, and

it feels like we've known each other our entire lives. I've shared

things with Rose that I never thought I'd ever share with anyone my

entire life.
This has turned into a long post, but it's not overyet.
A lot of people have said to me that I'd never be able to succeed in a

relationship, I'd never have someone that cared about me. That is not

true, and if the contents of this entry doesn't prove that, I don't

know what will. I'm not going to take anyone's crap, I've worked way

too hard to leave now. I still remember the night, back in February of

2006, and I remember it all like it was yesterday. I still remember

the day in March when things got nasty, and we had to rethink it, it

hurt me, and I thought god had let me down again. As the saying goes,

things have to get worse before they get better. When Rose approached

me in July, and asked me if I wanted to be her boyfriend again, I had

to seriously think about it. I'd been hurt before, and I wasn't ready

to be hurt again. I took two weeks and thought, and praid about it. I

asked god to guide me in what to do, and he has done so. We're

together, and I'm not leaving, ever! I've said it before, and I'll

continue to say so time and time again. I love that girl to pieces and

I'd do anything to make her happy, whatever it took. Those who know me

well, know that when I say something, I mean it. When I say I'm going

to be here, and you can count on me, and I would do anything to save

and protect someone, you can bet your ass that I mean it! When it

comes to things like this I don't joke around. I've already delt with

one loser who decided to screw with me and my relationship. They were

dealt with harshly, and lord help him if he ever screws with me and my

girl, again! If he does, so help me god, it'll be the last thing he

ever does! This isn't very nice of me, but if I have to kill him to

protect hir, I will! I really hope he learned his lesson the last

time, so it won't have to come to that, but if it does, then so be it!

I'd rather see him dead then hurt the one I've sworn to protect and

charish. We may not be married, but you can bet your paycheck that if

we have our way, it's going to happen.
We've already discussed the matter, grin, and it's what we want. What

else can I say folks, besides what's already been said here. It's

reality and that's life. I'm not going to leave just because crap gets

rough. That's not me, and anyone who knows me at all should know that

by now. If you don't then, I'm sorry to say you are officially stupid

and demented in the head. I know your all probably calling me stupid

because of the length of this post and your probably calling me stupid

for me writing my feelings about the one I love. Well, to bad for you,

it's my blog, and I'll write about whatever I feel like. You can like

it or lump it. No matter, it's my blog and I'll write about what I

want to write about and if you don't like it, well, then you can just

shove off. I've really got nothing else to say.
Before I go, let me just say one more thing.
I thank god each and every day for the people in my life. I thank him

for bringing me and Rose together and keeping us together through it

all. I thank him for people like Kelly, Kevin, hailey, Emily, and

everyone else who has stuck by us both and givin the both of us support

and advice when we've needed it. Without you guys, I'm not sure where

I'd be.
Their hav been times where I've wanted to just give up on god and the

whole relationship thing, but something told me to stick it out, and

one day I'd find someone. And boy was everyone rright on the money!

Not everyone are complete jerks, and their are people that give a crap.

in this world.
Rose hasnt' cared about my differences. She excepts me for who I am.

She doesn't ask me to change to suit her needs and wants, and I don't

expect her to change for me. When their's a problem we sit and talk it

out and not fight over it. I've learned that I don't have to be scared

to bring situations to her attention, and I'm thankful for that

comfort.
Well, that's all I have to right.
Thanks all.
May the lord bless you and keep you safe.
May heaven smile upon you, and with you I am praying.
Until next time folks.

Hey peoples.

Hello everyone,
Just a short post to say that I'm still around, and I'll be posting a longer update when time permits.
I'm writing it now, but don't want to post it until it's complete.
Talk to you all soon.

Blind Web surfers sue for accessibility

Blind Web surfers sue for accessibility

By SETH SUTEL, AP Business WriterTue Oct 24, 1:45 PM ET

"Links list dialogue." "Links list view." "Your Account — Two of 164." This is what the Internet sounds like to Chris Danielsen. Danielsen is blind. He's
using a software program called Jaws that converts the text on a Web page into a computerized voice that comes out through a speaker, allowing him to surf
the Web using keyboard commands instead of a mouse — the same way lots of blind people use the Internet.

In this case, his computer is listing all the Web links on the page he's on and telling him that the highlighted link his cursor is on now will take him
to the "Your Account" section on Wal-Mart's Web site.

Danielsen, who writes a blog called "The Voice of the Nation's Blind" for the National Federation of the Blind, says accessing the Internet has been a "huge
boon" for blind people. It's allowed them to accomplish a great number of tasks on their own that would otherwise present difficulties or require the help
of a sighted person, such as banking, buying plane tickets and shopping for things like groceries and music.

But like any evolving technology, accessing the Internet has hardly been a smooth ride for the blind. Some sites can be difficult to navigate, particularly
if they contain relatively few text links and rely more on graphics and other visual elements that screen-reading software such as Jaws can't interpret.

That's why the NFB, an organization that represents blind people, is suing Target Corp., saying that its Web site is inaccessible to blind Internet users.

Last month a federal judge in California allowed the NFB's case to proceed, rejecting Target's argument that its Web site wasn't subject to the Americans
With Disabilities Act, a 1990 law that requires retailers and other public places to make accommodations for people with disabilities. Target argued that
the law only covered physical spaces.

The case, which is entering a pretrial phase called discovery in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, could set an important precedent
for applying federal accessibility law to the Internet.

Target said in a statement that its Web site was "committed to providing an online experience that is accessible to all of our guests. Despite the lawsuit
brought forward by the National Federation of the Blind, we have always and will continue to implement new technologies to our Web site."

John Pare, a spokesman for the NFB, said most Web sites are far easier to navigate than Target's. In a demonstration of screen-reading software for The
Associated Press, Danielsen showed that many links on Target's side were unintelligible to the Jaws software, and that the final purchase required the
use of a mouse, something even the most sophisticated blind Web surfer would have trouble with. However, he was able to navigate other sites and purchased
a CD from Amazon.

Jaws, made by Freedom Scientific, is a popular kind of screen-reading software, but there are others, including Window-Eyes, made by GW Micro, and Hal,
made by Dolphin Computer Access.

Many Web sites already have made major progress in becoming accessible to the blind, and some, such as those run by the government, are required to do so
by law.

Yet surfing the Internet is not always worry-free for the blind. Crista Earl, the head of Web operations for the American Foundation for the Blind in New
York, said graphics that don't contain textual labels — which can be read by screen-reading software — are a common obstacle for blind Internet users,
as are "forms" that are unlabeled. Forms are the little boxes where you insert data, such as a book title you wanted to search for.

The decision to hold Target's Web site to the same standards of accessibility as its physical store under the Americans with Disabilities Act was considered
a victory by many advocates for the blind, but at the same time others worry that the ruling could be read too narrowly.

Not every business or Web site is subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act, said John D. Kemp., a lawyer with the Washington law firm Powers, Pyles,
Sutter & Verville P.C. The ADA applies mainly to public places such as restaurants, retailers, movie theaters and health care institutions, explained Kemp,
who has long worked on compliance issues related to disabilities, employment and technology.

For an electronic retailer such as Amazon.com, which has no physical store, the law is unclear, Kemp said. "There is no well defined policy in this area
at all."

However, Kemp noted that many businesses, such as banks, see a strong business rationale for making their sites accessible, and have moved aggressively
to do so.

Meanwhile, other retailers are also moving to adapt their Web sites to screen-reading software. Kelly Groehler, a spokeswoman for Best Buy Co., says the
company has made a number of changes to its site since late last year, including incorporating "alt tags" — or text that labels items like graphics — into
its site.

Best Buy also moved code for drop-down menus to the bottom of the page, where it's less likely to duplicate other elements on the page. "We're trying to
be proactive here," Groehler said. Walmart.com spokeswoman Amy Colella says the site has made sure it is "reasonably accessible" to the blind.

Other retailers are making similar efforts, but it remains a challenge due to the continuing evolution in the technologies used by blind people to surf
the Internet, says Scott Silverman, executive director of Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation for online retailers.

"As the retailers' Web sites continue to evolve to stay competitive in the marketplace, sometimes the technologies necessary to do that are a little bit
ahead of where the screen-readers are," Silverman said. "It's a very fast-moving environment. Retailers want to serve all their customers, including blind
people."

Internet search giant Google Inc. is getting into the act as well. In July it launched a project to identify and rank Web sites that offer significant accessibility
to the blind.

As more information and services migrate online, keeping access open to it is of paramount importance to advocates for the blind.

"The blind have more access to information than they ever had in history — but that's only true to the extent that Web accessibility is maintained," Danielsen
said. "The technology is out there, and we don't need barriers to be put in our way. Give us a way in."

___

On the Net:

National Federation of the Blind: http://www.nfb.org

Google Accessible Search:

http://labs.google.com/accessible/faq.html

American Foundation for the Blind: http://afb.org/

my braille note is almost in my hands!

Good afternoon yall.
I am hyper! I just got the phone call I've been waiting for!
My braille note is in the dealer's hands, and will be shipped UPS standard to my house, to arive tommorrow!
Less then 24 hours folks, and the wait will be over!
Yay!

people are so stupid these days!

Hey all,
First of all, what is mentioned here is aimed at a spicific individual, and not adam, for a change.
She reads this blog, and since this individual won't listen to me on the phone or by e-mail, I'm going to put it here, where I am sure to be read, not just by her, but by a lot of people.
Your all probably wondering what's up with the title for my post.
Why would I title a post what I titled it?
Well, for one, this is my blog, and I can title posts whatever I like, and for two, my X, niki, who used to be a huge part of the penny drive, the committie at our school that raises money for McMaster Children's hospital, basically said in an e-mail, I'm still apart of the committie, and you have to listen to what I have to say, and if you don't I'm going to shut the committie down.
Let's see, what gives you the authority MS. Hotshot to say things like that. You turned control over to Rose, and we don't need your flat nose in our affairs.
I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but we can run the committie just fine without you.
You turned control over to rose, complete control, and that's the way it is going to stay.
We don't need you, and francly, we don't want you either.
You were the one who caused most of the problems with brauling last year. You pushed your weight around, bossed us around, and the committie nearly fell apart last year because of you and your bossiness
I'm not going to say their weren't others causing issues, we all took part at one time or another, but you seemed to always be at the head of it.
The committie has already said we don't want you bossing us around this year, and we can and will do this with or without your help.
You can't boss us around, sure you may be on the list, but you are an advising member. Get that straight, advising member, not full member, advising member.
So that means you have some say, but the final say comes down to the committie and if we say no, then no is the way it will be and you will just have to deal with it.
You have to remember one thing, you've lost trust in a lot of people, not just me, I'm not going to speak for everyone reading this, but you've broken trust, and you've done it by hurting me the way you did. You made me feel worthless, and made me cry on a number of occasions with your actions and with what you said to me, and the way you treated me when I tried to talk to you about things and explain my side of things to you regarding certain issues.
I know everyone hates drama and long drawn out things so I won't go into details.
Nikki, you aren't going to earn my trust back overnight, and pushing your weight around with this committie isn't going to help, it's just going to make me distrust you more.

So, all I am going to say to you Nikki is back off, and let us do our work.
We've got ajob to do, and with you shoving your crap in our faces, we can't do our job properly.
If you continue to persist, I will bring it to the head of the committie and have you removed perminantly from all aspects of this committie, and we will continue on our own without you. And if you want my opinion, we could do a heck of a better job without you, thank you very much.
if you ask me, We accomplished more in the first meeting, then we ever did last year in all the meetings we had. We had no brauling, no fights, we were civil about things, and we got a lot done without you their! Wow! We actually don't need you, can you believe that? I'm sorry if that hurts your eago, but that's just too bad! It's a part of life, and you'll just have to deal with it! You're not always needed, and you'll just have to suck it up!
Now quit being a baby and we'll all be happy.
Thanks all for reading, and i do apologize for that, but I had to say what I had to say.
If you have thoughts on what I wrote here, feel free to comment.
I'll post later on.
everyone have a blessed, geezus filled day.

Trekker 3.0 Now Available:

the following comes from
humanware
enjoy.
Trekker 3.0 Now Available:
HumanWare expands the possibilities of GPS guidance for blind people.

Longueuil, October 18, 2006 -- HumanWare is proud to announce the release of the new version of the GPS orientation system most used by blind people in
the world. Trekker 3.0 boasts an array of new features, including using multiple GPS maps, maps covering wider areas, turn by turn instructions guidance
while in a vehicle, capabilities to handle various sources of points of interest, and other innovations providing more information.

New generation of GPS maps

Moving from one region to another is now easier, with the new generation GPS maps used by Trekker 3.0. These cover larger territories and are divided into
regional maps for more convenience. Multiple maps can now be activated and stored in the memory.

More flexibility to manage points of interest

Trekker 3.0 also expands the sources of geographical information with the capability to integrate complementary points of interest coming from other users,
or databases downloadable from the web. Searching for points of interest is now easier because different search criteria can be used and combined (postal
code, categories, distance, etc.). Personal points of interest can be organized into categories, transferred to and backed up on a PC, and even shared
with other users.

More comprehensive routes

Whether you are travelling on foot or in a vehicle, Trekker 3.0 provides more information than ever before. When a route is activated, the initial direction
is now announced. Navigation information is provided step by step, giving the next instruction and the distance to it.

Superior information system

Trekker 3.0 offers the user an unsurpassed access to information. This includes shortcut keys for instant information about speed, direction, city name,
altitude, latitude, longitude and number of satellites in view.

"Since Trekker was introduced 4 years ago, the lives of sightless people have been literally transformed: they now have more freedom and can take full advantage
of their environment," says product manager Lucia Gomez. "With Version 3.0, we have expanded the concept of "freedom to explore" even further, offering
a product that is both more comprehensive and more flexible".

Trekker 3.0 is now available from HumanWare subsidiaries and distributors. A free upgrade is available for users of earlier versions at this:
location
A detailed list of the new features in Trekker 3.0 is also available at:
this location.