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Amersfoort, 26 april 2010

Beste allemaal.
Ik ben Ismail Fici en ik gebruik de Mytobii al bijna 3 jaar. Ik vind dat een geweldig apparaat. Ik kan er bijna alles mee: internet, sms-en, chatten, lessen volgen, noem maar op.
Ik heb een idee. Er zijn ongeveer 20 Mytobii gebruikers in Nederland. Het lijkt mij echt leuk om jullie allemaal te ontmoeten.
Samen met Jikke wil ik graag een Mytobii ontmoetingsdag organiseren. De datum en plaats zijn nog niet bekend, maar het zal na de zomer zijn, ergens in het midden van het land.
Als u interesse hebt, kunt u mij een email sturen met uw (email)adres en telefoonnummer. Wij houden u dan op de hoogte van de ontwikkelingen.
Groetjes Ismail & Jikke

Email: ismailfici@gmail.com en jikkevanewijk@gmail.com
Telefoon Ismail : 06- 41 75 77 52 of 072 509 3436
Telefoon Jikke: 06- 10 32 54 35
Filmpje van Ismail: www.youtube.com Zoekwoord: mistermytobii
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In English:
I am Ismail Fici and I use the MyTobii for almost 3 years now. I think it's a great device. I can do almost anything with it: internet, sms, chat, study, etc.
I've got an idea. In the Netherlands there are about 20 MyTobii users. It would be great to meet everybody.
Together with Jikke I want to organise this day. Time and place are not set yet, but it will be somewhere in the fall and in the centre of the country.
If you are interested, please send me an email with your email adres en phonenumber. We will keep you informed.

Sincerely, Ismail & Jikke
Email: ismailfici@gmail.com en jikkevanewijk@gmail.com
Phone Ismail: 06- 41 75 77 52 of 072 509 3436
Phone Jikke: 06-10325435
Movie of Ismail: www.youtube.com Search for 'mistermytobii'

(if you live outside of the Netherlands but are interested in coming over: great! Just send us a message)

Today we released our first version of pagesetcentral.com, a site where you can upload and download contents for your device (SymbolMate and Communicator) for free.

We currently have 10 categories to browse. With the simple, yet powerful search function you can easily find pagesets, some even in your local language. So head on over to pagesetcentral.com and create an account. Please also let us know what you think of it.

/The Tobii Team

Tip 1 this week is about the little settings menu that pop up when you look below the screen.

It can be irretating when the menu comes up all the time even if it is not the intention. Read on below on how to solve that.

Go into Advanced Settings/System. The first item allows you to completely disable the System Menu so it cannot be accessed by looking down. The System Menu can now only be accessed with the touchscreen. An alternative is to increase the dwell time required to bring up the System menu. Set it to a time over 1 second and the menu should not pop up accidently any more.

By using the Trackstatus window you can get help to be positioned correctly in front of your MyTobii unit.

The Trackstatus window is accessed from the Basic Settings menu or by pressing the ”home” key on a keyboard.

At the top of the window there are three icons from left to right:

Distance indicator – let´s you know if you are sitting to close or too far away from the unit. The closer to the middle the better.

Text bar – let´s you know if one or two eyes are present in the Trackstatus window.

Sound feedback – gives you a beeping sound to assist you in the positioning in front of the unit.

Use the Trackstatus window to make sure that you are sitting correctly, it is a great tool.

Hi all,

Welcome to the TIP OF THE WEEK #3!

This blog will attempt to give MyTobii users, Professionals, Family and Friends small tips that can help improve daily life.

I hope that you can use our tips in your daily life. We will be happy if you share your experience - every little detail can be helpful for all of us.

You can also ask me YOUR question. Questions you always wanted to ask - and maybe share with all users. I will take the most interesting and most asked question and post it here in the TIP OF THE WEEK...! 
;-)

Please send your question to: support@tobii.com

TIP OF THE WEEK #3:

MyTobii Installation

How to install and/or upgrade MyTobii software:

1. To download the latest
http://www.tobii.com/assistive_technology/support_downloads/downloads.aspx
Extract the installation package

2. Close all applications including

3. Stop the TET Server by right clicking the TET Server tray icon (the little blue t) in the bottom right corner of your monitor and select “Stop”.

To right-click on the P10, press anywhere on the screen and hold for 1 second

4. Uninstall the TET Server from Start, Control panel, Add/Remove programs
Choose “Tobii Eye Tracker Server” in the list of installed programs and then click on the Remove button.

5. Uninstall MyTobii from Start, Control panel, Add/Remove programs. Choose “MyTobii” in the list of installed programs and then click on the Remove button.

6. Install the new version of MyTobii. Make sure to use the setup.exe file it includes both the TET Server and MyTobii.

7. Verify the new versions in the Control panel – both TET Server and MyTobii. Choose “MyTobii” in the list of installed programs and then click on “Click here for support information” and the Support Info window will appear and there the version number is shown.

8. Restart the computer.

I am looking forward to receive a lot of Emails! Thanks for your help! ;-)

Kind regards,
Barbara

I hope that you like the new look of our Community! We have made quite some changes with the possibility to create your own blog, post private messages and edit your profile..

To edit the information on your profile:
1. Go to My Account
2. Click on Edit
3. Click on Personal Information
4. Start typing!

To add your picture click on Account Settings and browse to upload.

Enjoy!

/Cecilia

Aron talked in an earlier blog about ginger cookies in November and now at my latest trip to London November 22-23, I for the first time this year saw Christmas trees for sale at a market!
Why?? Who is willing to buy a Christmas tree in the end of November and will the tree at all survive until Christmas?
Is this a whish for prolonging the Christmas??
What do you say? Aren’t we spreading the seasons too much and missing the actual reason for celebrating??

Yet another conference behind me! Closing the Gap in Minneapolis is a niche conference focusing on AAC. There was a great interest in the MyTobii eye controlled devices but also in the new release of VS Communicator – a comprehensive communication software from the Tobii subsidiary Viking Software.

VS Communicator includes a broad range of ready made displays for both text based and symbol based communication. It has built in functionality for speech generation, text messaging and e-mail and it’s open for all input methods, from scanning to eye control.

Speech Pathologists and other professionals at CTG really fancied the features for creating and editing displays. A free demo version can be ordered directly from Viking Software at sales@viking-software.com.

One very special moment was when I got to help a 10 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy to try the MyTobii. Today she has no tool to communicate with her family and they really don’t know what level of understanding she has. When she managed to focus on the calibration (which was done with a giraffe instead of a dot) and thereafter looked at and clicked on different symbols with here eyes, it was a moment of “wow” for both her parent and me!

Have you ever had a moment like that?

Cheers,
Sara

In early October I attended to the Rehacare trade show in Düsseldoft, Germany, and it was great meeting MyTobii users, such as Kathrin Lemler and people looking for an eye controlled communication device. I met with and spoke to people from all over Europe and it seems like the challenges shift regarding practical issues like funding etc.

But the need for a non-intrusive communication device is equally great all over. Many people need a sophisticated tool to be able to develop their communication from basic needs to human interaction!

This week I will go to Minneapolis, USA, to attend to the conference Closing the Gap and I’m very excited about meeting users and professionals from this continent to share their experiences.

Would you like to share your story? Just post it on the community or send me a private message!