I felt that with some of the negative messages out here we needed to let the folks at HumanWare know just how much we do appreciate their hard work and development improvements, even if we don't each one of us use every single feature.
Rose Combs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen Earls Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:22 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Thank You! Extremely well said, Rose. Merry Christmas to you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose Combs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:18 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Thank You! As a Braille note user since early 2001, I cannot say enough about the product itself. Despite a few issues I have had regarding SMAs I won't give up either of my Braille notes, one is at the hospital now for its transplant, the next will go after the new year I hope. Why two, because one normally resides on my desk or in my desk at work, the other is at home and also because it is the 18-cell and lighter, travels with me if I am on a trip. Having them is the best thing that has happened in my life probably since I left my school library behind in 1971. For those who do not know, I saw the Braille Note in 2000 and the competitor's product was not working at all. I played with the one on display for about five minutes loved what I saw and did all I could to scrape up the funds to buy an 18-cell. I don't regret it in the least. Do I use every feature, no, I don't use the e-mail unless I have no other choices, I am more comfortable with my Outlook. I use the internet some, and at this point I seldom use the media player, I use the calculator for basic functions, the scientific functions I guess are nice but I don't have a clue what they would be used for. I use the word processor for personal notes, the planner all the time, the address book and the most used feature is the book reader. I have literally hundreds of books and articles at my fingertips, maybe even more than my school library had in 1971, I don't know. I use the BN at work, at home, carry one about everywhere I go, although since I bought a Book port, sometimes the Braille note does stay at home provided I know for certain I won't be using the planner or need to be taking extensive notes. Book port does have limited note taking capability, but it is not something I would use for more than a name and phone number or a one to two line note. However, I have to say that if I expect the document I am working on to be used by the print world I work in Microsoft Word instead if Keyword. I had a real mess trying to transfer a Keyword document in the past and since I am very comfortable in word I don't have a problem doing it this way. Conversely, I transfer Word documents to the BN on a very regular basis so I can have the content under my fingers. I use both the display and the speech depending on the circumstances, if it is technical or I am at work I turn off all speech, if it is pleasure reading it depends on my location, as to whether I use the speech or the display. I am thankful for the Braille Note technology every day, I don't think one day has gone by since January 23, 2001 that I have not used a Braille Note for something. So I thank Pulse data and now HumanWare for giving me such a useful product and wish them a happy holiday season. Rose Combs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
