Sarah, Could you send me the mpower manual, please? I've been trying to get it and I've struggled. thanks. now the question is whether she wants a bt or a qt..... I sure hope I don't have to make this or these decisions. I don't look forwards to this at all. Isaac
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Sarah Cranston wrote: > Isaac, > If Email is your friend's main concern, I would whole-heartedly suggest > upgrading to the mPower. While I do perform a reset after emptying the trash > and freeing database space, I'm sure this could be worked into the routine > she would establish for dealing with her mail. It's certainly less > complicated than a Windows environment. I have used my BN for Email for two > years now and I can tell you, it's never been easier or as fast as it is now > with the mPower. > Let me know if I can answer anymore questions. > Sarah > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Isaac Obie > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 4:49 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Mpower battery question > > > Sarah, > I've got a friend who is trying to decide what to do about getting her > email. She's using windows now, but it crashes too much. Her husband is > trying to decide whether to get her old braillenote upgraded. I am > wondering if she will need to deal with constant resets because she has a > slight memory loss from an accident years ago. Whatever she learns takes a > long time. I am wondering if an mpower will be the thing or an older > braillenote with 6.11. Any thoughts? I need to get my hands on an mpower > to experiment with for a week and then recommend for or against it. > Isaac > > On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Sarah Cranston wrote: > > > Just to help balance things out, I got my transplanted mPower on > > Tuesday--October 25--and the battery is behaving well, very similar to my > > classic's battery. I am completely, absolutely, utterly impressed with the > > speed of every process, especially handling Email and large documents and > > web pages. I wouldn't recommend trying this at home, (Grin), but I > > downloaded over 1300 messages the first day I had the new unit, and it went > > off without a hitch. I haven't let the battery go totally flat yet, so > > can't comment on that. When I got the "battery is low" message, I > > chickened out and plugged it in right away. > > I can report that the following cards work great with the mPower: > > > > Hitachi 6GB Compact Flash Microdrive > > Sandisk 1GB SD USB Ultra II, (it's an SD card that also plugs into a > > standard USB port as a thumb drive) > > Sandisk 1GB Titanium Cruiser thumb drive > > > > I will test my 30GB pocket hard drive and get back to y'all with the > > results, but I can't remember who the manufacturer is. > > > > I do have one question: Is anyone using their mPower with a cell phone > > using the hayes compatible modem on com1 option? I'm having trouble with > > mine, so thought I'd see what others have tried. If I can't get it to > > work, I just might have to break down and get a phone with Bluetooth, this > > option sounds marvelous! > > > > TIA, > > > > Sarah > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Katie > > Frederick > > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 3:39 PM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: re: [Braillenote] Mpower battery quesstion > > > > > > I didn't realize their is or was a problem with the mPower batteries. My > > battery seems to be operating just fine! > > > > Here's hoping your mPower comes ASAP!!!! > > > > Katie > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > > > ___ > 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 > >
