Dean, I personally appreciate the way the files were on the site for the upgrade. I use my mpower to do everything. It is my pc. my husband has a pc, but I like using the mpower because I can do many things without assistance. Stacey and Amigo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dean Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:50:11 +1300 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Upgrades and SMA's and no .zip files >Hello list, >Firstly, the bin file is not connected with any BrailleNote serial number. >Therefore, anyone can download this or copy it for anyone who is able to get >or has got, a key to run the upgrade. >Next, providing files in other formats does require a lot more web space, >especially when you need to keep older versions of software, manuals, >tutorials, third party applications and other aplicable information archived >online to be accessed as well. However, I will investigate whether this can >be done for the next release without dealing a blow to any existing >information or files that still need to be accessed, though this could >potentially create other risks which in turn would need to be researched. >We put the file on the site uncompressed so that people do not have to unzip >anything and for people who do not have a PC. The use of the bookshare >utility to unzip files is not officially supported by Humanware. >As someone already mentioned, the build was posted as quickly as possible, >towards the end of the day in New Zealand, in order to get the upgrade out >to people in a timely manner. We can't always provide a fix on the spot so >to speak but it so happened that Humanware was able to make this patch >available in this manner, given that it had recently been approved by our >software Verification team and Jonathan Mosen, as Product Manager. >Finally, many software companies, Microsoft to name one, provide media at >an extra charge for customers, unable to download the product. Likewise, >folk who are not able to download the KeySoft image should contact their >nearest Humanware office in order to come to a similar arangement. >Regards, >Dean Jackson >Humanware >Christchurch >New Zealand. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peggy Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 6:10 PM >Subject: [Braillenote] Upgrades and SMA's and no .zip files >Hi, all. Seeing this new build of Keysoft 6.2 put on the Humanware >website as a .bin file, with no alternative .zip file for those of us >who can'd download .bin files has me a little concerned. I purchased >a SMA a few weeks ago, choosing the download only option, because it >was more economical. So far, with the free builds to version 6.2, it >hasn't been a problem, because I can always ask that the file be sent >to me as a .zip file. But what will happen when we start getting the >regular upgrades? If Humanware is going to continue to put them up >as .bin files, I won't be able to download what I've paid for. Will >Humanware be putting up Keysoft 7.0 as a .zip file? Or will I have >to give someone on the list my serial number so they can download the >..bin file for me and send it to me? Or will I need to call the >office and change my SMA to one that comes on an SD card and pay the >extra money, just because I can't seem to download .bin files? I had >hoped this was going to be dealt with after the last patch, when Pam >and I both had problems downloading it and had to have it sent to us >as .zip files; but alas, this new build is just a .bin file. I'm >just feeling a bit disappointed at being unable to access the files >I'm entitled to, and seeing that nothing has changed in how they're >put on the website, despite lots of emails going back and forth about >this just a couple months ago. >Okay, I'll get off my soapbox and continue to brainstorm about ways >to get .bin files, especially once they need to be downloaded for my >specific serial number. >Peggy >___ >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 >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006 >___ >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
