Terry, we've been asked to let go of this subject, or we'll all be subject to moderation. Please let's not discuss this, unless it's taken off-list.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:41:04 -0400 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Interesting, but without substance >Great messages Jeff and Sarai! >Terry Powers >-----Original Message----- >From: Sarai [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:47 AM >To: 'Braillenote List' >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Interesting, but without substance >I completely agree with you. I have also never seen a company that >actually values customer opinions and tries to make things easier on >them. Of course they van improve, we all can improve. As for an SDK, I >wouldn't necessarily buy a program made from someone outside of human >ware because I don't know if they know what they are doing. So keep up >the good work everyone! >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Molzow >Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:55 AM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: [Braillenote] Interesting, but without substance >Gabe: >This may earn me the dreaded moderation flag, but I feel it needs to be >said. First, let me say, that while I appreciate your views on wanting >to make the Humanware line of products better, your methodology of >doing so and your choice of platforms for expressing your views leaves >much to be desired. >I've been a Voicenote user since early 2000, an adaptive technology >specialist and trainer since 1990, and have even had the opportunity >to participate on Humanwares' beta team. In that venue alone, I can tell >you that the development and testing process that goes into upgrades, >either for software or hardware, is incredible at best, and exhaustive >at worst. I don't think you'll find a single person on this list who >has not been impacted in a major way in their life by the BrailleNote >family of products. Whether its to send and receive email, read books, >an interval part of a road kit used to do almost everything while >transiting from one point to another or making it possible to go from a >C student to being top of the class, the BrailleNote has been an >awesome tool for this blind professional and, I think, for many others >on this list and I, for one, truly applaud and am so thankful for all >the hard work put in by Jonathan, Dean, the development team, all the >people behind the scenes at Humanware and, most importantly, the >visionary work of Dr. Russell Smith. There has not been one single day >in the past 3 years that I've not used my Voicenote for some task or >another. There are very few other pieces of adaptive technology for >which I can make that claim. >That being said, would I like to see improvements?? OF Course!! Do I >wish this magical box could do more and have all the functionality of my >laptop? Sometimes. But, I would prefer to wait until the *experienced* >team at Humanware takes the time to implement these changes the right >way, so I don't get a new feature that doesn't work or works >sporadically. >This list is meant to be a platform for peer to peer support and >suggestions for the BrailleNote family of products read by many people >at Humanware daily. It is not a platform for programming or promoting >your views on Linux or a how-to on possible esoteric programs for a >device that was never designed, in my opinion, to work in the Linux >environment. If you want a device to interact with Unix or Linux >systems, try a PC or laptop. But, for a device that performs, for the >most part, flawlessly, in some very sometimes demanding >circumstances, I'll stick with my Voicenote. >I echo Terry's sentiments, please take this off list and if and when we >see an SDK for the BrailleNote family, go ahead, write some programs >and if they are usable by the general population, well thought out, and >most importantly, well implemented, we'll probably buy them from you, if >not well.... I apologize to others on this list for my strong feelings >on this, and if you wish to disagree with me, please feel free to write >me off list. >Jeff >[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 >___ >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
