GOOD to hear positive comments Jim. Regarding your embosser situation, couldn't you use a convertor and plug your m'power and embosser into it?
Sylvia. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 10:30:57 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] some observations >Hello all, >The problem that you experience sometimes is the list itself. You are >bound to hear more of the problems that a product might have than you will >hear how well things are working with that product. One really must keep a >good perspective and understand with the ever changing software, it is >sometimes hard to keep up with changes. Remember, a 7.0 upgrade has been >promised for all units which may solve a number of issues. Keep in mine >that one's cup is either half full or half empty! It really depends on >one's own personal outlook on the situation. >It is true my M-power has a minor problem with the record feature but I >don't use that much and it does work! The audio streaming is superb and >more MP3 files as well as the .wav files now can be played. The older >units can't play .wav files nor do they have a record feature. . All >flash cards I had, my 1 gig thumb drive and my new SanDisk network card >plus flash card work wonderfully in my M-power. That Wi Fi card won't work >in my older unit though! Yes, I still need to find a way to get my M-power >working with my braille embosser but that will happen! The Microsoft Word >Problem was an issue with the older classic units and still may be an issue >today. If one has a PC, they can convert those Microsoft Word Files to an >older version of MSW, or they can convert those files to .rtf and read with >the BN or M-power. One may be up a creek if one doesn't have a PC. I for >one have encountered very few Microsoft Word Files I couldn't read. >You can cry in your beer and be left out if you like and that is truly your >choice! Not everyone is experiencing every problem you read about on this >list. We might be having one or two of these problems but not every one of >them that you see memtioned on this list. I can't sing the praises of my >BN long enough or loud enough! I marvel at how short a time it took to >transfer the Bible from one conpact flash card to another! It was ten or >fifteen seconds if that! I have an older BN and I can run it beside the >M-power and there is no comparison! The people at Humanware are >listening! They can't always talk about what is in the wings due to >listening compeditors etc. I've had a BN for four years now and have seen >many improvements in this product from when I first bought one! I would >say there are problems with any notetaker out there on the market if that >is what you are looking for! Just remember! You are the one that is >missing out on a truly wonderful product! Go ahead and miss out if you >wish, but I'm truly enjoying mine! >Jim Aldrich >At 10:38 PM 10/31/2005 , you wrote: >>Upon hearing about the Braille Note Mpower, I was very >>excited, and have seriously considered purchasing one >>for some time. After reading the list however, I have >>felt more discourage for a few important reasons. The >>first of these involves the new unit, whether it is a >>transplant, or a completely new one's ability to lock >>up for some unexplained reasons. Just today in fact, >>someone posted about her Braille Note locking up after >>she received an attachment, which she could not read, >>because the unit claimed it was not a valid word for >>windows 6.0 or word 97 file. Does this also mean that >>Word 2003 files are not supported? This is only one >>instance of the unit locking up, but there have been >>others mentioned, which are unexplained. One of these >>occurs, when the braille note will not accept >>peripherals such as micro drives. From negative micro >>drive experiences that users have had, the use of the >>PCMCIA card slot will cause the unit to lock up, and >>in some cases, cause a reset loop. When asking about >>peripherals, and their compatibility with the Braille >>Note, there are severe limitations, and no real desire >>on the part of people from Humanware that I have >>observed to expand it. This lack of enthusiasm for >>expansion extends not only to peripherals, but to any >>limitation that is mentioned concerning the Braille >>Note Mpower The most recent example, is the person who >>asked about being able to pause a recording, and >>resume in the same file. The answer was no, but that a >>new file could be created. This could have just been >>an idle question, but it is something which would be a >>usable feature for people to have. There was no >>promise to look into it farther. I realize that this >>unit is new, and therefore, a lot of improvement is to >>be had. It will not be perfect, but taking suggestions >>or questions from users seriously, instead of >>deflecting them with a band-aid-like solution is quite >>discouraging. >>Sincerely, >>Kim >>__________________________________ >>Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. >>http://farechase.yahoo.com >>___ >>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
