Hi Mary Ellen, Where did you get a 300 gb hard drive and about how much did it cost? Stacey and Amigo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] some observations > I'm going to say that the mpower's e-mail client and web browser is > absolutely the best in the business. I can't tell you how many people I have > told that to. I tell the folks at the blindness and low vision group to get > the mpower because you get your e-mails with no frills and I am a no frills > kind of gal and you are done with it. > Jonathan has said billions of times that it is all about efficiency and the > mpower and all its brothers and sisters give you such a seamless interface > that you can't tell where you did your work on a pc or a Braille Note when > doing word documents. > I will say this on this list that a very prominent official from the > competition's company told me 2 years ago at csun to buy a desktop and not > to buy their machine. It was not alva or elba either but the one we have > been talking about. > So this is why I have stuck with the Braille Note family of products. > But one other thing which totally blew me out of my tree was when that > little mpower grabbed that 300 gb external hard drive and it showed right up > on the disk menu. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:51 AM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] some observations > > > Wow, Jim, great minds think alike! I can't say enough good things about my > mPower, and I, too, can compare it's behavior to that of a classic. It has > a few minor problems, none of which are show-stoppers, that I'm trying to > get dealt with, but that will only take time and patience. It's a great > product now, what the BN should have always been. Hats off to Humanware! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James > Aldrich > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:31 PM > To: Braillenote List > 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! 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