I don't know whether packmate can handle a third party financial program like pocket quicken or not. So I don't know whether HW could lead the way in this area. But I bet it would sure fill a need with older braille note users who aren't conversant with a spreadsheet or a checking program like quicken or Microsoft money. Money talks is great, but it still lacks many of the features that make quicken great. However, it is the most accessible checking program I have seen in a while and well worth a look.
Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 1:23 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] HW could be the first in financialmanagement for the blind Hi Rusty and others, Have you checked out Money Talks from APH? It does much of what Quicken does, but in a totally accessible way. You can even download your bank statements and reconcile your account. You can get a demo from the APH web site: www.aph.org/tech Richard on Friday 8/4/2006 01:08 PM Rusty Perez said >Hi folks, >After some preliminary fiddling and asking questions, it seems that >there may be no truly accessable total financial management program for >blind folks. Quicken is marginally accessible according to some, but I >can't even get it to instal without sighted assistance. > >There are some blind friendly computerized check registries, but there >is nothing to automate budgeting. There is nothing to easily monitor >savings and investments ETC. >There is no program, application, or device for the blind that helps >you integrate all of your financial information to get an accurate >picture of your financial situation. > >The BrailleNote could be the first to do this if they created, or >modified a program for use on the BN. > >Think of it, your BN could keep track of your bills, the growth in your >savings account. It could keep track of how many times you've eaten out >in the last month and tell you whether you are over your entertainment budget. >You could even pay your bills with the program. This is all possible >with many sight friendly computer programs. This is all possible for >the blind now, if you want to traverse many web pages, configure >spreadsheets and enter complex equasions, and if you want to type in large amounts of data. >But, with the powerful calculation abilities in your BN, with the >database ETC, wouldn't it be great if they wrote, for us, an >application to keep track of our personal finances? > >Add pass word protection and it'd be safe too! > > >The BN could be the first! > >Rusty > > >___ >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 __________ NOD32 1.1692 (20060804) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.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
