In actuality, I will bet there are a very small majority of you who use excel when compared to the number of sales of the braille note family of products. These numbers will drive what HW decides to put into the product. You may find it fascinating to build a checking account template or some other financial template, but I don't particularly look forward to it unless absolutely necessary just like I don't particularly want to write a jfw script unless one isn't available for a particular program.
Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of robert stigile Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:44 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next upgrade I would like to know, why it is that when people talk about things they would like to see, that some of us mention excel, and a few people get on the list, and say the majority doesn't know how to use it, maybe those people don't know how to use computers, but they should stop talking in the majority, for there are many of us out here that use excel, and want it, and that shouldn't be our fault. If Humanware went on the basis of people not knowing how to use something, then there would be a lot of people who couldn't use their products, but they don't do that, they sell the products in hope that someone will get training if they can't use it, and that is the way it should be for all products. Robert > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 15:53:02 -0700 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next upgrade >I agree, Rusty I can't stress this enough and I believe that HW is in >agreement with myself and others who don't see a spreadsheet being used by >the majority of braille note users. >Yes. I could relearn my spreadsheet technique, but how many of the thousands >of braille note users are conversant with spreadsheets? >I venture that if HW took a survey that the numbers would be small. >Sounds like a good use for the statistical calculator<grin>. >Paul Henrichsen ><[EMAIL PROTECTED] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rusty Perez >Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 12:55 PM >To: 'Braillenote List' >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next upgrade >Hi folks, >On the subject of XL, I'm not saying I don't want it. I'm saying that for >the purposes of financial management, XL is not the right tool for the job >for most of us. >By all means, HW should put pocket XL on the BN, but they should also create >a financial management package for those of us for whom XL is not the >answer. >Rusty >____________________ >Skype: rustyperez >Yahoo and AIM: reliroo >Check out my blog at >http://rusty-perez.blogspot.com >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of robert stigile >Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 10:46 AM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next upgrade >Hello Rusty, >I believe that you have some good ideas here. >But I would say that many college students need excel because that is simply >what is used on campus. >So, I would say, if it is possible, maybe Humanware could eventually make it >so that one could easily choose which they prefer. >Just a suggestion. >Robert >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Rusty Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 09:45:09 -0700 >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the >next upgrade >>Hi folks, >>This was obviously a popular topic and it brings to light the >real necessity >>of a financial package on the BN. >>In answer to those who are afraid of carrying financial info on >their bn, >>there are several possibilities that I can think of. >>1. The program could be password protected. To enter the >keymoney program, >>please enter your password. >>2. The most obvious argument is, who's going to seek out >braillenotes and >>learn how to hack them just to learn my sorry financial state? >This is such >>an obscure device that HW is not designing a virus package >because people >>won't write viruses for it. >>3. I certainly wouldn't store SSN ETC. >>4. Put your finances on a flash card and store it some where >else. >>As for working across platforms, I believe that Quicken uses a >file format >>that can be shared. If not, there are exchangible file formats. >So you could >>work on the BN and then import that info in to your pc program. >In addition, >>many banks offer you the ability to download account history >suitable for >>import in to your money program. To be really useful, The >keymoney program >>should support these file formats and play well with other >programs. >>As for this idea of using XL, this is exactly what I suggest we >stay away >>from. I respect the idea that many people are taught to use XL >to manage >>their money. I also respect the idea that xl is a powerful >program, but >>something like quicken takes the difficulty out of things. I >don't think >>most want to learn how to configure quicken, set up formulas, >lable rows and >>columns, ETC! I believe that more people will use a program which >does the >>thinking for them. >>I suggest that it should have several entry fields. Type of >transaction >>(ATM, check, deposit ETC,) category (household, business, >investment, >>entertainment, ETC,) Check number (if aplicable,) account, >amount, it will >>enter the date and do an automatic calculation of what I should >have in my >>account. It could also add or subtract from a running total, >based on the >>category, of how much I've spent in a particular area and show me >how much >>I've spent in a particular budget area. >>Since I don't now use a financial package, but will start soon, I >don't >>really know what else it might have just yet. >>If this is not the only program I use, then it should be able to >store the >>info so I can then cync to the PC later. >>Additionally, there should be a set of formulas, interest >calculator, >>compound interest calculator, stuff like this. >>This is not anything new. I believe that some other program such >as quicken >>could, and should, be ported to the BN. No sense reinventing the >wheel, and >>it makes sense to stay as close to the industry standards as >possible. >>Thanks for reading! >>Rusty >>____________________ >>Skype: rustyperez >>Yahoo and AIM: reliroo >>Check out my blog at >>http://rusty-perez.blogspot.com >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Karyn Campbell >>Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 8:39 AM >>To: 'Braillenote List' >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the >next upgrade >>Ray, you raise an excellent point; and this is definitely a major >point >>against such a feature. >>As Ray has said, we use MS Excel for our finances and it works >well. It is >>more secure too because it is less portable. 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