Just my point, Virgie. I don't play those games either. I don't use the fm radio. I don't need a statistical calculator, but I will pay for the next upgrade just like the rest of you so I can get the new file manager. There was nothing in the last upgrade that I needed or wanted. And just the file manager in the next one, but I will upgrade anyway because you can't skip an upgrade and just wait for the next one. Sure. I can use excel, but I'd rather not if at all possible. I'd rather have something easier like pocket quicken or money talks adapted for the braille note.
Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of VIRGIE UNDERWOOD Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 4:25 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next upgrade Hi James, I am one of those people who is forced to use Excel also, however, I do not think that Excel is the best tool for financial matters! I think both kinds of programs are needed here. For instance, I do not want or play the games in Braillenote but I do not criticize those who do want it and yet I am forced to pay for something that I will never use! Just my thoughts and observations! Virgie and Hoshi ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next upgrade > Paul, > > I think you could have condensed those fifteen or so messages down to > three, goodness! > > Having said that, I think a totally different aspect of this > discussion has been neglected! Like it or not, we must deal with .pdf > or .XLS files in some way or at some point! Both of these file types > are widely used and we unfortunately must deal with them! I know very > little if anything about spreadsheets, yet I've been asked to make > braille hard copies of some of our state organization's financial > matters. This certainly is a dandy challenge for a person who barely > knows how to read a spread sheet to put it into braille in a form that > might make sense to someone who understands them. That is a dandy > challenge! My newer computer has XL and I can get an idea of the > layout of the spreadsheet and maybe make some sense out of what I > think I see there. Thanks to XL, I'm able to at least find columns, > and specific data within those columns but getting this from my PC to > braille and make as much sense and do so efficiently really is a > seemingly impossible task! Heaven Forbid I'd need to reenter all the > data by hand myself! I use my M-power to braille what I do much of the time. > I wish there was a simple, efficient way to interpret the data within > the spreadsheet and have it available in hard copy braille very > quickly so it could be sent to those who request the information > within that spreadsheet. That is my immediate need whether I know what > I'm talking about or not. It would be nice to simply read the > spreadsheet on my M-power and make some sense of it. Having money > management programs or calculators are nice but how much nicer it > would be if we could import a spreadsheet and get the information > quickly without much effort and a person could take more time to study > the data within the spreadsheet rather than spend so much energy > trying to figure a way to place it in a format which makes sense to > those who understand spreadsheets. Tasks like this make me cringe! > I'd rather run away rather than face the task at hand! I truly hate > this kind of thing! Is there a way to make this donting task a bit easier and maybe a bit more satisfying? > > Jim Aldrich > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:55 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next > upgrade > > >> Hi, Mike. I suppose it is only vitally important for those people >> where the Braille note is their only computer or for those who want >> their financial data such as their checking account or credit card >> balance with them on the go. >> >> >> >> Paul Henrichsen >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Garrett >> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 2:19 PM >> To: Braillenote List >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next >> upgrade >> >> I suppose it is "picking a nit," but though the suggestion might be a >> useful >> feature to a lot of people, calling it "vitally important" is more than >> hyperbole! >> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:28:22 -0400 >>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the >> next upgrade >> >>>Hi Rusty, >>>This is an excellent suggestion and I agree that it is something >> that most >>>of us would like to see for our BrailleNotes. >>>Virgie and Hoshi >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Rusty Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>>Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 6:36 PM >>>Subject: [Braillenote] Vitally important suggestion for the next >> upgrade >> >> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> I believe that keysoft NEEDS a financial management component >> like >>>> Quicken. >>>> Most sighted people keep a log of their checks. Many keep a >> budget sheet >>>> to >>>> track expenses and expendatures ETC. >> >>>> Some one is bound to answer this by saying that there's a >> calculator and a >>>> database program and that this should be enough. I'm not savi >> enough to do >>>> the leg work to do the math, go from one to the other. >> >>>> I hope that some one can harness the power of the bn to create >> an >>>> application where we can simply and easily enter these figures, >> categorize >>>> them, automatically perform the calculations to let us know how >> much we >>>> are >>>> spending and saving on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. >>>> It would even be cool if the BN had built in formulas to help us >> calculate >>>> interest, convert measurements, other simple tasks. >> >>>> I'm not a math wizzard, I need something to help me do these >> things. An >>>> economics major a finance expert could probably make a list of >> the >>>> features >>>> we'd need, but I think that if we could just have a BN version >> of quicken, >>>> we'd be ahead of the game. >> >>>> I think these things would make our lives much easier. >> >>>> Thanks for reading! >>>> 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 >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> >> > > > > ___ > 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 1.1693 (20060805) 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
