I don't really have any regrets at buying an Mpower. The only thing that might get me interested in the packmate is if it handles email better than the Mpower. Even with a direct internet connection, I was unable to get my email in Florida at the ACB connection because the Mpower would just stop downloading arbitrarily when it came to a piece of mail it didn't know how to decode. It was very frustrating. It happened to me twice. Once, my wife got onto a regular laptop and removed all spam she could find. I was able to download over 800 messages, but then two days later, it happened again. I just gave up and waited until I got home to get my mail, over 1500 messages.
Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rose Combs Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:20 PM To: 'Braillenote List' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS Yes, it is a surprise. As I have said a few times, in November 2000 when I saw the Braille Note for the first time there was also a FS product (the name escapes me now but it was before the Pack-Mate) it did not even work so obviously my choice was the Braille Note and to date at least I have never regretted my choice. It might be that the FS products will drastically improve, maybe that is the reason FS pursued this, one could hope I suppose but I plan to stick with what I have so long as it meets my needs. Rose Combs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Henrichsen Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:47 PM To: 'Braillenote List' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS Everyone I talk with feels the pack mate is a poorly produced product. I was surprised to see how Jonathan did a two part review of the early packmate and then jumped to the braille note. That surprised me. This news surprises me even more. The packmate seems to, from what I have heard, have a high return rate because of poor quality. Their braille displays don't seem to be as good, either, from the few things I have heard. So, this jump surprises me quite a bit. Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Ring Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:40 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS I'm shocked, completely shocked. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lange Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 3:38 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS Hi, Very interesting news, and, I must say, somewhat of a surprise. I wonder how long this has been in the works. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:17 PM Subject: [Braillenote] I thought some of you might like to read this. Hello PAC Mate Users, It is my great pleasure to announce that Jonathan Mosen has joined Freedom Scientific as Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product Management. The following press release is going out today. Best Regards, Brad Davis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Brad Davis Blind/Low Vision Group 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000 www.FreedomScientific.com <http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html> Jonathan Mosen Joins Freedom Scientific (St. Petersburg, Florida, August 31, 2006) - Freedom Scientific's open platform approach to hardware and software has brought over another major voice in the field of access technology for the blind. Jonathan Mosen, previously of HumanWare, is the new Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product Management at Freedom Scientific's Blindness/Low Vision Group. Mosen said "Freedom Scientific's products emphasize the strengths of an open-platform approach to both hardware and software. This approach showcases the company's ability to leverage mainstream applications and technology elements to provide technology solutions for those that are blind in a timely manner." "I'm excited to be joining the Freedom Scientific team," Mosen said. "Freedom Scientific products enable blind people world wide to succeed in school, work, and the community. It's great to have the opportunity to shape the direction of Freedom Scientific's hardware products in close consultation with customers. I am especially excited to be on board with a company that is so clearly setting the pace for new product introduction and affordability in this industry." Mosen has been involved with blindness-related issues since the late 1980s and has been in the access technology field since 1999. He worked with the Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand and the American Council of the Blind. One of his most significant contributions to blindness in New Zealand was his work to reform the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind's constitutional framework to become the Foundation of the Blind. "It will be great to have the chance to work with some of the sharpest minds in the industry, both blind and sighted, to allow blind people to be more productive, more independent, and more efficient," Mosen said. "I've always admired the fact Freedom Scientific has blind people involved extensively in the company at all levels. This sits well with my own personal philosophy, that we, as blind people, must take control of our own destiny and improve the world." Brad Davis, Vice President of Hardware Product Management at Freedom Scientific, said he thinks it will be exciting to see Mosen apply his ideas and experiences in the less confining environment made possible by Freedom Scientific's use of mainstream applications. "Jonathan will help us make best use of both our hardware and software resources to bring solutions to a broader range of users," Davis said. Lee Hamilton, President and CEO of Freedom Scientific, said that Mosen has great rapport with users and that he looks forward to Mosen bringing his insight to Freedom Scientific's blindness products. 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