James, Thanks for restating the posts that some of us (me included) sent for the last 24 hours.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Aldrich Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:30 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] 7.2 patch? When? Hi Cindy, Thanks for your kind words! I think all of us should try harder to keep things on the up and up with this list. This includes me as well! I for one simply got tired of the silliness and unnecessary negative feeling which has permeated this list for some months now. I was trying to find a way to achieve a healthy balanced view of what the BN is all about! It isn't as bad as some have made it out to be even with 7.2. Yes, there are some problems but they aren't as bad as some have made them out to be. Yes, ignorance is no excuse for some of this unnecessary negativity! I could say more but it wouldn't be in good taste (grin smile)! Let us all strive to bring a healthy balance of what is positive and what is negative about the BN to this list! Since many of us are enthusiastic about the M-power, some of this enthusiasm should be reflected here I would hope! Perhaps if more of us could show our enthusiasm from time to time, a more positive image could rub off and encourage others to make better use of their BN. I have little patience for those who criticize for the sake of doing so or it is simply the thing to do! I think some of this excessive criticism should be discouraged by all of us! This list will be much better if we all do our part! We can't leave it all upp to the moderator or moderators! We too must do our part! I think you agree! If we were discussing a recipe, I'd say there was too much lemon, vinegar or sour grapes in the recipe these days! How about more sugar and spice part of the time, maybe a touch of salt and pepper, something which is really encouraging once in a while! As for those who get on the band wagon for the sake of posting, go to your room till you can post more responsibly! If you got through this, thanks for reading! This is for everyone, not just Cindy! Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "slery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:05 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] 7.2 patch? When? > Thanks so much for that message, Jim. It is really ridiculous for someone > to complain about needing a patch for bugs when they do not even own the > unit and do not have any clue what bugs they may or may not experience. > Personally, I have had absolutely no bugs with 7.2 at this point. > Admittedly, I have only had my BN for a year and there are still a lot of > things I need to learn to use to put some of the new features to use. > > A lot of times prospective owners get a wrong impression by looking at a > listserv. This is a very high traffic list and people only post comments > when they have a problem (as defined by the fact that they either do not > know how to do something or there is actually a real problem with their > unit). You will not see a plethora of messages simply touting all the > things we love about our machines. I wish there was a way that we could > compile a list of our 100 favorite things about our BNs and have that sent > as the first message a new subscriber receives and it could explain that a > listserv will typically be about things people are having problems with > but > that they are encouraged to ask whatever questions they would like > answered > in their search for deciding which device to choose. > > Cindy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James > Aldrich > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:19 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] 7.2 patch? When? > > > David and list, > > Excuse me for saying so but how ridiculous a message like yours below is! > You don't have to wait for anything to enjoy all the great things the > M-power and other members of the braillenote family of products offers to > the user! I have more problems keeping my Outlook Express under control! > Quite often what I thought I wrote at the bottom of a post ends up at the > beginning of my post. I suddenly noticed that my messages were suddenly > sorting in alphabetical order rather than reading in random as they came > in. I almost had a fit over that! My wife found someone who told me how > to > fix the problem! The casual reader of posts to this list tends to think > everyone is having all these problems which are mentioned on this list! > This is far from the truth! If you are looking for a perfect problem free > computer product, you will be looking a long time, such does not exist > anywhere! I certainly acknowledge people have had problems with the > battery > charge, joy stick not functioning, and other little picky things which may > or may not be quite right! I think too some people are out there just > looking for problems where none may exist at all! I think everybody would > abandon the PC if all the uproar took place between outlook express, the > mouse and one's speech program as it often does about the BN family of > products we hear about on this list. If I were to define a problem, it > would be an occurrence which prevents me from operating my M-power or > accessing files and folders as I should be able to do normally! A lockup > is > a good example as such a problem! Losing one's files or not being able to > access them on a storage card is another big problem in my judgment. > Perhaps I might add anything which prevents me from accomplishing my work > efficiently! I'd say most anything else is simply an annoyance! Okay, I > plug in my M-power to charge the battery. The gage shows 97 percent after > two hours of charge! This happens often! What is the solution? Unplug > the > charger from the BN and plug it in again! Wait a few more minutes to an > hour and the gage says a hundred percent after I unplug my unit! This may > be annoying at times but it solves the problem! Big deal! One of the > three > resets usually solves a host of problems! I do agree if one does any of > these resets including the service reset and their unit doesn't function > properly if at all, then that person no doubt has a problem which needs > attention from Humanware Service. Connecting to a wireless network was > challenging for me at first, but once I figured out how to do so, I have > had > no trouble utilizing my wireless network here at home as well as a few > networks on the road. Perhaps if more of us could tell potential users of > the M-power what is right with it, I think people would see a much > different > picture of the BN. Believe me, there is a lot right with it! I do agree > it > is not without problems or should I say annoyances but then no computer I > have ever used doesn't have some kind of problem. Can't we lighten up a > bit > and help new users who truly don't know what to expect! Some answers are > indeed simple! Others are more complex I agree! I have used a BN product > since October of 2001. Some of what has been discussed occurred when the > BN > first came out or when I obtained one. In this time of six years, the BN > now the M-power has greatly improved its usability! It is a much more > functional machine now than it was when I first purchased one. I agree! > It > isn't perfect but it is truly a simple to use, functional, relatively > trouble free machine, at least, it has been for me! I think we could keep > the traffic to a minimum if we could determine what is truly problematic > rather than what isn't so troubling! I think I have had fewer problems > with > Keymail than I'm having with Outlook Express! When Outlook functions > properly, it is faster, but when things mess up, what a pain it can be! I > like Keymail for the most part! > > I'll stay by my statement that there is more right with the BN than what > is > wrong with it whether one is using seven point two or not. > > Jim Aldrich > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "david" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braille Note Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 5:40 PM > Subject: [Braillenote] 7.2 patch? When? > > >> This especially goes to HW dchvs out there. When will there but a ks 7.2 >> patch? I am so close to getting an mpower, but I'm just wondering when a >> patch for all these annoying bugs might be available. >> Thanks >> >> ___ >> 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 > > > ___ 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
