Diane and list,
I have changed the subject to reflect what we are discussing here:
1. As I've stated earlier, if my theory on 3rd party software is proven to
be correct, then we don't need to worry about WiFi cards.
2. USB device support: it depends on the drivers that it works on. There are
many USB drivers on the BrailleNote. When a USB devices connects, it
announces itself as a certain device e.g. keyboard, storage device, etc.
After determining what to use based on its announcement, BrailleNote tells
that device to functioin like a certain device.
3. I don't know what is causing the FM Radio to function incorrectly. Since
speech volume is the "master volume," you might want to try increasing the
speech volume.
4. Bluetooth: it depends on the kind of Bluetooth driver that is in use.
Hopefully, HW will support ObEx (Object Exchange) support to allow exchange
of files between two Bluetooth devices.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Garrett
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 6:46 PM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: re: [Braillenote] List of suggestions and bugs in KeyMail

hI, jOSEPH!

tHINKING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, HERE.

1. WIFI card support: the Ambicom and the Sandisk Wifi cards are no longer
made according to emails I've read. People need to have more cards supported
by the KeySoft upgrades. Whether it's SD cards, or CompactFlash cards, we
need more cards accessible for use on the BrailleNote Family of products.

2. Hardware device support: More devices such as hard drives, floppy drives,
thumb drives, card readers, keyboards, printers, and other items that will
expand the horizon of the BrailleNote Family of products. It could be just
the difference between machines, but it seems like there are a lot of
machines that don't seem to work with different items such as the Mini
Cruzer harddrives, some thumb drives, wireless cards, headsets (bluetooth),
printers (newer models, not ones made several years ago), floppy drives
(other than the superdisk disk drive), and other items mentioned on this
list.

3. FM radio volume: The volume for the radio is very soft and is unable to
be heard in a room with other noises going on. 
Admittedly, I have not tried it with an earphone, or headset, being as there
are times I want to hear the radio while working in our Call Center at 911.
However, even with digital hearing aids that can bring softer sounds up to a
more agreeable level for listening, I still cannot hear the radio unless I
am in an extremely quiet room with no sounds going at all (i.e.: air system
sounds coming on or off, refrigerator humming, traffic noise with windows
closed.) I have the radio set to its highest setting.

4. Bluetooth support: It seems to me from the emails I've read, that more
support should be given to bluetooth support. I have only seen maybe one or
two items supported by this. And, it seems that when these items are used,
it takes quite a while to get it to work. I'm probably missing something
here, and I apologiz if I am, but can somnething be done to make hooking up
to bluetooth more easily done? I am very curious about this means of using
things and would like to explore this option further when I can afford more
things that will benefit me at work, or at home.

These are the things that come to my mind from reading the messages here on
the List as well as going out and seeing all the different devices that are
on the shelves nowadays. For instance, I went to find one of the Western
Digital harddrives one day just before my mPower arrived and found about
four, or five, different harddrives being sold. Maybe its just a matter of
drivers for these products being installed on the BrailleNote Family, but
can something be done to make this happen? Also, most of the printers that
can be used with the BrailleNote are the older model printers that are
extremely hard to find. It would be nice to be able to walk into someplace
and be able to pick up a printer without thinking that we'll probably have
to bring it back due to it not working with our units.

I must say, though, we have come a long way from where we were just three
years ago with all the different off-the-shelf items we can now use with our
units. Humanware has done a supurb job of giving people what they would like
to have. And, I'm sure that it's just beginning to get better with all this
stuff we all seem to want. So thanks, Humanware, for really listening to us
speak to you about matters like this.

 Diane Garrett/Leader Yetta
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: (918) 664-5731


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]
>Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 19:34:02 -0800
>Subject: [Braillenote] List of suggestions and bugs in KeyMail

>Dear list,
>Although KeyMail received many functionalities in KeySoft 7.2, it
still has
>a lot of bugs and suggestions that will help improve KeyMail. 
This is the
>current list submitted by users of Braillenote family of
products. Any
>further additions will be greatly appreciated.
>1. HTML email support: this is the issue that is frequently
brought up on
>the list. Many email clients (includings those designed for
Windows CE
>devices) support HTML emails. Many of us on the list has asked
for HTML
>email support on KeyMail.
>2. Cursor index broken in KeyMail: the cursor marker/index which
keeps a
>running track on the current cursor location is apparently broken
in
>KeyMail. This is evident when reading a message using KeyMail. 
When you
>switch from an aplication like KeyWord back to KeyMail, the
cursor will then
>be located on the top instead of the current position.
>3. Email markers does not work: as someone pointed out, when you
mark an
>email for further action, and then when you switch to an
application and
>switch back, the markers will be removed. Also, there is no way
of
>displaying whether that particular email is marked or not like
File Manager.
>4. IMAP access support: again, this is the issue that is
frequently
>presented to the users. Currently, there is no way of accessing
IMAP
>(Internet Mail Access Protocol) accounts on KeyMail. KeyMail only
supports
>POP (Post Office Protocol). A growing number of email providers
today use
>IMAP as means of access.
>5. SSL implementations support: A number of email providers
require that the
>users use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) in order to access their
email accounts
>e.g. Gmail requires this. A surprising fact is that Windows CE's
email code
>actually supports SSL. Although the option of using alternative
POP and
>SMTP ports has been implemented in KeySoft 7.0, the exclusion of
SSL support
>in KeyMail plays negative factor when choosing email providers.
>Thanks for your considerations.


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