also a jump or drive works great for mpowers
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From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braillenote List <[email protected]
Date sent: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:43:56 -0500
Subject: [Braillenote] Is ActiveSync really needed?
Hi all,
Rob, I'm replying to your message in which you pose the question
as to
whether Activesync is really needed or not? Let me take one
thing at
a time here.
First, one doesn't need activesync when downloading files from a
web
site when in Keyweb. So as far as its applicability for this
task
it's useless.
Second, since more people use the web for downloading files than
anything else, one might suppose that Activesync might be
dispensed
with, except for the fact that many people use it to transfer
files
between computers and their BN's. I personally find this mode of
transfer cumbersome and time consuming. I prefer to use my CF
card
and a card reader.
Third, I have been asking for years now for Humanware to equip
its
BrailleNotes with FTP. It's a much more user friendly, much more
fluid way to exchange files between devices. However nobody pays
any
mind to me. <smile
Finally, the only good use for Activesync is to do what it says
it
does, synchronize two programs together, like the address book or
the
planner. For this, it is great!
Judging by the time factor, it would seem that Activesync is on
the
low end of the totem pole. It takes time to make a connection,
fiddle
with the menus and wait for things to settle before transferring
files. If you use a CF or SD card, you can transfer the files
quickly
and efficiently.
Ann P.
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