Nikki, I fully agree with you, and every thing you've said in
your message is precisely what I've been attempting to
articulate. Are there some features that braillenote users would
value more than others? Of course the answer is a resounding
yes, but as you stated, there's never going to be an instance
where every body is satisfied with every single feature.
Personally, I could live without the games, but hay, because I
feel that way, I just went ahead and deleted them from my unit.
No big deal. At any rate, I continue to stand by my original
statement, and that is that Humanware has produced an
out-standing notetaker in the m power and PK units, and I applaud
them for what they've done thus far. As in anything in life,
there's always room for improvement, and I have absolutely no
doubt that Humanware will continue to improve on what is already
a fantastic PDA. Thank you again Humanware. Isaih
----- Original Message -----
From: Nikki B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pam quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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Date sent: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:07:27 -0500
Subject: re: [Braillenote] Features
I don't think there will ever be a point where everyone is happy
all the time with whatever features are included on the BN or any
other device. I also like and mainly use the more serious
features of the BN but certainly don't begrudge the addition of
the fun stuff too. Personally, I enjoy the games when I have
time
for them which is rarely. I used to enjoy the role playing
adventure games when I had more vision so this is a good
substitute. I doubt I'll ever finish many though as I only have
time to play every now and then. (grin) I really enjoy the media
player for catching up on podcasts, news and other material that
I simply never have time to sit and listen to at my computer. I
don't think that is "fluff" at all. As for the FM radio, I get
very good reception with headphones. This is nice when traveling
to check on local news or events going on. There isn't always an
internet connection handy after all. (grin).
OK, I'll get off my soapbox. Y'all have a great weekend!
Nikki B.
----- Original Message -----
From: pam quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date sent: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:35:47 -0500
Subject: re: [Braillenote] Features
I agree that the fm radio, games and memo recorder are extras and
mediocre at best. Our money would have been better spent for
improvements in word-processor-related features. I hope that
newer revisions will dispense with fluff and focus on more useful
applications. The fm radio doesn't even work as well as a
Walkman, and you certainly can't make quality recordings which
was not what I was lead to believe at first. I sure do like the
media player though for podcasts and audio books. And of all the
revisions made thus far, the addition of Eloquence is my personal
favorite. I imagine when it comes right down to it though, we'd
be hard pressed to agree on which features were essential and
which were not.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hilda Moreno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Braille Note List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date sent: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:14:53 -0700
Subject: [Braillenote] Features
Hi Karyn, Andy and all,
I couldn't think of a better way to fraise this.
I hate the I agree messages but and this case you didn't left any
more for
me to say!
Please feel free to write me off-list if you deem it necessary.
Regards: Hilda.
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and do it as well as any extraordinary sighted person can..."
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Karyn Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'Braillenote List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:32 AM
Subject: Features was RE: [Braillenote] Volume on mPower
considerably
lowerthan on classic?
Tom and list,
That makes sense to me as these units are not meant for playing
music. If
you want to do that, get a boom box or something that is meant
for music.
I have long felt that the FM radio and media center are luxuries
rather than
necessities. I feel the same way about the memo part as well.
The
streaming capability is also extremely limited and takes
bandwidth anyway.
Commercial radio stations do not stream at all; and I have tried
this once.
ACB radio works but that is all I know about. Maybe one needs a
PC or a
laptop in order to listen to streaming on the Internet. Keep in
mind that I
am not a technology expert; so I am commenting based on limited
knowledge of
how this equipment works.
With regard to Estan's suggestion for Itunes, that too is a
luxury that I
hope does not happen. There are more important things which
need to be
done with these units, such as full MS Word capability and a TTY
package.
Right now, if you save something in MS Word and sync it to your
PC, you must
finish the conversion on your PC as the "Word" document is only
converted
to Rich Text Format (RTF). A full Word conversion would be
much more
practical and useful for those who use this equipment
professionally.
A TTY package is something which has been requested for years by
members of
the deaf-blind community. This feature could also benefit blind
users who
must use a TTY as part of their job and would give members of the
db
community further access to their world.
BTW I also consider the games a luxury as well. There was a
suggestion
sometime back to make different suites or packages of software
available for
these units beyond the basics like Keyword, keyplan, keymail and
keyweb. I
would include Keybook in the basics as well. Anything else could
be added
by the user according to how he or she will use the equipment.
Just a few of my thoughts.
Take care.
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