I too am annoyed when fixes come in the form of upgrades that we have to pay for when the feature we already paid for is very buggy (i.e. Daisy player). However, I have used the competitors product for 2 years and it was so bad that resets caused you to lose all your settings and data. At least on the BN when I have to do a reset, I rarely lose anything. Settings even seem to stay and it is rare that I even have to reset the time or date. I may lose something that I was currently changing but I have never lost the whole thing. Even though we only seem to hear the bad on this list (because people rarely report the good), it is still way more stable than the competition. People that really love their competition product still have all these failings I have mentioned but just choose to live with it.
Hopefully, we can get HW to upgrade the CE version soon. It sounds like this is what is really holding us back. I personally wonder if they have been holding off because they promised classic users one more upgrade. I don't know because they won't say but I really hope the following release does have a CE upgrade. Cindy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 6:28 AM To: Alex Parks Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Comment on Chat Summary for July 13, 2007 Thanks for the time/effort Alex. You wrote: "My own conclusions? The upgrade to Windows CE 6 is very important. The classic cannot take the upgrade, but the PK and mPower can. This will open the door for object exchane/audio with BT, PDF support, HTML email, and, well, you can read the rest above." How many upgrades later though and at what cost to present mPower and PK users? One will seriously have to look around at products offered by competitors in this market; particularly the ones from South Korea. What irritates me most of all about the problem is the perpetual need to fix problems/dysfunction that should not have been allowed to enter the market in the first place. One does waste a heck of a lot of time with having to do resets. Having said that, some really great work has been done too. Deon At 03:22 14/07/2007, you wrote: >Hi all, > >Below I have pasted the chat summary. It is in the format: >Q: [question/comment]. >A ([answer source]): [answer/response]. > >Q: MSW conversion/support--not available for classic users? >A (HW): working towards more than a PDA would normally support. >Partnerships required. No future support for classics, both because >of time and classic hardware. >Q: no Word 2003 support, now it is 2007? >A (HW): the converter has not been updated, partially due to CE version. >Q: Upgrading CE? Virtual memory/ram problems (running out)? >A (HW): If yes, it will go to 6. It is being looked at; that is all >they can say. >Q: stabilization? >A (HW): not in 7.5, but they are aware of it. They are currently >trying to duplicate; they need more info, especially on the deletion >of emails when sending. >Q: cell phones as modems--access numbers? >A (other users): not much to be done. >A (HW): depends on the phone. >Q: BT stabilization? >A (HW): should improve with CE upgrade. >Q: upgrade to BT for audio/object exchange? Failing to unpair with devices? >A (HW): audio/OE requires upgrade of CE, no comment on second issue. >Q: stability with GPS devices? >A (Sendero): "I will not try to reinvent the wheel"--leave it to KS >since the BT is so customized by HW. >Q: device does not authenticate with the first try? >A (Sendero): ask HW. >Q: Parallel/USB? >A (users): yes, just shop around. >Q: email sync with Outlook? >A (HW): Keysync was written for the BN instead of CE's code, but now >they are saying they may want to switch back to CE's code. >Q: HTML emails? >A (HW): next version? >Q: IMAP4 email support? >A (HW): not sure. >Q: WPA support? >A (HW): CE upgrade. >Q: KS SDK? >A (HW): it has not been forgotten, but no definite release either. >Q: Chat? >A (HW): comes down to priorities. >Q: Inform 7? >A (HW): possible, but priorities. >Q: more Js event handlers? >A (HW): being looked at, but no promises. >Q: PDF? >A (HW): unsure, needs to talk to Jonathan Sharpe about it. >Q: Assemble marked files (KS7.5) into an m3u playlist? >A: Never answered. >Q: percentages for file ops? >A (HW): unsure, will advise. >Q: multi-tasking? >A (HW): CE upgrade, will discuss with dev team. >Q: Mailto:link support? >A (HW): being looked at for KS 8, but no promises. KS 8 may have >several updates in the way of Keymail. >Q: Knowledgebase for KS? >A (HW): Never answered, but may use the BN list more. >Q: SDIO (wireless and so on in SD format) cards? >A (HW): CE upgrade. >Q: Upgrade to PK with latest Pronto? >A (HW): unable to answer. >Q: remote synth/terminal via USB? >A (HW): using ActiveSync for everything--use it as a medium--has >been looked at. >Q: Built-in WIFI? >A (HW): hardware upgrade required, but they see advantages as well. >Q: Is Ambicom the only CF WIFI card still available? >A (HW): yes, but looking into USB WIFI (requires CE upgrade). >Q: combine remote synth and terminal? >A (HW): dev team knows, but the ActiveSync may open the door for that. >Q: terminal supports QT keyboard on QT model BN/VN? >A (HW): no reason not to, but has not been tasked yet. >Q: Describe Keyview. >A (HW): a simplified visual display for PCs to replace HT. >Q: will Keyview work with PDAs? >A (HW): unsure. >Q: Keyview with USB? >A (HW): No; Keyview only uses serial and BT. >Q: new mic? >A (HW): being looked into, that and a redesign so the case does not >cover the mic hole. >Q: external pocket on case? >A (users): agreed. >A (HW): good point. >Q: price for case too high? >A (HW): cannot comment--wrong office. >Q: Ogg files? >A (HW): looking for a plug-in for media player. >Q: Update on GPS 4.0? >A (Sendero): all on the website. Release date probably Monday, Jul 16. >Q: is there a way to clean the BN without sending it away? >A (users): it is pretty quick. >A (HW): conventions, but feedback is required to bring back Keyshop. >Q: More global stuff with BN? >A (HW): the U.S. market is the largest, so business comes into it, >but it will be worked on. >Q: Eloquence troubles? >A (users): agree. >Q: IR data communication with other devices? >A (HW): unsure. >Q: So what ARE the priorities you keep mentioning? >A (HW): will not say until the release is finalized so people will >not get upset with the company. >Q: can one put KS/WCE x.x on a custom motherboard? >A (users): yes, easily. The problem is recompiling KS to work with >that motherboard, more specifically the processor. >Q: can all the BN family handle a CE upgrade? >A (users): no. The classic will not, but the PK and mPower can take >it no problem. > >My own conclusions? > >The upgrade to Windows CE 6 is very important. 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