Great message Vicky; The whole purpose of this list is not just to learn the bn line of products, but to learn how the products work and how they function with other products. A BN will function alone but we need to know how to interact it with a cell phone, computer, printer, embosser, stream, KNFB reader and most likely more. If we do not talk about other compeditive products, in moderation, how is a new user going to determine what is the best for him or her. I chose the BN and now the M-power, when I first saw my computer teachers BN. I fell in love with it. For a long time I had wanted a Voice note but did not have the money. My office worked hard to get on the CAP program for the Federal Government and I finally got a BN. I never did a compairison, so some times it is interesting to hear a little about what the other products can and can not do. I love my M-power and the ability to write anything and be able to read it when ever I need to. I am losing my sight and need to slowly put jumbo print by the way side. Thanks HW.
Terry Powers -----Original Message----- From: Vicky Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:31 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] list moderation/was A few thoughts please! Hi All, First, grin, no, I'm not the moderator, and am certainly not trying to be. However, seeing as folks are expressing their thoughts/concerns as they relate to this list, I figured I might as well do the same. Also, before I do that, I will admit that I have no idea of the disk space or cost considerations that HumanWare must have in order to maintain this list. And, I, too, of course do appreciate HW making this list available to us. Anyway, myself, personally, I'm kind of pleased to see the BN list livening up again. Sure, it isn't nearly as busy as say a couple of years ago, judging from the list archives, but it is indeed getting more traffic than a few months ago. And, as one who still very much likes and uses the KeySoft/BN line of products, I'm happy to see the interest in those continue and be expressed on this list. As for product comparisons and the like, I personally don't mind them, and think they are often very helpful, in fact. Although, out of respect to HumanWare and this list, of course I do feel that the BN family of products, or maybe the Stream or other such HW products if HW wishes, should be the main focus of any messages sent to the list. I mean, of course, that a message completely related to a competitive note taker shouldn't be sent; however, expressing views on specific features of a competitive product, so long as it relates to how the BN handles the same features in reference to that product, well, although I'm not opposed to this being allowed, I'm not sure what the actual list moderator view is these days. When I mentioned the list moderator view above, I wasn't trying to be smarting off or anything, and I certainly will respect whatever request I know the current list moderator to express. For example, when Dean was moderating the list, he didn't want product comparisons at all; however, when Andy was later moderating the list, he said he didn't care what we talked about as long as we were polite--not an exact quote from Andy, but I do believe I've retained the essence of what he said. So, again, seeing as we've pretty much been left to our own devices, so to speak, by HW as far as this list goes, although I do intend to make my posts in some way related to the BN/HW products, I can't promise that I won't mention another note taking device along the way in the meantime. However, again, just my thoughts, and I'm perfectly willing to abide by the wishes of the list moderator, should those be expressed. Vicky Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:03 AM Subject: [Braillenote] A few thoughts please! Hello! I meant to send this to all the list rather than anyone privately. Sorry i picked on the party in question since I met this to go to everyone. Hello all! It seems to me that we have been requested in the past to speak about the Braile Note family of products only rather than treat this list as a general Blindness issues list. This list is available to us as a service of Humanware. I think we should respect Humanware by discussing the Braillenot Family of products only instead of touting the advantages and disadvantages of The BN over other blindness products. If someone wants a comparative product review, I think this should be done privately. This should be done in respect to Humanware which is providing this list as a service. I have made changes myself and I didn't select either Pacmate or BN. You can write me privately if you like. There are many products available now and more are forthcoming! It is human nature to say a given product is better than another. It matters not whether we feel strongly about our screen readers or notetakers. I think we should respect Humanware by answering questions about the BN family of products only and maybe touch on other humanware products. This is simply being courteous to Humanware which provides this fine list. I think too for those wishing to participate and are finding too many posts from this list, we'd do well to keep the traffic down a bit so all can be more appreciative of this fine service from Humanware! For what it is worth! Jim Aldrich ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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