Yes, this build that will support BookShare, the new website and new compression method will be available for all three platforms: mPower PK and Classic > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:braillenote- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of kelby carlson > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: re: [Braillenote] my thoughts on the tech talk presentation > > If there's a build for the classic of KS 7.5 that lets people > access the New Bookshare, I really hope they make it available to > the mPower as well. Nothing--nothing else in the upgrade is > useful to me, and I don't want the state agency that buys my > stuff to shell out a gob of cash for essentially nothing. > > Kelby > "Oh Adam's sons, how cleverly you defend yourself from all that > might do you good." > > --Aslan the Lion > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: Robert Cummings <[email protected] > >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] > >Date sent: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:30:28 -0600 (CST) > >Subject: [Braillenote] my thoughts on the tech talk presentation > > >Hi list. > > >Thank you Kevin for sending me the presentation. At first i had > >a few problems getting it, but i've finally managed listen to the > >whole thing. > > >I had high hopes for keyChat and i thought that would be for me, > >the highlight of the upgrade. But i'm not impressed with the > >fact that windows live (msn) is not supported. I mean, i don't > >know anyone who uses google talk or iChat. Everyone, who i know > >anyway, uses windows live as their instant messaging service. > >Does anyone know if facebook IM will work with this fancy > >protocol? That's probably the only way i'd be able to make use of > >keyChat seeing as windows live isn't supported. But i've a > >horrible feeling that a lot of us on this list have played a part > >in persuading hw to go with google talk. A lot of us use gmail > >addresses which means that hw probably thought that google talk > >was what we were all using and finding accessible. I bet if we > >all subscribed to the list with hotmail or yahoo addresses, hw > >may well have gone with the more closed approach of supporting > >windows live and yahoo! messengers. So now, all we can really do > >is hope that in a few years, windows live and yahoo! may start > >using this new "cutting edge" protocol called XMPP (at least i > >think that's what it's called anyway). > > >I don't usually have time to listen to audiobooks so i probably > >won't be using audible. All the other book reader improvements > >seem to be aimed at the US once again! Okay so audible and very > >limited bookshare content is available outside the US, but with > >me being in the UK, i do feel a bit left out. > > >I already have an HP printer which works fine with my bn. > >Admittedly, i lost count of the number of phone calls i had to > >make to tech support to get it all set up and working correctly. > > >All in all, the presentation was basically a repeat of the press > >release which came out a few weeks ago. The one slightly > >positive thing which doesn't affect me personally but may > >interest other users, is the build of ks7,5 (which includes the > >classic) that allows access to the new bookshare site. But even > >then, we don't know when that'll be released. We don't even know > >when ks8,0 will be released. Personally, i don't think they'll > >be releasing ks8,0 by the end of this month. Previously, hw had > >said it would be released in fall 2008, but did that ever happen? > >i think not! > > >Overall, i'm not impressed with this upgrade. I was hoping that > >the reason it was late was going to be because they were > >upgrading the OS, but i was wrong. Oh and i like hw's saying: > >"Our policy states that we cannot talk about future releases." > >Okay then, if you can't talk about future releases, then can you > >tell us why there was no OS upgrade in the CURRENT release > >(meaning ks8,0) and why after years of asking and needing > >features like better word support, we still haven't got them. > >The only reason why i'm thinking of upgrading is because you > >can't skip an upgrade so if hw do finally get their act together > >and bring out a decent upgrade in the future, i won't have to pay > >for all the upgrades i've missed. > > >There, rant over! > > >Blind Tech Mailing List Administrator > > >email: [email protected] > > >Zone BBS username: pocket_PC (ID 8332) > > >Braillenote mPower BT 32 user > >version: keysoft 7,5 build 29 > > >words of wisdom: technology: it's great when it works, but > >rubbish when it doesn't! > > >___ > >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. > > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[email protected] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > --- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- > http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html --- > > > ___ > 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. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
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