Hi folks, Here is the summary for the second BrailleNote Chat. Some of the items discussed on that chat is almost the same as the first chat. They are: * The teaser thread: Alex went over a summary of what the list has talked about over the past few days. In the end, we came to the speculative conclusion that it might be a VoiceNote version of the Apex. * USB hard drives: A user's BrailleNote didn't recognize a 320 GB external hard drive. We determined that it was a power management problem - where the BrailleNote will not supply enough power to power the drive. It was suggested to get a "Y adapter" - a UsB cable with two USB host plugs to allow a device to receive more power. * Slowness when saving to a USB device: A user reported that there seems to be slowness when saving a file to the USB drive. It was determined that it could be the speed of the USB drive; later it was noted that this slowness occurs only when the file is saved on the first time; subsequent saves does not produce this issue. * Password protection and storage card encryption: A participant suggested if there would be a way to protect a file, folder or groups of them via passwords. The conclusion was that it could be done. Also, an interesting feature on locking a storage card to be used only by a BrailleNote was discussed. On the Apex, the operating system does allow a storage card to be encrypted so that a particular unit alone can read it. In the end, the users agreed that and suggested on implementing this feature. * GSM/3G access cards: A modem that allows a BrailleNote to browse the Internet using a 3G cell phone network was suggested. However, users noted that the issue of device drivers for this modem and wireless carrier variability could hamper this suggestion. * Costs and notes on BrailleNote trade-in: It was generally agreed by participants that the cost of BrailleNote is too high and poses cost issues for those who are tight in budget. Also, users noted that, based on specs and the newer Windows CE 6.0 operating system, Apex will perform better than an mPower in terms of memory and others. * Multitasking and external programs: Users suggested the SDK: citing creating usefus programs for BrailleNote users. Also, the multitasking of KeySoft was discussed. Previously under KeySoft 8.0 or lower, the KeySoft functionality is stored on a huge program called keysoft.exe, which limits multitasking abilities (having to close the current task when switching to another one); on the Apex, with the newer operating system in mind and running up to 32768 programs in mind, participants noted that KeySoft would have been divided into smaller files, which each program file for each of the KeySoft functions while presenting same look and feel as KeySoft 8.0. * Scroll wheel suggestions: Ability to customize the buttons and scrolling actions on the scroll wheel for different programs e.g. increasing the system volume when the ENTER key is pressed while the scroll wheel is turning right and so on. And other topics (which were many of them). The other ones are same as the first sessios - Word support, PDF, possibility of implementing Skype on a BrailleNote and so forth. Hope this helps... If you have any comments, please let us (the chat participants) know. Cheers, Joseph
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