I'm starting to worry that my request for an Apex from my state
services was a big mistake. But I've used the BN for so long, I
don't know what I would switch over to. (And by this point it's
ordered, so there's nothing I can do.)
----- Original Message -----
From: Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:55:15 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [Braillenote] Sign of the Times: Apex Isn't Coming With
Me OnHoliday
I used to take BrailleNote (Classic, MPower) on holiday with me
to Turkey. It did everything important, that is to take the odd
to-do note, to browse (including email; no KeyMail even then), to
play games (yes, plenty of games), to go mobile and pair with
cell phones and wirelessly, to read books and to be an all-round,
rugged, bug-free, braille-enhanced system for just generally
getting stuff done, on the plane, in the cab, on the balcony, and
with great speed and alacrity.
But not this summer. This summer, it seems likely that my iPhone
and MacBook will together make up my technological accoutrements.
The Apex is simply not suitable for production use. I know
that's a bit harsh, but it's true. Even though in theory it can
do everything, in practice it can't, for example because it can't
operate with its display turned off, because its QT keyboard
isn't good for long stretches (pending adjustment) and because
the software is just generally buggy and freeze-happy. If it
weren't for its use as a serial-line braille display and
tolerable game-playing, I wouldn't even have need of it outside
of note-taking, and the new MacBook Air is tempting me there.
And, although these aren't directly BrailleNote's fault, I cannot
play my AAC-encoded audio files, nor tether with my iPhone for
data.
So, um, there you are. I can't help feeling rather sad. What
happened when PulseData went out? Something, I'm sure. Indeed,
many of the more immediate problems could be addressed if I could
downgrade to KeySoft 9.0.
Cheers,
Sabahattin
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