Hi,
A former tech for K10000 said it well, and I'm paraphrasing here:
Put into your toolshed every tool that you can. I'm a braille
reader and writer and a retired English teacher. I much prefer
editing on the Braille Note whenever possible. Being able to
read accurately in crowded conditions--hotel lobby, airliner,
etc., is a big advantage. When I travel, sometimes I take just a
Braille Note. Other times, I take a good laptop along with the
BN. Use everything you can from the adaptech tech field.
Cordially,
Evelyn
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Nusbaum <[email protected]
To: "Sharon S" <[email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:48:59 -0400
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] notetakers: are they worth buying
anymore?
Hi Sharon,
I totally agree! My teacher (TVI) said it perfectly: "The more
tools you have in your toolbox, the better."
Chris
"A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
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www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
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Sent from my BrailleNote
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon S" <[email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:10:44 +1000
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] notetakers: are they worth buying
anymore?
Hi, I have both an notebook and an Apex. They are both used for
differant
things and are good for what I do. The Apex is lighter for
taking to work or
out somewhere where I need to access my planner. Also my
notebook has very
little battery life left in it and even before my battery started
to go it
didn't last near as long as the Apex. I love my braille display
in the Apex
because sometimes I like to read things by braille and because I
have the QT
when teaching braille to our clients if they have a question
about how to
write something if I can't remember then I type it into my Apex
then the
braille display shows me how it is ment to be written. The Apex
is also good
if you want to read something butalso keep both ears open for
listening to
people talk, I use this when taking minutes of a meeting.
The notebook can handle heaps more emails then the Apex can and I
prefer it
for using the net.
So as you see I like both the options and I am lucky enough to
have them
both. When my notebook crashed late last year I was using my
Apex for most
things but there was some stuff I had to go to a PC to do.
From Shaz.
BN QT Apex and PK user.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <[email protected]
To: "Blind Talk list" <[email protected]>; "NABS list"
<[email protected]
Cc: "BrailleNote list" <[email protected]
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject: [Braillenote] notetakers: are they worth buying anymore?
| Hi all,
|
| I don't have a set opinion on this matter as of yet, but I'd
like
| to initiate the discussion. I'm noticing a trend in the
| blindness technology field: PC's can do most everything a
| notetaker (BrailleNote, BrailleSense, PacMate, etc.) can do,
with
| some obvious changes and differences, and in some cases can do
| and support more than the notetaker. This is also true with
the
| ever-improving accessible smartphones and tablets: the iPhone,
| iPad, iPod Touch, (the semiaccessible) Android phones, the KNFB
| Reader, etc. Yes, the notetakers have built-in Braille
displays,
| but you can also install a stand-alone Braille display on a
| computer to display what's on the screen, or you could just buy
a
| screen reader (text-to-speech, not text-to-Braille) as a
| replacement for the Braille display... that is, if you think
it
| is in fact a replacement for refreshable Braille. That's
another
| question for all of you in this discussion. So, here's the
| question: with all the advancements and capabilities of a
| computer and screen readers or stand-alone refreshable Braille
| displays, is it worth it, in your opinion, to buy a notetaker
| anymore? What, given all the things a PC can do, is the real
| purpose of the notetakers now? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
|
| Chris
|
| "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities
motto)
|
| The I C.A.N. Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
| Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How?
Click
| on this link to learn more and to contribute:
| www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
| Foundation.
|
| Sent from my BrailleNote
|
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