Hi,
Below are some suggestions from listers and some personal
suggestions for HW's considerations (that I and others hope would
come later in a future version of KeySoft):
* More enhanced and smarter calculator: I, too agree that KeyPlus
could be more useful if more useful functions are added to make
it smarter. For instance, a way of converting different
conversion types such as length, volume and such, as well as more
added scientific functions such as factorial and number base
conversions.
* Bitrate: We noticed that bitrate info is shown only on wma
files. Is it possible to put this function back for other file
formats such as mp3's? Thanks.
* PowerPoint reader: I agree with a lister's suggestion that a
PPT reader or a converter would be a nice option, since students
use PowerPoint for presentations. Although there might be a
workaround such as using BN as a braille display for a computer
that has presentation already, having a way to read those on
braille from the BrailleNote (in KeySoft style) would be
beneficial.
* User participation through programming: We ask once again:
would it be possible for talented people to write programs
that'll run directly under KeySoft as extensions, such as what
Sendero is doing with GPS? That way, we can showcase our talents
and, as a note of thanks to HumanWare staff and fellow users, we
could come up with useful programs such as games, utilities and
so forth that'll truly bring Apex's (and mPower's) potential to
up front. As of now, we use web applets to do some cool stuff,
but having opportunities to actually showcase something "real" in
KeySoft as extensions would be a useful tool for us to continue
with our studies and to open possibilities for utilizing Apex's
availible hardware. Thanks.
* SDXC support: According to SD Association, the current SDHC
standard allows up to 2 TB (Terabyte) of storage but is limited
to 32 GB. Some say that SDHC slots with firmware upgrades would
support SDXC standard. Would it be possible to perhaps have this
option of supporting SDXC (;STD 3.0) cards so that we can use
cards of 64 GB and higher? If that's the case, we can have more
GPS maps, more storage for valuable books and so forth.
* SSL updates: Some mentioned about security alerts popping up
when the certificate name is not the one that Apex expects from a
website. Coupled with popularity of Windows Live email, would it
be possible to see some updates to SSL algorithms? Thanks.
As for other suggestions such as docx reading/writing capability,
I'm sure people have emailed you for a long time, so I dare not
repeat them. Hope to see your reply soon from the company.
Sincerely,
Joseph Lee
University of California, Riverside
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