Hi,
I certainly agree that the BN needs these features. As a Uni
student myself, it would be great if the BN could work with more
websites, for example.
Word processing support needs improvement such as the ability to
access word 2007/2010 documents and we also need the ability to
write in tables, create tables and edit tables directly. In
other words, we need the ability to work with tables as we do on
a pc.
Footnoting would not be a bad idea actually. I would love to use
Keyweb for everything, but if certain websites don't work, then I
have to use my laptop. On the positive side, I love the features
we have such as the braille display feature to work with our
screen reader. It is great for people who have a hearing
impairment such as myself because I can use the braille display,
although I need to learn the commands fully to utilise this
feature. On using the unit on its own, I also love the ability
to turn off speech if it's not the ideal situation for using
voice such as in noisy environments when I can't hear the voice
as well. It's great because I have the braille to utilise. I
found it to be a great feature when not wanting to hear the voice
of JAWS during my recent ear infection as well.
If we could have more features, the BrailleNote would be utilised
even more. I personally use mine everyday.
Alana
Original Message -----
From: Vaughan Roles <[email protected]
To: braillenote <[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:42:48 +1100
Subject: [Braillenote] Braille Note Apex - can it keep up and
will Humanwarerise to the challenge
Hi list,
I ask you all to read this post and, if you have comments, make
them
so those at Humanware see that I am not the only one with these
views.
I have been using a Braille Note Apex now for just over a year.
What
the unit does, it does really well. It's an excellent note
taker,
gives a great braille reading experience and has an easy to use
calendar. The contacts app is great if you use it exclusively
for
keeping track of your contacts, but if you want to synchronize
between
devices it can be a little clunkey.
I work as a criminal lawyer and use the braille note every day in
court. I don't use it because its my ideal device, but it is,
until
the last round of American tech shows, the best available unit.
I
carry an iPhone to access the net and look up law. If I had the
choice, I would do all this from the braille note.
The braille note would blow the competition away if it had:-
1. Imap email access;
2. some way to attach a portable reading solution to it. This,
respectfully, is critical to students and professionals alike.
Anyone
who buys the Braille Note is buying portability. It is not
enough to
be able to type notes - you also need to be able to read on the
go.
3. A platform where full sites render instead of mobile sites.
4. The ability to do footnoting and have this transfer into
either
word 2003 or, preferably, word 2007 and 2010 files.
Another huge advantage for time poor people such as myself would
be a
regular series of training sessions. Freedom Scientific do this
really
well with Jaws - Humanware could emulate this for the Apex.
I hear many people say it is already easy to use and can be
learnt
quickly. That's true, but if that were the test for whether or
not
companies should run training for end users, why does Apple have
so
many training sessions for their products? The training sessions
should be focused on specific applications within the Braille
Note
family and follow a pattern. E.g. getting started, using the
word
processer, advanced word processing - I think you get the drift.
I think Humanware makes great products, but unless features are
updated quickly on the Braille Note Apex, there is a danger that
the
Braille Sense U2 from Hims or the other note takers announced at
the
tech shows will start taking significant market share. This
would be a
pity given Humanware's undisputed commitment to Braille over the
last
20 years.
Finally, can someone tell me if Humanware monitor this list or
should
I send these suggestions to the R and D team in Canada?
Vaughan
--
Vaughan Roles
Ph: 0425211038
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