All of these are good points. I can say, though, that I have become thoroughly disolusioned with hw over the last few years because of all they have failed to do and how much they charge for the few things they have done. Word 2007 support was mentioned. I remind you all that hw promised it would be forthcoming, but that was well over a year ago. Did 9.2 (or 8.1 for non-apex users) have it? No, but it did have exactly one new feature, yet they charged for it like it was a full keysoft upgrade. IMAP would be great, especially considering that keymail has had a bad habbit of corrupting its own database for years now, and this has not even been fixed on the apex. I could go on and on about all the bugs I have reported that still exist, but you get the idea.
So yes, the apex needs some serious help, but I am increasingly sure that hw won't do anything about it. They used to be a great company, and I even looked into working there, but now... well, see my above comments. Of course, I hope they prove me one hundred percent wrong on all counts and actually catch up to the U2, but I'll believe it when I'm running the software and not a moment before. On 3/24/12, Alana Jovanovski <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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