Re: [Braillenote] Upgrade my BrailleNote or do something else?

[Catherine Close]

Hi.  I agree that a notetaker doesn't need to be a PC.  It would be nice to 
have all those things, but there are two things I reely a notetaker to do 
better than the one I now have at work.  One is keepp up with my braille 
input, which I've discussed previously.  The other is to be able to use 
word files quickly without a lot of aggravation.  Coud some describe how 
Braillenote works with Word.  Thanks.  Cathy At 12:37 PM 10/23/2003 -0700, 
you wrote:
Dear Rose,

No, you're not strange.  Notetakers are notetakers and should never be a
substitute for a PC or laptop.
If I remember right, the man who started this thread wanted to know the
advantages of upgrading his BN versus the advantages of doing something
else.  Since then, people have changed the thread into the debate about the
BN's abilities versus a sighted PDA.

In the original thread, the man stated he needed more communications access
than the BN could do.

I received the idea he needed it now, not in some future time.  So I
suggested that he consider getting a LapTalk and keep his BN to use as a
braille display and notetaker.

I still use my PC for email and surfing the web.  Perhaps Keysoft 5 is
different, but I haven't been impressed with Keymail and I believed from
reading posts on the list that Keysoft 4.x, Keymail and Keyweb left
something to be desired.  That's why I didn't upgrade.

In the original thread, the man stated he didn't need GPS.  Neither do I,
because I don't travel very much.  So I can save the $600 or so bucks to buy
something else.

Let's face it: notetakers will never replace PCs and the BN should not be
compared to sighted PDAs.  We have some needs the sighted don't have.  But
we need to be able to communicate with the sighted.  The most practical way
is to make the best of both worlds:  use the BN as a notetaker, braille
display, braille book reader and the other things it can do.  Use the PC for
LAN or other needs the BN can't handle.

Let's get back to the original question.  The man thought he may have made a
mistake when he bought a BN.  I said he didn't make a mistake, that the BN
is a very useful tool IN CONJUCTION WITHa PC.

What's so bad about that?  The BN can do more things than a regular braille
display, even the Braille Star and others by Handy Tech, which have the
"scratchpads."

Come on, folks!  Don't ask for so many unrealistic things of the BN.  The
more you request, the more expensive it will become.

Terri, Amateur radio call sign KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California


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