John, First, you should check if your laptop has a PCMCIA Type II card slot. Most laptops do, but when I was shopping around for a laptop last July, I came across those that have Type I and Type III slots only.
Now if your laptop's PCMCIA card slot is Type II, then by all means, get a PCMCIA card adapter to use with your cf cards containing stuff from the BrailleNote like your GPS maps. Transferring files via Active Sync is supposed to be faster, considering that you can synchronize them, and thus, not having to bother about already copied files, or files with the same names but with more content that need to replace the old ones in your laptop. However, as Don and others have pointed out, Active Sync chokes on very large files. With the PCMCIA card adapter on the laptop or the card-reader on the desktop, you can just select all files in the cf card to be copied to your desired folder in the computer, and when prompted about replacing ones that exist, just select replying yes to all. Though some files have not been updated since your last file transfer, having them replaced with the same thing won't take such a long time. Finally, note that the PCMCIA sleeve costs only around $10.00. HTH, Roselle >----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- >Sent by: "John Farina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Hi all, >I would like to have a fast way of moving files from computer to Braille >Note. This is especially true when trying to move any gps map files to the >flashcard. >Has anyone tried purchasing a pcmcia card adaptor for use in a laptop and >transferring files that way? Have a del enspiron 400 with two pcmcia slots, >one of which is occupied with my network card. >Thanks for any thoughts. >John Farina
