Hi Mary ellen, I enjoy reading your comments. You are always so helpful.
You have the same philosophy as I do. It's all a matter of personal preference. I personally find the braillenote is the best piece of technoligy that I have. Again thanks. Jay Dailey > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 11:43:45 -0500 >Subject: [Braillenote] Some thoughts on the future of bn: >Ok I have been reading with a lot of interest people's comments on the Braille >Note vs Pacmate. >Well my thoughts ... >First as has been previously said, there arethings which thepacmate does which >the bn doesn't do. >These are two entirely different animals the companies have 2 entirely >different philosophies. >I looked long and extremely hard at pacmate at csun and I still have too many >"yes buts" to sink the 2395 bucks into one at the present time. >Also, you have to realize these two machines are personal data assistants. Not >"note takers" in the sense of a Braille 'n Speak or a Braille Lite, but they >are a step below a laptop. >Don't you think, we are putting totally unrealistic expectations on these >machines? >My personal needs are so darned basic that for me, The Braille Note would be >really all I need. I do E-mail and word processing period. >I manage my check book with quicken on the laptop however I also keep a backup >registry on my Braille 'n Speak and if I ever need to know the balance of my >bank account, I go to the Bns to get it. >Folks, its about choices and I would like to see some improvements to the file >manager system and usb connectivity, sure that would be great, but as far as >how the bn has worked for me, just let me say to you what I said to Jonathan >Mosen at csun. "I don't like my Braille Note, I love my Braille Note." >I find it very exciting to always wonder what pdi is going to come up with for >that next upgrade. >I have had to do a lot of hard thinking about where I am going as far as >technology and my rot gut feeling is, I am going to wait and just see what the >next year brings. My laptop has the wireless stuff so I can wait but these >folks have done a truly beautiful job in giving us the option to choose, and >again it is all about choices. >Mary Ellen Earls >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
