I am newly blind, and have found the VoiceNote and its on board applications extreemly helpful in the process of moving from sighted media to voice synthization and then on to Braille which I have learned. I agree with JonathanM. that if one wants full computer capability, buy a small lap top.
The VoiceNote will do far more than I will need it to do for me just as it is. Stu macLean > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Josh Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:27:06 -0500 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] I understand . . . BUT >Wit my braille note, I am able to work in conjunction with sighted people. I >share word files, put scanned text books onto the braille note, etc. Now, if >I want full functionality I'll go get a laptop. But for now, my braille note >works great and I'm happy to say if my computer were to break I'm sure I >could get along fine with the braille note. Hmmm, too bad the braille note >doesn't have kurzweil and come with a scanner. But I do think the pacmate >has some things that the braille note does not. USB, the ability for >streaming audio, and perhaps, even wireless. But hey, if I'm gunna get a >2000 dollar packmate, I might as well save myself 1000 or over 1000 dollars >by buying a laptop, and putting jaws or window eyes on it, going into power >options and disabling the monitor. And furthermore, just because the pacmate >has jaws for windows ce and pocket pc does not mean every application will >work with it. Pocket pc so I hear does not even have a good word processor. >And not to get off-topic here. But what about the braille lites and braille >n speaks by freedom scientific? once made by blazie engineering? That would >be considered being separated from the sighted community. Those things don't >even have word, or a word converter on them. They're just plain and simple >notetakers. If I really want to stream audio and stuff like that, I'll buy a >laptop. I'm sure you can do activesync with a laptop, right? >But ... my braillenote does what I need it to do. Yes, the email databases >could be re-designed, made to work faster. And keysoft running under windows >ce is simple, yet powerful. If I had to, I'm sure I could write a term paper >with it or create a table with columns and rows. >That's all I have to say. If you want the fancy stuff, save yourself some >money and get a cheap laptop, put jaws or window eyes on it. Oh, and no >matter what people send to me, my braille note cannot get viruses I love >that! >Josh >___ >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
