Re: [Braillenote] keysoft 6.1 is outstanding, fantastic job Pulse Data!

[Paul Henrichsen]

Hi, guys. I wanted to also jump in here and state my satisfaction with 6.1. 
As many of you know, I have been having a bit of trouble with email. That's 
not really a problem for me as using the bn for email is only a 
convenience, not a necessity. If 6.1.1 fixes the problem, I will probably 
use it a lot more. Like Don, now, I browse the web much more with my bn and 
do read and answer email all from the comfort of my recliner chair. I have 
even added a couple of favorite web sites. Before wireless, I didn't even 
use my bn to surf the web. I have successfully linked to my D drive and 
streamed audio as well as opened word files wirelessly using my bn. Like 
Don, I do find myself using my bn much more than just for reading as I had 
done over the past year.
The wireless and web browsing are great and the ability to grab a file from 
my computer in the other room is wonderful. I can't wait to go to a 
wireless cafe and try out my bn.

Roger, that was a great post.  I've been trying to put together something 
similar, but there's no need to simply echo what you have already stated 
so well.

I would like to expand on a couple of things though from my own 
perspective and experience.

Since installing keysoft 6.1 I find I am using my braillenote more than I 
ever have, and I  have had my braillenote for well over 4 years.  I got 
mine shortly after
they became available and a qt wasn't even heard of.

6.1 has caused me to start using on a regular basis features of the 
braillenote I had only used lightly in the past.  I now use the browser 
quite a lot and even
do email on the braillenote.  The wireless connectivity and the improved 
performance of the browser have really encouraged this.

There are problems with email, but I personally don't encounter them 
unless I download large numbers of messages at one time, that is, over 70 
to 100.  If
you do get a lot of email on a daily basis, the braillenote may not be 
your best option as a primary email client.  But, for smaller amounts of 
mail it works very
well.

So well in fact that I've started doing some email on the bn from the 
comfort of a recliner chair and sometimes out on the patio.  All this, 
thanks to the wireless
connectivity.  The same holds true for reading our local newspaper which 
has an online addition.

I just never did much of this with ks5.1 and before.   There's something 
about not being tethered to a computer that really does enhance the 
pleasure of it all.

Browser controls on the bn work slightly differently than one may be 
accustomed to on the pc, but that's no fault of PDI, it's just the nature 
of things.  Once
you learn to use them, it really does work well.

Additionally, I've finally been motivated to get my address list together 
and in order in the bn so I can more easily do email and other things.

I just never seemed to get around to it before 6.1.

And with this increased usage, I find I'm also using the planner and word 
processor more than I used to as well.

I moved from keysoft 5.1 to 6.1 and haven't looked back since.

There are problems with email for a few people and PDI is clearly working 
on these.  In most cases you can get around them now if you just manage 
the way
you handle email.  If you tend to get lots of mail, try downloading a bit 
more frequently to keep the volume down.

The folks at PDI have done and are still doing a really fine job with 
their product
and this latest upgrade is certainly an example of that.

The fixes in 6.1.1 will be out soon, but in the meantime those of you who 
are holding off on the upgrade are really missing the use of a fine product.

Don





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