Those are good suggestions. Well, i don't know about the kurzweil stuff, because I don't use it, so can't speak to that. I'd also like to mention instant messaging as something I'd like to see in the BN someday. I just spent several weeks using only my BN for my computer access. Not being able to do instant messaging made some things very difficult. And lest you think I'm just wanting something frivolous and impractical--which I admit I want quite a few frivolous and impractical things in my life--well, I use it for some business as well. For instance, here's one way that I use instant messaging. I write, and i have a friend who also writes. We met by editing each other's work. We are both working on that wonderfully complex great novel, of course! But seriously, I am working on things i hope to publish and hope to be a published author down the road, if all goes well. so, as I get a chapter or two done on my masterpiece, I send them to this person. Through instant messenger, we discuss the goods and bads fo the chapter. we both have the document open on our computer and we can bounce thoughts and ideas off each other quickly, instead of waiting for the time email takes to go back and forth. She can offer suggestions, ask questions, remind me of plot inconsistencies. I save these messenger conversations in the folders for my writing under titles like blah chapter ten notes and the date. it's a fast way to exchange information and it's really helped me to clarify things or clean up things in my work.
That's just one way I use instant messenger that is more than just chatting to have fun chatting. And, that's always nice, too, when i want to simply chat. So, someday, down the road, that's something I'd really love to see in future releases for the BN. Sherry -----Original Message----- From: "Sarai D. Bucciarelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Apr 25, 2005 6:27 PM To: braillenote <[email protected]> Subject: [Braillenote] Suggestions for future updates Hey! Okay, I was thinking again, yes, bad sign. LOL Anyway I have suggestions for the next upgrade, after 6.1, which I haven't received yet. Anyway, here goes. 1. Wireless use of the BN with the computer, for things such as remote synthesizer, the BN as a display, active sink, printing and embossing, etc. It would get rid of all those cables. 2. Media player playing live streams, as well as Winamp stations, and Audible books. The volume needs to be controlled independently so you can listen to music and surfe the net. 3. Playing Daisy books. 4. The supporting of the file type .kes from Kurzweil. This would also include being able to summarize documents, read any note you've made with Kurzweil, or read any highlight you've made. You should also be able to make the notes, document summaries, highlights, etc on the BN and be able to open and use them with Kurzweil. 4. Planner, be able to make one appointment for different times, not just once a week, or once a month. 5. Separate address book for E-mail recipients. The main address list is to detailed and often times you don't want phone numbers, just E-mail addresses. 6. In the stop watch, be able to pre set a time and have the BN go off at that particular time, its the only feature I miss from the Braille and Speak. 7. Improve spell checker. 8. Improve formatting and translation of text and word documents. 9. Make a banking program, which will allow you to keep track of your accounts, and fill out and print checks using your printer, or embosser. 10. Please, update the Spanish software, its good, but you have lots of bugs and haven't released an update sense the software was released three years ago. Its the best out there, but needs improving. 11. Put more info in the manual about using the BN as a display, i.e. what thumb keys do what. 12. Put more info in the manual about using the Remote Synthasizer. Sarai D. Bucciarelli ___ 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
