It doesn't sound as if the upgrade is all that bad. In fact, although some have experienced major problems with email, it seems that performance issues have been addressed. I would also add that wireless connectivity is an astounding and wonderful edition to the BN/VN overall functionality. Though I do not have the upgrade as yet, I have used wireless networking for almost two years with computers and other PDAs, and if you never have had this opportunity, let me tell you that you will be a believer once you experience it. I am surprised that some of these issues weren't picked up by the beta team, perhaps PDI needs a larger group of beta testers so as to diversify the kinds of situations that will be encountered. But to be fair, beta testing is tough work, and finding problems is not as simple as it seems. I was a beta tester for the Braillenote for a brief time in the fall of 2000. I discovered several small bugs, others discovered different bugs. Unfortunately, if in the course of beta testing, if you don't run into email problems, you will not report them. You as an individual beta tester can only report those issues that you encounter. This is why I feel that a good beta team should consist of many individuals from all parts of the globe.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Mueller Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:15 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Trepidation Email and downloadin are important. I don't buy equipment that doesn't go online. If I want just a note taker, I still know how to use a slate and stylus or braille writer, not to mention my brain. Now before an upggrade process I'm willing to store what messages are important to me on dis to save them later. After all installing a new program means you're starting out again. It's like having a new unit, right? Will a new manual as nice as the one that came with 5.00 be included? What's also important is downloading my books and being able to read for hours. Brenda Mueller > ----- Original Message ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:10:50 +1300 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Trepidation >Sarah, if e-mail is an important part of your BrailleNote useage, then I >would wait for 6.11 which is being worked on feverishly now and shouldn't >be at all far away. >Jonathan Mosen >BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager >HumanWare >DDI: +64-3-373-6192 >Fax: +64-3-384 4933 >Mobile: +64-21 466 736 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.humanware.com > "Sarah Cranston" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > lind.state.ia.us> To > Sent by: "Braillenote List" > braillenote-bounc <[email protected] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc > .com > Subject > [Braillenote] Trepidation > 09/03/2005 03:42 > a.m. > > Please respond to > Braillenote List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .pulsedata.com > >Hi Dean, Jonathan, and List, >I have a fairly major concern about upgrading to 6.1. I have around two >hundred Emails stored in my BrailleNote in Keymail. Apparently when some >individuals have had trouble with Keymail after upgrading, the only way to >remedy the problem is to completely trash and recreate the Email database. >I *really* don't want to have to do this! My question is: should I start >the unbelievably tedious process of saving all my important mail as text so >I can get at the information later, or do I just take the plunge when 6.1 >arrives and run the upgrade with the hope that all will go well? I have a >backup of my flash disk on my CompactFlash card, including my Email >database, but I gather that the databases created under 5.1 will be >entirely useless and unusable after upgrading. >Any thoughts, contemplations, and considerations are welcome. >Thank you, >Sarah >___ >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 >___ >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 ___ 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
