Hi Mike, I know that the Braille Sense Classic and Braille Note Classic are basically PDA's. However for some of us this has made us willing to venture into the world of Email and Surfing the Net. If I had to use a Computer I would still be using a Manual Typewriter, My Perkins Brailler and my Braille Lite. i still use these things but have gone to the next level. My absolute favorite device is my Braille Sense Classic because I can do so much with it that I could not do with a Brailler and a Manual Typewriter. I know some people love Computers but they do not have what I need. Namely, Braille Keyboard entry, Braille Display and ease of use. Colleen Roth
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: 2009/11/03 22:37:10 Subject: Re: [GWN] QUESTION ABOUT EMAIL > > > With great respect, it seems to me that the underlying theme here is > that several of you are trying to use the BS Plus -- essentialy a PDA -- > as you would a full-bore PC. This is understandable given the cost of > braille note-takers. But they generally truly do have only the power of > a PDA. They have all the advantages and also the drawbacks of a PDA. > They (the braille note-takers) are very good at what they do but they > function best if the user is knowledgeable about their limitations. > > Mike Freeman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tessa" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:21 PM > Subject: Re: [GWN] QUESTION ABOUT EMAIL > > > They accumulate, life happens. > > In thinking on the issue I think I'd create multiple small folders in > the > email program and have a day's worth of mail in each, doesn't help with > the > total mass but does make loading faster. > Tessa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colleen Roth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 3:45 PM > Subject: Re: [GWN] QUESTION ABOUT EMAIL > > > Hi, > I was just wondering why anyone would want that many emails in their in > box. > I try to delete those I do not need and save those I do to Flash Disk or > better yet Cf Card. > Colleen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 2009/11/03 19:30:07 > Subject: Re: [GWN] QUESTION ABOUT EMAIL > > > > > > > The Braille Sense and Voice Sense in many ways are like PDAs for the > > blind. On a PDA FOR SIGHTED PEOPLE, X's probably not going to be used > > for thousands of email messages. Since the Sense notetakers build an > > index file when the inbox is loaded, the updating and building of this > > index file would take longer when there are more messages. Personally > > I > > try to keep less than 1000 messages in the inbox since the email > > program > > doesn't have features such as automatic sorting of mail into other > > folders. > > > > Many thanks. > > > > On 11/2/2009 7:57 AM, Tessa wrote: > > > Just to comment on my experience with too much email. I understand > > > that > > > the > > > program will use as much space as the bs+ has available, but so far > > > here's > > > my experience. > > > First my flashdisk has about 5 to 6gb of freespace. > > > I've been testing out the email limits by loading as much as I can > > > into > > > the > > > program. > > > At about 3,000 messages the bs+ starts acting up, or at least my > > > particular > > > unit does. The inbox is very slow to load, taking 5 to 10 seconds > > > between > > > percentages, so overall taking several minutes to load the entire > > > inbox. > > > At > > > 4,000 messages I found it took about 4 to 5 minutes just to load the > > > inbox, > > > and when adding new mail after the mail had been downloaded it took > > > what > > > seemed a long time for the new mail to be intigrated with the > > > current > > > list. > > > Large messages take a minute or two to open, I don't know if that's > > > normal > > > or if it's a result of too much mail. Large being 50k or so. > > > I found that several messages when opened gave me the dull ding, but > > > oddly > > > enough the unit didn't freeze solid but would allow me to exit out > > > of > > > the > > > message and go on to something else. Unfortunately it did freeze up > > > while I > > > was saving the inbox after deleting some 600 messages. > > > So, with this particular machine it appears that 3000 messages is > > > about > > > the > > > practical limit for the inbox. Not to mention that getting around > > > amidst > > > that many messages and finding anything is a challenge in itself. > > > Tessa > > > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of > > > the > > > message. > > > > > > -- > > Raul A. Gallegos > > GW Micro Technical Support Team > > Voice 260-489-3671, Fax 260-489-2608 > > Web http://www.gwmicro.com > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > > message. > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > message. > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > message. > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > message. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the message.
