Hi Colleen,
Thanks for the info. Can you explain more about how email is done and
what
the problems might be with the address book? I can do my email from my
home
computer but I wonder if it's worth having a Braille Sense if money is
wasted because of the email and address book problems? Thanks.
Jo Taliaferro
-----Original Message-----
From: COLLEEN Roth [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:14 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GWN] braille sense, what's it like?
Hi Jo,
I would also like to see a better way to get email addresses into address
book but I simply tend to just write in the addresses anyway.
I have also used a Versabraille and a Braille Lite and Braille and Speak.
I
didn't use the Versabraille for notetaking at meetings, though.
The BSP is quiet and it is easy to go from a file you are taking notes
into
a file you need to access to answer a question.
I hope this helps.
ColleenRoth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Scheur" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, Mar 3, 2010 17:57:00
Subject: Re: [GWN] braille sense, what's it like?
Jo, I am an owner of a BSP, and I have also owned just about everything
imaginable that you could use to take notes. I was very involved in the
development of the Blazie Braille notetakers, and owned several of the
HumanWare models. For what it is worth, here are a couple of points:
1. The BSP is very quiet and the keyboard is better than any of those
others.
2. The word processor is good, except that the formatting options are
limited more than with other notetakers.
3. The Internet browser and wireless connectivity, as well as the ease
in
which files can be transferred to your laptop are all pluses of this
machine.
4. The machine handles word files better than any other notetakers, but
will
not handle Word 2007 files as of yet.
5. The one great drawback and it is significant to me, is the relatively
poor quality of the email and address book programs. They don't link to
each
other, and you cannot save the emails you write as you would using
Outlook
or Outlook Express. This is a major deficiency, and one that should have
been corrected long ago.
I also think the case of the machine is more fragile than HumanWare
products.
I am very happy with this choice and switched from both an Mpower and PK
when I did so, but the email issue is a major bug for me.
In summary, it's great for taking notes, writing documents, and the
media
player is first rate.
Barry Scheur
PS: Let me know if there is anything else you might find useful as a
comparison.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Taliaferro" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:34 PM
Subject: [GWN] braille sense, what's it like?
> Hello everyone,
> I'm considering getting a Braille Sense Plus but I'm not sure I know
> enough
> about it. I've read several comparisons of it to other notetakers but
> would
> like some feedback from users. Can I take notes, for instance, in a
> meeting
> and then read them in braille? Edit them? Transfer them to my
> laptop?
> Is
> there a strong feeling among users about having the 6-key braille
keyboard
> or the qwerty? How reliable are these notetakers? Write privately to
> lessen traffic or just send me a thumbs up or down. I really
> appreciate
> feedback here as I had a notetaker a long time ago and I thought I had
the
> world by the tail with that BNS.
> Regards,
> Jo Taliaferro
>
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