A new car cost $20000. New house with the market the way it is, from
$130000 to $240900, or higher. A Braille note, $8000 with all features. A
program for blind people who need it, and all you need is a laptop that cost
$400.00 or a desk top computer. Yet, everyone needs something that's
portable. This is why the BN is so pricey.
James
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rose Combs
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 5:43 PM
To: 'Richard Turner'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] RE: {Braillenote} BN with Word 2007
It is exactly the point I was trying to make? I don't like HW's excuse for
this one--and yet unless I absolutely have to I don't want another
note-taker, however, my units are past the three-year mark for service
because they are transplants, although the actual transplants took place
less than three years ago--another annoyance. Still, I like my BN, use it
daily but wish a couple of things were better. Due to work concerns I may
have to consider a change in the very near future as I have a minor problem
with the unit I use at work and figure it is going to cost way more than I
can afford just to try to repair it when it finally gives up on me (one
flaky cell, one key that often sticks. I don't know, plunking down the full
price for a new one when things I need do not work is something I am not
sure I want to do. Not hearing anything useful about future upgrades does
not help the situation either, I may not care for some things I hear about
other products but they are upgrading and you have paths that are reasonable
based on the messages I read anyway.
It is breaking my heart to consider another product but, I am a working
person in no position to ask for aid from my state agency--I earn more than
many of those people do, so my decisions and purchase choices come out of my
bank account.
Rose Combs
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Braillenote] RE: {Braillenote} BN with Word 2007
If it is a Microsoft issue, why do the Voice Sense, Braille Sense and
Braille Plus all do fine with word documents at least through 2003.
I have not tried them with 2007 "docx" formatted documents, but those other
note takers solved the conversion issues that the braille notes haven't.
Richard
on Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:13:59 -0500, Ray Campbell wrote:
>Hi Rose:
>
>As you and the others have hbeen told before on the BN list, Word
>Support is a Microsoft problem, not a Humanware problem. While
>frustrating, I am not sure how much relatively small Humanware can do
>to force Big Bad Microsoft's hand to provide better word support. What
>users of any word version can always do is save documents into RTF
>format from the computer or export them to RTF from the BN. This can
>be done regardless which version of word you are using. RTF documents
>can be opened in any version of word, or, imported to the BN very easily.
>
>BTW, I have very few problems with accessing documents created in Word
>XP or Word 2003.
>
>Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
>Adaptive Technology Center
>Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 1850
>W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608
>312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
>888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
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>AIM Screen Name: tclhelp
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