I have seen a few good ideas here, a few I would not like to pay a dime for, but the things I truly need are better Word support and a way to connect the Braillenote to the computer, bluetooth may work for some but for most of us it isn't working no matter how hard we try to make it happen. I work hard for what I have, buy my own equipment and much as I treasure the Braille Note for what it has allowed me to do in the past almost 8 years, I need it to keep up and it does not seem to be doing so. A one-liner that there will be a new generation out next year is not going to persuade me that the Braille Note is Alive and Well, maybe, but I am having to give some thought to meeting my immediate needs at work and that just may have to be another product, if I can find one in working order that truly doesn't not take a genius to operate. I am tired of having to convert Word documents to text to read them and then finding links don't even show up in that document, just blank cells where they are supposed to be, I should not have to spend ours preparing a document for transfer when someone else prepared it a certain way for a good reason. I learned right away that it is better for me to not transfer my notes into Word and almost everything I get now has to be messed with forever to make it give the exact same info my sighted coworkers and peers get at a glance. This may be Microsoft, but then again, why has it been an issue for six (6) years.
I'd rather stick with my Braille note than learn a new system but if it can't come close to meeting today's needs I may soon have to rethink this situation to stay competitive in employment. I am truly torn here, in 2000 the Braille note was way out there ahead in the game, in 2008, I have my doubts it is breaking my heart. Rose Combs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Lingard Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 1:42 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Humanware Drummondville Support Subject: [Braillenote] Ideas For A Revised BrailleNote Ottawa Canada I'm not sure how practical this is, but I would re-design the BrailleNote to use an SDHC card for the flash disk or a CF card for the flash disk and possibly the System disk. That would give us 32 GB with a big SDHC card, or 64 GB with a big CF card. Think I'd hide these cards inside an access door so you're not tempted to remove them needlessly. What do you other Listers think? My attitude towards storage is you can never have enough. Brian Brian K. Lingard E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (613) 247-0665 Mobile: +1 (613) 725-6602 New York, NY Tel: +1 (646) 797-2862 FAX: +1 (613) 247-9998 Skype: ve3yiab2ji15 This message composed on Dell laptop. ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
