Hi Craig, In my case, I use a 4 GB CF card for recording memos and storing other files. The Flash Disk is solely used to put college stuff. Cheers, Joseph
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Warren Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:24 PM To: Alana Jovanovski; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] My thoughts on recent threads Hi, I don't use the recorder much anymore because the fact that it records in .wav format means that any file, even a short one, takes up several mb on the flash disk, and I often find myself running out of space. If there were an ability to record in mp3 format, thatwould be absolutely fabulous, because the file would size would be much smaller. Also, I think the whole music file gets deleted if you run out of space. It would be nice if the BN were intelligent enough to stop recording when it's about to run out of space, so that you don't lose everything, or maybe to warn you. Have a good one, Craig On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Alana Jovanovski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Yeah, I like th recorder too. I think it is a very important tool in high > school. I sometimes find it quicker than trying to take notes, especially > when a lot of students are reading summaries of their work to the class. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee > Sent: Saturday, 27 September 2008 10:18 AM > To: 'Braillenote List' > Subject: [Braillenote] My thoughts on recent threads > > Hi folks, > Well, as a college student who is busy with his studies, I had no time > reading all these recent posts in detail. But I have my own thoughts > regarding recent posts: > * This is the time of year when new feature sets for the next version of > KeySoft is actually released (well, the actual release, really). I saw some > posts about lack of communication from HumanWare, particularly about > feature > sets. I also read many comments about the next version of KeySoft and > suggestions, as well as a message (and the site as well) about a supposed > new hardware revision that has been announced to be released next year. As > to what will be included, I don't know myself, but my guess is that it will > be a new OS, an upgraded motherboard, etc. Perhaps it will have WiFi chip, > a > new Bluetooth stack, but I don't know. My point is this: don't lose hope. > Maybe HumanWare is planning something big (just like KS6.1). Remember what > happened with KeySoft 6.1: HW announced on late June and it was not > available until late January of 2005. I'm sure it will be like that, but > given the lack of communications about KeySoft version since May of this > year, I'm thinking that it will be announced soon (I hope it would be next > week or early October). As to hardware release, since ther is generally > four > to five months between product releases, I think it will be announced at > conventions around July of 2009 (that's only my prediction based on > statistical figures; read the archives for this list and BNAnnounce list; > you should recognize a pattern that the new KS announcements, particularly > hardware were made around July). > * As to processing power, Alex is right. I agree with some people here > that, > despite the size, BrailleNote is really a PDA in terms of software. This > means that there are hardware limitations and software issues that must be > counted, such as low memory, processor, etc. My suggestion for those who > want a PC-like features to investigate a subnotebook or a Ultra Mobile PC > (UMPC). As to someone saying things about larger KeySoft System Disk, I > don't think so - when the BN is upgraded to at least CE 5.0, Flash Disk > BECOMES KeySoft System Disk, since all OS data will be stored there instead > of partitioning portion of RAM (right now, KS disk is using a portion of > RAM. > * I don't know what's the logic behind it, but I personally don't think > that > recorder should be eliminated. As I've outlined several weeks ago, we have > many people here - old folks, young students like myself, those who are > good > at computers, those who doesn't know what a computer is, and so forth. In > my > opinion, if there is something that you would like to use, then use it; if > not, don't use it (sorry for harsh language here). For students like > myself, > having a recorder means that we can record lectures and discussions when we > have no time for notetaking (when the instructor gives me permission), > record some useful notes, etc. As to FM Radio, since it was a built-in > hardware chip when the mPower was first released (back in 2005) but was not > active until sometime later, it is something that we have to live with > (again, if you don't want to use the radio, that's fine). > So here are my points for the day: recognize limitations: what the > BrailleNote can do, and what it cannot do. Surely, BrailleNote can be a > tool > for teaching braille via games (for some folks), notetaking, etc. Also, > BrailleNote can be used in many ways, such as listening to music or voice > notes, using USB flash drives to read books, etc. But there are things > which > the BN cannot do, such as running a software that's designed for a PC and > other things. Also, note that if a hardware item was "in there" when the > product was released but not active at that time, we cannot do anything > about it (a good example would be the recorder on the PK). So, please > recognize the limits of this device, just like we recognize limits about > ourselves - for me, I don't know much about software development, and even > though I can explain many things about BrailleNote, I cannot say that I'm > from HumanWare because I'm not an employee - I'm just a freshman student at > University of California, Riverside studying computer science (Alex, can > you > help me with some C++ code later?). That's all. > Sorry if my poxt was somewhat offensive. Hope you understood my point here. > Cheers, > Joseph > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.3/1693 - Release Date: 9/26/2008 > 7:35 AM > > > > ___ > 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 > > -- Craig Warren 818-0510 ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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