I agree on all points. A Windows CE upgrade has been long over due, which will have many benefits, such as access to Word 2007 files, actual support for Bluetooth and many other things.. For example, here at college; the only format that is used is Word 2007, which is not at all supported by the BrailleNote. I have been a great supporter of the BrailleNote and have done Beta Testing for HumanWare in the past, but where is the CE upgrade? For this very reason, many have migrated to other platforms, such as the Braille Sense Plus, Braile Sense, Voice Sense and PAC Mate. Yes, it is great that there is support for BookShare once again, which I along with many others should have been in the form of a patch. Yes, it is also great that there is support for Audible, NIMAS and other such things but this shouldn't have been the main focus. The main focus should have been upgrading the Windows CE OS< which has been promised by HumanWare for two releases now, KeySoft 7.5 and 8.0.
This is almost like forcing everyone to still run Windows 98 or 2000, while the rest of the world is using XP, Vista or Windows 7 Beta! Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Campbell Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Press Release: KeySoft 8.0 Hi All: On initial read and from reading other comments on this list, I have just a couple things to say. First, I am pleased that Keysoft 8.0 will support the new BookShare site, even though I still believe this should have been released as a patch. I am disappointed in three things. First, KS8.0 doesn't include a Windows Mobile upgrade. As someone else said, this is going to not allow the BrailleNote to be as powerful as its competitors. The Pacmate is already running Windows Mobile 6; I do not know what version the Braille Sense is running. Second, folks like Nicole and others have asked for better word support. While I realize this is in part up to Microsoft to help make happen, I would appreciate hearing from HW on what plans they have to enhance Word support, particularly with Word 2007 being in use more and more, and why it appears that nothing has been done to incorporate better word support into KS8.0. Finally, there is no mention of Keymail supporting direct access to HTML e-mails. And, how long have we been asking for this? Thanks, 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) [email protected] AIM Screen Name: tclhelp www.thechicagolighthouse.org ___ 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
