Upgrades must be sequential. If you are at 7.0 right now, you
have to buy 7.5 and 8.0. The price will get higher with each
upgrade you skip; I find it easier to keep up than to try and
play catch-up when I see a feature I really want.
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:49:05 -0800
Subject: Fw: [Braillenote] Press Release: KeySoft 8.0
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <[email protected]
To: "Kevin Chao" <[email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Press Release: KeySoft 8.0
Two other questions.
1. Will we have to get both upgrades if we skip this one, but
want the next
one?
2. Does the price of the upgrade change over time?
Nicole
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Chao" <[email protected]
To: "'Ray Campbell'" <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Press Release: KeySoft 8.0
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
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