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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