Exactly, the only difference between me and you is, I'm not graduating from a university, and I may go over to the PAC Mate omney, although I'm really really hesatant. On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:11:30 -0000, Chris Hallsworth wrote:
>Grant, I have to agree with you on this statement. Although I haven't >listened to the presentation, when I saw the features I was truly not >impressed at all, and, should Humanware invite me to upgrade to 8.0, I will >just stand up for myself and refuse, because I was seriously looking forward >to things like OS upgrades, better Word support, HTML e-mail support, IMAP >access, Windows Live Messenger support, improved bluetooth, etc. Are we >going to get that? I very much doubt it at this moment in time. So I'm going >to stick to KeySoft 7.5 Build 20, use my BrailleNote for notetaking and >occasional Braille display use, and that's it. Sorry Humanware, but hope you >understand why I'm quite concerned of the product falling behind in >technology. Off my soapbox I go. P.S. I may even trade my BrailleNote in for >a Netbook once I've graduated from university. > >-- >Chris Hallsworth >e-mail: [email protected] >MSN: [email protected] >Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Grant Hardy" <[email protected]> >To: "BrailleNote mailing list" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:03 AM >Subject: [Braillenote] KeyChat Isn't Looking Too Pretty > > >Hi all, > >In today's Tech Talk presentation on KeySoft 8, I emphasized the fact that >while nearly everyone on the University of British Columbia campus with me >carries around laptops and mobile devices with Windows Live Messenger and >Yahoo! Messenger, I know nobody who uses Google Talk, iChat, or any other >open instant messaging service. And with two other notetaking products--the >Braille Sense and the PAC Mate--supporting Windows Live, I asked at what >stage, if at all, the BrailleNote would follow suit. In an evasive >response, Dave Wilkinson from Humanware implied that somehow Windows Live >and Yahoo! were going to disintegrate, so it really isn't necessary anyway. >Not true: the one and only reason neither Yahoo! nor Windows Live need to >use an open instant messaging standard is due to the sheer volume of users >who already populate their services. Rather than adapting to this truth as >other competing products have, the BrailleNote from Humanware will change >the way you communicate in realtime...if you can convince everyone you know >to switch instant mesaging clients. > >There is also no way to sign in invisibly (also called appearing offline) in >KeyChat. This is standard in all other messaging clients that I have come >across, and is a great way to see who's online without getting flooded with >instant messages. Greg Stilson from Humanware discounted this and called it >"kinda creepy", so apparently the BrailleNote user base will not see this >function, either. > >Normally I don't rant, but I am upset with the attitude of these Humanware >representatives: instead of politely stating that these essential features >are not yet present in KeyChat, they instead discounted their importance. > >So to summarize: communicate in real time with the 1 % of your friends that >KeyChat will support, and don't expect to be able to sign in invisibly, cuz >that's just kinda creepy! > >Grant >___ >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
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