I'm in no position to say, but in all honesty, if I were to get an
apex, I could deal with that stuff no problem. Nothing I'd personally
be really concerned about. Just a thought. By the way, I hope everyone
had a good holiday!
Cheers,
Amanda
On 1/2/10, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
> I can try to summarize from what I know so far, and I should have an Apex in
> the next month or so to provide much more accurate information than trying
> to remember previous posts. I will skip the pros, since the hw site, the
> manual, the readme, the list archives, and the audio presentations can tell
> you about all of the Apex's good points. Here are the problems I have heard
> of so far:
>
> 1. Using wifi and bluetooth at the same time may cause your wifi to drop its
> connection more often than if you had bluetooth off.
>
> 2. There is no index for the user manual.
>
> 3. This is not confirmed, but there may be no way to run Windows CE
> utilities from the application program option, such as cmd.exe or mac
> address.exe. I will have to investigate this one. This only affects
> advanced/power users; in a word, geeks. <smile> I am one of them!
>
> 4. If you turn off the Apex with wifi on, you cannot connect to any network
> after you turn the Apex back on; you have to reset I believe.
>
> 5. The battery life is shorter than it is on the mPower, though you can buy
> and carry spare batteries. No word yet on if you can charge the spare
> batteries outside of the Apex.
>
> 6. There is no cf slot. While this is not a ocncern in itself since high
> capacity sd cards are supported and the Apex has 8gb of storage already
> built in, it does mean that you will need to get any files off cf cards and
> onto the Apex or get an external cf card reader and plug it into one of the
> Apex's usb ports.
>
> 7. The keys are much easier to move, and the thumb keys are smaller. This is
> not a bad thing, but note that you will have to get used to typing with less
> force and your thumbs may have to get used to new thumb keys. Coming from a
> voiceNote, though, this will not be a problem since you have not yet used
> thumb keys.
>
> 8. One user has said that the new scroll wheel is not very smooth. We are
> not sure if that is just the user's unit or if it is in all the Apexes.
>
> That is all I can think of for now. Please feel free to tell me if I missed
> anything or got things wrong!
>
>
> Have a great day,
> Alex
> New email address: [email protected]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kristen Slemp" <[email protected]>
> To: "Peggy Kern" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Cc: "BRAILLENOTE MAILING LIST" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 18:23
> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] I think I've found a new feature (On
> theApex)-QUESTIONS NEEDING ANSWERS?!?
>
>
>> Hello Peggy, and Frank, and ALL,
>> FIRST: HAPPY 2010!
>> I hope that you all have a very happy, Joyful, Fruitful, And PEACEFUL NEW
>> Year This YEAR!
>> (SMILE!)
>> Second: I'm in the process of saving / trying to gather enough money for a
>>
>> braillenote.
>> I have an MPOWER Voicenote which is now running KEYSOFT 8.0 Build 20!
>> I love it!
>> However, It sounds like 1 this apex is more, ah what's the word I am
>> looking for, more in line with current technology,
>> 2 will be able to advance with the current technology,
>> 3 being a college student has even more than the MPOWER has in the way of
>> functionality I need,
>> 4 and last but not least it sounds like the MPOWER is getting ready to be
>> outdated, obsolete, in a word: Extinct.
>> So, Peggy And Frank and anyone who has any information particularly, but
>> not exclusively, firsthand information about the apex pro's and con's,
>> objectively please.
>> I would Be eternally grateful if you would please pass it along to me!
>> (SMILE!)
>> THANK YOU!
>> I anticipate your reply email-(S) in Great EXCITEMENT!
>> MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND GIVE ALL OF YOU HIS PEACE!
>> SINCERELY, In OUR LORD And SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, And Our BLESSED VIRGIN
>> MOTHER MARY, Kristen...(Kristen A Novice In The Order Of Carmelites
>> Discalced Secular - Group OF THE TRANSFIGURATION)
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Peggy Kern" <[email protected]
>>>To: "Braillenote" <[email protected]
>>>Date sent: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:37:24 -0800
>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] I think I've found a new feature (On
>> the Apex)
>>
>>>Wow, how cool! I can't wait until Monday when mine comes! Well,
>> I can
>>>wait, 'cause I have to, but I'm so excited!
>>
>>>Peggy
>>>http://kernsac.livejournal.com
>>
>>>http://facebook.com/kernsac
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "frank M. Hernandez" <[email protected]
>>>To: "Bn List" <[email protected]
>>>Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:50 AM
>>>Subject: [Braillenote] I think I've found a new feature (On the
>> Apex)
>>
>>
>>>>I found a feature I never imagined.
>>
>>>> I was reading an e-mail and I accidently prest an s in the
>> e-mail action
>>>> menu.
>>>> It took me to the Keylist menu where it added the name, middle
>> name,
>>>> e-mail of this person.
>>>> This saves so much time.
>>>> I love this feature.
>>
>>>> I tried to do the same on my MPower but this option was not
>> there.
>>>> I like this feature, it's not perfect, I still had to edit the
>> e-mail
>>>> address field, but its way better than the way I have been
>> adding
>>>> addresses for the past 6 years?
>>
>>
>>>> Have I found a new feeture, or have I've been a dummy, creating
>> more work
>>>> for myself all these years?
>>>> Now, I'm wonderring what other time saving tasks I just don't
>> know about.
>>
>>>> "I love the Apex!"
>>>> Best Wishs for 2010,
>>>> Frank.
>>
>>
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