Hi folks,
Thought I'd answer the questions posed on this list in this
single post rather than answer them individually to save space:
* Flash drive: Perhaps the problem is with the file size or the
drive itself? Even though it may have plenty of space, the
drive's storage mechanism is starting to fail. Were you able to
copy few files from your computer to this drive before?
* Gmail and Google Talk: Rather than write what the bisters have
said, it's better for me to point you to where these answers are
stored:
* For genwal questions on email setup and values required for
Gmail, go to:
braillenote.pbworks.com/Setting-up-an-email-account-on-the-Braill
eNote
For Google Talk, go to:
braillenote.pbworks.com/How-to-set-up-Google-Talk
As others have said, if you do have Gmail account, you can use
Google Talk (text only).
* Creating an account: Here, "creating" and "setting up" an
account may mean the same, but it is different. You can set up
an email account, but you cannot create one yourself using a
BrailleNote (or any other device that does not support Capcha).
This also includes Twitter and Facebook (or other such sites
requiring this method) - clients for Twitter or Facebook are not
implemented for KeySoft, although websites can be used for this.
As for what the other manufacturer has done, you cannot create an
account there either - and unlike them, I personally prefer these
future clients (if HW plans on it) not to be included as part of
the ROM image to save space for other essential stuff.
* The ongoing debate: To perhaps put an end to this question, I'd
just describe the products, and then stop (otherwise, it'll go
on). What we have are two separate approaches: semi-proprietary
and proprietary. Second, apart from this category, we have two
"boxes" - a box that has useful hardware and feature sets, with
whatever that's inside taking advantage of availible resources to
its potential. We have another box that has useful hardware
resources, but whatever the 1is in there has decided to leave the
exploration until later. Third, when we compare these two
"boxes," we are essentially comparing what's inside, not what the
box looks like, since the quality of the box will depend on
what's stored in there and what powers the box in the first place
- and this is the major flaw with the other manufacturer (the box
with potential resources being consumed). But then again, even
with today's "cloud computing" environment, the other
manufacturer suffers from lack of exploration (the second box).
I'm using descriptions here, but at the core of this, we have to
consider what Sabbahattin rightly pointed out: these are
essentially "dumb" braille terminals, capable of doing only what
the software says it to do, thus making these boxes equal in some
sense. Would you choose a box that uses needed parts to its
advantage with an older driver, or choose a box that has a newer
driver yet suffers from lack of some features? The choice is
really up to you.
For more discussion on this, come tomorrow for the chat.
Cheers,
Joseph
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