Speaking of HW communicating with we users, if memory serves, although it was posted to the news wire to which we've all been encouraged to subscribe, I don't think even the latest Keysoft release announcement was posted to this list by someone from Humanware. Seems as if it, as well as the list of upcoming webinars, got forwarded to this list by someone subscribed to the BrailleNote news wire announcement list.
----- Original Message ----- From: David Meador <[email protected]> To: Josh Gregory <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Date: Sunday, Apr 3, 2011 14:02:12 Subject: re: [Braillenote] our concerns > > > Dear Josh, > > You've written a respectful request. For me, I'm wanting the > Note-taker to grow up and become a PC, especially for browsing > the internet. Perhaps that's impossible with today's BrailleNote > firmware software interfaces. But at the very least, Humanware > tech people owe us the courtesy of a periodic response to our > discussion points and questions. > > David > > > > Beyond Vision > Nashville, TN 615-385-0784 > www.davidmeador.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: Josh Gregory <[email protected] > >To: [email protected], > [email protected],[email protected] > >Date sent: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 02:20:12 com0400 > >Subject: [Braillenote] our concerns > > >by Hello, > >My name is Joshua Gregory. I use a BrailleNote Mpower with a 32- > >cell braille display running KeySoft 8, build 21. I am writing > >this letter on behalf of myself as well as the BrailleNote list. > > I, as well as the list, am concerned that if certain features > >are not introduced to KeySoft, such as better word support, or an > >SDK, that the BrailleNote will no longer be as competitive in the > >blindness PDA market as it is today in just a matter of a few > >years or so. For instance, the Braille Sense products from HIMS > >now have an SDK available for programmers interested in writing > >programs for the Braille Sense, with the upcoming 6.0 firmware > >release from HIMS. We, as BrailleNote users, do not yet have > >this available to us and we would like to see this implemented. > >With this, we could write games for the BN, such as uno, and also > >write programs that we could all benefit from. > > We are also concerned with the absence to response from hw > >staff to questions posed on the list. While many people on the > >list are able to answer most of the questions posed there, we as > >a collective group strongly feel that more communication would be > >valuable to feel a company presence on the list. > > I strongly hope that this letter will be taken into > >consideration to both better the braillenote line of products and > >to make us bn users feel a presence from the company on very > >critical issues. > >Thank you. > >Sincerely, > >Joshua Gregory, > >Eleventh Grader at the Maryland School for the Blind > > >___ > >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 ___ 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
