Thanks. I forgot to hit reply all. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 3:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Fwd: [Braillenote] BrailleNote, laptops, and Pearl
This came to only me, so I'm forwarding it. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Londa Peterson <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:57:17 -0400 Subject: RE: [Braillenote] BrailleNote, laptops, and Pearl To: Alex Hall <[email protected]> I could be wrong, but I don't think the Pearl camera will work with a Mac. I think you have to have Windows and Open Book to use that device. I have one and love it! Open book lets you save to lots of different file formats, so you could easily save files in a format that your Apex can read. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:22 PM To: Lucy Sirianni Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BrailleNote, laptops, and Pearl Apex compatibility depends on the screen reader on Windows. For instance, jfw is supposed to work well, while nvda does not, at least not for me. Macs, though, work out of the box with the apex, except for the bug that makes it nearly impossible to type in grade 2. Hopefully they will fix this soon, though. There is a lot more to the mac vs windows debate, and I suggest you look into both operating systems regarding what you plan to do on the computer and make your choice from there. However, because it comes down to operating system and screen reader, any laptop will work if loaded with the right software. On 10/30/11, Lucy Sirianni <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm going to be getting a laptop soon and am wondering which > model(s) might be most compatible with the BrailleNote. I hope > to use my Apex as a Braille display quite often, so this will be > an important factor. Any recommendations, thoughts about Mac vs. > Windows, etc? > > I am also considering purchasing a Pearl scanner from Freedom > Scientific. Has anyone used one? If so, how do you like it > generally and is there an easy way to convert scanned text into a > format readable on the BrailleNote? > > Thank you in advance! > > Lucy > > ___ > 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 > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ 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 -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ 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
