The reason multitasking can be important is to listen to something via the media player and write or read text.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Gunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 21:28:30 -0600 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Another idea for future upgrades: >Hi Matthew: >I agree with you the eas of going from task to task but your comments on the >pit falls of Pocket PC are rediculus, and the graphical things that sighted >people use. It's just another way you and alot of other folks at PDI who >are trying to keep blind people in a buble. Obviously whith that kind of >attitude, you don't live in the real world. >I at home and at work use a screen reader and the data base at work I >actually have to use the mouse alot meaning the numeric keypad. At home I >use Cakewalk which also is graphical but through keyboard commands, I am >able to use the program. >So to knock the sighted people who have to deal with graphics I'd say to >you, with that kind of attitude, you guys won't have anything to market down >the road. smile >Sorry for my ramblings but oh well. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matthew Janusauskas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 8:51 PM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Another idea for future upgrades: >> Hi Mary Ellen, >> I'm not sure what you mean as I'm quite happily and productively >> multi-tasking on my BrailleNote every day while traveling the country. >I'm >> able to simultaneously work on 2 different open documents, as well as >going >> between my email and even an open web page. Quickly jumping over to my >> planner or address list with a single keystroke to retrieve some >> information to copy and paste also works quite nicely for me. >> I'm happy to say that Pulse Data has no intention on limiting our >customers >> to the pitfalls of the Pocket PC environment by forcing them to grapple >> with graphical elements designed for sighted users. >> Regards, >> Matthew Janusauskas >> Director of Training Services >> Pulse Data Humanware, Inc. >> 175 Mason Circle >> Concord, CA 94520 >> Phone: (800) 722-3393 Ext. 204 >> Fax: (925) 681-4630 >> Visit us on the web! >> http://www.pulsedata.com >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/01/2004 13:05:20: >>> Let's allow multi-tasking, your competitor has it but I have the gut >>> feeling it is because they are using pocket pc am I not write about >this? >>> Mary Ellen Earls >>> ___ >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
