Hi Mike. There are two main ways you can transfer files to and from your BrailleNote. One is to use a program called ActiveSync; there is probably a version on the CD that came with your machine. Or, you can download it to your PC at www.microsoft.com. When you have established a connection between your PC and the BN (which will be called "mobile device), the BN will show up as a drive in Windows Explorer and you can copy and move files around however you want. Check the user's guide of your BrailleNote for ActiveSync topics.
The other way, which to my mind is easier, is to spend a little money and buy yourself a compact flash card and a compact flash card reader/writer. The card is a little square device that fits in the back slot of your BrailleNote and shows up on the drive list as "compactflash." The reader/writer is a small device that plugs into the PC's USB port; when it's installed, it shows up as "removable disk (probably Drive E)" in WMy Computer or Windows Explorer, and you can move files around as you will. I bought a 128 MB flash card at CompUSA for $30, and the little reader/writer device at www.memorysuppliers.com, for $15. File management is quick and easy this way. ActiveSync seems to be temperamental on some systems; some people have no trouble using it and then there are some others... Hope this helps. Susie Stageberg Project ASSIST with Windows Iowa Department for the Blind (515) 281-1351 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 10:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Braillenote] transfering files Hello fellow braillenote users, My name is Mike, and I'm pleased to announce, that I am now a prowd owner of a braillenote bt. Being that this is my first electronic braille device, I'm still in the process of learning about it. I'd like to know, how to transfer files from my braillenote to my pc, and vice versa. For example, if I have a keyword braille document saved in the braillenote, and I wanted to transfer it to the computer, or if I had a microsoft word document on the pc, and I wanted to transfer it to the braillenote, how would I go about doing this? Note: my computer does not have infrared capabilities so when I do transfer files back and forth, I'll be using the serial cable. ___ 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
