[bksvol-discuss] Re: PackMate?
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:34:42 -0400
Nope, you only "stick" the thing in the hole to "recallobrate" the battery.
I use the tip of my finger by the by, it isn't resessed too much.
Just enough so you don't bump it accidently.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:31 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: PackMate?
I don't believe this is true. You used to lose your files sometimes when
resetting, but that was fixed. However, with the braille note, I was told
that if your battery goes completely dead you have to stick something in a
hole to reset it. I don't know if this is every time, but I'm told it was
most regularly.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula and James Muysenberg" <outofsightlife@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:54 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: PackMate?
> Yes, Access World have several good articles, comparing braille PDA's.
> They not only discussed the various features, but how well those
> advertised
> features actually work.
>
> As far as battery life, unless this has changed, you can lose all your
> data, if the Pacmate battery goes flat.
>
> Paula
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharon Jackson" <dolly1025@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:58 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: PackMate?
>
>
>> If you want other opinions about the various notetakers, I would try the
>> Accessworld journal from American Foundation for the Blind.
>>
>> Sharon
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:23 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: PackMate?
>>
>>
>> > Which option to use always depends on what you want to do. If you
>> > don't
>> > care about having a braille display I would certainly go with the
>> > sub-compact laptop, because they can do more than any notetaker and are
>> > cheeper than anything but a Voice Note classic. The number one reason
> to
>> > consider a nottaker instead of a laptop would be battery life. Any
>> > notetaker will get at least 25 hours of battery life. I think I heard
> the
>> > PackMate gets even more, whereas a laptop will only give you a few
>> > ours.
>> > The other problem they might cause you is annoyance do to the lack of
>> > keys. Screen readers use so many hotkeys that a laptop keyboard just
> can't
>> > provide them all, and I have found the alternatives used for laptop
> layout
>> > to be kind of annoying.
>> >
>> > The PackMate can do a lot of things, but they can have some of the
>> > keyboard issues that laptops have. If you get one you should get one
> with
>> > a qwerty keyboard because the key combinations necessary on the braille
>> > model can get ridiculous and hard to remember. You can run some Pocket
> PC
>> > software, but only if someone has created scripts for it, so don't
> expect
>> > to use software just out of the box. If you want a very small and
> feature
>> > packed device with a display it is probably a very good option for
>> > you,
>> > but be prepared for bugginess because even it's fans say it isn't the
> most
>> > stable product on the market.
>> >
>> > If you really want a braille display at the lowest price possible, then
> I
>> > would check out the Braille Sense notetaker sold by GW-Micro. It is
> just
>> > under 5,000 dollars instead of over 6,000 for a model with a 32 cell
>> > display. It also has a built in DAISY player that can use both text
>> > and
>> > audio. That and it's price are what might make it a better option than
>> > the braille note. It's stability and simplicity may also be of
>> > interest
>> > to you.
>> >
>> > The braille note M-Power is much easier to learn and use than the
>> > PackMate and it is designed as it is to make it a stable product. At
> this
>> > point who knows just how stable it is, though. It also has more
> features
>> > than the Braille Sense. The word processor is far more advanced and it
>> > can download and unpack bookshare files. It is supposed to have a
>> > DAISY
>> > player in the future, but I wasn't given any possible dates for that so
>> > who knows when. Reading braille files is quite nice, though. I like
>> > the
>> > arrangement of the front thumb keys to advance the display. I find it
>> > more ergonomic than the other notetakers available.
>> >
>> > These are just some general things to think about. For actual feature
>> > comparisons it would be best to investigate each option thoroughly by
>> > looking at their respective web sites. I also know there are a few
>> > more
>> > things out there, but I don't know much about them if they aren't as
>> > strenuously marketed.
>> >
>> > Sarah Van Oosterwijck
>> > Assistive Technology Trainer
>> > http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:15 PM
>> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] PackMate?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi Barbra and all,
>> >>
>> >> <<FSEDIT on the PackMate tends to screw up the format and of the
> document
>> >> and Pocket Word on the PackMate will work only with files 100KB or
>> >> smaller.>>
>> >>
>> >> So are there many PackMate users out there? I have been kind of poking
>> >> around trying to decide on a transportable reader for digital files. I
>> >> have
>> >> not heard a lot of good things about the PackMate for the money. The
>> >> Bookcurrier I listened to the voice available and not real excited
> about
>> >> it.
>> >> I am also considering getting a subcompact notebook. I am seeing some
> out
>> >> there between 2 and 3 lbs. My thought on the notebook would be I could
>> >> run
>> >> standard software, Word, K1000, etc.
>> >>
>> >> Thoughts?
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara J
>> >> Wagreich
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:34 PM
>> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Cc: Barbara J Wagreich
>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Guidelines for prep of books for
>> >> submission?
>> >>
>> >> Hi Listers:
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it.
>> >>
>> >> Some additional questions:
>> >>
>> >> 1) should the print page number be on the same line as the form feed
> or
>> >> on a separate line?
>> >>
>> >> 2) What should I do about hyphenated words? This usually happens if
> the
>> >> last workd on an ink-print page is split between the current page and
>> >> the
>> >> next page? Will the Bookshare stripper program fix this or should I
> fix
>> >> the hyphenated words (join them together) before I submit the book?
>> >>
>> >> 3) The present book I'm doing is in text mode because it's easier for
> me
>> >> to edit it in text mode. The parahraps are not indented but there is
>> >> a
>> >> blank line between each paragraph. will the braille translation
> program
>> >> be able to identify the paragraphs?
>> >>
>> >> 4) I'm wondering wht formats could be edited on a Braillenote (Keysoft
>> >> 6.11) without spoiling the format (meaning when I transfer the edited
>> >> files back to the PC, the format wof the book will not be affected).
>> >> FSEDIT on the PacMate tends to screw up the format and of the document
>> >> and
>> >> Pocket Word on the PacMate will work only with files 100KB or smaller.
>> >>
>> >> 5) Are there any written guidelines? if so, where would I find them?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for your feedback on these questions!
>> >>
>> >> Barbara Wagreich
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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