[BNU] Re: BrailleNote Touch questions

  • From: Tylah <tylah.salelea@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: edenkizer@xxxxxxxxxxx, brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxx, mentink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lucysirianni@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:14:50 +1000

Hey eden,
What is k9 mail and how can it be operated on a apex running 9.5?
I'm curious, because I came back from school camp with 151 emails in my inbox and got really inpacient. So if I have to use gmail off the website so I would not have to receive all emails, I'd like to check out the layout of another service provider.: (continuation indicator) And rajmund, that is painful, I don't have a touch myself, but having to go through all those folders, youzah!
Thanks FromTylahToAll

----- Original Message -----
From: gmail <edenkizer@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxx,mentink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,lucysirianni@gmail
.com
Date sent: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:10:30 -0700
Subject: [BNU] Re: BrailleNote Touch questions

I agree with you.  I use K9 mail for that reason.

On August 25, 2016 1:07:03 PM PDT, rajmund <brajmund2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, wait, is there really no way like with IOS, to view all mailboxes
in
one? Ouch, that's  worrying, indeed.
On 25/08/16 19:09, Linda Mentink wrote:
Hi Lucy,

Your questions are very good, and I appreciate them. I'll give you
my
take.

I haven't used my Touch much yet, but I'm not having much trouble
adjusting. My experience with the email is mixed. As you have heard

from others, there's no way to delete all the messages in the trash
folders all at once, so it's very time-consuming to clean it out
because they have to be deleted one by one. This is annoying, since
I
have already deleted them one by one from my inBoxes. However, it's
much faster than the Apex, and will read HTML files.  Also, each
account has its own set of boxes, so it's necessary to check each
account I have by changing my current account to the other. It's not

possible to create email folders, but there are a few choices to
which
I can move my messages. I'll probably save messages in the "starred"

folder.

As for the internet, I really like it. It's much faster, and much
more accessible than the Apex.  I can listen to things now.  I'm
thrilled that I can go onto my church website and listen to sermons I

missed.




Right now, the Apex has it over the Touch in three areas: it has a
dictionary, it has GPS and it has the capability to edit Braille
files. The touch does not have a dictionary or GPS, but there are
probably accessible apps for each. Editing Braille files will be
possible in the next update, which will come out in the fall.

I haven't written any documents in my Touch yet because I prefer to
do
them in Braille, which is not possible.

Because I haven't used my Touch much yet, I'm not sure about it
crashing; but I've not heard of such except for Mayson's trouble. If
you've been on this list for awhile, you'll know about that.

As for the camera, I don't know about OCR capability, but the KNFB
Reader Mobile app will be part of the next update.  I'm looking
forward to that!

I don't know anything about eventually connecting it to an iPhone.
Maybe Greg Stilson will weigh in here.

I haven't had time to really get used to using Touch Braille, but I'm

thinking that will be my biggest challenge.

As of yet, I don't know how quickly and easily I'll be able to get
from one Braille file to another, so I'm hesitant to use it in
church. I think it will take more keystrokes than I have time for,
so
I'll continue to use my Apex. Yep, I upgraded to the Touch, but I
kept my Apex.

Blessings,

Linda ----- Original Message -----
From: Lucy Sirianni <lucysirianni@xxxxxxxxx
To: braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 07:00:55 -0700
Subject: [BNU] BrailleNote Touch questions

Hi all,

I got to see a BrailleNote Touch this week and am considering
getting one, but I still have some questions that I'd love to get
help with here.  In general, I'd love to hear from those of you
using the Touch about how you like it as compared to the Apex,
but here are some specific things I'm wondering about

1.  How easy or challenging was the adjustment from the Apex to
the Touch? Were you able to perform basic tasks like writing
documents, checking email, using the internet, etc, fairly
quickly? Were there things that took a while to learn/feel
comfortable with on the Touch?

2.  How stable is the Touch compared to the Apex in terms of how
often it crashes, how often it needs to be reset, etc?

3.  Is there anything the Apex can do that the Touch can't?

4.  I know the Touch can't connect to an iPhone.  Do we think
this might change, or is it just unnecessary given the Touch's
capabilities?

5.  Is the internet faster/more accessible on the Touch than it
is on the Apex?

6.  I saw that the Touch has a camera.  Does it have OCR
capabilities?

7.  Any other pros/cons/things to be aware of as I consider
upgrading from the Apex to the Touch?

Thanks so much in advance for your thoughts on any or all of
these questions!

Lucy

Lucy Sirianni
Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Student Instructor, Department of
English, University of California, Berkeley
Vice President of Inclusive Excellence and Social Action, Lydia
Maria Child Society
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