[BNU] New address, and nice to be back
- From: Andy Shields <ashields2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 21:20:12 -0500
Hi, listers,
A couple of days ago, I finally got around to setting up a home
e-mail address, mostly because I had an increasing amount of
messages that had nothing to do with my work duties-especially
postings from this list. All I wanted to do was "unsubscribe"
from my old address and get set up with this new one, but what an
ordeal it turned into! I wasn't responding properly to the
confirmation messages I got, and it made the whole thing really
convoluted.
Oh well, I think this brings me "back to the fold", and I look
forward to BrailleNote topics in all directions. Here's the new
address: ashields2@xxxxxxxxxxxx
So to start things off, here's "an oldie but a goody": have any
of you heard anything specific about a new or upgraded version of
the BrailleNote or Apex? This subject was about due to resurface
anyway, since no one's brought it up in a while. But a friend of
ours "spoke to someone at HumanWare last week" and claims they
mentioned something new in the works. In the spirit of full
disclosure-well, in the spirit of really full disclosure, it's
just as well this person's not on this list, because we're
talking about the kind of individual who always knows more than
you do, or thinks so, and even more, who has met and knows
everyone important and impressive, and will drop those names for
the slightest of reasons. I take anything coming from that
source with about a pound of grains of salt. (Yes, I know, how
do I really feel, don't hold back!) To be fair, our "friend" is a
really energetic and tech-savvy person, it's just that you're
never allowed to forget it. Having said all that, has anyone
heard anything? I think the browser issue (IE6, and its age) is
just not going to go away. I agree with Rajmund, who said to me
that he thinks it won't be long before Bookshare doesn't support
it. This would be a first-class annoyance and letdown to me (and
many other Braille readers), since some of us only signed on with
Bookshare because it became possible to download books directly
onto the Apex, without dealing with the PC "middleman." We'll see
how all of that goes. I've never been much interested in
smartphones or apps or anything involving touchscreens ... so
far, but I'm thinking circumstances may force me into it
eventually.
Andy Shields
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