Well, David, I was also surprised when I was told that they will no longer
do QWERTY. (Very disappointed, in fact.)
I am trying to avoid carrying around two items. Also, my desktop at work is
not compatible with Apple. Other than my phone, I am pretty ignorant about
other Apple products and how they mesh with MS programs, such as
transferring my notes to MS Word. Since you are in AT, perhaps you know?
Thanks for the help!
Lana
From: adaptivetec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:adaptivetec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 6:56 PM
To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Alternatives to Humanware M Power/Apex with
QWERTY keyborad?
Lana,
First, I'm somewhat surprised that Humanware would plan to discontinue the
QWERTY version of their Apex. As to alternatives, what I'm about to suggest
might not be an acceptable solution for some and it may prove to be more
controversial than I might have envisioned but have you considered an iOS
device, such as an iPod Touch, along with a Bluetooth keyboard. An iPod
Touch is one of the most inexpensive iOS devices you could buy and you could
use it along with a portable Bluetooth keyboard for those times when you
plan on doing a lot of writing. For a more elegant solution you could
consider an iPad. For around $500 you could get an iPad with a keyboard
which you could attach to the device and it would feel like a very thin
laptop which would allow you to do notetaking, word processing, book
reading, radio listening, Web browsing and everything else you can do with
an iOS device.
David Goldfield,
Assistive Technology Specialist
Feel free to visit my Web site
WWW.DavidGoldfield.Info
On 9/15/2016 9:12 PM, Lana Lee (Redacted sender ratandox for DMARC) wrote:
Hi All,
My M power VoiceNote is dying and I have just been informed by cust serv
that Humanware is no longer doing the QWERTY on their Apex. What
alternatives are any of you using?
My Braille skills are not fast enough to use everyday.
Thanks in advance,
Lana
