[bksvol-discuss] Re: Braille Note or Pack Mate
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:27:54 -0400
Actually my understanding, is they arranged the keyboard that way, because
as I was told, the springs of the day wouldn't have held up if the most
commonly used keys were on our strongest fingers. of course, now, the
springs could hold, but people like it, so stick with it.
Or so I have been told.
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: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:49 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Braille Note or Pack Mate
Additional explanation--it's called that because the
first letters on the top line of the keyboard are q w
e r t y. Computer keyboards are arranged like
typewriter keyboards (most of you are probably too
young to have seen a typewriter, and I doubt you took
touch typing in high school--smile). I've never taken
touch typing, though I'm trying now, when I have to
type descriptions or missing paragraphs, to practice
it. I think the keys are arranged so that the most
commonly used letters are within easy reach of the
index and midde fingers, and the less commonly used
keys are reachable aby the ring and little fingers.
Any old typing teachers or typists here to explain
further?
CIndy
-- Sharon Jackson <dolly1025@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kaitlyn,
>
> A qwerty keyboard is the normal keyboard like what
> you use for a laptop or
> desktop.
>
> HTH,
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:54 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Braille Note or Pack
> Mate
>
>
> > HI Sharon,
> >
> > I need to get over to the commission one of these
> days but...
> > What is a qwerty keyboard?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Sharon Jackson
> > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:44 AM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Braille Note or Pack
> Mate
> >
> > Kaitlyn,
> >
> > Most of these notetakers come with or without
> braille displays and an
> > option
> >
> > to have a braille or qwerty keyboard.
> >
> > Sharon
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 11:29 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Braille Note or Pack
> Mate
> >
> >
> >> Hello Sharon,
> >>
> >> This was an interesting article. The more I look
> at my needs, not being
> >> an
> >> avid Braille reader some of the ultra light
> laptops may serve me better.
> >> Thanks again :)
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Sharon Jackson
> >> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 5:03 AM
> >> To: Bookshare
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Braille Note or Pack
> Mate
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I have been following the discussion about the
> Braille Note versus Pack
> >> Mate
> >> and thought others would enjoy reading the
> article, "Braille Note or Pack
> >> Mate" from the July-August issue of the Braille
> Monitor.
> >>
> >>
> >> The Braille Monitor
> >> July 2005
> >>
> >> (back
> <http://www.nfb.org/bm/bm05/bm0507/bm050709.htm> )
> (next
> >> <http://www.nfb.org/bm/bm05/bm0507/bm050711.htm>
> ) (contents
> >> <http://www.nfb.org/bm/bm05/bm0507/bm0507tc.htm>
> )
> >>
> >> BrailleNote or PAC Mate:
> >> A Matter of Personal Preference
> >>
> >> by Danika Rockett
> >> Jim Gashel, NFB executive director of strategic
> initiatives, is
> >> enthusiatic
> >> about his PAC Mate, which he uses with his cell
> phone to download email
> >> on
> >> his way to the office in the morning, Mark
> Riccobono, NFB manager of
> >> education services, is equally committed to his
> Braille
> >>
>
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> >> Jim Gashel (right), NFB executive director of
> strategic initiatives, is
> >> enthusiastic about his PAC Mate, which he uses
> with his cell phone to
> >> download email on his way to the office in the
> morning. Mark Riccobono
> >> (left), NFB manager of education services, is
> equally committed to his
> >> BrailleNote
> >>
> >> From the Editor: On May 1, 2005,
> Danika Taylor, NFB
> >> copyeditor,
> >> married Don Rockett. When she returned from her
> honeymoon, she sat down
> >> to
> >> talk with several electronic notetaker users
> about the features they
> >> liked
> >> and did not like in the units they had chosen.
> Here is the result of
> >> those
> >> conversations. It is not a careful review by the
> International Braille
> >> and
> >> Technology Center (IBTC) staff, but it does
> contain interesting
> >> information
> >> and views. This is what she says:
> >>
> >> The decision to spend upwards of five
> thousand dollars on a
> >> device that can fit in the palm of a hand and
> allow blind people to read,
> >> write, keep track of appointments, and even do
> email on the go should not
> >> be
> >> taken lightly. For most of us contemplating the
> purchase of a Braille
> >> notetaker, the sticker shock involved in the
> process is also accompanied
> >> by
> >> the equally unsettling lists of technical
> specifications and claims and
> >> counterclaims which those who sell these devices
> make.
> >>
> >> In this article we turn directly to
> the experience of several
> >> longtime Federationists who use their notetakers
> every day. Their
> >> observations are based not on theoretical or
> technical data but on the
> >> reality of living day in and day out with a
> particular notetaker.
> >>
> >> If you would like to explore your
> personal notetaker needs
> >> with
> >> the experts at the International Braille and
> Technology Center for the
> >> Blind
> >> (IBTC), they invite you to do so. They can be
> reached at the technology
> >> answer line: (410) 659-9314, option 5 on the
> automated greeting.
> >>
> >> Humanware's BrailleNote and Freedom Scientific's
> PAC Mate are two of the
> >> most popular Braille notetakers. For various
> reasons some users prefer
> >> one
> >> machine to the other, but just what is the
> difference between these two
> >> seemingly similar products?
> >>
> >> We might begin with physical
> characteristics, for herein lie
> >> the
> >> most obvious differences. The BrailleNote is
> smaller in height and width
> >> than the PAC Mate but slightly thicker. To be
> specific, the BrailleNote
> >> is
> >> 9.9 by 6.1 by 2 inches, and the PAC Mate is 11 by
> 6.81 by 1.93 inches. To
> >> be
> >> sure, these differences are slight, and as J.R.
> Westmoreland said in his
> >> 2005 CSUN (California State University at
> Northridge) conference paper
> >> titled "BrailleNote or PAC Mate: A Side-by-Side
> Comparison," the
> >> difference
> >> in size is a "minor factor navigating in tight
> areas." A smaller
> >> BrailleNote, the BrailleNote PK, is a mere 6.8 by
> 3.6 by 1.3 inches, but
> >> it
> >> comes with only an 18-cell display option, and at
> around $5,000 the
> >> smaller
> >> dimensions might not be worth the cost for many
> users.
> >>
> >> The weight of each product varies a
> bit depending on the model
> >> and the size of the refreshable Braille display.
> The 20-cell PAC Mate
> >> weighs
> >> 3 pounds, 9 ounces, whereas the 18-cell
> BrailleNote weighs 2.2 pounds;
> >> likewise, the 40-cell PAC Mate weighs 4 pounds,
> while the 32-cell
> >> BrailleNote weighs 2.9 pounds. Therefore,
> although the PAC Mate weighs
> >> more
> >> than the BrailleNote, the larger size of the PAC
> Mate's Braille display
> >> may
> >> be an important consideration for some users.
> >>
> >> Both machines have wireless network
> access support, the option
> >> of a QWERTY keyboard, and similar external
> connections and hardware
> >> slots.
> >> Of course these details vary slightly from model
> to model. J.R.
> >> Westmoreland
> >> praises the PAC Mate's support of CF cards. "The
> BrailleNote," he says,
> >> "has
> >> a limited number of cards that are supported. The
> PAC Mate, on the other
> >> hand, not only supports these cards but many
> other cards that have
> >> drivers
> >> for Pocket PC."
> >>
> >> We could go on and on about the
> characteristics of each
> >> machine,
> >> but in the end the question of which is better
> comes down to personal
> >> preference. Diehard advocates exist for most
> notetakers on the market,
> >> depending on the individual user's needs.
> >>
> >> Adrienne Asch, Henry R. Luce Professor
> in Biology, Ethics, and
> >> the Politics of Human Reproduction at Wellesley
> College in Massachusetts,
> >> is
> >> a BrailleNote user. However, she is certainly not
> a diehard advocate.
> >> "The
> >> BrailleNote has many fine features," she says.
> "But it has a few major
> >> problems, at least from my point of view."
> >>
> >> Footnotes, or rather the lack thereof,
> are among Dr. Asch's
> >> complaints. "The BrailleNote will not permit the
> writing of footnotes or
> >> endnotes in Microsoft Word documents," she says.
> Therefore any articles
> >> she
> >> writes requiring footnotes or endnotes--and she
> is a prolific academic
> >> scholar--must be written, or at least finished,
> on the computer using a
> >> Braille display or speech, which can be
> inconvenient and is certainly
> >> inefficient.
> >>
> >> The BrailleNote "will also not display
> footnotes or endnotes in
> >> Word documents sent to me," she continues. "This
> means that I must open
> >> the
> >> file on a laptop or desktop computer and convert
> it to ASCII format. If I
> >> don't have computer access, I simply cannot read
> the footnotes or
> >> endnotes."
> >> These complaints are important, but they
> demonstrate how much personal
> >> needs
> >> and preferences determine which notetaker to buy.
> A person who does not
> >> regularly use footnotes or endnotes may not be
> bothered by the fact that
> >> no
> >> device using Pocket PC can identify footnotes and
> endnotes at all.
> >>
> >> Another problem for Dr. Asch involves
> formatting. "Although the
> >> manual claims that documents can be prepared in
> Braille and then
> >> formatted
> >> for printing, that claim is only partly
> accurate," she says. "If one
> >> wishes
> >> to create italicized, bolded, or underlined
> material in a printed
> >> document,
> >> one cannot use the format menu within the Braille
> document to do so. One
> >> must manually do this formatting from within the
> translated file."
> >>
> >> She also faults the BrailleNote for
> reading fewer and fewer of
> >> the many documents she wants it to display. "More
> and more email
> >> attachments
> >> are in formats, whether advanced versions of
> Microsoft Word, RTF, or some
> >> other format that the BrailleNote will not
> display," she complains.
> >> "Again,
> >> the only solution is to take the file to a
> standard laptop or desktop,
> >> convert it to an ASCII text file, and then return
> the newly formatted
> >> file
> >> to the BrailleNote. This conversion means a loss
> of formatting, meaning
> >> that
> >> I cannot edit the document in the same format in
> which it was sent to me.
> >> The device is no longer a reliable method of
> reading documents prepared
> >> in
> >> electronic form that are given to me at meetings,
> conferences, and the
> >> like.
> >> I will soon find that I must travel with a
> laptop, if only to convert the
> >> documents I am given, in order to do my actual
> reading on the
> >> BrailleNote.
> >
> >> I
> >> had hoped with the newest software upgrade, 6.11,
> that I would have
> >> solved
> >> the problem of unreadable documents; I have not
> solved it. When I send
> >> examples of unreadable documents to Humanware's
> technical support staff,
> >> they generally tell me that they too cannot read
> them on their machines,
> >> but
> >> they have no suggestions or solutions."
> >>
> >> Mark Riccobono, National Federation of
> the Blind manager of
> >> education programs, is a satisfied BrailleNote
> user. In fact he liked the
> >> BrailleNote so much that he recently upgraded to
> the smaller BrailleNote
> >> PK.
> >> He says that the PK is similar to the previous
> models, other than the
> >> size
> >> (it is currently the smallest notetaker on the
> market) and the USB port.
> >>
> >> Unlike Adrienne Asch, Mark Riccobono is
> not bothered by the
> >> BrailleNote's inability to deal with footnotes or
> endnotes. It isn't that
> >> he
> >> doesn't use them, but he considers his
> BrailleNote more of a supplement
> >> to
> >> his PC than a stand-alone computer, so he doesn't
> mind transferring
> >> documents for editing. One feature he enjoys is
> the PK's portability and
> >> power. "I can carry around my contacts and
> synchronize them with
> >> Microsoft
> >> Outlook," he says. "I am on the road a lot, and
> if I meet someone, it is
> >> easy to enter the information into my PK. Then,
> when I get to the office,
> >> I
> >> simply synchronize the information with Outlook,
> and it is there. Also
> >> the
> >> calendar feature is a major advantage because it
> too synchronizes with
> >> Outlook. And I can work on documents while I am
> commuting, then transfer
> >> them to my PC when I get to work. Basically I
> treat my PK like a PDA, not
> >> like a PC replacement."
> >>
> >> He admits, however, that formatting
> causes the occasional
> >> frustration. "Transferring from a Word document
> causes it to appear in a
> >> different format, which destroys the formatting,
> so I have to go back and
> >> correct it. That is definitely frustrating
> sometimes, especially when I
> >> am
> >> in a hurry. But I don't worry about it too much
> because I use my PC most
> >> of
> >> the time."
> >>
> >> Another disadvantage of the PK is its
> lack of audio streaming
> >> ability. While the PAC Mate has the ability to
> stream audio from the
> >> Internet, the PK does not. Anyone who knows
> Riccobono knows he is an avid
> >> baseball fan, and the feature he would most like
> to see added to the PK
> >> is
> >> the ability to stream audio, especially baseball
> broadcasts. Like Dr.
> >> Asch's, his complaints are a matter of personal
> preference. Not every
> >> user
> >> will consider streaming audio to be a priority
> when making a purchasing
> >> decision.
> >>
> >> As for audio quality, though, Chad
> Allen, government programs
> >> specialist (intern) for the National Federation
> of the Blind, loves the
> >> fact
> >> that his BrailleNote PK has stereo quality audio
> for his enjoyment while
> >> listening to the many MP3s he has downloaded onto
> the device. Allen also
> >> praises the built-in Bluetooth technology feature
> on the PK. "I use my
> >> Nokia
> >> 6620 model cell phone to surf the Internet on my
> PK," he says. "I use the
> >> Mobile Speak software and my cell phone as a
> modem, and I have another
> >> Internet-surfing option anywhere I go." The
> BrailleNote PK comes with
> >> Bluetooth technology installed, whereas this
> technology must be purchased
> >> separately for other notetaking devices. Again,
> for those who are less
> >> computer savvy or are not interested in the
> capacity to surf the Internet
> >> at
> >> a moment's notice, this technology does not
> factor heavily into the
> >> decision-making process.
> >>
> >> Allen, a Jaws user, mentions that
> Freedom Scientific does not
> >> support the use of Jaws with competing notetakers
> such as Humanware's
> >> BrailleNote PK. "I didn't know this when I
> purchased the device. I
> >> assumed
> >
> >> I
> >> could use the Jaws screen reader on a PC with my
> PK doubling as a
> >> refreshable Braille Display, but it didn't work.
> I was disappointed
> >> because
> >> I had to purchase and install a new screen
> reader, but overall the PK is
> >> a
> >> great notetaker, and I am very satisfied with
> it."
> >>
> >> Eric Duffy is an NFB leader in Ohio. He
> is technologically
> >> sophisticated and spends a significant amount of
> time helping other blind
> >> people solve technology problems. This is what he
> says about his decision
> >> to
> >> use the PAC Mate: "I was a Braille 'n Speak user
> beginning in the late
> >> eighties. I then got a Braille Lite not long
> after it came out. Both of
> >> these devices were good-quality notetakers, but
> they are not even in the
> >> same league with the PAC Mate. It is far more
> than a note taker. The
> >> capacity and versatility of the PAC Mate exceed
> that of the Braille 'n
> >> Speak
> >> and Braille Lite, first developed by Blazie
> Engineering and now
> >> supported,
> >> at least minimally, by Freedom Scientific.
> >>
> >> "The BrailleNote was the first product
> in what most of us
> >> think
> >> of as the modern class of notetakers for the
> blind. I had heard about the
> >> BrailleNote before it hit the market, and I began
> to use one as soon as I
> >> could get my hands on a loaner unit. I liked some
> things about it but
> >> before
> >> buying decided to wait to try the new product
> from Freedom Scientific
> >> that
> >> was soon to be released. I really wanted to
> compare the BrailleNote and
> >> PAC
> >> Mate and make an informed choice about which
> product would best meet my
> >> needs. I have chosen the PAC Mate. Here are my
> thoughts about both
> >> products.
> >>
> >> "The BrailleNote is still a
> proprietary product, which is to
> >> say
> >> that the Keysoft user interface and suite of
> applications is developed
> >> and
> >> supported by the manufacturer of the BrailleNote,
> Humanware. So
> >> off-the-shelf products cannot be used with the
> BrailleNote.
> >>
> >> "I like the fact that the PAC Mate
> runs on a
> >> WindowsRMobile-based technology. This is the same
> system that sighted
> >> consumers use to operate their PDAs. Programs
> released for PDAs in the
> >> general market can more easily be adapted for the
> PAC Mate.
> >>
> >> "I use the PAC Mate every day for word
> processing, email, and
> >> more. I like the fact that I can synchronize
> email as well as contacts
> >> and
> >> files between the PAC Mate and my PC. Using the
> PAC Mate, I can write
> >> email
> >> messages using contracted Braille and with a key
> stroke have the message
> >> translated to computer Braille and sent. I can
> work in Pocket Word using
> >> contracted Braille and have the file easily
> translated into print.
> >>
> >> "I am pleased with the connectivity of
> the PAC Mate. Because
> >> of
> >> it I am no longer tied to my computer to be
> productive. I can send files
> >> to
> >> my computer or through email using my wireless
> network or Active Sync. It
> >> is
> >> also possible to beam files from one Pac Mate to
> another or for that
> >> matter
> >> send them to a laptop or a PDA. I can have
> instant access to information
> >> in
> >> contracted Braille as long as the producer of the
> file can beam it to me
> >> or
> >> put it on a flash drive.
> >>
> >> "I have learned by painful experience
> that, if I want to be
> >> absolutely certain that I do not lose the data I
> am working with, I must
> >> store it in internal flash. When storing
> information in main memory, one
> >> runs the risk of losing it when the PAC Mate
> crashes, which it does more
> >> frequently than I would like, or if it is
> necessary to perform a hard
> >> reset.
> >> Information can also be lost if the battery gets
> too low. In theory,
> >> because
> >> the PAC Mate has an internal battery, one can
> wait up to seventy-two
> >> hours
> >> after the battery dies before recharging the unit
> without losing data,
> >> but
> >> theory and reality are very different, and users
> have learned the hard
> >> way
> >> not to let the battery lose its charge
> completely.
> >>
> >> "Freedom Scientific strongly
> recommends that one use Active
> >> Sync
> >> or Sprite Backup to be sure that data and
> settings are not lost. Sprite
> >> Backup involves saving data to a flash card, and
> Active Sync enables a
> >> backup directly to a PC.
> >>
> >> "I very much like the fact that the
> Braille display can be
> >> detached from the PAC Mate. If I am having a
> problem with my display, I
> >> can
> >> return it for service without having to send the
> Pac Mate back. Of course
> >> the reverse is true as well. If I am having a
> problem with the PAC Mate,
> >> I
> >> can use the display with my PC while the main
> unit is being repaired. I
> >> don't enjoy having to pay extra for Bluetooth
> cards, WiFi cards, and
> >> other
> >> peripherals, But again, if I have a faulty card,
> I can replace it without
> >> having to send the entire unit in for service.
> >>
> >> "It does seem to me that the
> BrailleNote is most useful for
> >> those who do not need or want to connect to other
> devices. The operating
> >> system is simple, and the learning curve is easy.
> Freedom Scientific
> >> markets
> >> the Pac Mate by saying that, if you know JAWS and
> if you know Windows,
> >> you
> >> know how to use the PAC Mate. Although I don't
> fully agree with that
> >> statement, knowing these programs certainly
> shortens the learning curve
> >> for
> >> new PAC Mate users, yet there is still a good bit
> to master.
> >>
> >> "I do have two serious concerns about
> the PAC Mate. The first
> >> is
> >> that Pocket Word is not as functional as it could
> and should be. In fact
> >> it
> >> is really better to work in FSEdit, the
> word-processing program developed
> >> by
> >> Freedom Scientific. When told about problems that
> crop up for users who
> >> are
> >> trying to edit files in Pocket Word, Freedom
> staff respond by saying that
> >> the problem is Microsoft's. The same response
> occurs when problems with
> >> other programs are mentioned. I believe that, if
> a program has been
> >> installed on the PAC Mate by Freedom Scientific,
> any problems that arise
> >> are
> >> its responsibility. This is especially true
> because Freedom promotes the
> >> PAC
> >> Mate by saying it works with Word and other
> programs it has not created.
> >>
> >> "It also advertises the PAC Mate as a
> machine that can support
> >> many off-the-shelf programs and devices. Freedom
> Scientific recommends a
> >> Web
> >> site called <www.pacmategear.com> as the place to
> find and order
> >> up-to-date
> >> information about programs and devices that run
> on the PAC Mate--that is,
> >> until a problem develops. Then
> <www.pacmategear.com> is strictly
> >> unofficial.
> >> It seems to me that Freedom cannot expect to have
> it both ways; either it
> >> advertises that the site carries programs and
> equipment that are
> >> compatible
> >> with the PAC Mate and Freedom supports and will
> trouble-shoot them, or
> >> the
> >> company should not try to expand the
> attractiveness of its product by
> >> nominally affiliating itself with programs and
> hardware it disavows when
> >> trouble strikes.
> >>
> >> "Another ongoing issue is the fact
> that Freedom announced its
> >> intent to release a global positioning system
> (GPS) program for the PAC
> >> Mate
> >> over a year ago and began accepting orders and
> payment for it. When
> >> pressed
> >> to divulge what is going on with the GPS, which
> is still not available,
> >> Freedom just says that it is waiting for
> Destonator, the publisher of the
> >> software platform for the GPS system, to make the
> software changes
> >> necessary
> >> to run on the PAC Mate. The cynic in me suspects
> that Freedom announced
> >> the
> >> GPS system in June of 2004 knowing that it would
> not be ready for months
> >> but
> >> eager to stay competitive with the BrailleNote,
> which already had a
> >> functioning GPS system. All software producers
> exhibit unconstructive
> >> optimism about when new products will be
> available, but accepting orders
> >> and
> >> billing for the programs months or years ahead of
> delivery strikes me as
> >> unfair. My advice to potential notetaker users is
> to be sure that the
> >> products and features they find attractive and
> plan to order really are
> >> already available or will be so in the very near
> future."
> >>
> >> There you have the thoughts and
> experiences of several
> >> BrailleNote and PAC Mate users. When all is said
> and done, a number of
> >> notetaking devices are on the market. Cost will
> usually be a factor in
> >> deciding which one to purchase because many of
> these devices cost several
> >> thousand dollars. Potential buyers must consider
> how they intend to use
> >> the
> >> notetaker in order to determine which features
> are necessities and which
> >> are
> >> just added bonuses. Visiting the Web sites of
> companies that build or
> >> sell
> >> notetaking devices can provide lots of
> information, like specs, prices,
> >> and
> >> features of different machines, but talking with
> current users is always
> >> a
> >> great way to get sensible, useful information
> about the various models
> >> currently on the market. Remember also that the
> staff of the
> >> International
> >> Braille and Technology Center of the Jernigan
> Institute answer questions
> >> about notetakers every day. Their expertise and
> assistance are never more
> >> than a phone call or email away.
> >>
> >> In short, no electronic notetaker is
> right for everyone. If
> >> you
> >> are considering buying one of these little
> marvels, take the time to work
> >> with each device you are considering. Think about
> how you will use the
> >> notetaker, and try using each to undertake the
> tasks you are likely to
> >> ask
> >> your notetaker to perform. You will not avoid all
> the headaches in this
> >> way,
> >> but you will certainly cut down on them.
> >>
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