[blindlaw] Jotting down notes in meetis / on calls: devices / strategies?

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     I would suggest looking at the Hims Braille Sense U2. It is a notetaker
with a 32 cell braille display. It can use speech, but I turned speech off
and use the braille display. The U2 can provide files in various formats and
when you want your notes on a PC, the files can  be transferred.
See the site www.hims-inc.com. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Robert


-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amar Jain
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 11:40 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] Jotting down notes in meetis / on calls: devices /
strategies?

Dear List Members,

One of the challenge which I have now started facing is to take notes during
meetings or on calls whether internal or external.

One of the issue is of portability of devices, and other is the most
efficient way to do it within the short span of time.

What are the strategies which members on the list adopt to do the same? My
typing speed is reasonable enough to match with the speed with which we go,
so as of now the uncomfortable way is to carry your laptop along with
headphones and take notes. This especially becomes more challenging when you
have phone in one ear and headphone in other ear. And of course portability
is another aspect of it.

So, do notetakers in this situation help really? If someone can throw light
on their usage and features it will be great. I am not well equipped with
the knowledge of notetakers. Which are the good manufacturers of notetaker
devices?

Is netbook with Jaws the other possible option? And lastly which I can think
of is the Bluetooth keyboard with Bluetooth headset and smart phone.
How is that combo? What is the battery life of lets say IPhone and Bluetooth
Keyboard when used together?

I am not comfortable with the idea of recording first and then transcribing
the same into text. As that is time consuming.
Any suggestions will be deeply appreciated.

Thanks,
--
Amar Jain.
Website: www.amarjain.com



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