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

[Tai Blas]

I use the BrailleSense U2 Mini and love it. It has an 18 cell brow display and is highly portable, fitting  in a jacket pocket.

Tai Tomasi
J.D. Candidate, class of 2014
Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.

> On Apr 9, 2014, at 1:40 AM, "Amar Jain" <amarjain at amarjain.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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