[nabs-l] Pacmate versus Braille note apex versus Braille sense

[David Andrews]

It will sync stuff with exchange, calendar etc.  I don't think the 
apex does calendar yet, even though they have promised for years.

Dave

p.s.  There is no evidence that the Pac Mate isn't being updated.  I 
would regard what you said as a rumor.  There was an update about a 
year ago, don't know when or if another will come, but haven't heard 
it wouldn't.

DA


At 06:53 PM 7/11/2011, you wrote:
>Hi Mr.  Andrews, I am not sure, but I think the pac mate may not be 
>updated anymore.  I thought I heard something a while back about how 
>fs was focused more on JAWS and stuff than the pm.  Out of 
>curiosity, what syncing options does the pm have that the others do not?
>Best,
>Josh
>
>sent from my Apex
>Email: joshkart12 at gmail.com
>
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>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Pacmate versus Braille note apex versus Braille sense
>
>While these devices are somewhat different in their approaches, they
>mostly do the same things.  If you are like most of us, a change of
>this magnitude would have to have a good reason.
>
>So, are there things that you can't do on the Pac Mate that you could
>on Apex or Braille Sense?  Or is it that PM isn't as glitsy any more?
>
>Dave
>
>p.s.  I still use a PacMate.  It has synching options that the others
>don't have, and I need them.  Plus I can use pocket versions of Word,
>Excel etc.  which I need to do for work.
>
>Dave
>
>
>At 06:09 PM 7/11/2011, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>Right now I have a pacmate but while at the convention I got a
>chance to learn about the apex and the braille sense.  What do you
>guys use and do you think it would be worth making a switch?
>
>Amanda