[nabs-l] [Blindtlk] Fwd: [HIMS-News] Announcing Sense notetaker v6.0!!

Thu May 19 00:09:03 UTC 2011

Thought=20you=20all=20might=20be=20interested=20in=20this,=20especially=20t=
he=20Hims=20
users.=20=20Yea=20for=20you,=20Hims=20has=20finally=20gotten=20somewhat=20c=
ompetivite=20
with=20Humanware's=20BrailleNote=20Apex!=20*=20Smile!=20Dave,=20I=20copied=
=20you=20on=20
this=20so=20(if=20you'd=20like)=20you=20could=20post=20it=20on=20the=20NFB=
=20Announce=20
list.

=20Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)

---=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20----=20Original=20Message=20------
From:=20David=20Andrews=20<dandrews at visi.com
Subject:=20[Blindtlk]=20Fwd:=20[HIMS-News]=20Announcing=20Sense=20notetaker=
=20
v6.0!!
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2018=20May=202011=2018:00:55=20-0500

Yes,=20=20it=E2=80=99s=20finally=20here!

HIMS=20is=20thrilled=20and=20excited=20to=20finally=20be=20able
to=20bring=20you=20Braille=20Sense=20and=20Voice=20Sense=20version=206.0.

Below=20you=20will=20find=203=20sets=20of=20instructions:=20and=20release=20=
notes=20...
1:=20Upgrading=20using=20the=20Online=20Method.
2:=20Upgrading=20using=20the=20Offline=20Method.
3:=20Downloading=20and=20installing=20the=20Sense=20Bible.

Anyone=20running5.21=20or=20earlier,=20or=20running=20the
5.51=20release=20may=20use=20the=20online=20method=20to
upgrade.=20=20Please=20note:=20HIMS=20International=20will
upload=20the=20firmware=20after=20seeing=20this
announcement,=20so=20please=20give=20them=20a=20bit=20of=20time
to=20do=20so=20before=20overloading=20the=20server.
Smile

WARNING!!=20Anyone=20running=20version=205.5,=20you=20MUST
upgrade=20using=20the=20off=20line=20method.=20=20Even=20if=20you
are=20able=20to=20see=20the=20online=20upgrade,=20using=20this
method=20may=20cause=20harm=20to=20your=20unit=20requiring=20a
repair.=20=20please=20do=20NOT=20attempt=20it!!

Before=20you=20upgrade:=20Backup=20your=20settings.=20=20If=20you
have=20made=20changes=20to=20customize=20the=20behavior=20of
the=20Sense=20notetaker,=20you=20might=20want=20to=20backup
these=20changes=20so=20you=20can=20restore=20them=20after=20the
firmware=20upgrade.=20=20This=20may=20save=20you=20time=20in
customizing=20the=20notetaker=20once=20it=20is=20using=20the
new=20firmware.=20=20We=20also=20strongly=20advise=20that=20you
backup=20your=20files.=20=20Although=20upgrading=20the
firmware=20does=20not=20destroy=20the=20data=20in=20the
flashdisk,=20it=20is=20important=20to=20keep=20a=20backup=20of
your=20files=20in=20case=20any=20unexpected=20problems
arise.=20=20Once=20the=20new=20firmware=20is=20installed,=20all
options=20in=20the=20Sense=20notetaker=20are=20set=20to=20their=20factory=20=
defaults.

Attached=20to=20this=20message=20you=20will=20find=20a=20release
note=20describing=20all=20the=20changes.=20=20Please=20read=20the
onboard=20Help=20files=20for=20details=20on=20all=20the=20new
features.=20=20I=20will=20send=20links=20to=20new=20downloadable=20manuals=
=20
tomorrow.

Note:
The=20Braille=20sense=20classic=20does=20not=20contain=20the
Google=20Talk=20application=20available=20on=20all=20the
other=20units=20due=20to=20limitations=20of=20the=20system
hardware=20that=20could=20not=20be=20worked=20around.=20=20All=20of
the=20other=20functions,=20including=20the=20optional=20Bible=20are=20avail=
able.

1:=20Online=20Upgrade=20Instructions.

Once=20the=20Sense=20notetaker=20has=20been=20connected=20to
AC=20power=20and=20to=20the=20Internet,=20follow=20these=20steps=20to=20per=
form=20the=20
online=20upgrade.

(1)=20=20Press=20F1=20(Win=20key)=20to=20bring=20focus=20to=20the=20main=20=
Program=20menu.

(2)=20=20Press=20U=20for=20the=20Utilities=20Menu,=20then=20once
more=20for=20Upgrade=20Firmware.=20=20The=20Sense=20notetaker=20displays,=20=

"Upgrade:=20Online."

(3)=20=20Press=20ENTER=20to=20check=20for=20new=20firmware=20online.

(4)=20=20The=20Sense=20notetaker=20checks=20for=20new
firmware.=20=20If=20it=20finds=20it,=20it=20asks=20if=20you=20are
sure=20you=20want=20to=20upgrade.=20=20The=20default=20is=20"Yes."

(5)=20=20Press=20ENTER=20to=20initiate=20the=20download=20and=20upgrade=20p=
rocess.

The=20Sense=20notetaker=20first=20downloads=20the=20firmware
files=20to=20a=20temporary=20location=20in=20the=20flashdisk.
The=20time=20it=20takes=20to=20download=20the=20files=20can=20vary
depending=20on=20the=20speed=20of=20the=20Internet
connection.=20=20Once=20the=20files=20are=20downloaded,=20the
upgrade=20process=20begins.=20=20The=20percentage=20of=20the
upgrade=20progress=20is=20displayed=20in=20Braille,=20and
progress=20tones=20are=20also=20heard.=20=20It=20is=20vitally
important=20that=20you=20do=20not=20press=20any=20buttons=20or
power=20off=20the=20Sense=20notetaker=20during=20this
process.=20=20When=20the=20upgrade=20is=20complete,=20the=20Sense
notetaker=20reboots.=20=20Once=20"File=20Manager=E2=80=9D=20is
displayed,=20press=20V=20with=20SPACE=20(Fn-V)=20to=20verify
that=20it=20is=20running=20the=20new=20firmware.

2:=20Offline=20upgrade=20instructions.

For=20those=20of=20you=20needing=20or=20wishing=20to=20use=20the=20offline=
=20upgrade=20
method:

Please=20download=20your=20firmware=20from=20the=20links=20below=20each=20p=
roduct:

Braille=20Sense=20OnHand:

<http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_OnHand_Eng_V60_201
10517.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_OnHand_En
g_V60_20110517.zip

Voice=20Sense=20QWERTY:

<http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_Qwerty_Eng_V60_20110
517.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_Qwerty_Eng_V6
0_20110517.zip

Braille=20Sense=20PLUS=20QWERTY:

<http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_QWERTY_Eng_V6
0_20110517.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS
_QWERTY_Eng_V60_20110517.zip

Braille=20Sense=20PLUS:

<http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_Eng_V60_20110
517.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_Eng_V6
0_20110517.zip

Voice=20Sense:

<http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_Eng_V60_20110517.zip
>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_Eng_V60_20110517.zip

Braille=20Sense=20Classic:

<http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_Eng_V60_110517.zip
>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_Eng_V60_110517.zip

Follow=20these=20steps=20to=20perform=20the=20offline=20upgrade.

(1)=20=20Download=20the=20firmware=20file=20to=20your=20PC.

(2)=20=20=20Extract=20the=20firmware=20file=20on=20your=20PC;=20there=20sho=
uld=20be=20three=20
files.

(3)=20=20Copy=20the=20three=20files=20and=20paste=20them=20into
the=20root=20of=20an=20external=20storage=20device=20such=20as=20an=20SD=20=
card=20or=20USB=20
thumb=20drive.

(4)=20=20Insert=20the=20external=20storage=20device=20into=20the=20Sense=20=
notetaker.

(5)=20=20Connect=20the=20AC=20adaptor=20to=20the=20Sense=20notetaker.

(6)=20=20Press=20F1=20(Win=20key)=20to=20bring=20focus=20to=20the=20main=20=
Program=20menu.

(7)=20=20Press=20U=20to=20open=20the=20Utilities=20Menu,=20then=20U
again=20for=20Upgrade=20Firmware.=20=20The=20Sense=20notetaker
displays/announces,=20"Upgrade:=20Online."

(8)=20=20Press=20Down=20arrow=20or=20DOT-4=20with=20SPACE=20to=20choose=20"=
Offline."

(9)=20=20Press=20ENTER=20to=20check=20for=20new=20firmware.=20=20The
Sense=20notetaker=20searches=20for=20the=20firmware=20files
in=20the=20root=20of=20the=20storage=20device.=20=20If=20it=20finds=20a
newer=20version=20of=20the=20firmware=20than=20you=20are
currently=20running,=20it=20asks=20if=20you=20are=20sure=20you
want=20to=20upgrade.=20=20The=20default=20is=20"Yes."

(10)=20=20=20=20Press=20ENTER=20to=20initiate=20the=20upgrade=20process.

The=20Sense=20notetaker=20copies=20the=20new=20firmware
files=20and=20the=20upgrade=20process=20begins.=20=20During=20the
firmware=20installation=20the=20percentage=20of=20the
upgrade=20progress=20is=20displayed=20in=20Braille,=20and
tones=20are=20also=20heard.=20=20It=20is=20vitally=20important
that=20you=20do=20not=20press=20any=20buttons=20or=20power=20off
the=20Sense=20notetaker=20during=20this=20process.=20=20When
the=20upgrade=20is=20complete,=20the=20Sense=20notetaker
reboots.=20=20Once=20"File=20Manager=20(f)"=20is=20displayed,
press=20V=20with=20SPACE=20(Fn-V)=20to=20verify=20that=20it=20is=20running=
=20the=20new=20
firmware.

3:=20Downloading=20and=20installing=20the=20Sense=20Bible.
You=20may=20download=20the=20Sense=20Bible=20from=20the=20following=20Link:=

<http://www.hims-inc.com/Programs/SenseBible.zip>http://www.hims-
inc.com/Programs/SenseBible.zip

Note:=20You=20cannot=20install=20this=20program=20until=20you
have=20performed=20the=20firmware=20upgrade=20to=206.0.

=20=20once=20downloaded,=20locate=20it=20in=20Windows=20Explorer,=20and=20p=
erform=20an=20
Extract=20All.

When=20extracted,=20you=20will=20find=20a=20folder=20within=20it=20called=20=
HIMS.

Please=20copy=20the=20HIMS=20folder=20to=20the=20root=20of=20your=20flashdi=
sk=20or=20SD=20
card.

Note:=20the=20HIMS=20folder=20and=20all=20its=20contents=20must
be=20copied=20to=20the=20root=20of=20the=20SD=20card=20or
flashdisk:=20the=20unit=20will=20scan=20the=20HIMS=20folder=20on
every=20reset,=20if=20the=20data=20is=20not=20located=20there,=20the=20prog=
ram=20will=20
not=20be=20loaded.

Once=20the=20folder=20is=20copied=20perform=20a=20soft=20reset
of=20the=20unit=20using=20the=20reset=20button=20on=20the=20back.

After=20the=20unit=20reboots,=20the=20Sense=20Bible=20will=20be
available=20under=20the=20Programs=20Menu=20located=20in=20the=20main=20men=
u=20of=20the=20
notetaker.

Note:=20if=20you=20choose=20to=20install=20the=20Bible=20program
data=20on=20an=20SD=20card,=20this=20SD=20card=20must=20be
inserted=20in=20the=20notetaker=20on=20reboot=20or=20the=20program=20disapp=
ears.

You=20can=20install=20it=20again=20by=20placing=20the=20SD=20card
in=20the=20unit=20and=20resetting=20the=20unit=20once=20more.

Also,=20if=20you=20try=20to=20access=20the=20program=20without
the=20SD=20card=20inserted,=20you=20are=20given=20a=20message
that=20the=20card=20must=20be=20inserted=20to=20access=20the=20data.
Release=20Notes=20for=20Sense=20Notetaker=20version=206.0

2011-05-17
HIMS

New=20features
1.=20=20=20=20=20General
n=20=20Adds=20the=20ability=20to=20Input/Search=20for=20Control=20Character=
s.
n=20=20Adds=20a=20function=20to=20delete=20all=20system=20files=20on=20rebo=
ot.
n=20=20Removes=20the=20message,=20=93Are=20you=20sure?=94=20when=20deleting=
=20a=20line.
n=20=20Adds=20UEBC=20Braille=20rules=20and=20an=20option=20to
switch=20between=20US=20Braille=20and=20UEBC=20Braille=20in=20the=20Global=
=20Options.
n=20=20Adds=20an=20=93Abbreviations=20on/off=20option=20in=20Global
Options=20to=20control=20the=20way=20groups=20of=20letters=20are
pronounced=20by=20the=20speech=20Synthesizer(TTS).
n=20=20Adds=203=20new=20items=20to=20the=20Main=20Menu:=20Extras=20(x),
Social=20Networking=20(c),=20and=20Programs=20(p).
2.=20=20=20=20=20File=20Manager
n=20=20Adds=20support=20for=20sharing=20files=20over=20a=20=20Local
Area=20Network:=20browse=20files=20on=20a=20remote=20PC=20and
open=20them=20as=20you=20would=20on=20a=20drive=20connected=20to=20the=20Se=
nse=20
Notetaker.
3.=20=20=20=20=20Word=20Processor
n=20=20Adds=20the=20ability=20to=20read=20PDF=20files=20and=20save=20them=20=
as=20Doc=20or=20
text=20format.
n=20=20Adds=20the=20ability=20to=20read=20E-pub=20files=20and=20save=20them=
=20as=20Doc=20or=20
text=20format.
4.=20=20=20=20=20Radio
n=20=20Adds=20recording=20time=20information=20when=20recording=20live=20ra=
dio=20
channel.
n=20=20Adds=20hotkeys=20for=20adding,=20deleting=20and
modifying=20presets.(Add:=20space-i/Alt-i=20,=20Delete:
space-d/Delete,=20Modify:=20space-m/Alt-m)
5.=20=20=20=20=20E-mail
=B7=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Adds=20a=20confirmation=20prompt=20when=20try=
ing
to=20save=20an=20e-mail=20address=20that=20is=20already=20saved=20in=20the=
=20address=20
Manager.
n=20=20Adds=20a=20menu=20item=20for=20saving=20a=20sender=92s=20e-mail=20ad=
dress.
6.=20=20=20=20=20Social=20Networking
n=20=20Moves=20MSN=20Messenger=20to=20this=20menu,=20and=20adds=20Auto=20Si=
gn-In=20
capability.
n=20=20Adds=20new=20Google=20Talk=20client:=20=20use=20it=20for=20text
or=20voice=20chat=20and=20share=20files=20with=20friends.=20=20(not
available=20for=20Braille=20Sense=20Classic.)
n=20=20Adds=20new=20Twitter=20client:=20share=20short=20messages
or=20links=20with=20others,=20or=20follow=20others=20who=20do,=20via=20time=
line.
7.=20=20=20=20=20Utilities
n=20=20Adds=20new=20Menu=20Management=20program:=20It=20can=20be
used=20for=20hiding=20or=20showing=20programs=20in=20=93Extras=94=20and=20=
=93Social=20
Networking=94=20menus.
n=20=20Adds=20support=20for=20WPA2=20Network=20mode=20and=20AES
encryption=20for=20wireless=20connection=20via=20wifi=20router.
8.=20=20=20=20=20Extras
n=20=20Add=20Sense=20Dice=20game=20and=20Sense=20Brain=20game=20to
BSP,=20BSPQ,=20VS,=20and=20Classic=20models.

Changes=20features
1.=20=20=20=20=20Word=20Processor
n=20=20Changes=20the=20method=20for=20inserting=20Date=20and/or
Time:=20they=20can=20now=20be=20inserted=20separately.
n=20=20Changes=20Braille=20display=20auto=20scroll=20speed
increments=20from=201=20second=20to=20half=20second=20and
expands=20the=20available=20levels=20from=2020=20to=2035.
2.=20=20=20=20=20Address=20Manager
n=20=20Changes=20the=20hot=20key=20for=20=93Import=20from=20CSV=94=20from=20=
=93r=94=20to=20=93c=94.
3.=20=20=20=20=20Web=20Browser
n=20=20Changes=20hotkeys=20for=20=93save=20as=94=20from=20Alt-s=20to
Ctrl-s,=20and=20=93Set=20current=20home=20page=94=20from=20Ctrl-s
to=20Alt-s=20in=20Braille=20Sense=20PLUS=20Qwerty=20and=20Voice=20Sense=20Q=
werty.
n=20=20Changes=20default=20Homepage=20from=20brailleSense.com=20to=20
hims-inc.com.
n=20=20Changes=20Braille=20display=20auto=20scroll=20speed
increments=20from=20one=20second=20to=20half=20second=20and
expands=20available=20levels=20from=2010=20to=2020.
4.=20=20=20=20=20Utilities
n=20=20Changes=20the=20hotkey=20in=20calculator=20for=20cosine
function=20from=20Enter-c=20to=20Enter-I.
n=20=20Changes=20the=20hotkey=20for=20copy=20to=20Clipboard=20from=20Enter-=
I=20to=20
Enter=3DC
n=20=20Changes=20=93Variable=20Calculators=94=20menu=20item=20to=20=93Memor=
y=20
Functions=94.
5.=20=20=20=20=20Extras
n=20=20Sense=20Bible=20is=20now=20provided=20as=20an=20optional=20external=
=20program.
6.=20=20=20=20=20Programs=20Menu
n=20=20Bible=20program=20is=20installed=20here=20when=20loaded.

Major=20bug=20fixes
1.=20=20=20=20=20File=20Manager
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20allowing=20a=20protected=20file=20to=20=
be=20deleted.
2.=20=20=20=20=20Schedule=20Manager
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20the=20time=20being=20incorrect
due=20to=20time=20zone=20change=20after=20restoring=20data.
3.=20=20=20=20=20Word=20Processor
n=20=20Fixed=20several=20problems=20with=20Braille=20translation.
4.=20=20=20=20=20Web=20Browser
n=20=20Enhance=20the=20loading=20of=20several=20web=20sites.
n=20=20Fixed=20lock=20ups=20with=20several=20web=20pages.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20not=20displaying=20visited=20links=20co=
rrectly.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20with=20secure=20webpages=20(https)
5.=20=20=20=20=20E-mail
n=20=20Fixed=20combining=20multiple=20subject=20lines=20when=20replying=20t=
o=20
e-mail.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20crash=20when=20deleting=20e-mail=20while=20in=20CC=20f=
ield.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20not=20sending=20e-mail=20using
specific=20SMTP=20such=20as=20clara.co.uk,=20smtp.live.com=20with=20port=20=
25.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20crash=20when=20opening=20e-mail=20with=20certain=20
attachment(s).
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20not=20to=20forward=20message=20for=20multipl=
e=20message.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20not=20downloading=20attached
files=20from=20providers=20such=20as=20Verizon
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20not=20downloading=20e-mail=20from=20ATT=
=20count.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20not=20sending=20reply=20message
via=20the=20account=20from=20which=20the=20message=20was=20received.
6.=20=20=20=20=20Sense=20Navigation.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20lock=20up=20when=20moving=20through=20searched=20POIs.=

7.=20=20=20=20=20Utilities
n=20=20Fixed=20several=20crashes=20in=20calculator.
n=20=20Fixed=20information=20when=20requesting=20network=20status.
n=20=20Fixed=20the=20problem=20of=20the=20process=20timing=20out
too=20quickly=20when=20pairing=20with=20iPhone.
8.=20=20=20=20=20On-board=20Help
n=20=20Made=20Help=20interface=20consistent=20across=20all=20programs.

Enjoy=20the=20new=20firmware,
Jenny=20Axler
Technical=20Support=20Specialist
HIMS,=20Inc.
4616=20West=20Howard=20Lane,=20Suite=20960
Austin,=20Texas=2078728
Phone:=20512-837-2000
email:=20Jenny at hims-inc.com
Web:=20www.hims-inc.com

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