[Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker

Wed Sep 5 20:03:07 UTC 2012

Wow! I go to bed in surrender to the power outage and wake up when  
the internet finally revives to find the list has "exploded!" '-D But  
you can't take your BrailleNote to a sighted friend/coworker/etc. and  
say, "Hey look at this." And they can't say, "Hey you should try XYZ  
app." Yes, the iPhone takes some getting used to, but once you've got  
it, you've got it. Someone can say "You tap on the button in the  
center of the screen", and sure enough, you can actually do that! '-)  
Also you can hook it up to any Braille display (including a  
BrailleNote) and have Braille output on it as well. '-) With my  
RefreshaBraille and iPhone, I had light, pocket-sized access to any  
text I wanted, and often used it for reading all manner of things  
from lyrics to origami instructions to you name it!

Terrence
On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:10 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:

>  I follow in Ramona's shoes!  I started with the Braille note, went  
> to the M-power and because my braille display died, DORS got me an  
> Apex, last year.  I love it.
> I love having my address book and other imfo at my finger tips!
> I have been reading braille since second grade and do not know what  
> I would do with out it!
> I was introduced to the braille note by my computer teacher and I  
> like how it has more than one way to do most tasks.
> I want a lap top a lot more than I do an eye phone.  My n82 still  
> works well enough.
> Terry P
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ramona Walhof [mailto:ramona.walhof at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 10:07 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>
> Just for one more approach:  I use the BrailleNote Apex which I use  
> for reading books, writing everything from minutes to books,  
> knitting patterns, computer instructions, and on and on.  I cannot  
> be without it, even to send it in for servicing.  Unfortunately, it  
> is becoming obsolete.
> I watched several people using I phones at the last NFB convention,  
> and they all seemed much less efficient than I am with my  
> BrailleNote.  I keep thinking I should investigate the I phone, but  
> I cannot function without the Braille display, and I am not very  
> good at figuring out this stuff without help, so I am in no hurry.
>
> Ramona
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Miranda B." <knownoflove at gmail.com>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters- 
> korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 7:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>
>
>> Hi,
>> Which Bluetooth keyboards do you recommend for the iPhone? I'm  
>> assuming
>> the
>> Apple keyboard is the size of a standard computer keyboard, and  
>> I'd like
>> something a bit more portable. Please, correct me if I'm wrong on  
>> that
>> size.
>> Thanks, and have a great week!
>>
>> In Christ, Miranda
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of  
>> Terrence van
>> Ettinger
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:20 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>
>> These are the same kinds of things I do with my iPhone. I'm always  
>> taking
>> notes, making appointments, etc. on my iPhone, no matter where I'm  
>> at.
>> especially if I have a working Bluetooth keyboard.
>>
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>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 4:56 PM, "Neva Fairchild"  
>> <nevafairchild at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I use a PACMate Omni from work for both personal and professional
>>> tasks. I use it a lot. I love my iPhone, but it hasn't replaced my
>> PACMate.
>>> I read lyrics for choir, keep lists and notes, write documents on  
>>> the
>>> road, set calendar appointments, play MP3 files, and essentially  
>>> organize
>> my life.
>>> If the building is on fire,, my dog and my PACMatee go with me.
>>>
>>> Be kind, always. It is the most important rule of man; be kind in  
>>> all
>>> things. Anger steals your joy, fear steals your heart, worry steals
>>> your life. But, in kindness there is never a fault...Steve Carter
>>>
>>> Neva Fairchild
>>> 972 416-7039
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Blindhands at aol.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 4:41 PM
>>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>
>>> What kind of note taker do you have?  Do you use it a lot?  Why  do
>>> you like it?
>>>
>>> Joyce  Kane
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