[Nfb-krafters-korner] comments on I phones and note takers

[Terrence van Ettinger]

Agreed--even with a notetaker, I still used to need to find the file  
I wanted to put the note in, otherwise I'd just end up with a bunch  
of scattered, random notes every which way in my notetaker.

Terrence
On Sep 5, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Kendra Schaber wrote:

> Hi Jean, I think that the only way to take notes by picking up  
> something and writing with it would have to be the slate and  
> styless. Recording and writing down notes from the recordings at a  
> later time is still a good option. You can get a recorder for a  
> much better price than you can with those note takers.
> Kendra
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "jean parker"  
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 11:50 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] comments on I phones and note takers
>
>
>> All:
>>
>>
>>
>> I am in the same dilemma as many on this list.  The Microsoft/Jaws  
>> thing is
>> to expensive, and every time something has to be "up-graded"  
>> something else
>> becomes incompatible.  I am tired of being nicholed and dimed to  
>> death to
>> achieve only partial functionality. I am hoping to get an I phone  
>> and mac in
>> the near future.  They are not perfect, but they have to be better  
>> than
>> this.
>>
>> The problem of the note taker though still exists.  I have been  
>> using a
>> Braille Lite and the main problem is the inability to back it up.   
>> This is a
>> major vulnerability and has to be fixed.  However, finding a note  
>> taker for
>> less than $3,500 that will work with the I phone is proving to be  
>> a problem.
>>
>> You might ask, why not just use a Braille display with an I  
>> phone?  It would
>> work except for the instant on and off you get with a note taker.   
>> When I
>> want to write something down I can pick it up, turn it on and  
>> write.  To do
>> the same thing with a Braille display is not possible as far as I  
>> have seen.
>> Any comments to the contrary would be most welcome since I am  
>> still learning
>> all about this and would be glad to hear of people's experiences.
>>
>> Jean
>>
>>
>>
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