I like the notetakers because they give you a one-piece unit with braille. I'm a voracious reader, and I'd always rather read myself than hear a book read out loud, so for me a notetaker serves a real purpose. I find having two different pieces cumbersome when you're reading while traveling and the like. I'll probably always keep a notetaker around, though any more I don't use it for much besides reading. Donna On Nov 8, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I thought I'd chime in here. Having used the BrailleNote, BT32, Pacmate, and > now Braillino I have to say if I were going to college now, what I would use > is the Iphone for notes or my Macbook combined with the Braillino as a > Braille display. I hope the Braillino will be supported soon for the Iphone. > I can see where the notetakers for the blind would have their place though. I > do better taking notes on the fly in grade two. If someone is dictating > something really fast or I have to write something down before I forget I do > better in braille but that's just me. I use the Braillino's notetaking > function at work, to fill out forms etc. But have started using the Braillino > as a Braille display through Window-eyes and using the computer to do the > functions I previously deligated to the Braillino. > > Cheerfully, > Allison > My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! > > > On Nov 8, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> I have used a pacmate too, I hate it, it is heavy. But I am so happy to use >> my IPhone/Ipod together with my focus 40 blue braille display. I also use my >> braille display on my mac computer, it really works great. >> >> Best regards Annie. >> On Nov 8, 2010, at 4:05 PM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: >> >>> I have to say having used both blind note takers and the mb pro/ the >>> i-phone 3gs. I have found the mb family of products to be much more >>> accessible to me as a vi person then the blind note takers. I still also >>> have my original qx 400 pac mate and let me tell you!. I cannot stand that >>> damn note taker. So I mostly stopped using it and just used my windows base >>> computer to read book share book or my victor reader stream or its sister >>> companion the victor reader vibe to read rfbd books. I also own an romeo >>> embosser so if I wanted something in a hard copy all I would have to do is >>> to emboss it and it is at my finger tips etc... >>> However, I can understand how a blind note taker such as the braille note, >>> braille sense or the a pax note taker from human ware would be just right >>> for either one of you during such occasions when it would be most needed. >>> but why don't you try hooking it up to your mack book air to see if it >>> would be much more easier to operate at different functions that you might >>> have to attend. i hope this helps. >>> sincerely, chenelle >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
