Yeah. This is particularly cool with the Braillesense 18 (onhand). Only thing needed now is for it to work with the iphone?
On 19/11/2010, Donna Goodin <goodi...@msu.edu> wrote: > Hi Erik, > > wow this is great news. I have a need for both a braille display and a > notetaker here at work, so I'm really glad to hear that the sense can serve > both functions. thanks for the info. > Donna > On Nov 19, 2010, at 6:51 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Hi Donna, >> >> They have the braille sense working quite nicely with mac OS at this >> point. You can transfer files back and fourth using mobile disc mode, or >> you can use it as a usb or bluetooth braille terminal. >> >> The sense is just ridiculous with jaws and you can forget all about it >> since driver signing emerged in version 11. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> User support consultant, >> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >> person, >> 1-888-255-5194 >> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2010-11-19, at 6:30 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Erik, >>> >>> Are you saying that the braille sense works as a braille display with the >>> Mac? I had so many headaches trying to get it to work with JAWs that I >>> didn't even try. This would be very handy if it does. >>> Thanks, >>> Donna >>> On Nov 19, 2010, at 6:27 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>> >>>> Hum, Well, the victor stream and booksense both work on the mack. >>>> Braillesense works. Braille note apex works as a braille terminal. I >>>> haven't tested file transfering capabilities. I haven't tested >>>> packmate, but so far that looks to me like more than 10% of notetaking >>>> devices right there, more like 50 percent between compatible and non. >>>> Then add the braille display support with read/write. Not everything >>>> works beautifully, but then it doesn't do that under windows either. >>>> Your vr might want to do a little more research. >>>> >>>> On the other hand, it's much easier to justify the mac for a student if >>>> the student is in a mac school. If the school is all outfitted with >>>> windows and all the classes are geared to windows, then it doesn't >>>> follow that a mac won't work, it just seems to make it easier on the >>>> student and their teachers and support people to be using windows like >>>> everyone else in the class. >>>> >>>> And before the uproar hits, I know just as many die hard mac users blind >>>> and sighted who got there in this exact way. Their school used macs, so >>>> they used macs and never dealt with windows. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> User support consultant, >>>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>>> person, >>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2010-11-18, at 6:01 PM, eddy wrote: >>>> >>>>> hey eveyone, I am a mac os x user who really likes the way voice over >>>>> works. I have organizations like. DBS division of blind servises and >>>>> other giving their clients who request computers Dell laptops with >>>>> Jaws screen reader installed. what I am aware of is that Jaws alone is >>>>> more than a thousand dollars recently I her two thousand. I wonder why >>>>> organizations like DBS don't just give their client a macbook or a >>>>> machbook pro and be done with it. then they whon't have to pay for >>>>> Jay. and the client can use voice over which in my opinion has a >>>>> shorter learning curve. 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