Yes, that would be very cool. Donna On Nov 19, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Thuy wrote:
> 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. I also recently asked a Vision teacher or V.I >>>>>> teacher and she answered that at leat 70=90 percent of note takers, >>>>>> and all other digital devices are not comopatible with mac os x. >>>>>> I would like to know what you guys think about this. and if there are >>>>>> any high school and college students who are blind or visually >>>>>> impaired, Is a Mac with voice over sufficient enough for all school >>>>>> work or do you still need a note taker? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> thank you >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. 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