{"id":2006,"date":"2013-08-27T12:10:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T16:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2013-08-27T12:10:39","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T16:10:39","slug":"keysoft-9-3-new-improved-82713","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2006","title":{"rendered":"KeySoft 9.3 &#8211; New &#038; Improved, 8\/27\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New and Improved Features of KeySoft 9.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>KeySoft Version 9.3 is now available from Humanware.\u00a0 This is the software powering the BrailleNote Apex line of notetakers.\u00a0 The 9.3 update is free for all compatible devices and contains several important updates and improvements.<\/p>\n<p>If you have updated KeySoft in the past, the process remains unchanged.\u00a0 It is worth noting that updating the license key is no longer required if you did this with KeySoft 9.2.\u00a0 The recommended process is to download the update using a computer and then transfer the software to an SD card.\u00a0 The BrailleNote will detect the updated file on the SD card and begin the update.\u00a0 As specified in the manual, the unit must be connected to AC power throughout this process.<\/p>\n<p>The most significant feature in KeySoft 9.3 is compatibility with \u201c.docx\u201d files.\u00a0 After a mere 7 years, a significant barrier to notetaker functionality has finally been removed.\u00a0 Since this is the default file-type in Microsoft Word 2007 and above, it has become the standard for most documents, particularly in a professional environment.\u00a0 The lengthy and tedious process of converting these files to a notetaker-friendly format is a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>As if this were not reason enough to rejoice, the web-browser has also been improved.\u00a0 Modern websites present many challenges to the embedded browser of the BrailleNote Apex.\u00a0 The Keysoft engineers should be commended for finding a means of extending the useful life of this aging software.<\/p>\n<p>Users will also enjoy direct support for the Bookshare.org and the NLS BARD websites.\u00a0 Books can now be downloaded, unzipped and read directly on the BrailleNote.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, and to download Keysoft 9.3, go to:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/support.humanware.com\/en-usa\/support\/braillenote_apex\/software\/keysoft_93\">http:\/\/support.humanware.com\/en-usa\/support\/braillenote_apex\/software\/keysoft_93<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2006\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New and Improved Features of KeySoft 9.3 Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP KeySoft Version 9.3 is now available from Humanware.\u00a0 This is the software powering the BrailleNote Apex line of notetakers.\u00a0 The 9.3 update is free for all compatible devices and contains several important updates and improvements. 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