[bksvol-discuss] Re: my tricks for SD cardsRE: Re: OT VR Stream--downloading ...

  • From: Kelby Carlson <kelbycarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:34:56 -0500 (CDT)

I'm really not sure what you mean. Like I said, I have my books divided into folders, and I'm merely wondering if the VR stream will inecognize those folders if they are inside a directory (like the DTB directory.) 



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From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Date sent: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:32:53 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my tricks for SD cardsRE: Re: OT VR 
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Hi, if you make folders on your SD card and paste your books in 
your folder,
when you read what's on your bookshelf, you will hear the book 
titles in
alphabetical order. So if you have a romance folder, you will 
hear all the
book titles in that folder in alphabetical order, then you will 
hear all
your titles in alphabetical order in your next folder, and so on. 
Of course
if you haven't compartmentalized everything like me, the same 
thing applies.
I just like all the books of a genre type or style in its own 
particular
folder. I hope this explanation hasn't confused you and that I 
expressed
myself clearly enough. Do write and tell me if this is of any 
help.  Regards

and happy reading, Kim.



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Carlson

Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:46 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my tricks for SD cardsRE: Re: OT VR
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A question. I orgazize my Bookshare books on a Ghn in 
sub-folders on my SD
card. I have quite a lot of books so this really help. Can you 
divide up
books, say, alphabetically by folder in the Vr stream also, or 
will that

screw things up?



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The problem with placing Bookshare books in the text folder is

that they

lose their navigability.  I ordinarily place them there myself

just as an easy

way to seperate them from NLS and RFB&D books.  I usually read a

book from

start to finish anyway, so I did not consider the loss of

navigability much of

a loss.  However, in the Bookshare book I am currently on there

was

something I wanted to go back to check and I just decided to not

bother because it

would have been a bit too much trouble.  If I had placed it in

the DTB folder

it would have been hardly any trouble at all.




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Hi, Lynn, I want to tell you what I do with SD cards on the

Stream.  Even

though the Stream may not recognize them, you can if you wish

create

sub-folders
on your VRDTB main folder.  I say this because of my particular

mindset.  I

made three main headings: fiction from NLS, non-fiction from NLS

and

magazines
from NLS.  Within the non-fiction and fiction folders, I have

genre folders,

e.g.  cookbooks, psychology, romance, mystery, etc.  Are you

downloading

Bookshare
files in Daisy format or as brf files? If you are downloading

your stuff

from Bookshare files in brf, you can place them in your text

files folder.  I

don't
see why you can't specify a folder as books from Bookshare.  The

main

difference will be in what format you download Bookshare files.

On the BookSense,

you would place Daisy files from RFBandD, Bookshare, and NLS on

one folder

called Daisy Books.  I don't know what the stream does in this

instance.

Also,
you can label your SD cards.  If you write a label in the edit

field on your

card, the Stream will read the label of your cards.  That is

another

function
the Humanware Companion will do for you.  I hope this helps you

in some way..

Regards, Kim.



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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynn I
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:02 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT VR Stream--downloading NLS

books.



Hi Kim, 



Thanks for all the information. 



I have many ...  a hundred or so ...  Bookshare books on my

Stream.  I just

didn't know if I should create a separate folder for NLS DTB

books. 



I Went to the BARD site and downloaded two books, unzipped them,

copied

them to my SD card and have read a little in my first NLS book.

It sounds

great. 



My preferred media is Bookshare, but not everything is available

here, so

have to read NLS books as a second option.  It's sure nice not to

have to move

a bulky cassette recorder around though.  *smile* 



Blessings. 



Lynn I 



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Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:45 PM



Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT VR Stream--downloading NLS

books.



Hi, Lynn, I am a fellow Stream user.  First of all, when you put

your SD

card into your Stream, if you look at your menu options (press

the 7 key), one

of
the choices you have is "format SD card".  When I got my Stream,

I was told

to connect it to my computer via the USB plug that came with it.

I also had

to charge it via the other cord that I put in the surge

protector.  If you

put your SD card in your Stream, it will format your card for you

with

folders
designated VR audible, VR DTB, etc.  I also should tell you the

only thing

you'll hear when the Stream is on is "Stream connected"  You

can't listen to

your books if the USB plug is connected to your computer.

(lesson 1-1/2).  I

don't know if you plan to use the Humanware Companion or not.  I

use it to

transfer
books from NLS from my Documents folder on the desktop to my

Stream.Some

folks use it and I think if you don't want to do this, You can

unzip your

downloaded
files and do a cut-and-paste job and the file will be in the

proper folder..

I suppose you can leave the file zipped and the Stream will open

the file

for
you.  If you wish me to go into excruciating details filled with

anecdotes,

I'd be happy to oblige you.  Remember, I'm a non-technogeek-type

person so I

can translate stuff into my own words and hopefully you will be

informed or

at least have a good laugh.  Regards, Kim. 



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