Re: [book_talk] book review
- From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:06:21 -0700
Fantastic. Seemingly, unlike most people, I actually enjoy listening to my
computer's DecTalk Perfect Paul voice. It's being tied to the chair in front
of the computer that I find most irksome. I've put many hours correcting his
pronunciation and his reading is quite wonderful. I'd just like to be
somewhere else than right here on this chair and so be limited in what I can
do with my hands. Besides the DB player, it would also be great for the TV
too and that would be a very huge plus. The exercise bike, other things ...
Ideas, ideas ... Thanks very much.
Rosemarie
-----Original Message-----
From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Audrey
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 10:22 PM
To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
Yep, I have a little tiny rectangular matchbox size thingamajig with an
eighth inch plug that has a little curly-q in its short lenghth. It is
called an "A 120s Bluetooth Music Adapter" it is Jabra brand. It is
wireless, & comes with a USB charging cord. It takes it a while to charge,
but once it's charged it will last about 7 hours. I only need to pair my
bluetooth headset to it in order to hear a device that did not have
bluetooth built into it. So for instance, I can plug the little adapter
jack into a bigger adapter jack, and plug that into my old TV that is from
the sixties, that had a big headphone jack on the front of it, like for the
old long curly cord headphones. That way I can listen to it thru my motorola
wireless bluetooth headset which is really comfy and not have to blast the
TV across the room over the sound of the water and pots and pans. It gives
me a little privacy since I live in an apartment. Same with my computer. I
can just pop the adapter right int o the little eighth inch earphone, or
line out jack on the computer, and either leave Jaws reading a long text, or
Kurzweil reading a long brf file, or even mp3's, or Overdrive Media player
reading something.
Lately I've been converting some brf's to text, then sharing them with an
iphone app, like USB Disk Pro, or Evernote, and opening them with whichever
one of those, some can open rar's & zip's, then using the button in the app
to open with another app, in this case, Voice Dream app, which works with
several others like drop box, etc.
Since my phone is bluetooth capable already, I don't need the adapter for
that. I just pair my phone with my motorola headset directly, get the
volume and speed how I want it, lock the screen and walk off to the other
room, or the patio, leaving the phone in a safer place. I've used my adapter
with the library digital player too. Had my phone in my pocket or backpack
waiting for the bus.
Only place I can't headset is in the tub, or the pool. Has to be standard
away from the water there. *grins* there is some superduper waterproof
iphone case with earbud adapters and all, but it is high dollar. I just
have to sing in the pool. Lol, Aud
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 4, 2013, at 9:24 PM, "Sharon S" <koala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Rosemarie. you can get wireless headsets which will work with any
> item that has an earphone jack. I currently have a set that I use on
> my TV when I want to listen to something and either work in the study
> or go on my exercise bike. The wireless headphones can range in price
> it all depends on how much you want to spend and what sort of range
> you need them to have. You can get them at most electronics store.
>
> With bluetooth headsets I think you need to have a product that has a
> bluetooth transmitter so it might be easier to go for the wireless
> option depending on what you need to plug them into.
>
> Hope this helps.
> From Shaz.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 4:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>
>
> |I really must check into getting one of those Bluetooth gizmos if
> |there is
> a
> | way to use it with my computer or db player.
> |
> | Late at night I don't usually have trouble reading a book without my
> | mind wandering, unless I forget to set the sleep setting and am so
> | tired I fall asleep. When sitting somewhere or at my computer I have
> | to do something
> with
> | my hands or my mind wanders all the time. I used to do a lot of
> | knitting
> and
> | crocheting, but mostly now I do sudoku puzzles. If one gets too
> | hairy, I
> can
> | easily pause the computer or the DB player. When Doing house stuff
> | it's a bit annoying to move around and be fiddling with the volume
> | on the player
> or
> | running it back.
> |
> | Rosemarie
> |
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> | On Behalf Of Audrey
> | Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:10 PM
> | To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
> |
> | I am so happy to have finally hit upon a way to listen to books
> | again without continually falling asleep and or mind wandering far
> | far away,
> lol.
> | Usually leaning is involved, with my hands being busy, but not in a
> | way
> that
> | requires too much concentration. So, bluetooth on while I'm cooking
> | or
> doing
> | dishes, or some mundane cleaning thing that is relatively quiet. It
> | helps that I can put some stuff on my phone now with that Voice
> | Dream app, and
> be
> | outside, like on the patio, building something, or just perching for
> | a little bit. I can't perch for long either though. Gotta move
> | around
> some.
> | Bluetooth works for me back and forth, in and out on the patio. If
> | I had
> a
> | garden, that would be a good spot. I like radio & podcasts when I'm
> | in
> the
> | tub. No headsets there of course. Just kind of have to note where I
> | left off for the rinse, lol, pause or go back during drying off.
> | Also like a drink in the tub, heheh! Pepsi, hot chocolate, Splash,
> | or a strawberry daquiri. Really love that Voice Dream app. Have
> | made a Melanie Safka, Shirley Bassey, and Hocus Pocus channel on
> | Pandora. Hee, Aud
> |
> | Sent from my iPhone
> |
> | On Apr 3, 2013, at 12:11 PM, "Rosemarie Grayley"
> | <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> | wrote:
> |
> | > That's really too bad. Perhaps an hour a day would work as if
> | > you'd just tuned in a radio program?
> | >
> | > I don't read many long books. They are a bit daunting. Maybe it's
> | > thinking about all those invested hours. I've solved the problem
> | > with some because they were collections of independent short
> | > pieces and I'd read one or two every so often as if picking up a
magazine.
> | >
> | > Rosemarie
> | >
> | >
> | > -----Original Message-----
> | > From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> | > On Behalf Of Don Marr
> | > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:26 AM
> | > To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
> | >
> | > yeah, but i have to start listening, have had this for maybe 4
> | > years, and just can't sit long enough to listen, ahh well, such is
> | > life, Don
> | > ----- Original Message -----
> | > From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> | > To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 1:19 PM
> | > Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
> | >
> | >
> | >> Fantastic collection. That's a lot of listening.
> | >>
> | >> Rosemarie
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> -----Original Message-----
> | >> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> | >> On Behalf Of Don Marr
> | >> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 2:51 PM
> | >> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
> | >>
> | >> it was shepherd,you'd know it, he was great, like i said i got
> | >> all 600
> or
> | >> more hours on i think, MP3, OR CD, not sure which, but all i have
> to
> | >> do
> | >> is start listening to it, Don
> | >> ----- Original Message -----
> | >> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> | >> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | >> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 3:32 PM
> | >> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>> You've some good reading ahead then.
> | >>>
> | >>> I've forgotten which book it's in, but one story he tells is
> | >>> about a family that moved in next door. They were an extended
> | >>> family that included many adults, a whole herd of children, an
> | >>> and a pack of dogs. It told of one holiday when his mother
> | >>> roasted a giant ham, or maybe it was a turkey, and the pack of
> | >>> dogs nearly demolished their house getting at it! It was
> | >>> fabulously funny. A few years back I caught the end of a short
> | >>> film clip of the scene. Oh my. It was just great. The narrator
> | >>> of the events may have been Jean Shepherd himself.
> | >>>
> | >>> Rosemarie
> | >>>
> | >>>
> | >>> -----Original Message-----
> | >>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> | >>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
> | >>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 1:16 PM
> | >>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
> | >>>
> | >>> RoseMarie, this was the first one i've read by him, he sure
> | >>> could tell a story, Don
> | >>> ----- Original Message -----
> | >>> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> | >>> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | >>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:31 PM
> | >>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
> | >>>
> | >>>
> | >>>> I've read several books by this wonderful author. Not this one
> though.
> | >>>> I'll
> | >>>> add it to my book list and keep a sharp eye out for it.
> | >>>>
> | >>>> A truly funny man.
> | >>>>
> | >>>> Rosemarie
> | >>>>
> | >>>>
> | >>>> -----Original Message-----
> | >>>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >>>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> | >>>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
> | >>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:52 AM
> | >>>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >>>> Subject: [book_talk] book review
> | >>>>
> | >>>> a fistful of fig newtons by Jean shepherd,
> | >>>> first the anotation,
> | >>>> Jean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most
> | >>>> notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable
> | >>>> Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday
> | >>>> classic A Christmas Story. But he was so much more, a comic
> | >>>> Garrison Keillor-like figure whose unique voice transcended the
> | >>>> airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic
> | >>>> Americans. A Fistful of Fig Newtons is classic Jean
> | >>>> Shepherd--sidesplittingly funny and sardonically irreverent.
> | >>>> Here are Shepherd's wild and wacky adventures, a dozen
truer-than-life tales of college life on the G.I.
> | Bill, of "Kidhood"
> | >>>> in Hammond, Indiana, of tailgating on the Jersey Turnpike, and
> | >>>> of other familiar defeats and humilations. It is a brilliant
> | >>>> comic assessment of American life--all of them delivered in
> | >>>> Jean Shepherd's witty, classy,
> | >>> unforgettable style.
> | >>>>
> | >>>>
> | >>>> now my comments, this was a great and funny book, as i was
> | >>>> growing up in the 50's and 60's, used to lie in bed at night
> | >>>> and listen to Jean on W O R in Ny, guy was a riot, he was a
> | >>>> real good storyteller, anyone who has a chance to llisten to
> | >>>> him, or his radio shows, or read his books, go for it, you
> | >>>> won't be disappointed, , Don
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>
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