[bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:59:14 +0100
Hi,
OK, I can see now how you could get Jacob and Big Bob mixed up <Smile>.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marie Rudys
Sent: 16 April 2006 17:53
To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
I listened more closely, and what I thought was "Jacob" is indeed, Big Bob.
I "sit corrected."
Pun intended!!!
Mimi
Happy House
Where we live, work and play,
The dearest spot on Earth is
Home Sweet Home!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marie Rudys" <mimimp3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:15 AM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
> One voice name sounds like "Jacob" to me. I use him and Perfect Paul
> sometimes. I think they are the ones I can understand the most. Maybe
> someday we shall have better voices on the BC. I can hope. Meantime,
> jacob; to me, he sounds like the most patient one.
>
> Mimi
> Happy House
> Where we live, work and play,
> The dearest spot on Earth is
> Home Sweet Home!!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Matthews" <mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:07 AM
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
>
>
> Personally I don't have a problem with DoubleTalk speech. I use "Big Bob",
> which seems just right for my ears.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Matthews
> Cardiff, Wales, UK
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Marshall
> Sent: 16 April 2006 16:10
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
>
>
> Hi:
> I don't like the doubletalk voices, find some words hard to understand. I
> am a long time user of speech synthesizers, going back to the old TSI Vert
> systems. I spoke to the tech at BC, he said Eloquence was too expensive
> but
>
> they are working on a SAPI5 speech engine, I think this would improve the
> BC
>
> immensely. Any thoughts on this?
> Thanks,
> George R. Marshall
> geom4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Diane Fazackarley" <fazackle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:16 PM
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
>
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> If you are putting it into a word pad document I think the Bookcourier
> should be able to understand it, it is able to access text documents but
> not
> Word, you'd have to save it as a text document. I like the voice on the
> Bookcourier but I don't think I'd like to listen to a whole document or
> book
> in it. You could download a program called textrecorder, its free and this
> can convert things into MP3 format so you can put it on the BC. If I can
> help further feel free to contact me off list.
>
> Textrecorders web site is:
>
> http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Software/TextRecorder.htm
>
>
>
>
>
> Happy reading.
>
> Regards
>
> Diane
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marie Rudys
> Sent: 15 April 2006 13:35
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Test:
>
>
>
> Dear Diane,
>
>
>
> I have the manual. Now, I am scanning a book with a scanner from a
> paperback, but it is a new scanner much smaller than a flatbed. It's my
> book, so I can rip pages out. I am saving the book, one page at a time in
> Wordpad. Can I transfer this book later to my Book Courier and be able to
> read it?
>
>
>
> Mimi
> Happy House
> Where we live, work and play,
> The dearest spot on Earth is
> Home Sweet Home!!!
>
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