Larry, that's good to know. Thanks!!!
Type 1 cf cards with switches are actually quite common once you break the 2 gb size. The 4 gb cards we have here all have the switch that lets you select between 2 2 gb drives and 1 4 gb drive.
>>> slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:57:43 AM >>> You don't need an ultra card for your Bookport. You will pay more for it, and the BP can't utilize the extra speed. I have never seen a Type I CF card with a switch on it.
At 05:19 PM 10/3/2006, Jay Pellis wrote: >Hello everyone- >Thanks to everyone for the suggestions etc. I did manage to get a >refund on the FS reader from freedom scientific and I've decided to >purchase the bookwizard reader to use as software on my pc and the >bookport to use as hardware elsewhere, such as reading my rfb book in >the music building etc. I hope i made the right decision. Since I also >have a pacmate that can read text files and most of my books i read for >pleasure are text files, do i really need a bookport? Lol who knows. I >went ahead and ordered yesterday so i probably shouldn't cancel now. >Besides, I use a triple talk PCI card as my speech synthesiser which has >double talk voices so I am use to the Pete voice. Also, i suppose the >bookport would be nice to have since the audible player won't install on >my pacmate and it doesn't support the 2 rfbd books i found on their >website for my classes. I wish they had the others i require but I >suppose i could try scanning those And who knows if the pacmate will >ever support them anyhow. I guess my peeve is having multiple devices >for doing different things, it sure would be nice to have one product >that can do everything haha, take notes with a braille keyboard which i >prefer over desktop/laptop, have a small braille display, can turn off >the speech so you won't bother people etc, browse the net, play the >gazillion formats of files that are out there etc. >Now i just have to go and get a 4gb flash card. I am looking at >something by sandisk called an ultra 2 compact flash card, model number >SDCFH-4096-901. I think it's the same card i already have for my >pacmate, i hope it is anyway. I guess it would be preferable to have a >card for the pacmate and a separate one for the bookport. My pacmate >card has a little switch on the right side where you can switch between >2 2 gig particians and the full 4 gig partician, i think they do that so >it can work with older devices. Unfortunately sandisk cards seem a >little more expensive then the other brands but i've always found them >to be reliable. >Thanks everyone again and I hope this was a worthwhile decision, I >suppose i will soon see. >Sincerely >Jay Pellis > >---------- >Jay Pellis >E-mail: jalucard@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Aol instant messenger: ftealucard >Yahoo messenger: ftealucard >Msn messenger, jalucard@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Skype: ftealucard > >-----Original Message----- >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nancy Stevens >Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 2:03 PM >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bookport] Re: Need help in solving problems with reading >recording for the blind books for grad school classes > > >I have found that the pin and RFB and D key work great with the book >port. >The Double Talk speech is a bit difficult for me to listen to for long >periods, but having the navigation features available is worth it. The >plus >with the FRBD books is that you do here the actual human voice reading >the >text. > >You only need the authorization cD once. Then I just have it stored in >case >I need it in the future. > >Good luck with your music course. > >Nancy > >-----Original Message----- >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >On Behalf Of Jay Pellis >Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 9:57 AM >To: pmlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; blindcooltech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; >exploders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bookport] Need help in solving problems with reading recording >for >the blind books for grad school classes > >Hello everyone- >I am having some major problems in reading recording for the blind >talking >books on cd. I'm a music composition grad student and i desperately >need to >start reading a book for my introduction to audio class. After waiting >a >few weeks, I finally received the book on cd and I also ordered the FS >reader software from freedom scientific and the user authorization cd >also >from rfb. I thought to purchase the FS reader since you can obtain the >pc >and pacmate versions both at once and i figured it would work with jaws >pretty well. I installed the software and called rfb in order to >authorize >it to play the rfb books. That went ok. I opened up the book and typed >in >my pin number and the book appeared. Jaws navigation worked fine going >between the tree view list of chapters as well as the text window. >However >there was no text in the text window, just what appeared to be chapter >names >and page numbers. Also, the audio of the book would not play. Now i >opened >up the jaws6 basic training and the text appeared fine for that book but >the >audio still wouldn't play, also would not play in the fs reader demo >included with jaws6. I tested other demos of daisy book reader software >and >they worked fine with the jaws book. I called FS tech support and we >couldn't figure out what to do. The only thing i can think of is to >upgrade >to service pack 2 of windows xp but i don't think that would fix the >problem >either. I always make sure i have the latest versions of everything >such as >windows media player 10 and direct x 9.0c. So I plan on calling FS >later >today to see if I may get a refund on the software since it doesn't >appear >to work on my system. I also didn't install the pacmate program either >since I was going to wait on that to support rfbd books if it ever will >that >is. >I'm not sure what I should do now and I was wondering if anyone had any >opinions? I was talking to my parents about it and they said they'd >help me >purchase a new program or piece of hardware to use to read the books. I >was >looking at book wizard reader by APH and it seems ok, just can't seem to >read the text of the jaws book with either jaws itself or one of the MS >sapi >voices in the text view with the arrow keys or playback keys. Other >then >that, it seems like a good program. However i was thinking with >software, i >could probably display the text and audio at the same time but with >hardware, i won't be tied down to my pc. >I was perhaps thinking of purchasing bookwizard reader and the bookport >and >getting that authorized for rfbd. That device also plays other file >formats >which I think would be nice to have, especially audible files since the >audible player won't install on my pacmate. Or do i perhaps buy a >program >and one of the portable cd players from the recording for the blind? I >don't >know what any of them are like since there don't appear to be demos. >I'd >like something that's easy to learn so i won't have to struggle with it >and >i could read the book. >I'd like to get this problem solved as quickly as possible so I can >participate fully in class reading. If I can't get a refund on the FS >reader software, I guess i'll just keep it and if i ever get a laptop, >maybe >it will work on that. Unfortunately, i don't think rfb would give me a >refund on the fs reader authorization cd. >Thanks for any help or opinions, it would be greatly appreciated. Feel >free >to contact me at any of the messenger screen names below, skype and >Yahoo >messenger don't work on my universities network but aim and msn do. >Sincerely >Jay Pellis > >---------- >Jay Pellis >E-mail: jalucard@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Aol instant messenger: ftealucard >Yahoo messenger: ftealucard >Msn messenger, jalucard@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Skype: ftealucard > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006
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