[bookport] Re: Observations

I can get the mp3's in hte proper order by not using the bookport
software.  Start by getting the order right on your computer, and then
pasting the whole mess to the bookport.


On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:14:43 -0600 (CST), you wrote:

>I used my BP extensively this weekend again while I was out of the 
>country, and loved it. The following observations are all book-related, I 
>have yet to play music MP3's on my player.
>First, I noticed an interesting anomaly on Friday. I was turning the 
>speech louder, and after a certain poing it kept saying louder but got 
>quieter and fuzzier instead, to the point where it was silent. I could 
>turn it quieter again and the sound would return. I did a reset with 2+b, 
>and everything worked again as it should.
>
>Second, I was wondering how hard it would be to implement a feature that 
>played MP3's in alphabetical order. If I have books from the CNIB library, 
>the MP3's are number 01, 02, 03, etc, plus the file name. When you're 
>dealing with a book contained on 36 or more MP3's, this inconvenience, 
>though not insurmountable by any means, gets to be a little 
>time-consuming. Does the hardware of the current Book Port have enough 
>resources to accomplish this sort of sorting or would such a feature have 
>to wait for a future incarnation of the unit, when and if one would ever 
>exist?
>
>Finally, this weekend solidified my convictions about what a wonderful 
>unit the Book Port is. Absolutely love it.
>
>Bruce

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