[bookport] Re: Observations

Earlier I asked if a newly purchased CF had to be formatted before using and
I've yet to see an answer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:21 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Observations


> No disrespect, lack of appreciation, arguments, inflamement, offense or
> provocation intended, but in the case of a book I might want to use the
> navigation afforded me by the transfer software. In the case of the books
> being dealt with on the weekend, I thought I could save time by
> downloading them directly to the card in the reader, which I did in the
> correct order but the order BP was seeing them was haphazard. If a simple
> sorting routine could be implemented, it'd be great.
>
> Bruce
>
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> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Chris Hill wrote:
>
> > 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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