[bookport] Re: Observations

It is always a good idea to format any new cards and save yourself any
trouble later. 
I've taken may calls where the cards weren't formatted in the beginning
and had to recommend going back and doing so.


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>>> TALMIDIM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/30/06 10:29PM >>>
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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