[ddots-l] Re: O.T. Need DAISY reader on either Windows XP or Lion based computer

  • From: Kevin L Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx>
  • To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:35:04 -0600

I have JAWS 10.  it wasn't in that?  I remember some DAISY training stuff that 
was active as far back as maybe JAWS 8.  
K.
On Jan 27, 2012, at 3:25 PM, D!J!X! wrote:

> Download jaws 11 or 12, the fs daisy bookreader is included there... I don't 
> think you need to authorize jaws, the prog is included free. That's one 
> option.
>  
> HTH, D!J!X!
> 
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Kevin L Gibbs
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:32 PM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] O.T. Need DAISY reader on either Windows XP or Lion based 
> computer
> 
> guys,
> Quite a while ago, I received a book which was said to have been read with 
> four levels of DAISY navigation. I have tried to find a DAISY reader for the 
> Mac and actually downloaded one. However, while it would identify the 
> contents of the inserted CD as a talking book, Olearia would not open it. 
> FYI, most of the files on the disk were .mp3. I didn't see any files that 
> corresponded to the file types that Olearia was said to recognize. this book 
> was prepared by the Minnesota State Services for the blond. they prepared it 
> over a year ago and I'm only now getting to dealing with it. so, if they did 
> something wrong, or if I need something else, I can't tactfully go back to 
> them. 
> 
> As I explained just now, the book's contents seem to be in .mp3 format. 
> However, since it's a 500 page text book, simply reading it from beginning to 
> end will be extremely disappointing. Can anyone suggest where I can find 
> another DAISY program that I can use on either an XP Service Pack 3 machine, 
> or a Lion based Mac Mini to read this book with some ability to navigate it 
> other than from beginning to end?
> 
> thanks,
> Kevin 
> 
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