[macvoiceover] Re: Greg Kearney, ABWA and DAISY Bookworm at NFB convention

  • From: william lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:43:53 +0100

iw oudl if could find the program to give it a whilr smile

On Jun 23, 2010, at 7:41 PM, David Poehlman wrote:

> well, you have it easy then, copy them directly to the ftp server.
> 
> On Jun 23, 2010, at 2:37 PM, william lomas wrote:
> 
> i have to copy the books from cd's
> 
> On Jun 23, 2010, at 7:30 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
> 
>> so how do you make the content authorized?  let's see, how about if we just 
>> have bookshare and nls put their content on itunes u will that do it?
>> 
>> On Jun 23, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:
>> 
>> Seriously.
>> 
>> And those devices have a good excuse for even those few steps, as they don't 
>> have always-on Internet access. An iOS device is practically always online, 
>> so it should download material directly, and skip the steps that are 
>> required of the digital book players. Instead, it adds even more steps, and 
>> wastes even more time. Don't know who was the product manager for this, but 
>> I wonder how they didn't realize these facts when it was being designed.
>> 
>> Bryan
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of william lomas
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 1:43 PM
>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Greg Kearney, ABWA and DAISY Bookworm at NFB 
>> convention
>> 
>> lol a booksense or stream easier copy straight to device and done
>> 
>> On Jun 23, 2010, at 6:34 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
>> 
>>> sheesh, you use your pc to log in to the server, you upload the book, you 
>>> use the app on your device to download it.
>>> 
>>> On Jun 23, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yikes, no thanks. That's a pain. Can do it, but don't care to.
>>> 
>>> It is easy for an app to include an integrated browser. Anything tha you 
>>> download with that browser can be accessed by the app, since the download 
>>> goes in to its sandbox.
>>> 
>>> So, they should let you connect to NLS, Bookshare, etc, and download 
>>> directly from there. Of course, they'd need to include a framework to 
>>> decompress zip files, and maybe they don't want to pay for that. Don't know.
>>> 
>>> What I do know is that requiring lots of round about steps, like uploading 
>>> files to an FTP server, will put off most people to the idea. Imagine 
>>> explaining to someone "yeh, all you do is download the book from your 
>>> library, uncompress it, upload it to an FTP server, download it to your 
>>> phone, and then you're ready to go." Besides the geekery, it's time 
>>> consuming.
>>> 
>>> Bryan
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Poehlman
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 1:05 PM
>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Greg Kearney, ABWA and DAISY Bookworm at 
>>> NFB convention
>>> 
>>> no, you upload the daisy files you want to transfer and it does the 
>>> transfer.
>>> 
>>> On Jun 23, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:
>>> 
>>> From their FTP site, or from your own? Or does it link up to the services I 
>>> talked about through FTP?
>>> 
>>> Also, is it an accessible app that we use through normal VoiceOver 
>>> interaction, or is it some kind of self-voicing app? 
>>> 
>>> Bryan
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Poehlman
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 12:51 PM
>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Greg Kearney, ABWA and DAISY Bookworm at 
>>> NFB convention
>>> 
>>> it's done via ftp.
>>> 
>>> On Jun 23, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:
>>> 
>>> What I'll be interested to see is how well it acquires content. I don't 
>>> think that you can easily transfer arbitrary content in to it via iTunes, 
>>> and you obviously can't transfer content to the mobile devices directly.
>>> 
>>> What would be particularly spectacular if it integrated with the download 
>>> services (like Bookshare or NLS Bard in the US, along with other such 
>>> services around the world), so it could download books directly.
>>> 
>>> Bryan
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of william lomas
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:21 AM
>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Greg Kearney, ABWA and DAISY Bookworm at 
>>> NFB convention
>>> 
>>> ah wow now it is complete
>>> a daisy reader on iphone wow i ahve tos ee this
>>> 
>>> On Jun 22, 2010, at 1:09 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
>>> 
>>>> can we get a copy to try?
>>>> 
>>>> On Jun 21, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Greg Kearney wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello;
>>>> 
>>>> I will be attending the NFB Convention in Dallas for Association for the 
>>>> Blind of Western Australia and will be showing our iPHone/iPod Touch/iPad 
>>>> DAISY Bookworm player to anyone who is interested. Also explaining the 
>>>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia digital talking book 
>>>> library service and other digital talking book issues.
>>>> 
>>>> I should be in the hotel starting on the evening of the 2nd of July until 
>>>> the 6th of July I will be staying at the convention hotel so you can reach 
>>>> me there. I will post a little Australian flag by my door to make it easy 
>>>> to find.
>>>> 
>>>> Please feel free to share this email with all who are interested. I 
>>>> look forward to seeing you in Dallas
>>>> 
>>>> Gregory Kearney | Manager Accessible Media Association for the Blind 
>>>> of WA - Guide Dogs WA PO Box 101, Victoria Park WA 6979 | 61 
>>>> Kitchener Ave, Victoria Park WA 6100
>>>> Tel: 08 9311 8246 | Fax: 08 9361 8696 | www.guidedogswa.com.au
>>>> Tel: 307-224-4022 (North America)
>>>> Email: greg.kearney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Email: gkearney@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> 
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