[access-uk] Re: Announcement - New SpeakOn features release 30 January 2009

  • From: James Scholes <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Chris Hallsworth <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:42:02 +0000

Hi Chris,

Foobar2000 has a very accessible Last.fm component available for download. Use 
it all the time here.

-----Original Message-----
Sent by Chris Hallsworth on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 08:14 PM

Ar, but I quite like the Last.FM player that Speakon provides. I do not know 
of any other accessible Last.FM player apart from Speakon. To each their own 
though of course.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 7:40 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Announcement - New SpeakOn features release 30 
January 2009


> Hi James,

> I feel the same about Klango, it is pretty rubbish.  No accounting for 
> taste
> I suppose.  Klango is kind of based on a cut down version of System 
> Access,
> only System Access works <Smile>.

> As for Speakon, I have never seen a need for it really.  Winamp and iTunes
> meet my needs.

> All the best

> Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of
> James Scholes
> Sent: Friday 30 January 2009 18:28
> To: Isaac Porat
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Announcement - New SpeakOn features release 30
> January 2009

> Hi,

> I wonder why you wrote the following:
> "making it ideal for use with netbooks"
> Netbooks these days are as powerful as low and middle end laptops, or even
> high-end laptops if you upgrade some components like the RAM. People still
> seem to be stuck in 2008 when netbooks had 256 MB of RAM and a 4 GB hard
> drive.

> Also, a note about SpeakOn, let me know if anyone uses it successfully, 
> its
> always been painfully slow for me and pretty much useless compared to
> Winamp, Foobar2000, or especially Klango.

> -----Original Message-----
> Sent by Isaac Porat on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 05:23 AM

> Hello All,

> A new features release of SpeakOn 2.1, 30 January 2009 is now available.

> In this version, the user interface has been simplified and improved.  New
> features have been added for playing your music.  You can now quickly and
> easily play folders, combine a number of folders and individual files for
> immediate play in your own playlists which can be easily edited.  The 
> media
> library is now expandable and podcast support has been improved.

> For those who are new to SpeakOn, it is a self-voicing software 
> environment
> for finding, retrieving and playing audio and text media.  All media local
> to your computer or remote on the internet is presented in the same simple
> tree-like structure.  You can navigate to the media you want, select it 
> and
> it is automatically downloaded or streamed and played in the same SpeakOn
> player which handles both audio and text.  Common audio formats are
> supported including MP3, WMA and Real.  You can either operate SpeakOn 
> using
> a standard keyboard or an external low cost numerical keypad using one 
> hand
> from the comfort of your armchair.  SpeakOn has a low footprint (the
> installer is only 3.7 Mb) making it ideal for use with Netbooks.

> SpeakOn is available free from:
> www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm

> This page contains information about SpeakOn, links to the download page,
> manual and mailing list.

> In the simplified user interface both Player and Library controls have 
> been
> combined in one task.  User interaction involves mainly operating these 
> two
> controls with a minimum number of keys, tabbing between these control as
> necessary.  All operations are also available from the menu - useful for
> newbies.  The function keys are used to adjust audio and speech as well as
> getting context sensitive (new) media information and help.

> For an overview and comparison between Windows and the SpeakOn user
> interface see:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0101.htm

> The 'What's new' page is at:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0079.htm

> Instructions for upgrading from an older version are at:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0103.htm

> The download page for new users is at:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0016.htm

> If you experience slow download, this is probably because of demand for 
> this
> new version so you may like to try again in a day or so.

> The manual is at:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn.htm

> The new context media information keys are explained here:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-s-0009.htm

> The new music features are explained here:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-s-0012.htm

> Improvements in podcast support are explained here:
> http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-s-0013.htm

> Enjoy - and if you like SpeakOn, please forward this announcement to any
> mailing lists, blogs or bulletin boards you feel are relevant.

> Regards,
> Isaac

> Isaac Porat
> SpeakOn's author
> email: speakon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Website: http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm

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