As David says, you can verify the charging status and the amount of free space. The other thing which needs to be appreciated is that you can rip CD's with the software which can be dumped straight onto the player by the software, or into separate folders. There will be people on this list no doubt who will advise using a program like CDEX, and that's fine, and in fact that is what I do. But for someone who does not want at least two programs to deal with and who wants something quite simple to use, then the creative software may be an option. That is partially why I decided to create the scripts to support the CD player, particularly the check boxes which allow for selecting the tracks to be converted, and also to report the charging status etc. You can get that information by using the jaws cursor, but again we're talking about making things easier for people who haven't got a clue what the jaws cursor is and who will never need it. I quite like the charging status indicator, it's worth having the free software just for that.
From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 11:54 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching on the Zen Stone
I only use the Creative Software and Brian's scripts for finding out the charge percentage and amount of space available. I use Explorer for transferring music. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Adrian Higginbotham Sent: 14 June 2007 11:44 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching on the Zen Stone Carol - as a matter of interest what have you needed to use the creative software for? So far I haven't bothered to install it as get along just fine with windows explorer and audible manager to load the stone. Battery meter? Any other advantages? Adrian Higginbotham Accessibility content manager British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994. Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/ BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 13 June 2007 21:08 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching on the Zen Stone Amanda, I have found this isn't an issue if you're using Windows Explorer but, when using the Creative software, it's been a bit picky. I've found I need to open Creative, then plug in the Zen Stone. If you're just using Windows Explorer, you should probably get a dialogue up, after plugging in the Zen Stone, to indicate a drive and ask whether you want to play files etc. . . .. Hope this helps a bit. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Burt" <amanda.burt1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching on the Zen StoneI also have a problem with my Zenstone. When i conect it up to the computer and try to transfer files, it tells me that the player is not deteceted. Does anyone know what that could be? Thanks Amanda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:28 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Switching on the Zen StoneHi Mark, I just hold it in for about three seconds, much like turning on amobilephone, and it seems to work for me every time. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] OnBehalfOf Mark Threadgold Sent: 13 June 2007 08:20 To: accessuk list Subject: [access-uk] Switching on the Zen Stone Is there a particular way to turn on the Zen Stone please? I pressandhold the centre button and fiddle about but it takes over half a minute togetit to start playing. Surely there is a simple way to do this? 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