[bksvol-discuss] Re: moving, need help with raw scans

  • From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:45 -0500

FYI, NVDA has a way to install itself onto a flash drive, so all one has
to do is plug in the drive et voila, speech!  The NVDA website explains
how it's done.
Tracy

> Hi,
>
> Yes, WIFI is free access to the internet, however, she would need to
> have a wireless enabled laptop or some other device that could connect
> to the internet wirelessly, as that is the only type of connection
> they offer. There are places called internet cafes which offer this,
> as well as hotel rooms, airports, and, as you said, Starbucks.
>
> I don't know if a library would work, as their computers do not have
> screenreaders on them, but I guess she could bring along apportable
> version of JAWS, NVDA, SA or SA to go, or some other screenreader on a
> USB stick and use narator to start them, assuming that they have
> Windows computers.
>
> On 25/02/2010, Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Well, there's no hurry. You  can put up maybe put up 25 or so at a time.
>> Some you should be able to submit some  with dial-up; I think I had dial
>> up
>> back when I was scanning, but maybe I didn't; it was so long ago I don't
>> remember. Anyway, libraries now  have Internet connections, and you live
>> near a library you can upload from there--or some cities, and places
>> like
>> Starbucks have free wifi (I don't even know for sure what that that
>> means)
>> but I think it's free access to the ''net. Or maybe you can email them
>> to
>> Carrie at bookshare, and she can submit them a few at a time for you.
>> Maybe
>> that wouldn't be against the rules since you're sending the scans to
>> bookshare, just as people mail books to bookshare. You can ask if that
>> would
>> be o.k.
>>
>> Or just submit all of them, with a note in the comments that they're
>> rough
>> scans and people will take download them as they can. You can rate them
>> as
>> Good, because they won't be accepted if they're rated as Poor; I son't
>> know
>> abour Fair.I thinnk they'll accept Fair. Thenyu can put hold for on some
>> for
>> Grandma Cindy and for Jll and for anyone else who offers.
>>
>> Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and
>> books-being-scanned list available at sites below
>>
>>
>>
>> Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
>>
>> Books Being Scanned List:
>> https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Julia <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Julia <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: moving, need help with raw scans
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 9:47 PM
>>> Oh, woops, I mean a couple hundred
>>> raw scans.
>>> Julia
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:40 AM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: moving, need help with raw
>>> scans
>>>
>>>
>>> > do you mean a couple hundred raw scans or the print
>>> books?
>>> > Cindy
>>> >
>>> > Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection)
>>> and
>>> > books-being-scanned list available at sites below
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
>>> >
>>> > Books Being Scanned List:
>>> > https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Julia <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> From: Julia <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: moving, need help
>>> with raw scans
>>> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 8:03 PM
>>> >> Hi list.
>>> >> I forgot to mention that I have a couple
>>> >> hundred books.
>>> >> Julia
>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:29 PM
>>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: moving, need help
>>> with raw
>>> >> scans
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > Hi Julia,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Will you still have print copies of the books
>>> in case
>>> >> we find words we're
>>> >> > unsure of? How many do you have?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Susan
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>>> >> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> >> On Behalf Of Julia
>>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:50 PM
>>> >> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] moving, need help
>>> with raw
>>> >> scans
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Hi booksharians.
>>> >> > I've got a bunch of raw scans on my
>>> >> computer, and I might be moving at
>>> >> > the end of April to a place where I'd have
>>> dial-up
>>> >> access. Once I move, I
>>> >> > can't upload these books to bookshare because
>>> it will
>>> >> time out before
>>> >> > they're done. Would anyone be willing to
>>> proof these
>>> >> books so they can get
>>> >> > into the collection?I have a bunch of
>>> historical
>>> >> fiction, a mystery, a
>>> >> > couple of thrillers and romances, and some
>>> women's
>>> >> fiction and family sagas.
>>> >> > Thank you very much.
>>> >> > Julia
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