Hello Peter, Yes. Transfers can be easily done without the specialized software. Just plug a USB ccable from the computer tothe recorder. It'll appear as a drive. Copy and paste the files across using Windows Explorer just like any other hard or USB flash drive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <nabs-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; <nfb-web@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:48 PM Subject: Olympus Recorder File Transfers Good afternoon everyone, I've been contacted by someone wishing to purchass an Olympus Recorder for recording an up-coming event. They wish to post the recordings to their Web site when the event is over. I have heard that there are accessibility issues with the software that comes with this line of recorders that could present problems when transferring files from the recorder to a PC for further processing and archiving. How can these issues best be delt with? Can a direct transfer via My Computer be done with this product rather than using the software supplied with it? They want to record a conference in April so we have plenty of time to coach them on how to use the device and to work out these concerns prior to the event. Thanks for your help. Peter Donahue "Given a chance to dream it can be done. The promise of tomorrow is real. Children of Spaceship Earth the future belongs to us all." Flying for Me, John Denver