[bookcourier] Re: Files and Folders
- From: Laura McAuliffe <lauralu123@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:49:08 -0700 (PDT)
I am amazed that people are still out there too. I use my BC for reading text
files. I have to convert professional papers from journals into a text file and
then save to the BC, but I agree that the voices are good. I have AT&T voices
on my computer and they are the best, but for a fast read I use the BC.
Laura McAuliffe in Reno
> Ted,
> No I'm still here too. In fact, I recently bought a new bookcourier
> from a supplier here in the UK who still had a few in stock. I still have
> not found anything that is quite as good for day to day text reading. I
> also got my old one refaced, so now have two working devices.
>
> I ave to sday that I tend towards using smaller flash cards as if and when
> they fail I stand to lose less money and data. As I mostly use the
> bookcourier for plain text, I am unlikely to want access to 4Gb!!
>
> Graham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wendy Sharpe
> Sent: 10 May 2010 12:47
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Files and Folders
>
> Ted
>
> I rather thought that was the answer. Does this problem occur on other
> portable players? I use 4GB Flash cards. Would it be better to use
> smaller
> capacity cards with less on them?
>
> Wendy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ted Shelly
> Sent: 10 May 2010 02:14
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Files and Folders
>
> Wendy,
>
> Wow, didn't know this list was still active. You and I may be the only
> ones
> left on the planet still using a Book courier. I use mine mainly for
> Daisy
> files and I rarely have problems.
>
> Usually the best way to resolve the kinds of problems you are describing
> is
> to reformat the card and reload everything. I know that's a pain if you
> have a lot of stuff on the card, but the files do get corrupted and
> reformatting is sometimes the only cure.
>
> Ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wendy Sharpe
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 6:41 PM
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Files and Folders
>
> Both my BookCouriers sometimes do strange things. I always make a number
> of
> folders on each card, and limit the number of files in a folder to no more
> than ten. Sometimes I get an error message while going through the
> library
> saying that a file cannot be played.
>
> Tonight I downloaded a new MP3 file into a completely empty folder. When
> I
> tried to play it, the Courier started it, and then went back to a file in
> another folder. It doesn't even give me an error message.
>
> Wendy
>
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