Well said, Robert. Not to mention the fact that the html manual is far more likely to be up to date with the latest changes than the cassette manual. Changes are occuring so rapidly with the BP that it's impossible to insure a recorded manual will be current. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carter" <r-carter@xxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 7:48 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Transfer software and Window-eyes > Hi All, > > I think a source of confusion that I keep seeing on this list is the point > that one does not use the audible manager to activate the book port. I > can't remember how much attention that is or is not given in the book port > manual. This is one difference between activating most other audible > devices and the book port. I am not sure whether or not the audible staff > is aware of this. > > As far as the shortcut keys that are available in the book port transfer > software, I encourage everyone to use your screen reader to explore the > dialog and get very familiar with these shortcuts. This makes the Book Port > much easier to work with. Finally, this may not be true for everybody, but > I find the html manual much easier to learn from than either the cassette > or text versions. > > Robert Carter > > > > At 05:32 PM 8/25/2004, you wrote: > > >Hi, Larry. To your comments I say this. All well and good if the > >activation dialog had come up when trying to work the audible manager but it > >did not. I don't know if the audible dialog did not come up because I > >missed a step along the way or that it just did not happen that way. The > >phone call from Marlaina saved the day. Some times with all due respect to > >you Larry that e-mail didn't cut the mustard in this situation. Thank you. > > > >Michael Massey > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> > >To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:16 PM > >Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Transfer software and Window-eyes > > > > > > > Well, you cannot actually send it, but you can point to it and press Enter > > > = > > > to start the send process. At that point, the software will display the = > > > Audible Activation dialog and continue the send after the activation is = > > > complete. > > > > > > > > >>>> marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, August 25, 2004 1:50:46 PM >>> > > > Larry, when I was helping Mike the other day, his audible books were > > > invisible to him before activating the device; that was where I got the = > > > clue > > > that he needed to activate. Can you really send an audible book without > > > having previously activated? As I said before, I don't remember what the > > > heck I did for audible is my second home on the web and I just intuitively > > > got mine and Gary's going, once a friend got me into the latest beta while > > > at ACB. > > > > > > Marlaina Lieberg > > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > > From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> > > > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 4:45 AM > > > Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Transfer software and Window-eyes > > > > > > > > >> Just send an audible.com book, and the software will prompt you to =3D > > >> activate the device. > > >> > > >> > > >> >>> walt@xxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:46:42 PM >>> > > >> Larry and list - > > >> > > >> I'm having a real difficult time trying to figure out how to activate my > > >> Book Port as an Audible device. I've done this many times with other > > >> devices, so I'm familiar with the general procedure, but when I connect = > > > my > > >> Book Port to the PC; regardless of whether or not AudibleManager is =3D > > >> running; > > >> I don't see any way to activate the device. Nowhere is Book Port listed = > > > as > > >> an available device for activation. The BP help implies that the process > > >> = > > > =3D > > >> is > > >> automatic when I connect, but this doesn't seem to be the case. What do = > > > I > > >> need to do to activate it? Thanks in advance for any help. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Walt Smith - Clearwater, FL > > >> walt@xxxxxxxxxx=3D20=20 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >