Is there a simple way to capture streaming audio from the internet and
copying it to the BP for listening at a later time?
Thanks.
-- Pete
E-mail: ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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bookport Digest Fri, 28 Jul 2006 Volume: 03 Issue: 207
In This Issue:
[bookport] Re: a few questions before I buy
[bookport] Typing a note
[bookport] Re: Typing a note
[bookport] Re: Typing a note
[bookport] Using Audible.com and BookShare
[bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
[bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
[bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
[bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
[bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
[bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
[bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and Bookshare
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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:26:30 -0400
From: Megan Kelly <mek55@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: a few questions before I buy
Hi,
Yes, you can. Just navigate to the Notes folder, find the file, and press
the 2 key as is usually done.
Megan
At 01:11 PM 7/12/2006, you wrote:
That may be true, but can you then read them immediately; that is, without
editing them? I've never used the Notes function and don't really have any
plans to, but since the file wouldn't be indexed, I wonder if it can be
read.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Megan Kelly" <mek55@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:29 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: a few questions before I buy
You can copy text files directly to the card if you place them inside the
"Notes" folder.
Megan
At 12:29 PM 7/11/2006, you wrote:
>I have placed the answers to the questions I can answer below each
>question.
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>From: <mailto:c.menges@xxxxxxxxxxx>christine
>To: <mailto:bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 12:24 PM
>Subject: [bookport] a few questions before I buy
>
>I'm considering buying the book port because I have been struggling with
>commercially available mp3 players for two years. The difficulty with
>most of them is either operating them or loading them
>1. can files be transferred directly onto the memory card without using
>the software.
>The bookport transfer utility must be used to transfer text-based files,
>(txt, doc, html, opf (daisy 3.0) brf, etc.) However, you can transfer
.mp3
>files to the Bookport through Windows Explorer, but you will not get the
>same level of navigation. It is possible to minimally use the software
>through the "Send To Bookport" option in the context menu of the file
>you
>want to send.
>2. Does the book port read kes files or must they be converted to txt
>files?
>As far as I know, the Bookport does not read .kes files.
>3. Will it be possible to use consistently larger memory cards as they
>become available?
>4. Is there anywhere, in the Denver metro area, where I can try out a
>book port before buying it?
>5. I listened to the sample voice on the website, is there a place where
I
>can listen to all the voices available?
>The Bookport exclusively uses the Double-Talk synthesizer. There are
>several voices with that synthe, but they are just variations on pitch,
>and frequency for the most part.
>
>
>Christine
>
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From: "thomas williams" <twilliams16@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Typing a note
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:21:56 -0400
How do you type a note into the BP?
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From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Typing a note
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:02:00 +1200
Hello:
You turn the book port 90 degrees from the normal operating position. Then
use the row of six keys further from yom in the manner of a brailler. The
middle row from left to right are: escape, left arrow, up arrow, down
arrow,
right arrow, enter. The row closest to you from left to right are: dot 7
(add to letters to make upper case), backspace, space, space, delete and
dot
8.
You can find a full description of this and all the note taker commands in
the book port manual in the Book port as a note taker section, and you can
find a full table of characters in Appendix C of the book port manual.
Hope
this helps.
Cheers,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas williams" <twilliams16@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bookport@Freelists. Org" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:21 AM
Subject: [bookport] Typing a note
How do you type a note into the BP?
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From: "Cary" <cary5871@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Typing a note
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:02:25 -0600
first press pound, C and F together. then turn the book port so the flash
card is facing you. then the first six keys on the very top row are the
braille keyboard so just type the note like you'd type it in braille.
Then
when you want to exit the note, just hit the key on the very left hand
side
of the second row of six keys when the bp is facing in the note taking
position.
Hope this helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas williams" <twilliams16@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bookport@Freelists. Org" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: [bookport] Typing a note
How do you type a note into the BP?
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From: "Michael Bowman-Jones" <mikebowmanjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Using Audible.com and BookShare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:45:15 -0700
Greetings, All.
Every once in a while, messages come on to the list wherein the writer
seems
to be determining if he/she should go with BookPort or BookCourier. I
don't
know how significant a factor this is, but in checking out the Audible.com
and BookShare sites, they both specifically reference BookCourier as a
workable (for lack of a better term) device without referencing BookPort
at
all. If I was looking again, I think I would give that factor quite a bit
of weight.
I have not tried using either source yet so I don't know: Does
BookCourier
being mentioned mean (as I would infer rightly or wrongly) that it works
much more easily and with better compatibility with Audible and BookShare
or
is it not that big a deal?
Thanks in advance for your responses. As a new BookPort user, I have to
admit this is giving me some concern.
Michael
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From: "Scott Huddleson" <hudd61@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:49:17 -0400
Michael,
I use both Bookshare and Audible and have never had any problems with
either.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Bowman-Jones
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 8:45 PM
Subject: [bookport] Using Audible.com and BookShare
Greetings, All.
Every once in a while, messages come on to the list wherein the writer
seems to be determining if he/she should go with BookPort or BookCourier.
I
don't know how significant a factor this is, but in checking out the
Audible.com and BookShare sites, they both specifically reference
BookCourier as a workable (for lack of a better term) device without
referencing BookPort at all. If I was looking again, I think I would give
that factor quite a bit of weight.
I have not tried using either source yet so I don't know: Does
BookCourier being mentioned mean (as I would infer rightly or wrongly)
that
it works
much more easily and with better compatibility with Audible and BookShare
or is it not that big a deal?
Thanks in advance for your responses. As a new BookPort user, I have to
admit this is giving me some concern.
Michael
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From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:56:39 -0400
The fact that BookCourier is mentioned and Book Port is not means only one
thing: Springer Design (who builds the hardware for both devices) has done
a
better job of pitching their product to the two organizations than has
APH.
As has been stated here before, there is _no_ function whatever in which
the
BookCourier is superior to the Book Port and there are many functions that
are either exclusive to the BP or in which the BP is superior. At the very
worst, the two devices may be equal, but there's no way that the
BookCourier
is "better" or "easier to use" with respect to Audible or Bookshare books
than is the BP.
Maybe the folks at APH should write to both Audible and Bookshare and
request that wherever and whenever the BookCourier is mentioned on their
sites, exclusive mention of that device should be changed to equal mention
of both devices. In fact, it wouldn't hurt at all of those of us who
belong
to one or both of the two organizations were to initiate a polite
letter-writing campaign of our own along these lines.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bowman-Jones" <mikebowmanjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 8:45 PM
Subject: [bookport] Using Audible.com and BookShare
Greetings, All.
Every once in a while, messages come on to the list wherein the writer
seems
to be determining if he/she should go with BookPort or BookCourier. I
don't
know how significant a factor this is, but in checking out the Audible.com
and BookShare sites, they both specifically reference BookCourier as a
workable (for lack of a better term) device without referencing BookPort
at
all. If I was looking again, I think I would give that factor quite a bit
of weight.
I have not tried using either source yet so I don't know: Does
BookCourier
being mentioned mean (as I would infer rightly or wrongly) that it works
much more easily and with better compatibility with Audible and BookShare
or
is it not that big a deal?
Thanks in advance for your responses. As a new BookPort user, I have to
admit this is giving me some concern.
Michael
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From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:56:43 -0400
Michael,
As far as I can tell, there's no difference in usability in both audible
and
bookshare. The vast majority of my reading for the past several years has
been .brf files from Bookshare and they work great. I'm not an audible
user
but I know from the list that all you have to do is set your prefference
to
no device and you're in business. It's been discussed here before but it
seems to most folks on this list that Bookport is the superior device and
is
better supported. Of course, we're a bit biased. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Bowman-Jones
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 8:45 PM
Subject: [bookport] Using Audible.com and BookShare
Greetings, All.
Every once in a while, messages come on to the list wherein the writer
seems to be determining if he/she should go with BookPort or BookCourier.
I
don't know how significant a factor this is, but in checking out the
Audible.com and BookShare sites, they both specifically reference
BookCourier as a workable (for lack of a better term) device without
referencing BookPort at all. If I was looking again, I think I would give
that factor quite a bit of weight.
I have not tried using either source yet so I don't know: Does
BookCourier being mentioned mean (as I would infer rightly or wrongly)
that
it works
much more easily and with better compatibility with Audible and BookShare
or is it not that big a deal?
Thanks in advance for your responses. As a new BookPort user, I have to
admit this is giving me some concern.
Michael
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From: "Michelle Raymond" <mraymon2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:57:59 -0400
Actually, the Book Port works really well with Audible.com. I'm sure it
works with Book Share as well. I'm guessing the machine that one buys
depends on which one some one likes better.
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From: "Dixie and Cobalt" <lighthousebs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:05:13 -0400
Michael,
I have no problem with my book port and bookshare. While researching
which
product I would purchase I called the manufacturer of book courier whom
also
happens to be the manufacturer of book port. In speaking with the
representative we discussed the differences and advantages to each. As a
blind user the representative suggested the book port over the book
courier
for its several extra options. He stated the book courier was a scaled
back
version basically . The use of the courier is more for people who are
dyslexic and people of similar print challenges.
I hope this
helps to clarify the differences and easies your mind about your purchase.
I have had my bookport about a month now and absolutely love it.
Guided by His light,
Dixie
email: Lighthousebs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Bowman-Jones
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 8:45 PM
Subject: [bookport] Using Audible.com and BookShare
Greetings, All.
Every once in a while, messages come on to the list wherein the writer
seems to be determining if he/she should go with BookPort or BookCourier.
I
don't know how significant a factor this is, but in checking out the
Audible.com and BookShare sites, they both specifically reference
BookCourier as a workable (for lack of a better term) device without
referencing BookPort at all. If I was looking again, I think I would give
that factor quite a bit of weight.
I have not tried using either source yet so I don't know: Does
BookCourier being mentioned mean (as I would infer rightly or wrongly)
that
it works
much more easily and with better compatibility with Audible and BookShare
or is it not that big a deal?
Thanks in advance for your responses. As a new BookPort user, I have to
admit this is giving me some concern.
Michael
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From: "Beverly" <shilohsmom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and BookShare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:46:00 -0400
I get my books from Audible and I think the sound is great. I love the
BookPort.
Beverly
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From: "Kasondra Payne" <Kassyp36@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [bookport] Re: Using Audible.com and Bookshare
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:51:34 -0600
I always use bookshare, and I have had no problems. The bookport is
terrific! I am going to put some more on it.
Kasondra Payne
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