[bookport] Re: Hay, is this list still active?

  • From: Den Perry <denperry0101@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:59:28 +0100

STOP MAILING THIS INBOX AGAIN........BEWARE OF 419 SCAMMERS

On 3/1/09, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Kent. There is a list, but I don't know its address either. Maybe
> checking with Humanware would work?
>
> Monica Willyard
> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Kent Keever
> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 2:59 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Hay, is this list still active?
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> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a VRStream list serve. I cannot find an address
>
> for it. I love the bookport and have three of them. I get an awful lot of
> information from the list for the bookport and wish to join the stream list
> serve. I will continue to remain on the bookport list. Thanks.
>
> Kent
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:29 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Hay, is this list still active?
>
>
>>I think the transfer speed and time are most noticeable if you sit and
>>watch
>> it. Since I don't like waiting for things, I developed a strategy that
>> works
>> for me. I queue various things during the day so they'll transfer when I
>> hook up my device. I start the transfer of these things and my new Audible
>> books before my morning shower. I do a check and start a second book or
>> podcast transferring while I dry my hair. My Book Port is ready by the
>> time
>> I'm ready to walk out the door. I'm relaxed because I'm not sitting there
>> waiting for it to move along.
>>
>> I do a session once a week where I add Bookshare books. They transfer
>> instantly, so it's just a matter of deciding what I want to read. I carry
>> extra batteries in my purse and like that I can use batteries available at
>> any grocery store. I'm not thrilled with the concept of using a
>> rechargeable
>> battery like that of the Stream because I have to remember to plug it in
>> and
>> can't do anything about it if the battery is low while I'm traveling. It's
>> already a challenge to remember to plug in my cell phone. I don't want or
>> need another gadget to keep track of in that way. I guess there are people
>> who get caught short by not having extra batteries and who would rather
>> have
>> something to just recharge. I'm the queen of shopping in bulk and almost
>> never run out of things like batteries. It's too bad there isn't a gadget
>> that lets you choose to use their battery pack or use normal batteries.
>>
>> Monica Willyard
>> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of David Justice
>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:38 PM
>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bookport] Re: Hay, is this list still active?
>>
>> <SMILE> No need to fear 1.0.  I have podcasts, MP3 music, and Audible
>> books on my BP.  Believe it or not, I even used to download Audible
>> books when all I had was a modem connection.  Computers can actually
>> do more than one thing at a time, so you don't have to sit and wait
>> while something is transferring to the BP or downloading from the
>> net.  You are correct of course though, that the Stream has USB
>> 2.0.  Remember though, that even that old fashioned BP has a card
>> that can be removed and plugged into a new fangled thing called a
>> card reader so that music and podcasts can be transfered at higher speeds.
>>
>>
>> At 08:53 PM 2/28/2009, you wrote:
>>>Wait, hold on a second. Stream uses USB 2.0. And BP uses 1.1 - which
>>>is why I never put audio files on it.
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