[bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware

  • From: "Donna Slater" <donna.slater@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:06:46 +0100

I absolutely agree on this one.  The Bookport is the best device ever,,, but 
I do keep losing my settings, and so would love to have the time reset 
automatically whenever I connect to my pc.

Have a good day

Donna


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Henrichsen" <paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 8:51 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware


>I agree with John. It would be nice to set the bp's clock by the pc.
> At 4/15/2005, you wrote:
>
>>Hi Larry,
>>
>>This is a very impressive list.  I would like to add to be able to set
>>the clock to a atomic clock on the web or to the PC.  As a former Echo
>>user and can user nearly any synthesizer.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
>>Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:50 AM
>>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
>>
>>That is a good idea Neal, and it is certainly worth considering.
>>
>>
>> >>> ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Friday, April 15, 2005 12:37:32 PM >>>
>>Wow, now that's a nice list.  I especially like the increased
>>recording
>>quality and a microphone jack.  With the Book Ports ability to do
>>notes
>>in braille and the addition of the ability to record a lecture, what
>>other device would one need?
>>
>>I think my suggestion below is perhaps ahead of where you may want to
>>be, but I'll make it anyway.
>>
>>If you're going to increase the recording quality, what about a way to
>>link up recorded notes with points in a book.  For example, one might
>>record a memo based on what one is reading and use the keypad to
>>produce
>>a different kind of mark which when reached in play back, would jump
>>to
>>and play the recorded file.  When the file was finished, the listener
>>would be returned to the place in the text where they left off.  It
>>would be rather like writing notes in the margin.  As a student, I
>>would
>>have loved such a feature.
>>
>>I know, that's asking a lot and I think the book port is great as it
>>is,
>>but if you're looking for other ideas, I believe the one above might
>>be
>>one people would use.
>>Neal
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