[bookport] Re: Version 2.0 Released
- From: "Liam Martin" <noatman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:13:20 +0000
Hi Larry and List:
I updated to version2.0. Even though I was a Beta tester, I am still excited
about the final release. Book port truly rules! Thanks to Aph and the
development team. Thanks also to everyone on the List. I learned a great
deal.
Liam
>From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <Bpannounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [bookport] Version 2.0 Released
>Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 09:00:02 -0400
>
>The Book Port team at APH is very proud to announce the release of
>version 2.0 of the Book Port firmware and 2.0.1 of Book Port Transfer
>software.
>
>This update is available at no charge to all Book Port customers with
>an internet connection.
>
>If you have automatic notification turned on, the software will notify
>you the next time you connect your Book Port to the computer while on
>the internet. If you do not have automatic notification turned on,
>connect the Book Port and select the Options button. Tab to the
>Advanced tab and press the Firmware and Software buttons. Complete
>details about what is new and what has changed are available when you
>get the "An Update is Available" dialog by pressing the Details button.
>
>When updating firmware, be aware that the unit announces several audio
>messages, so when you disconnect the device from the USB port after a
>firmware update, please have the earphones attached.
>
>When the update process begins, you will hear, "Code Update Started,
>please do not press any keys," then you will hear the numbers 1, 2, and
>3. (There will be a delay before you hear "3.")
>
>After the code update, Book Port will reset itself, and you will hear
>its startup message consisting of the message Book Port Ready followed
>by the new version number.
>
>After the version number announcement, the unit updates code and
>messages, and you will hear a message for each of these. Finally, if the
>update contains any Spanish pronunciation rules, as does this version,
>the unit will announce that it is uploading the Spanish rules. When
>this process is complete, the unit will announce "done."
>
>You are then ready to enjoy the new features.
>
>Firmware Version 2.0, May 2005
> * Adds a note taker and related functions to the unit's feature
>set. There are many note taker related commands as well. These include
>cut, copy, and paste commands.
> * Adds commands to start a new Note or edit an existing note.
> * Adds the To and From Notes command.
> * Remembers the folder you were in when disconnecting from the
>PC.
> * Adds support for files written in Spanish.
> * Changes the behavior of the Page Back command, so now it
>always goes to the previous page. (Earlier versions went to the top of
>the current page if you were near the beginning of the page.)
> * Adds more navigation commands to unindexed mp3 files.
> * Changes the extended statistics command to provide file size
>information in MB or KB.
> * Adds Echo Keys to the menu to give you a choice about hearing
>the keys you type in the note taker or with the Find command.
> * Adds the Back and Next by Time commands for
>use with audio files.
> * Adds a new menu item, Audio Seek Time, to let you control how
>the Back and Next by Time commands work.
> * Adds the amount of free space on the card to the information
>you get with the extended statistics.
> * Increases the relative volume of the text-to-speech when
>playing an audio file.
>
>Software Version 2.0, May 2005
> * Adds the Fix File System Errors button to the Options dialog.
> * Automatically corrects file system errors before updating the
>unit's firmware under XP.
> * Adds the ability to synchronize notes with files on your PC.
> * Adds the Synchronization Confirmation dialog to preview which
>notes are about to be synchronized.
> * Adds the Synchronize button to properties of files in the
>Notes folder.
> * Adds support for sub-folders in the view of Notes from the
>transfer software.
> * Adds the Retrieve item to the context menu while in the Notes
>folder of Book Port Transfer.
> * Adds Alt+S as a hot key to activate the Send button.
> * Alters the internal techniques used to update firmware, so now
>firmware betas notify interested users when new beta firmware is
>available.
> * Adds the new audio version of the manual as a link in the
>documentation.
>
>
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