Hi all. Just a quick note appendment to my previous message, I have a lot of audio books on cd, so I think it would not be a waste of time considering at all. Warmest, Ibrahim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 2:08 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: a feature request >I fully agree with you, Clarence. In the relatively short period I've been > on this list, I've seen any number of user-requested features added to the > Book Port. What we do *not* want is for the Book Port to lose its > essential > identity as a reading tool and this is what James apparently wants. We can > have a scalpel or we can have a Swiss Army knife and most of us prefer the > former--a reading machine that does what it does with a maximum of power > and > flexibility and a minimum of resources used to make the BP something it > should not be. It's truly unfortunate that some people seem to feel that > simply because they ask for something, they should automatically get it > or, > at a minimum, have their stated desires unreservedly approved by one and > all. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clarence Whaley" <clarence@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 8:49 AM > Subject: [bookport] Re: a feature request > > > And, that is probably one of the most unfair and unfounded statements I > have seen. Many features that we've requested have been introduced, and > you certainly have the right to post them and everyone has the right to > express whether they agree with you or not. Larry and crew have been more > than responsive to requests, and if you feel shot down then I personally > am > sorry, but consider the shootings simple disagreements and not meant to be > fatal wounds. <smile> > > > > At 01:40 PM 1/8/2005 +0000, you wrote: >>Hi, >> >>Don't bother requesting features you end up being shot down for them. >>You'll learn >> >>-James- >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <igucukoglu@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 12:23 PM >>Subject: [bookport] a feature request >> >> >> > Hi. >> > I am really getting to know my book port and am simply amazed at how >> > much >> > it can do. I have just been playing with the Book Port Spider which is >> > priceless as I often listen to news on the bbcnews.com website. >> > >> > Anyway, a particular feature I would like in the transfer tool is a >> > transfer CD option. This option would work when an audio CD was put in >> > to >> > the CD Rom drive. It would ask you what range of tracks you would like >> > to >> > copy on to the flash card similar to the daisy option. It would then >> > encode them in MP3 format in a negligible bit rate such as 128, 164 or >> > 192 >> > and transfer the CD in to a music folder on the BookPort with the >> > artist >> > and album name as the folder name and the individual track names along >> > with their numbers. >> > >> > I would like this feature as I am an avid fan of music and would like a >> > simple and effective way of transferring my music without messing with >> > freeware, proprietary or other software titles. >> > >> > Just a suggestion, any opinions warmly welcome. >> > >> > Warmest, Ibrahim >> > >> > > > > Clarence Whaley > Training Division Manager > GW Micro > E-Mail: Clarence@xxxxxxxxxxx > Direct Voice (615) 383-6248 > or 866-699-8901 > Direct Fax (260) 489-2608 > GW Micro Voice Number 260-489-3671 > http://www.gwmicro.com > or press enter below to read all about our training program > http://www.gwmicro.com/training > > > >