[bookport] Re: a feature request
- From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <igucukoglu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 16:10:42 -0000
Hi James.
I too am in the UK. I paid about £245 for my unit. Where did you get yours
from? That's mity expensive. I am personally not interested in the Book
Port's ability to read text or the like with its synthetic speech. My main
areas of interest are the excelent daisy support and support for audio media
types in general. I suppose one wants what one wants for their own style of
working. I never will use it for playing text files just audio file types.
HTML websites might be an option as well but I havn't really explored it
yet.
Warmest, Ibrahim
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:54 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: a feature request
> Hi Mike,
>
> It could be argued that people's inability to take on new concepts or
> improve old ones prevents people like myself bothering to suggest
> features.
> That's the only reason why I reacted. I suppose we do things differently
> hear in the UK. I guess that we want as much from a device as we can get.
> The BP is great and offers a lot to those who can use it but my argument
> hear is why not just take it as far as we can? I paid I think 280 pounds
> for
> mine and to be honest, it is expensive.
>
> In my last message I have attempted to express views and offer new ideas.
> Weather or not they are taken on or not is really irrelivant, I just feel
> that for the most part, we like to sit on our lorals and say how good a
> device the bp is but not really improve much on it's functionality.
>
> Best
>
> -James-
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Massey" <micmey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:44 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: a feature request
>
>
>> Hi. From what I am reading on this list, nobody is criticizing you. I
>> agree with book port users making valid suggestions. What I do not agree
>> with are comments made to the effect of why bother making suggestions,
>> you'll just be shot down, you will learn, nobody cares about your
>> suggestions, etc., etc. Please keep making suggestions.
>>
>> Michael Massey
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <igucukoglu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 7:24 AM
>> Subject: [bookport] Re: a feature request
>>
>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> Look fellows, I was merely making a useful suggestion which might or
>>> might
>>> not make it in to the BP. I am fully aware that you can encode cd's in
>>> other applications, I use Itunes for this purpose. I however believe
>>> that
>>> the BP should have some easy way of importing large numbers of tracks
>>> say
>>> from a CD simply and quickly from within the transfer tool. After all,
>>> I
>>> do
>>> see it as not only a portable reading device but also a portable media
>>> player as well. Everyone uses these machines for different purposes and
>>> I
>>> don't believe I or anyone else should be criticised for making
>>> suggestions.
>>> It doesn't do anyone any harm and I always canvas opinions from other
>>> users.
>>> If I can't suggest features or comment on those features which I
>>> consider
>>> should work differently or just generally participate without being
>>> frobbed
>>> off, I just won't bother wasting my time and everyone else's and
>>> unsubscribe
>>> from the list. I have helped many Book Courier users and have been
>>> appreciated for the same.
>>>
>>> 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
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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