I switched from Open book to Kurzweil, its ten times better. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Melia" <uncle.jam@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 2:44 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: new memberThank you I would have to agree if you are going to get a scanning software kurzwild is better than openbook kurzwild is more complicated to learn but once you learn it is very good. maybe it was complicated since I used openbook first. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tindall" <tindalls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:09 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: new memberThank you > Mike > Thank you for the information. > Is kurzwell 1000 similar to open book? > I am looking forward to learning how to use this product.But i have to > wait > until i have internet access on my new hardware.I am using my new monitor > and old modem until my problem it sorted out > Bronwyn .----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 3:41 PM > Subject: [bookport] Re: new member > > >> Hi there, yes, book port works great with music files, I have a flash >> card >> full of them. In order to read a pdf file, you will first need to convert > it >> to some type of text. If you have version 6 or 7 of acrobat reader, try >> using the save as text option in the file menu first. Depending on the > file, >> this may or may not work. If it does, you can simply send the resulting > file >> to the unit. If this does not work, you could use a product such as > kurzweil >> 1000 to open the file, then send it to the device. I'm sure you will >> enjoy >> your book port, I know I enjoy mine. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tindall" <tindalls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:39 PM >> Subject: [bookport] new member >> >> >> > Hi everyone >> > My name is Bronwyn .I live in Wellington new Zealand. >> > I am a very new user of bookport.Bookport arrived in the mail >> > yesterday. >> > I have just recently updated my computer software and this was an ideal >> time to buy it. >> > I am a jaws user and had no problems with the voice.It sounds very > similar >> to jaws. >> > Can i play mp3 music files on bookport? >> > also i read a lot of e books and fan fiction.I was sent an e book in > pdf >> file.Can i transfer this to bookport? >> > thank you >> > Bronwyn >> > >> >> >> > > >