[bookport] Re: new unit proposal
- From: "Rich Cavallaro" <richcav@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:07:26 -0400
I would use cdex to rip cds to your computer.
Go to
http://www.jfwlite.com and choose programs. Then look for the cdex download
link.
rich cavallaro
skype richcav
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:49 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> Well, I have only downloaded podcasts to mine so far as I have no clue
> where to start getting music, or to rip a CD from my collection,. I
> just have never had the need to do such in the past.
>
>
>
> Rose Combs
> rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Carter
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:05 AM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I know of no other device that plays mp3 files that allows the blind
> user
> access to the song title information the way that the Book Port does. I
> suspect this is the reason that it has become popular as an mp3 player.
>
> Robert Carter
>
> At 06:41 PM 9/16/2005, you wrote:
> >Mr. Ring, I completely agree with this message. I use the Book Port as
>
> >a book reader period. The ability to play MP3's is a plus. I am
> >getting tired of the unproductive messages. Let's continue to make the
>
> >book Port the best reader out there and not what it is intended for. I
>
> >have been with the Book Port since the beginning and a Roadrunner user
> >before that. I use the Book Port everyday to read text and daisy books
>
> >as well as newspapers and html files and occasionally to listen to
> >music. Remember if one fails to research the product prior to purchase
>
> >than just return it before the 30 days after purchase for a refund. It
>
> >doesn't get any better than that. So, happy reading.
> >
> >John
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Ring
> >Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 4:42 PM
> >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> >
> >Walt and list:
> >I must agree with you!
> >I did not purchase my Bookport because I wanted a music system. I
> >purchased it because it was a great reading device. And, many of its
> >features have greatly improved insofar as reading is concerned.
> > When I purchased the device it did not support books from Audible,
> >and it did not support books from RFB&D. It didn't have a Braille find
> >mode. All of these improvements serve to enhance ones reading
> >experience. These are the kinds of improvements I want to see, the
> >kind that make the unit a better reading machine. If you want a radio,
> >buy one. If you want an MP3 player, buy one.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walt Smith
> >Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:26 PM
> >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> >
> >
> >I agree totally with Jerry and resent the implication that this makes
> >anyone who does some kind of reactionary, anti-technology Luddite. The
> >Book Port is
> >a reading device, first and foremost, and that is precisely what it
> >should
> >remain. If people want truly full-function MP3 players, that's
> perfectly
> >
> >fine, but I do not want, just for example, any MP3-related innovations
> >to get in the way of the device's being the finest _reading_ device
> >ever designed up to today. The real problem is that some people still
> >insist on
> >confusing change with progress and improvement and this is simply not
> >always
> >the case. It would not improve the BP as a reading system to integrate
> a
> >
> >radio into it; it would not improve the device's ability to read books
> >to include a shuffle mode. These are just two examples out of many that
> >simply
> >don't improve the Book Port as a _reading_ technology. On the other
> >hand;
> >and note the qualification; if a shuffle mode, for instance, could be
> >incorporated without in any way limiting the potential improvement of
> >strictly reading-related features, I don't necessarily oppose it.
> >However,
> >if the code would take up space that might be used for some future
> >reading
> >functionality, it should not be included. The fact that the BP happens
> >to
> >play MP3 files as an incidental side effect of its being a reading
> >device
> >does not mean that significant time should be put into turning it into
> >an
> >MP3 player for persone who have little or no desire to use it as a
> >reading
> >system. There are less expensive and better-designed MP3 players
> already
> >on
> >the market.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Rick and Pauline" <daltontwo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:03 AM
> >Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> >
> >
> >Hi Jerry,
> >
> >What do you have against progress and innovation? With this sort of
> >thinking we would have never replaced the horse and buggy. It seems to
>
> >me that you are too easily satisfied and are not thinking outside the
> >box.
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jerry Weinger
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:29 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> >
> >
> > Tom and List,
> > My hope is that the Book Port evolves based upon its ability to read
>
> >books, its small size, and its reasonable cost.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is why I bought the Book Port
> >
> > 1. I can read a book, in all of the formats, with a device that fits
>
> >into my pocket. And I can have 100 more books on hand, in my other
> >pocket. Doing
> >this with a CD player would require a larger CD player, and a stack of
> >CDs.
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. The Book Port uses inexpensive off the shelf batteries, which I
> > can
> >
> >replace myself.
> >
> >
> >
> > 3. I had no further expectations for the Book Port; any more than I
> >would expect a hammer to do the job of a drill.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Jerry Weinger
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >-
> >------
> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >On Behalf Of tom hawkins
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:29 PM
> > To: Book Port
> > Subject: [bookport] new unit proposal
> >
> >
> > Any consideration of a new unit should include a wide, thick
> >rubber edge to protect the unit from accidental falls from tables and
> >pockets etc.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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