[real-eyes] Re: Meetings
- From: "Chip Bloch" <wbloch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:24:46 -0500
I agree it sounds like a good idea except for a couple of things.
1. Electricity and water don't mix. Jim, Reggie, and Steve are always
carrying some device and they would short circuit in the pool.
2. Some of us have some residual vision. Jose might scare us off if he
insists on showing up in his thong.
Chip
----- Original Message -----
From: "jose" <crunch1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:54 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Meetings
> yah Erica you got a swimming pool too don't yah? I think we should have
> the
> first ever pool side real-eyes swim meet and swim. I can wear my thong.
> LOL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 6:21 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Meetings
>
>
>> Hey Erika, how about your place? You got a nice pad!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Erika Wolf" <wolferika@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:45 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Meetings
>>
>>
>> Hi, I'm all in favor of having the meetings up north.
>> Thanks, for any replies.
>> Erika
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Steve
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:39 PM
>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Meetings
>>
>>
>>
>> Hmm at some point maybe a meeting or two could be up north of the river.
>> I
>> know that is a big issue with some people but there's allot of blind and
>> visually impaired people up north too.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:22 PM
>> Subject: [real-eyes] Meetings
>>
>>
>>> We haven't in some time, but that doesn't mean they might not resume at
>>> any
>>> moment? How bout it Andrea? Smile.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Erika Wolf" <wolferika@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:41 AM
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Can the Book sense go online?
>>>
>>>
>>> HI, guys, Are we still having Real Eyes meetings, here, locally, in
>>> Kansas
>>> City?
>>> Just curious to know when they are and at which location?
>>> Thanks, for getting back with me when you can.
>>> Erika
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Robert Beach
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 9:33 AM
>>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Can the Book sense go online?
>>>
>>> As far as editing internally, no luck. The Book Sense does not allow
>>> for
>>> copy/paste/delete. It does allow you to place marks in the recordings,
>>> if
>>
>>> I
>>> understood that correctly. As far as I know, the best on-board editing
>>> capabilities are on the Pocket Talk.
>>>
>>> One thing I really like about the Pocket Talk is that your recordings
>>> are
>>> in
>>> DAISY format so you can add and remove all kinds of navigation features
>>> during and/or after the recording session. If you only want to audio
>>> files,
>>> then you simply copy the MP3 files from the DAISY book folder of the
>>> memory
>>> card.
>>>
>>> The presenters did not say if the Neo Speak voices are the standard ones
>>> or
>>> some modified version, but I'm guessing a modified version. However,
>>> they
>>> sure sounded like Kate and Paul to me.
>>>
>>> They didn't spend a lot of time on the recording feature, but I'm hoping
>>> it
>>> does as well as the Pocket Talk.
>>> As
>>> Far as the speakers go, it did sound pretty good when the presenter
>>> simply
>>> held it up to the microphone. Most of the time they had the unit
>>> connected
>>> to a port via an audio cable to allow better sound quality and volume
>>> control. This is the way I would have done it too.
>>>
>>> Maybe I can do a presentation comparing the Stream, Pocket Talk, and
>>> Book
>>> Sense once I have some time to learn the new toy. I think they are all
>>> going to be great options.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Lee Beach
>>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>>> Kansas City Kansas Community College
>>> 7250 State Avenue
>>> Kansas City, KS 66112
>>> Phone: 913-288-7671
>>> Fax: 913-288-7678
>>> E-Mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Reginald George
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:42 AM
>>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Can the Book sense go online?
>>>
>>> I am definitely interested. I would like to have some capability to
>>> edit
>>> recordings internally, as far as deleting marked sections of files and
>>> so
>>> on. I wonder if this is in the software yet. Also I wonder if it's
>>> using
>>> the standard SAPI5 Neospeech voices, or if it's a customized version.
>>> This
>>> would open the possibility of getting other voices in the future. Also
>>> I'm
>>> sure the speakers sound great. When you get yours Robert I hope you can
>>> bring it to a meeting.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Robert Beach" <rbeach@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:51 AM
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Can the Book sense go online?
>>>
>>>
>>> The Book Sense is not a device for browsing the internet or downloading
>>> books. It is a book reader, document reader, media player, FM radio (XT
>>> version only), and talking clock/alarm. It is not a PDA or cell phone.
>>> It
>>> is like the Victor Reader Stream and Pocket Talk in that regard.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Lee Beach
>>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>>> Kansas City Kansas Community College
>>> 7250 State Avenue
>>> Kansas City, KS 66112
>>> Phone: 913-288-7671
>>> Fax: 913-288-7678
>>> E-Mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>
>>> On Behalf Of Kimberly A. Morrow
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:46 AM
>>> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [real-eyes] Can the Book sense go online?
>>>
>>> What I don't see in these notes is this: Can the Book Sense go
>>> online or is it, like the victor, merely a vessel for downloaded
>>> material?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kim
>>> Kimberly A. Morrow
>>> Outreach Specialist - Unity.fm
>>> Unity
>>> 1901 NW Blue Parkway
>>> Unity Village, MO 64065
>>> 816-251-3588
>>>
>>> visit www.unityonline.org
>>> visit www.dailyword.com
>>> visit www.unity.fm
>>>
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