yeah i agre with you on that point. I have done several podcasts with my booksense xt and transfered the files to my macbook and uploaded them to my podcast page. Brandon On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> I'm very glad to hear it and to be honest, that wouldn't be all that hard I > don't reckon <smile>. > > I would like to see some sort of voice database feature in these devices, > some way whereby you could link notes or recordings together, say link a > telephone number with an address or a name, I should think that such a > feature would be handy for elderly people who could use these type of > machines - not just for playing books - but as a type of information manager > for basic information, The Victor Reader for example uses LINUX as its > operating system so there's no question about the power the player has, its > just a question of how to design such a system I outlined. > > > > brandon armstrong wrote: >> booksense transfers are much faster to mac and vise versa. >> Brandon >> On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> Okay, I don't have a Book Sense but I do have a Victor reader Stream. >>> >>> One thing I like about the Stream is that all prompts and messages are >>> recorded in human voice rather than having to rely on a software voice >>> synthesiser so you won't miss any alerts, prompts or errors which Victor is >>> trying to communicate to you. >>> >>> I'm also told that there are some major software upgrades for Victor coming >>> in the near future, one of which will allow you to store your recordings in >>> a different format such as wave for transfer straight to a PC or Mac and >>> that's about time too! and this has been my major gripe about the player >>> from day one - particularly given that I use a Mac most of the time and >>> there's no way of converting files from the Victor's format to something >>> standard with the Mac, this should fix the problem. >>> >>> The other slight annoyance I have with the Victor Reader Stream is its >>> incredibly slow rate of transfer using USB cable and I'd be interested to >>> hear an explanation from Humanware as to why this is, I can only hope that >>> transfer speeds are faster on the Book Sense. If you're prepared to be a >>> little adaptive then the problem can of course be solved by purchasing a >>> memory card reader but make sure you read the manual first so you know what >>> goes into what folder on the card, how to arrange things etc. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> >>>> From Melton Victoria Australia >>>> >>> mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net >>> Phone United Kingdom >>> 02032874641 >>> Phone Australia >>> :0390058589 >>> Phone United States >>> :8159261869 >>> Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 >>> Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 >>> MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net >>> skype:grtdane12 >>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane >>> blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com >>> >>> >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >>> database 4713 (20091223) __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 4713 (20091223) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > -- > > Dane Trethowan >> From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net > Phone United Kingdom > 02032874641 > Phone Australia > :0390058589 > Phone United States > :8159261869 > Fax (+61 3) 9743 7954 > Mobile/SMS +61 438 571201 > MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net > skype:grtdane12 > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/grtdane > blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4713 (20091223) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
