Hi Seth, Using the USB port on the side of the player, is fine, except, being that the player is portable, it's very easy to damage the thumb drive when moving the player around. The blank cartridge, goes into the slot in the front of the player just as the digital book cartridges do, and while they do not have the storage capacity of most flash drives, they are better protected from damage by the player itself. It is very simple to transfer files from the computer to the cartridge. HTH, Rick Justice
----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Russell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? So let me get this painfully straight. You can download to a thumb drive and then play the downloaded file on the NLS player by putting the thumb drive in the USB slot of the player? If that is true, then why would anyone purchase a special purpose cartridge when you can get a thumb drive these days for next to nothing and use it for all kinds of other things ? Has anyone actually done that successfully? On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 11:56 PM, Frank Ventura <[email protected]> wrote: > Try independant living aids, I think they sell it. But a thumb drive > also works. > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Lorah > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? > > Good idea. Where do you get the cartridge and cable?? Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norma A. Boge" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:25 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? > > > > Why don't you download BARD materials to a thumb drive or blank > cartridge? Then you don't have to wait for snail mail. > > At 12:46 PM 2/7/2010, you wrote: >>Hi, yes that is true! But I still think it's discrimination that the >>people >>that can afford the players, where they can download the books whenever > >>they >>want and the people that can't afford the players have to wait for > their >>book to come in the snail mail. >>I just don't understand why they had to make the cards incompatible >> >> >>Ginger Roe >> >>www.withtheblindinmind.com >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Alan & Terrie Robbins [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 5:45 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? >> >>Mark, >> >>You can get the new free NLS player from your State >> >>Al >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] >>[mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of >>Mark >>Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:12 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [Blind-Computing] NLS compatible Software? >> >> >>Hi >> I was wondering if there is any software that can play >>the digital books from the National Library Service (NLS)? >>It seems like the only thing I can find to play the books is >>a $350 portable player. I would be just as happy if I could >>play them on my computer. >> >>God bless, >>Mark >>Jesus Is Lord! >>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list >>visit: >>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > -- Seth Russell Alpha testing: http://tagtalking.net/ Facebook ing: http://www.facebook.com/russell.seth Blogging: http://fastblogit.com/seth/ Catalog selling: http://www.speaktomecatalog.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
