Patricia, this old dog's brain path was attunedd to solving abstract problems so thisnew process is harder. My teaching life was walk, talk, chalk; we thought the overhead projector was high tech! BUt I thank my lucky stars for the computer age. Thanks. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder
: Never fear dear Marilyn, old dogs can learn new tricks,grins : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 11:30 PM : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder : : : > Patricia, it is my understanding that the VRS Library version has an : > attachable cartridge holder that enables use of a cartridge, but what do I : > know. I guess my old brain will have to learn about cards, slots, thumb : > drives and lots of other stuff if I want the portability. Thanks again. : > marilyn : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> : > To: <[email protected]> : > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:37 PM : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder : > : > : > : Cartridge attachment for the stream?? : > : : > : It comes with one 2/gb SD card, that long cable to hook to the computer, : > a : > : short one for hooking to a thumb drive, but the stream does not use the : > : cartridges as the nls player does. : > : : > : I do not have speakers and hear it just fine without headset, but it's : > your : > : choice. : > : : > : Also for me since my pc is older like me,lol hehehehe, it didn't come : > with : > a : > : card reader. I had to get one of those because the long cable download : > was : > a : > : royal pain in the you know where,lol : > : : > : But the long cable with the male/female ends on it which is what it's : > : called, attaches to one of the blank cartridges for the nls player right : > : nicely and downlowads fast, but the stream's seems to be very slow for : > some : > : reason, so i don't use that just the card reader. : > : : > : Haven't used my Kingston Data Traveler thumb drive yet, it's 4/gb and : > the : > : stream has that shorter plug to hook that up to it, and the nls has a : > USB : > : slot on the side of the machine. : > : : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : > : To: <[email protected]> : > : Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:26 PM : > : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder : > : : > : : > : > No, I don't have a Stream yet. If I get one, I'll get the cartridge : > : > attachment, I guess, but for sure the additional speakers. One more : > thing : > : > for my poor brain cells to wrap around. I have just used some of your : > : > former instructions to delete a book from the cartridge. With so many : > : > books : > : > and so little time, I can quit a so so book on a moment's notice. : > marilyn : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > : > From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> : > : > To: <[email protected]> : > : > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:10 PM : > : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder : > : > : > : > : > : > :I do have a victor reader, used it today in fact on the bus.. : > : > : : > : > : But I love the nls player that's one fine machine! : > : > : : > : > : Did you do the upgrade to the stream? : > : > : : > : > : You do not have to keep the .zip books in your docs or anywhere else : > for : > : > : that matter. : > : > : I download a ton of books, but don't unzip them all at once, just a : > few : > : > to : > : > : read and then unzip more and delete what I've already read. : > : > : : > : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : > : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : > : > : To: <[email protected]> : > : > : Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 9:04 PM : > : > : Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder : > : > : : > : > : : > : > : > Ok, Patricia. Do I need to keep that extra list of books, each a : > : > folder, : > : > : > that don't have the .zip extension? In other words, they are : > laready : > : > : > extracted. Do you have a victor reader stream? I'm already sick : > of : > : > the : > : > : > clunky nls reader because it is not very portable and makes one of : > my : > : > : > favorite readers sound awful. Whine, whine. marilyn : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > : > : > From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> : > : > : > To: <[email protected]> : > : > : > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 7:41 PM : > : > : > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : Hi Marilyn, : > : > : > : : > : > : > : You can press the shift key and down arrow to the books you want : > to : > : > move : > : > : > to : > : > : > : the folder once they are selected that is.. : > : > : > : Press control c/ to copy or control/x to cut and then open the : > : > folder : > : > : > and : > : > : > : press control/v to paste them there. : > : > : > : Alternatively, you can choose to have them downloaded directly : > into : > : > that : > : > : > : folder when you start the download process, tab to where you : > save : > : > them : > : > : > at : > : > : > : which probably is your docs, then shift tab to the list of : > folders : > : > in : > : > : > your : > : > : > : docs highlight it, tab to the save button. All the downloads now : > : > will : > : > go : > : > : > : into the folder. : > : > : > : I suggest you keep the zipped book on your hard drive just in : > case : > : > if : > : > : > your : > : > : > : reading it and something messes up during the read, you can : > unzip : > it : > : > : > again : > : > : > : without having to go back to the sorce you got it from. But it's : > up : > : > to : > : > : > you.. : > : > : > : : > : > : > : Patricia : > : > : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : > : > : From: "Marilyn Walker" <[email protected]> : > : > : > : To: <[email protected]> : > : > : > : Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 7:16 PM : > : > : > : Subject: [Blind-Computing] how move a document folder : > : > : > : : > : > : > : : > : > : > : > Hi, all: Since I'm fairly new to downloading, extracting and : > : > putting : > : > : > : > books : > : > : > : > on my nls cartridge, I have some questions: Each book I unzip : > and : > : > : > place : > : > : > on : > : > : > : > the cartridge shows up in another folder witih its title even : > : > thought : > : > : > I : > : > : > : > have : > : > : > : > sent it to the cartridge. I would like to just have a my : > : > documents : > : > : > folder : > : > : > : > called books. So I made a folder called books but don't know : > how : > : > to : > : > : > make : > : > : > : > the various titles move to that folder. Also, there is still : > a : > : > list : > : > : > of : > : > : > : > these books witih the .zip extension. Should I keep these : > even : > : > : > thought : > : > : > : > they : > : > : > : > appear on the unzipped list? Thanks. I have gone through : > some : > : > : > various : > : > : > : > instructions from listers but haven't found an answer to : > either : > of : > : > : > these. : > : > : > : > Thanks. 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