At the moment, I don't have any dial up capability so can't check it out. I remain connected just fine with my SanDisk Wy Fi card and the book usually downloads very quickly!

Jim Aldrich

At 08:55 PM 12/06/2005 , you wrote:
Dear Jim,

I downloaded a book with the BNMP and it is very nice and easy to do.

However, my connections speed is slow and the ISP cuts me off when I use the MP but it almost never cuts me off when I'm using my PC.

I like having a copy of the book in my PC in case the book has a "glitch" which I can fix using my PC.

Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California
----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower


Why bother when you can do the entire process with your BN? Perhaps putting them on a PC helps as far as storage goes but when you download the NLS book or books with your BN, you can actually have it go right to your storage card and save a few steps in the operation. I usually log in with my user name and password I was given by my state library. I immediately go to the bottom of the page and find list of braille books and press enter. One then is presented with the alphabet in links. Press the letter you want, do a find command for the author you are looking for and you will have your list of books by that author which are available through the NLS electronic library. When you see Volume one, press enter and you will be on line with that volume. Do a save command, follow the prompts and place this volume where you want it, flash disk, compact flash etc. Give it a file name followed by one to represent the volume dot brf and you should be good to go. Exit out of the book and get that link up again where it says the book number or volume one. Place your cursor on the period after the one and press backspace. This takes out one and type two. you will be placed in the link for the next volume. Keep up this procedure till you have the entire book downloaded. It is really slick!

Jim Aldrich

At 07:47 PM 12/06/2005 , you wrote:
I think it's the first question in the FAQ.  i always download web braille
to my PC first and then put it on a compact flash card to use in the braille
note.

Sherry


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caitlin
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:34 PM
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Really? Thank you so much, i will definitely check this out. It really isn't

much of a prblem to go in and fix the extention manually, bu it will
definitely save a bit of time not having to go in and do that.
Thansk again,
Caitlin
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Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherry Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:27 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower


If you go to the FAQ section on the web braille site, there are step by step
directions on how to get your computer to recognize .brf files.  you have to
set it up, but the directions are easy to follow.

Sherry


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:16 PM
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Taht's weird. My cmoputer has never recognized BRF. Maybe I should consider
installing Duxbury so it automatically does.

Caitlin
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Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower


> The PC shouldn't tack on a .txt.  At the filename prompt, you can press
> enter or you can type a drive and foldername and filen.brf.
>
> You can use the file and folder options in the control panel setup menu
> and Windows will recognize the .brf extension as an application file
> extension. If you have DBT Win (Duxbury for Windows) on your PC, you > can > tell Windows to always open a .brf file using Duxbury. You can save > your
> books directly to a CompactFlash card.
>
> Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
> California
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Caitlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the > mPower
>
>
>> Hi All,
>> I sent this to just Estin, but I'll just post it here in case >> anyoen
>> else needs it.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Caitlin
>>
>> Hi Estin,
>>    Here's how to work web-braille. Go to
>> www.loc.gov/nls
>> Click on Browse the Catalog.
>> Enter your search terms, such as title, author, etc. To find things
>> faster,
>> select "braille" in the "type" combo box, or whatever it's called.
>> When you find what you want, you'll see link beginning in http for >> each >> volume. Hit context menu on this link, then arrow down to save as. >> You'll

>> be
>> asked to enter your NLS username and apssword, so do that. Then >> save-as
>> as
>> you normally would. If your ocmputer tacks on a .txt after the .brf
>> extention, go to the file using Windows Explorer and hit F2, and erase
>> the
>> .txt part, and jsut that, not the .brf. Hope this makes sense. If you
>> ahve
>> any questions, feel free to email me back and I'll do my best to help.
>> Caitlin
>> Please visit my home page at www.deraitland.com. You may also be
>> interested in my LiveJournal at www.caitlin45.com. Check out The >> Beyond
>> Radio Network at www.tbrn.net.
>> Thanks!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Terry Olandese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the >> mPower
>>
>>
>>>I could use some help in that department too. I have an account, but I
>>>don't know how to use it either. Any help would be appreciated. terry >>>o
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "estin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
>>> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:20 PM
>>> Subject: re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the
>>> mPower
>>>
>>>
>>>> Could someone rite me off line and explain the nls and how I down >>>> load
>>>> books I have a subscription but I can't use it
>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
>>>>>Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:32:37 -0700
>>>>>Subject: re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the
>>>>>mPower
>>>>
>>>>>While in the magazine or book on line, I do an S with spacebar. I >>>>>get
>>>>>the save file propts as to where it should go etc.  When asked for a
>>>>>file name, I give it the NLS book number or perhaps the magazine >>>>>name
>>>>>followed by a number representing the various parts of the magazine
>>>>>with a dot brf extension.  Always give a web braille book a dot brf
>>>>>extension. When pressing enter, I have my dot brf file >>>>>instantaneously

>>>>>and it is ready to read off line.  My braille grade is set to 2 by
>>>>>default.
>>>>
>>>>>Jim
>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "Katie Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>To: "Braille Note" <[email protected]
>>>>>>Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 01:47:28 -0500
>>>>>>Subject: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the >>>>>>mPower
>>>>
>>>>>>Hi everyone:
>>>>
>>>>>>Tonight I tried to save a magazine to my mPower which I received >>>>>>via >>>>>>web braille through NLS. However, when I pressed s chord, and gave >>>>>>it

>>>>>>a name and saved it, when I opened it, the BRF file had been turned
>>>>>>into text, and was all messed up.  So I tried again, but I tried to
>>>>>>use back space with x after the s chord, and saving the file as an
>>>>>>HTML was my only option.
>>>>
>>>>>>So, what I did was just mark the beginning and end of the issue, >>>>>>using

>>>>>>the block commands menu, and pasted those into keyword.  I must
>>>>>>comment here on how wonderfully the mPower handled this process... >>>>>>it

>>>>>>copied about 100 pages instantaneously...  unlike the classic!
>>>>
>>>>>>But, my question is how do those of you who use web braille handle
>>>>>>this issue if you do not wish, or are not able, to stay connected >>>>>>to
>>>>>>the net while reading?
>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks as always!
>>>>
>>>>>>Katie
>>>>
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