You can unzip most .zip files, but you have to change the extension to .bks first to trick the BN into thinking that it is a bookshare book.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> To: "Iyana Kellerman" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 4:38 AM Subject: re: ZIP files was re: [Braillenote] the superiority of braillesense To my knowledge, yes. We can not zip files or folders, but we can unzip them. Have a great day, Alex > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Iyana Kellerman <[email protected] >To: Alex Hall <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected] >Date sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:50:15 -0800 >Subject: ZIP files was re: [Braillenote] the superiority of braillesense >Speaking of Bookshare, can we unzip any ZIP file, or just >Bookshare ones? >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Alex Hall <[email protected] >>To: Gregory W W Dobbs <[email protected]>, >[email protected] >>Date sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:30:52 -0400 >>Subject: re: [Braillenote] the superiority of braillesense >>Well, at least you are direct. I think that releasing ks7.5.31 >>was a great idea; it is only a little past halfway through the >>month, so we could very well see ks8 in the next two weeks, but >>that is two more weeks of Bookshare access that we all now have. >>We complained about not having said access, and now they release >>a build that fixes this problem for free before the upgrade that >>was going to give it to us. That was a much-appreciated gesture >>on their part. >>As to selling out, they are indeed falling behind and it is >>possible that another company could buy them and make it better. >>However, Pulsedata (the original makers of the bn family) was >>doing quite well; after the merge with the other company whose >>name escapes me, to form the Humanware we know today, the bn >>started its slide downhill while other companies came out with >>products that were running uphill as fast as they could. My >>point is that a merge of hw with someone else could result in a >>great product or it could worsen a product that is already not >>doing so great, there is no way to know. Telling hw to sell out >>may not be the best option; all they need to do is upgrade to ce5 >>or, even better since no one else has it yet in the blindness >>market, ce6 and they are just about there. A motherboard upgrade >>would be nice, too; built-in b/g wifi so I do not have to keep >>dealing with faulty wifi G drivers. Okay, enough rambling from >>me; 0800 class tomorrow so will head to bed now, unless I am >>distracted by something else, which would not be hard. >>Have a great day, >>Alex >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Gregory W W Dobbs <[email protected] >>>To: Braillenote <[email protected] >>>Date sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:17:14 -0500 >>>Subject: [Braillenote] the superiority of braillesense >>>I recommend that you throw your braillenote out in the yard and >>>buy a braillesense. The braillenote really sucks. Humanware >>>will never catch up. They just want your money. Sooner or >>>later, Humanware will sell out to some company. When that >>>happens, maybe the product will become competitive, but you will >>>have to buy a new braillenote, as the firmware will be so out of >>>date that it will be impossible to update it. Throw it away. >>>Forget Humanware. Humanware sucks. Humanware please sell out. >>>I am tired of waiting and waiting for a promised upgrade. It's >>>apparent that ks 8 will not be released by the end of March. >>>Otherwise it would not have been necessary to release another ks >>>7 build. Really, Humanware, your company is pathetic. If you >>>can't do any better, (and obviously, you can't, sell out. Stop >>>this pretense. Your technicians are not capable of competing in >>>this market. Sell out! Sell out! Please! There are persons who >>>are capable of buying your mess and transforming it into a >>>product worthy of the consideration of intelligent persons in >>>need of a braille note taker. >>>___ >>>Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>>If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >>>copy to the list as well. >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[email protected] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >>copy to the list as well. >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[email protected] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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