Fake it out by substituting bks for the extension. Now do you remember? Brenda Mueller
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 19:01:20 -0800 >Subject: re: [Braillenote] two questions >Hi Richard. >When you find the book you want to download, press enter on that link. The >braille note should respond with "folder for download: default is downloads." >Either select the folder you want to use or just press enter. >The braille note should respond with "book name" and then it types what it >believes the book name to be. >This is a very important step. Type in a new book name and add ".bks" with >out the quotes. This makes the braille note believe this is a book share >file--which it isn't. >If you did everything right in the last step, the braille note will say >"rename extension. Sure?" to which you answer y for yes. >Now, when you have all the books you want, bring up the book reader. Point to >the downloads folder, and select the book you just downloaded. Follow the >prompts to unpack the book. Incidentally, somewhere in the unloading process >you will be asked for a password. Just press enter as the file is not >actually password protected. >As far as your second question about the winzip program, I'm sure that is for >the pc. Unfortunately, there is no zip or unzip program for the braille note. > This is why we have to fake out the notetaker. >Hope this helps. >Bob >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Bn list <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:58:31 +1300 >>Subject: [Braillenote] two questions >>hi list, >>I am using a loner bn with ks 5. I remember a long time ago, there was >>something on the list about unziping books. >>I am not a member of bookshare, but I might like to download a zipped book. >>I can't remember how to do this and unzip it. could someone please refresh >>my memory and give me the steps? >>My other question is this. On the bn download site, there is a winzip >>download. For what software is this and is it to load into the bn or the pc? >>By the way, I am using a bt unit >>Thanks very much in advance for your help, and I hope you all had a marvelous >>holiday and yes Roselle, I'm thinking about you too as I write this you lucky >>lady. >>You get to open presents twice in a couple of months. >>Thanks again >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
