I don't know of any utility. Mostly now I download stuff to the PC because as y ou pointed out Isaac, it's quicker. But there are times, like if I am in class and need to find a book easily and there's access, where I may want to grab it. Dunno ...
Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac Obie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] The Gutenbergorg site > Jane, > Is there any type of a utility that can do this? Like a renaming utility? > that would make things so much easier. In addition, I wonder if it might > not be quicker and easier just to download the books to the computer, > doctor on them then load them in to the braillenote? Seems to me it might > save some work! <smile> > Isaac > > On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, Jane Jordan wrote: > > > If you are talking about downloading from gutenbewrg, I have had mixed > > success. Once you download the files you will need to rename them with a > > .bks extension so you can unpack it using the BrailleNote's bookshare unpack > > utility. But beware, it may not always work, in which case you will need to > > put the file onto your PC and unzip it there, then transfer it back to the > > brailleNote. > > > > Jane > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "nancy ungar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Pulse Data" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:21 PM > > Subject: [Braillenote] The Gutenbergorg site > > > > > > > Hi. Has anyone successfulky downbboaded any of these books onto a > > storage, compact flash, o! microdrive successfully? I'd prefer to get the > > "text files" and I'm wondering if they'll download automatically, or must I > > create a "bks extension? If anyone has used this, would he or she let me > > know how this is done? I haven't tried it yet, and it's not as if I don't > > have anything to read, grin. I've downloaded hundreds of web braille and > > Bookshare books onto storage cards. Thanks to Rhonda and Maria, I'm now > > proficient with the Online catalog of Web Braille. Hip-hip horray! > > > Thanks for the great list. > > > Nancy 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 > > > > ___ > 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 > >
