Yes, NLS really needs to get with the program!
I didn't even think of burning books to CDS. I thought that the only
way you could get NLS books was either on tape, or through a victor
stream or Icon, niether of which I own. I don't see the need to have
a stream and an Ipod, and pretty much just use my macbook for a
portable note taking device. I know it can be a bit of a pain, but my
braillenote bit the dust recently, and I'm thinking I'll just buy a
macbook air to replace it once I've saved up the money. I see no
point in purchasing expensive blindness products if something like the
air is available on the mainstream market, though of course this is
just my opinion and personal preference.
I can't help but wonder if apple will eventually give suppliers of
portable devices like the braillenote and Icon a run for their money.
Thoughts?
Olivia
Olivia
On Sep 22, 2008, at 9:53 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote:
Hello; I agree with you completely on nls needing to get on the
bandwagon as well. I hate it that the only way I can currently
download books from the texas state library system is to download
them to my windows computer and then burn them onto a cd. The
problem is that they are committed to the overdrive media console
which so far doesn't have a mac version. We also need to work on
yahoo. they have a lot of good webmaster's tools, but they are only
available to windows and linnex. Take care, and good luck, Max
On Sep 22, 2008, at 6:16 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
And I also have an Icon or more accurately the Braille Plus. I very
much appreciate the Braille Plus, but truly the iPod offers some
distinct advantages such as no physical hard drive, quite speedy to
move from track to track with no choppy buffering, and yes, a small
size. I do wish Apple and the National Library Service could work
together on making it possible to load NLS books on the iPod. Now
that would be mighty cool for sure.
Max Ivey Jr.
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