nls has nothing to do with this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxwell Ivey Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:31 PM Subject: Re: iPod question
Hello Jacob; So, I was partially right only confused the issue a little. The reason for this is that the texas state library offers some of their books on tape through overdrive for free. You can download them, paly them, burn them to a cd, or play them on a pda and maybe an mp3 player. It would be nice if overdrive or mozilla would work to be accessible by apples, but it doesn't sound like that is very promising. I guess the next best thing would be for nls to be persuaided to partner with a different provider. Its a shame though. Thanks for clearing this up for me. Take care, Max On Sep 23, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote: > Hi > For clarification on the security issue, Overdrive are correct in > one sense. Apple does not have a format similar to WMA with built-in > DRM. What they do have and use, however, are mp4 containers with AAC > audio. While these do not have any DRM coding at their base, the MP4 > container can have any DRM scheme placed inside it that the > developers wish. Apple has licensed Fairplay for this, but Overdrive > could develop their own along with a player and utilize this format > as well, or license Fairplay themselves, or any other DRM scheme. > It's easier for them to blame Apple, though rather than to actually > license or create a DRM scheme for MP4/AAC. Too bad Overdrive hasn't > entered into a similar agreement with Apple as Audible has, where by > the books are available in an iTunes audiobook format (DRM included) > on the iTunes store, as that would be one way for Overdrive to not > have to deal with licensing DRM and Apple would do the rest. > However, if Macs keep rising in market share the way they have been > for quite a while now, Overdrive may have to implement something for > Mac users, but who knows when that will happen? > This has absolutely nothing to do with NLS books, which are another > can of worms altogether. > Regarding Firefox, it is not accessible and, if Mozilla continues to > be obstinate about things, I doubt it ever will be Voiceover > accessible as Mozilla seems to want to go their own way rather than > integrating their GUI with calls to the Apple accessibility > infrastructure. As firefox is not a native OS X application, it does > not benefit from any of Apple's accessibility efforts without the > help of the Mozilla developers, who seem to want to dictate to Apple > how Voiceover should work with their application. > > > On Sep 23, 2008, at 18:05, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > >> Hello; I will then admit I was mistaken. But the overdrive >> website does talk about playing them on pda's and mp3 players. I >> will now have to do more research to see where I went wrong. I do >> know they say that you can't do it with an apple because of the drm >> security issue. I'm sorry. Thanks, Max >> On Sep 23, 2008, at 4:01 PM, David Poehlman wrote: >> >>> ah, nls books will not play on the IPod. >>> >>> On Sep 23, 2008, at 2:43 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: >>> >>> Hello; I've been told that you can work around the problem with >>> the overdrive media console that the texas state library and >>> several others use if you run firefox or mozilla instead of >>> safari, but I haven't found either of these to be accessible. >>> Does anyone know if there is a script or something for firefox. >>> They also have a web editing plug in that would be sweet. But if >>> you also have a windows computer, or if you are running windows on >>> your mac through fusion, bootcamp, etc; then you can put nls audio >>> books on your ipod. I don't have windows on my mac yet, and my >>> windows desk top is at home; so I'm stuck for the time being. I >>> hope this helps. Take care, Max >>> On Sep 23, 2008, at 12:48 PM, Chris Gilland Desktop wrote: >>> >>>> NLS books on an IPod? Wo! Yeah, I agree, now that! would be >>>> sw'w'weet! >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> > >>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >>>> OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 7:16 PM >>>> Subject: Re: iPod question >>>> >>>> >>>>> 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. >>> The Midway Marketplace >>> Office 936-273-6960 >>> Cell 281-989-0448 >>> www.midwaymarketplace.com >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> Max Ivey Jr. >> The Midway Marketplace >> Office 936-273-6960 >> Cell 281-989-0448 >> www.midwaymarketplace.com >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > Max Ivey Jr. The Midway Marketplace Office 936-273-6960 Cell 281-989-0448 www.midwaymarketplace.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
