Christopher, I tried 7zip and could not get multiple files to be extracted into separate folders. Is there an option I need to change? I've been meaning to explore the "help" system, but since you mention it here I thought I'd see if you might know what I am missing.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:13:38 -0500, Christopher Chaltain wrote: >I haven't done this myself, but I'm not surprised. If you have a zip file on >the Booksense and then you unzip it onto the Booksense, both of your reads >and writes are going over your USB connection and will be limited to that >speed. If the zip file is on your hard drive and you unzip it onto your >booksense then at least the reads will be from your hard drive which will be >much faster than your USB connection. Furthermore, downloading a zip file >directly to your booksense will take longer than downloading it to your hard >drive. I'm not surprised that you're finding this isn't saving you any time. >I always download the zip files to my hard drive. I'll then either unzip >them on to my Booksense directly, or if I'm going to copy them to both my >Booksense and an NLS cartridge, I'll unzip them onto my hard drive first and >then copy them to my Booksense and NLS cartridge. I'm not sure if unzipping >them to my hard drive first ends up being faster or not, but I find it more >efficient. >BTW, if you're going to be unzipping multiple files, I find 7-Zip to be very >useful and very fast. You can select multiple files and have them all >unzipped at the same time. >-- >Christopher >[email protected] >-----Original Message----- >From: qubit [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 7:22 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Problem With BookSense Buddy >I found out something about the booksense on my computer: I had it connected >and thought I'd save some download time if I downloaded the book directly to >the booksense -- but it was about a fifth the speed! and then I had to >extract the files and that took a ridiculous amount of time. This was in >flash memory. I think it must be the usb support on my system. Just >copying a book from drive C to the booksense audio books folder takes >several minutes. But be warned, this is nothing compared to the grind I >experienced trying to unzip on the booksense. >Has anyone else discovered this? >Well, as long as the books play...*smile* >--le >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Cheryl Lenartiene" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 4:54 PM >Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Problem With BookSense Buddy >I think I know what's going on. I was able to reproduce the problem, so I >used Windows Explorer to browse the SD card where I sent my NLS books. They >were all extracted to the root of the Documents folder of the SD card. Each >NLS book must have its own folder, so I deleted all the information that was >extracted to the Documents folder and going back to copying and pasting the >old fashioned way. >Cheryl >Skype: SamiGirl07 >Twitter: @SamiGirl07 >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Sandy Licht" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 5:43 PM >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] Problem With BookSense Buddy >> If you are transferring books to an SD card, try inserting the >> card with the BookSense powered on. If you insert the card with the power >> off, sometimes the BookSense doesn't see newly downloaded books. If your >> problem is with the BookSense Buddy, I'm afraid I can't help you. I don't >> use it. >> >> At 03:28 PM 6/26/2010, you wrote: >>>Since downloading the latest version of the booksense buddy I'm having >>>problems getting the books on my BookSense. The computer tells me the >>>download is complete but when I check the booksense the books aren't >>>there. Any suggestions? Thanks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >>>only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is >>>related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your >>>message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >>> >>>To manage your subscription to gw-booksense, visit: >>> >>>http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv >> >> >> Sandy Licht >> Turn right, then go straight! >> >> Jeremiah 29:11-14 (Amplified Bible) >> >> 11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, >> thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you >> hope in your final outcome. >> >> 12Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I >> will hear and heed you. >> >> 13Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital >> necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.(A) >> >> 14I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will release you from >> captivity and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which >> I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place >> from which I caused you to be carried away captive. >> >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >> only. 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