it is in Downloads unless you have chosen a save as dialog. one of the icons in the downloads pane has an icon called "view in finder" and it will open a finder window for you. to interact with a zip file with something other than the default application do: ctrl-option-shift-M and that will open a dialog box with a number of items (open, open with..., move to trash, etc.). choose the open with if you have other apps installed that can handle zip files.
-eric On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:46 PM, Rachel Feinberg wrote: > Hi eric, > > i have the option in Safari checked to open safe downloads, but I usually > don't see the book extracted after the process has finished. and where is > this group located I must interact with in order to see the status? In the > downloads folder? > Thanks so much for the comments and for the specific place to find the > automatically open downloads option. > Rachel > On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > >> Hi Rachel, >> >> It sounds like you are getting many different ways of approaching >> downloading books from NLS BARD. I'll add a few comments that I hope help. >> >> I'm using Lyon and Safari. I have the Safari preference setting under >> General set to open safe files after downloading. This means the file is >> unzipped automatically so I have the book waiting for me and ready to go in >> my downloads folder. I don't generally worry about the download status but >> If I want to check it you can go to the downloads list and interack with the >> group associated with the download and the information is there. >> >> Once the book is downloaded I simply either copy it to the NLS cartridge I >> purchased from American Printing House For the Blind and it works just like >> a NLS book. Only I fit many books onto the single cartridge. To access the >> multiple books just hold down the play button on the NLS machine and it will >> open the bookshelf. >> To copy to the cartridge you will need a USB extender cable also sold >> at the American Printing House for the Blind. >> >> If I'm using the Victor reader stream then I copy the folder from my Mac to >> the book shelf folder on the SD card and it works fine. >> >> If you don't have a NLS cartridge for the NLS player a thumb drive will work >> the same way. >> >> Hope this helps. I find the process quick and easy on the Mac. >> >> Best. >> >> eRic Caron >> >> >> On Jun 30, 2012, at 8:22 PM, Rachel Feinberg wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I've had the mac for a month and a half and absolutely love it thus far. I >>> was recently presented with a challenge when downloading bard books. Is >>> there some sort of progress indicator I could somehow receive so I know >>> when it has finished downloading in Safari? And beyond that, what is the >>> best way to extract the zip contents of the folder? Wehn I use the default >>> program on the mac, or even iZip, it doesn't extract anything useful and i >>> get a folder with a .zip.CPGZ extension. I ended up using windows through a >>> virtual machine to get the book downloaded and extracted as their was >>> progress indicator's given, and I was able to successfully extract the >>> folder contents then put it onto a supported device. >>> Help with this would be greatly appreciated. >>> Thanks! >>> Rachel >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
