Re: Accessible kindle comes out for windows while Macs don't
This is the reason the Goddess made BiTorrent and Callibre. Sent from my iPad On 20/01/2011, at 12:14 AM, Michael Thurman kb7...@gmail.com wrote: exactly and why I don't read tts books anyway it's just a slap in the face for tem tell me that i can BUY not scan but BUY a book and stil not be able to accesit in anyw ay if the publisher decides to block tts when i already bought their book greedy peopl eake me wat to be sick and all of these companies are greedy I won't buy a indel or buy boks from them because of those reasona s well as not likig to listen to tts maybe if a book wre in the mac's alex voice I'd thnk about it On Jan 19, 2011, at 11:35 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: Intellectual property issues are a pain. I understand that the artist or author needs to be compensated for their work, but I'm really tired of the extremes that companies go to. It's ridiculous that anyone could consider TTS voices as an actual audio book. As someone who produces actual audio books, I'm here to say that it's not as simple as sticking someone in a booth and making them read the text. There is a certain level of artistry and performance that goes into them. sigh Friendly, Chris On Jan 19, 2011, at 7:24 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: You know, NVDA is one of the screen readers that will work with the Kindle App for PC and enable TTS on all Kinle books. Theoretically, anybody could download and use NVDA since it is open source and free, thus giving the masses access to TTS on the PC Kindle App. I bet most sighted people are not going to give a hoot, however, just like they wouldn't care if TTS was enabled on their Mac if Voice Over was turned on. Just something to think about. On Jan 19, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Mary Otten wrote: If you go to the page on amazon for the accessible Kindle app, you'll see that they require that one have a screen reader installed to use the tts feature. that's why they can let us have access to all the books, even those that are tts disabled on the Kindle hardware. Sighted people generally don't have screen readers installed, but with Macs and I-devices, that's not the case. I hope I am proven wrong and amazon actually does make the thing vo-compatible, but I bet they don't do anything for I-devices, and they'll have to come up with a way to ensure that only screen reader users can access the tts on the Mac. How do you do that when VO is on all Macs? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Old news? -iBooks reading PDFs properly now!…
I beg to differ but the new version of iBooks is totally broken as far as PDFs are concerned. Greg Sent from my iPad On 03/01/2011, at 12:36 PM, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Hi All; First off, I hope all of your new year's celebrations were safe fun and totally freaking amazingly cool! woohoo! HOpe 2011 is treating ya'll wonderfully well so far!… :) Okay, so this may be old news, but the current version of iBooks is now reading PDFs properly! I.E. if you do a two finger flick down, the PDF will read straight through, as with any epub. -Just thought y'all would like to know… Enjoy! Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Merry Christmas
And let me throw in a Happy Hogswatch and a merry Wintervale... Sent from my iPad On 24/12/2010, at 12:49 PM, Colin M velocity.focu...@googlemail.com wrote: Well its that time of year again! :] And I'll join with all the others to wish the rest of you a.. Happy holiday! Seasonal greetings! Winter wonders! And the best for the New Year! :] Colin I'm far too bad for Heaven! The Devil is afraid I'll take his place! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: reading a long pdf: vo vs spoken word in itunes
If you have the new version of ibooks that just came today you can read pdfs in that...I just loaded a 1500 page file and voiceober is reading it ...this is on an i Sent from my iPad On 21/06/2010, at 9:10 PM, Joel Zimba zimbameis...@gmail.com wrote: I did notice that I have a few pdfs in my books section of itunes. I'm not sure how I got them there... nor what to do with them exactly, it would be great if ibooks learned to read them, as I'm more and more impressed with it as I play. J On Jun 21, 2010, at 8:25 PM, Catherine Kudlick wrote: Hi All, Someone just sent me a long book manuscript as a pdf. If I wanted to read it on the go on my ipod touch, what's the best way to do it? Should I use voiceover? Or is it true that it's possible to convert the pdf to a spoken word text that I could access through itunes? If so, how do I do this? And is it easier to use in itunes than in VO? For example, can you set the pace of speech in these itunes files or mark your place? Also, can what I read be sync-ed between devices? For example if I start reading it on my Macbook Pro but then want to pick up on my ipod, would it sync to where I left off? Thanks so much, cathy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. pad...buttit should work on an iphone w IS 4 greg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Changing to Karen on the Iphone
I just tried this on my ipad and it works there too...I am so happy...I checked the voice with the Avatamsaka Sutra and a paper on the cosmological constant from arXiv and she was wonderful!!! Sent from my iPad On 19/06/2010, at 10:23 PM, Sarah Alawami marri...@gmail.com wrote: actually mine took place right away. Thanks for this though. that sounds much better! S On Jun 19, 2010, at 1:35 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: Hi all, I just figured out from Donna and another friend of mine who has an Ipod Touch how to change to Karen on the Iphone. I would assume it's the same for the Ipod. I thought I'd post the steps here in case anyone else dislikes Samantha as much as I do. For some reason, when you switch the region from U.S. to Australia, it doesn't change the time setting like in the UK regions. THank goodness for that. To change the voice on the Iphone/Ipod do the following: 1. Go to settings 2. Double-tap general 3. Double-tap international and then swipe down to get the list of countries to display. I had to do this a few times before I found Australia. Once you find it, just double-tap and then press home. The next time you turn on your Iphone, you will have Karen's pleasant voice coming out of your speaker. I hope this helps someone. Have a great day, all. Allison -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
itunes 9.2 not synching
pi just updated to version 9.2 of itunes on my windows xp machine and now it is not detecting my ipadanyone else have. this problem? greg Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
