Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread DJ DOCTOR P

Hello Chris and others,
If I'm downloading older books that were adapted from cassettes,  how will I 
know this?
I'm asking because there isn't any think on the Bard Talk website to 
indicate this.

 John.
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You happened to download one of those books which were converted from
cassette and didn't have many markers.  I have seen them work all ways.

DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:


Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I 
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using 
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that comes 
to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I 
download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
  John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Sunshine
when you listen to the book, they will have an announcement that tells you 
that the book was taken from analog tapes.

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Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


Hello Chris and others,
If I'm downloading older books that were adapted from cassettes,  how will I
know this?
I'm asking because there isn't any think on the Bard Talk website to
indicate this.
  John.
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From: cov...@ccs.covici.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


 
 You happened to download one of those books which were converted from
 cassette and didn't have many markers.  I have seen them work all ways.

 DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:

 Hello List Members,
 I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
 My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I
 can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
 But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using
 the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
 Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that comes
 to me in the mail?
 And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I
 download from the Bard Talk website?
 Thinks in advance.
 My best regards.
   John.
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Re: live broadcasts with station playlist studio 4.30

2010-05-18 Thread Mario

Ok, thanks!

A presto,
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread covici
You won't know till you listen to the book.

DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:

 Hello Chris and others,
 If I'm downloading older books that were adapted from cassettes,  how
 will I know this?
 I'm asking because there isn't any think on the Bard Talk website to
 indicate this.
  John.
 - Original Message - 
 From: cov...@ccs.covici.com
 To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
 Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:52 AM
 Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS
 
 
  
  You happened to download one of those books which were converted from
  cassette and didn't have many markers.  I have seen them work all ways.
 
  DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:
 
  Hello List Members,
  I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
  My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS
  cartridges, I can use the previous and next buttons to move from
  chapter to chapter.
  But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website,
  using the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the
  book.
  Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that
  comes to me in the mail?
  And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I
  download from the Bard Talk website?
  Thinks in advance.
  My best regards.
John.
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Re: My first podcast

2010-05-18 Thread Kulvinder Bhogal

Would love to cast an ear over that.

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Skypename: bobba2006
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Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:30 AM
Subject: My first podcast



Hello all,
I have done my first professional recording of a JAWS Tandem session, as 
part of my project. If anyone wants a copy, which is in MP3 format, 
please let me know. I plan to upload it to Dropbox so that I can give 
you the link via the groups, rather than attaching it on or off the 
groups, as the MP3 is quite large (over 16MB in size). The recording was 
done using GoldWave 5.56, and so was the editing, for example removing 
silence or unwanted audio.

Many thanks in advance for any offers.
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Re: My first podcast

2010-05-18 Thread chris hallsworth

Here it is. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1625623/JAWS_Tandem_Demo.mp3


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On 18/05/2010 10:34, Kulvinder Bhogal wrote:

Would love to cast an ear over that.

Regards.

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Skypename: bobba2006
Mobile: +447792888797
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Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:30 AM
Subject: My first podcast



Hello all,
I have done my first professional recording of a JAWS Tandem session,
as part of my project. If anyone wants a copy, which is in MP3 format,
please let me know. I plan to upload it to Dropbox so that I can give
you the link via the groups, rather than attaching it on or off the
groups, as the MP3 is quite large (over 16MB in size). The recording
was done using GoldWave 5.56, and so was the editing, for example
removing silence or unwanted audio.
Many thanks in advance for any offers.
From Chris.
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Fwd: On Innovations this Week Using your Computer as a TV and Winamp

2010-05-18 Thread Steve Pattison
 From:Chrissie Cochrane chris...@theglobalvoice.info
 To:  innovati...@theglobalvoice.info

On this week's program Mike Lauf talks to Corie Ballard and Kevin Reeves 
about using your pc or Mac as a tv.  I bring to an end my series on Winamp 
with a short summary and a look at a metadata plugin for Winamp.

That's Innovations, today at 17:00 UTC, 1 pm Eastern, 10 am Pacific in the 
US, 6 pm in the UK and 7 pm in Central Europe.

That's Innovations on the one and only Global Voice, the most interactive 
station on the internet.

Chrissie
Managing Director; the Global Voice
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Re: My first podcast

2010-05-18 Thread Iqbal Hosen

yes, please send me a  copy of your podcast. i would be very happy.
regards
iqbal
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Subject: My first ,m,podcast



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I have done my first professional recording of a JAWS Tandem session, as 
part of my project. If anyone wants a copy, which is in MP3 format, 
please let me know. I plan to upload it to Dropbox so that I can give 
you the link via the groups, rather than attaching it on or off the 
groups, as the MP3 is quite large (over 16MB in size). The recording was 
done using GoldWave 5.56, and so was the editing, for example removing 
silence or unwanted audio.

Many thanks in advance for any offers.
From Chris.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Robert doc Wright
did you double check your settings with the books you downloaded? the 
majority of the books I read come from the BARD sight and I have no problems 
moving from chapter to chapter.
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From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net

To: PC audio discussion list.  pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I 
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using the 
next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that comes 
to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I download 
from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread dennis
its relative to the book. usually books that used to be on cassette don't 
have the chapter jump. sometimes they do in cases of books that are short 
stories. it says at the beginning of every book weather or not you can jump 
and how much you can jump.
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To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


did you double check your settings with the books you downloaded? the 
majority of the books I read come from the BARD sight and I have no 
problems moving from chapter to chapter.
- Original Message - 
From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net

To: PC audio discussion list.  pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I 
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using 
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that comes 
to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I 
download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm going off of my memory here, but I believe I've also seen commercial 
recordings and older tape recordings where NLS has gone back and 
inserted some markups to facilitate navigation by chapter or heading. 
I've also seen older books which have been rerecorded in the new digital 
format complete with DAISY markups for headings and chapters. Like 
Dennis said, how much navigation is explained at the beginning of each 
book. You'll also hear whether the book has been converted from a 
commercial recording or an older tape recording.


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On 5/18/2010 11:43 AM, dennis wrote:
its relative to the book. usually books that used to be on cassette 
don't have the chapter jump. sometimes they do in cases of books that 
are short stories. it says at the beginning of every book weather or 
not you can jump and how much you can jump.
- Original Message - From: Robert doc Wright 
godfea...@wrighthere.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


did you double check your settings with the books you downloaded? the 
majority of the books I read come from the BARD sight and I have no 
problems moving from chapter to chapter.

- Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net
To: PC audio discussion list.  pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS 
cartridges, I can use the previous and next buttons to move from 
chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, 
using the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the 
book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that 
comes to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I 
download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread DJ DOCTOR P

High Robert,
Settings?
What settings are you talking about?
The only controls that my NLS player has for settings, are tone volume and 
speed.

But what would these have to do with moving from one place to another?
 John.
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From: Robert doc Wright godfea...@wrighthere.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


did you double check your settings with the books you downloaded? the 
majority of the books I read come from the BARD sight and I have no 
problems moving from chapter to chapter.
- Original Message - 
From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net

To: PC audio discussion list.  pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I 
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using 
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that comes 
to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I 
download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread DJ DOCTOR P

Hello Sunshine,
I could be a little off here, but wouldn't it be some way for them to 
seperate those chapters?
I'm asking because, I can use audio editors to seperate the tracks on an old 
cassette and or record LP.
Wouldn't the same prencible be applied to the books that are on the Bard 
Talk website?

 John.
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From: Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



when you listen to the book, they will have an announcement that tells you
that the book was taken from analog tapes.

- Original Message - 
From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


Hello Chris and others,
If I'm downloading older books that were adapted from cassettes,  how will 
I

know this?
I'm asking because there isn't any think on the Bard Talk website to
indicate this.
 John.
- Original Message - 
From: cov...@ccs.covici.com

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS




You happened to download one of those books which were converted from
cassette and didn't have many markers.  I have seen them work all ways.

DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:


Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that 
comes

to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I
download from the Bard Talk website?
Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
  John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
The same principle would work, but instead of splitting the tracks with 
an audio editor they're using the DAISY standard to mark the different 
chapters and headings. I haven't done this myself, or used any of the 
DAISY tools, but this is still a manual effort, and NLS has to cut over 
to doing this for all of the new books as well as convert all of the 
existing books over to this newDAISY digital standard. Furthermore, to 
keep patrons like me happy, they have to do all of this as soon as 
possible. Therefore, they're choosing not to put this effort into all of 
their existing books.


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On 5/18/2010 3:12 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote:

Hello Sunshine,
I could be a little off here, but wouldn't it be some way for them to 
seperate those chapters?
I'm asking because, I can use audio editors to seperate the tracks on 
an old cassette and or record LP.
Wouldn't the same prencible be applied to the books that are on the 
Bard Talk website?

 John.
- Original Message - From: Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


when you listen to the book, they will have an announcement that 
tells you

that the book was taken from analog tapes.

- Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


Hello Chris and others,
If I'm downloading older books that were adapted from cassettes,  how 
will I

know this?
I'm asking because there isn't any think on the Bard Talk website to
indicate this.
 John.
- Original Message - From: cov...@ccs.covici.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS




You happened to download one of those books which were converted from
cassette and didn't have many markers.  I have seen them work all ways.

DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:


Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS 
cartridges, I

can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that 
comes

to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I
download from the Bard Talk website?
Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
  John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not sure either. Does the advanced player have some navigation 
settings? I don't see any on my standard player.


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On 5/18/2010 3:06 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote:

High Robert,
Settings?
What settings are you talking about?
The only controls that my NLS player has for settings, are tone volume 
and speed.

But what would these have to do with moving from one place to another?
 John.
- Original Message - From: Robert doc Wright 
godfea...@wrighthere.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


did you double check your settings with the books you downloaded? the 
majority of the books I read come from the BARD sight and I have no 
problems moving from chapter to chapter.

- Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net
To: PC audio discussion list.  pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS 
cartridges, I can use the previous and next buttons to move from 
chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, 
using the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the 
book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that 
comes to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I 
download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread DJ DOCTOR P

High Chris,
Here is what's wrong with the concept you described.
Lets say hypothetically that you had to put your book down for one reason or 
another, you go back to it later but you can't remember how the story line 
came about.

This is why I feel that jump from chapter to chapter feature is needed.
I am willing to bet that I'm not the only one that feels this way.
If you can't move back and fourth freely, it defeats the  perpis of reading 
any book.

My best regards.
 John.
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From: Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


The same principle would work, but instead of splitting the tracks with an 
audio editor they're using the DAISY standard to mark the different 
chapters and headings. I haven't done this myself, or used any of the 
DAISY tools, but this is still a manual effort, and NLS has to cut over to 
doing this for all of the new books as well as convert all of the existing 
books over to this newDAISY digital standard. Furthermore, to keep patrons 
like me happy, they have to do all of this as soon as possible. Therefore, 
they're choosing not to put this effort into all of their existing books.


--

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chalt...@gmail.com


On 5/18/2010 3:12 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote:

Hello Sunshine,
I could be a little off here, but wouldn't it be some way for them to 
seperate those chapters?
I'm asking because, I can use audio editors to seperate the tracks on an 
old cassette and or record LP.
Wouldn't the same prencible be applied to the books that are on the Bard 
Talk website?

 John.
- Original Message - From: Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


when you listen to the book, they will have an announcement that tells 
you

that the book was taken from analog tapes.

- Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


Hello Chris and others,
If I'm downloading older books that were adapted from cassettes,  how 
will I

know this?
I'm asking because there isn't any think on the Bard Talk website to
indicate this.
 John.
- Original Message - From: cov...@ccs.covici.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS




You happened to download one of those books which were converted from
cassette and didn't have many markers.  I have seen them work all ways.

DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:


Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, 
I

can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that 
comes

to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I
download from the Bard Talk website?
Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
  John.
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Applian Technologies Website for Blind PC Users

2010-05-18 Thread Petro T. Giannakopoulos

Applian Info for blind users website is
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/applian-info.html

Everything you need to know about Applian Technologies software products can 
be found at the address above. This simple website was created by me for 
blind PC users who have an interests in not only recording internet radio 
stations but also other media like youtube.com. Applian makes Replay AV 
which is well known by the blind community. I have audio tutorials on how to 
use some of their software products. Right now I am assisting Applian 
Technologies to improve accessibility with JAWS 11 screen reader their new 
software product called Replay Telecorder for Skype. This software allows 
you to record Skype calls in 5 different ways including audio only 
recordings which most of us want while sighted users will use it to record 
the video signal from the webcam while making a Skype call. It's a Skype 
call recording software program. Right now entering the product key is not 
possible with JAWS 11 but the developer sent me an updated version of Replay 
Telecorder 'release candidate' and the product key entry is accessible. So 
if you want to try the demo you are warned in advance here about this issue. 
The GUI interface needs some tweaking. Right now you can use the route JAWS 
to PC cursor and locate the text 'picture-in-picture' which you can click 
with left or right mouse click as I have forgotten which one you need to do 
in order to bring up the context menu for the recording setting type you 
want. I choose 'none' which means only record for me as audio. That is no 
video will be recorded during the Skype call. It has only 2 menus. You 
access them with alt+f and alt+h. They are hidden but keyboard shortcuts 
work. The default folder where recordings go is in

Vista
C:\Users\Your Name\Documents\Replay Telecorder\
That is the Documents folder.
Recordings are saved as .AVI format. These play very well in Windows Media 
Player 11 which is my default media player. A user told me there was an 
issue when playing back the .AVI file within Winamp. Might need to update 
the codecs I told her.


These .AVI files can easily be converted to .mp3 format with a converter 
like Replay converter. But I have not attempted this here.


You run Skype first. Minimize the program, open Replay Telecorder program, 
minimize or alt+tab back to Skype, start a call, alt+tab back to Replay 
Telecorder and press alt+f and choose 'record'. Recording starts. When done 
choose alt+f within Replay Telecorder and 'stop record'. Recording is saved 
as .AVI file. The default recording setting is 'picture-in-picture' so you 
will have to change it to 'none' which is audio only format using your route 
JAWS to PC cursor and then navigation keys. You change the recording 
settings by locating the text within the GUI interface that reads as 
'picture-in-picture' as explained earlier here.


Pressing insert+NUMPad 3 reads the status bar.

If the developer improves it a little it will be fully accessible with JAWS 
11. Only time will tell what improvements will be done but I am successfully 
using Replay telecorder 1.1 RC 7 which is not available as a download right 
now on the Applian website.


Do you want me to notify you when a new accessible version is released? If 
yes, emal me at

petro...@yahoo.com
Put in subject line Replay Telecorder.

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Re: On Innovations this Week Using your Computer as a TV and Winamp

2010-05-18 Thread hank smith

will this be archived? I want to download it later
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From: Steve Pattison s...@internode.on.net
To: Access L acces...@access-l.com; CUG Members memb...@bcacug.org; 
VIP-L vi...@freelists.org

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Subject: Fwd: On Innovations this Week Using your Computer as a TV and 
Winamp




From:Chrissie Cochrane chris...@theglobalvoice.info
To:  innovati...@theglobalvoice.info

On this week's program Mike Lauf talks to Corie Ballard and Kevin Reeves
about using your pc or Mac as a tv.  I bring to an end my series on Winamp
with a short summary and a look at a metadata plugin for Winamp.

That's Innovations, today at 17:00 UTC, 1 pm Eastern, 10 am Pacific in the
US, 6 pm in the UK and 7 pm in Central Europe.

That's Innovations on the one and only Global Voice, the most interactive
station on the internet.

Chrissie
Managing Director; the Global Voice
www.theglobalvoice.info

I'm also now on Twitter: chrissietgv

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Re: Applian Technologies Website for Blind PC Users

2010-05-18 Thread Sunshine
Petro, the replay player, is accessible with window eyes perfectly.
also all versions of replay av are accessible as well with window eyes.
- Original Message - 
From: Petro T. Giannakopoulos petro...@yahoo.com
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Cc: Petro T. Giannakopoulos petro...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 4:59 PM
Subject: Applian Technologies Website for Blind PC Users


Applian Info for blind users website is
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/applian-info.html

Everything you need to know about Applian Technologies software products can
be found at the address above. This simple website was created by me for
blind PC users who have an interests in not only recording internet radio
stations but also other media like youtube.com. Applian makes Replay AV
which is well known by the blind community. I have audio tutorials on how to
use some of their software products. Right now I am assisting Applian
Technologies to improve accessibility with JAWS 11 screen reader their new
software product called Replay Telecorder for Skype. This software allows
you to record Skype calls in 5 different ways including audio only
recordings which most of us want while sighted users will use it to record
the video signal from the webcam while making a Skype call. It's a Skype
call recording software program. Right now entering the product key is not
possible with JAWS 11 but the developer sent me an updated version of Replay
Telecorder 'release candidate' and the product key entry is accessible. So
if you want to try the demo you are warned in advance here about this issue.
The GUI interface needs some tweaking. Right now you can use the route JAWS
to PC cursor and locate the text 'picture-in-picture' which you can click
with left or right mouse click as I have forgotten which one you need to do
in order to bring up the context menu for the recording setting type you
want. I choose 'none' which means only record for me as audio. That is no
video will be recorded during the Skype call. It has only 2 menus. You
access them with alt+f and alt+h. They are hidden but keyboard shortcuts
work. The default folder where recordings go is in
Vista
C:\Users\Your Name\Documents\Replay Telecorder\
That is the Documents folder.
Recordings are saved as .AVI format. These play very well in Windows Media
Player 11 which is my default media player. A user told me there was an
issue when playing back the .AVI file within Winamp. Might need to update
the codecs I told her.

These .AVI files can easily be converted to .mp3 format with a converter
like Replay converter. But I have not attempted this here.

You run Skype first. Minimize the program, open Replay Telecorder program,
minimize or alt+tab back to Skype, start a call, alt+tab back to Replay
Telecorder and press alt+f and choose 'record'. Recording starts. When done
choose alt+f within Replay Telecorder and 'stop record'. Recording is saved
as .AVI file. The default recording setting is 'picture-in-picture' so you
will have to change it to 'none' which is audio only format using your route
JAWS to PC cursor and then navigation keys. You change the recording
settings by locating the text within the GUI interface that reads as
'picture-in-picture' as explained earlier here.

Pressing insert+NUMPad 3 reads the status bar.

If the developer improves it a little it will be fully accessible with JAWS
11. Only time will tell what improvements will be done but I am successfully
using Replay telecorder 1.1 RC 7 which is not available as a download right
now on the Applian website.

Do you want me to notify you when a new accessible version is released? If
yes, emal me at
petro...@yahoo.com
Put in subject line Replay Telecorder.

I do not work for Applian. Just a volunteer. I make no commissions.
The above is only my experience.


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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I totally agree, and I definitely appreciate the books that have been 
marked up with chapters. The only two things I'll add is that I'm not 
sure how much I want to slow down the process of converting taped books 
over to the digital format to get everything marked up. The second thing 
is that although DAISY marked up books are the best, even without this 
markup, it's still much easier to navigate around a digital book with 
minimal markup than it is to deal with tapes.


--

Christopher
chalt...@gmail.com


On 5/18/2010 4:44 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote:

High Chris,
Here is what's wrong with the concept you described.
Lets say hypothetically that you had to put your book down for one 
reason or another, you go back to it later but you can't remember how 
the story line came about.

This is why I feel that jump from chapter to chapter feature is needed.
I am willing to bet that I'm not the only one that feels this way.
If you can't move back and fourth freely, it defeats the  perpis of 
reading any book.

My best regards.
 John.
- Original Message - From: Christopher Chaltain 
chalt...@gmail.com

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


The same principle would work, but instead of splitting the tracks 
with an audio editor they're using the DAISY standard to mark the 
different chapters and headings. I haven't done this myself, or used 
any of the DAISY tools, but this is still a manual effort, and NLS 
has to cut over to doing this for all of the new books as well as 
convert all of the existing books over to this newDAISY digital 
standard. Furthermore, to keep patrons like me happy, they have to do 
all of this as soon as possible. Therefore, they're choosing not to 
put this effort into all of their existing books.


--

Christopher
chalt...@gmail.com


On 5/18/2010 3:12 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote:

Hello Sunshine,
I could be a little off here, but wouldn't it be some way for them 
to seperate those chapters?
I'm asking because, I can use audio editors to seperate the tracks 
on an old cassette and or record LP.
Wouldn't the same prencible be applied to the books that are on the 
Bard Talk website?

 John.
- Original Message - From: Sunshine sunsh...@abe.midco.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


when you listen to the book, they will have an announcement that 
tells you

that the book was taken from analog tapes.

- Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


Hello Chris and others,
If I'm downloading older books that were adapted from cassettes,  
how will I

know this?
I'm asking because there isn't any think on the Bard Talk website to
indicate this.
 John.
- Original Message - From: cov...@ccs.covici.com
To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS




You happened to download one of those books which were converted from
cassette and didn't have many markers.  I have seen them work all 
ways.


DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net wrote:


Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS 
cartridges, I
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to 
chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, 
using

the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books 
that comes

to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I
download from the Bard Talk website?
Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
  John.
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CD Recording and Maintenance

2010-05-18 Thread Danny Miles
Hi everyone.  Sorry if this is rather random, but I hope that someone
can help.  I'm currently recording audio from the radio and old
cassettes using a stand alone CD recorder.  I'm using re-recordable
discs so that I don't have to keep buying new ones, but they seem to
pick up dust and scratches very easily, and the instructions for the
recorder are accurate in warning that any discs used will only
function properly if such issues are not present.  Does anybody know
how I can check whether a CD is scratched (bearing in mind that I'm
totally blind, that scratches can rarely be felt on the surface of a
CD and that touching the surface would most likely damage the disc
anyway)?  Also, does anyone know of a way in which I can safely ensure
that any dust is removed from a disc without running the risk of
scratching it?  Finally, does anyone know whether re-recordable discs
are naturally more temperamental than recordable ones, or is anyone
able to name types/makes of re-recordable discs which aren't
temperamental?  At the moment I'm losing recordings because the
machine stops recording and deletes what it's accumulated part of the
way through a session, and this is getting both awkward and
irritating.

Apologies for all of the questions - any help will be appreciated.

Danny

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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread john schwery

Yep, the advanced player has more navigation features.

earlier, Christopher Chaltain, wrote:
I'm not sure either. Does the advanced player 
have some navigation settings? I don't see any on my standard player.


--

Christopher
chalt...@gmail.com


On 5/18/2010 3:06 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote:

High Robert,
Settings?
What settings are you talking about?
The only controls that my NLS player has for 
settings, are tone volume and speed.

But what would these have to do with moving from one place to another?
 John.
- Original Message - From: Robert doc 
Wright godfea...@wrighthere.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


did you double check your settings with the 
books you downloaded? the majority of the 
books I read come from the BARD sight and I 
have no problems moving from chapter to chapter.

- Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net
To: PC audio discussion list.  pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the 
mail on NLS cartridges, I can use the 
previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the 
Bard Talk website, using the next button gets 
you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to 
chapter in the books that comes to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter 
in the books that I download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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RE: CD Recording and Maintenance

2010-05-18 Thread Walter Ramage
Hi Danny.  Firstly Is there any reason why you can't record straight onto
your PC hard drive or external drive?  That would be your best option if you
can do that.  assuming you can't then Re-writable CDs  have a very limited
lifespan.  You are very limited in how many  times you can erase and record
any single disc. I know from experience that they are very unreliable and
bearing in mind they are kinda expensive they are not very economical in the
long run.  I'm trying to recall something I read about them many years ago
but I can't fully remember.  All I can recall was the problem lays with the
dye's ability to react to the laser and over time it's response becomes
ineffective and the disc becomes a piece of junk.  I do have a few sealed
audio re-writables but only use them if I have no other choice but since
they have been in their sealed packs for a few years, I haven't been forced
to use them.  I found the worst combination was to record something on my
Hi-Fi CD recorder, then take it to my PC and rip the contents and then erase
it in the PC.  A couple of times of that and the disc died.  I found the
best way to prolong the life of the disc as much as possible was if I
recorded the disc in the audio CD recorder it was wise to erase it in there
and if I burned the disc in the PC then, erase it there also.  My preferred
means of doing the sort of recordings you speak of is to record onto mini
disc.  They can be written on and erased a million times without
deterioration of the audio quality.  If you can get hold of a MD recorder
with long play facility then you can get up to 5 hours 20 minute recording
time from a single disc.  Of course, the quality is  slightly lowered
compared to the stereo setting, probably similar to a PC file at 128kbs,
but for the spoken word it is perfectly fine.Some portable Mini disc
recorders can be connected to your PC via USB and you can transfer files
freely.  Also, Mini Disc has a reasonable, if only basic editing feature.
Sadly, they are becoming  quite hard to find though.  The other option is
one of the Olympic digital recorders but I have no experience of these and
will have to leave it to others to explain whether such a device would suit
your purposes. Finally, as for examining the disc it's self?  That is
something you would have to get a sighted person to do for you as there
isn't a way of telling how badly scratched a disc is.  In any case, not all
scratches will adversely effect the playing of the disc.  I have found some
discs have had large, even deep scratches and played fine but a disc with
extremely fine, almost impossible to see scratches just threw the  player
into a panic.  It really depends where the scratch, or scratches  are and
how severely it interferes with the discs reflective capability.  As a last
resort, you might think about using unbranded write once discs, they are not
very expensive.  Walter.

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From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org
[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Danny Miles
Sent: 18 May 2010 23:35
To: PC Audio Discussion List; blindos-inn
Subject: CD Recording and Maintenance


Hi everyone.  Sorry if this is rather random, but I hope that someone
can help.  I'm currently recording audio from the radio and old
cassettes using a stand alone CD recorder.  I'm using re-recordable
discs so that I don't have to keep buying new ones, but they seem to
pick up dust and scratches very easily, and the instructions for the
recorder are accurate in warning that any discs used will only
function properly if such issues are not present.  Does anybody know
how I can check whether a CD is scratched (bearing in mind that I'm
totally blind, that scratches can rarely be felt on the surface of a
CD and that touching the surface would most likely damage the disc
anyway)?  Also, does anyone know of a way in which I can safely ensure
that any dust is removed from a disc without running the risk of
scratching it?  Finally, does anyone know whether re-recordable discs
are naturally more temperamental than recordable ones, or is anyone
able to name types/makes of re-recordable discs which aren't
temperamental?  At the moment I'm losing recordings because the
machine stops recording and deletes what it's accumulated part of the
way through a session, and this is getting both awkward and
irritating.

Apologies for all of the questions - any help will be appreciated.

Danny

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Re: My first podcast

2010-05-18 Thread tim cumings
Chris, your podcast sounded pretty good except that your voice was only coming 
out of the right chanel. On 
Tue, 18 May 2010 10:49:35 +0100, chris hallsworth wrote:


Here it is. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1625623/JAWS_Tandem_Demo.mp3


Mr Technician
E-mail and Facebook: christopher...@googlemail.com
MSN: ch9...@hotmail.com
Skype: chrishallsworth7266
Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40

On 18/05/2010 10:34, Kulvinder Bhogal wrote:
Would love to cast an ear over that.

Regards.

Kulvinder Singh Bhogal
Messenger: kulvin...@live.com
Skypename: bobba2006
Mobile: +447792888797
- Original Message - From: chris hallsworth
christopher...@googlemail.com
To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:30 AM
Subject: My first podcast


Hello all,
I have done my first professional recording of a JAWS Tandem session,
as part of my project. If anyone wants a copy, which is in MP3 format,
please let me know. I plan to upload it to Dropbox so that I can give
you the link via the groups, rather than attaching it on or off the
groups, as the MP3 is quite large (over 16MB in size). The recording
was done using GoldWave 5.56, and so was the editing, for example
removing silence or unwanted audio.
Many thanks in advance for any offers.
From Chris.
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2010-05-18 Thread Lois Goodine

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Re: CD Recording and Maintenance

2010-05-18 Thread Danny Miles
Hi there.  Thanks for such a detailed response.

I have previously recorded onto my laptop, but I'm currently borrowing
someone else's and haven't got room to put Goldwave on there (will do
this when I get a new machine of my own).  However, the CD recorder
does have an advantage in that it doesn't seem to pick up the buzz
which came with copying tapes using the computer (I know this can be
edited out, but it does take additional time and patience).  Also,
older tapes which aren't great quality (such as those which have only
recorded through one speaker etc) still come out fine on a CD
recorder, whereas the signal would come through very quietly or not at
all on my laptop.

The discs I'm using often only have fine scratches but, as you
suggested, they seem to throw the player out completely.  Actually
playing them isn't a problem, but when recording you get a crackling
all the way through certain sections of the disc, making it very
distracting to listen to.

I've got an old Sony minidisc recorder, but it doesn't have a USB
connection facility (being about ten years old), so I don't use it
anymore due to the issue with transferring files.  When recording on
the CD recorder, I rip the disc to the laptop and then
unfinalize/delete it on the recorder before recording again.  My discs
seem to last for 3-4 weeks, but I've recently found that they also
stop recording part of the way through a session before they actually
get scratched and produce the annoying sound which I referred to
earlier.  This, presumably, is something to do with their
unpredictability - I also used to have trouble when recording on both
recordable and re-recordable discs with my old Plextalk PTR1 device
(which I no longer have), but assumed that this was a problem with the
Plextalk and not the discs.  My minidisc recorder does have long play,
so if I could find a way of getting it attached to my laptop through
USB this would be an excellent option, as it would allow me to leave
things recording for longer when I'm out and would remove the
unpredictability issue.  Does anyone have any ideas on this score
please?

Many thanks again, Danny



On 5/19/10, Walter Ramage w...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
 Hi Danny.  Firstly Is there any reason why you can't record straight onto
 your PC hard drive or external drive?  That would be your best option if you
 can do that.  assuming you can't then Re-writable CDs  have a very limited
 lifespan.  You are very limited in how many  times you can erase and record
 any single disc. I know from experience that they are very unreliable and
 bearing in mind they are kinda expensive they are not very economical in the
 long run.  I'm trying to recall something I read about them many years ago
 but I can't fully remember.  All I can recall was the problem lays with the
 dye's ability to react to the laser and over time it's response becomes
 ineffective and the disc becomes a piece of junk.  I do have a few sealed
 audio re-writables but only use them if I have no other choice but since
 they have been in their sealed packs for a few years, I haven't been forced
 to use them.  I found the worst combination was to record something on my
 Hi-Fi CD recorder, then take it to my PC and rip the contents and then erase
 it in the PC.  A couple of times of that and the disc died.  I found the
 best way to prolong the life of the disc as much as possible was if I
 recorded the disc in the audio CD recorder it was wise to erase it in there
 and if I burned the disc in the PC then, erase it there also.  My preferred
 means of doing the sort of recordings you speak of is to record onto mini
 disc.  They can be written on and erased a million times without
 deterioration of the audio quality.  If you can get hold of a MD recorder
 with long play facility then you can get up to 5 hours 20 minute recording
 time from a single disc.  Of course, the quality is  slightly lowered
 compared to the stereo setting, probably similar to a PC file at 128kbs,
 but for the spoken word it is perfectly fine.Some portable Mini disc
 recorders can be connected to your PC via USB and you can transfer files
 freely.  Also, Mini Disc has a reasonable, if only basic editing feature.
 Sadly, they are becoming  quite hard to find though.  The other option is
 one of the Olympic digital recorders but I have no experience of these and
 will have to leave it to others to explain whether such a device would suit
 your purposes. Finally, as for examining the disc it's self?  That is
 something you would have to get a sighted person to do for you as there
 isn't a way of telling how badly scratched a disc is.  In any case, not all
 scratches will adversely effect the playing of the disc.  I have found some
 discs have had large, even deep scratches and played fine but a disc with
 extremely fine, almost impossible to see scratches just threw the  player
 into a panic.  It really depends where the scratch, or scratches  are and
 how severely it 

Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Tom Kaufman
While I don't have the advanced player, from what I hear..doesn't it have a 
menu key, enabling you to go back or forward by chapter, by page..and so 
forth?  Like I said..I don't have the advanced player (kind of wish I 
did)..but our state (according to what I am told)..is setting those aside 
for students!
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GoldWave and stereo files

2010-05-18 Thread chris hallsworth

Hello all,
I've had some comments off list regarding my podcast, saying they could 
only hear it out of one channel. Does anyone know what's going on here? 
I have a mono version of it, but is that the actual problem? I would 
have thought that if GoldWave creates a stereo file, the recording is 
expected to come out of both channels, wouldn't it? If not, why?

All help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Robert doc Wright
with the advance version there is a mode button that allows you to switch 
from chapter, phrase, folder, file
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High Robert,
Settings?
What settings are you talking about?
The only controls that my NLS player has for settings, are tone volume and 
speed.

But what would these have to do with moving from one place to another?
 John.
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did you double check your settings with the books you downloaded? the 
majority of the books I read come from the BARD sight and I have no 
problems moving from chapter to chapter.
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Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I 
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using 
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that 
comes to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I 
download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Robert doc Wright
With the standard version you have to hold down the fast forward or reverse 
until it passes 30 minutes then it jumps chapters.
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Yep, the advanced player has more navigation features.

earlier, Christopher Chaltain, wrote:
I'm not sure either. Does the advanced player have some navigation 
settings? I don't see any on my standard player.


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On 5/18/2010 3:06 PM, DJ DOCTOR P wrote:

High Robert,
Settings?
What settings are you talking about?
The only controls that my NLS player has for settings, are tone volume and 
speed.

But what would these have to do with moving from one place to another?
 John.
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godfea...@wrighthere.net

To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS


did you double check your settings with the books you downloaded? the 
majority of the books I read come from the BARD sight and I have no 
problems moving from chapter to chapter.

- Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net
To: PC audio discussion list.  pc-audio@pc-audio.org
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS



Hello List Members,
I have a couple of questions about the NLS books.
My questions are, the books that I get in the mail on NLS cartridges, I 
can use the previous and next buttons to move from chapter to chapter.
But within the books that I download from the Bard Talk website, using 
the next button gets you from the beginning to the end of the book.
Why is it that I can move from chapter to chapter in the books that 
comes to me in the mail?
And, why can't I move from chapter to chapter in the books that I 
download from the Bard Talk website?

Thinks in advance.
My best regards.
 John.
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accessing volume on website

2010-05-18 Thread Cornell Ligon

http://www.wtam.com/mediaplayer/?station=WTAM-AMaction=listenlivechannel_title=

Hi,

once page is loaded and a commercial runs, cannot use volume control on button 
37. Wife stated it's a combination mute/volume button in one. I can hit it to 
mute, but not reduce the volume.

 

FS via email stated I should name the button to access it, but didn't seem to 
do anything, but lable it.

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Re: NLS BOOK QUESTIONS

2010-05-18 Thread Tom Kaufman

Yup..that was what I thought!
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