Hello, Lyne. Looks like I won't be getting it any time soon. Right now we are trying to keep paying bills, so I guess that will have to wait.
Jane On Oct 9, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello Jane > > Do a Google for Dolphin Publisher. But I warn you it costs about 1000 Dollars. > > Lynne > > On 10 Oct 2011, at 01:51, Jane wrote: > > Where can I fid out more info about this Dolphon DAISY book maker? I want to > invest or somehow get something like that for my daughter to help her with > reading. I want to take etexts and sync them with audio so she can play it > and read. > > Jane > > > > > On Oct 9, 2011, at 8:44 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > >> Hello Dane >> >> We have Dolphin Publisher for DAISY and it's the best publisher package in >> the world. It gives you absolute control over absolutely every function of >> your DAISY recording and it can synchronise human reading with on-screen >> text in real time. So what you finish up with is a book read by a person and >> on the screen the text is displayed and scrolls at the exact speed that the >> voice reads. I did that for Gordon with one of the Jennings books, and the >> results were spectacular. I'm trying to get hold of more of those books, but >> that's a matter for another time and another place. >> >> As for the Braille, yes; I know about your embosser. But ours is a different >> system. Unfortunately it's somewhat older than yours, the label says it was >> made in April 2001. it doesn't have USB on it, nor does it have Ethernet. So >> it's kind of difficult to use on the Mac. I bought a Keyspan adapter, on the >> advice of members of our other group. But I never got it to work on the Mac >> at all; it's just not visible. >> >> Be that as it may, we now have to try and get it all set up on Windows. We >> have DBT for Windows, (version 11.1) and if we can get the adapter to play >> nice Gordon has a heap if things he needs to emboss. >> >> As for Office I think we are on the same page. I refuse to pay those >> extortionate prices for software. Microsoft is pricing itself out of the >> market, in my opinion. There are alternatives for both Mac and Windows which >> will do just about everything you can do with Office and buying the whole >> lot of them together for both platforms would still leave you paying less >> than you'd pay for Office. >> >> Lynne >> >> >> >> On 10 Oct 2011, at 01:26, Dane trethowan wrote: >> >> I'm not going to comment on Daisy production as its an area I'm not familiar >> with. >> >> I have Braille embossing going on my Mac with my Keyspan adaptor and my >> Mountbattin Braille Writer, have had it going for a number of years now, >> there was document explaining how it all worked published on the Internet. >> >> No intention of buying any Microsoft Office products either, we've discussed >> the reasons already but the other main reasons says volumes, all my >> substitute software was far cheaper than the Microsoft products were, in >> fact I doubt whehter the cost of the substitute software would even come to >> the price of one of Microsoft's "Stand-alone" Office applications. >> >> >> >> On 10/10/2011 11:13 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: >>> Helo Dane >>> >>> Microsoft products are very bloated for the most part. There is a lot of >>> junk inside their self-extracting archives which a lot of people who know >>> about this kind of stuff say simply doesn't need to be there. >>> >>> As you might know, Windows itself is very messy as far as cleaning up >>> temporary files and old registry entries are concerned. We don't plan on >>> doing more than we have too with Windows; don't get me wrong. We migrated >>> to the Mac so that we could escape from all the dross that Windows brings >>> with it. But whether we like it or not there are certain tasks which you >>> simply cannot accomplish under OSX so we have little option where they are >>> concerned. >>> >>> For instance, Braille transcription. We haven't been able to get any joy at >>> all on the mac with that. Our Keyspan adapter has never shown us any signs >>> of working on the Mac, and I doubt it ever will. Gordon is now getting >>> pretty irritated by the lack of functionality in that area so we are going >>> to have to use Windows. Our embosser has done absolutely nothing for almost >>> 2 years now and that situation is one which we find intolerable. >>> >>> DAISY publication is another area where we need Windows. There's absolutely >>> nothing which comes close to meeting our needs on the Mac and that stuff >>> that they did with Open Office is a bit of a joke. It's absolutely no use >>> at all for what we need. Gordon needs to be able to control the navigation >>> points, and all that thing does is very basic production with no level of >>> user control at all. >>> >>> As for Office, we have absolutely no intention whatsoever of installing >>> Microsoft Office. It's a very over-rated and grossly over-priced suite of >>> software which, although you can now buy it in separate components, is >>> simply not worth the money. >>> >>> Lynne >>> >>> On 10 Oct 2011, at 00:55, Dane trethowan wrote: >>> >>> Yes indeed<smiloe>. >>> >>> I've never relied or been tempted to use any Microsoft products much at >>> all, in the main they're very bulky for one thing. >>> >>> I've always had trouble getting Outlook Express to work so I gave up on >>> that. did try Outlook 2003 at one point though it appeared to be a mess >>> when it came to all its functions and integrating them hence I spent a lot >>> more time using that software and wasting that time if that makes any sense. >>> >>> The "Live" stuff I didn't enjoy at all and thus have found replacements for >>> many of the "Live" utilities and functions. for example Miranda is an >>> excellent multi protocol chat client in much the same way as Adium for the >>> Mac. I can write my blogs under Windows using something called Blogjet, >>> not the most accessible piece of software on the planet but it is usable. >>> >>> I don't use Microsoft Office utilities as I've found substitutes for them, >>> Jarte Plus for Word Processing, nothing for spreadsheet design yet and Ask >>> Sam for database management, could also use that for Word Processing too if >>> i wanted. >>> >>> and for email? Well i use the now tried and true Thunderbird, I use NVDA a >>> lot of the time so I'm insulated for the problems that users of Window-eyes >>> have with this software<smile>. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/10/2011 10:45 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: >>>> Hello Dane >>>> >>>> On 10 Oct 2011, at 00:08, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks, I never thought of relying on it anyway<smile>. >>>> >>>> Just a figure of speech. >>>> >>>> Lynne >>>> >>>> >>>> ======================================= >>>> >>>> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>>> and worm-free >>>> >>>> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated >>>> web pages located at >>>> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >>>> >>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >>>> either of the following websites: >>>> >>>> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >>>> >>>> Or: >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >>>> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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