[Dtb-talk] Daisy Braille Monitor on the BookSense

Thu Jul 21 05:02:56 UTC 2011

I think that's just the text version of the Monitor, not the mp3 or
daisy versions.

Thanks though,

Jim

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 09:45:38PM -0700, Mary Ellen wrote:
> You can also get the Monitor emailed to you if you choose.
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jim Barbour
> Sent: July 20, 2011 7:40 PM
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Daisy Braille Monitor on the BookSense
> 
> Thanks Mike.
> 
> I really wish there was a way for me to pull the latest version of the
> monitor from a script.
> 
> month=8
> year=2011
> curl -o monitor-$year-$month.zip
> http://www.nfb.org/BrailleMonitor/Daisy/$year-$month.zip
> 
> I'm wondering if someone could pass this along to our NFB webmaster?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 07:23:56PM -0700, Mike Freeman wrote:
> > If you go to the NFB website, thence to publications, thence to the 
> > Braille Monitor and click on the issue you want, you come up with a 
> > web page with each article in HTML and MP3 formats. At the bottom of 
> > this page are links to download either the straight MP3 audio or Daisy 
> > version, each in zip archives.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> > On Behalf Of Jim Barbour
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:48 PM
> > To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> > Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Daisy Braille Monitor on the BookSense
> > 
> > Howdy Folks,
> > 
> > How are people downloading the daisy version of the monitor?  How are 
> > you dicovering its url every month?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 02:38:16PM -0500, David Andrews wrote:
> > > There was an announcement in a couple places that they were aware of 
> > > the error, and it would be corrected early this week.
> > > 
> > > Dave
> > > 
> > > At 08:31 AM 7/18/2011, you wrote:
> > > >Hi all!
> > > >
> > > >I tried downloading and playing the Braille monitor with my Victor 
> > > >Stream and transferring the publication with Humanware Companion.  
> > > >It only took
> > a
> > > >fraction of a second or so to supposably transfer which was a flag 
> > > >for
> > me!
> > > >The file or folder showed an error seven on my Victor Stream and 
> > > >forgot what that means.  I deleted it out so something is amiss so 
> > > >far with this issue!
> > > >
> > > >Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Kearney" 
> > > ><gkearney at gmail.com>
> > > >To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > > >Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 9:30 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Daisy Braille Monitor on the BookSense
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>The NFB is now producing the Braille Monitor on it's own. We at 
> > > >>ABWA in Perth did the first six months of production here. If they 
> > > >>have generated a book with nested directories that would present 
> > > >>an problem for most if not all devices and could give unpredictable
> results.
> > > >>
> > > >>On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> > > >>>That makes sense; I'll try it. The fly in the ointment is that 
> > > >>>there
> > seems
> > > >>>to be a problem with the July Monitor in any event; Daisy Worm on 
> > > >>>the
> > iPhone
> > > >>>would not play the thing, either. Think it has to do with the 
> > > >>>files
> > being
> > > >>>several directories deep in the zip archive rather than being in 
> > > >>>a zip
> > file
> > > >>>without directory structure.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Mike
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > > >>>From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> > > >>>[mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> > On
> > > >>>Behalf Of Paul Migliorelli (+1 303-552-6970)
> > > >>>Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 3:31 AM
> > > >>>To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> > > >>>Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Daisy Braille Monitor on the BookSense
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Hi Mike. A folder itself under daisy should work I think. That is 
> > > >>>call
> > it
> > > >>>monitor under daisy.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
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