[Dtb-talk] installing humanware companion

[Mary Ellen]

If you plug either a thumb drive, a card reader, or NLS cartridge into a USB
port, HumanWare Companion will unzip a book and place it on the drive,
whatever physical form that drive takes. I like the companion because it
unzips and transfers a book faster than Windows.  That could just be because
my computer is slow, but the Companion is still quicker.



-----Original Message-----
From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Jacobson
Sent: November 29, 2011 9:15 AM
To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] installing humanware companion

Jim,

I didn't think that the Humanware Companion would work with NLS players
without copying the unzipped folder to the cartridge.  Are you saying that
the Humanware Companion detects the NLS cartridges?

On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:57:36 -0700, James Aldrich wrote:

>Hi Dan and list,

>Perhaps you are right but then, I can place more than one book onto my 
>Victor Stream or Book Port Plus or simply send the files to my SD card 
>which I place in my PC.  Either way, the books go to the appropriate 
>$vrdtb folder and either device plays them just fine!  I continue to 
>use this handy utility since it doesn't matter which player I use.  
>Even the NLS player works nicely with this utility.  One can have the 
>Companion unzip to whichever device is connected via USB or send the 
>material to the assigned Victor Stream directories on the NLS cartridge 
>or SD card.  The latest, greatest upgrade is ideal!  The BPP software 
>is good too but the Victor Stream software allows me to use the SD card in
my BPP or Victor Stream.
>The BPP isn't as fussy with directories and will play daisy books 
>wherever it finds them.  I do like that feature.

>Jim


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Burke" <burke.dall at gmail.com>
>To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 7:36 AM
>Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] installing humanware companion


>> And I have never used it once, not to say that it's not useful.  I am
>> more comfortable with unzipping my downloads and copying them to the
>> appropriate folders from Windows Explorer, or whatever it's called in
>> Windows 7.
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On 11/28/11, James Aldrich <jajkaldrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Sarah,
>>>
>>> Point to the Humanware Companion Icon.  Press the context key which is 
>>> the
>>> key between the right alt and right control keys.  Arrow down till you 
>>> see
>>> "run as administrator".  You should have better luck downloading this
>>> program!  It is very nice to have.  I use it quite a bit myself!
>>>
>>> Jim
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sarah" <sarahandfamily at live.com>
>>> To: <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 2:00 PM
>>> Subject: [Dtb-talk] installing humanware companion
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello. I have a computer running windows 7. I would like to install
>>>> Humanware companion to use with my victor Reader stream. When I tried
to
>>>> install it, Jaws stated the software could harm my computer, and the
>>>> companion would not download. Is there a way to get around this and 
>>>> still
>>>> install the companion software? is the software something I really
need?
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>    Sarah
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