[Dtb-talk] installing humanware companion

Tue Nov 29 23:24:56 UTC 2011

Hi Steve,

Yes!  The Humanware Companion can detect NLS cartridges in the USB slot and 
SD cards if in the card reader of your PC or a USB card reader.  The program 
will put the Victor Stream directories on your cartridge or card but it will 
unzip your already downloaded zipped books and place them unzipped ready to 
play on the cartridge or SD card.

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:15 AM
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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