[Dtb-talk] installing humanware companion

Wed Nov 30 16:13:24 UTC 2011

Hi again Steve,

The companion places the stream's directory structure onto the cartridge, 
thumb drive or SD card being used.  Be sure to download the latest upgrade.

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 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] installing humanware companion

> This is interesting.  When I used the Humanware Companion sometime back, 
> it seemed to require the
> Stream's folder structure to work.  I guess I'll have to take another look 
> at it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:27:53 -0800, Mary Ellen wrote:
>
>>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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