[nabs-l] switching to a Mac

Sun Jun 13 22:43:27 UTC 2010

Oh yes yes you are completely right. I think I was too sleepy this morning :)!

Ignasi
On Jun 13, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini wrote:

> I meant going from the Stream to your computer. The Stream records in some format that no other device (to the best of my knowledge) will recognize, and the Stream companion program is needed to convert the files to .wav format.
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>> What do you mean by converting the files? Most files play just fine as they are...
>> On Jun 13, 2010, at 1:53 AM, Corbb O'Connor wrote:
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>>> Fair point, Nicole. That's where my Virtual PC (Fusion, in my case, though Parallels works too) comes in handy. The mic is not very good, though, so I rarely use that feature of the Stream.
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>>> Corbb
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>>> On Jun 12, 2010, at 9:31 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini wrote:
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>>> Isn't not having a HumanWare
>>> Companion a problem if you use the Stream for recording since there is not another way, at least not to my knowledge, to convert the sound files?
>>> 
>>> Nicole
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>>>> The Victor Reader Stream will freeze your computer, in my experience, if you try to use the included USB cable. However, if you get an SD card reader with a USB port -- about $20 at any computer/electronics store --  then it will work just fine. You won't have a HumanWare Companion, but you can still copy files.
>>>> 
>>>> Corbb
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Jun 12, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello,
>>>> It should work fine with all of those devices. I'm not completely sure about the BrailleNote, although I think you should be able to use it  as a braille display with no problems. I don't use braille so I can't  tell you for sure. In any case I love my Mac...it works very well...
>>>> On Jun 12, 2010, at 1:17 AM, David wrote:
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>>>>> Hi my name is David Thomas
>>>>> I am a friend with Jorge Paez.
>>>>> I am thinking about switching from windows to a Mac.
>>>>> These are the devices I need it to work with
>>>>> VR Stream, Braille note,
>>>>> NLS talking book player and iPod Touch.
>>>>> Any help would be appreciated
>>>>> David Thomas
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