[nfbcs] Software to download DTB

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Yes, you are correct Jim...everything is very relative...what I am thinking
is simple..you are right, there are a lot of steps involved
Denise

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:54 AM, Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com> wrote:

> Tracy, I don't have a good answer for you.  I think that NLS's
> philosophy has been that patrons without computer literacy should
> order pre-loaded cartridges from their local talking book library.
>
> Denise, Your students, being students, are probably fairly computer
> literate. "download book to thumb drive" is a fairly complex step in
> your recipe below, especially if you aren't used to using a web
> browser. Also, depending on the daisy player, the book needs to be
> unzipped and put into a particular folder.
>
> Again, I'd say most of us handle this easily.  However, folks who lack
> good computer literacy will have a hard time of it.
>
> Take Care,
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 07:32:41AM -0800, Dr. Denise M Robinson wrote:
> > Put in a thumb drive, download book to thumb drive, put thumb drive in
> > player, pull up book and read away
> > My students do this constantly and it is that easy. The download takes
> > longer than anything else
> > Denise
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > About a year ago, someone was advertising some software that was
> supposed
> > > to make downloading digital talking books from NLS a bit easier for the
> > > novice computer user.
> > > I can't find out anything about it now--can't find the email, can't
> find
> > > it on Google.
> > > Can anyone point me in the right direction?  My sister-in-law really
> wants
> > > to download books, but she is a total computer beginner and keeps
> getting
> > > lost in the process.
> > > TIA.
> > > Tracy
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > Denise
> >
> > Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
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Denise

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision
Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
Email:  yourtechvision at gmail.com <deniserob at gmail.com>
Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons all done with
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