[Nfbmt] Library

Thu Jan 9 20:27:26 UTC 2014

Hi,
Do give Jim a call, he can help you get set up.
I think you need a number, I haven't done this allot.
Jim can help step by step.
Then as a total as we are, we can down load books.
just memorizing the steps.

Original message:
> Hi Ted.  I was referring to the KNFB reader mobile.  It sounds like a mobile
> reader.  I purchased a Victor Stream in Baltimore but I can't figure out how
> to use it.  I haven't had much time to play around with it.  My gf who has
> been helping me with all my technical issues and I started to try to figure
> out the victor stream when I came home with it from Baltimore but we got
> stuck when trying to sign up for the book share thing and we haven't gotten
> back to it yet so I'm not using my victor yet.  As I keep saying, I don't
> know how to do so many things on the computer and one of these things I
> can't do is download things.  Are you able to download books off of the NLS
> site by yourself or does Anna help you?  I assume that since it's for blind
> people that it would be an accessable site that would be designed for blind
> people to use but I have never looked at it myself.  Randi always does it
> for me.  I've always assumed that it must not be accessable because Randi is
> usually good about showing me how to do things by myself if they are
> accessable and since he hasn't, I just assumed...Perhaps you know better.
> Becca

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward Robbins
> Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 9:57 AM
> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library

> Are you referring to the Victor  Stream? or my KNFB reader mobile.  The
> Victor Stream, I put NLS downloaded books on to read.  The KNFB reader
> mobile is the cell phone I have the Kurzweil reader on, but I don't use it
> for reading books, unless it is a technical book I am looking for
> instruction from.

> EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dar
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 9:31 AM
> To: NFB of Montana Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library

> Hi Ted,
> I can wait longer for the I products to catch up.
> What ever happened to the machine you could read books with. It is small but
> can't remember the name.
> I just remember seeing it in action.
> Small enough for a pocket if you wanted to do that.

> Dar
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> Every sinner has a future, Sent from my iPad

>> On Jan 8, 2014, at 7:32 PM, "Edward Robbins" <ecrobbins517 at gmail.com>
> wrote:

>> Dar,
>>    I haven't used my KNFB reader mobile program to read books.  I've
>> used it for many other items though.  I have heard from others that the I
>> products, etc, can not hold a "candle" to the Kurzweil products.  I have
> the
>> Kurzweil 1000 "scanning program" in my computer and did use it to scan a
>> book written by a class mate and it worked quite satisfactorily.
>>    They are working on an app for the I products but don't know just
>> when it will be available, nor how much it will cost.
>>    Glad to hear you got a library card,.  Use it in good health.
>> Ted

>> EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
>> , CEO MBEI, Treasurer NFB of Montana & MANAGER MAB EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
>> PHONE & FAX:  406 453 6678, CELL:  406 799 6268
>> 104 RIVERVIEW 5 E
>> GREAT FALLS  MT   59404

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dar
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 3:52 PM
>> To: Nfb Of Montana
>> Subject: [Nfbmt] Library

>> Hi folks,
>> Today I decided to miss mass and Jim went with me to the new library that
>> opened this last Monday.
>> We wanted to take a tour where they were quite busy giving other tours. So
>> they took our phone numbers and names to call us when it would be a good
>> time to do this.
>> We didn't feel unhappy about this, sense they took the numbers.
>> What we did though was to get library cards.
>> This is the first time that I have ever had a public card.
>> They shared that we could take a book home if we wanted to do so.
>> We also learned that we can down load books onto our I products.
>> They helped us fill out the paper work as well as reading the numbers to
> us
>> from each card.
>> We will wait for a month if we don't hear from them, then we will call
>> again.
>> We were wishing that we had an app that we could scan the page of the book
>> and have it read to us.
>> Ted have you done this with your phone with a library book, and if so, how
>> well did it read?
>> Jim thought that your phone was still a better deal at this time until
>> someone improves and updates the I products.
>> We also learned that anyone across the state can get a library card.
>> Just wanted to share on behalf of our fun day.
>> I am sure Jim will share more about the day when he gets to reading the
>> list.

>> Dar
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>> Every sinner has a future, Sent from my iPad
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