[Nfbmt] Library
Rebecca Stewart
becca33 at bresnan.net
Fri Jan 10 13:38:44 UTC 2014
Hi Ted. So you can get the Reader's Digest? Awesome! When I was a kid,
before my eyes got so tired, I used to get large print Reader's Digests that
my mom was getting from someone who was reading them and she would bring
them home from work so I could read them. I loved reading them. Because of
the large print, the articles were abridged and I don't like abridged
literature, you never know what your missing. I haven't thought of those
digests in so long. Can I sign up for them on Newsline then?
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From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward Robbins
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 2:00 PM
To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library
Becca,
You can sign up for any number of papers through newsline. Again,
you have to set up your specifics, whether e-mail, downloaded to your
streamm, use phone listening.
As for magazines, I download most of my preferred magazines from NLS
and install on my Victor Stream. I do get the Readers Digest on the Stream.
don't know about other magazines on newsline.
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
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From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rebecca Stewart
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 12:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library
Hey Ted. Thanks for the info. I have one more question. I have been
reading newspapers on newsline. I have the ap in my Iphone and it's
difficult to use because it's hard to touch the screen in just the right
place to read an entire article from top to bottom. I also use the dial in
Newsline, touchtones, you know. I recently received something via email
from someone, I don't recall who it was, that had an issue of a newspaper on
it and it was so much easier to just scroll through it using the arrow keys
and having Jaws read it to me. My understanding is that I can get my
newspaper from Newsline vie email. Is this correct? Also, can I get any
publication through Newsline via email?
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From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Edward Robbins
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library
Becca,
I use the victor stream for reading nearly all my NLS books.
Currently I have 93 books, several newspapers, a few magazines plus
several NP3 files and still have over 2.76 gig left on my 16 gig sd card.
You can install books from the NLS as long as you have registered
your equipment with them. Visit with the Library in Helena and they can
help you do this. Thhis is quite simple, but YOU have to do it plus learn
how to download the books. Itt all just takes a little time.
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
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From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rebecca Stewart
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 10:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library
Thanks Dar. I recently bought a Victor Stream when I was in Baltimore. I'm
having trouble learning how to use it though. My gf and I started figuring
it out when I got home with it but we got stuck when we tried to sign up for
Book Share, which apparently is the thing one needs to use to download books
into the Victor and I haven't had a chance to get back to it.
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From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dar
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 8:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Library
Hi there,
One of the machines you might want to buy is the Victor stream.
Or you can do this as well on your I phone.
Then you can stay on a site as long as long as you wish.
We do this all of the time.
I'm learning how to down load books with niss mini.
It takes time and patients.
To think what I am doing now, I would have never dreamed when I was a little
girl.
I remember getting the heavy Braille books carrying them down the drive way
from the mail box.
That sure was exercise.
When we take trips, we make sure we have plenty to read, or have music to
listen to as well.
Yes you will learn allot in training.
Wishing you the best.
Dar
Every Saint has a past,
Every sinner has a future, Sent from my iPad
> On Jan 8, 2014, at 6:59 PM, "Rebecca Stewart" <becca33 at bresnan.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Dar. That sounds like you and Jim had a great day! I've had a
> library card in the past but I haven't utilized the public library for
> almost 15 years now because it's too difficult for me to read print
> anymore so I try to get all my books on audio and I don't think the
> pub library has audio books. I find it easier to get audio books from
> the NLS library in Helena that I listen to and then I ship back to
> them. I download a lot of books into this tiny little flash drive I
> bought so I have probably over two
dozen
> books on that flash drive right now and I haven't listened to all of
> them yet. I love the new digital player from the library in Helena.
> It is
much
> more convenient than the old style four sided cassettes used to be
> that I got from Helena when I was a kid after I went blind. I drive
> my husband crazy sometimes, begging him to download more audio books
> into my
flashdrive
> for me. He makes out good though. I have grown fond of Louis L'amour
and
> so my husband gets to listen to his novels with me at night when we go
> to bed. My husband has a lot of difficulty reading and so he listens
> to my audio books with me and he's so used to it that he can't sleep
> at night without an audio book playing. I really like the portability
> of my
digital
> machine. I take it with me all the time when I travel. I am in
> Minnesota right now and I brought it here with me also. I can listen
> to it with my headphones on long car rides or on long bus trips across
> country, things like that. I just wish I was better at using the
> computer so I could download my own books from the NLS library sight.
> I also wish I could go
on
> the NLS site and browse to see what all they have to offer. With
> Randi's help, all I can get is his help downloading specific books
> that I learn
the
> name of the book and the author so he can go right to it, he doesn't
> want
to
> spend time reading through long lists of topics and things like that
> on
the
> web site so I can browse titles and subjects that are available. I've
never
> even been on the web site by myself before. Computer skills are one of
> the many things I hope to learn at CCB if I ever go. It's so awesome
> that
there
> is a place like CCB out there for blind people to learn. I've never
> seen
a
> place like it before.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dar
> Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 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
> Every Saint has a past,
> Every sinner has a future, Sent from my iPad
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