[Nfbmt] Technology

[Rebecca Stewart]

Hi Jim.  Thanks for the tidbit about the key from the library for loading
bard books into the stream.  Calling my reader advisor at the library this
week is on the top of my list.  Is it hard to load books into the sd cards
one needs for the victor?  I haven't even looked at the sd card so I don't
know what one looks like.  I assume there is a limit to how much an sd card
can hold.  Is it cumbersome when one winds up with several different sd
cards to manage?  That is one of my concerns.
Becca   

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Aldrich
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Technology

Hi Joy,

Amen to all of what you said!

I think I have most of the major players and I think the new Victor Stream
is a very impressive cheeseburger, oh sorry!  It is a very impressive
player!  If one wishes to read NLS books though, one must get a user key
from NLS first otherwise the NLS or Bard books won't play. Once that little
file installs in the player, NLS Books play nicely as they should! I didn't
want to overlook this point!

If Rebecca can master the Victor Streamn and the IPhone, she'll have allot
of capability at her disposal!

If anyone  thinks it might be helpful, I can give you my observations on the
players i have.

Jim


Original message:
> Hey Becca,

> Chill, baby, chill!  LOL

> You want to get out there and get acquainted with and taste and buy 
> all the cheeseburgers in the universe. Everybody has one, every 
> company makes one a little differently.  Some try to target a specific 
> audience; others make something more mainstream that will work with 
> few or no modifications right out of the box.  If you want a 
> cheeseburger, you just need to find the one you like and go for it.  
> Buying one of all the cheeseburgers in the world is something you can 
> never do.  The best way to get to know about technology or 
> cheeseburgers is to talk to friends, have them explain or demonstrate 
> their technology to you, see what they have and what they like or 
> don't like about it, and why they picked one over another.  This is 
> fun to do at state conventions if there is time.  Also, at national 
> convention, there is always a room set aside with things set up so you 
> can see what is available and have it demonstrated and see what you 
> like and maybe buy it or put it on a Christmas list or something.  
> This all takes time.  Some people are better teachers than others.  
> You'll get to see a lot of cool stuff at the CCB too, so don't just go 
> for the first cheeseburger someone tells you about.  You might decide you
like another kind better no matter what I or anyone else might say.

> Jim and Dar are good contacts for learning about technology;  Jim is a 
> gadget collector from way back.  We all have little gadgets that we 
> use in our everyday lives, either for living or recreation.  A lot of 
> this boils down to what you have been introduced to first, what you 
> are familiar with, and personal preference.  If you hear about all 
> this stuff coming at you from all sides, you may get overwhelmed and 
> feel like you are really missing out on something important.  Give 
> yourself time to become more familiar with what is out there, who 
> makes what, what is competing with what, and what some of the 
> differences in technology are.  You may find you like something fairly 
> simple to use rather than something more complicated that maybe does more
stuff that you don't need.

> If I am correct, the Plex talk is something like a Victor Reader Stream.
> It's just another company's version of it.  It basically does the same
> thing: read books and store audio files.  There are several things out 
> there in the market place that you can use for storing and retrieving
audio files.
> It's like a personal data assistant or mp3 player for the blind.

> I get a kick out of you trying to learn everything at once, like a kid 
> in a candy store.  Chill out and enjoy yourself.  You'll get familiar 
> enough with the technology that's out there for us that you'll be able 
> to make wise decisions about what and what not to buy.

> Hope you're having fun in Minnesota.  Joy


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