[Perform-talk] Sing Out Mag

Brett Boyer bboyer202 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 16 05:48:06 UTC 2010 

Hi. Sorry to be a bit off topic. If the file that the editor has is a 
scanned image you can convert it with your OCR program. As an example, a lot 
of times a .pdf will just be a picture of each page. Open book or any OCR 
program will convert this in raw text for screen readers.
Sorry just thought I'd throw in a cent or two.
bb
Brett Boyer
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Dunse" <brad at braddunsemusic.com>
To: "Performing Arts Division list" <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Perform-talk] Sing Out Mag


> Donna,
>
> No I didn't suggest/reply to Mark yet. I wonder though if someone with a 
> scanner could do it. Although he did mention they converted to text off 
> the files they sent so it isn't really scanned per se I don't think. I 
> might suggest something as such though. So far what I read I do like. I 
> don't have any of that equipment/software/time unfortunately.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> At 07:36 PM 7/12/2010, you wrote:
>>Hi Brad,
>>Did you suggest that to Mark? I have a scanner and Open Book, but I hate 
>>using it for anything lengthy, and my version of Open Book is quite old. 
>>I'm guessing that if an when it is discontinued, I will drop my 
>>subscription unless my husband still wants it, which he might.
>>Donna
>>
>>Read Donna's articles on
>>Suite 101:
>>www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
>>American Chronicle:
>>www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
>>
>>Connect with Donna on
>>Twitter:
>>www.twitter.com/dewhill
>>LinkedIn:
>>www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99
>>FaceBook:
>>www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
>>
>>Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:
>>cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
>>Apple I-Tunes
>>phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259244374
>>
>>Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project Donna is Head of Media Relations 
>>for the nonprofit Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of 
>>the Blind:
>>www.padnfb.org
>>
>>
>>
>>Brad Dunse wrote:
>>>Donna,
>>>
>>>Yes Mark said there are only 3 folks currently on the accessible 
>>>subscription and wouldn't  guarantee  the accessibility part would 
>>>continue as it is contracted by a third party. I wonder if the person who 
>>>is willing to scan it could  send it back to Sing Out for a smaller fee 
>>>for their trouble? He sent me a Word Doc sample copy which seems OK. I 
>>>saved it as a Web Filter copy in Word with a htm extension and though 
>>>there are a few spaces in words it seems to read pretty well and I can 
>>>use book marks to hold my place. I guess Word does too but I prefer a 
>>>browser for that. I do like the contents thus far and will probably join 
>>>if there is a way for it to continue in text format. I dont have a 
>>>scanner or have software or time to use it. So that is what I know.
>>>
>>>Brad
>>>
>>>At 10:26 AM 7/12/2010, you wrote:
>>>>Hi Brad,
>>>>I think what I did was to copy the document to the clipboard, paste it 
>>>>into a text file and then paste the text file version into a new .doc. I 
>>>>think there's a way of copying to the clipboard without the formatting, 
>>>>but I can't remember it. Anyway, the text document strips the format and 
>>>>then once it's back into a .doc, it's in the default Word format, 
>>>>aligned left with no columns.
>>>>
>>>>Let me know what Mark says.
>>>>Donna
>>>>
>>>>Read Donna's articles on
>>>>Suite 101:
>>>>www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
>>>>American Chronicle:
>>>>www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
>>>>
>>>>Connect with Donna on
>>>>Twitter:
>>>>www.twitter.com/dewhill
>>>>LinkedIn:
>>>>www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99
>>>>FaceBook:
>>>>www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
>>>>
>>>>Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:
>>>>cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
>>>>Apple I-Tunes
>>>>phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259244374
>>>>
>>>>Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project Donna is Head of Media 
>>>>Relations for the nonprofit Performing Arts Division of the National 
>>>>Federation of the Blind:
>>>>www.padnfb.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Brad Dunse wrote:
>>>>>Donna,
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for the info. That's too bad there is a low subscriber stat on 
>>>>>the accessible format. Perhaps because it isn't all that accessible? If 
>>>>>you are getting an RTF that is columnized, how is the Word doc any 
>>>>>different? I'd be interested in the articles as well, I like to get in 
>>>>>the head of folks, find out what makes them tick and etc. :). I had 
>>>>>wrote Mark to see if the accessible one was still available the other 
>>>>>day so we'll see what he says.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>Brad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>At 09:45 AM 7/12/2010, you wrote:
>>>>>>Hi Brad,
>>>>>>I subscribed to Sing Out! earlier this year and receive the accessible 
>>>>>>format. Sing Out! has long been a great resource for 
>>>>>>singer/songwriters and others in the folk community, but before you 
>>>>>>sign up, here are a few thoughts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Currently, there are 2 subscribers to the accessible version and 
>>>>>>editor Mark Moss expressed his frustration with the expense of the 
>>>>>>project and the lack of subscribers. One of the two is me and the 
>>>>>>other one told him that he/she would be comfortable scanning and 
>>>>>>reading the print edition if the accessible one was no longer 
>>>>>>available. So, I don't know how long he'll do it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I don't know why he isn't getting an accessible electronic version 
>>>>>>that would work for sighted and blind readers, but he isn't. The 
>>>>>>accessible version is a .rtf file which is done in columns like the 
>>>>>>print edition. I find it difficult to deal with, so I always transfer 
>>>>>>it into a standard .doc format. Neither version allows you to use the 
>>>>>>Table of Contents to find things by page number. The way the 
>>>>>>accessible version works is that you subscribe and receive the print 
>>>>>>version along with whatever CDs they send out (it's a quarterly 
>>>>>>publication). The .rtf arrives via e-mail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>One thing you should look into is going online to:
>>>>>>singout.org
>>>>>>and seeing what's available in terms of the calendar of events. I'm 
>>>>>>not sure what you're looking for, but if it's the names  of clubs and 
>>>>>>festivals, rather than the articles about performers and the folk 
>>>>>>community, maybe the site can meet your needs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The magazine is having financial problems. I am doing a series about 
>>>>>>them for their 60th anniversary, which is running on Suite 101. So 
>>>>>>far, some of the people I have interviewed are: singer-songwriters 
>>>>>>Ellis Paul, Steve Gillette, Sara Hickman, Uke Jackson, Wanda Fisher 
>>>>>>(folk deejay from upstate NY) and Mark Moss the editor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HTH,
>>>>>>Donna
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Read Donna's articles on
>>>>>>Suite 101:
>>>>>>www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/donna_hill
>>>>>>American Chronicle:
>>>>>>www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/3885
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Connect with Donna on
>>>>>>Twitter:
>>>>>>www.twitter.com/dewhill
>>>>>>LinkedIn:
>>>>>>www.linkedin.com/in/dwh99
>>>>>>FaceBook:
>>>>>>www.facebook.com/donna.w.hill.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hear clips from "The Last Straw" at:
>>>>>>cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill
>>>>>>Apple I-Tunes
>>>>>>phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259244374
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Check out the "Sound in Sight" CD project Donna is Head of Media 
>>>>>>Relations for the nonprofit Performing Arts Division of the National 
>>>>>>Federation of the Blind:
>>>>>>www.padnfb.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Brad Dunse wrote:
>>>>>>>Do any of y'all get Sing Out mag in the accessible format they offer? 
>>>>>>>Would the contents benefit an indy performing songwriter in the folk, 
>>>>>>>folk-pop, folk-country,  acoustic, semi-commercial strain? Thanks in 
>>>>>>>advance for any info you can give on the mag.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Brad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Brad Dunse
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