These are all good points about the NLS books. Maybe this feedback should be sent to NLS. Does anybody know if there is an email address or web form to give NLS feedback? I was really surprised when I found out that I wouldn't be able to listen to NLS digital books on a computer, atleast not legally. It is, of course a government organization and government organizations seem to make things harder than they need to be.
On Jul 15, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Dan wrote: > Hello, > Here is a different prospective. > If a person belongs to Book Share, for example, this is how it works. > You have to be a paying member. > When you download zipped book share files, you have to put in your > login password to unpack the book. > When you read the book, it has your name and watermarks in the book > to make it legal. Then the web site has records of all of your > downloads. This holds you answerable to your use of the files. > I personally don't see why NLS and RFB&D cant use the same approach. > On Jul 15, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > >> Sounds like security by obscurity. The media folks don't want to >> hear that the audio version of their book is being distributed via >> the popular portable and unencumbered mp3 format which can be >> copied and used on nearly any device. They would rather hear that >> the file is in the obscure quijibo format which can only be >> transferred via serial zmodem protocol to select licensed hardware >> devices where it will speak every other word until a license >> activation key is installed in the PC DIN keyboard connector. Note >> that Mac users will be unable to use the quijibo format due to the >> lack of a PC DIN port. Please upgrade to a PC circa 1984 or later >> to be compatible. >> >> Or something. >> >> CB >> >> Barry Hadder wrote: >>> >>> That's definitely my vision of how things should be. However, all >>> such blind services (i.e. NLS, RFBD) seem to be hell bent on >>> producing >>> material in some bizarre format completely incompatible with >>> anything >>> that the main stream world is using. I wonder just how much money >>> actually goes in to the research development of that crap anyway. >>> Also, I think it will be a long time before the prevailing myth that >>> "blind folks are supposed to use windblows based pcs" is broken. >>> The >>> more everyone requests compatiblity with other platforms the more >>> chance there will be for change. >>> >>> >>> On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Chris Polk wrote: >>> >>> >>>> that would be really cool to have only one device for all of the >>>> books/ >>>> music/phone/email, well you get the point. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi guys, >>>>> Well it looks as if the NLS here in the U.S. is going to be >>>>> rolling >>>>> out their long awaited digital talkingbooks and players in a few >>>>> months program wide. >>>>> >>>>> For a while there have been beta testers that have used assorted >>>>> aspects of the program's hardware and software. >>>>> >>>>> The digital talking books are going to be put on flash memory and >>>>> people who have the victor reader stream have been able to >>>>> download >>>>> digital files of the books to play on their players for a >>>>> while. You >>>>> have to register for the service and receive a special file that >>>>> you >>>>> load onto the stream from what I understand and it pinpoints you >>>>> as a >>>>> registered NLS user and allows you to use the download-able files. >>>>> >>>>> Well I am wondering if it would be possible for Apple to team up >>>>> with >>>>> NLS like they've done with Audible and allow iTunes, future >>>>> iPods and >>>>> or the iPhone to play the NLS DTBs? I am thinking it would be the >>>>> best thing in the world if I could put NLS books in iTunes and >>>>> on my >>>>> iPod. This can be done but it is against the law and cumbersome >>>>> and >>>>> time consuming. LOL and it would be just better in my way of >>>>> thinking >>>>> if NLS DTBs would just go on the iPod all on their own without >>>>> much >>>>> fuss or muss. >>>>> Do you all think this could be done and is it something anyone >>>>> else >>>>> would like to see? >>>>> How would people e go about telling Apple to look into this or >>>>> like I >>>>> said is it even possible? >>>>> >>>>> Best Wishes >>>>> Jenny Kennedy (Howard) >>>>> blueskyes9112...@gmail.com >>>>> Olathe, Kansas USA >>>>> >>>>> Join me on FaceBook: >>>>> Personal Profile - www.facebook.com/blueskyes >>>>> And feel free to join "The Blind Parents of FaceBook" group. >>>>> Search >>>>> for it in groups or contact me for details. >>>>> >>>>> Follow me via twitter using the username: ben_folds_fan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
