Hi eric, i have the option in Safari checked to open safe downloads, but I usually don't see the book extracted after the process has finished. and where is this group located I must interact with in order to see the status? In the downloads folder? Thanks so much for the comments and for the specific place to find the automatically open downloads option. Rachel On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Eric Caron wrote:
> Hi Rachel, > > It sounds like you are getting many different ways of approaching > downloading books from NLS BARD. I'll add a few comments that I hope help. > > I'm using Lyon and Safari. I have the Safari preference setting under > General set to open safe files after downloading. This means the file is > unzipped automatically so I have the book waiting for me and ready to go in > my downloads folder. I don't generally worry about the download status but > If I want to check it you can go to the downloads list and interack with the > group associated with the download and the information is there. > > Once the book is downloaded I simply either copy it to the NLS cartridge I > purchased from American Printing House For the Blind and it works just like a > NLS book. Only I fit many books onto the single cartridge. To access the > multiple books just hold down the play button on the NLS machine and it will > open the bookshelf. > To copy to the cartridge you will need a USB extender cable also sold > at the American Printing House for the Blind. > > If I'm using the Victor reader stream then I copy the folder from my Mac to > the book shelf folder on the SD card and it works fine. > > If you don't have a NLS cartridge for the NLS player a thumb drive will work > the same way. > > Hope this helps. I find the process quick and easy on the Mac. > > Best. > > eRic Caron > > > On Jun 30, 2012, at 8:22 PM, Rachel Feinberg wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I've had the mac for a month and a half and absolutely love it thus far. I >> was recently presented with a challenge when downloading bard books. Is >> there some sort of progress indicator I could somehow receive so I know when >> it has finished downloading in Safari? And beyond that, what is the best way >> to extract the zip contents of the folder? Wehn I use the default program on >> the mac, or even iZip, it doesn't extract anything useful and i get a folder >> with a .zip.CPGZ extension. I ended up using windows through a virtual >> machine to get the book downloaded and extracted as their was progress >> indicator's given, and I was able to successfully extract the folder >> contents then put it onto a supported device. >> Help with this would be greatly appreciated. >> Thanks! >> Rachel >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
