If I didn't have a stream now, and I liked the way the apple products work, which I hope I will when I get my hands on them in a few weeks, I would say a 64 GB iPhone 4G would meet so many needs that a Stream would not be worth the money. Given that I bought one a couple of years ago when VO wasn't quite as well established and the Apple products not as good, it was one of the best purchases I ever made. I'd like to be able to spell filenames and things like that on it which you can't, and I wish it had internet access etc. Things have changed a lot in two years!
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Olivia Norman Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 2:56 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: some more questions about streams and macs This is very helpful. Thanks! :) Now, I'm just trying to figure out if this device is worth the money. I've heard both mac and PC users who are blind say that it's the best money they spent on an AT product, so I'm trying to figure out if I really need it given the great Apple stuff I have. "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs On Jun 14, 2010, at 4:42 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: > Hi Olivia, > > I think I can help you. I say think very lightly. I used to be a Stream user who used Windows, and obviously now have switched to the Mac. Okay let me see if I remember the first question, to format the SD card, you do it on the Stream directly. This is accomplished by pressing the 7 key on the numpad a few times till you hear format SD card. It will ask you to confirm by pressing the pound key. Once you press it, it will say formatting SD card and report back when the format is complete. Once that is done, you will have folders like VR audible, VR music etc. Yes, you can place talking books on the same card as music. You just place the talking books in to the VR DTB folder. I'm switching from the stream to the Ipod on my Iphone, I think the largest card the Stream can handle is a 16GB but I could be wrong. It is much faster if you were to get a Stream to copy content via the card reader than the Stream's USB port itself. The Stream shows up on the desktop once you insert the SD card in to a card reader. You just hit command O to open like normal and all the folders are there. I hope this has helped you. The only thing I'm unsure about is the Audible authorization. That might have to be done on a Windows machine, since the Audible version on the Mac assumes you are using Itunes on an Ipod. Well, I hope I have helped. Have a wonderful day. Thank you for your help on the Iphone, it is much appreciated. > > Allison > > On Jun 14, 2010, at 1:26 AM, Olivia Norman wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> I'm looking at the Q and A's that someone sent earlier today (Thank you, who ever sent these! :) I have a few more questions, as all of the material I've seen works on the assumption that people are using windows. >> 1. How do you formatt the stream's card? The material discusses various folders to copy certain kinds of files into. So, how do I take a blank SD card and make it work with the stream's folders using a mac? >> 2. Can I copy music files and put them on the same SD card as talking books? >> 3. I'm assuming that the SD card would simply show up in the finder and content can just be coppied between devices that way. >> I'm still considering whether or not to drop the money on the stream, or if I would simply be fine with my iPod, iPad, etc, as they work better with a mac. I would welcome people's thoughts and opinions! >> Thanks! >> Olivia >> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" Steve Jobs >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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 macvisionar...@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.
