Olivia, I have the Stream and the Book Sense. I like the Book Sense
better. It's smaller, can record in more formats right out of the
box, plays NLS, Audible, RFB&D, all sorts of text files. It's about
1/3 the size of the Stream. The XT model even has an FM radio and
blue tooth connectivity, of which the Stream has neither. Only
drawback to this is it's somewhere between $400 and $500 instead of
$329 or so. It works with the Mac very well for transferring files.
The XT model even came with an 8 gig card and 4 gigs of internal
storage, which is very handy. I hope this helps instead of confusing
you further. I do believe you would still have to authorize it on
Audible with a windows PC, but I'm not 100% sure of this one.
On Jun 14, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:
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
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