Re: DAISY Reader for the Mac?

[Gordon Smith]

Hi Mike

Not Lynne this time, but Gordon.

Lynne and I use ReadHear quite a lot at night when we want to listen to 
something a little different and are not in the mood for music.  The app is 
really good, although as I think Lynne said, a little on the expensive side.  
You have to activate it on their server on a per-machine basis.  But you can 
easily deactivate it and run it on another machine under the same license if 
you wish.  That's a good thing, because it makes it portable.  I think it's 
perfectly fair given their definition of a single user license.

Most companies define singe user much more loosely.  They don't use activation 
technologies, of course.  But that's just the way it is I guess.  We try to 
respect licensing specifications when we buy something.  And GH is no 
different.  But I do wish their prices were a little more reasonable.

Gordon


On 23 Sep 2011, at 15:02, Michael Busboom wrote:

Lynne, this appears to be a great resource, and I would like to thank you for 
telling me about it.

I will call the company today, ask a few questions they didn't cover on their 
site and get back to the list with my impressions.

They are based in Indiana, only about 60 miles from where I grew up in 
Illinois; the world is small.

Best regards,

Mike

On 22,Sep,2011, at 11:39 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:

> Michael
> 
> There are two solutions I know of: 1. Oleria which is a free reader. 2. GH 
> Accessibility's "ReadHear" which is somewhat more expensive but it's also got 
> more features.
> 
> The former doesn't supports library or anything flash; but it plays your 
> files. The second one supports full library functions and is also more 
> proactive to the user. We personally use ReadHear; but it isn't to 
> everybody's needs or liking.
> 
> Just do a google for them and I'm sure you'll find them. If not let us know.
> 
> Onh hang on, I think ReadHear is at http://www.gh-accessibility.com but I 
> can't off hand remember the URL for Oleria.
> 
> Lynne
> 
> 
> Lynne
> 
> 
> On 22 Sep 2011, at 18:44, Michael Busboom wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I frequently need to read material that is in the DAISY format.  The way I do 
> it now is to download the material to my Mac and then transfer it to my 
> Victor Reader Stream.  While this solution works, it isn't always the most 
> convenient.  Does anyone know of a program that will let a person read books 
> and articles in the DAISY format on the Mac?  I know that apps are available 
> for iPhones, but I would really like something for the Mac.  In case there is 
> any confusion, I am not referring to audio files with the DAISY mark-up.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Mike
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Re: DAISY Reader for the Mac?

[Michael Busboom]

Lynne, this appears to be a great resource, and I would like to thank you for 
telling me about it.

I will call the company today, ask a few questions they didn't cover on their 
site and get back to the list with my impressions.

They are based in Indiana, only about 60 miles from where I grew up in 
Illinois; the world is small.

Best regards,

Mike

On 22,Sep,2011, at 11:39 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:

> Michael
> 
> There are two solutions I know of: 1. Oleria which is a free reader. 2. GH 
> Accessibility's "ReadHear" which is somewhat more expensive but it's also got 
> more features.
> 
> The former doesn't supports library or anything flash; but it plays your 
> files. The second one supports full library functions and is also more 
> proactive to the user. We personally use ReadHear; but it isn't to 
> everybody's needs or liking.
> 
> Just do a google for them and I'm sure you'll find them. If not let us know.
> 
> Onh hang on, I think ReadHear is at http://www.gh-accessibility.com but I 
> can't off hand remember the URL for Oleria.
> 
> Lynne
> 
> 
> Lynne
> 
> 
> On 22 Sep 2011, at 18:44, Michael Busboom wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I frequently need to read material that is in the DAISY format.  The way I do 
> it now is to download the material to my Mac and then transfer it to my 
> Victor Reader Stream.  While this solution works, it isn't always the most 
> convenient.  Does anyone know of a program that will let a person read books 
> and articles in the DAISY format on the Mac?  I know that apps are available 
> for iPhones, but I would really like something for the Mac.  In case there is 
> any confusion, I am not referring to audio files with the DAISY mark-up.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Mike
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Re: DAISY Reader for the Mac?

[Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith]

Michael

There are two solutions I know of: 1. Oleria which is a free reader. 2. GH 
Accessibility's "ReadHear" which is somewhat more expensive but it's also got 
more features.

The former doesn't supports library or anything flash; but it plays your files. 
The second one supports full library functions and is also more proactive to 
the user. We personally use ReadHear; but it isn't to everybody's needs or 
liking.

Just do a google for them and I'm sure you'll find them. If not let us know.

Onh hang on, I think ReadHear is at http://www.gh-accessibility.com but I can't 
off hand remember the URL for Oleria.

Lynne


Lynne


On 22 Sep 2011, at 18:44, Michael Busboom wrote:

Hello everyone,

I frequently need to read material that is in the DAISY format.  The way I do 
it now is to download the material to my Mac and then transfer it to my Victor 
Reader Stream.  While this solution works, it isn't always the most convenient. 
 Does anyone know of a program that will let a person read books and articles 
in the DAISY format on the Mac?  I know that apps are available for iPhones, 
but I would really like something for the Mac.  In case there is any confusion, 
I am not referring to audio files with the DAISY mark-up.

Thank you,

Mike

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Re: DAISY Reader for the Mac?

[Michael Busboom]

Hi James,

Thank you very much for responding so quickly.  I was gratified to know that 
there was something available for the Mac.

The software that you pointed me to looks ultimately promising, but it is still 
in Beta, and I immediately encountered problems that probably won't occur in 
final releases.  When I tried to read a newspaper in DAISY format which I had 
downloaded from Bookshare, I was told that my audio file could not be read.  I 
will spend more time on the Olearia web page to learn more about the software.  
Furthermore, I will report this bug.

I believe that it will be well worthwhile to send the developers feedback since 
we really do need a piece of software that allows us to read DAISY texts on our 
desktop computers.

Thanks again,

Mike
   
On 22,Sep,2011, at 8:13 PM, James AUSTIN wrote:

> Hi Mike, 
> 
> There is Olearia from The Curtain University. I do not think there is a 
> version specifically for OS X 10.7, but as other apps I use have not been 
> specifically designed for 10.7 and seem to work fine, I see no reason why 
> Olearia shouldn't.
> 
> Get it here: http://www.cucat.org/projects/olearia/
> 
> TC :)
> james 
> On 22 Sep 2011, at 18:44, Michael Busboom wrote:
> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> I frequently need to read material that is in the DAISY format.  The way I 
>> do it now is to download the material to my Mac and then transfer it to my 
>> Victor Reader Stream.  While this solution works, it isn't always the most 
>> convenient.  Does anyone know of a program that will let a person read books 
>> and articles in the DAISY format on the Mac?  I know that apps are available 
>> for iPhones, but I would really like something for the Mac.  In case there 
>> is any confusion, I am not referring to audio files with the DAISY mark-up.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Mike
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Re: DAISY Reader for the Mac?

[James AUSTIN]

Hi Mike, 

There is Olearia from The Curtain University. I do not think there is a version 
specifically for OS X 10.7, but as other apps I use have not been specifically 
designed for 10.7 and seem to work fine, I see no reason why Olearia shouldn't.

Get it here: http://www.cucat.org/projects/olearia/

TC :)
james 
On 22 Sep 2011, at 18:44, Michael Busboom wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> I frequently need to read material that is in the DAISY format.  The way I do 
> it now is to download the material to my Mac and then transfer it to my 
> Victor Reader Stream.  While this solution works, it isn't always the most 
> convenient.  Does anyone know of a program that will let a person read books 
> and articles in the DAISY format on the Mac?  I know that apps are available 
> for iPhones, but I would really like something for the Mac.  In case there is 
> any confusion, I am not referring to audio files with the DAISY mark-up.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Mike
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DAISY Reader for the Mac?

[Michael Busboom]

Hello everyone,

I frequently need to read material that is in the DAISY format.  The way I do 
it now is to download the material to my Mac and then transfer it to my Victor 
Reader Stream.  While this solution works, it isn't always the most convenient. 
 Does anyone know of a program that will let a person read books and articles 
in the DAISY format on the Mac?  I know that apps are available for iPhones, 
but I would really like something for the Mac.  In case there is any confusion, 
I am not referring to audio files with the DAISY mark-up.

Thank you,

Mike

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