Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-12-01 Thread Jude DaShiell
Have a look at http://www.blindbargains.com/ for some details. On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, heather kd5cbl wrote: Good luck! Heather - Original Message - From: "Michael Thurman" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:34 AM Subject: Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-12-01 Thread heather kd5cbl
Good luck! Heather - Original Message - From: "Michael Thurman" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 9:34 AM Subject: Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac? now if we can get the nls to pull their heads out of their collective asses

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-12-01 Thread Michael Thurman
now if we can get the nls to pull their heads out of their collective asses regarding software players! On Nov 29, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: > Hello everybody, apparently recording for the blind and dyslexic today > announced that they have a book reader that will run on the Mac

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-30 Thread Sarah Alawami
Well maybe ef enough of us worry them to death for a few months they might take it in to consideration. Anyone feel like writing a resolution? lol! I think it's a good idea that rfbd are finily puting it on mainstream devices. that will make it easier to cary around 2 things. your ipad or what e

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-30 Thread Scott Howell
I agree the NLS excuses are so weak as to be pathetic. If someone really wanted to steal the damned audio, they have so many options including going to the local library and borrowing possibly the same book on CD and ripping it. Now gee, don't you think the local library knows people like me do

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-29 Thread Sarah Alawami
x27;t think > they can keep up with technology and it seems there always 3 paces behind > everyone else! Heather > - Original Message - From: "Chris Snyder" > To: > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:30 PM > Subject: Re: Recording for the blind and d

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-29 Thread Sarah Alawami
yeah I've talked to them about that as well but it looks like it will never happen. S On Nov 29, 2010, at 7:30 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > Hopefully, the Library of Congress won't be far behind. > I've heard that they don't want to allow a reader to be made for the iPhone > simply because they'r

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-29 Thread heather kd5cbl
quot;Chris Snyder" To: Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 9:30 PM Subject: Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac? Hopefully, the Library of Congress won't be far behind. I've heard that they don't want to allow a reader to be made for the iPhone

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-29 Thread Chris Snyder
Hopefully, the Library of Congress won't be far behind. I've heard that they don't want to allow a reader to be made for the iPhone simply because they're afraid of their encryption being broken. My response to that is it would be just as simple to install a decryption key in the App that is un

Re: Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-29 Thread Sarah Alawami
yeah I know of someone who is using it. He said it works p[retty good but I have no more info then what I read on twitter and what the person said to me on the phone. S On Nov 29, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: > Hello everybody, apparently recording for the blind and dyslexic today >

Recording for the blind and dyslexic, reader that runs on the Mac?

2010-11-29 Thread Maurice Mines
Hello everybody, apparently recording for the blind and dyslexic today announced that they have a book reader that will run on the Mac? Has anyone heard about this, is there any discussion about how usable it might be with voiceover? If this is true, this would be good. If it is aimed at the bli