Well the site is still up so I'll just download away until my phone yells at me.
May and Prince Noah www.canadianlynx.ca On 2013-10-01, at 12:13 AM, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, it isn't looking good, folks. Stock up on books. The shutdown looks > very likely now, and it's not certain how long it'll be in effect, whatever > else Congress ends up doing as a stop-gap. > > Teresa > On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> One can read books using the Bard Mobile app in the same way as on the >> VRS--once the books are downloaded you can read away. The only difference is >> in whether you want to fill 32 gigs of books on your phone or on the VRS' >> SDHC card. Quite frankly, depending on what you're reading, if you have more >> than a handful of books on either device, you're probably carrying them >> around just for the heck of it rather than because you're reading 24/7. >> >> Joseph >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "eric oyen" <eric.o...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 8:07 PM >> Subject: Re: possible LOC shutdown >> >> >> This is a major reason why a single app on an iPhone (like BARD) is such a >> not so nice idea. In order to read any books from the NLS, the app >> authenticates with the NLS servers. If they are shut down, so is your >> ability to read. THis is why I prefer the use of both my Braille Sense and >> my Victor Reader Stream. With these and a few ram sticks full of books, I >> can be set for just about any contingency. >> >> -eric >> >> On Sep 30, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Marianne Denning wrote: >> >>> -- >>> I did a little research and copied this information directly from the >>> home page of the Library of Congress. If you have downloaded books >>> onto your IDevice you should be fine but if they are in your wish list >>> you probably won't be able to access them. >>> >>> >>> News from the Library of Congress >>> >>> September 27, 2013 >>> >>> Advisory: Possible Federal Shutdown >>> >>> In the event of a temporary shutdown of the federal government, >>> beginning Tuesday, October 1, all Library of Congress buildings will >>> close to the public and researchers. 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