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NLS Braille display question
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Vicki W
Hi,
Does anyone know if Bookshare DAISY books will work
with the NLS Braille display?
Thanks.
Vicki
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Ann Parsons
Hi all,
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They should. I don't have one of the beta units, but from everything I've heard, bookshare books should work just fine. Of course you will have to unzip them. Ann P. Original message:
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John Holcomb II
NLS braille display?
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What is this? John
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ann Parsons Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 6:58 AM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] NLS Braille display question Hi all, They should. I don't have one of the beta units, but from everything I've heard, bookshare books should work just fine. Of course you will have to unzip them. Ann P. Original message: Hi,-- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@... Author of The Demmies: http://www.dldbooks.com/annparsons/ Portal Tutoring web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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Ann Parsons
Hi all,
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Good Heavens, John, where have you been living, under a rock? NLS is beta testing an e-reader which has forty cells and will be given out to patrons of NLS who read braille and who can demonstrate that they have ordered braille books in the past from NLS. Don't get too excited. It's in beta and won't be ready for prime-time for at least a year. Ann P. Original message:
NLS braille display? -----Original Message----- Hi all, They should. I don't have one of the beta units, but from everything I've Ann P. Original message:Hi, -- "All that is gold does not glitter, --
Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@... Author of The Demmies: http://www.dldbooks.com/annparsons/ Portal Tutoring web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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Vicki W
It's a free-standing machine, like Ann said, with a Braille display. It has no speech, has an SD slot, as well as a USB connection and space in the machine itself for Braille formated books.
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Vicki
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From: "John Holcomb II" <jhii926@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] NLS Braille display question NLS braille display?
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John Holcomb II
I have no idea how anyone knew about this I sure didn't.
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My BARD account has been suspended and I did all them to fix it but they never did so will have to call again. Jon
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ann Parsons Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 11:07 AM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] NLS Braille display question Hi all, Good Heavens, John, where have you been living, under a rock? NLS is beta testing an e-reader which has forty cells and will be given out to patrons of NLS who read braille and who can demonstrate that they have ordered braille books in the past from NLS. Don't get too excited. It's in beta and won't be ready for prime-time for at least a year. Ann P. Original message: NLS braille display? -----Original Message----- Hi all, They should. I don't have one of the beta units, but from everything Ann P. Original message:Hi, -- "All that is gold does not glitter, -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@... Author of The Demmies: http://www.dldbooks.com/annparsons/ Portal Tutoring web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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Ann Parsons
Hi all,
It was all over the BARDTalk list and there were two presentations about it on the ACB Convention. There was a presentation about it last year too by Karen Kenninger. You know, folks, you do not need to belong to ACB in order to listen to the podcasts of the National Convention which are posted on the ACB-media web site. It is most interesting to participate in this convention. It is especially relevant now because the convention was virtual this year, making it possible for more people to take advantage of this opportunity. I don't know if the NFB presentations for their convention are open to the public, but again, listening to stuff about NLS, Amazon, Google etc. is well worth the time. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@... Author of The Demmies: http://www.dldbooks.com/annparsons/ Portal Tutoring web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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lynn white
Hi Ann,
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It just goes to show that there is still work to be done as far as publicizing these presentations. As well attended as the conventions might be, it's still a drop in the bucket of the entire blind population is concerned. I don't think that people are hiding in the sand or any other place. despite good intentions, not everyone will still know about these. I am not a member of NFB, but their virtual meetings are open to the public. I hope this helps.
On 8/14/2021 7:15 AM, Ann Parsons wrote:
Hi all,
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John Holcomb II
I'm not a member of he BARD list or a lot of lists in general.
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I can only handle so much traffic. John
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of lynn white Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 12:23 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] NLS Braille display question Hi Ann, It just goes to show that there is still work to be done as far as publicizing these presentations. As well attended as the conventions might be, it's still a drop in the bucket of the entire blind population is concerned. I don't think that people are hiding in the sand or any other place. despite good intentions, not everyone will still know about these. I am not a member of NFB, but their virtual meetings are open to the public. I hope this helps. On 8/14/2021 7:15 AM, Ann Parsons wrote: Hi all,
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lynn white
And there is that.
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On 8/14/2021 11:29 AM, John Holcomb II wrote:
I'm not a member of he BARD list or a lot of lists in general.
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John Holcomb II
In fact while I'm at it, I didn't even know a BARD list existed .
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John
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of lynn white Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 12:38 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] NLS Braille display question And there is that. On 8/14/2021 11:29 AM, John Holcomb II wrote: I'm not a member of he BARD list or a lot of lists in general.
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Ann Parsons
Hi all,
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Perhaps you're right. I guess that books and libraries have been a life-long interest, so I keep up with the news. I'm also a member of LUA (Library Users of America), so I guess maybe I figure that everyone should know about this. <smiling> I'm a book pusher, what can I say? I have to keep up with all the avenues for getting good "product" for my buyers. <smiling with twinkle> Ann P. Original message:
Hi Ann, It just goes to show that there is still work to be done as far as I don't think that people are hiding in the sand or any other place. I am not a member of NFB, but their virtual meetings are open to the public. I hope this helps. On 8/14/2021 7:15 AM, Ann Parsons wrote:Hi all, It was all over the BARDTalk list and there were two presentations I don't know if the NFB presentations for their convention are open to Ann P. --
Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@... Author of The Demmies: http://www.dldbooks.com/annparsons/ Portal Tutoring web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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Ann Parsons
Hi all,
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John, I get it. No worries. Believe me, belonging to lots of lists is good, but if you can't read your email for a while, it can cause a real problem. In February, I was in hospital and rehab for twenty-three days. It was an emergency, so I never got time to turn off any of lists. When I came home, I just didn't have the strength to read tons of email. When I looked to see how much email I had, there were four thousand messages! Yes, that's exactly what I meant to write, four thousand! I picked at the list for six weeks or more, each day getting more email, until I finally got strong enough to sit here for a couple of hours. I decided to just delete everything, whole sale! I couldn't read all those messages, I just couldn't! You've probably chosen the better road. However, things have calmed down to a low roar again, so all is well. Hopefully, I will not have any more emergency major abdominal surgery, and I won't get back to four thousand emails. Just to clarify the original thread of this conversation. NLS is beta testing an e-reader which is for reading braille. I don't think it has any speech in it at all, it's just for braille. By next year, or the beginning of 2023, they will be handing them out to folks who can read braille and want to read books from NLS in Braille. It will also accommodate Bookshare books and any electronic braille files or text files. It will have rudimentary editing capabilities. That's mostly all I know about it. Ask somebody from New Jersey or Missouri about it. Ann P. Original message:
I'm not a member of he BARD list or a lot of lists in general. -----Original Message----- Hi Ann, It just goes to show that there is still work to be done as far as publicizing these presentations. As well attended as the conventions might be, it's still a drop in the bucket of the entire blind population is concerned. I don't think that people are hiding in the sand or any other place. I am not a member of NFB, but their virtual meetings are open to the public. I hope this helps. On 8/14/2021 7:15 AM, Ann Parsons wrote:Hi all, It was all over the BARDTalk list and there were two presentations I don't know if the NFB presentations for their convention are open to Ann P. --
Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@... Author of The Demmies: http://www.dldbooks.com/annparsons/ Portal Tutoring web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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Ann Parsons
Hi all,
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To join the BARDTalk list send an msg to: bardtalk+subscribe@groups.io Ann P. Original message:
In fact while I'm at it, I didn't even know a BARD list existed . -----Original Message----- And there is that. On 8/14/2021 11:29 AM, John Holcomb II wrote:I'm not a member of he BARD list or a lot of lists in general. -----Original Message----- Hi Ann, It just goes to show that there is still work to be done as far as publicizing these presentations. As well attended as the conventions might be, it's still a drop in the bucket of the entire blind population is concerned. I don't think that people are hiding in the sand or any other place. I am not a member of NFB, but their virtual meetings are open to the public. I hope this helps. On 8/14/2021 7:15 AM, Ann Parsons wrote:Hi all, It was all over the BARDTalk list and there were two presentations I don't know if the NFB presentations for their convention are open Ann P. --
Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@... Author of The Demmies: http://www.dldbooks.com/annparsons/ Portal Tutoring web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."
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