[nabs] VictorStream SoftPak

[Ashley Bramlett]

Kim, That's bad you lost it.  Check the school's lost and found.
Hope you find it!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kimberly thurman" <kimthurman at insightbb.com>
To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students." 
<nabs at acb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs] VictorStream SoftPak


It sounds as though you might have a good reason to purchase the soft pack. 
Of course, there are ways to convert PDF to text and docx documents can be 
turned into doc or text files pretty easily.  I really never had a need to 
turn live recordings into MP3's or wav files.   I just listened to the 
lectures in the format they were recorded in on the Victor.  Unfortunately, 
my Victor has come up missing.  I seem to have left it in class, and no one 
has seen it.  I have a Book Sense that does everything does, but I still 
miss Victor.
On Nov 3, 2010, at 4:49 PM, Huff, Kathy wrote:

> Hi Joe and Kim,
>
> The biggest things I find appealing are the ability to chose to record in 
> .mpc format in class (I don't have a good, easy way to convert to .mp3 
> from a .wav file), the ability to read .pdf files, and the fact it will 
> read .docx files (at least according to a friend of mine).  To me thos 
> eparticular enhancements are what appeal to me.  If the software isn't 
> locking up on the Victor or something like that, it would be worth the 449 
> to me.
>
> Thanks for your input.  I appreciate it.
>
> Kathy Huff
> Business Management Major
> mklhuff at insightbb.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Orozco
> To: 'Discussion list for NABS, National Alliance of Blind Students.'
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs] VictorStream SoftPak
>
> I'm also contemplating the purchase of the software.  So far I am not 
> convinced that the added features are ones I would use on the Victor.  The 
> only thing appealing is the enhanced Audible listening, but since I'm not 
> subscribed to Audible, this seems like a weak reason to put down fifty 
> dollars.  Clearly Humanware is attempting to make money on features it 
> could have easily made a part of one of their software updates.  I might 
> be persuaded if they upgraded their TTS options.
>
> Joe
>
> “Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, 
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.”--Sam Ewing
>
>
> From: nabs-bounces at acb.org [mailto:nabs-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of 
> Huff, Kathy
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 2:18 PM
> To: NABS
> Subject: [nabs] VictorStream SoftPak
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Have any of you purchased the SoftPak for the VictorStream?  If you have, 
> could you let me know what you think of it?  I'm considering getting it 
> because of the features it offers, but I'd like to hear from some people 
> who have used it and know if there are any issues I need to consider.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kathy Huff
> Business Management Major
> mklhuff at insightbb.com
>
>
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