[Missouri-l] Fw: Stream Newswire - Stream 3.0 Now Available

[Terrie Arnold]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Margaret Thomas" 
<iluvtoread at cox.net>
To: <tarnold2 at kc.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 
4:18 PM
Subject: Fw: Stream Newswire - 
Stream 3.0 Now Available


> Terrie,
>
> Is this the one you wanted?
>
> Margaret
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 
> 1:43 PM
> Subject: Stream Newswire - 
> Stream 3.0 Now Available
>
>
> Dear Victor Reader Friends:
>
> HumanWare is please to announce 
> the release of the new Stream 
> 3.0 software.
> Stream 3.0 is a major release 
> with exciting new features and 
> numerous
> usability improvements. Version 
> 3 responds to popular requests 
> received from
> many Stream customers. New 
> features include:
>
> - Optional multi-level bookshelf 
> navigation for Other Books, 
> Podcasts, and
> Text. Now you can optionally 
> organize these bookshelves into 
> multiple levels
> of folders and navigate at those 
> levels.
> - Optional multi-level folder 
> navigation within Music files. 
> For example,
> now you could choose to organize 
> your music by levels such as 
> genre, artist,
> and album and navigate at those 
> levels to more quickly find your 
> desired
> music.
> - Further you can now instantly 
> create temporary playlists of a 
> subset of
> your music collection and limit 
> Random play to only that portion 
> of your
> music.
> - Text Search. Now you can enter 
> words to search for in your text 
> files or
> text portion of DAISY books.
> - A new Bookmark alert feature 
> can be enabled to notify you 
> when you pass
> over a previously bookmarked 
> position during playback. It 
> will even
> automatically announce your 
> audio bookmarks.
> - Two text-to-speech voices. The 
> English versions will now 
> include both a
> male and female text-to-speech 
> voice.
> - Optional voice label for your 
> SD cards
>
> Usability Improvements:
> - A 30 minute Time Jump choice 
> has been added
> - Single hotkey (#9) to toggle 
> music random play on or off
> - Book title is included in the 
> delete confirmation prompt. 
> Also, after
> deletion, the next book on the 
> bookshelf is announced.
> - Press key 4 in music to repeat 
> the current song
> - Go To Percent added to Other 
> Books and Podcasts
> - Automatic removal of the UPG 
> file after the software upgrade
>
> and more. Please see the Release 
> Notes for full details on the 
> new features
> and instructions on how to use 
> them.
> Both the software and Release 
> Notes can be downloaded from the 
> Stream
> support page at:
> http://www.humanware.com/stream_support
>
> Select the Software link on that 
> page. You will find the Release 
> Notes at
> the top and the English 3.0 
> software download links. You can 
> choose from two
> English versions one with 
> Samantha + Tom text-to-speech 
> voices and another
> with Samantha + Daniel (UK) 
> voices. You can upgrade to 
> version 3 from any
> prior Stream version. To install 
> the new software, follow these 
> steps:
>
> - Download the software zip file
> - Unzip the single UPG upgrade 
> file from the zip file. You do 
> not need
> special unzip software. Simply 
> press Enter to open the zip file 
> and you can
> then select the UPG file.
> - Copy this UPG file to the root 
> of your Stream SD card.
> - Disconnect the Stream from the 
> computer, connect it to AC power 
> and turn
> it on.
> - The Stream will automatically 
> start the update process which 
> takes about 2
> minutes during which time it 
> will announce intermittent 
> "please Wait"
> messages. The Stream will power 
> off when the new software is 
> installed.
>
> After the new software is 
> installed, an html Release Notes 
> document will
> also be available in a HumanWare 
> sub-folder of your Text 
> Bookshelf so you
> may read the Release Notes with 
> your Stream. The html version 
> allows you to
> navigate the Release Notes 
> section by section using the 2/8 
> keys to select
> the level and keys 4 and 6 to 
> move between sections.
>
> With this announcement, version 
> 3 is available in English only. 
> As other
> version 3 languages become 
> available they will be posted on 
> the same
> download page. We also are 
> releasing a new version of 
> Stream Companion which
> will be described in a second 
> email.
>
> HumanWare values your continued 
> support of the Victor Reader 
> Stream. We
> remain committed to our 
> customers to make the Stream the 
> most powerful,
> flexible, and enjoyable product 
> used for listening to digital 
> talking books,
> computer files, and music.
>
> Thank you,
>
> The HumanWare Team
>
>