Archive for March, 2008

More About Text to Speech Software

Vic March 31st, 2008

 

The other day I posted about a Free Christian Audio Book website textaloudlogo.gifthat offered synthesized audio books using TextAloud software. Today I got to thinking that many of you may not be aware of the many other uses of that software so today I'm going to talk a little more about how it can really help save you time.

TextAloud 2.0 is the most popular text to speech software available today and version 3 which is due out very soon promises many new features.

TextAloud can save you time in many ways, it can read your email for you, read web pages, reports, text from almost any text document and  much more. TextAloud can also save your reading tasks to MP3 or Windows Media files ready for playback on your iPod, PocketPC, or even on your TV with Tivo's Home Media Option.

Just think of how much more productive and/or entertained you'll be wherever you go with this text reader. If you haven't listened to computer generated speech recently, I think you'll be amazed at how human-like the latest voices really are.

But don't take my word for it you can download a free trial version of TextAloud from their website and give it a try for yourself. Also available on their website is sample recordings of many of the premium voices.

Business people, students, educators, writers, lawyers, homemakers and busy people from all walks of life find TextAloud to be an essential tool they use every day. It's been featured in The New York Times, PC Magazine, Writer's Digest, on CNN and more.

So head on over to their website and check it out and while you're there you can don't forget to check the other time saving software titles they offer such as NewsAloud, WeatherAloud and StocksAloud you can also read what others have to say about this software. Some of the user testimonials give some really innovative ways to use this software.

Enjoy 

 

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Free Christian Audio Books

Vic March 29th, 2008

 

This free resource offers Christian audio books that have been produced using the very latest licensed voices from NeoSpeech and the "Text to Speech" software developed by NextUp Technologies TextAloud.  

I realize that digitally synthesized narration may not be for everyone but today the technology has advanced enough to meet the needs of many people, I think you'll be quite surprised as to how far this technology has come in the last year or so.

I think the quality of the narrations is especially acceptable for shorter and to the point audio books such as how to guides and so forth.

I did also notice that Free Christian Audio Books is also starting to list audio books that are narrated by a human. The first such audio book is Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. If you enjoy the books they offer you should check back open as they add new books quite often.

You can also request an audio book by sending an email to: request@freechristianaudiobooks.com  

More Free Audio Book Resources Coming Soon 

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Back to the Bedroom – By: Janet Evanovich

Vic March 27th, 2008

As promised here's another audio book by Janet Evanovich, this one is narrated by C.J. Crittback-to-the-bedroom.jpg

It's about a mysterious woman and the sexy guy next door.

They shared a common wall between their Capitol Hill townhouses and not much else … until disaster scored a direct hit on the mystery woman's bedroom and the sexy guy's heart.

He baked her a cake, she learned to throw a football, there were some misunderstandings in the living room, some mishaps in the yard, and some romantic moments everywhere.

 

For more on this contemporary romance audio book

Cheap Audio Books for Two Dollars or Less

Vic March 12th, 2008

I'm sure you're already aware of the fact that our audio book store offers more than forty free audio books, but did you know that there are nearly three hundred other titles that sell for $2.00 or less? If not you can check out all of these cheap audio books at this link.

While you're at the store you can also use the advanced search tool and search for titles in other prices as well. Simply click on Advanced Search in the search box, on the next screen you'll see a drop down arrow in the price field, click on that drop down arrow to reveal your options, make your selection then click the Search Button. How cool is that?

So what are you waiting for click on the link above and claim some real bargains. 

Happy shopping!!! 

 

The Rest of the Best…Audio Books for 2007

Vic March 8th, 2008

As promised here's the last installment of my favorites from AudioFiles 45 must-read audiobooks for 2007. This should give you mystery and suspense fans enough to keep you busy for a while.

Enjoy

Mystery and Suspense

Well there you have it, and remember if you'd like to see AudioFile's complete list of 45 must-read audiobooks you can use this link.

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Best Audiobooks of 2007

Vic March 3rd, 2008

The editors of AudioFile have given their recommendations of 45 must-hear audiobooks in six categories from the past year. Their entire list can be found here.

Below are my favorites from AudioFile's list of 45.

Fiction 

Non Fiction

Another audiobook that AudioFile included in this category is The Secret By: Rhonda Byrne and although it's not one of favorites I wanted to include it here with a question for you. Do you believe that this book should be listed in the Non Fiction category? Please add your comments about this controversial audio book below.

Biography & History

Family Listening

Stay tuned I'll add the next categories shortly.