From sawmillert@state.mi.us Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:50:20 -0800 From: "Tim Sawmiller" Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:50:20 -0800 Subject: RE: Oracle Books on Audio Tapes Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Surely there's a Reader's Digest Condensed Version.... Or how about Cliff Notes? >>> BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca 03/29/01 10:45AM >>> Also, for Oracle 7 at least, the documentation is about 10,000 pages long, that would take a lot of tapes. Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle DBA) Bedford Institute of Oceanography Fisheries and Oceans Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: dana > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:36 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Oracle Books on Audio Tapes > > > --- Apps Sol wrote: > > Is there any place where we can get Oracle books on Tape (Audio > > tapes or CD's) > > RK > > > I doubt it. From what I understand, audio books are primarily made from > best-selling fiction. What non-fiction audio books exist are probably > limited to stuff with the broadest general appeal (best-sellers). > > I've personally never heard of technical books on tape/audio CD. > However, you might be able to make your own, rather tediously, if you > receive a PDF version along with a "dead tree" technical book. > > 1. Copy-paste the text from the PDF to your word processor of choice. > 2. Use text-to-speech software to creave WAV files > 3. Burn to CD. > > Or, you may want to purchase some Oracle Computer-Based-Training CDROMs > and burn the audio tracks to an audio CD(if they're in a standard audio > format or a format you could convert to WAVs) - or convert and download > to an MP3 player. That's probably your best choice, though an expensive > one. > > - Dana > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: dana > INET: danamn2000@yahoo.com > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Boivin, Patrice J INET: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Tim Sawmiller INET: sawmillert@state.mi.us Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).