To install, run Setup, then hit Enter twice.
To run, goto Start, Programs, BookBuddi.


 Let the computer do all the Reading Work
 Scan and Create Your Own Talking Picture Books and Photo Albums
 Create product demos
 Useful Study Aid
. ProofRead your documents
. SpeedRead feature
 Uses Microsoft TextToSpeech Engine

This software uses the Microsoft Text to Speech Agent Characters to read back books or documents stored in *.bkk files. These files are created by this software, after copy-paste from other applications or scanner+OCR. The bookbuddi ebook consists of multiple pages or topics, each with its own optional picture (left pane) or text (right pane), that when read, highlights the current position and automatically changes to the next page.

Also Readbuddi.exe in Program Files\Bookbuddi, copy-paste web pages and other documents to read aloud.When start readbuddi it will put an icon in the system tray, left click to bring up window,right click to bring up menu.Uses the same text-to-speech shortcut keys as bookbuddi, i.e. F1=play (see bookbuddi help). It is recommended that you put the ReadBuddi shortcut in you startup group. Quit to save position of agent char.

I find it is a useful study aid, since you can look at the picture while its explanation is read to you. It allows you to repeat or goto a sentence while reading. (by selecting it with the mouse). By re-reading and repetition, you learn and understand! (saves your eyes, not your ears).


To Download:

bookbuddi.zip 4.79 MB Ver 1.92 April 2002 (shareware)

To install, run Setup, then hit Enter twice.
To run, goto Start, Programs, BookBuddi. 

Other software components that this software requires to work properly (can be installed without them) can be obtained from:

http://www.microsoft.com/msagent and goto downloads

Must install the: (if don't already have it) 

core components,
at least, the character GENIE, (can also get more from http://www.msagentring.org/chars/ )
the TruVoice text to speech engine,
the speech control panel.


System requirements: Windows 9x/Me/2000/xp + sound card

Contact me:mailto:wayp@webmail.co.za
2002/04/07

