Steve,

You're right.  I just forget about that because I simply don't have a 
need myself for the companion software and it's just easier for me to 
skip a step and copy directly to the card.  But, that's probably just 
me.  <smile>

Thanks for the correction.

Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: Card Reader


> Don,
>
> Actually, you can use the Stream Companion software with a card 
> reader,
> which gives you the best of both worlds.  The real bottleneck is 
> copying to
> the Stream via the USB cable because the Stream uses USB 1.1 instead 
> of 2.0.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 22:55
> Subject: Re: Card Reader
>
>
>> Hi Phil,
>>
>> A card reader allows you to read and write to the card via the pc.
>> Usually the reader plugs into a usb port on the pc.
>>
>> It's a lot faster to simply copy and paste files to the card via the
>> reader than using the vr stream companion software.
>>
>> When you plug a card into the reader and then plug it into the pc, 
>> the
>> pc normally sees it as just another drive.
>>
>> In most cases, no software drivers are required for the reader.
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:52 PM
>> Subject: Card Reader
>>
>>
>>>I hate to say it but I don't know what a card reader is or does.
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> K0NX
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