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Greetings from the DeskShare team.

Fans have told us, "We love Digital Media Converter, but we want to be able to convert even more media file formats, like Flash Video and RealVideo."  Now you can.  Digital Media Converter Pro adds support for over a dozen new video and audio formats. Powerful, easy-to-use CD and DVD ripping makes audio and video from discs as easy to work with as any other format.  While we were at it, we also made it faster and easier to use.

Our new program, Text Speaker. will read you any Microsoft Word, HTML, or text document in a clear, human-sounding voice, or turn it into MP3 audio. You can use Text Speaker to create phone menus, movie listings, narration for your tutorials and videos, and much more.

We've also released Security Monitor Pro version 3.  We have added support for dozens of new IP cameras that you requested, improved the startup speed, and strengthened support for USB cameras.

Remember, this newsletter is for you.  Please send us your success stories, your blog entries about using DeskShare products, and links to the movies you've made.  You just might see your name in this newsletter!

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Digital Media Converter Pro: The most media formats and  top conversion speed

Text Speaker: Turn text documents into MP3 audio, or read them aloud on your PC

Give your computer a voice!  Listen to documents instead of reading them.  There are so many ways to use Text speaker:

• Teaching And Learning: Text Speaker can read stories, textbooks, and any other document aloud, while highlighting each word as it is spoken.  It's a perfect way to teach reading, and a perfect way to learn to read and pronounce words in another language.  DeskShare distributes voices that speak many languages and in different accents, which makes the program even more useful for education.
  
• Proofread Documents: The best way to catch common errors like double-words ('the the") is to hear them spoken aloud.
• Scripts: Whether you are creating a voice menu system, narration for a tutorial, or a voice-over for a video, you need to turn a script into spoken words.  With Text Speaker, you avoid the expense and delay of finding a human to read your script, recording, and then editing the recorded audio.  If there are any changes to the script later, instead of hunting down the voice talent to re-record, just click on "Convert to Audio File"!
• MP3 Audio: Converting any document to audio is as simple as right-clicking on it. If you have a document to read, convert it to MP3 format with only a couple of clicks, then listen to it anywhere—your car, the train, or while exercising.
  
• Help For People Who Have Difficulty Reading:  For people with reading problems, whether they have visual problems, dyslexia, or for any other reason have trouble reading large amounts of text, Text Speaker eliminates this problem by turning written words into spoken ones.
  

Nothing is more important than feeling safe. Use Security Monitor Pro to protect your family or your business.  A single PC controls up to 8 IP cameras, plus any attached USB or FireWire cameras, and analog cameras connected using a TV-In card. The software can simultaneously monitor, detect motion, record audio and video, and broadcast live video from all the cameras at once! Upload recordings to a server for remote viewing or secure storage.  Security Monitor Pro has customizable Alerts including sending email or mobile phone messages, recording, taking photos, and sounding an audible alarm.  Features like a complete Event Log and time-stamping are designed to make recordings easy to use for evidence.

Each camera is configured independently, giving you the maximum flexibility and control. You can even assign each camera its own schedule, starting and stopping monitoring at the same time each day, a different schedule for every day of the week, or unique times for special events. 

Security Monitor Pro: the ultimate weapon in your security arsenal.

Buy Security Monitor Pro today!

WebCam Monitor: Remote host disconnected when sending email notifications

NoSeasCus's Question:
Do you think my Microsoft VX-3000 cam will work remotely? I connected it and was able to record and detect movement directly on the computer it was attached to. 

If it is possible to remotely use it, what would the JPEG Stream URL for it be? The mms://....... string? Or what would it be for Microsoft cams? Also, the IP address—I suppose I need to use my computer's public one, right? Thank you.

Answer:
The Microsoft LifeCams are directly attached to computers. They are not IP cameras, and can only be seen directly from the computer they are plugged into.

Using WebCam Monitor, you can stream the video from your camera to other computers. In that case, yes, you would use the mms:// stream. The actual URL to use will be displayed in the program's Event Log when you start streaming.

If you would like to view your camera over the Internet, you may have to use Port Forwarding. The technique to do this is explained in our article, Configure Your Camera and Router for Internet Streaming.