SpeedReader

SpeedReader Frequently Asked Questions

What file types does SpeedReader support?

SpeedReader can open the following file types:

*Plain Text Document - UTF8 Text (.txt)

How do I Send Books to SpeedReader?

SpeedReader uses the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to communicate with a computer to receive books over the iPhone or iPod Touch’s WiFi connection. First connect your device to the same WiFi network your computer is on. If you do not have a WiFi network, please see MobileStudio’s AdHoc WiFi help page on how to create one for free.

After connecting to a WiFi network, use any FTP client to connect. Tap the WiFi icon at the top of SpeedReader to find out what address to use to connect. These instructional images at the bottom of this page may be helpful visual guides to show how the connection is made:

Why does SpeedReader talk about “FTP clients”? I don’t use one of those, do I?

FTP clients are built into familiar programs like Explorer on Windows and Finder on the Mac. Although they don’t look like typical FTP clients, they speak the same language to SpeedReader that dedicated FTP clients like FileZilla, Cyberduck, and WinSCP do.

Why does the transfer screen say “WiFi Not Enabled” when it is?

Whenever a connection is made by your computer to your iPhone or iPod Touch, ports on the computer and device are opened. The endpoints of these connections are called ports. One port is held by the computer’s FTP client, and one is held by SpeedReader. SpeedReader listens for connections on port 2121. If SpeedReader closes while the connection to the computer’s FTP client is still active, the communication channel is held open. When you go to use SpeedReader again, it can’t listen on port 2121 because it is already in use. Close your FTP client on your computer before closing SpeedReader to avoid blocked ports.

SpeedReader is only in English. How come you guys aren’t internationally aware?

Actually, all of the programmers for Pixio are at least bi-lingual! SpeedReader has good international support under the hood. Localizations are coming in Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and many others. These localizations will likely be included in version 1.1.