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Thanks for the pointers about Canvas. Unfortunately, the files are in the Canvas native format. If they were in some generic format, then we'd be okay. I downloaded a 30 day eval program that allowed me to convert some of the files but not all. I'll return to that project when I have some free time.

>>> Hey, we upgraded our phones over the weekend. We came VERY close to getting Iphones (based on your input) and very seriously considered Apple but ended up with Samsung G5s androids. The bang for the buck for Iphones just isn't there.

For the same price, we were able to buy VERY SMART phones. My son is still learning all of the capabilities. For example, the voice recog software is excellent, the gui is superb with multiple windows like a desktop, files can be copied from one phone to the other by placing them back to back, BATTERIES ARE REPLACEABLE, the screen is much bigger, tons of cool apps and apps that cost $ from Apple are FREE on android, etc. etc.

>>>Summary: Android is an open platform whereas Apple is closed. It is interesting that Android has taken over Microsoft as the “open” competitor to Apple. BTW, we gave the Microsoft phones a two second consideration.

I am very sad for you. You have fallen for the hype. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is not what you think it is... nor as good as you think it is. Even the South Koreans are not crazy about it. It did not even make the top of the list among the best rated smartphones in South Korea. . . it was SIXTH. Too bad, So sad.

Oh. . . did I mention it? The number one highest rated smartphone in South Korea was. . . drum roll. . . the Apple iPhone 5S! . . . by a long shot. In. South. Korea. . . as surveyed by a South Korean survey company.

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Apple's iPhone destroys Samsung in South Korean customer satisfaction rankings
By Daniel Eran Dilger
Friday, May 09, 2014, 04:02 pm PT (07:02 pm ET)

A customer satisfaction survey ranking smartphones features and desirability in South Korea awarded Apple's iPhone 5s a widening lead over domestic rivals including LG, Samsung and Pantech.

Korean phone rankings 2014
Marketing Insight, a South Korean firm that tracks users satisfaction rankings across a variety of factors, compared Apple's iPhone 5s against Samsung's latest Galaxy S5, LG G Pro2, Nexus 5 and other models. While Apple overall was significantly above average across every category, Samsung was ranked below average in design, display, processing speed, multimedia speed, size and weight, usability, response to touch, latest tech and UI design.

Korean phone rankings 2014
Samsung's new Galaxy S5 flagship was ranked below iPhone 5s across the board, but it also came in below average in comparison to other Android products in terms of design, and ended up in sixth place overall, behind 2012's iPhone 5, the last two generations of LG's G2 flagship and the Google-branded Nexus 5, which is also built by LG.

Korean phone rankings 2014
The survey involved 9,397 consumers who purchased a smartphone during the 6 months between October 2013 and April 2014. "The gap of satisfaction between Apple and domestic products has rather increased," noted a report by the Korean language Ohmy News.
"The satisfaction score of Apple products was 798 out of 1000," the site noted, "which made Apple take the first place with almost 200 points of gap between domestic products. LG, Samsung and Pantech had gained 609, 600, and 577 respectively, which are of more or less the same score."
The survey noted that nearly 90 percent of iPhone users reported being "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their purchase, while only about 50 percent of domestic makers got a similar ranking.
The site quoted Marketing Insight as observing, "Considering that the products satisfaction usually decreases as the longer time has based since the product released, the score of iPhone 5s is amazing."
The report further noted, "Galaxy S5 obtained a humiliating result as it failed to get ahead of LG G Pro2 in any sector in the comparison between the representative models of Samsung and LG, released this year."
Samsung recently sacked its head of mobile design in the wake of the Galaxy S5's cool reception. The company took great pains to cherry pick lines from lines from lackluster reviews for its latest ad, and failed to impress users with a company blog posting describing the phone's inspiration.
Apple takes great pride in reporting awards for customer satisfaction, including its first place standings in the latests American rankings by J.D. Power and Associates, which listed iPhone as the top smartphone on all four top U.S. carriers and iPad highest in overall consumer satisfaction for tablets.
Last October, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook stated, "We're winning with our products in all the ways that are most important to us: in customer satisfaction, in product usage and in customer loyalty," drawing a contrast with the market share and volume shipment or activation numbers focused upon by Apple's critics and competitors.