[Blindtlk] Fwd: accessible-iOS FW: [BARD-Support] Welcome to BARD Mobile

[christopher nusbaum]

Chris Nusbaum

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*From:* "Alan Lemly" <walemly at gmail.com>
*Date:* September 20, 2013 at 12:25:16 PM EDT
*To:* <viphone at googlegroups.com>, <accessible-ios at freelists.org>, "'i
devices'" <idevices at gatewayfortheblind.com>
*Subject:* *accessible-iOS FW: [BARD-Support] Welcome to BARD Mobile*
*Reply-To:* accessible-ios at freelists.org

Here's the announcement from NLS BARD Technical Support about the release of
the BARD Mobile app.

Alan Lemly

-----Original Message-----
From: NLS BARD Technical Support
[mailto:BARD-SUPPORT at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<BARD-SUPPORT at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>]
On
Behalf Of NLSDownload
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 8:42 AM
To: BARD-SUPPORT at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
Subject: [BARD-Support] Welcome to BARD Mobile

Dear List Members,

We are excited to tell you that the BARD mobile iOS app is out! There are
several things which we thought those of you interested in the app would
want to know before you download it, and things you might want to do in
order to ensure that you'll be able to use the app right away without
frustration.

BARD Mobile will work on any iOS device running iOS 4.3.3 or later. This
includes the iPhone 3GS and all later iPhones, all iPads, and fourth
generation or later iPod touches. If you have one of these devices, be sure
it is running iOS 4.3.3 or later.

You can't use a temporary password when logging onto BARD from the app, so
be sure you have a working BARD username and permanent password before you
attempt to log in with BARD Mobile. The app also will not work if you need
to agree to the BARD pledge. If you have a temporary password, log into the
BARD website at
https://nlsbard.loc.gov
to create a new password. And even if you have a working password, it's a
good idea to log into the website and take the pledge if requested. Note
that you can log into the BARD website using Safari on an iOS device if you
like.

The BARD Mobile app allows you to download items from the Recently Added
Books and Recently Added Magazines sections of the BARD site and from your
wish list. So if there are books you know you're going to want to read right
away, add them to your wish list. It is also easy to add books to your wish
list from within BARD Mobile because when you browse the site either from
within the app or from Safari on your iOS device, the Download link
following every book title changes to an Add to Wish List link.

BARD Mobile must be open while books are downloading; if you switch to a
different app, downloading will stop. Also, the screen must be unlocked
throughout the download process.

We encourage you to take a look at the BARD Mobile user guide. You can find
it at
https://nlsbard.loc.gov/apidocs/BARDMobile.userguide.iOS.1.0.html.
The manual is also available in the app, in the Help section of the BARD
Mobile bookshelf.

If you want to read braille books with BARD Mobile, you'll need a braille
display. Be sure to read Section 7 of the user guide, as it explains how to
configure your display and provides keystrokes that make reading braille a
smooth experience.

If you have BARD books or magazines on your computer, you can use iTunes
file sharing or Dropbox to load them into BARD Mobile. Load them as zip
files; BARD Mobile will unpack them automatically. When you open a talking
book or magazine that you have loaded in this way for the first time, be
sure BARD Mobile has access to the Internet, as the app will need to
download an authorization file from the BARD website. This step is not
necessary for braille files.

This should be enough info to get you started. Enjoy the app!

Sincerely,
The BARD Technical Support Team
NLS BARD Technical Support
e-mail: NLSDownload at loc.gov
Read the BARD FAQ at: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/FAQ.html=

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